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My Love/Hate Relationship With The Highs And Lows Of A Poker CareerRobert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.comBlogger1213125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-38421071778655392192015-02-01T01:15:00.002+00:002015-02-01T01:15:55.092+00:00January StuffThis could change but currently ive made the tough decision not to post profits or losses for the month totals any more. Obviously im still recording them so if I change my mind this could appear again. This may kill the blog completely but for the time being I intend to at least post once a month for a general summary. Still playing highly volatile caps games almost to theRobert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-30398544988751421652015-01-05T00:08:00.000+00:002015-01-05T00:08:51.580+00:00Best Worst Start To A Year ?This is all a bit surreal. I couldn't lose and was hitting everything for the first 3 days of January. I peaked at a profit of £3,600 (not including rakeback). That was until today, seems ive had my worst day for .....well....without looking back I would estimate about 5 years. I may still play later and will edit if it changes but seems ive lost £4,100.&Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-2517873689385771842014-12-31T18:06:00.002+00:002015-01-01T14:04:15.312+00:002014 Review/FiguresStrange year. It started huge with a lot of run good in there too. Pre vegas months weren't quite as good and vegas itself was challenging but I passed missing out on the huge stuff but happy with my play and results which covered my buyins and gave me that shot at huge $ again on another lucky day. Summer post vegas was really good which is unusual for me but the complete Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-17428222721797440952014-12-31T16:29:00.002+00:002014-12-31T16:29:46.957+00:00December ReviewAnother volatile month but the main difference this month is playing a lot better despite running just as bad/worse than the previous 2 months. Barring sommat daft later (im not even planning on playing as have mild bug which is spinning my head out a bit) ive still managed to obtain a decent profit. Checking my ev over 3 sites I would be another £4,400 up if I ran level Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-82007569826459663452014-12-24T02:29:00.001+00:002014-12-24T02:29:48.349+00:00Happy Xmas !!!Right where to start. Much of the same since last post (until today). Was still playing well but running awful. I did manage to get a bit going then got whacked right down to level for the month again a few days ago. Anyways stuck with it and finally rewarded with a huge day for me considering its all cash games. Made +£2,500 today (its incredibly rare I Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-882277036527267682014-12-05T01:38:00.002+00:002014-12-05T01:38:48.529+00:00Good Old RantLets take a trip back to the good ole days when I used to moan on here a lot !
Started this month terribly, was really determined to have a decent month but im sick to the core 4 days in. Running $2,700 under ev over 4 days. Behind on ev on all sites and down on all sites. Actually don't think im playing that bad but the beats/lost flips and set ups as Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-85643509553987260962014-11-29T23:20:00.000+00:002014-11-29T23:20:22.796+00:00Oct/Nov StuffBeen a strange couple of months. I guess I was due a downswing but after 3 really good summer months it sure hurts to have a couple of losing months in a row. Lots of bad luck in there but I haven't been playing as well either and have got petulant far too often during sessions.
Had my annual trip to the Caribbean for the 10th year running but it was a bit early this year and Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-67544145196584176312014-10-03T01:40:00.001+00:002014-10-03T01:40:14.636+00:00September ProfitAnother solid month with a bit of run good in there for good measure. Wish the run good had been at the business end of any of the 3 scoop mtts I cashed in as it could have a been a huge month with a few more slices of luck deep. Anyways cant complain as final profit was £5,621 even with taking nearly 5 days off at the end of the month.
Don't think im going to play any of the Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-61647859996597710482014-08-31T22:49:00.001+00:002014-08-31T22:49:24.079+00:00August ProfitAnother good solid month which, once again, im very pleased with given it's summertime still !
The only blips were mid month for a few days and didn't finish well the last 2 or 3 days dropping a bit.
Final figure of £6,033 taking me to a year total of over £40k. Was hoping for a £4k/month average at the start of the year and nicely above that although its probably all run good Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-59608539983563175372014-08-11T18:34:00.001+00:002014-08-12T00:44:08.677+00:0010 Game FTOPS TimeIm hoping i'll go deep and update here as I go but this could be a big fail :)
7:30pm start and I have multi entered so its 2 x $530 so its an expensive one if I don't cash. 6 max so gonna have to have hardly any cash games alongside.
Have started the month well though so its out of profit. had a few days off over the weekend as was away for a friends wedding. hoping to Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-38442064786212299172014-07-31T23:51:00.000+00:002014-07-31T23:51:15.585+00:00July ReviewSummer months are historically slow for me except the odd vegas bink but this was my 2nd best ever July at £6,811. Was slow but steady the first 2-3 weeks but running ok. Finished off with a bang though finding the right games and playing well and running even better in them. Actually ahead of ev across all 3 sites ive played. Volume wasn't huge but was ok given the Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-60842878655597564912014-07-23T01:00:00.002+00:002014-07-23T01:00:20.826+00:00Vegas And WSOP Review 2014Was a late booking this year as no decent bargains were grabbed early like the year before. In the end I plugged for a flight+hotel combo on expedia which seems to often be the cheapest way of doing vegas these days. Stayed at the same place as the winter trip which meant I had to taxi everywhere due to the heat. The plus side though was being right next to a CVS pharmacy,Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-15321133569819336772014-07-13T19:02:00.000+00:002014-07-13T19:02:39.282+00:00June FiguresSorry for delay, small loss but doesn't tell full story as been in vegas for most of it. Hopefully a decent review of that to come, so lazy lately.
