tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102614405637321132024-02-19T03:33:57.638+00:00Wombol PokerWombolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972848404573635500noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110261440563732113.post-31009719031042679332009-08-01T00:48:00.001+00:002009-08-01T00:49:58.243+00:00seymour:cards is back!seymour:cards is back in business people!<div><br /></div><div>check out the new site design and a little high brow poker commentary!</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b>go now! </b></span><a href="http://www.seymourcards.com"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b>http://www.seymourcards.com</b></span></a></div><div><br /></div>Wombolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972848404573635500noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110261440563732113.post-35526841811986940482008-11-18T11:32:00.004+00:002009-08-01T00:52:28.095+00:00Its been almost a year......since my last post! Wow, doesn't time fly.<br /><br />I can't believe I remember the password to this place now!<br /><br />Brings back some memories as well, some good, some bad about that period of my life but all worth having in one way or another.<br /><br />On the poker front however, I have been playing! In secret!!<br /><br />Quite enjoying it as well and am starting to run up a pretty decent bankroll in the process. Won't be dominating <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Ivey</span>, Hansen <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">et</span> all on the $500/$1000 tables at FTP but if you move the decimal place a few places to the left then you might be a bit closer to the mark...alright a lot of places to the left.<br /><br />I'm actually enjoying it so much that there is a new site that I want you to check out, its part blog, part entertainment, part load of rubbish! But either way you should go there and make up your own mind.Wombolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972848404573635500noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110261440563732113.post-32090483503063809762007-11-22T10:35:00.000+00:002007-11-22T10:42:02.934+00:00I'm ok, poker just not floating my boathey anyone thats still out there checking my blog.<br /><br />I am still well and in remission so i hope my absence hasn't got anyone thinking i had expired!<br /><br />hair is back now and looking dashing once again :)<br /><br />Bad news is poker doesn't seem to hold the same appeal it once did. In all honesty I haven't played since June sometime, just not feeling it.<br /><br />That said I still really appreciate the all the words of support and friendship over this year, really appreciate it and it helped me no end.<br /><br />Anyway, over the course of the last few months i've been telling a friend of mine about poker, the money, the beats etc and i think i have to poor bloke hooked. He bought a few books and he's sitting here next to me now dealing himself hands while I set up a blog for him! God knows whats gonna happen but i have never seen anyone more serious or excited about hitting the tables!<br /><br />Check out his blog at <a href="http://seymourcards.blogspot.com/">http://seymourcards.blogspot.com</a><br /><br />If it ends conveying what he's like in real life it will be a good read...funny, arrogant, emotional, passionate and probably slightly zany!<br /><br />Thats all for now folks<br /><br />WombolWombolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972848404573635500noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110261440563732113.post-49953951336841271742007-06-21T17:13:00.000+00:002007-06-21T17:26:16.283+00:00So who took my advice?...anyone? I gave it to you on a platter after all! A vivid dream, a game set to go any way and a solid betting tip...England to win the forth test.<br /><br />So any takers?<br /><br />Obviously I took all of my recent winnings and stuck it on the mighty England for a laugh, I'm not really taking this bankroll management serioulsy! But it came good :) Now I'm telling a small lie there, i didn't stick it all on England, I stuck on £25 but that was good enough and repayed me decently.<br /><br />So what have I done with my money, well I was thinking of Bluecourse who has finally spent some of his winnings and thought I better do the same, so since I play all my poker online I thought I'd do the shopping online as well.<br /><br />Firstly I started with Amazon and looked through the DVD's but got massively bored with this since I have 2 Lovefilm subscriptions and they are sending me DVD's everyday so moved on from the DVD's. Then looked at the books but have tons from my last shopping spree left to read so skipped over books as well. I then became stuck over what I should buy...<br /><br />With no ideas I headed to eBay, the only place to spend poker winnings in my opinion! I searched high and low and as the night pulled in and the sun set my eyes started to hurt and I was squinting at the screen. Not good and I was wishing that I had a lamp or something as I didn't want to turn the main light on and waste all that energy (i'm a carbon neutral poker player you know!).<br /><br />It was then that I found it<br /><br /><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/XF7C3-112013-New-Tiffany-style-Poker-Table-Lamp_W0QQitemZ280124498060QQihZ018QQcategoryZ45509QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem">http://cgi.ebay.com/XF7C3-112013-New-Tiffany-style-Poker-Table-Lamp_W0QQitemZ280124498060QQihZ018QQcategoryZ45509QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem</a><br /><br />Hurry there are 3 available and I have one!<br /><br />WombolWombolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972848404573635500noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110261440563732113.post-26738605563873041992007-06-19T07:14:00.000+00:002007-06-19T07:27:54.079+00:00Quite possibly a world record!So booted up the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">lappy</span> yesterday for some Mansion fun and actually hit a very nice run of form. I wasn't really doing anything different but had a great run of cards and spun my roll up to about £75!<br /><br />In the process I busted 3 people in a row which was sic and has to be a world record!! ;)<br /><br />Basically first hand I was dealt <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">JJ</span> in a mid position, there was a total maniac on the table that kept raising and re-raising and was bullying the table big time. He raised early and it folded round to me and I called hoping for a decent flop. The flop came down rags and I was pretty dam sure he didn't have a higher pocket pair then me. He fired, I fired back and then he went all in. That put me on the back foot slightly but trusted my instincts and called. He flipped <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">poc</span> 3's and my $20 was now $40.<br /><br />Next hand I got dealt A/K, raised it up again and got a few callers, flop came down a beautiful <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Axx</span>, 2 guys fired in front of me before I raised it, one folded and the turn was a K! Loving this big time! Another bet from in front and I raise it up again, one fold and its heads up. River is an A and he fires again I raise him all in, its called and he mucks. $40 is now up to about $75!<br /><br />Last hand is fairly straight forward, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">i'm</span> dealt pocket 9's, I'm on the button and there are a couple of callers. Flop is 97x and I'm laughing, some action before me and a fold, I just call. Turn and river are both blanks but the other guy gets it all in, i call and he flips <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">poc</span> 7's to lose to my higher set! $75 is up to $100!<br /><br />I faff about for about another 50 hands or so not really getting too much and not willing to risk anything as the table was a little crazy and the best hand I saw for a while were some low suited connectors so cashed out on $101.12 a prof of $81.12 for the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">sess</span>.<br /><br />Very nice. I am now tempted to whack it all on England winning the cricket today as had a dream about it last night and they did!<br /><br />Anyway, thought I would share, quite a pleasing <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">arvo</span>!<br /><br />Oh and who out there loves marmite? I discovered it in hospital last week and can't get enough of the stuff! Toast and marmie every morning from now on!!