2006 round up

First off i shall say that 2006 has been a great year for myself on the poker front.

throughout the year i have managed to amass 42 online tournament wins (39 on tribecca and 3 on laddies)

i have made 2 trips to dublin, several to blackpool, walsall and the likeand had some sucess, this week i won a £100 f/o at the broadway for £1800 and 6th in the £300 at blackpool for £1750.

Next year i will hopefully have a few good live results as well as maintaining my tournament record online.

I have met some great people this year through poker and enjoy sharing advice and strategy with these guys.

One thing that did bother me was on christmas day at 3:00am when i decided to take on sharpshooter @ 20/40nl and proceed to get shafted for $12k. the deck assualted him to be fair but i was so pissed i didnt know what had happened until an hour after i woke up on crimbo day.

Occasions like this simply SHOULD not happen, and the cash games are gonna take a big back seat as they seem to make me lose my motivation to play the tournies, which to be fair are my bread and butter. Also obv 20/40 nl is well outta my bankroll.

My next live festival will probably be the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) at bolton which kicks off with a £100 rebuy, then a £300 freezout and then the £1000 main event.

I am not a big fan of shelling out a bag of sand for one tourney so i will go down the first few days play a few satts for the main event and then decide whether to buy in or not.

i conclude by wishing everyone i know a happy new year and the best of luck at the tables.
rick