November Review & Playing Live

I played in my first live tournament last weekend (the main event at the Killarney Poker festival) and although I didn't make it into the money I thoroughly enjoyed the experience. The winner pocketed a cool 9 grand. A good friend of mine did min cash for €200 though - Well done Sean!

Online
My online results for the month looked to be heading towards another loss until I won the 3-2-1 Jackpot tourney on Ladbrokes for a payout of €320. I beat a field of 224 entrants. Unfortunately I couldn't win the 1-2-3 Jackpot event as well as I would have been inline for a €20k bonus.

Sharkscope Stats for November

The Rush is Back!
Last month also saw the return of Full Tilt Poker after a break of about 18 months. I could not include my full tilt stats though as Sharkscope doesn't cover all their results but I made a profit of $32 on the site for the month.





It's time to say Adios again. So, until next time.
Good Luck at the Tables!
TC

October Review Tweet Tweet

I made a small loss this month although I did win a 180 man Sit & Go and cashed a total of $584 for the month. I must admit I made too many mistakes in key areas and probably played too much when I was tired and possibly on tilt. My YTD profit is still in excess of $1.5k so things aren't all bad and my winnings now total over $6k for the year.

Sharkscope Stats for October

I have added a few items to my Amazon wish list which will hopefully help me overcome some issues and help me with the psychology side of poker.

• The Mental Game of Poker book by Jared Tendler & Barry Carter
• Laptop Desk/Tray with USB Cool Pad
• Sennheiser Headphones

I've also opened a Twitter account so I can make brief updates on my progress without having to write a full blog. I will still try to update this blog at least once a month. My twitter updates are at the side of this blog so watch out for my tweets!

Until next time, Good Luck at the Tables!
TC

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