2012 Update!

Wow its been ages since my last blog update. I always say I’m going to try and write more often, but I can’t guarantee it.

In the latter part of last year I dropped around $400k, on Pokerstars and the Euro sites, which is a pretty standard swing for the stakes I play. I did get to finally move into my new house after 16 months of work. I basically bought a run down house, found an architect and embarked on a big project to sink the house, do a side and rear extension, have a landscaped garden, and a massive refurbishment. It was really stressful at times, and maybe my poker suffered a bit last year and my expenses were insane every month. It was worth it as i absolutely love the house now. Some photos of my new pad are below.

This year so far has been going really well. I’m up around $450k on Stars/Euro sites mainly playing $25/$50… I must be running very hot as that’s up there with the best months I’ve had in poker, especially as I haven’t been playing above $25/$50 much. Hopefully, a big downswing won’t come and I can start playing some $100/$200 PLO on Stars soon.

I’ve read a lot of views recently on the state of online poker, especially the bumhunting problem. I like the idea of there only being 5/6 tables empty tables allowed for Heads Up at each stake, and basically if you don’t play then you can’t have a table. I definitely proud that I have never table selected at any stake, on any site, since I started playing online poker. I have never typed no thank you to anyone who has sat to play me. Since I’ve been back at Stars I’ve played some of the biggest winners Heads Up, and the people who just sit around all day and won’t play anyone tilt me so badly. Players even sit alone at ring games tables and sit out when you join WTF?

I’m pretty much retired from tournaments at the moment. The only venues I can really be bothered in travelling too are Vegas, Australia and Monte Carlo. Vegas because its a lot of fun and there are PLO tournaments. Australia because it’s a great time of year to visit Melbourne, and watch the tennis as well, and Monte Carlo as it has some good memories from the beginning of my poker career.