Still not setting the world on fire, but I have made two finals in the last couple of days. Firstly I came 10th in the $4 deepstack on Laddies and last night came 9th in the $5 $10k on Blonde. Despite not quite adding up to $120 in total, I'm really pleased to have made two finals and can't remember the last time I was there. Ok, it was a DTD one a month or so ago and before that on Stars a bit before that, but you get my drift!

STT's are going on. I've only really had a sit down once for them and I'm easily distracted by the mtt's, but I'm grinding a few out but not running that good. I think I've played around 40 of them and am about $5 up - ship! Also I've realised that for every 100 of them I play (the $5's) I release $20 of the bonus on Tilt. Combine that with a recent post on Puds blog that I was reading recently and I get a new target, to play 200 stt's asap. Rather than set monitary goals, setting games as goals could work out better for me. I would set a date but I'm not sure when I can get them in being realistic so I'll just say that 200 is the target for now by the end of December, sooner if possible.

As if two finals weren't enough exciting news, I've ordered my new computer and screen. The pc is probably nothing special these days but I'm looking forward to all the bits arriving next week, then I'll pop them together and link up with the super sexy screen I've ordered! Going to be easy to 9 table on this bad boy then after I can sit back and watch something glorious in HD. I just have to pay for it all now!

Some of my South Africa photos are up, boy do I wish I could go back tomorrow!


Profitable day in poker yesterday, even if it was only $20, but that does represent a 20$ increase in my Tilt account so can't complain! May hit a few more stt's today but I'm more than likely off for a live game tonight.

Another failed Sunday with nothing major to report. My first Sunday Million passed without anything to note and I never really got going. I think I tried to play 4 hands, the first being AK where I raised a limper, got shoved on for 7.5kish (I only raised to 400), the limper insta called so I thought it was best to fold here. I guess it was a good fold as it was KK v QQ, but the ace on the flop left me wondering what might have been - yeah I know it would have been different had I called ;) I donked off some more chips with 99 and then a couple of hands later TT then was pretty much blinded out. I was going to stick it in, but never got the chance to get in first until I shoved with A2s and was looked up by KJ and the jack on the flop sealed my fate.

Made one small cash in the $200k on Stars but certainly not something to shout about. Played 3 $5 stts on Tilt after and won one and came 2nd in one.

I'm a bit concerned about my bankroll at the moment so may spend the week grinding out stt's and play tourneys at the weekend (Sunday) I've never been that bad at stts, certainly break even at worst, so it could be safer given my current cashing form to play these at least a few days a week. Also going to try and stick to proper bankroll for my mtt play - I've been playing a few that when I've not cashed, it's kind of taking it's toll. This time last year, I was quite flush, but I've less than $1k now and I'm feeling the crunch! I've taken out a fair chunk to pay for stuff, but I'm still realising that I've actually lost quite a lot. I need to get some bankroll management. My mtt's are being limited to $10 and for stt's, $5 (ex rake) and the only exception will be the Sunday Million ticket I have left.

Been a fairly rubbish night again for tourneys, but I have won another Step 4 ticket! I've also twigged on that the steps are a good use of the W$ that I have left on Stars as I can turn them into tickets that I can play the Sunday Million with! So that's two Step 4's now so some decent tourneys are on the cards for Sunday. Happyish days!

It's been a while due to a rather lovely couple of weeks we spent in South Africa just recently. What a place, I won't say too much but it really was lovely and I can see why my Father in Law has bought a property there to spend 6 months every year there. We spent a few nights with him and his partner and it was just amazing. Cape Town is great, definitely recommended although when we returned there on our last day, we did find it very touristy compared to everywhere else we'd been. Top holiday though and I'll post some piccies on my photosite soon.

Managed to pretty much busto my Stars account but I've been playing a couple of $3 stts recently and did build it up to around $30 (woo) but I've since lost a bit. I'm not that fussed although it was fairly recently that I had just under $1k there so it does hurt a little. I did ship some money as part of a stake so it's not too bad, but I'm a little disappointed to see it all go. On the plus side, I've got another Step 4 ticket which you can now use to play $215 comps so I'm going to play the Million or the Warm Up either this week or next, then my money problems will be over!

Just ticking over on the other sites, nothing special to report. Came close to winning the Poker Player freeroll for a Blackpool GUKPT seat last night managing 4th out of just under 1000 runners. I played reasonably well all tourney then down to 6 and I donkey’d my way out really. Holding 400k and 2nd in chips, I decided my K8 (from the BB) was good on a board that had an ace, a flush and paired 7's on it for nearly all my stack - totally stupid play, I really can't offer an explanation and with it my dream of returning to Blackpool for a GUKPT disappeared. Was very disappointed with myself for that, it was about the only stupid move I made all night and I really paid the price. On the plus side, I did get a $109 satellite token which I think will have to wait for the new season now but I'll play one that's for closer to home than Blackpool. I really think I could have won had it not been for that hand. Ah well, all is good and it's good to be back.

May have a night off tonight, be lucky everyone