Okies - just bought a new laptop - I saw it as +ev (and it better make me win!)
however, windows vista is clever, and it won't let me install me slightly cracked copy of Microsoft Office 2003 Professional - therefore i have a million problems with my PTH
1) - i think i need to buy the fukin software again, coz i have it on two computers already.
2) - my existing database is in MS access (which is a fukin expensive program now that i can't have it for free)
3) - if the two previous problems were sorted i wouldn't have a clue how to just keep adding to my existing database
basically, i need help -
1) can i change the format of my existing database so it's in excel or summin? (coz i can get this on theOffice student edition for about £400 cheaper)
2) how would i go about linking the database to the new PTH etc
3) anyone know where i could get my hands on Microsoft Office 2007 professional for a "little" less than the list price?
Thursday 26 July 2007
Wednesday 25 July 2007
Poker on the back burner for now
My feeling is - I have taken about 3 weeks away from the game now, and although I can find time here and there, I just know it's gonna take me a session or two to get my game back to where it should be - so if I can give myself a 3 day period in which to bash it out i'll go for it - but at the moment with my current work schedule it's gonna have to wait.
I would say however, i'm making a little bit here and ther from matched betting and have just started the bonus bagging, it's true what people say about blackjack, it's like having a cup of tea for gamblers - i quite enjoy it. (sure it will become horrible if i carry on for too long tho)
Another plan for next year is to try and get a bank roll of £2k together to start arbitrage betting. I'm researching different methods accross both financial spreads and sports. It seems that you can spend a long time finding an arbitrage (obviously), but there are some sites who for about £40-£50 a month will notify you of any that they can find - however, i'm not one to give £50 to anyone without good reason - so if anyone knows any more about the concept please let me know.
Other than that,
GL at the tables, sorry to hear that Warwick had no WSOP cashes this year.
I would say however, i'm making a little bit here and ther from matched betting and have just started the bonus bagging, it's true what people say about blackjack, it's like having a cup of tea for gamblers - i quite enjoy it. (sure it will become horrible if i carry on for too long tho)
Another plan for next year is to try and get a bank roll of £2k together to start arbitrage betting. I'm researching different methods accross both financial spreads and sports. It seems that you can spend a long time finding an arbitrage (obviously), but there are some sites who for about £40-£50 a month will notify you of any that they can find - however, i'm not one to give £50 to anyone without good reason - so if anyone knows any more about the concept please let me know.
Other than that,
GL at the tables, sorry to hear that Warwick had no WSOP cashes this year.
Wednesday 11 July 2007
Not got round to much play.
Just a quick one: I haven’t been playing much poker recently coz of the 5 days a week of work and some 13 hour shifts! Also I’m off to Ibiza tomorrow so, with a bit of luck, the hotel won’t have wireless internet and I won’t ruin another holiday with 9 hour stints. Anyways – hope to get back to the tables on my return – I have to finish off a FT bonus (I have about $300 left to clear by the 24th). But until then GL at the tables everyone – and good luck to all those representing Warwick out in the WSOP.
Thursday 5 July 2007
Charlie, Paul, Partying, Poker and a 2:1
I've just got my second year results and managed to average 62 without any fails (inc. a 1st in one exam paper and in one assessed essay). I'm pretty happy with my results after being called many things this year including a lazy bastard and a gambling addict. Well, I always like to put two fingers up to those who doubt me, however as I didn't get a first I feel this is a fair one finger salute.
Not too much celebrating until I get a day off work on Sunday.
Not too much celebrating until I get a day off work on Sunday.
Wednesday 4 July 2007
Not much poker recently -
Well last week saw very little play – I lost during the 3 sessions I played and was stuck $110 (well $130 but I got a $20 bonus). Was planning on playing during my days off but I ended up getting pissed on the Sunday and recovering on the Monday so not really in the correct mindset. On Tuesday I played an hour session at work, playing 5 tables coz the club was quiet and I made about $45, it was really good to have played this session because it showed me that my play is still good and that, as was conferred by many comments on the forum, last week’s losses were mainly due to bad luck.
