tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268622752012-02-02T17:36:56.154ZPoker Is A Job For An "Animal" My Love/Hate Relationship With The Highs And Lows Of A Poker CareerRobert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.comBlogger10621100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-40111172212481463582012-02-02T14:41:00.001Z2012-02-02T17:36:56.160Z

Arrrgh hi lo hardly running so tanked the plo and managed to run 4.5 buyins below ev in my first 1.5hrs session.   Not what i needed when im struggling with motivation and game choice.  plo games are very volatile today so could get it back or double or worse that loss, yuk no fun.  Update later :( reckon this will last 23days if i stick to it. ....... couple hrs later now at 5:30pm and managed

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-28750518129139349652012-02-02T02:27:00.000Z2012-02-02T02:27:15.003Z

Day 1 really didnt go as i had hoped.  Raked what i wanted but didnt enjoy it and all felt a bit of a slog.  I think the fact i havent been in any routine of late is likely the main culprit.  Hoping it will flow a lot better tommorrow.  Games are sporadic and i definitely need to play more plo.  Horrible limit session to finish off rake near end didnt help 1 bit.   Friday could be fun as im out

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-83212005507863715662012-01-31T22:29:00.000Z2012-01-31T22:29:35.627Z

Didnt play so as per last post +£2,128.   Was -£2,500 at worst and didnt play as high after that much but grinded it back to a decent "average" type month overall.   Volume a bit less then i might have liked but 1 or 2 things got in the way and wound right down at end so, fingers crossed, im up for 8-9hrs nearly every day of Feb (not sure how long the promo will last estimate 25 days). Gross

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-13737339041099288172012-01-31T01:02:00.000Z2012-01-31T01:02:39.060Z

Theres a small chance i'll play tommorrow night but im out all day and im planning an every day 8-9hrs for most of Feb so will probably just take another day off.   Since last post i played Wed/Thurs and a tiny bit Friday with small swings and a slight profit overall.   Havent touched the tables since then though as i wnna be fresh and motivated for a Feb slog.  +£2,128 Jan so far, will do a

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-59290089869420836112012-01-25T06:09:00.000Z2012-01-25T06:09:10.776Z

Good day yesterday and went on a good mini heater near the end to win about £600.   Today was quite different in a mood all day with not much going right.   Fortunately it turned later on and after losing a few hundred pound i found myself up a couple of hundred instead.  Sitting nicely on +£1,963  and thats before any rakeback or bonuses which ive taken none of this month.  Bear in mind a couple

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-17680781334276007312012-01-22T18:36:00.000Z2012-01-22T18:36:52.186Z

Dnt remember much of it except surprise at the end to have won a few hundred quid once i had started to sober up.   I remember briefly playing 3/6 pl hi lo but the rest is a complete blur and i dnt think that game lasted long b4 i broke.  Made another £100 just now in an hour or so session to take me to new peak for month of +£1,146

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-36151941484824017842012-01-21T01:56:00.000Z2012-01-21T01:56:49.161Z

Nout to report earlier then out all evening.   Got in 12:30am and considered just hitting the sofa but figured im pretty busy rest of weekend so i should squeeze some poker in first.   Played about an hour losing £500 within the first 5 minutes on 5/10 pl hi lo before escaping level then hitting 10/20 for a nice quick profit  (wish i was rolled for this properly there's been some juicy games

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-57987901795404946282012-01-20T15:13:00.000Z2012-01-20T15:13:15.996Z

Finally got back into profit yesterday making a few hundred £.  Taken some software fees off that and now sit on +£165 for January.   I was contemplating doing a 70hrs+ rake race nxt week but ive gone full circle and think im probably better targetting a Feb promotion instead for extra 10-20% rakeback.  I already have a secondary promotion/bonus alongside to finish by end Feb which gives about

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-43379583557365842672012-01-18T16:16:00.000Z2012-01-18T16:16:38.868Z

The climb out of the 2012 hole continues.  Made bit on small sessions at weekend.  Monday i didnt play higher than 1/2 but i managed to go £500 up before losing a $1250 and a $500 pot in space of a few mionutes and breaking even on the day eventually.   Started yesterday at -£1,000 for the month and it was very volatile.  There were a few good 2/4 games going throughout and i pretty much went +

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-38164124725862667432012-01-14T06:27:00.000Z2012-01-14T06:27:50.693Z

Since last post things have turned around a bit.   That was peak loss of £2,500 and that same night i make a couple of hundred back in a really short session.   Yesterday was better although most of my profit came from a 5/10 fish and i finished about +£500.  Today i lost £100-200 to start but came back this evening after midnight and everything went rosy.  Stuff held up, stuff hit and if there

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-21774223523755746912012-01-11T18:10:00.000Z2012-01-11T18:10:42.773Z

Unreal just cant put a foot right this year.    Daily trend is start ok making smallish amount then just all goes completely to pot usually on the highest stake tables i have open.   Dont think ive had a winning day for ages and just lost £500 in my only 2 hour session so far today.  Was totally standard, went £100-£200 up then open a 2/4 table whilst gettin destroyed on the 1/2 the 2/4 proceeds

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-57247719047806121952012-01-06T02:42:00.000Z2012-01-06T02:42:44.245Z

Took 24hours off after another brutal afternoon yesterday but not enough.   Getting really annoyed at tables and just cant handle the outdraws when dominating or the cooler after cooler after cooler.   Its making me sick to the teeth and i know i should just avoid cash games for a few days but its easier said than done.   I did manage 1 sng session  so may try and stick to them but who knows,

