Being in Spain out of web-reach last week has thrown me off my rhythm of daily posts. Where are we up to ? Day 58 apparently. Wow!
I'll try to post up some of the "highlights" of the golf-del-costa. To be honest, watching the Open on TV was about as close as I got to playing well. However, as all bad golfers know, in 18 holes of suffering there is usually one drive, putt, bunker-shot or miraculous 5-iron that stands out and gives hope. Those few good shots are often enough to keep one coming back for further punishment.
I'll probably be playing some live poker tonight for the first time since Las Vegas. I need to go to London to look at a new flat and also to make a guest appearance at work. So I've timed it so that I can hopefully make it to the Wednesday evening tournament at the Gutshot - that's a £75 freezeout. Depending on various factors like what football is on TV, this attracts 70 - 100 runners and is a pretty nice structure.
It's hardly the same thing as the most recent tournaments I played which had 2,038 / 3,151 / 653 runners respectively and buy-ins between $1k and $2k. But, being on home ground, I will be very eager to do well.
It's actually a long while since I had a really good result at the club - either in a regular club event (my best recently was 25th in the Gutshot £500) or in the events I have organized myself (my record of winning 3 out of the 6 still looks good, but the averages are catching up with me now !)
Still, even more importantly, I want to play well. I'm slightly concerned I may have tightened up my game too much - after all, this is not a 3day event !
Wednesday, 25 July 2007
Wednesday, 18 July 2007
Day 47ish - par for the course
The weather in Spain is as you'd expect - in the 30's and sunny. We don't have internet access at our villa, so entries in the blog (whether golf-related or otherwise) are going to be thin on the ground until we return to the UK.
Suffice it to say I will be looking for ways to describe the positives in otherwise very unimpressive rounds. The course where I'm playing is lovely, though, and Karen's dad is an excellent host.
Just time to provide a link to a second article by yours truly on the Gutshot editorial:
These are a few of my favourite things
Suffice it to say I will be looking for ways to describe the positives in otherwise very unimpressive rounds. The course where I'm playing is lovely, though, and Karen's dad is an excellent host.
Just time to provide a link to a second article by yours truly on the Gutshot editorial:
These are a few of my favourite things
Thursday, 12 July 2007
Day 45 - half way point
I've reached the mid-point of the sabbatical now. It would be a cliche, but true, to say that the time has flown by. There are all kinds of things that I have not had time to do, and which seem as unlikely to get done now. I even feel like I haven't had enough time to play poker and golf !
The golf, at least, should get a lift as we prepare to go to Spain for a few days. No internet access in our villa, so the poker will be on hold and so will the blog.
The golf, at least, should get a lift as we prepare to go to Spain for a few days. No internet access in our villa, so the poker will be on hold and so will the blog.
Wednesday, 11 July 2007
Day 44 - a diet of poker
This was actually posted on 10th July, but we weren't in reach of the internet:
A Diet of Poker
If you've been reading the blog, then much of the contents will be familiar.
A Diet of Poker
If you've been reading the blog, then much of the contents will be familiar.
Monday, 9 July 2007
Day 42 - it's all over
My participation in the WSOP ended last night at about 2am Las Vegas time when my backee had his Queens trounced by Aces. That's absolutely the last financial interest I had in the event although I'll still be following the action till it concludes on July 17th.
Probably no blog tomorrow - out on the road visiting, with no web access.
Probably no blog tomorrow - out on the road visiting, with no web access.
Sunday, 8 July 2007
Day 41 - watching and waiting
I'm not sure when I will next have a chance to play poker - either live or the online variety. In the meantime, I do have a stake in the WSOP Main Event insofar as I have backed one of the players. I paid a proportion of his entry fee and if he finishes in the money, I will receive the relevant proportion of his winnings. He's a good, solid player although he's never played at this level before. All in all, I'd say he has a better than average chance of doing well.
There's also a whole range of other Gutshot players in action, so I am looking out for news of their fortunes.
There's also a whole range of other Gutshot players in action, so I am looking out for news of their fortunes.
Saturday, 7 July 2007
Day 40 - it's only fair
Kempston mini-soccer (aka 7 aside football) tournament today for Harry. The last event of this season. The weather was sunny & cold !
There were 8 teams competing in the U-11 boys section. This particular tournament - organised under the auspices of the FA - was uniquely scored ONLY on the basis of fair play. Goals, wins, losses and draws counted for nothing. Pitch-side marshalls scored the team, the coach and the supporters each out of 10 points for attributes such as respect for the referee and attitude towards the opposition.
