Christmas Edition

It has been a few weeks since I posted on here however I have been hard at work on the tables and have been running so very cold. That’s poker I suppose but after the highs I have experienced it has been a difficult few weeks.

I have now experienced both sides of poker, has it changed my attitude for the game? Not one bit, I still love it and look forward to the next game. What it has done is to confirm that I need to maintain my discipline at the table and also accept that winning is not achievable all the time. I have used the time to look at my mental approach and attitude and it has been beneficial in the long term as I have been playing a greater range of hands in position and during this run I have also looked for more opportunities to play specific players and position. My range of playable cards is now far wider than it has ever been and I have also worked very hard on pot control to ensure the premium hand holdings have been maximized, sure along the way there have been poor decisions and calls however I am taking the positives from this period of time.

I intend to take timed out over Christmas and am going to visit my daughter in Nottingham, she only lives 2 miles away from Dusk Til Dawn however I am not playing as I really need a few days away from the tables.

My first game back after the Christmas break is going to be the monthly deepstack at the G Blackpool on 2nd January 2010. I am going to then focus on the Castle Casino league and also use the time to prepare for the APAT Team Championships in late January at the G Manchester.

http://www.apat.com/wordpress/index.php/category/apat-national-championship/uk-team-championship/

The format for the event will be a 10,000 chip, 160 runner, multi table freezeout, with a 45 minute clock. As with all APAT events, the UK Team Championship will be registration free for members and have a £50 buy in per player. Each team will feature 8 players, kited out in their team colours. Points will be awarded to the top forty finishers to determine the Team Championship.

The 20 teams who will compete for the APAT United Kingdom Team Championship are as follows:-

A World Of Poker
Ace Of Clubs
Amateur Poker Association & Tour
Black Country Poker Club
Blonde Poker
Bristol & South West Meetup - Defending Champions
Chezger
Eat My Stack
FISO
Furness Poker
London Poker Meetup
Newcastle Poker Forum
NI Poker
Poker Player
Punters Lounge
Raise The River
Sky Poker
The Hendon Mob
UK Poker Info
Voyage In Poker

I have been selected to represent A World Of Poker - www.aworldofpoker.com together with other players from the community there. The full team for this event is:

1. Rick "doublebubble" Gilby
2. Dave "Nocash" Garden"
3. Martin "Bigbills" Devlin
4. Ky"the hutch" Hutchinson
5. Paul "Murph" Murphy
6. Phill "flisby" Gilby
7. Anna "pokerb1tch81" Astley
8. John "Little John Hare"

I just want to finish this blog by wishing you all a Happy Christmas and look forward to seeing you all at the tables in the New Year.