Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Week 2 update. personal disasters/poker good

I've just realised that for some bizzare reason... (prob me not pushing send button) my week one report is no where to be seen... prob somewhere flaoting around cyberspace! anyway just to recap on last week. It was a poor start to the year having moved back to 1/2 the first 3 days showed a loss of over 1600 and the rest of the week was digging my way back out of the hole I dug... I ended the week having broke even and had rakeback of $350 o show for my troubles... I took my weekly withdrawal from my BR as I promised myself..


So I decided ot move back to my comfort zone this week and play 100nl
This week was much improved poker wise although I didn't play anything like the number of hands I needed to... for 2 reasons really..... I fell during the week and broke 2 ribs and am finding it hard to sleep at night leaving me tired during the day for poker.. the main and most important reason is my partner Jackie was sceduled to go into hospital for a routene operation this week and during the operations something went horribly wrong and she got into difficulties which left her for the first 12 hours fighting for her life on a life support machine while the doctors did everything they could to resussitate her..... thankfully we got word that night that she would be ok but very very lucky to come out of it... She is still in intensive care but out of the danger zone now thank God... So a lot of my time has been spent at the hospital and I wasn't in much humour for poker when I'd come home..


Hence I played a lot of sng's this week... not a very profitable venture but a change from the norm.. I played 20 100$ sngs with a return of $2335


4452 Hands Played Profit/Loss +$610
6.78bb/100 (Poker Tracker)V$PIP 26%
PFR 17%
Post Flop Aggro 1.77Showdowns Won 45%Rakeback $335


Also +340 from SNG's
Overall profit $ 1285


Paid my self my wages weekly this week again... I think it might be the way to do it as I don't miss it that way from my BR...


I continued giving coaching lessons to 2 guys this week and delighted to see them both doing very well... In particular one guy who I plan to write a feature on has won 40k in tourney wins since october.... lol I've been coaching him on cash games.... but I'll take some credit for it anyway...
I predict he will be a major tourney winner this year taking down a big one..


My trip to Sweden has been put off for another while so I'll update when I have news..


On my weight loss programe I managed ot shed a few of the LB's I put on over christmas by loosing 6lb's in my first week back at it although in saying that my head wasn't in it so this week I'll see how it goes but with grabbing a bit when I can this week it has not been easy...


OK update next week.... I'll make sure to press send this time or save or whatever it is I need to do.

6 comments:

dvdfan said...

Glad to hear things worked out in the end with your wife Mac, That must have been a scary few days. Hope she makes a speedy recovery

Bingotanterna said...

Hi Mac, is it possible for you to send the auto rebuy script to me ? I would be very greatful.

email: bloggerante@hotmail.com

regards
/ Andreas

Macspower said...

dvd thanks for the kind words... I'll pass on your regards..

bin it's on it's way... contact me on msn@hotmail.com if you need help with it

rag2gar said...

Glad to hear jackie is recovering well paul. Not a nice few days for either of you

Undercoverblogger said...

Jeez Paul I hadn't read any of your updates since the new year post for some reason.

Glad to hear Jackie is on the road to recovery and I hope your ribs are feeling a bit better.

I think your post on the Loft incident was very well done and while a lot of nonsense has been talked about how this whole incident was out of character by this guys mates to me it sounds like it was a case of the guy trying to fĂșck over strangers at the club and acting like the Big Dick and the thread was very appropriate and a service to the poker community at large. WP

See you soon

Olly

Macspower said...

thanks undercover...

There were those not too happy about it but I was glad the way I handled it in the end...

anyway I consider the matter closed now... If and when I meet the manager and dealer in due course I'll offer my handshake and accept apology...

Ribs are still killing me lol....