UKIPT Nottingham...

will have to manage without me this weekend.

Satellite number two... Crashed & Burned!!

A Bit Of Pokering...

As most of my readers will already know, I chopped the £60 freezeout, at Aspers, Northampton, on Sunday night. It was a disappointing turnout of just 23 runners, so a prizepool of £1380. After reluctantly agreeing to deducting £35 from 1st and £30 from 2nd, to pay to 'the bubble' once we were five handed*, we were left with £925 when we got heads-up... I had a reasonable chip lead, but it was late and I had an early start in the morning so offered to chop it up, I took £465.

*I really don't like doing this but I had one of the mid-sized stacks that the big stack would have been targeting while waiting for the bubble to burst. However, next time I find myself in the same position I will insist that the money comes evenly off of each prize and not just paid for by 1st and 2nd.

With my enthusiasm for live poker re-invigorated, I have decided to take 1 or 2 cracks at the £44 satellites on Stars to each of the £500 UKIPT events this year.

First go was last night, satellite to UKIPT Nottingham at DTD next weekend... lost half my stack early with AA, raise and a re-raise in front of me I 4-bet... fold and a call... I bet the flop and turn then check behind on the river, on board of 6s8d9d 10h Qd... opponent has QQ.

Picked up the blinds with KK... doubled with JJ v 88... eventually busted with AQs, AI PF v AJ.

The budget allows for more attempt at this one sometime next week.