It was a curious set-up. In particular, one side-effect was that you had no idea how your team was doing. One team, whose captain called the referee a #@*&"^*, probably realised they weren't winning though.
In the traditional sense, Brickhill recorded 1 draw, 2 wins and 4 defeats. Barton Rovers won the fair play league itself - Brickhill weren't in the top 3.
I blame the officials. Fair play to them, though.
There were 8 teams competing in the U-11 boys section. This particular tournament - organised under the auspices of the FA - was uniquely scored ONLY on the basis of fair play. Goals, wins, losses and draws counted for nothing. Pitch-side marshalls scored the team, the coach and the supporters each out of 10 points for attributes such as respect for the referee and attitude towards the opposition.
It was a curious set-up. In particular, one side-effect was that you had no idea how your team was doing. One team, whose captain called the referee a #@*&"^*, probably realised they weren't winning though.
In the traditional sense, Brickhill recorded 1 draw, 2 wins and 4 defeats. Barton Rovers won the fair play league itself - Brickhill weren't in the top 3.
I blame the officials. Fair play to them, though.
Friday, 6 July 2007
Day 39 - planning ahead
Not playing poker all day feels a bit strange right now. I'm keen to continue the development in my game, and to try to achieve a better result in a significant tournament. To me, that really means getting in there and trying again. There's a whole year to wait for another shot at any WSOP event, but I will be on the lookout for something for viable in the UK or nearby in Europe.
There are so many events nowadays that this should be feasible. There are several "tours" - like the WPT, EPT, GUKPT, GPT etc. There are also the more traditional "festivals" at all the major casinos in the UK. Additionally there are bigger games at the Gutshot in London periodically. I'll need to look ahead at what is on the calendar so I can plan to be available.
If not, and/or in the meantime, I think I'll try to play some of the larger internet regular tournaments - like the Pokerstars Sunday Million. That will be much more difficult to do when I return to work in September, so I need to take my chances now.
There are so many events nowadays that this should be feasible. There are several "tours" - like the WPT, EPT, GUKPT, GPT etc. There are also the more traditional "festivals" at all the major casinos in the UK. Additionally there are bigger games at the Gutshot in London periodically. I'll need to look ahead at what is on the calendar so I can plan to be available.
If not, and/or in the meantime, I think I'll try to play some of the larger internet regular tournaments - like the Pokerstars Sunday Million. That will be much more difficult to do when I return to work in September, so I need to take my chances now.
Thursday, 5 July 2007
Day 37/38 - back to reality
No problems on the flight back. I got plenty of sleep on the plane, and since I had started playing at 2am on the final day, I was more or less back on UK time anyway. Hopefully that minimises the jet lag.
The only thing troubling me was a really terrible call I made in my last cash game at the Rio. I would like to think I wouldn't have made the call had it not been so near the end of my allotted time (although that isn't a good excuse). It was one of those hard-to-lay-down situations that I need to learn to just give up on.
I had played a marginal-but-promising 6s7s and made a 7-high straight. The villain had played the equally speculative Jc8c. He made the flush, but because of the way the hand developed, I did not believe he had it when he bet all-in on the river. I called and got the bad news.
One of the leaks in my game is calling in too many bad spots on the river, and I had gone a long way to fixing it this week. This was another one where I should simply have let it go.
It's a pity, because I had been back to within £500 of even in the cash games. The fact is that the low-limit Vegas cash games are extremely beatable with straightforward, patient play. That type of game, though, is surprisingly (or perhaps not surprisingly) tough to carry through.
Because of the No-Limit format, also, it is relatively easy to throw away hours of good play in a moment of weakness.
As I said yesterday, when I next go back I will 100% be expecting to make money in the cash games and be very disappointed otherwise. This has not been the case up till now - I previously took the view that Las Vegas would be a tough place to make money because of the plethora of experienced players there. There are lots of experienced, and indeed very good, players there. But the point is you don't need to beat those ones. If there are just one or two terrible players at the table, that is enough to feed everyone else.
Out on the golf course this morning - I guess it's been less than 2 weeks since I played but it felt weird nonetheless. And, apparently, my brain has been reprogrammed to poker and has forgotten everything about golf. I played the 9-hole course at the Bedfordshire with the pro.
My previous scores were 44-43-34-37-36. I was hoping for 40 today but that was looking tough after I started with a 7.
