Double Up Deluxe

Just took 6 hours 7 minutes to win the mansion $100k (494 entrants) for $24,000, or £12,138. That almost exactly doubles my yearly earnings to date. Im so knackered it aint set in yet. Got very very lucky in some spots and definitely wasnt playing my A game at times but as we all know poker is a lot of luck in the short term anyway. Cant be bothered with key hands etc as far too many but i will mention a couple of stacks i had which i was very fortunate to recover from :)

39 players left im 39th/39 with only 3k and in the bb for 2400 !!!
12 players left im 12th/12 with only 30k utg push with a 24k bb approaching !!!

Obviously i hadnt blinded down to the above, they were shortly or immediately after losing big pots.

Anyway after all the rants on here about no luck at the business end of mtts lately i can put that to rest as i know i got whats been a while coming and will savour the moment.

CASHHHHHHHHHHH :))


Late night update:

Its now 8 hrs since the win and after a snooze for a couple of hrs it started to set in just how big a win this was. 10% added to total profits from poker, 2nd biggest poker win. The funny bit is i cant even have a drink to celebrate cos of the painkillers im on. That can wait although ive already started worrying about complacency, laziness and lack of motivation to play for the rest of April. Keep telling myself focus on getting money for that house asap, not what you have already taken this month. Anyway ive obviously taken the rest of the day off and will see what i feel like tommorrow with regards to playing. Sunday i have 1 or 2 ok games lined up so will definitely be back in the game then if not before :)

GL

MTT Reminder

mansion lost final 3 preflop allins, all huge pots the 2nd one to go 13th/132. (about 560 entrants). finished about 100th livid to have lost to lucky overbetting idiots once again.

QQ vs 77..... 7600 pot when blinds 150,300
QQ vs K7off 15k pot when blinds 300,600
KK vs AJoff 10k exit pot , blinds still 300,600

great stuff, so close to not entering and wish i hadnt. just aint got the patience after any defeat when ive played well. i know this will change when im 100% but i think cash is a much better option. ive covered my mtt/stt buyins so far from only 2hrs or so play.

Since i wrote above just won win only stt for $1100 so bit happier. Nothing wrong with lots of cash and lower wins to achieve a decent monthly profit and plenty more time to get lucky in a big multi when my patience feels up to it again :)

Daily Summary

$100 mtt didnt enjoy played ok and lost 50/50 to have gone 40/200 500 entrants b4 losing short stacked.
$150 in stts unplaced.
$400 up on cash, includes heads up 5,10 against a $300 stack. after taking $60 $240 went in on a Qd9d7d flop holding Qc7c and held up (57%) against Ad7x.

Key thing at the moment is im really trying to only play when i want to and not just cos im bored or feel forced to enter something because of value. Stick to that thought process and i'll be just fine on meeting targets on cash and enjoyment factor.

3 Nights Summary

Mtts/stts hardly any but -$300
Daft casino gamble -$300
Very well disciplined 2,4$ (bit of 3,6 or 1,2 winding down) cash mainly in middle of night +$1900

Hardly any desire to play multis at the moment so i havent touched one since Sunday when i only played 2. Staying up very late (6am last night, 5am tonight) as i seem to relax more. In the daytime i just get frustrated about not being able to go out. Cant wait to get back out on the golf course and make the most of this weather !

March Review

Pants i dont want to dwell on a rubbish month which again could have been many times better on poker and other fronts. Combination of illness, bad luck (in the wrong places) and not giving my game the effort it deserves (sometimes). More experience in a fairly high stake live game is about the only thing i can take away from this month along with £1,696 profit in the end. Bring on April with no goals and lets just see what happens poker or otherwise. I would have took £10,000 profit (which im £30 under) after 3 months if offered 3 months ago. I will try and go forward thinking of that and not what might have been.

GL at the tables !

PS not included in profit is also the 0.5% share in laddies poker two racehorse (see link) supposed to be worth about £500 which will add to an autumn months profit when its sold.