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Pud's Poker Progress

Hi and welcome to my little piece of the internet! My name is Matthew Pitt and I go by the alias Yorkshire Pud when playing poker online and also when I'm blogging. I'm new around here, though not to blogging in general, I thought it would be best to tell you a little bit about myself and about what and how I write so maybe you can get a feel for who I am and what makes me tick. I'm a 26 year old from Leeds who by day works in a busy office and by night dreams of becoming the next big poker star! I, like many others, read many poker blogs and read them in awe of the high stakes antics that are going on, feeling the excitement and tension as $20k pots are won and lost and tournaments being won worth $200k! But to the everyday recreational player, like me, it is unlikely that I am going to get to these stakes any time soon but also like many players I have a dream that one day it could be me! People sometimes dismiss small stakes and micro stakes players and their blogs as boring because of the monetary value involved but if people actually took the time to really read their work properly and get involved in their discussions they'd find a world where people are still passionate about the game and just because the pots being won are "only" $25 doesn't mean they're not exciting and hitting a final table of a $5 buy in event has just as many bragging rights as winning a $215 buy in game for someone who ply's their trade at the lower end of the spectrum. A lot of poker blogs focus on purely poker but I am different in that I openly talk about my life and situations I find myself in on a daily basis. I also publish my entries as I write them so that my thoughts and descriptions of things I do and see are fresh and natural which hopefully makes my blog more personal, almost as if I am actually talking to you the reader rather than just ranting and bragging aimlessly about my exploits. I also like to give my take on poker theories, books, software, bankroll management, all through the eyes of the common player. In short I tell it how it is whether that is poker or life and I hope you enjoy my journey and that we can learn and grow together. Welcome to my world of a small stakes player, a small stakes player with a dream. Thanks for reading and best of luck at the tables!

A good start to May at the tables

10 May 2008 | About Dave Allan

I've been reading a ton of blogs (writes Yorkshire Pud) over the past week and one thing that became apparent was the amount of people who had a poor month at the tables during April, myself included, and that they... Read more

Tags: all-in situations, multiple tables, NL25, TPTK

Multiple tables, mtts and Southport

4 May 2008 | About Dave Allan

I said in my last post that I was going to cut my hair as a sacrifice to the Poker Gods (amen) and for once it seems to have paid off! Since shaving my barnet I have cashed in a... Read more

Tags: mtt, multi table tournaments, multiple tables, NL10, Paypal, Southport

A Slave To Variance

1 May 2008 | About Dave Allan

I will be glad to see April leave us as it has been a very rocky and frustrating time indeed. In one of my earlier posts I mentioned that sometimes no matter how perfectly you play poker you can still... Read more

Tags: variance

Some basic online tells

28 April 2008 | About Dave Allan

As a poker player, writes Yorkshire Pudding, I look to gain any edge I can over my opponents as any advantage you have over the people you are playing against will, in the long term, yield profits for you. Most... Read more

Tags: delayed bet, delayed check, poker tells, quick bet, quick check

Back in front for the month

22 April 2008 | About Dave Allan

Since my last post I have added another digit to my age (writes Yorkshire Pud) and I'm now the ripe old age of 27! Do I feel any different? In short, no. Not at all. If I think about it... Read more

Tags: birthday drinking, breaking even at poker, Pot-limit Omaha Hi

There may be trouble ahead

17 April 2008 | About Dave Allan

I thought I'd give a little update to how things are going in the life of Yorkshire Pudding! I've still not found a job per se but I have sent my CV to dozens of people and I'm registered with... Read more

Tags: Omaha hi/low

Yo-yo sessions

14 April 2008 | About Dave Allan

I ended my last post hoping for a nice score in a tournament (writes Yorkshire Pud) but unfortunately it never materialised and I ended up dropping around $70 in MTTs ranging from $1 to $4. A mixture of running bad... Read more

Tags: mtt, multi table tournaments, No-Limit Texas Hold'em

Like running through treacle

10 April 2008 | About Dave Allan

Since my last post it's been a case of so near yet so far with regards to my tournament playing having not cashed in my last six games and I'm break even for the month (writes Yorkshire Pudding). On Tuesday... Read more

Tags: hand replayers, mtt, multi table tournaments

Caution: LAG in training!

7 April 2008 | About Dave Allan

There are two fundamental styles when it comes to playing poker, that of the Tight-Aggressive (TAG) and that of the Loose-Aggressive (LAG) writes Yorkshire Pudding. Both styles have their own positive points and obviously their own negative points. Most of... Read more

Tags: LAG, loose aggressive, TAG, tight aggressive

Heads Up the times they are a changing

2 April 2008 | About Dave Allan

I was going to post this entry yesterday but I thought people may have taken it as an April Fool's prank. (writes Yorkshire Pudding) Yesterday I lost my job. No joke, it's entirely true, I no longer have a job... Read more

Tags: HUSnG

Bankroll management, variance and bluffing

28 March 2008 | About Dave Allan

If, like me, you have played poker for a couple of years and are a naturally observant person, you will have noticed that many situations you find yourself in at the poker tables, both online and live, will mirror situations... Read more

Tags: bankroll management, bluffing, variance

I So Need A Car!

19 March 2008 | About Dave Allan

Ever since my (non-poker related) bankruptcy two and a half years ago, I've never had a car of my own and I've either had to rely on borrowing a friend's car or use the pile of cack that is public... Read more