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Wittering.
Jun. 5th, 2011 02:58 pmWell, we were a bit short-staffed at work this week, and PT Nick only got back from Cyprus on Thursday. So, I'd done some "maintenance work on Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday to Thursday, and, unusually for me, I had a training session at 4pm on Friday. We did a fairly all-round serious bit of work, and I've been feeling it in the deltoids (three muscles that park atop the shoulder) and quadriceps, to the extent that I've lazily not gone to the gym either today (Sunday) or yesterday. I really ought to have gone at least one of the days, just for a bit of cardio, and I feel guilty for not so doing.
I managed a 5k on the rower on Tuesday (22min 55sec) and then another personal best on Thursday over 4k (17 min 27 sec). But I really feel I ought be trying harder with the training and, more importantly, with the diet. I'm doing okay on the food (no chocolate biscuits, no kebabs, etc), but I really could do better.
The month started well at poker, where I've dropped down to $50 buy-in just to see if anything is beatable any more. I had a bit of a hiccup today where I carved at least one hand (leaving half a buy in on the table I think, even though I won the hand), and possibly carved the second. I'm still trying to work out if I could avoid getting stacked off when I've put in a middle position raise with As7s, been called immediately behind and by button and Big Blind, and seen a flop of Js 8s 7d, giving me bottom pair and a nut flush draw.
I bet about 70% of the pot, get called in two spots. I've only got about 35 hands on the player on my left, and he looked to be a bit passive and not too tight. Turn gives me another seven (board now Js 8s 7d 7h), giving me trips. There's $16 in there and Ive got about $44 in front of me.
Of course this is a classic hand where I don't really want to be OOP. I really can't check here (although if I do, and I get a bet, I can cr all-in), and a shove is too high. But any bet inbetween puts the pot at that irritiating level where I will have a difficult decision on the river as well. I bet $12, got called only by the player behind me. $40 in the pot and I have $32 (as does opponent). River brought Qs, giving me the flush.
Anyhow, I ended up losing my stack, which is always annoying unless it's a bad beat, but, given opponent's range and likely playing style, I cant really see the best alternative. Bleaaagh.
Bermuda in a week's time, although I still have to produce the newsletter while I'm out there. If that goes smoothly, then the "Birks on the road" scenario could be a goer -- attending more conferences and producing the newsletter from the hotel room. Add on a few days beforehand and a couple of days after (in an apartment I could rent for the week) and I might be out of the office for half the year. Which would be nice. And a nice rest from the office at home as well, giving me a chance to recharge some poker batteries. It really is a rather boring game. Thought about playing some PLO 8 or better last night at low stakes, just for enjoyment. My, that thought made me feel strange. But, really, NL Hold 'em is very hard to get excited about. And that might be part of the problem. I just don't care enough about the game any more.
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I managed a 5k on the rower on Tuesday (22min 55sec) and then another personal best on Thursday over 4k (17 min 27 sec). But I really feel I ought be trying harder with the training and, more importantly, with the diet. I'm doing okay on the food (no chocolate biscuits, no kebabs, etc), but I really could do better.
The month started well at poker, where I've dropped down to $50 buy-in just to see if anything is beatable any more. I had a bit of a hiccup today where I carved at least one hand (leaving half a buy in on the table I think, even though I won the hand), and possibly carved the second. I'm still trying to work out if I could avoid getting stacked off when I've put in a middle position raise with As7s, been called immediately behind and by button and Big Blind, and seen a flop of Js 8s 7d, giving me bottom pair and a nut flush draw.
I bet about 70% of the pot, get called in two spots. I've only got about 35 hands on the player on my left, and he looked to be a bit passive and not too tight. Turn gives me another seven (board now Js 8s 7d 7h), giving me trips. There's $16 in there and Ive got about $44 in front of me.
Of course this is a classic hand where I don't really want to be OOP. I really can't check here (although if I do, and I get a bet, I can cr all-in), and a shove is too high. But any bet inbetween puts the pot at that irritiating level where I will have a difficult decision on the river as well. I bet $12, got called only by the player behind me. $40 in the pot and I have $32 (as does opponent). River brought Qs, giving me the flush.
Anyhow, I ended up losing my stack, which is always annoying unless it's a bad beat, but, given opponent's range and likely playing style, I cant really see the best alternative. Bleaaagh.
Bermuda in a week's time, although I still have to produce the newsletter while I'm out there. If that goes smoothly, then the "Birks on the road" scenario could be a goer -- attending more conferences and producing the newsletter from the hotel room. Add on a few days beforehand and a couple of days after (in an apartment I could rent for the week) and I might be out of the office for half the year. Which would be nice. And a nice rest from the office at home as well, giving me a chance to recharge some poker batteries. It really is a rather boring game. Thought about playing some PLO 8 or better last night at low stakes, just for enjoyment. My, that thought made me feel strange. But, really, NL Hold 'em is very hard to get excited about. And that might be part of the problem. I just don't care enough about the game any more.
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