Great hand that just ****ing sums it up lately

Hi Gazzy.
Firstly Great blog. Somehow I knew that xtinaaguilera is you. We do play little bit together (although I haven't seen you that much on normal tables). Guess the only memorable hand lately was you floating my 4b BB vs SB with 53s and floating my cbet on QQJtt with 5h no backdoor no nothing and shipping vs my Turn check (and showing the hand ) after which I spew tilted like 1 stack towards you.
Can't advice you with your downswing because I guess I am in your eyes quite nitty but maybe you should stop little bit trying to outplay everyone and that should improve your winrate (I mean with your image you will get paid off anyway).Although I would use some of your aggression (I don't bluff enough thats for sure). But to be fair I don't know whether HM fixed it already but at least I won a lot more than HM2 shows for me so maybe it is not all that bad.
What I would advice tho is maybe moving somehwere from UK. I mean as someone who lived in both Asia and South America thanks to poker I would suggest you to reloacte for a little somwhere. Your money will give a lot more in terms of value there will be hot and sunny and the girls will be super hot. I mean when do you want to travel if not for now when you are still young and have no commitments ?

Anyway wishing you all the best and hope your downswing will soon ends.

Hey KPT, I definitely remember the hand/day. Fairly certain I was just tilting a bit that day, not good. Happens to us all... wrt downswing, I'm just off the back of one so just feel it's a bit "unfair", but I spose it's only been a few days so a bit premature to start complaining. Will persevere for a few more days and see where I'm at. Think you're right about the outplaying stuff, it's a bit pointless at these stakes!

With regards to moving abroad, I really struggle being away from Scotland. I have had a great time going to Malta twice within the last 15 months, but I haven't lasted longer than 8 weeks. Plus I couldn't leave my girlfriend behind. I fully intend to go to Vegas again for 6 weeks next summer and have a couple of non poker adventures planned for next year too, so I think that'll be sufficient enough to keep me happy

Gonna stream 50z on Stars today, just for a wee break from the 100z grind on Party. Should be up in 5 - https://www.twitch.tv/gazzyb12345

Can't win if you fold.

^ also very very true

Such a weird day of poker. Streamed 4x50z on Stars for 4 hours, won 7bi, took a break, then played 4x100ff on Party and won about 7bi, but proceeded to lose 8bi at 50z on Stars in the process! So I'm down $40ish on Stars for the day, but up about $750 on Party. Two graphs...

Stars:



Party:



Think I played well today, and on another day coulda won double, but certainly can't complain. No hands coz I'm very tired. Will stream tomorrow hopefully during the day!

Last but not ****ing least...

That KQ/44 hand reminds be of an old wsop episode where that farmer dude got away from it v Ivey.

Nice thread Sir.

How did you lose?

Some ugly hands in there ^^ man.

Sorry for all the moaning lately guys, just a bit frustrated. Will try and not update when running as badly as nobody wants to see constant bad beats

Taken a few days off, went to Parkhead last night to see Celtic vs Barcelona (had to sit in the home end despite being a massive Barca fan and hating Celtic), was an amazing experience. Back to the grind today. Got the opportunity to stream on vip-grinders twitch stream today. If you manage to tune in please do so, as it's a great opportunity for me!

https://www.twitch.tv/vipgrinders

Should be up in approx 30 minutes!

Will tune in and grats on 2222 posts :P

Stream is quality today. Fine work!

nice blog OP, how long have ya been playing poker full-time for now? Do you think it has been working out for you ok? ie: are you fairly happy with your current lifestyle and overall situation.

Chur,
Wow

Thanks a lot Crazyboi, appreciate that! Wowsooted I'll reply properly later

https://www.twitch.tv/gazzyb12345

Gonna stream for 90 mins coz why the **** not, up in 5

No poker chat as it's still grim, instead will just talk about the absolute stonker of a goal I scored today.

So we're 6-2 down, haven't defended well and missed too many chances, so we're out the game with 10 minutes to go but still piling on the pressure. I get the ball about 25 yards out, play it into the box, take a kick but continue my run, receive the ball back and am 1-on-1 with the keeper, but the ref inexplicably pulls it back for the tackle and gives us a free kick. Striker wants to hit it but being player manager I pull rank and tell him to **** off. 22 yards, left of centre, I tell one of our boys to stand on the edge of the wall and to move when I say. I run up to hit it, shout "MOVE!", he moves, keeper is blindsided and I curl it into the corner. Peach. But that is NOTHING compared to the second...

Pick up the ball in midfield, smash it out left to our left winger, he bombs it down the wing and I get on my bike. Winger plays it across very early, falls to the striker who wanted the free kick 20 yards out, he sclaffs his shot and it falls to me just outside the box right of centre. Wee shimmy of the hips, skip past one, jaunt past another, 8 yards out half-facing the goal from a ridiculously tight angle, I just turn and chip it over the keeper and it drops beautifully into the top corner. I've never done anything like that on a football pitch in my life.

Will update about poker again one day...

We gonna see it on those grassroots goals adverts you get all over Facebook Gazzy?

Unfortunately cameras haven't yet reached Scotland.

https://www.twitch.tv/gazzyb12345

Again, will reply properly to the above (fu tda), but streaming now!

Does your girlfriend not allow you to play poker? xD

Pics or it didn't happen

this is the most scottish 2+2 post I have ever read

Hey man glad you like. Been playing professionally for 2.5 years. Spent the first 1.5 years rakeback grinding with no interest in improving myself/my game, but the last year I've put the effort in and am a comfortable winner at 100nl (and 200nl when I've had the roll for it). Latest DS has wrecked most of the work I've done this year, but in terms of overall happiness, I wouldn't trade this life for anything. I have big big big plans for next year, just hope I can recover a little bit more in December and I can put these plans in motion. Anything else you wanna ask just holler
I ****ing wish. It was an absolute stonker!

When they do I'll take a picture of my nuts and send it to you xxx

She does but nobody wants to see me playing poker on stream with her sitting on her phone on the sofa behind me! (my gf came in earlier 3 hrs into the stream and I had to cut it short).

I honestly wish I had some sort of recording for it, such was the quality of the goal. Ah well, lost in the ether of amateur football...
Haha thanks all that was missing was phrases like "pish", "fannybaws" and "William Wallace"

First decent day in a while. The "running better" factor far outweighs the amount won, so happy to cooler a few people and win a few flips!



No hands as I am burst, been nursing a bastard of a hangover all day. I was playing Snooker Prosecco last night at my mate's house. Every time he got 1 pt I took 1 swig / 2 pts 2 swigs etc etc. As a few readers of this thread can testify I can't handle my drink that well and was a bit of a mess by the time we left for town. Good times

The early bird catches the worm...

https://www.twitch.tv/gazzyb12345

Some Monday morning Stars grindin. Up in 5.

Hey Gazz,

You owe me a chicken and sweetcorn sandwich after I threw 3/4 of it over the floor by jumping at your reaction when you went 89>99 quads>nut FH