Pud's Poker Progress / Matthew Pitt / 02 January 2012 /

First of all happy New Year to the six people who read this blog and the three who stumble across these pages by accident whilst looking how to cook the perfect Yorkshire Puddings. I really hope 2012 turns out to be everything you want it to be and more.

I actually hate the whole New Year's eve débâcle, it really winds me up and gets on my nerves. I like a drink as much as the next man, probably more if I am honest but I cannot stand how everyone feels the need to go out and get wrecked and be nice to people they actually secretly cannot stand the sight of just because it is the end of another calendar year. That plus the robbing chuffing pubs and clubs that charge £30 just to get in and then taxi drivers charge you £25 for a £6 journey. In my opinion it is the second biggest rip off after Valentines Day.

My New Year's eve was spent at home with the kids in bed, the Mrs, a big fat curry and few tinnies. We watched The King's Speech, the Mrs fell asleep on the sofa with the kitten practically laid on her head and I played a couple of hours of the excellent Batman: Arkham City whilst the rest of the world were busy being pissed up and fake. I was actually surprised by how much I enjoyed The King's Speech because it is not really the kind of film I would usually watch but I am glad I watched it and would recommend it to everyone.

Welcome Back To The Felt Mr Pudding

Last night I played my first poker session of 2012 and I am pleased to report that I actually got off to a winning start, albeit a small one. It took me just over two hours to play 303 hands of $0.05/$0.10 Six-max Pot Limit Omaha and I profited to the tune of $2.26, which means at this current win rate I will be able to retire like never! I should be happy with my 22bb profit because I was actually $15 and change down at one point then went almost $11 up. The reason for the big swings was not to do with the dreaded variance that everyone speaks of but the fact that I am actually pretty garbage, it seems, at PLO! But that is something I will be looking to change in the coming weeks and possibly months.

I've only played around 12,000 hands lifetime of PLO cash which is literally nothing in the grand scheme of things so I am still most certainly learning this crazy game but so far it has been fun. Last night saw me in at least five spots where I did not have a clue what the best course of action was meant to be and I also called off with the second nut flush draw which we all know is a no-no and managed to run into flopped quads when I hit the nut full house on the river but it is all gravy. Over the next few weeks I plan to read the two Jeff Hwang books and the Tri Nguyen PLO books I have and those, coupled with logging some volume for once, should see me on the right path.

Talking of reading I have started to read a book called The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives by Leonard Mlodinow after seeing Phil Laak mention it in his blog. I've only got through the first few pages but so far it seems really interesting so I will be ploughing through that whenever I go for a dump or jump in the bath. One of my New Year resolutions is to read more, at least a book per month, and as you can tell from the fact I read in the bath and whilst dropping the kids off at the pool another resolution is to try and utilise my time better.

Seeing how it is now almost 22:00 now (there goes that utilising of my time again) I think I will cut it there and continue with another blog post later on this week. Until then the very best of luck at the tables. Be lucky!

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