<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Wombol</span>Wombolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972848404573635500noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110261440563732113.post-70673831946414506482007-06-17T07:44:00.000+00:002007-06-17T07:50:33.285+00:00Finally a new post!Hey all,<br /><br />Sorry for the lack of posts recently, have just had my head in other places.<br /><br />Got some great news recently though, the chemo has been working and I am now in remission, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">thats</span> right those evil cancer cells have gone!! I still need a final cycle of chemo just to make sure they never ever come back but for all intents and purposes I am on the road to recovery, phew!!<br /><br />Poker wise, have been trying to grind it out on $20 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">NLH</span> with my tiny <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">bankroll</span> of £25, big step back to what <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">i'm</span> used. Have been as high as £40 and as low as £5 and am now hovering around £26!! So overall rather uneventful.<br /><br />Standard of play has been mixed, some good aggressive play other total <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">donks</span> keep drawing out on me so has been frustrating.<br /><br />Not sure how much longer I continue playing at this level, part of the motivation for me at poker is money and this clearly isn't cutting it! If I can get myself up to £50 I might just dump it all down on $100 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">NLH</span> and see what happens, do or die!!<br /><br />Hope everyone else is well in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Blogsville</span>!Wombolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972848404573635500noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110261440563732113.post-11147209698605366872007-05-31T11:44:00.000+00:002007-05-31T12:24:55.987+00:00Poker plan!So I have had an <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Epiphany</span>! This morning poker came into focus. I need a plan. Nothing crazy just a little motivation to get myself going and to make the game mean something to me, add a little spice if you were.<br /><br />So here it is, firstly I have withdrawn all my funds from FT and what I'm going to do is deposit £25 into my Mansion account. Most people probably don't rate Mansion and to be honest it s hardly full of players but I like the software, the sound effects and the play really isn't that great!<br /><br />From that £25 I'm either gonna go <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">busto</span> or build my bankroll and forever play with that money. The more I win the higher I will go but its not a race, there is no goal its just about the poker.<br /><br />The twist though my friends is that if I lose that £25 deposit <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">thats</span> it, no more poker!! Its over, the poker had its time, I tried and failed and it will be placed in the old memory bank to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">regale</span> the grand kids with!!<br /><br />So there it is, £25 between me and poker!<br /><br />Let the fun times begin!<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ffff66;">Bankroll = £25</span></strong>Wombolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972848404573635500noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110261440563732113.post-77445153481114471192007-05-30T15:33:00.000+00:002007-05-30T15:42:30.483+00:00I'm back!Hi all,<br /><br />Sorry for the delay in posting but have felt so rubbish since i got home from chemo on Saturday that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">i'e</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">steered</span> well clear of all blogs and blogging!<br /><br />So <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">thats</span> the worst of cycle 3 over already, i can't believe that I am now in week 8 of 15, technically over half way, phew!!<br /><br />Over the last week I've been trying to get my head in order. I've been given a chance to make sure I don't waste my life and I am determined to live it to the full. Whether that be great holidays, expensive dinners, spending time with friends, staying healthy, and from a previous post...heading to the market!!<br /><br />One of the key things for me heading forward is staying healthy and fit. I want to be in the best condition I can be in by the end of 2007 and to do that I really need to get <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">focused</span>. To help me do that I've been talking with a couple of personal trainers I know and I developed a website that will not only follow my progress as i look to achieve my goals but also to help me share my knowledge as I go. One day I would like it to become a feasible business but for the time being I'm just happy to hear your thoughts.<br /><br />The URL is <a href="http://www.advancebody.com/">http://www.advancebody.com</a><br /><br />Its very much a work in progress, some pages haven't been finished and the coverage of my progress won't begin until later this year but any feedback would be great.<br /><br />Also if anyone out there is or knows the best way to qualify as a personal trainer/nutritionist part time I'd love to hear from you. Very interested in taking this forward for my own benefit as well as others.<br /><br />Cheers all<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Wombol</span>Wombolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972848404573635500noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110261440563732113.post-69924088102097445162007-05-22T22:56:00.001+00:002007-05-22T22:56:35.135+00:00Poker Lesson #1 - Never let avatars push you around<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/VkIdBWY2iNg' name='movie'></param><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/VkIdBWY2iNg'></embed></object></p><p>LOL, This is great! Some awesome SNG advice in here!! Follow this and you'll all be millionaires!</p></div>Wombolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972848404573635500noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110261440563732113.post-70501629307799065322007-05-21T09:01:00.000+00:002007-05-21T12:24:52.777+00:00Cookies, Chemo and Charlton!Hey ho all,<br /><br />I'm trying to post a video but having a few problems, hopefully it will work shortly as its an expert guide to SNG's. I've taken all of the advice on board and feel I'm a more complete player now. I'll certainly be pushing with 9/4 offsuit more because of its straight possibilities and I didn't realise I could be on a flush draw pre-flop! But thanks to You Tube and our fishy friend I'm now very much enlightended!! You'll know what I mean if I get it to work otherwise I'll post a link!<br /><br />So whats new? Its been a strange week, feeling good, feeling bad, all swings and rounderbouts! I have become addicted to cookies though?! One of the side effects of chemo is cravings. One of the reasons for this is the fact your tastebuds get dulled so sometimes you'll find a food that tastes really good and not metallic like everything else and for me its been frickin cookies. I've had to drive to the supermarket on a daily basis to get my cookie fix and one day they hadn't baked any, man was i p*ssed off! Needless to say they wouldn't bake any while I waited so went home empty handed.<br /><br />This will all change tomorrow though as I'm back in for a week of chemo. Not looking forward to it to be honest. For the last cycle i was kinda indifferent but this time i'm just not happy. Its only 5 days though and when i leave I'll be over half way through so there is most deffinitly a plus but the thought of being stuck in the same room for 5 days is annoying!<br /><br />Plus last time the nurse fucked up my arm. Now, as a patient I rely on the nurses to know best. It is after all their job. So here goes, one of the side effects of chemo is a burning of the flesh around the canulla (needle that the drip goes through). Its really painful and can be quite serious if its left unchecked. So on days 1-3 i have the drip in my left arm. For days 4-5 they move tha canulla. The nurse that was putting it back in couldn't find a vein so she was going to put it back in the same vein just a little lower down. Now i ASKED her if that was ok, it seemed a littke strange putting it in the same veing as what was the point of changing it? She said it was fine and there was nothing to worry about. Anyway turns out that the chemo leaked out the first hole in my vein as it couldn't heal in the 10 hours it didn't have a needle in. Now I can't straighten my arm and it burnt to f*ck. Well done nursy, you have been a great help!