May 17, 2009
- Something strange in the neigbourhood
The Dean is now taking enquiries from all interested parties regarding my new Poker Pro System “The Vulture” and also my forthcoming six max system “The Jackal”, anyone who is interested in these should contact me at Carl@Pokerquest.f9.co.uk to register their interest.
Was playing the 25-50 game last night and within about a minute of [...]
August 15, 2008
- A New Challenge
This week has seen some pivotal things happen to the way that I am thinking about my poker. I am railing the high-stakes NLHE games more than I used to as I am writing reports on them for Poker News. But I have had some bad results lately in the $25-$50, so much that it [...]
June 12, 2008
- Here we go again
Well I have been in negotiation with my sponsors Pokerheaven this week and it looks like another challenge is on. I dont know the specifics of this yet but I will be doing a limit hold’em bankroll challenge to rival the one that I did late last year and early this year.
I have been re-arranging [...]
January 25, 2008
- Thats me done with it
Well after much deliberation and soul searching, I have called time on the 100k challenge. The hours that I am committing both now and in the future will probably get less and less. I have not played at all since the last post despite promising that I would so the FINAL BANKROLL IS : $11,898
Actually [...]
January 19, 2008
- Into five figures
Well it has took almost four months of slog but I am finally into five figures with the 100k challenge. I have won $818 since the last lost and that puts the total bankroll at $10,709!!
Boy does that feel good today. Although I have been consulting with a very successful 2-4 and 3-6 multi-tabler this [...]
January 11, 2008
- Live games do feel so good
Played in my first live cash game in absolutely ages the other night. You simply cannot beat the buzz of live poker. It felt strange to be playing such games as Irish and 6 card PLO again, hell we even played Pineapple which is basically texas hold’em but with an extra card.
I would like to [...]
January 5, 2008
- oh dear
I dont know why I feel fed up today as I had a cracking session in a 25-50 game early this morning winning just over $5000. I guess its because of the 4 buy-ins that I blew in the 100k and that is a $1600 dip.
The bankroll now stands at $6314!! It has been a [...]
January 3, 2008
- Back with a bang
Well Hi again everyone, its really great to be back and kicking off 2008 feeling fit again after over two weeks of being ill. Although I have spoken to so many people who have also been ill over the festive period that I obviously was not on my own.
For the record, I had food poisoning [...]
December 7, 2007
- The 5K Barrier
Finally ended up having a great session in the 100k Challenge. I lost another $175 since my last report but had a humungous session where I felted four players in the space of about three hours and won over eight hundred dollars.
Add to that another winning session this afternoon and the bankroll now stands at [...]
December 2, 2007
- Could it be
Well what a difference a month makes. This time last month and I was all doom and gloom regarding the 100K Challenge and now for the first time in ages I can actually see soom light at the end of the tunnel. I had another winning session last night and couple this with the rakeback [...]
November 28, 2007
- Should I just go for it
Won $169 on the 100K since the last post and the bankroll now stands at $3704!! Winning has suddenly got a whole lot easier and one more decent win with the rakeback payment imminent is going to be nudging me to the 5k mark.
Soon we are going to be hitting a problem and that will probably [...]
November 20, 2007
- I almost blew it
The 100K Challenge went through a very difficult time recently. I was down over $600 since the last post and was still playing 1-2….talk about walking a tightrope.
To be quite frank, I was not bothered if I lost the lot but ended up only being behind by $9 and so the overall bankroll is $2246!! [...]
November 18, 2007
- Due for a loss
The 100K Challenge has been going well lately….too well. Well I have dipped $439 over the weekend and the bankroll now stands at $2255!! There was nothing major but just a succession of little niggly suckouts that led to the overall result and one situation where I totally mis-read my opponent and bluff raised him [...]
November 16, 2007
- short but extremely sweet
As the title says, this blog will be short but sweet. Still cannot make my mind up with regards the proposal to bankroll me. 100K is really not all that much and would only allow me to play 50-100 NL or perhaps push the boat out and play 100-200 NL but the players at those [...]
November 14, 2007
- The Jury is Out
Well I have had my meeting with my potential backer and it all went rather well I thought although it was never going to go badly as I knew him. My problem is that I am not 100% sure if it will hinder my other activities as this will be a totally different situation to [...]
November 10, 2007
- The one that got away
Well, I was on the verge of reporting my best ever win in the 100K Challenge, during my last session I was over six hundred dollars ahead and looking good. But it all went pear shaped during the final two hours and I ended up LOSING $34.
The bankroll now stands at $1968! I had three [...]
November 6, 2007
- The next rung on the ladder
Well I did not tell you this earlier because I forgot but my last session in the 100K Challenge was not at my usual 0.50-1 level but at 1-2. I sat at three tables of 1-2 with $200 per table.
I said at the outset that I would wait until I got to $2000 before I [...]
November 4, 2007
- Fixing what is broken
Had yet another winning session last night in the 100K Challenge and won $129. This now takes my bankroll upto $1704!!
Remember that I told you some time ago that I was seeking advice from a couple of good online players who I know on why I was struggling with the 0.50-1 games, well I have [...]
November 2, 2007
- Don’t count your chickens
There has been mounting interest in my 100K Challenge and some people have e-mailed me and placed messages, mainly positive but a few negative ones and I have no issue with that…..we welcome everybody here.
I have been struggling in October trying to adjust to the 0.50-1 games and it has been testing I can tell [...]
October 29, 2007
- A good end to a bad month
All in all, it has not been a great month results wise and I think the reason for that has been partly to do with me playing less and less poker and being more game selective.
Back in 2002 and 2003 I was putting in around 60 hours a week playing online poker and this led to serious [...]