June: Loss of £358Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-6126356925933912422014-05-31T23:14:00.000+00:002014-05-31T23:14:08.767+00:00April/May FiguresBoth months followed a very similar trend where by I spent the first 3 weeks in a small loss hating playing bad and running bad before playing and running well the last week to 10 days of the month and escaping with an ok profit given a bit behind on ev overall. Vegas soon.
April - £2,876
May - £2,370
Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-25588605139473196562014-04-01T04:09:00.001+00:002014-04-01T04:09:12.103+00:00March FiguresI could write an essay about March and would probably enjoy it but im ready for bed so im gonna keep it shortish.. About a week ago I remember saying to someone this months been great even though it was likely to be same as Feb or slightly less profit. For some reason(s) my work ethic and motivation have clicked somewhat and for the first time this year I felt in a good routine with aRobert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-56414156026430689292014-02-28T01:54:00.003+00:002014-04-01T04:10:03.395+00:00Feb ProfitOff for a boozy weekend tomorrow so doubt I will get the chance to play any more this month. On the face of it a decent month at £4,488. Hides a lot of stuff though. Volume low for various reasons, vegas for some of the month, jetlag, motivation/boredom, new car searching etc. £1709 of vegas profit hidden in there too. Just had a decent final day at +£Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-62002496811131287562014-02-13T14:30:00.001+00:002014-02-13T14:30:47.769+00:00London - Las Vegas - Las VegasAs u might have gathered from previous post(s) I recently went abroad to escape some of the wet winter weather. Was toying with just going somewhere tropical and playing a bit online but in the end decided there was enough action in Vegas with a deepstack Venetian festival on and managed to tag on 2 days in London playing in their plo festival before I flew out from Heathrow.
London was Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-76004526635501171712014-02-10T09:52:00.002+00:002014-02-10T09:52:31.977+00:00January 2014 Profits+£11,356
Ran good, played good, won in London, won in las vegas (split between jan/feb). Currently jetlagged so more details on the live trips to follow in another post. Best month since June last year. Best month online for 22 months. 2nd best overall month for over 4 years. Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-67803636997211624342014-01-21T03:56:00.001+00:002014-01-21T03:56:33.030+00:00Still Run GoodMore luck when ive played although I think ive played better the last week as well. That said I only played 1 hour total Sat/Sun as out then hungover and ive been a bit limited today after still having a headache from walking into a door drunk 48 hours ago (don't even remember it happening!) Not gonna analyse rakeback or ev but profit b4 rakeback sits at a nice £7,857. Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-5362434250407585172014-01-14T17:39:00.000+00:002014-01-14T17:41:33.475+00:002014....so farWeird start to the year. In terms of profit it couldn't be much better but for some reason I just haven't been enjoying it the last week or so and not even playing as much as I would hope to. Its not complacency which has been a common problem for me in the past. My heads just not in the right place to play my "a" game so I just haven't been playing much because of that.&Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-89383748398948953322014-01-01T04:34:00.001+00:002014-01-01T04:34:15.098+00:00Year Figures - 2013+£47,901
split approx.:
online £31k / live £17k
online quarters split (9/12/1/9)
online roughly £16k below ev.
target was £50k which I guess i'll aim for again next year.
highs
first live mtt win
back to back wsop cashes
improved a bit online since September
lows
bubbling final table of $3k wsop event on a flip to get back to average chips (can see both high/low of this Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-17027919443494426312014-01-01T03:47:00.003+00:002014-01-01T03:47:26.483+00:00Dec FiguresYear stuff to come on another post. Amazingly managed to have two big days in a row to finish, both around £1,100 not including rakeback. Finished +£3,809 including rakeback. In the end I was only about £800 below ev too. Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-86135939027807542822013-12-30T03:30:00.001+00:002013-12-30T03:34:03.882+00:00ncbdamlqEFASGZDFX GDKEGLTRQMWEGRHNGMGFRKQWEGFGMGKWRQMWEGSHDFNBGFMNDKBRILLIANT FINISH TO THE DAY SITTING DOUBLE STACKED AND I LOST NUT FULL HOUSE TO QUADS TO BIGGEST FISH AT THE TABLE WHEN WE ARE BOTH PLAYING DOUBLE STACKS. WAS ABOVE EV EARLIER AND OVER £500 UP YET I FINISH £300 DOWN HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHhahahahahhahsfhdfhgfwshggefqwegribnsge4k3o2rnmgsrtkrbmweq3ckoegmrtfgcfdhsrgaetmkgrdhfxgmdzsfAKHMvgzxfdskomnfzsgdafkDMGV Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-51670953617710564612013-12-26T14:44:00.002+00:002013-12-26T14:44:42.596+00:00Nearing The End.......of the most frustrating year online in all my time as a poker player. each time I think im on a good run and doing well , bang shot back down. I really wish I could devolve myself of emotion when I play but I know I would find the game even more boring than I already do so this wouldn't work anyway. thankfully I did well in vegas to keep my profit for 2013 very Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-37299734445448846262013-12-11T00:27:00.001+00:002013-12-11T00:27:14.570+00:00Recovery Under WaySeems that moan on here helped turn the corner. Still way behind on ev but only -£800ish not inc rakeback for December now. heres my 2 main sites graphs.. $200 behind ev on 3rd site but only 670hands so no graph.
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