January Review & The Dreaded Man-Flu

I managed to meet my target volume of 100 SNG's / MTT's last month despite having the dreaded man-flu for a week. This probably had an effect on my results for the month as I only managed to achieve an ROI of 3.8%. I did take advantage of studying some strategy videos while I was sick though so all was not lost.

Sharkscope Stats for January

New Laptop
I finally upgraded my laptop as my old one was over 5 years old and is on it's last legs. My new laptop is a Toshiba Satellite Pro C850-173 and I'm delighted that I took the plunge and upgraded. This is a much faster beast than my old machine!





I think I'll concentrate on playing the 45-man SNG's on Pokerstars again in February and see how I get on with the occasional dip into MTT's at weekends. I've also decided to stop playing on Merge and transfer my funds to my other poker sites as they've removed rakeback from the Merge network from Feb 1st.

Until next time, Good Luck at the Tables!
TC

New Years Objectives

After reflecting on last year, I'm very sattisfied with the way the year went as a whole. Now, to look forward to the future....

Goals for 2013
My aim this year will be to play a consistent amount of games each month and not an increase on last years volume. I feel you can get too obsessed with volume sometimes. I also aim to update my blog at least once a month with a review of my results. As you can see from my list of goals below, I've kept them nice and simple this year and certainly well achievable:-

1. Play at least 100 SNG's / MTT's per month.
2. Play at least 1 live tournament this year.
3. Update my blog at least once a month.
4. Go to the gym at least 3 times a week.
5. Play golf at least 6 times this year.

That's all for now folks but I'll be back soon with a review of January.

Until next time. Good Luck at the Tables!
TC

December & Year End Review

First of all, Happy New Year to all my followers. December has been another good month for me in monetary terms as I made a profit of $252. However, the volume was down as I was busy visiting family in the UK over christmas. Talking of christmas, I received 'The Mental Game of Poker' book by Jared Tendler and Barry Carter which I'm sure will improve my psychological side of the game. Last month I played most of my games on Ladbrokes Poker as shown in the stats below.

Sharkscope Stats for December

Last year was my best year since I started playing poker in mid-2009. I feel I have improved immensely in the past 12 months from a break-even player into a profitable player at a micro stakes level. My total winnings for the year was almost $7.4k with a profit approaching $1.9k. I've also increased my volume year on year.

Sharkscope Stats for 2012

Sharkscope Graph for 2012

In my next blog I will outline my goals for 2013.

Until next time. Good Luck at the Tables!
TC

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