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-79808287033845858842012-01-04T01:52:00.000Z2012-01-04T01:52:07.842Z

One of them days easy to summarise.   Basically coolered beyond belief and dont think i had a winning session.  Lost a $2,200 flip 53% postflop on 5/10 right near which would have got me out of the hole.  Instead -£1,244  (-£1604 on the day).   Nothing like getting off to a shocking start.  Didnt enjoy today at all and that even before i started losing heavily. See how i feel tommorrow, may

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-67220148674544414332012-01-03T03:45:00.000Z2012-01-03T03:45:08.816Z

Didnt play on the first as wanted to tank it today just in case i get involved in a weekly or montly rake race starting today.  Heads a lot clearer today thankfully although not 100%.  Started with a huge session winning over £500 but been a bit of a backwards slog since then.  Almost finished at 2am at +£200 but just had one more session and finishing right now so will tally up final figure for

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-47602668872180153842011-12-31T22:16:00.000Z2011-12-31T22:16:26.579Z

Trying to make this as short as possible for reasons in last post. This time last years quote "Next year i will treat poker as a job more than ever.  YIP Would be an easy cop out but to beat 2010 is 1st target YIP. Ideally above £50,000 is 2nd and main target NOPE. Expect a vegas trip in June and a return to St Maaten early December  YIP. Would be nice to win a package for something but i

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-39183693244048701582011-12-31T22:06:00.000Z2011-12-31T22:06:24.747Z

Just when i thought i was getting over that cold the damn thing moved into my sinuses and ive had as smacking a headache as ive had for years thats lasted 3 days on and off :(   Basically havent been able to play since Wednesday which has been mega frustrating and ultra boring .    I really hope im over the worse of it now but it seems to come back late in the night every night so guess ill find

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-30497819981685101782011-12-28T01:21:00.001Z2011-12-28T01:21:43.890Z

Frustrating few days away from the tables but ive had such a good time in Oct/Nov and Dec up to 25th that i just see this cold i picked up as bad variance i was due.    I really wanted to use this last week of the year for experimenting on the poker and trying different stuff but ive only been able to play a few hours (if that) before just wanting to fall asleep or my headache comes back 10fold

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-2136611919950840082011-12-25T13:24:00.000Z2011-12-25T13:24:26.985Z

Had a complete week off exactly from poker before playing last night.   Think its the first xmas eve ive stayed sober since i was in my teens and it paid off for a few hundred quid anyway although i didnt play as much as i could have done.   What i did play seemed very weak so i guess theres a lot of recreational players about so i might try a session or 2 this evening as well.  Was planning an

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-53280600561745977552011-12-17T17:09:00.000Z2011-12-17T17:09:47.115Z

Same stuff as yesterday barring the recovery at end.   Dropped another $2,100 getting coolered and outdrawn again and running $1,000 below ev again.  Think im done with this promotion and the game for a few days at least. Since 6th December ive raked over $4,300 for approx £450 loss b4 rakeback and promos.  Almost exactly $2,000 below ev.  Looking back at November i was pretty much the reverse

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-47129712140994000312011-12-17T01:06:00.004Z2011-12-17T11:43:10.846Z

Still playing as ive found a huge fish on 3/6 plo but unless i can stack them quick its gonna be my worst day for months.    Currently im £1,700 down today despite being about £600 up on this table so far.   I was looking at tracker earlier after a bad session and realised i was roughly level on ev for the month so wasnt gonna go about it again.  Today however ive just been destroyed mostly at 2/

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-77742179773466406632011-12-16T00:35:00.000Z2011-12-16T00:35:30.529Z

Shocker of a day, if it wasnt for a ridiculous AAxx holding up 4way on 5/10 plo for $2,800 i would be around $2,000 down probably.   Havent enjoyed it at all , just too much of a slog and in need of a day off.  Sunday cant come quick enough, only 2 more days then i can play as little poker as i want b4 new year.    Great escape figure for Dec sitting currently on +£2,280.

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-79654421711385171102011-12-14T01:45:00.000Z2011-12-14T01:45:01.128Z

Struggled a bit today but fortunately not with winning, was just battling a headache most of the day.  Full volume today and intend to do same next few days as planned.  Didnt manage a full day yesterday but did ok and hit another $750 in the promotion just to ensure im completely hooked until it finishes.  Looking like it will finish late Fri or during Saturday so a bit earlier than i thought.

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-49496347432303905592011-12-11T00:13:00.000Z2011-12-11T00:13:01.802Z

Quick post as im drained from a full 10 hours day.   Not much to report , only raked 25% of max yesterday making like £50.   Today started well winning a few hundred pound but despite it being a Sat night with lots of good tables about i just couldnt push on this evening and donated some back.  Still happy enough and sitting on +£936 now.  Expecting a full day off tommorrow but hangover dependent

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-40224789937683549532011-12-09T02:55:00.000Z2011-12-09T02:55:32.985Z

Struggled big time Tues/Wed for both motivation and run good, prob not playing best either and started the day today -£1250 after £700 and £550 losses respectively. Today , well tonight, however is a completely different story.  After a non afternoon break even frustrating time ive just ran as hot as possible tonight and seemed to scoop in on nearly every table i played.  That loss has turned

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-59156807126409460212011-12-06T12:13:00.000Z2011-12-06T12:13:59.415Z

Nov finished officially on 2nd Dec due to holiday overlapping a bit.  Not much to report there, lost a little on cash games but cashed in my first 2 mtts out of 3 played to cover that.  Cashes were small for sommat like 6th/52 and 8th/100  but the blinds were huge so double up on either of the busts could have put me in with a great shot at $5,000-$8,000 for first or 2nd in them :(     Online

