September Review and the Ryder Cup

Sorry it's been a while since my last post but I just didn't have the motivation while I was on a break-even run. I haven't been playing that badly to be honest but I must admit I've probably made some bad decisions in a few key spots.

Sharkscope Stats for September

Even though September wasn't a good month in terms of profit, the previous two months more than made up for it and I'm more than pleased with my YTD figures.

Sharkscope Stats for 2012

I haven't played poker for a few days as I was glued to the TV screen watching the Ryder Cup. What an unbelievable comeback by Team Europe from being 10-4 down at one stage to winning the cup 14.5-13.5. Well done to every member of the European team and captain Jose Maria Olazabel - a fitting tribute to the late great Seve Ballesteros.

The victorious European team

Hopefully I can take some inspiration from the events at the weekend and produce the goods on the poker table in October!

Until next time, Good Luck at the Tables!
TC

August Review

Overall, this has been another good month for me with profits in excess of $800. Again, my volume is down from the previous month due to me playing larger MTT's now. I had my largest ever cash online this month so I can't complain. My next goal is to get a four figure cash and possibly even win one of these larger tournaments. I'm reasonably happy with the way I've played in August but I'm always striving to improve my game.

Sharkscope Stats for August

I've set one of my goals for September to qualify (via a satellite) for one or two of the events in the World Championships Of Online Poker (WCOOP) on PokerStars - wish me luck! Talking of luck, poker has now been officially declared a game of predominately skill by a judge in America. Hopefully, this will set some sort of precedent and speed the process up of allowing players from the US to play online poker again.

Until next time....Good Luck at the Tables!
TC

The Heat Is On!

Three weeks into the month of August and my run good from last month has carried over into this month. I've had my biggest monetary cash to date on Friday of $891 on PokerStars in the $5.50+R NL Hold'em [$15K Gtd] tournament finishing in 5th position in a field of 1,053 players (see screenshot below - note: my screen name for PokerStars is CelticMist07). At the moment I'm on a bit of a heater but I'm keeping my feet firmly on the ground and staying with my bankroll management strategy as variance can soon come up and bite you in the ass!

5th of 1053 entrants!

I'll be back at the end of the month to bring you my review of August.

Until next time....Good Luck at the Tables!
TC

July Review

July has been a successful month for me with profits exceeding $700. My volume was lower than normal but this is because I am playing more MTT's with larger fields and satellite tournaments. I feel I've been playing well in tournaments this month and my confidence is high at the moment but I know all too well that this can change very quickly due to variance.

Sharkscope Stats for July

I'm currently on holiday with my family in the UK so I won't be able to play much poker this week.

Hopefully I can be even more successful in August so until next time....Good Luck at the Tables!
TC

Another Day....Another MTT Win!

Just a quick update to let you know that last night I managed to take down another MTT on Sky Poker - the £1k GTD Mini Open. I'm on a bit of a heater the last couple of weeks and I'm happy where my game is right now.

1st of 311 entrants!

Until next time....Good Luck at the Tables!
TC

Mixed Bag

Last week was a bit of a mixed bag for me in terms of results but I felt I played fairly well all week and I'm not too concerned of the results as we all know we shouldn't be results orientated.

My results from last week are:-

• Cashed in 1 out of 4 satellites
• Cashed in 3 out of 11 MTT's

Some good news though....last night I decided to take a rest from the Merge network and play a £2 bounty tournament on another of my poker sites (Sky Poker) and took down the tournament which had 104 entrants. Figures below include the bounties collected.

1st of 104 Entrants!

It's less than a week now before I go and visit my family over in the UK so I'll be trying to jam in as much poker as I can this week.

Until next time....Good Luck at the Tables!
TC

WSOP Update....

Unfortunately, Sam Holden, crashed out of the WSOP Main Event in 55th place but still takes home a nice pay cheque of $128,384 to soften the blow!