<br /><br />Now don't get me wrong, nurses are great and we need more of them but shouldn't they know this kinda stuff? This wasn't a general nurse either, this was a cancer nurse. Its her specialist field?! There wasn't any undue pressure there, she wasn't coming off the back of a 324 hour shift she just didn't know her sh*t!! Oh well, Now I know so god forbid any nurse that tries to needles the same vein twice!!<br /><br />On a less aggressive note, I've bought a pair of Charlton season tickets! This may or may not be a good idea but I feel we have a good chance of bouncing straight back up and its probably more enjoyable seeing your team come in the top 2 of the championship (ie win games) then watch them get stuffed by most of the teams in the Premiership and finish 16th! Only time will tell if thats accurate though!<br /><br />Until chemo is finished its over and out!<br /><br />WombolWombolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972848404573635500noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110261440563732113.post-19303037179860633932007-05-16T16:55:00.000+00:002007-05-16T17:05:22.611+00:00InsanitySo there I was, just logged on to Full Tilt and as usual before I sit down at a table I like to have a browse through the high stakes tables across all poker variants to see who's playing. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Sometimes</span> if the games are juicy I'll rail for ten minutes just to watch some huge pots.<br /><br />Today I came across what looked like a huge Omaha Hi game going. I had never heard of any of the players but it looked like most people were sat down with <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">in excess</span> of $200k <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">in front</span> of them.<br /><br />So there I was, Id just come into the game in the middle of this hand and here is what happened! Amazing!<br /><br />Full Tilt Poker Game #2437179612: Table 1041 - 1000/2000 - Pot Limit Omaha - 7:15:57 ET - 2007/05/16 (partial)<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">woogie</span>420 is feeling confused<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">toddie</span>128 calls 102,500, and is all in<br />crazy_<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">hun</span> folds<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">woogie</span>420 is feeling angry<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">woogie</span>420 folds<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">woogie</span>420 is feeling normal<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">DNTH</span>8F8 raises to 304,000<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">hotbmrchick</span> calls 177,000, and is all in<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">DNTH</span>8F8 shows [4h <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Td</span> 5c 5d]<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">hotbmrchick</span> shows [5h As <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Qh</span> 7s]<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">toddie</span>128 shows [8c <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Qc</span> 4d 9c]<br />Uncalled bet of 13,000 returned to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">DNTH</span>8F8<br />*** TURN *** [5s 4c <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">Qd</span>] [Ac]<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">woogie</span>420 is feeling confused<br />*** RIVER *** [5s 4c <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">Qd</span> Ac] [9s]<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">DNTH</span>8F8 shows three of a kind, Fives<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">hotbmrchick</span> shows two pair, Aces and Queens<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">DNTH</span>8F8 wins the side pot (377,000) with three of a kind, Fives<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">toddie</span>128 shows two pair, Queens and Nines<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">DNTH</span>8F8 wins the main pot (361,500) with three of a kind, Fives<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">hotbmrchick</span> adds 200,000<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">toddie</span>128 is sitting out<br />*** SUMMARY ***<br />Total pot 738,500 Main pot 361,500. Side pot 377,000.<br />Board: [5s 4c <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">Qd</span> Ac 9s]<br />Seat 1: Manny68 (big blind)<br />Seat 2: crazy_<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29">hun</span><br />Seat 3: <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30">brkawy</span>_7 didn't bet (folded)<br />Seat 4: <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_31">woogie</span>420<br />Seat 5: <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_32">DNTH</span>8F8 showed [4h <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_33">Td</span> 5c 5d] and won (<strong><span style="color:#ffff66;">738,500</span></strong>) with three of a kind, Fives<br />Seat 6: <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_34">trelos</span>2<br />Seat 7: <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_35">hotbmrchick</span> showed [5h As <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_36">Qh</span> 7s] and lost with two pair, Aces and Queens<br />Seat 8: <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_37">toddie</span>128 (button) showed [8c <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_38">Qc</span> 4d 9c] and lost with two pair, Queens and Nines<br />Seat 9: <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_39">blondie</span>6282 (small blind)<br /><br />So I'm in semi-shock here, did i just witness a $700,000 pot! Just insanity, imagine that much money changing hands in one go, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_40">thats</span> just under what I earn a year (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_41">haha</span>!). Well I watched a few more hands, the average was over a $100k per hand and I <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_42">jus</span> couldn't believe it!<br /><br />After a while I got bored and headed back to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_43">holdem</span> to find myself a table, however when I clicked on the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_44">holdem</span> tab the highest stakes that were being player were $10K/$2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_45">ok</span>...a flag popped up in the back of my head. You can't play this high on Full Tilt I thought to myself, whats happened, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_46">especially</span> since there are a couple of tables full at these stakes.<br /><br />I looked around for some clue, or an answer and it was then it dawned on me! While switching variants I'd clicked on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_47">frickin</span> play money! I didn't just witness a $700k pot, id witnessed play money dudes throwing around worthless play chips!! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_48">LOL</span>!<br /><br />What a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_49">donk</span>!<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_50">Wombol</span>Wombolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972848404573635500noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110261440563732113.post-61660444256534110312007-05-14T11:34:00.000+00:002007-05-14T11:47:57.156+00:00Having a Flutter!!So, it was the last day of the Premiership season yesterday and even though my beloved Charlton were already down it was still gonna be a great day of action and heartbreak for some teams. So given the excitement I thought I'd have a little flutter and make it all the more interesting.<br /><br />Now I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">haven't</span>' had a bet for a while now but do enjoy putting some money down, not loads, maybe a tenner or something, just enough for a bit of fun. So there I was looking at the fixtures and thought I'd play all 10 fixtures on Sunday and looking at them I thought Id go for Doubles all through so 45 bets in total.