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-35248640027928949222011-11-18T23:55:00.001Z2011-11-18T23:56:33.603Z

Right only bits here and there of play since last post.  Managed 4 hours this afternoon though and ran good once again.  Leave in 15mins for caribbean, no idea if im play much there live or online.  I certainly wont be playing at all if im not in the mood to anyway :)  May blog or wait until return to bother, have to see.  Sitting on £8,161 for Nov so i guess i can afford to do my tits on the

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-1815718802068268042011-11-17T00:51:00.000Z2011-11-17T00:51:52.643Z

Totally drained today, just had to stop early evening and take rest of night off.    Not surprised and didnt win or lose anything.   Only raked about half of usual.  No harm done and prob do similar tommorrow except reverse as i wont be logging on until the evening.

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-69849199662798799022011-11-16T02:08:00.000Z2011-11-16T02:08:39.167Z

Only 3 more days until i will have at least 1 complete day off from online poker.  Def need it.   Today was kind of dull , the games were ok but only got good right near the end when i was tired :(   Got off to a flyer winning about £400 in first 10minutes.  Stayed above that all day until 5 minutes before the end when i lose with a nut flush draw and big wrap for $700 on 1/2 (vs a pair and

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-60458489849559216072011-11-15T01:38:00.000Z2011-11-15T01:38:36.718Z

Worst day for a while actually losing money at the tables.  Wasnt too bad though in region of £400-£500.   Best though was a promotion lucky hit of $1,100 and i also cleared my last bonus for a while of £380.  Hit new peak of £7,174 for the month :))

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-20679433597727715372011-11-14T02:23:00.000Z2011-11-14T02:23:38.023Z

Somehow still managed to rake $380 today.  Only did $150 yesterday.   Intend to try and rake $500 a day Mon - Fri this week before a well earned holiday.   Made a few hundred £ yesterday but today ive made in the region of £600 + a £380 bonus.   I expect to hit a wall soon but i keep pinching myself thats its not happened just yet !   Profit sitting at a huge +£6,505 :))

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-53418659120917493192011-11-12T00:34:00.000Z2011-11-12T00:34:26.848Z

Another $500 raked.  Seemed easier today apart from the first 90mins at 10am.  I should have slept more and napped midday-2pm which sorted me right out.   Another crazy winnings day, games were just brilliant pretty much all afternoon and evening and i wasnt disappointed again running well in most of the bigger pots. A key pot of the day was 3 handed at 3/6 hi lo where i saw a raised pot with

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-30931033169864272472011-11-11T01:27:00.000Z2011-11-11T01:27:41.934Z

Right 1:15am and just finished.   Longest day for ages and raked the target i was hoping.  That said i dont think i can handle this volume daily in any shape or form and will probably ease off to somewhere around 50% of the $500 gross rake ive achieved today.   I started just before midday and had 2 x hour breaks in there and obvious several 5-10 minute ones so reckon i played about 10.5 hours in

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-43263049347428329052011-11-10T03:06:00.000Z2011-11-10T03:06:02.129Z

If i wasnt about to go on holiday i would only see the good side of what appears to have just happened.  I wont go into detail but the promotion i was half chasing has just lucked me $650.   Its highly likely i will get another $450 at some point but now because of those prizes theres a decent chance of a $5,000 bonus.    To achieve this i would need to be lucky and/or put in huge volume to

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-28127499072201103862011-11-09T04:16:00.000Z2011-11-09T04:16:27.914Z

Must be sommat in the water at the mo as im putting in great volume, enjoying the majority of it, and both playing and running good.   Made most of my money at the start and end sessions today but in the middle i should have been stacked 3 or 4 times in quick succession but managed to only get stacked once. I might have got away from that had i not used part of my timebank before the hand. Raked

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-56693656577837820922011-11-08T02:07:00.000Z2011-11-08T02:07:50.281Z

Despite drinking 3 days on the trot i still managed to play about 8 hours today.  The latter ones were all break even but my afternoon session was excellent with lots of fish about and lots of run good to report. Since 2nd Nov i've kind of been in freefall and dropped from +£2,000 to only +£600ish over several days and sessions.  Today however saw me rake a lot and build that profit back up to +

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-70388581657345484742011-11-04T01:57:00.000Z2011-11-04T01:57:18.471Z

Stuck between thinking i was just being lazy cos ive started so well and not being in the mood to play.  Decided it was the first so played anyway and escaped a level afternoon.  Wasnt so fortunate in the evening though and shut down after less than 2 hours when i realised i really just wasnt in the mood today and should have had a day off.  Result -£500 and only self to blame although i did run

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-89680952427961049862011-11-03T02:54:00.000Z2011-11-03T02:54:49.600Z

Bit frustrated as i write this as nothing seemed to go right in the last session.  Games were limited but i did find some juicy ones but rivers were killing me and right at the end i got 1 outted to pretty much sum the post midnight session up.   Lost £300 that session but overall it was another really really good day making about £500 profit and clearing that bonus for nearly £400 more.   Must

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-65658200888947466102011-11-02T02:49:00.000Z2011-11-02T02:49:16.866Z

Pretty wild day overall, try and sum it up below. First session was best in terms of winning stacks but was at lower stakes.   It gave me a cushion though as i started the next session about +£600 and soon lost that on 1 huge pot at 5/10 missing up and down straight and flush outs vs a made straight in a reraised pot preflop.  Fortunately on a diff site i ran good at 3/6 an hour or so later and