It improved a bit: 7-6-5-4. But at the 5th I made a double-hit off the tee and it continued to go horribly wrong as I made an 11 (this is a par-3 remember !). 5-4-5-8 to finish. Hmm ..... 55 shots. That, hopefully, should be as bad as it ever gets.
Couple more lessons and some practice next week before Spain.
The only thing troubling me was a really terrible call I made in my last cash game at the Rio. I would like to think I wouldn't have made the call had it not been so near the end of my allotted time (although that isn't a good excuse). It was one of those hard-to-lay-down situations that I need to learn to just give up on.
I had played a marginal-but-promising 6s7s and made a 7-high straight. The villain had played the equally speculative Jc8c. He made the flush, but because of the way the hand developed, I did not believe he had it when he bet all-in on the river. I called and got the bad news.
One of the leaks in my game is calling in too many bad spots on the river, and I had gone a long way to fixing it this week. This was another one where I should simply have let it go.
It's a pity, because I had been back to within £500 of even in the cash games. The fact is that the low-limit Vegas cash games are extremely beatable with straightforward, patient play. That type of game, though, is surprisingly (or perhaps not surprisingly) tough to carry through.
Because of the No-Limit format, also, it is relatively easy to throw away hours of good play in a moment of weakness.
As I said yesterday, when I next go back I will 100% be expecting to make money in the cash games and be very disappointed otherwise. This has not been the case up till now - I previously took the view that Las Vegas would be a tough place to make money because of the plethora of experienced players there. There are lots of experienced, and indeed very good, players there. But the point is you don't need to beat those ones. If there are just one or two terrible players at the table, that is enough to feed everyone else.
Out on the golf course this morning - I guess it's been less than 2 weeks since I played but it felt weird nonetheless. And, apparently, my brain has been reprogrammed to poker and has forgotten everything about golf. I played the 9-hole course at the Bedfordshire with the pro.
My previous scores were 44-43-34-37-36. I was hoping for 40 today but that was looking tough after I started with a 7.
It improved a bit: 7-6-5-4. But at the 5th I made a double-hit off the tee and it continued to go horribly wrong as I made an 11 (this is a par-3 remember !). 5-4-5-8 to finish. Hmm ..... 55 shots. That, hopefully, should be as bad as it ever gets.
Couple more lessons and some practice next week before Spain.
Tuesday, 3 July 2007
Day 36 - leaving Las Vegas
Today is my last day. At the beginning of the week, it felt like 7 days here would be a long time (especially as poker-playing days are about 20 hours long) but now it feels the opposite. I guess that is the same with most holidays.
However, it also feels like I have now got the hang of this poker thing a bit. I started out the week on a losing streak that was mainly bad play. I then felt I played very well in the two WSOP events and the Venetian event. I've also now recorded 3 winning sessions in a row at the cash games and (of course!) I don't put that down to good luck. In fact, in those sessions I have had my share of good and bad luck - I must mention that once again I got all my money in with AA against one player with KK and lost.
That's 2 out of 3 times that I had AA against KK pre-flop all-in and lost. There was one other time I lost with AA when I decided to limp with it hoping for a re-raise, and when this did not happen I threw away my Aces on the flop when the betting suggested someone had a set.
In the tournaments I did better with the AA. Once doubling up vs QQ and all the other times taking it down pre-flop with a raise or re-raise.
My most recent winning session was last night at Caesar's (Actually it was early this morning - I'm sort of back on UK time). I also made good money at the Venetian yesterday although I stayed too long in that game - I kept most of my gains but did not really play the way I did at the start of that session where for a time I was dominating the table.
So, I am going to play one more short session of cash at the Rio. I am back close to even now so it could even be that I end "up" on the cash games. I have played more tournaments of course and not cashed in any there so unless I have a bonanza at the last game I'm going to be at a loss for the trip. I expected this of course.
What I didn't expect is that I'd see such an improvement in my game. Certainly when I come back, I will be expecting to win. That's a different thing to actually winning, of course, but it's a start.
However, it also feels like I have now got the hang of this poker thing a bit. I started out the week on a losing streak that was mainly bad play. I then felt I played very well in the two WSOP events and the Venetian event. I've also now recorded 3 winning sessions in a row at the cash games and (of course!) I don't put that down to good luck. In fact, in those sessions I have had my share of good and bad luck - I must mention that once again I got all my money in with AA against one player with KK and lost.