<br /><br />Here were my picks for the day;<br /><br />Blackburn vs Reading - <span style="color:#ffff66;">Blackburn Win</span><br />Bolton vs Villa - <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Draw</strong></span><br />Chelsea vs <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Everton</span> - <span style="color:#ffff66;">Chelsea Win</span><br />Liverpool vs Charlton - <span style="color:#ffff66;">Liverpool Win</span><br />Man <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Unt</span> vs West Ham - <span style="color:#ffff66;">Man <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Unt</span> Win</span><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Middlesbro</span> vs <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Fulham</span> - <span style="color:#ffff66;">Draw</span><br />Pompey vs Arsenal - <span style="color:#ffff66;">Arse</span><span style="color:#ffff66;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">nal</span> Win</span><br />Sheff <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Unt</span> Vs <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Wigan</span> - <span style="color:#ffff66;">Draw</span><br />Spurs vs Man City - <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Spurs Win</span></strong><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Watford</span> vs Newcastle - <span style="color:#ffff66;">Newcastle Win</span><br /><span style="color:#ffff66;"></span><br />Clearly my bets must have leaked to all the clubs bar 2 involved in the last games of the season as it went <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">catastrophically</span> wrong!!<br /><br />I don't think there was 1 point throughout the entire afternoon that if you had stopped the games there and then I would have had more than 3 results right!!<br /><br />Oh well, I raked in £1.12 thanks to the 2 games i did call correctly!! So I'll try not to spend it all at once! Was fun though and will <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">defo</span> be placing a few more wagers next season :)<br /><br />Am also haggling over a Charlton season ticket at the moment, I'm wondering what the revised prices will be so if its only a few hundred quid I'll get a pair for the misses and I. Could be good fun and I only live 2 stops away from the Valley so if I'm to call myself a real fan I really ought to go more!<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Wombol</span>Wombolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972848404573635500noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110261440563732113.post-3965404173802935892007-05-11T11:34:00.000+00:002007-05-11T11:45:15.736+00:00Poker me up!Firstly I'd just like to say thank you to the following for their comments on my last post. Everyone has been very positive and given me great advice to help me with my blip and its very much appreciated.<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">CadMunkey</span> : <a href="http://cadmunkeypoker.blogspot.com/">http://cadmunkeypoker.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br />Yorkshire Pudding : <a href="http://yorkshirepuddingpoker.blogspot.com/">http://yorkshirepuddingpoker.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br />Drunken Monk : <a href="http://drunkenmonkpoker.blogspot.com/">http://drunkenmonkpoker.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Tx</span>4<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">themoney</span> : <a href="http://freerollertohigroller.blogspot.com/">http://freerollertohigroller.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">UKGatsby</span> : <a href="http://ukgatsby.blogspot.com/">http://ukgatsby.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br />Today I played some pokes. Not a lot...well 7 hands in total :) but I at least booted up the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">pooter</span> and logged on which is a start.<br /><br />I can't say I was impressed with my play over the 7 hands and was lucky to take down a 4 way pot with a pair of 8's as everyone else was chasing 2 flush draws that were on the board but hey, it was only 7 hands so what am I talking about!<br /><br />Felt <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">ok</span>, didn't feel anti poker in anyway, just felt normal so maybe <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">thats</span> the first hurdle out the way. I may log on again on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">monday</span> as dunno if I'll have time to play any more this weekend.<br /><br />On another note, I'm all set for a marathon gaming <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">sess</span> tonight. Bought myself some organic Aussie ale and have <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Virtua</span> Tennis 3, Resistance Fall of Man, FEAR, Fight Night Round 3, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Motorstorm</span> and Full Auto 2 : <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Battlelines</span> ready to go. I think <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Virtua</span> Tennis will be the game most played tonight somehow!!<br /><br />Time to kick ass!!Wombolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972848404573635500noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110261440563732113.post-33488084770566217342007-05-09T06:28:00.000+00:002007-05-09T06:51:13.318+00:00Why poker why!Hey all,<br /><br />I just wanted to follow up on my bemused post yesterday and hopefully add a little detail to my sketchy reasons why poker is loosing its appeal.<br /><br />Firstly though thanks for the comments guys, its good to know that I'm not the only one <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Amatay</span>, and also that when others have gone through something similar (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Cadmonkey</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Drunkenmonk</span>) that a little time away from the tables has helped.<br /><br />Here's my problem, or what I think it is. Poker, its a long term game. We all talk about or experience variance but over the course of say 12 months luck should even itself out and if we make the correct decisions over and over again then those little <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">donkaments</span> that suck out on us in January should, in theory, have swelled out bankrolls by December.<br /><br />Now I'm feeling a little dejected with this whole long term thing. Maybe its my current situation and the fact at 26 years old, without a care in the world, a great career, great girlfriend, a dream holiday to the Maldives only weeks away I was told I had cancer. Yes, everyone has their setbacks and this is just that. I'll be better in a few months and only missing the dream holiday to the Maldives which I had to cancel and take a rather <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">hefty</span> financial hit on but it got me thinking about how planning around such long term gains/objectives can be a little dangerous.<br /><br />Say all this <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">happened</span> and I was in a huge downswing, I'd be stuck for a few months and could end up <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">fecking</span> myself up even more as I try and chase my losses to get out of the position I'm in coupled with the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">unfortunate</span> events that have befallen me. Not good.<br /><br />So one, planning for variance seems like a very risky business. What I mean here is positive variance. So, brushing off that runner runner straight because in the long run you'll get your money back seems quite a scary thought.<br /><br />Another area of concern for me at the moment is fitting poker into my life. I feel like my <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">prior ties</span> have changed completely. Its like I'm starting to feel and new <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">exuberance</span> for life and a deep need to do anything and everything I can. So yes I'll probably travel more, eat out more etc, the standard easy things to do but I also what to do other things and I don't know how poker can compare against them at the moment. For example its Saturdays morning, lovely day, about 9am. I can play poker for 2 hours and still head out for lunch, meet some friends or I can go for a walk, head to the market or something and try something new. What do I do?! Well at the moment it feels like heading to a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">fricking</span> market is winning!! The idea of sitting in front of a computer screen clicking on fold, raise etc only to be sucked out on or earn $25 in an hour seems crazy. Yes there will be thrills along the way and I may even suck out on a few people as I chase positive variance but the thought of heading outside, on a nice warm day, taking my time to wander about, experiencing some of the nicer things in life (say I'm at Borough Food Market...go there if you haven't, amazing!) seems so much more appealing! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Aarrgghh</span>!!<br /><br />I guess what I'm trying to say is I don't know what sitting <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">in front</span> of a computer clicking on buttons can beat. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Meeting</span> friends, market, gym, movie, restaurant etc all seem so much more appealing!<br /><br />So what does this mean for me? No idea to be honest. I'm going to take some advice and take a few days off. I'll still be updating the blog etc so don't worry but playing wise am just gonna take it easy, play some PS3 or something and go from there. By the way, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Virtua</span> Tennis 3 comes today which should be fun. Have a buddy coming round on Friday who thinks he is gods gift to gaming so have bought this as the great equaliser. I've never played it, i don't think he has and it will remain in the shrink wrap until he gets here so all is fair!<br /><br />So thanks for listening, I don't know if any of this made any sense. You may think I'm mad and nothing could be better then online poker, maybe I've forgotten the thrill etc that everyone gets so please feel free to remind me, it might just chivvy me along again!<br /><br />Now its time for some beans on toast and a boiled egg! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Lubbly</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">jubbly</span>!<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Wombol</span>Wombolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972848404573635500noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110261440563732113.post-84354733771053186812007-05-08T05:34:00.000+00:002007-05-08T05:39:57.309+00:00Where is the passion going?!Hello all,<br /><br />I'm back from chemo. Nasty week but am feeling better now which is a relief!<br /><br />This is going to be a short post as I've been up since 3:30am for no apparent reason!<br /><br />I think I'm losing my passion for poker!! I don't know why, I don't know where its going but its going somewhere!!<br /><br />Some friends dropped by while i was in hospital and very kindly brought me some poker mags, and even got some poker goodies but in all honesty they were just left on the side and hardly touched. Not once did I feel like opening Inside Poker or Poker Player Mag and catching up on news or strategy. My desire just vanished!<br /><br />DOES ANYONE ELSE EVER FEEL LIKE THIS!<br /><br />I haven't booted up Full Tilt since I have got home and I was actually (in my head!) working out everything I could buy with my bankroll! This is not good.<br /><br />I don't know what else to say at the moment, a little bemused. Is it a phase, will it pass, or has poker kicked me to the curb and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">thats</span> my lot...I just don't know!<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Wombol</span>Wombolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972848404573635500noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110261440563732113.post-40586545494927883032007-04-30T07:02:00.000+00:002008-11-13T05:47:32.770+00:00May Final TableHello all,<br /><br />As my hair falls out (yep its time!) I've been inspired to add a monthly strand to my blog. 'The Final Table'! Basically its going to consist of 6 things that I feel worthy of an extra mention for a particular month, things that have kept me busy, impressed or intrigued me, or even things that have really annoyed me but I just have to respect.<br /><br />So below is my first ever final table and my reasons why. Disagree? then please feel free to comment or even suggest for June's final table.<br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZKomrS0h6XHGBQJt-BZsMsBJXhpvgwj4h1EJzMcpQXzcs_09WbvwW8u1juE1cxpe-9C1P5wx05qfvPUbS3ocs9VExJtDXBWMZK0KtQ-YOisoREjHQ8om3nU3TBbZRBmFgA5a_sz65qTlS/s1600-h/May+Final+Table.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5059115466346745986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZKomrS0h6XHGBQJt-BZsMsBJXhpvgwj4h1EJzMcpQXzcs_09WbvwW8u1juE1cxpe-9C1P5wx05qfvPUbS3ocs9VExJtDXBWMZK0KtQ-YOisoREjHQ8om3nU3TBbZRBmFgA5a_sz65qTlS/s400/May+Final+Table.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong><span style="color:#ffff66;"> UKGatsby (<a href="http://ukgatsby.blogspot.com">http://ukgatsby.blogspot.com</a>)</span></strong></p><p>Top guy! I only know Paul though his blog but for someone I've never met he's been very supportive, posting positive comments and mentioning me numerous times on his blog. So I'd like to say a massive thank you to the man, I really appreciate everything and its helped keep my spirits high. Please go check out his blog.</p><p><strong><span style="color:#ffff66;">Shannon Elizabeth</span></strong></p><p>Well she just hot, she plays poker and she may be single. I'm not 100% sure about that but I'm sure she was getting divorced. Again, if anyone runs into her then she is more then welcome to come and visit me in hospital - nurses uniform optional!</p><p><strong><span style="color:#ffff66;">Resistance: Fall of Man</span></strong></p><p>The PS3 game. Its taken away a small portion of my life recently!! Incrediably addictive and great story line. I've just completed it for the first time and was well worth the time. Multiplayer is great through Sony's online set-up. I am totally useless and haven't won any matches yet but blasting the faces of overconfident, cocky little sh*ts is loads a fun!! ...If only they'd stand still long enough for me to do it though! Buy it!</p><p><strong><span style="color:#ffff66;">Lance Armstrong</span></strong></p><p>Hadn't even though about Lance until I saw him on a TV show last night. This man beat cancer, quite serious cancer as well and went on to win 7 tour de france titles! Thats prety f*cking special and he's become a bit of an inspiration for me. I don't intend to win 7 tour de france titles, or even take up cycling for that matter! But the fact that someone can come back from cancer and rule the world in a particular field really shows the power of the human body, mind and spirit. I'll be happy with whacking 20lbs on down the gym post cancer but knowing what Lance did is a great example that anything is possible. Note to self, must buy his book.</p><p><strong><span style="color:#ffff66;">Railing on Full Tilt</span></strong></p><p>I don't often rail online games but have been checking out some of the $500/$1000 NLH and the $200/$400 NLO Hi on Full Tilt. Mostly been watching when Luigi6693 is playing, aka Patrick Antonius and its pretty sic stuff. Patrick seems to steam roll most of the guys and I don't think I've ever seen him have a losing session. He is super aggressive, maybe too much in the sense he can get trapped but since those hands come along a lot less frequently he racks up the change. If you wanna see stupid big pots and some serious pressure poker then check out these games, you just have to be logged on around 8am to catch the end of them Vegas time!</p><p><strong><span style="color:#ffff66;">Joe Hachem</span></strong></p><p>I had to add Joe to the Final Table. I think he is an amazing live player and had really showed the world that not everyone that has won the Main event over the last 4/5 years has been a one hit wonder. Congrats on the WPT win and I hope he gets his second bracelet at this years WSOP. Great player and great ambassador for the game.</p><p>Well there is is, the first ever Wombol Final Table for May 2007. Enjoy! I'm in chemo from Tuesday to Saturday so will no doubt feel like total shite by Sunday plus will probably be very bald, oh well! I hope everyone runs well this week, enjoy the game and don't let it rule the way you feel.</p><p>Wombol<br /></p>Wombolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972848404573635500noreply@blogger.com46tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110261440563732113.post-68733298634224983642007-04-25T11:46:00.000+00:002007-04-26T10:02:10.723+00:00Aggression...As poker players one of our biggest weapons we have when our cards are running cold is aggression. Well timed aggression can take players off pots when they currently hold a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">vunerable</span> but winning hand.<br /><br />Well timed bets, re-raises, all ins when the board is looking dangerous to a straight or flush can keep poker players afloat when nothing else is going their way. I've found over the last week however that I seem to be playing more and more passively which isn't good!