A Year To Forget???

Today I have been indoors all day and have used the time to 'take stock'....... I have thought about where I was last year at this time and where I am now and it's not good reading folks....... 

It has been a year where most of my goals & dreams have remained untouched, unmet & pushed back. I have not been as successful as I wanted to be at work (sorry Boss!). Poker has been shockingly bad and I have not played any of the events that I wanted to play this year, My favourite club, The International closed down whilst I was away in Vegas, during the summer and I have properly fallen out with one of my best friends (you know who you are), but I will fix it...... Promise! My health has been on a perpetual down swing and to top it off, I am just about to lose a long standing bet with another friend and I am abso gutted about that.....! 

Anyway, I want this to be positive or at least be able to take some positives from it! I am counting down the days, hours, minutes & seconds to 2013. I know, I know, there are still 71 days of the year to go but I have to be realistic..... I am going to spend this time preparing to hit 2013 with a massive uppercut. I will have a massive upswing in 2013. My life has been in 10 year cycles and the last perfect year was 2003 (who remembers?!) and I will have that again! 

A happy me in 2003..... Sigh!

I am not going to wait for New Years to make resolutions.... I am going to start now. For me 2012 is already fading into history & 2013 is starting early! So Happy New Year everyone! 

Stimulated by unstimulating people.....

So tonight I have been watching the live stream from the English Poker Open (EPO2012) and the commentary has been rather average so I told them so....... FML Big Mistake! They have tried their best to stimulate me with talk about teeth..... Urgh! They didn't even know the legendary International when they saw my picture there...... Some commentators!

They went on to give me the rub as I have not updated this blog in nearly a year and for that I really do apologise. I have been shamed into at writing something and will try to keep it going....... Especially as I have Amanda Williams giving me the rub too!

Anyway, in your eye! From Ghana's first WSOP winner (2013)!!!!!!

Pinch Punch! The first day of the month!

Soooooo........... It would seem that this is a Bi-annual Blog and not a daily or even weekly blog....... Should I even bother say sorry?! It's not that I wouldn't mean it but I just don't know if anyone bothers to read it! Ho Hum!
I am just too lazy (actually, I am ill) to write a blog post today but I have posted something for my daily newspaper; The Hackney Poor Boy Digest, news on Travel, Technology, Business, Poker, Arts & Entertainment. Have a look, you might like it!

Hi All,



So....... It is November already!!!!!!! Happy New Month Everybody!

I must apologise to you all for my somewhat invisibility over the past few weeks.... I have been busy at work and am now going through a very bothersome bout of Flu, at least I hope it is...... Before any of you say it; I am booking an appointment with the Doc today!


I hope you are enjoying the paper. Today's edition even has a Liver Lovers club mentioned..... I will be making some enquires! My close friends will understand; See the Lonely Planet video in today's (Nov 1) edition!


My poker has really come to a standstill recently. A combination of time & money have both been a factor but I hope to get back on the HORSE soon..... (see what I did there?) Both London's Calling & The Players Championships are coming up.


Thank you to the 131 people who take the time to read through my newspaper. I will try to be less lazy with the content and am happy to give you what you want, just let me know!

Have a great week and a fantastic November!


Yours,

Hackney Poor Boy!

False Start!

Hey guys,

So on Wednesday I left you to go play event number one of The Players Championships at The International and I was really upbeat about my chances, feeling good about myself & game but alas, it wasn't to be!!! There were 126 runners at the end of registration and I finished in about 62/61st. :-(



Elliot in the zone HU!



I feel that I played pretty well all night, bashed up my friend & new Gutshot Pro Sy (Congrats again!), had my other friend Elliot who finished 2nd avoiding me when we were on the same table. I eventually lost a 185k pot against Joe L, who has recently been the bain of my life! AJ vs QQ, no binkage to be found! That was a huge wound to my stack and left me with about 6bb's which I shoved into the eventual winner's AA, Marv!

So that was my Wednesday...... On Thursday I made a last minute decision to enter the first PROPS World Championships! Of course, after a few hours I was sitting behind my lappy playing two $11 rush tourneys! I do love Dealers Choice though! PROPS FTW!

Tonight, drinks with TLD, tomorrow John Legend & The Roots in Hammersmith and then Alexa is back from her European jaunt & Sunday it's the ME...... I can't wait...... What a weekend!

Tonight is the night......

Following on from my last post, tonight is the night I put my theory to the test. I am playing Event No.1 of The Players Championships at The International. Wish me well & good luck ('cos we all know poker is just a game of luck right?!)! If you'd like to follow the action the event will be blogged here and if you want to watch some of the action there is a live stream.

Until later my friends, off to battle I go!

Another year, another broken promise & a few lbs heavier.....!

Hi Folks,

Earlier this year I started this blog and promised that I will update it faithfully....... It would seem that I have failed. For this, I apologise and by way of making reparation I am going to try and stick to that promise for the rest of the year; well, what's left of it!

Where has this year gone?! It seems like only yesterday I was working on getting this blog up & running but it has been 6 months already and now we are nearing Christmas and I seem to be rushing headfirst into 2011!!!

Let's take a quick look down memory lane..... What have I done in 2010; Work, Poker & put on weight. Oh dear, that doesn't sound very good & it's even worse reading it! I don't want 2011 to be the same as 2010.

I have a lot to do to turn it around. I think I can be slightly more successful at work. I also need to be slightly more successful at poker and I need to shed the lbs like they are going out of fashion!

Wow, I have a lot to think about! It’s a good job it's the weekend and I am not doing anything. It would seem like a new life strategy is called for. I'll let you all know what that is when I do. Until then, remember, all things lucrative, undertaken!

Short & Sweet, Long & Ruthless

Hi Folks,

I'm going to keep this short & sweet because I have somewhere I need to be! I am playing the Premier event of the GSOP the £300 freezeout at The International - Where London plays poker!!!! A 3 day tournament where we get 22k starting chips with a fabulous 90 minute clock! I have already packed my blanket & pillow! lolol It a long tourney and I will be ruthless!

Since coming back from Vegas in July I have really not had any results and have been feeling a bit downhearted about this poker lark but I have always said to my detractors (of which there are many!) that I will be on form for the GSOP Festival and have worked on a couple of things in my game recently.......... I guess I must be doing something right, I won my £330 seat to this tourney for £70 in a satellite and then won a another very small comp on Friday! I'm feeling good have oodles of confidence but have a healthy measure of nervousness too.

Wish me luck & to follow the goings on, go to the Gutshot website to read the blog and you can even watch the feature table live!!!!

Wish me Luck!!!!!

As the world famous Johnny I would say; "You lucky People!"