That's 2 out of 3 times that I had AA against KK pre-flop all-in and lost. There was one other time I lost with AA when I decided to limp with it hoping for a re-raise, and when this did not happen I threw away my Aces on the flop when the betting suggested someone had a set.
In the tournaments I did better with the AA. Once doubling up vs QQ and all the other times taking it down pre-flop with a raise or re-raise.
My most recent winning session was last night at Caesar's (Actually it was early this morning - I'm sort of back on UK time). I also made good money at the Venetian yesterday although I stayed too long in that game - I kept most of my gains but did not really play the way I did at the start of that session where for a time I was dominating the table.
So, I am going to play one more short session of cash at the Rio. I am back close to even now so it could even be that I end "up" on the cash games. I have played more tournaments of course and not cashed in any there so unless I have a bonanza at the last game I'm going to be at a loss for the trip. I expected this of course.
What I didn't expect is that I'd see such an improvement in my game. Certainly when I come back, I will be expecting to win. That's a different thing to actually winning, of course, but it's a start.
Day 34/35ish - Venetian blinds
Yesterday, or I think it was yesterday (it's hard to tell in Las Vegas), I played in the $1,000 "deep stack" event at the Venetian. The tournament was a sell out (545 runners in the end: 480 + 75 alternates). The deep stack format (lots of starting chips, long levels) is supposed to approximate the WSOP main event in terms of the scope for "proper poker".
It was a strong-ish field although the word is that the general standard of play at the big-field WSOP events and indeed the Venetian events (also large field for a non-WSOP event) is not that high. Still, you have to keep you eyes and ears open to see who's who. For example, on my direct left at my starting table (the same table I was at all day in fact) was Vince Burgio, who is a WSOP bracelet winner(seven card stud Hi-Lo) and finished 4th in the main event in 1994.
Just the one bluff I got past this chap all day was worth a week in Vegas and it was a privilege to play at his table for 8 hours. In that hand, I opened the pot from the small-blind with AhQd. VB called with Ad2d. The flop was 6-4-4 with two diamonds. I bet 1,000. Vince called. The turn was 2s. I didn't see how the turn could really help him and I thought a high or middle pair or an unlikely set would have raised by now, so I bet 3,000. VB with the pair and the flush draw has the best hand and to a raise I would have to fold, but he put it down. There had been some interesting speech-play during the hand (it is something I am getting more comfortable with), so we both showed and had a laugh about it.
I think I played pretty well I think in this event. I have learned that you don't win these tournaments in the first hand, or the first hour, or even the first few hours. I made lay-downs that I would never have made in the past and 7/10 times I found that even though I thought I was winning, when I made the hard decision to let it go because the situation said otherwise, well in fact I wasn't winning. There were some other occasions where I still think I was winning but the price to find out wasn't right (i.e. the cost if I'm wrong is my whole tournament).
After hours of struggling to keep at or around par, a key hand came up where I raised with JJ under-the-gun, and Vince Burgio called. Funnily enough, he had called an awful lot of my raises (it felt like that anyway), especially when it was just me in the SB and him in the BB. To be fair, he turned out to have some kind of hand each time (AKo, 44, A2-suited etc) and I think that he felt that with some hand and just a teensy-weensy edge on me in skill, he could outplay me on the later streets !
I had been played back at so many times by him that when the flop came down 9-4-2 with two hearts (ie all low with no immediate straight flush), I moved all in for 11,500 more (pre flop I had raised to 1,500). Vince, on about 30,000 thought for a short while, then called with AhKh.
Well, I'm ahead, but VB has 15 outs twice so is a favourite to catch up. However, no Ace or King or Heart means the poker gods smile on me and I more than double up (I double up plus the blinds and antes, which are pretty significant). Suddenly, after about 5.5 hours, I am above average and feeling good.
My chipstack now gives me a chance to see some speculative flops and in the very next hand I call a small raise from the chip-leader (who is on my right) with JT. The flop came 89Q !!!! So I have flopped the nuts and and have visions of doubling up again. Then I would be in seriously good shape.
Unfortunately, the leader has no hand, apparently, and when I make a small bet on the flop, he folds. In hindsight, perhaps I should check the flop to let him catch up.
Still, I am able to stay in reasonable standing until I lose 30% of my stack after I re-raise the button from the Big Blind with KT-suited. This fellow has raised my big blind about 70% of the time so I'm fed up with it, and make this move. Unfortunately, he pushes all-in and I'm not prepared to call off my whole stack with that hand. Supposedly he had pocket Jacks.
