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