February Already

Christmas is long gone, the snow is thawed and the nights starting to get lighter and warmer. Newcastle still top and i still cant get motivated for Poker

I tried event 1 of the Pokerstars WBCOOP as it worked out as an 8pm GMT start

Was disappointed to find you didnt have to qualify for the main event this year and it was open.

Normally its restricted to everyone who cashes in the warm up events. Card dead but crossed the bubble line in event 1 to win an $11 Scoop ticket.

I didnt bother with the rest of the events as they started at stupid o'clock and indeed i didnt want to play through the night for another massive field. Decided to have a Stars Sunday and play the main event of the WBCOOP along with the 250k gtd and a couple of micro events that were similar start times.

Busted out the Blogger thing with about 500 left. Card dead and low in chips and pushed with an ace rag and big blind only had to make up another 1500 or so to make the call. His KQh hit and i was gone. in the 250k gtd i outlasted 15,000 people but still went out early. Top 100 size stack pot was the killer. 77 in early i raise. button calls as does big blind. 7 9 4 flop. I check it, and there is a raise which we both call. 2 on the turn. i reraise all in and both call and they both have JT.. Marvelous. Well until the 8 comes on the river.

Cash in the 2 micro mtts which is sods law. Play 4 and the 2 that you score are the worthless ones. Need to shop around. Poker career was bubbling in 2007 and 2008. As Crypto wound down it went downhill. I enjoy stars but realistically its like the lottery. You gotta beat 20,000 fields to get the mega payouts and even last 5 tables is own a small R.O.I.

Plus there is the time factor. Hills (Crypto) used to have a lot of £2 comps that lasted 3-4 hours max and they were regular. Maybe they were easier to win because of the volume and you tended to risk more to chip up as get to first break as chip leader and you were flying and if it went against you there was always another in 15-30 mins

Am going to give Hills (Ipoker) another chance and see how i get on there. Stars i will keep as you get some good promos.. The rest i cant really get away with . Full Tilt whilst the first choice of many does nothing for me. Neither does the Ladbrokes. Any recommendations ??

Also because out the loop a bit a bit of a scrambled together January Gatsby Awards

Live Poker Performance Of The Month

Tyron Krost - 2010 Aussie Millions Champion

Online Poker Performance Of The Month

Vietcong01 - 1 Sunday Million is amazing. 2 is god like

Blog / Website Of The Month

United113 - Good read and responsible for good bits of Gatsby Awards this month as personally hadnt heard of Diane Kruger

Babe Of The Month

Diane Kruger (Starred In Troy and other stuff)

Hero Of The Month

Phil "The Power" Taylor - 15 times World Champion - Any other sport and they would have statues built of him

Knob Of The Month

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