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-72138059897540371172011-11-01T02:05:00.000Z2011-11-01T02:05:56.915Z

Just about to tally up final figures and take an early night after playing over 10 hours today at the tables.   Was a volatile day losing loads to start with and i was down about £1,200 wiping out my months profit early during that first session.   That session lasted 5 hours and by the end of it though i was only -£600 for it.     The 2 shorter evening sessions saw me fair better.  All

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-55047018465844541652011-10-30T01:48:00.000Z2011-10-30T01:48:40.966Z

Desktops back so im back to my better set up.   Played a 5 hour non stop session as soon as it arrived but was to no joy losing a few hundred in the end.  Amazing pattern this month, every time i get near clearing a £400 bonus i lose £300-£400 in the last 10% of clearing it.  Ive done this every time on maybe 4 or 5 bonuses :( Annoying thing about today is i was looking forward to chucking

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-61890087575195182642011-10-28T04:13:00.000Z2011-10-28T04:13:30.797Z

Well im hope im done cos im exhausted.   Just played as highest stakes across several tables more than ive done for probably 18 months. Earlier was normal but bad afternoon losing to fish at usual dull stakes.   Didnt even fire the laptop up in the evening until nearly midnight and in hindsight probably should have just stayed off.   Anyway im too knackered to discuss hands but i reckon i went

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-71053116341808039282011-10-27T12:19:00.000Z2011-10-27T12:19:40.511Z

Only squeezed an hour in during the afternoon losing a little chunk.   Didnt play then until midnight for a few hours.  With maybe 6 pints in me i played some higher games but made sure there was at least 1 fish at the table.  Ended up on 30/60 limit hi lo where i lost about $800 before finishing a $200ish up.   I was chasing the whole session really though as lost 3 buyins of $240 at 3/6 within

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-8791109123404433592011-10-26T03:35:00.001Z2011-10-26T03:36:08.148Z

Weird day.  Wasnt feelin it in afternoon even though i was winning.   In evening i got into it more but went quite a chunk down before an ok recovery.   Cleared another bonus and was playing higher stakes than usual as the games were going and good.  Somehow ive managed to carry on until after 4:30am despite feeling sluggish earlier.  Highlight of day playing 10/20 pl hi lo for a few rounds b4

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-66740074026576644802011-10-25T01:11:00.000Z2011-10-25T01:11:26.576Z

Title would be excellent but ive no idea how much i won but it probably near best this month.  Bit disappointed to be feeling shattered at only 2am but ive still put in between 7 and 8 hours total today so i guess its fine !   Also my desktop got damaged in transit but they have agreed to build me a completely new one because of this and i shouldnt lose any saved work as the hard drive was fine.

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-41812296087684605482011-10-23T15:36:00.000Z2011-10-23T15:36:42.777Z

Rough today after 2 days on the booze i wont be touching a drop at the pub tonight.   Put in some really good volume this week Mon-Thurs including 2 x 6 hour sessions Thursday.   Only played an hour Friday and less yesterday and its highly unlikely there will be much today.  Not making massive amounts but not losing and rakeback will be good alongside small steady enough profits.  Still not got

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-88828176786235550772011-10-18T01:36:00.000Z2011-10-18T01:36:40.243Z

Strange last 5 days or so.  Dishwashers playing up.  Handles falling off doors.   Then to cap it all off my 7 week old desktop decided to pack in Saturday night.   Appears to be the psu but i dont know if this will take days or weeks to fix in terms of it being picked up and shipped to where ever it was built up north before being delivered back.   Poker pretty nothing, seem to break even at

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-83634724668360184852011-10-14T02:29:00.000Z2011-10-14T02:29:28.758Z

Sorry for lack of posts.  Excuse first few days since last post was lack of volume although when i did play i got bashed up really bad.   Saturday i think i only played 1 hour and done £600 as an example.  My losses went as far back down as -£1,200 since that then they seem to yoyo between -£500 and -£1100 since.   Put quite a bit of play in the last 3 days and considering how bad the tables are

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-23534557080988837192011-10-07T02:01:00.000Z2011-10-07T02:01:45.998Z

Todays the first proper day of poker (9hrs) ive put in with no more than 2hrs played any other day.  Havent been in the mood at all with a few bits here and there and a shockingly bad drunk session             (-£800) Sunday recorded.  Wasnt the end as i lost after that too and at worst was -£1,200.   Seem to have had a great day today though and along with clearing a £375 bonus i was around £700

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-47269189703375230582011-09-30T01:43:00.001Z2011-09-30T01:47:59.289Z

Managed to just tip over the £6k mark in the end (barring a drunk 2am session 2moz !!!) and finished at £6,015 Last session was nuts.  Was playing hu 30/60 hi lo limit for 2 hours, 45minutes of that on 2 tables.   Went +$500, then down $1,100 before finishing about +$300.  Sooooo tired now though, it really took it out of me.  Busy day 2moz but no poker thankfully !