<br /><br />I've been waiting for the stone cold nuts, folding in the face of a raise or suspicious large bets because I didn't want to put a large portion of my stack on the line with a marginal hand. Its meant that I've been sitting around for ages waiting for a playable hand and when they do come I'm just not getting paid for them.<br /><br />I tried to go some way to rectifying this yesterday with some <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Wombol</span> style aggression and it seemed to work 90% of the time but the opportunities to play this way just weren't coming along enough, which was probably down to me not entering enough pots. I think I see 25-30% of flops and probably hit the same percentage of the ones I see. So not really generating a massive level of playable hands.<br /><br />I've experimented with playing more hands and always seem to get myself in trouble or burn through my buy in far to quickly so am at a crossroads here. A comfortable style seems to be alluding me. Any thoughts?<br /><br />Might <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">experiment</span> a bit further today, but I guess this is a key time in moving my poker self forward. I need to settle on a style that I'm confident in, a way to play that I can push with otherwise I'll always be second guessing or on that back foot.<br /><br />How do you guys feel comfortable playing? Is it all out aggression, raise, raise, raise, or are you more passive, or somewhere in between. Would love to know.<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Wombol</span><br /><span style="color:#ffff00;"></span><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Just pulled in my biggest pot ever!! To be honest shouldn't have even have been playing $2/$4 put decided to have a pop!</span><br /><span style="color:#ffff00;"></span></strong><br />Full Tilt Poker Game $2/$4 - No Limit Hold'em - 5:29:51 ET - 2007/04/26<br />Seat 1: lovedog666 ($233.75)<br />Seat 2: Abmatic ($328.10)<br />Seat 3: CmeWin ($245.65)<br />Seat 4: Dopester ($562.25)<br />Seat 5: Stunbob ($464.40)<br />Seat 6: Bank Shot ($242.10)<br />Seat 7: SomeDude69 ($463.85)<br /><strong><span style="color:#ffff66;">Seat 8: Wombol ($398.75)</span></strong><br />Seat 9: mike the dyke69 ($348.90)<br />Stunbob posts the small blind of $2<br />Bank Shot has 5 seconds left to act<br />Bank Shot posts the big blind of $4<br />The button is in seat #4<br />*** HOLE CARDS ***<br /><strong><span style="color:#ffff66;">Dealt to Wombol [Jh Jd]</span></strong><br />SomeDude69 folds<br /><strong><span style="color:#ffff66;">Wombol calls $4<br /></span></strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">mike the dyke69 raises to $14<br /></span>lovedog666 folds<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Abmatic calls $14<br /></span>CmeWin folds<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Dopester calls $14</span><br />Stunbob folds<br />Bank Shot has 15 seconds left to act<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Bank Shot calls $14</span><br /><strong><span style="color:#ffff66;">Wombol calls $14<br /></span></strong>*** FLOP *** [Js 6c Kd]<br />Bank Shot checks<br /><strong><span style="color:#ffff66;">Wombol checks (Let the pre-flop raiser make the first move)</span></strong><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">mike the dyke69 bets $32 <strong><span style="color:#ffff66;">(Perfect!!)</span><br /></strong></span><span style="color:#ff0000;">Abmatic raises to $64 </span><strong><span style="color:#ffff66;">(Even better!)</span><br /></strong>Dopester folds<br />Bank Shot folds<br /><span style="color:#ffff66;"><strong>Wombol calls $64</strong></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">mike the dyke69 calls $64</span><br />*** TURN *** [Js 6c Kd] [7h]<br /><strong><span style="color:#ffff66;">Wombol bets $40 (Lets lead the betting now and see if we can't force an all in)<br /></span></strong>mike the dyke69 folds<br />Abmatic has 15 seconds left to act<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Abmatic raises to $250.10, and is all in <span style="color:#ffff66;"><strong>(Happy days!)</strong></span><br /></span><strong><span style="color:#ffff66;">Wombol calls $250.10</span></strong><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Abmatic shows [9s Kh]</span><br /><strong><span style="color:#ffff66;">Wombol shows [Jh Jd]</span></strong><br />*** RIVER *** [Js 6c Kd 7h] [7d]<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Abmatic shows two pair, Kings and Sevens<br /></span><strong><span style="color:#ffff66;">Wombol shows a full house, Jacks full of Sevens<br />Wombol wins the pot ($759.20) with a full house, Jacks full of Sevens<br /></span></strong>Abmatic is sitting out<br />*** SUMMARY ***<br /><strong><span style="color:#33ff33;">Total pot $762.20 Rake $3<br /></span></strong>Board: [Js 6c Kd 7h 7d]<br />Seat 1: lovedog666 didn't bet (folded)<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Seat 2: Abmatic showed [9s Kh] and lost with two pair, Kings and Sevens</span><br />Seat 3: CmeWin didn't bet (folded)<br />Seat 4: Dopester (button) folded on the Flop<br />Seat 5: Stunbob (small blind) folded before the Flop<br />Seat 6: Bank Shot (big blind) folded on the Flop<br />Seat 7: SomeDude69 didn't bet (folded)<br /><span style="color:#ffff66;"><strong>Seat 8: Wombol showed [Jh Jd] and won ($759.20) with a full house, Jacks full of Sevens</strong></span><br />Seat 9: mike the dyke69 folded on the TurnWombolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972848404573635500noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110261440563732113.post-31294533834000311272007-04-24T14:36:00.000+00:002007-04-24T14:39:00.453+00:00What a strange world we live in...the poker world that is!Had a comment from a non poker playing friend of mine that stopped by my blog for a read.<br /><br />Quite funny and makes you think about how weird poker can look to non players looking in!!<br /><br /><em><span style="color:#ffff66;">"Dude, been thinking of you. i have no idea what these weird poker terms mean but they sound cool! ten-four, don't leave the flop hanging on the river or the deuces will come and bite you on the ante. seriously."</span></em><br /><br />WombolWombolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972848404573635500noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110261440563732113.post-27765814911795139462007-04-23T13:15:00.000+00:002008-11-13T05:47:33.014+00:00Music to watch the cards go byDecided to invest in a new <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Sony</span></strong> MP3 player today. I've owned an ipod for the past couple of years but haven't really been using it lately. Not because its an ipod, just because its big and I haven't been buying many new cd's recently. However being stuck at home with lots of time on your hands you start looking for things to do (beyond poker obv!) and I've started to get back into music.<br /><div><div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRTeVbhOmhYeIPRSlNbQksKiSMbppDtFTJ1u_lVtVMXXFPpVQhqTOTa0OSC4roQbKEpYKvY2eGs1DW3CnrFaaXIOyLJpQlKfYNPXAXcSN5ZNZcaHGl57VNZ_AKhTgjPCpiGrHoMyrMW_H3/s1600-h/sony.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5056619398041595554" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRTeVbhOmhYeIPRSlNbQksKiSMbppDtFTJ1u_lVtVMXXFPpVQhqTOTa0OSC4roQbKEpYKvY2eGs1DW3CnrFaaXIOyLJpQlKfYNPXAXcSN5ZNZcaHGl57VNZ_AKhTgjPCpiGrHoMyrMW_H3/s200/sony.jpg" border="0" /></a>Decided not to follow the flock and buy another ipod, yes they are great but I have never been impressed with the sound quality and although iTunes is cool I normally buy the CD just for the sake of adding it to my collection so not too fussed about software (Have heard <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Sony Connect</span></strong> is average at best!)<br /><br /></div>I've gone for a little flash player rather then a huge 80gb f*cker, I'd rather have something light and portable which I can take to the gym unoticed as opposed to carrying around a small record shop in my bag just for the sake of saying I have every song own on my person! So should arrive tomorrow.<br /><br /><br /><div>I have quite strange tastes in music, in that I hate commercial music, not a massive fan of anything in the charts and beyond the odd good car song I tend to stay away from it. Part of my fascination with music is discovering new bands, finding great songs, and creating a completely unique soundtrack to my life.</div><br /><div>To do that I really love American alt and soft rock, I can't seem to listen to anything UK based, its just a little too punky/indie for me.