I got home at 1am and decided to play the P-Stars $18k guaranteed ($27.50 buy-in). I’ve got a great record in this tourney and came about 50th out of 1200 runners. I don’t think I can put that all down to luck alone, I played ABC, didn’t stack anyone on a cooler and hung on to my chips when I didn’t have good cards. I think my success has often been due to the failure of many others – the stacks are 3k but people still play as if they’re 1.5k – which just means if your patient you can really get deep as long as you don’t splash around. I saw people calling off 1/3 of massive stacks for “set value” which meant that I was able to do fairly well playing strong hands and folding the rest. The problem I have is being able to make chips when it counts, and I need to stop worrying about making the money and focus more on making the final table. I have to confess I folded JJ during the bubble to an early pos. raise and perhaps should have pushed. I have never placed outside of the top 225, but have never placed better than 50th (out of 5 attempts) so need to work on some of my later stage strategy.
Over the next few weeks I want to try to play a bit more poker, but I don’t want to play when I’m not 100% focussed, such as after an 8-10 hour shift. So it’s gonna be hard to balance.
I’m going to start my matched betting soon (bonus whoring on bookie sites). I managed to make £35 on bet-fair quite slyly. I deposited £25 with a bonus code to get me 100% matched bonus and then got a call the next morning to say they’d credit me a further £10 if I made a £5 bet that day. I bet on Roger Federer to beat some 175th in the world no-hoper, and made 50p from my winning £25 bet. However I unlocked £35 of bonuses – score! – my plan is to use whatever profit I make from matched betting to bolster my roll so that I can afford to take a stab at the 50/1. I am currently rolled at $2375 (which is $499 down for the year) – if I can make another $625 from playing and matched betting over the next few weeks I’ll be able to take a stab at the 50/1. I’m pretty sure I can beat that level, I’m just worried about how badly I might take the larger swings. Does anyone have any advice on that? Will wait a while before my next update now, well… at least until something happens.
Ty for reading, gl at the tables.
I got home at 1am and decided to play the P-Stars $18k guaranteed ($27.50 buy-in). I’ve got a great record in this tourney and came about 50th out of 1200 runners. I don’t think I can put that all down to luck alone, I played ABC, didn’t stack anyone on a cooler and hung on to my chips when I didn’t have good cards. I think my success has often been due to the failure of many others – the stacks are 3k but people still play as if they’re 1.5k – which just means if your patient you can really get deep as long as you don’t splash around. I saw people calling off 1/3 of massive stacks for “set value” which meant that I was able to do fairly well playing strong hands and folding the rest. The problem I have is being able to make chips when it counts, and I need to stop worrying about making the money and focus more on making the final table. I have to confess I folded JJ during the bubble to an early pos. raise and perhaps should have pushed. I have never placed outside of the top 225, but have never placed better than 50th (out of 5 attempts) so need to work on some of my later stage strategy.
Over the next few weeks I want to try to play a bit more poker, but I don’t want to play when I’m not 100% focussed, such as after an 8-10 hour shift. So it’s gonna be hard to balance.
I’m going to start my matched betting soon (bonus whoring on bookie sites). I managed to make £35 on bet-fair quite slyly. I deposited £25 with a bonus code to get me 100% matched bonus and then got a call the next morning to say they’d credit me a further £10 if I made a £5 bet that day. I bet on Roger Federer to beat some 175th in the world no-hoper, and made 50p from my winning £25 bet. However I unlocked £35 of bonuses – score! – my plan is to use whatever profit I make from matched betting to bolster my roll so that I can afford to take a stab at the 50/1. I am currently rolled at $2375 (which is $499 down for the year) – if I can make another $625 from playing and matched betting over the next few weeks I’ll be able to take a stab at the 50/1. I’m pretty sure I can beat that level, I’m just worried about how badly I might take the larger swings. Does anyone have any advice on that? Will wait a while before my next update now, well… at least until something happens.
Ty for reading, gl at the tables.
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