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-2770250867192304312011-09-28T23:33:00.000Z2011-09-28T23:33:24.034Z

Since Monday i just cant seem to lose on cash tables.   Im probably an obscene amount above ev, its exactly how i started the month as well.  I havent even been playing large numbers of tables but fish have been around a lot and the situations u want against them just seem to occur a lot !   Yesterday maybe broke my days record from earlier in month (havent checked what that was) as i made almost

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-71901360986315760402011-09-24T02:17:00.000Z2011-09-24T02:17:52.078Z

Right ive no idea wtfs goin on but i think i just lost a shed load then got a load back, maybe more ?   i know i won a big pot on 5/10 but i lost a lot of allins before that so dnnno wat stats are.   gonna tally up now im think it was a big escape neway. Yeh big escape hope i dont play anymore 2nite.   TBH its a massive escape i was just hrowing it around .    stop nowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-51428754055566213692011-09-23T01:24:00.000Z2011-09-23T01:24:00.273Z

Started ok today making £100 first session then the 2nd session destroyed me.  I basically did fine on all tables apart from the one 2/4 table i had going where i lost 4 allins for £200 a go pots where i had 50%ev or bettor in the pot when the cash went in.   Licked my wounds finding myself below £2,500 on the month and wondering if there was a low point at which i should ban myself from anything

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-77258641369010410672011-09-21T18:08:00.004Z2011-09-22T01:10:48.321Z

Wasnt sure about this one after a shocking day yesterday but ive made about the buyin on cash games earlier and took a couple of hours off to see if i was up for it.  Just logged in at 7pm and missed 1 min of play but got there for my first hand to hit nut nut and get a healthy 800 added to my 5k starting stack, hopefully its a good sign.  Just hope i dont lose in cash games alongside, heres a to

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-24957525575121585642011-09-20T19:40:00.002Z2011-09-21T00:08:06.263Z

Nout great since last post.   Had 3 awful days losing between £300 and £600 (earlier today) .   Rest between boozing was break even, small loss, or small wins. Playing a bunch of mtts tonight, mostly small for  a change.  Interesting to see if tilt, get bored, get angry or whatever.  Might update below later.  +£3,150 b4 i started this evening. EDIT: oh dear , only played 6 mtts and was just

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-23060652474126526612011-09-14T00:14:00.001Z2011-09-14T00:15:31.398Z

Days been a blur.  Tried to play here and there inbetween paracetamol breaks.  Seems it wasnt a hangover only and ive got a mild annoying headache/chest infection. Frustrated but still managed really good profit and had won an ok amount yesteday too so its all adding up nicely.  Missed the WCOOP badugi which i almost played but got distracted around the starting time and was looking for an

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-78402140544495663982011-09-12T15:48:00.000Z2011-09-12T15:48:32.300Z

U know it was a big big booze up when u still feel almost as rough on the 2nd day after.   Brain not functioning right so while i havent lost ive hardly played and when i have its not fun.   Gonna try jogging in these gales in a mo to try and get rid of this sluggish sickly feeling.  Sposed to be playing some tiny freeroll later so cant give in and just another day off really but i suspect it

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-31581129166985882332011-09-10T00:35:00.000Z2011-09-10T00:35:44.883Z

Lots stuff happened since last post.   Dnno where to start so ill just waffle on in rough order of that title. Much needed break 2moz (maybe from evening and maybe including sunday if hangover bad).   Put a lot of hours in this week and its showed today.  Im not nearly as focused, im not enjoying it as much and i found myself losing my temper over daft things again which has resulted in yet

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-79512420186120473872011-09-07T23:39:00.000Z2011-09-07T23:39:37.352Z

It was sooooo almost another massive day but i finally hit a wall about an hour ago and lost loads back.  Earlier i had made a small steady profit in the afternoon then hit some higher stakes games later on.  They all went really really well again including winning a $1,400 flip allin on flop on 5/10.   I peaked at over £1,000 up but lost lots of buyins in the last hour and finished up at only +

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-31733796107720558302011-09-07T01:46:00.000Z2011-09-07T01:46:16.144Z

Amazingly it only gets better after that last post.   Early in the day i received a credit of £310 for an ipad2 rake promo instead of waiting ages for one which i would hardly ever use. I had a couple of steady decent sessions prior to the football this evening but was knackered so figured that would probably be it for poker today.  Well things changed as i fell asleep during the football so

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-77549203622285223842011-09-06T01:44:00.000Z2011-09-06T01:44:22.037Z

This is taking some getting used to (since it arrived fri evening) but its all going almost too well so far.  I havent put in that much volume due to the weekend but when i have its just been a combination of good luck, playing well and finding some really bad players at my tables for a change.  Im not really changing the number of tables much having played 4-9 most of time compared to the steady

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-79510820694657839902011-09-02T00:28:00.000Z2011-09-02T00:28:04.897Z

All over the shop today.  First 2 sessions were bad then really good at normal games.  Evening time though there were some juicy higher stakes cash games around and i couldnt resist dabbling.   Rollercoaster downwards to begin with led a frustrating time but it came back eventually and on the day i lost about £50.  Still leaves me in profit as i got £120 rakeback at the start.  Supposed to be

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-48250987385544079762011-08-31T23:25:00.001Z2011-09-13T19:58:42.338Z

Turbulent is probably the best word to describe this month.   Fortunately its finished on a reasonable note after an ok last week or so.   Finishing up early tonight as can hardly keep my eyes open so definitely not in the mood.   I played a fair bit earlier anyway so not an issue.  I know i said i would write down figures to work out accurate figures but i cant be bothered to get pen and paper

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-80677962934963799862011-08-30T00:46:00.001Z2011-08-31T14:38:14.575Z

Finally got just back into profit earlier and followed that with clearing a $2,600 bonus so im sitting on a more respectable figure for once. Roughly around the +£2,200 mark.  Got a lack of enthusiasm though, im pretty sure i can put that down to low volume due to my 2nd hangova in 3days.  Been bashing a few sngs out this week and it seems to be working for making a steady profit. Its giving my

