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The last few months

22 April 2008

Its been a while since i updated my blog so here goes........ More...

EPT Dortmund

1 February 2008

Bleeeurgh... Busted level six for a big pot with AJ all in on a JJ8 flop v QQ. Turn 8. River Q. Weird i knew it was coming!! Ok better go hit the cash games :-)... More...

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Hold'em hands part 2

30 January 2008

Ok firstly to the three hands that i posted a few days ago....... More...

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I haven't posted any NL Hold'em hands for a while. I've actually been doing pretty good in the last eight weeks or so at NL 50/100 and 100/200, which has improved my confidence after the miserable run I had at... More...

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Loads of Hands

4 January 2008

I mentioned in a previous blog that on December 30th I was down $180,000 playing two tables of $50/$100. The games were against Emily86 on Betfair, and they play much bigger than a regular 50/100 game.... More...

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New Year

2 January 2008

There is something strange about the start of the New Year when it comes to poker. All profit/losses get reset, and its time to go again. Despite claiming that I am going to take it easy in January, it's very... More...

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Bluffing in Pot-Limit Omaha - Part I

19 December 2007

Read part one of Ben Grundy's two part series on bluffing in PLO...... More...

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My Year in Review and Podcast

14 December 2007

As I am winding down operations and hardly playing between now and the New Year, I thought it would be a good time to look back on 2007.... More...

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Playing the big tables!

10 December 2007

I have had a big rollercoaster in the last 4/5 days. Been playing $50/$100 up to $250/$500 PL Omaha and NL Hold'em. Here is a pot i played in $250/$500 NL Hold'em...... More...

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GUKPT Final

3 December 2007

It didn't go to plan! We started with 15000 chips and I lost a fair chunk on the opening hand. Blinds 25/50... I faced a raise and reraise to 600 to play before I looked down at AsKs in the... More...

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Back to the old days

29 November 2007

I have been having huge swings just as i did at the start of 2007, when i was playing a fair bit of 50/100 and 100/200 PL Omaha and NL Hold'em...... More...

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Omaha Tourney

19 November 2007

Hehe you can now take me on in an Pot Limit Omaha tournament - exclusively on Betfair Poker. ALL admirers of this fantastic four-card game thinking that their Christmas has come early...... More...

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Blog rake challenge with prizes

12 November 2007

Players who sign up with Ben Grundy are eligible for some great prizes. If you rake the most you could be in with a chance of winning a seat at the European Poker Tour. Prizes come straight from the Milkybarkid's... More...

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Radio Interview at Betfair's offices

6 November 2007

I went into the Betfair offices to do an interview for Betfair radio. You can listen to it here...... More...

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EPT Dublin

2 November 2007

I just busted on Day 2. Had a below average stack going into the second day and was looking to make some moves early to try and get some more chips. Two hands led to my bust out...... More...

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31 October 2007

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31 October 2007

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31 October 2007

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31 October 2007

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MTTs Argh!!

29 October 2007

I was hero to zero! I played the $150k guaranteed on Betfair yesterday, which actually ended up with a $174k prize pool...Wow!... More...

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Another Tourney

26 October 2007

Heading over to Barcelona to play the WPT tournament this weekend. I love Barcelona so never mind travelling there for a tournament. Kind of recovered from my tilt from EPT london...... More...

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Last few weeks of play...

25 October 2007

Since WPT Barcelona i've been playing aload online including two 16 hour sessions last week. I've managed to get some monster stacks at $25/$50 PLO. My biggest was $78k and i lost a flip to make it very close to... More...

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WPT Barcelona day 2

13 October 2007

Steaming... just busted out. Playing 16k stack (blinds 200/400) ... I called the BB with 67 suited after two callers to a raise. Flop 67T with two clubs. I led out for 2500...... More...

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WSOPE articles

2 October 2007

Before the WSOP Europe main i did an hour or so coaching for a Telegraph journalist Martin Johnson. They make a good read and the links are here...... More...

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