</div><br /><div>Some more famous or at least well known examples of the kind of music I listen to are <span style="color:#ffff66;"><strong>Matchbox Twenty, Goo Goo Dolls, 3 Doors Down, Third Eye Blind, Counting Crows</strong></span> etc.</div><br /><div>Some of the more obscure bands that I would thouroughly recommened if you are up for trying something new and love Rock music would be;</div><br /><div><strong><span style="color:#ffff66;">Dakona/</span></strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Perfect Change</span> - Canadian band Dakona have only released 1 album but it is unreal. Stand out track is 'Waiting'</div><br /><div><strong><span style="color:#ffff66;">Vertical Horizon/</span></strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Everything you want</span> - This band can seriously do no wrong, great songs, great lyrics and amazing music. This is my fave album of theirs but you can do no wrong with any of them. Stand out track, 'Everything you want'</div><br /><div><strong><span style="color:#ffff66;">Lifehouse/</span></strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Lifehouse</span> - Again, this band can do no wrong. Three albums, all 5 stars in my opinion. Standout track, 'Come back Down'.<br /></div><br /><div>I've also just bought albums by <span style="color:#ffff66;"><strong>Greenwheel</strong></span> and <span style="color:#ffff66;"><strong>Vonray</strong></span>, again, completely based on US Amazon recommendations. I'd never heard of the bands before ordering the CD's so hopefully they'll be good.<br /></div><div>If anyone reading knows of some good American alt/soft rock bands then please let me know, totally open to suggestions.</div><div><br />Wombol</div></div></div></div>Wombolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972848404573635500noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110261440563732113.post-32704154665066957932007-04-21T07:01:00.000+00:002008-11-13T05:47:33.390+00:00Relegation 6 pointerToday is a huge day for me. Today, my football team, Charlton Athletic, take on Sheffield United in a game, that if won by a team, will more then likely secure their survival in the premiership for another season.<br /><br />For those of you not familiar with BOTTOM of the Premiership table it currently looks like this;<br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLTOMhrSyaHbHCHAEgwf14cn9mN21PXIn2AzwdZHXBnva7wqejvBVp7SCdk4lt81_YZk1T0mnCxXionM6y_euJKtJsL8tPFl2OwYd9iIibHPtgjAXBwUG8AmYNzlN0q-ToKgiraA73M9Np/s1600-h/league+table.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5055774436240551522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLTOMhrSyaHbHCHAEgwf14cn9mN21PXIn2AzwdZHXBnva7wqejvBVp7SCdk4lt81_YZk1T0mnCxXionM6y_euJKtJsL8tPFl2OwYd9iIibHPtgjAXBwUG8AmYNzlN0q-ToKgiraA73M9Np/s400/league+table.jpg" border="0" /></a> A win for Charlton will see them move to 35 points and potentially move as high as 15th dependent on results aand goal difference in other games. A loss will set them at least 3 points off the pace dependent on results with only 3 games left to turn that around. Not good news.<br /><br />Unfortunately I can't watch the game, its not on TV and I couldn't get tickets so my phone will be my connection while I'm out and about today. Fingers crossed!!<br /><br />My sister bought be Fight Night Round 3 the other day for my PS3 and finally played it yesterday, it had sat on my tv for a week without being opened!! Wow, its brilliant, so realistic. No energy bars or Had-o-kens, just proper brawling. Managed to take down my first fight as Jake LaMotta then got a bit cocky and set Jow Frazier (Heavy Weight) against some small Feather Weight guy and lost!! I'm currently building my own Butterball fighter to take online and whack a few losers with!!<br /><br />Thats about all for today, <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Come on you Reds</strong></span>, do me proud!<br /><br />Wombol<br /><br /></p>Wombolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972848404573635500noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110261440563732113.post-32416758628840564182007-04-19T15:39:00.001+00:002007-04-19T15:39:05.710+00:00Wanna Play Tube Poker?<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/HiSR-r64MQ8' name='movie'></param><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/HiSR-r64MQ8'></embed></object></p><p>To everyone out there that gets bored on public transport, there is a new craze in town...Tube Poker!!<br /><br />Check out the website at http://www.tubepoker.com and let me know if you manage to get 5 of a kind Aces!<br /><br />Wombol</p></div>Wombolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972848404573635500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110261440563732113.post-44961833430491864032007-04-18T16:44:00.000+00:002007-04-18T17:09:20.882+00:00Always running into Aces!<span style="color:#ffffff;">Anyone else have the same problem as me?! Or is it just me...it can't be everyone as someone has to have those aces that always bust me when I try and make a move.</span><br /><span style="color:#333333;"></span><br /><span style="color:#333333;"><span style="color:#ffffff;">Played the $5+0.50c today and was rolling along nicely, taking my time, no connection issues. Was an low to average stack and decided it was time to make a move to push deeper into the tornie. Flopped top pair, top kicker and was heads up. The other guy, a massive stack, checked, i took it as a sign of weakness as he only called a small raise from me pre-flop, I'm all in, he calls...what do you think he has...those dreaded aces. BUSTED!!</span> <span style="color:#ffff66;"><strong>34th</strong></span> <span style="color:#ffffff;">out of</span> <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>104</strong></span> </span><span style="color:#ffffff;">runners so way better then the 7 shamble hands of Monday! Still no return though!<br /></span><span style="color:#333333;"></span><br /><span style="color:#333333;"><span style="color:#ffffff;">10 minutes later I decide to play a quick SNG before lunch, 2 quick exits and already my </span></span><span style="color:#ffffff;">starting stack is the smallest at the table, not because I had spunked any of it off but 3000 chips got shared around ever other player left! I have A/K and raise pre flop, one caller, flop a king, all in...oh its those Aces again, I'm out in <strong><span style="color:#ffff66;">7th</span></strong>!<br /><br />Other then that had mixed fortunes in the cash games, managed to pick up aces and win a decent pot for once but really was pretty card dead. No massive changes roll wise today, really would like a hot streak just to boost things up and get the ball rolling to move up a level, at this rate it could take a while though!<br /><br />Also, decided to check my rake back today, there was never going to be much there but just though it was worth checking in to make sure everything was working. I signed up through Rake the Rake as I had seen them advertise in Poker Player Mag here in the UK. Anyway, unsurprisingly given my run of luck, the account was never completed!! I few emails later though and they assure me that everything will be rectified and I will get full credit on all past transaction!! I bloody hope so!! So as it has been, life in Wombol world is never as straight forward as it seems!!<br /><br />I just wanted to leave you with one hand I caught today, didn't exactly milk my opponent but I haven't flopped quads for AGES and was so happy with it I feel the need to share!!</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Full Tilt Poker Game #2234029789: $5 + $0.50 Tournament (16781106)</strong></span><br />Table 9 - 80/160 - No Limit Hold'em - 6:55:47 ET - 2007/04/18<br /><span style="color:#ffff66;"><strong>Seat 1: Wombol (2,140)</strong></span><br />Seat 2: ggrammer (5,950)<br />Seat 3: perlbot (755)<br />Seat 5: prodigio20 (6,890)<br />Seat 6: meltpot (5,015)<br />Seat 7: MNavarro87 (890)<br />Seat 8: old matt (4,020)<br />Seat 9: ississ (10,145)<br />old matt posts the small blind of 80<br />ississ posts the big blind of 160<br />The button is in seat #7<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>*** HOLE CARDS ***</strong></span><br /><strong><span style="color:#ffff66;">Dealt to Wombol [Jc Jd]</span></strong><br />meltpot: guess his luck fell out the third time<br /><span style="color:#ffff66;"><strong>Wombol calls 160</strong></span><br />ggrammer folds<br />perlbot folds<br />prodigio20 folds<br />meltpot folds<br />MNavarro87 folds<br />old matt foldsississ checks<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>*** FLOP ***</strong></span><br />[Jh Ad Js]<br />ississ checks<br /><strong><span style="color:#ffff66;">Wombol checks</span></strong><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>*** TURN ***</strong></span><br />[Jh Ad Js]<br />[7s]ississ checks<br /><strong><span style="color:#ffff66;">Wombol checks</span></strong><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>*** RIVER ***</strong></span><br />[Jh Ad Js 7s] [5d]<br />ississ checks<br /><strong><span style="color:#ffff66;">Wombol bets 300</span></strong><br />ississ folds<br />Uncalled bet of 300 returned to Wombol<br /><strong><span style="color:#ffff66;">Wombol mucks</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#ffff66;">Wombol wins the pot (400)</span></strong><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>*** SUMMARY ***</strong></span><br />Total pot 400 Rake 0Board: [Jh Ad Js 7s 5d]<br /><strong><span style="color:#ffff66;">Seat 1: Wombol collected (400), mucked</span></strong><br />Seat 2: ggrammer didn't bet (folded)<br />Seat 3: perlbot didn't bet (folded)<br />Seat 5: prodigio20 didn't bet (folded)<br />Seat 6: meltpot didn't bet (folded)<br />Seat 7: MNavarro87 (button) didn't bet (folded)<br />Seat 8: old matt (small blind) folded before the Flop<br />Seat 9: ississ (big blind) folded on the River<br /><br />So there we have it, mighty quads for 400 chips!!