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-46731184196505052872011-08-24T00:39:00.000Z2011-08-24T00:39:32.418Z

At least im not losing much more i guess.  I havent updated cos theres not really much to update about.  I keep thinking its all about to change and some ridiculous play or cooler or otherwise just comes back again and again.   Im actually playing a few low stakes sngs for a change and if anything at least im a little bit calmer doing this.   Still cant face any mtts and since last post ive

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-86783934892092096372011-08-15T17:09:00.002Z2011-08-16T00:25:16.508Z

Got a cheap laptop so back playin a little after many days off.  Also bought a decent desktop and big monitor which should turn up sometime this week or next.  Moving my whole set up to a new room (once that arrives) and hoping it will change my focus, luck, motivation etc etc blah blah.  Anyways aint been able to recover stuff from old laptop yet so need to make a note of rough balances before i

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-38844491081489014652011-08-08T15:05:00.000Z2011-08-08T15:05:05.532Z

Usual bad session , 3-400 under ev $ and just let one river out on laptop.  Been giving it a good slap a lot lately but this one was more like a punch and now the screen seems completely f**ked.  Im on old one now that havent even used for 18months and i guess its time to order a new one online or pop to shops later.

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-80846400084386218702011-08-08T10:29:00.000Z2011-08-08T10:29:02.759Z

Pretty much had the weekend off save a few hands and 1 more crap session friday after i blogged.  Sit on -£393 going into week 2 and hoping it will be a better one.  I think i will clear a $2,600 bonus this week so heres hoping i dont lose £1,500 in the process like i seemed to do last month.  Probably just stay on the same games atlhough i guess it would be handy to play some mtts if i can face

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-1948694803289911272011-08-04T19:56:00.001Z2011-08-05T00:01:40.600Z

I think im stopping early for the day.  I just had another one of those carnage sessions where nothing goes right and its just plain laughable.  Only -$160 ev on my tracked sites where im nicely in profit but ive lost loads today on other sites on higher stakes. Heres 3 examples of hands in the last 5minutes before i just shut everything becos of it. 15xbb preflop A234xxdd 4way.   flop is

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-78673097376757513332011-08-03T23:50:00.000Z2011-08-03T23:50:25.226Z

Ran about $600 above ev for a change and ended up making about £500 profit on the day.   Was very volatile at the end though as i found a big fish on 20/40 and 30/60 limit that i played heads up as well as 3 and 4 handed.   Heads up i actually destroyed him and at best was +$2,000 but despite nearly felting him about 6 times he came back and i only won a few hundred $ in the end :(   Still be

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-20257016229220782392011-08-02T23:01:00.000Z2011-08-02T23:01:51.707Z

Another just plain brutal session just now.   This blog is just becoming a moanfest while this just continues and continues.  Honestly you just have to see this to believe it.   Every time i return to the tables i think this will be the time it will turn around and it just doesnt stop.   The session i had just now just, once again, sums up just how bad im running and there is just nothing i can

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-58273632398713722442011-08-02T10:17:00.001Z2011-08-02T12:46:46.332Z

6 days off from poker fully and returned to tables yesterday all set for a new attack.   Unfortunately the pokergods had other ideas and had obviously missed f**ing me over.  Within the first 2 hours i had lost £830 playing purely pl hi lo.  I had not bought in for more than £100 in any game and once i had put it into tracker i realised what i already knew.  It was just bad luck once again having

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-37322978864010604422011-07-27T19:40:00.000Z2011-07-27T19:40:27.977Z

Just spent a decent amount of time looking at statistics for my 2 main sites (the only 2 i track at the moment). Across all pl hi lo stakes im a regular at ive run below ev this month.   The one that sticks out is .5/1$ hi lo pl on party poker where ive gone -$584 over 6700 hands.  Doesnt sound a lot but i usually buyin for $40 so its a lot relative to that.  Also on allin ev im -$600 (should be

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-14878586079268968902011-07-26T15:00:00.000Z2011-07-26T15:00:27.331Z

Kind of given up on this month and by telling myself that im effectively "on holiday" and seem to be more relaxed immediately !!! Unless i get an urge (or i play a possible freeroll Thurs) i will return to the game on Monday August 1st.  Got plenty of stuff to do around the house and the weather being so good is also a factor in this decision. Ive kind of been battered by the game since the

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-74764927943356335832011-07-20T01:32:00.000Z2011-07-20T01:32:41.670Z

Kind of anyway.  I did lose a huge chunk since last post but it was days back now.  Basically a horrendous short session on high stakes limit = -£1,000.  Won a bit back Sunday then last couple of days i seem to just go up or down a few hundred and then finish around level in the end.   Would say its boring but im still earning rakeback and after the downswing breaking even seems almost like

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-43791126693628592682011-07-15T01:32:00.000Z2011-07-15T01:32:59.893Z

Started really bad on a short afternoon session and the evening didnt start much better.   The games were good though and there was a lot of higher stakes stuff going on than the norm so the swings were big.  Fortunately i was on the better end of the bigger pots and finished about +£600 on £2,841 for the month.  Good volume with pretty much 5-7 tables going all the time.   Emotions been down and

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-49449320782983567962011-07-14T01:28:00.000Z2011-07-14T01:28:42.761Z

Been such an up and down few days since last post.   I had a day where i had a golden hour near the star making a ridiculous amount for the lowish stakes i was playing.  Anyways roughly +£500 it kind of lasted until on slightly higher stakes at the end of night i managed to lose a $600 (highest pot of day) getting it allin on a flop of 954ddx with A295 vs KK36 (no f draw).  It doesnt sound that

