33/1 shot to play London EPT Main Event.

Well i was for a while last Sunday. Had played a Stars promo game where top 27 qualified for regional Sunday final. Onto said final and over 600 runners with 100th getting paid all the way upto 2nd who got $500 and 1st who got a $13k package for London.

Well 4 hours into the game and im still in. All be it low but 100 left as bubble gets burst.
On the bubble my mate says hey youre 100/1 to be there and so the patter continued. Its was like a total rag being backed as the odds came down
100/1
80/1
66/1
50/1
40/1
33/1

and then eventually with 32 left i busted . A7d on the button, chucked em in and walked into AA. One of those things. Did get $7.50 for my troubles which aint quite a London EPT seat or a kiss off Vicky Coren but maybe next year.

Thursday i played live at the pub with 21 of us turning up. Entry is £10 with £5 rebuys and then a top up at the end of the 3rd level. Just drank orange and soda (didnt rebuy but took the add on) and ended up 4th for £65 so there you go my first live cash.

Questions asked how i coped without getting pissed for such a long game but dealing was ok and it kept me fresh. Totally card dead in the end and the blinds (25 min levels) meant that you had to chuck them in and pray now and again. But for a beginner like me its a great way to start live poker and i urge you to check out your local pub game. £10-£20 depending on rebuys, couple of pints (orange in my case but options there) and a buffet at break. Good craic and an experience. A very well run game and league by Koyte from the NPF.

Online and work meant that i couldnt play any 6-7 hour slogathon mtts this week so loaded up William Hill and played a bit on there on Friday night.

Played the $6k gtd Freezeout (1600 runners - busted 300th)
played a $5 stt and went out first hand (KK vs AQd - all in pre - 3 diamonds on flop)
mucked about a little on micro stakes omaha high lo before chucking it for the night.
Ended the evening with a massive profit of £4.13 (all adds up i guess)

Was going to play tonight but work and then the match and felt a little tired so a bit of railing, crap tv and surfing. re the match , top of the league. 5 clean sheets on the trot for the first time since football was invented. Entertainment, scoring goals and winning matches. Sod the premiership. The Championship is where its at. Its the new cool place to be. Afterall the prem is dying on its arse as no one wants to take a risk.

You got 2 sides that can realistically win it (Chelsea and Man Utd)
another 2 that would like to challenge but happy just to be 3rd (Arsenal and Liverpool)

The champions league is killing the premiership because top 4 qualify and the gap gets bigger but no one wants to finish 5th to 7th so no one else improves. Yes they want the position and the increased prize money but they dont want to be in the Uefa Cup / Europa League so once they qualify they normally chuck it once the domestic fixtures pile up .

Looking over the years English clubs have only won it twice in the last 20 years (Liverpool and Arsenal) and as the best clubs are in the champions league then you cant see the likes of Everton or Fulham (Aston Villa were out in August) improving that record. Even if Man City break into the top 4 the displaced team will go all out to regain their league position rather than give the Uefa Cup a 2nd look. As long as we have 4 places we dont win it again. Not just us though, even the Italians havent had a club in the final for 10 years.

Anyways thats it for now. Hope the cards treat you well. Thanks for reading.
Paul