Dreaming Of A White Christmas

It's that time of the year again: the pipes are frozen, people are slipping in the street, scarf sales are through the roof, and our transport system has ground to a halt. Britain is buried in snow.


It is a stark contrast to Gran Canaria, whence I returned on Friday. Oh, the joy of sunbathing in December! I acquired a modicum of colour, and even swam in the sea a couple of times. Alright, the sea was a bit chilly...

Tooth Abuse

One of the perks of my job is not having to commute to work. I could almost avoid any contact with the outside world, since I order nearly everything on the internet (supermarket deliveries included) though today I had to brave the weather for a visit to my dentist – or as a friend calls it, ‘paying for pain’.

Fortunately (or unfortunately?) the number 31 bus service was unaffected by the snowfall and I made it to the dental centre just in time for some routine eye-watering gum torture.

Now I’m £30 lighter, bleeding, and sulking after some bint jammed an ultrasonic device between my teeth. And I have a follow-up appointment in January for more tooth abuse, just fantastic!

Back In Action

Back to poker after a two week break.

As well as spending a week soaking up the sun and sangria in the Canaries, I took a few days out to assemble and set up a new desktop PC for my online gambling ventures.

Am I glad I got my computer up and running in time for the traditional Sunday grind...

The last few months I’ve run badly overall, so I was super-chuffed to rack up over $3,000 of profit last night.

Xmas Comes Early

The evening began well, with a torrent of delectable suck-outs securing me a victory in Party’s $10K Gtd Speed Rebuy. At $5 per rebuy it’s a low-stakes affair, but with fields of typically 500—700 the prize pool is fairly substantial.

In fact I placed 4/714 on my last attempt, but of course it’s all about winning, and my $2,688 cash for placing 1/629 made for a very welcome early Chrimbo present.

Disappointingly I went on to bubble the final table of PKR’s $162 buy-in six-max Sunday High Roller. Under $700 for my 7th place finish ... $6k for the winner ... meh!

I had the chip lead for a while but a series of ill-destined all-in plays saw me fall from grace. J-J lost to K-7o / K-Q lost to 7-7 / then I shoved trash and ran into Jacks. gg

I bought into three of the Sunday majors and enjoyed a deep run in OnGame’s ChampionChip $200,000 ($200 buy-in). Embarrassingly I think it’s only my second cash in this tourney, so it was nice to finally nail a four-figure score, placing 23/1300 for $1,211.

Reassuring that I still remember how to play poker after my break. :)