<br /><br />WombolWombolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972848404573635500noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110261440563732113.post-55534326150198371532007-04-16T14:27:00.000+00:002008-11-13T05:47:33.619+00:00First full day at the tables...well half as of now!Got up ready for the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">tornie</span>, cooked myself some beans on toast for energy...I tell you, on chemo beans on toast is food from the goods!!<br /><br />Sat down at the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">pooter</span>, booted up, surfed the net a bit, registered for the $5+50c (chickened out of the $2,500 <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">guarantee</span> as wanted to run my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">tornie</span> play through a couple of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">cheapies</span> first!).<br /><br />Deal is at 10:30 GMT time, roughly about 10:11 GMT, connection goes...comes back...goes...back...gone!! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Aarrgghh</span>!<br /><br />Reboot, its back, no its gone! Switch off router, reboots, its back, no its not it just teasing by pretending to connect but <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">transferring</span> no data.<br /><br />Try for a new connection, go through all security questions...this connection already <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">exists</span>!! WHERE! Why aren't you connecting!!<br /><br />Reboot everything...I'm on, I'm late...phew just missed one SB.<br /><br />Connection lost, connection found, connection lost, found, lost, found, 7 hands later all in...i so did not do that, out in <span style="color:#ffff66;"><strong>74<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">th</span></strong></span> place from <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>105</strong></span> runners!!<br /><br />NOT the return to glory I was hoping for!! Connection seems fine now, have played some small cash games to test things a little further, no idea why the connection was playing up but it did so with the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">utmost</span> of perfect timing!!<br /><br />Not sure if I'll play anymore today, little worried about the connection at the moment, after all the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Neteller</span> trouble I've had the last thing I need is arguments with poker support over refundable buy-ins!!<br /><br />Probably no poker tomorrow either due to chemo but should everything connection wise hold out as it is now I'll be back in the $5+50c on Wednesday and hopefully fair a little better then 7 hands!!<br /><br />Thought I would leave everyone with another lovely picture of the delightful Lacey Jones, poker pro.<br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo8_UxgQ64sLtUx39s9F5EOnhZvwUy_xvPB1Z_gizvsudXkhGG6t6UWLTpb1TqYzWY4yQhpWRpGm4MvnVXSPFUwLP5A8MD7cf_2EFV_muDmtVuIaR3WkgQrr8sEboqkF7qjEZfAd_Nrq9z/s1600-h/laceyjonesfinal.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054044696317587714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo8_UxgQ64sLtUx39s9F5EOnhZvwUy_xvPB1Z_gizvsudXkhGG6t6UWLTpb1TqYzWY4yQhpWRpGm4MvnVXSPFUwLP5A8MD7cf_2EFV_muDmtVuIaR3WkgQrr8sEboqkF7qjEZfAd_Nrq9z/s320/laceyjonesfinal.jpg" border="0" /></a> She's only 20, she's a model, an ambassador for Absolute Poker and looks great in a bikini!! Expect big things from Lacey Jones!</p><p><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Wombol</span></p>Wombolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972848404573635500noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110261440563732113.post-64273981794401959152007-04-15T14:58:00.000+00:002007-04-15T15:17:00.322+00:00That felt so good!!So just to quickly cut the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Neteller</span> story short, I have finally deposited funds and can play poker!! Slight error on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Netellers</span> part about the exchange rate, but to be honest I'm beyond caring!!<br /><br />Right, managed to play some poker. Took it easy and just logged some time playing 0.25/0.50c, only played about 70 hands or so but just really wanted to test my concentration and get used to the new software. Overall I hardly set the table alight, finished up slightly thanks to someone chasing a flush draw vs. my pair of flopped aces (A/K), but it felt good...real good!!<br /><br />Think I might play the $2,500 guarantee tomorrow morning if I sleep right tonight and kick on from there.<br /><br />There was one hand which unfortunately didn't save that I wanted to show everyone. Was a hand that was destined to lose a lot of people money. Now I didn't play as everyone went in on the flop and I folded to some major raising <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">pre</span>-flop, but essentially I held <span style="color:#ffff66;">Q/J suited clubs</span>;<br /><br />3 players in the hand<br /><span style="color:#ffff66;">P1 - Ah/<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Kh</span><br />P2 - 7/7<br />P3 - 8/9c<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Flop - <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Qh</span>/7h/10c</span><br /><br />All 3 players go all in<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Turn - <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Jh</span><br /></span><span style="color:#ff0000;">River - <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Js</span></span><br /><br />So there was the nut straight, the nut flush and a full boat. The full boat 7's full of Jacks won about $105, but what kills me is, if I'd gone all in I'd have Jacks full of queens!!<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Obviously</span> never gonna happen but what a killer hand and very funny how the cards fell to make trips, straight, flush and boat!!<br /><br />Run well everyone, and glad to be back :)<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Wombol</span>Wombolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972848404573635500noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110261440563732113.post-72241706460786726932007-04-14T14:35:00.000+00:002007-04-14T14:42:43.831+00:00Back at last!Well, what was probably the longest week of my life is now over. Five days of chemo down and i'm off until Tuesday when I need to go back in for another blast.<br /><br />I've been trying to think of the best way to describe what chemo feels like, for me its like having a nasty hang over coupled with some food poisoning. Your whole body feels it, and its impossible to escape. You can taste metal constantly and the smell of food makes you feel sick. Given all that though your mind almost comes to accept the way you feel and you go into some weird insular place where everything is trance like or a little surreal. Your conversations are slowed and you just feel super chilled because you just can't do anything about the way you feel. It was tough, but I've got one of the 5 day stints out the way now!<br /><br />Feeling a bit grotty at the moment, so am probably gonna rest up for the rest of the day and check back in tomorrow. Hopefully with some happy news from Neteller!! As I need poker!!<br /><br />Thanks for reading all<br /><br />WombolWombolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972848404573635500noreply@blogger.com4