A POKER UPDATE (BELIEVE IT OR NOT)

3 brief points.

1) WCOOP EVENTS

These have started on *s and played my first tourney for ages in the 215$ PLO 6 handed event with over 2000 runners. Played well for 8 hours and was about 40th of 90 left when i pressed self destruct and got it in bad 2 hands in a row to blow out 60th for just over 1k$. Huge congrats to Dave Dubai Shallow for shipping the 10K high rollers event in WCOOP 2.

2) Staking - LOL - got a message from someone asking me to look at something on 2+2 which I had not been on for yonks. I had quite a few private messages which seemed weird. Anyway turns out someone i staked in WSOP in the marketplace cashed for 45K or so in wsop and I had 3%. SO was chuffed with this and hopefully get the cash despite replying a month late. However, I then had another PM from say guy saying you backed me in wsop did i wnat same offer in another event. Event has now finished and the guy took it down for 65K lol and stakes were cheap so missed out on a free lunch !!!

3) Good luck Brennan in EPO today - I promise to write a huge thread on how great you are if I final table as long as it is accompanied by the photo your sister has posted of you on facebook. LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL.

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FILM RECOMMENDATION

Just watched Oliver Stones new film (documentary) called South of the Border (details below). This shows how much propaganda you get from the American news networks such as Fox and CNN and I found it mega interesting. I also really liked that it is all over in 80 minutes where as most films these days seem to want to be almost double that. Its not exactly an action adventure but worth watching on sky.


INFO

There's a revolution underway in South America, but most of the world doesn't know it. Oliver Stone sets out on a road trip across five countries to explore the social and political movements as well as the mainstream media's misperception of South America while interviewing seven of its elected presidents. In casual conversations with Presidents Hugo Chavez (Venezuela), Evo Morales (Bolivia), Lula da Silva (Brazil), Cristina Kirchner (Argentina), as well as her husband and ex-President Nestor Kirchner, Fernando Lugo (Paraguay), Rafael Correa (Ecuador), and Raul Castro (Cuba), Stone gains unprecedented access and sheds new light upon the exciting transformations in the region.


Watch Out - Empire magazine dont like it so maybe its just me !!!


South Of The Border (15)


Plot
Following on from his riveting chats with Fidel Castro and Yasser Arafat, Oliver Stone travels to five South American countries and interviews their presidents, trying to understand what he sees as the rise of a new kind of popular democratic socialism in the region.

Verdict
Stone’s film could have allowed political voices that are rarely present to get a fair, and critical hearing. Instead he near smooches them to death.


Reviewer: Adam Smith

AUGUST SPORTS PROFIT

Football 1285
Other 175
Horses -525
Golf -20
F1 -165
TOTAL 750

Proft - what!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AUGUST POKER LOSS

FL 0
Multi -100
NL 900
PLO -3000
RAKEBACK 250
TOTAL PROFIT-1950

Very few hands and was in a -2.5K hole before this weekend. However played NLHE only and got loss to -750 but just had a tilt session and blew it :(. That was firstformal tilt session for a long while.

SOME GOOD THINGS

1) First and foremost my little girl seems OK now and hopefully was a 1 off event, seems in rude health now and tests have not found anything significant.

2) Spam button on blogs - much much needed to get rid of some of the quarter wits.

3) Online subscription to Sunday Times - hard to go and get a paper these days and basically get Times free everyday if pay price for Sunday Times - I think this was totally free till recently, however still huge value for money, especially if complemented by checking out NOTW for the latest exploits of Brook etc :)

4) Well done Brenos on winning RTR seat.

5) Newcastle United 6 Villa 0 and an awesome Carroll hat trick.

6) C4 Friday nights is awesome - I like a few of the comedies that have been slated by the press.

and a few not so good but no worries !!!

1) When i get a few hands of poker I log on and blow a buy in asap !!!! (PLO awful still winning NLHE but net decent size losing month).

2) Have to go on business travel next week.

3) In the only multi I have played in last 6 weeks I busted just before cash with QQ v 1010 for a double av stack.

4) My horse(s) I have small shares in are running terrible at the moment - Fol Hollow, Teela especially.

5) Bens blog - change the record mate ;) :D

BLOG ON HOLD FOR WHILE

Wont be posting in near future.

My little girl was rushed to hospital via 999 call on Fri night and have been in hospital all weekend but fortunately home now and fingers cross all will be well. Don't want to go in details but an extremely harrowing experience for the 3 of us.

Purpose of post is just to say I wont be posting for a good while, rather than people wondering whats going on.

Also :-

A) Hardly playing
B) Given whats happened in last 6 weeks - things like winging about been below EV , 3 outers hitting etc are all completelely and totally pointless and irrelevant.
C) Some of the spammer posts that a couple of the spammers put on my post about Zoe made me physically sick. If they would put that kind of stuff to try and get a hit on their profile then they have very sad pathetic lives. To borrow a Highstack phase they are a set of ****S

Hopefully back at later point with better news etc. In meantime hope all gos well for everyone.

Soap

JULY SPORTS LOSS

Almost a winning month, was in front all month till last few days.

Football 700
Other 735
Horses -700
Financials -800
Golf 500
Darts -225
F1 -400
Athletics -225
TOTAL -415