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-9853042571650741862011-07-10T21:13:00.000Z2011-07-10T21:13:42.688Z

Yip, since last post i lost another £1,000 playing drunk.  Didnt throw it away though just lost as usual on highish stakes i had to play as known total fish was there. Didnt play at all Saturday as generally major pissed off bout how this weeks gone pokerwise.   Wasnt sure about tonight but felt good after a snooze so logged in to play first tournaments since i got back.  Only 19 in $120 and

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-87568449957834382542011-07-08T01:57:00.000Z2011-07-08T01:57:46.743Z

Hellish frustrating week.  Just cant seem to clock hardly any winning sessions.   Games are as bad as last week but im just running awful and dropping money almost as fast as i made it last week.  I peaked at the weekend at about +£2,400 for the month and its just been shocking since.  Basically losing £300+ a day and just lost £500 in my only session of today running so bad on the limit games.

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-37457390310383489822011-07-01T02:25:00.000Z2011-07-01T02:25:13.978Z

Another good day (3 out of last 4) to bounce right back.  Couple of really good sessions early then break even on the last 2 shorter ones.  Moved to peak of £1,379.  Wont be playing Saturday as busy all day.  Wont play at least until evening tommorrow and could be hungover dependent how much i play Sunday.  Still ive put good volume in last few days so not worried either way. Anyone with a party

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-60054972945345813902011-06-30T20:53:00.000Z2011-06-30T20:53:08.210Z

Couldnt make it 3 winning days in a row.   Put more volume in today but the cards were definitely against me.   Still i think i played well and didnt get too angry or tilted at all for a change.  Dropped £446 which sounds a lot but (easily could have been more and) had such good run the day before im still on a solid +£731 for the last few days.  At end of the day if i put the sort of volume ive

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-9253258105084951032011-06-29T04:24:00.000Z2011-06-29T04:24:10.420Z

Been so tired and giving in to the jetlag big time.  About to head to bed in a mo and hope i can get up mid afternoon at latest.  Managed more hours today but still all in the early hours of the morning, still traffic seems ok.   Think im playin well but im def running well so far, but its only been a few sessions so nout to get excited about yet although it was a little higher in stakes today. 

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-50812018027960082762011-06-28T03:28:00.000Z2011-06-28T03:28:29.079Z

Bit jetlagged and/or drained from the travelling but did login to play for a couple of hours earlier.   Managed a decent profit and add that to £51 rakeback and good start to what i hope to be a big comeback month which also should include clearing some big bonuses to boost funds. +£382 and off to bed to hopefully get back on a sleep clock of 4am-noon asap.

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-18546861616712789062011-06-26T06:33:00.000Z2011-06-26T06:33:01.892Z

-$9,320  mtts   (0/11 cashes,deep in only 3) -$175  satellite  (test water early but structure redic. fast) -$2,389 cash (breakdown below) PL Big O 5/10:  +$2,055  (11 sessions) PL Big O  1/2:   +$1,415  (12 sessions, often drunk) PL O8      5/5:    +$1,861  (9 sessions, game not available every day) PL O8      1/2:    -$    135  (1 session, game replaced by big O) O8 75/150:        -$5,985  (3

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-27424110615361182152011-06-26T04:32:00.000Z2011-06-26T04:32:23.455Z

Friday started well going as much as $1,000 up on usual games before hitting a wall on 5/5 plo8.  It was fun though and i just got outdrawn a bit towards the end which sealed a -$195 day in the end. Today however was a completely different story. After checking out 11am i left my luggage at front of the rio and settled down for about 7 hours of poker. Again it started well turning my 5/10 big O

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-1227764909343286902011-06-24T20:10:00.001Z2011-06-24T20:11:00.422Z

No good in final mtt.  Chipped up early but table was just too tight, needed to hit to get paid and its tricky to run many bluffs in big O.   Key hand below: peaked at 60k (started 25k), about 45k start of this hand.  tight guy raises button at bb1600.  i reraise pot to 11600 with AA249dbl std.   he flats although originally thought i had only raised to 6600 as he didnt realise the diff between

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-43402289199195234892011-06-22T21:02:00.001Z2011-06-22T21:03:31.468Z

Played a lot of cash the last 3 days including 9pm-12:30am after busting a $210 plo8 mtt at binions 7 hours in.   Not been winning though but still think im playin well, just been having to make more laydowns and conquer the bad swing.  Only lost 300/100/100 the 3 days though which is good really i think considering some of the situations ive been in. Anyway on to the mtt.   This was just a

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-1149056352561673822011-06-19T18:35:00.000Z2011-06-19T18:35:53.732Z

Its a shame i cant seem to get myself playing a lot more cash games out here.   Occasionly i get a tough table and leave but generally theres normally 2-4 awful players at the lowish stakes games ive been playing.   Yesterday was no exception (after taking 2 days off from poker!) as i only played about 4 hours in 2x2hours sessions but spun 250 up to 1080 in the first one and returning just +90

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-47749845971233223492011-06-16T21:58:00.000Z2011-06-16T21:58:58.691Z

Not in mood for it. Had the softest 8game table in golden nugget $240 yesterday and managed to lose 1/3 of my stack by first break.  Then when i returned to raise nearly every hand in the 20minute level of NLH with little resistance  until i managed to flop Ad9x3d with my A3ss only to see opponent had limp called with 99. Headed to the Venetian $550plo 3pm.  10 hours later i guess i got my wish

