Not looking good for old Piers. Just put in another 1000 hand session of 50 NL and dropped right at three buy ins to some real beauties. I screwed myself in another couple of hands or so and I didn't get paid off much in some raised pots where I flopped big hands which all led to a pretty shitty time. Guess I will have to retreat to the 25 NL game for a few days and try to rebuild after the debaucle that has been today.

Did go sign the paperwork for the house loan today and had to fork out some more dollars for the appraisal and got to get the house inspected next week so old Piers is definately in need of a little heater this coming week. The closing cost is a little lower than I thought because the price of the house is lower than the asking price so not as bad off as it looks above but still in a deficit.

March: -124.82
DP goal: 1100.00

Some nice assreamings of today:

AA (me) versus JJ and 22 flop J72 turn 2 probably should have been able to get away with saving some dollars due to the betting but I was weak.

KK into AA
QQ into AK mid stack all in preflop
JJ into 44 flopped a 4 on raggish board
AA into 10 6 o 456 86
QQ into 88 flop 552 turn 8 river X
KK into AQ flop 47J turn A after he CR me on flop with nada
JJ into AQ flop 626 put in a nice flop raise calls turn Q
AQ versus K7s A 10 10 turn J river Q

So a multitude of hands where I got quite a bit of money in the middle on the flop when well ahead and then got torched on some slim draws, what are you going to do. Well hope better luck later today or tomorrow.

Pretty sure your boat beat his straight on the last hand . Understand your pain though, sucks when you are running like that. I'm on a solid downswing at 100 NL and about to tuck tail and head back down to the 50NL again.

Well managed to crawl back into the black for the month albeit not by much. Been working on what will hopefully be our new house if the inspection goes fine which I think it will. Reading up on alot of do it yourself shit on the web and I think I will be able to manage most things. Surprised I haven't dug up a body yet in the backyard as I was raking and cutting branches and managed to unearthed an old, old rug, some very old shirts, some plastic tarping material, a huge typewriter, a cow leg bone and various and sundry other shit. How stuff like that comes to be buried in the back yard is beyond me but hopefully I have most of it out.

March: 39.43
Down Payment Goal: 935.75

Well as I have probably said before if you don't play O8B you are probably passing up on some real nice +EV even if it is just a change of pace from your normal game. I have played more O8B this year than any other game and while it can be a real drag when you are constantly getting counterfeited and just plain out missing your 234240534860 outs for a scoop to get nothing it is by and large just a plain day in and day out money maker if you play well and there isn't a whole lot to the job of playing O8B well. I am mainly just playing the SH tables at Stars and running at a very nice clip of 7.00 BB/100 at the 2-4 limit tables in about 1300 hands which is just a drop in the bucket of course and I don't really know what type of long term number can be maintained but I think it is certainly a much bigger figure than a decent limit holdem player can maintain. You just can't win money playing loose at O8B and in my opinion the vast majority of players are playing way to loose at those tables and it is not uncommon to have 3-4 players at VIP 50% and above. Now just got to get my lazy ass in gear to put in more time as usual.

Worked on the yard at the house all weekend, raking and burning leaves and a few other things. The inspection is not until April 6th so I guess will not be doing much more until then.

March 2007: 125.93
Down Payment goal: 849.25

<Xaston> yes
<emmasdad> good
<Juskimo> I think Ill apply for a mortgage
<Juskimo> and play a micro sng
<emmasdad> piers?