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-62763736397573573792011-06-14T20:24:00.001Z2011-06-14T20:25:46.146Z

If i had come back to my room and done this post immediately last night after busting it would have been one hell of a rant.    Instead i got drunk on 1/2 big O and got a portion of my $2,500 investment back. Lets be real here ive only played 7 tournaments so its hardly a sample to moan about but aside from making day 2 of the first one before hitting a wall ive pretty much got absolutely

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-91120936842375175522011-06-13T09:23:00.000Z2011-06-13T09:23:15.239Z

Finally hit the 75/150$ O8 game and ran so bad to begin with.   Managed to go $3,000 down before making a comeback and only finishing $440 down (obviously happy with that).  Game was ok to good but dried up and i left immediately it went that way.  Also witnessed a russian chap get ejected (and probably banned) for threatening a guy 2 seats to his left and pushing his glasses off the guys face.

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-89066545765155868072011-06-12T22:20:00.000Z2011-06-12T22:20:53.583Z

Since Friday im not sure why but ive just not been enjoying the cash games and craving them as much.   This new "big O" game (5card pl hi lo) is just weird with a lot of variance while trying to guess at someones range and when to make a big fold or commit to a hand.  Up until yesterday i saw this as a challenge to take seriously playing 5/10 or get drunk while having fun and enjoying 1/2.  Lost

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-50055090971180414302011-06-11T19:40:00.000Z2011-06-11T19:40:55.415Z

I am hoarse after a night on the tiles with Karlos and his mate Mark.   Managed to mix lots of different drinks and seem to have escaped without much of a hangover although i dont think i will do the same tonight.  Info for any fast pint drinkers reading and coming out.  Todd English P.U.B.  at Aria (well just inside crystals) has a 7 seconds pint challenge.  Finish within the time and get it

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-66910900065546098062011-06-09T20:50:00.000Z2011-06-09T20:50:54.010Z

Just moved into Vdara and hotel and room is the nicest ive ever stayed in.  Could blog about soooooo much stuff from the last 10 days but i dont wnna spend too much time on here so ill try and mention some of it in bits spread across the coming days.   Im now online daily thanks to a compulsory resort fee so i expect ill blog almost daily if theres much to report about tourneys or the cash games.

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-18163562457473785632011-06-03T06:14:00.000Z2011-06-03T06:14:42.365Z

Quick and painful exit.   split a couple of pots and lot every other pot i entered and bust 45 minutes in. Done a good spin up on 5/5 plo8 thanks to winning a pot i never should have been in,  but then some good solid stuff after that.   My patience seems to come and go in the cash games so far.   1 hour i will be focused and well for it but another i will get bored and just not seem to care

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-86497853171330277022011-06-02T20:32:00.000Z2011-06-02T20:32:15.127Z

Made it to day 2, im short on time so i wont go into any detail.  74/201 pays 90 (925 entrants).  im pretty much bang on average chips but blinds are uncomfortablely high so im short on lives and require a nice slice of luck.   i peaked at over 30k with 100mins to go yesterday but proceeded to go on a shocker losing about 6 hands i entered in a row to drop to 10k but finished on 21,400.

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-75706651834099448152011-05-29T01:40:00.000Z2011-05-29T01:40:51.429Z

A strange month and its finished apart from possible sessions at hilton heathrow tommorrow if i cant sleep and fancy one last attack, will edit below figure if do.  I'll treat my vegas trip as my June profit and loss as its close to the dates anyway. It doesnt make sense mixing a few days either side on the spreadsheet anyway.  29+ days of no online poker, will be interesting to see how i cope. 

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-2698693947014571772011-05-24T00:14:00.000Z2011-05-24T00:14:04.643Z

Boring title and boring post.  Didnt fancy it yesterday and should have not even played the 1-2hours i did as i lost a chunk (circa £500) fast.   Shame to miss some decent sunday games but the volume of last week caught up with me i guess.   Today ive played several 1-2hours sessions and im just finishing early now at 1:10am.   Went well up first couple of session but just been gradually

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-66138281533973240862011-05-22T00:07:00.000Z2011-05-22T00:07:34.273Z

Horse SCOOP time and it didnt disappoint for action.    Went deep on both but luck eluded me in the $215 (i had been top 20 in this a lot of the time too) on a couple of huge pots and i bubbled 75ish/485 paid 63.  $22 i did better and was a top 10 players with 300odd of the 2800 left before once again luck deserted me and i eventually crashed out in 163rd for not much more than my buy in. 

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-32106346301209594782011-05-21T01:35:00.000Z2011-05-21T01:35:28.032Z

3rd cash in a row in the $215 NL hi lo.  Almost didnt play this one cos of the slog yesterday but come 10pm last minute i figured i would just 1 table it while watching tv/dvds as i cant face cash games after a 30min trial earlier. Need a lot of luck in this one and i had my fair share but got a bit weak at the end and lost a 3way allin AAQ9 vs AKJ4 vs A278 1 suit each on the river.   Pot would

Robert "Animal" Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06555635377036864485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26862275.post-34568862034407932292011-05-19T21:08:00.016Z2011-05-20T05:46:46.886Z

$320 340 entrants 8 game, currently 26/34 but things can change very quick in this format.   Money (paid 48) flat until last table or so, lookin to spin up or bust while its like that.  on 15min break at mo as 6 hours in ! $109 PL hi lo  1326 entrants, currently 81/756 (pays 171).   Obviously a long way to go but top payouts are huge for a rare big field online in this format and stake. 11:15pm

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