Now, I have only about half the average chips and it's time to hunker back down and try to find a good spot. Another thing I have learned this week is that ONE mistake costs you the whole tournament. In many ways, it is a question of making the fewest mistakes.
It's just before the dinner break (about 8 hours in) and the under-the-gun player who has about 8,500 chips (a pretty short stack) moves in. I think he's desperate and would make this move with any pair or any ace. It is folded to me with ATo in the small blind.
I have been throwing away AT, JJ, even AQ to a raise all day but I decide that I could well be winning here and I call. Actually, with 14k chips, and only the Big Blind behind me, I decide to move all in myself.
Who's in the big blind ? Well, only Vince Burgio. After I halved his stack with my JJ earlier, he took another bad beat and had only 3,000 chips at one point. He has worked this back up to about 15k. In fact his stack is similar to mine and I am not sure if he has me covered or vice-versa.
VB thinks for 30secs or so and calls. Now I know I am in deep trouble.
The cards are flipped up. The UTG player shows AQo. Vince Burgio has QQ. OMG. The Queens are a HUGE favourite. Only an Ace can make them fall behind, and since UTG and I have one each, there are only two left. Another player at the table reveals he folded a weak Ace so there is only one left in the deck. Even if an Ace hits, I am behind the AQ hand although we could split the pot, and I do have him well covered.
In the event, there is no help for me or the AQ and the Queens have it. The champion is back to 45k or so. It turns out he had me covered by a few hundred chips, so I am out.
I am gutted at my last play. In hindsight, I know that the UTG player is a good player (I've been watching him for 8 hours). He needs to find a spot to get his chips in, yes, but he knows that patience is key and he is not yet ready to move with A9 or 99 UTG. I should have known I am unlikely to be ahead.
Of course, if I had made this same mistake and got lucky then who knows !
What I am pleased about is that my play has improved immeasurably in the last few days from talking to other good players, watching other good players, playing and making mistakes then correcting those mistakes.
Next time ....
It was a strong-ish field although the word is that the general standard of play at the big-field WSOP events and indeed the Venetian events (also large field for a non-WSOP event) is not that high. Still, you have to keep you eyes and ears open to see who's who. For example, on my direct left at my starting table (the same table I was at all day in fact) was Vince Burgio, who is a WSOP bracelet winner(seven card stud Hi-Lo) and finished 4th in the main event in 1994.
Just the one bluff I got past this chap all day was worth a week in Vegas and it was a privilege to play at his table for 8 hours. In that hand, I opened the pot from the small-blind with AhQd. VB called with Ad2d. The flop was 6-4-4 with two diamonds. I bet 1,000. Vince called. The turn was 2s. I didn't see how the turn could really help him and I thought a high or middle pair or an unlikely set would have raised by now, so I bet 3,000. VB with the pair and the flush draw has the best hand and to a raise I would have to fold, but he put it down. There had been some interesting speech-play during the hand (it is something I am getting more comfortable with), so we both showed and had a laugh about it.
I think I played pretty well I think in this event. I have learned that you don't win these tournaments in the first hand, or the first hour, or even the first few hours. I made lay-downs that I would never have made in the past and 7/10 times I found that even though I thought I was winning, when I made the hard decision to let it go because the situation said otherwise, well in fact I wasn't winning. There were some other occasions where I still think I was winning but the price to find out wasn't right (i.e. the cost if I'm wrong is my whole tournament).
After hours of struggling to keep at or around par, a key hand came up where I raised with JJ under-the-gun, and Vince Burgio called. Funnily enough, he had called an awful lot of my raises (it felt like that anyway), especially when it was just me in the SB and him in the BB. To be fair, he turned out to have some kind of hand each time (AKo, 44, A2-suited etc) and I think that he felt that with some hand and just a teensy-weensy edge on me in skill, he could outplay me on the later streets !
I had been played back at so many times by him that when the flop came down 9-4-2 with two hearts (ie all low with no immediate straight flush), I moved all in for 11,500 more (pre flop I had raised to 1,500). Vince, on about 30,000 thought for a short while, then called with AhKh.
Well, I'm ahead, but VB has 15 outs twice so is a favourite to catch up. However, no Ace or King or Heart means the poker gods smile on me and I more than double up (I double up plus the blinds and antes, which are pretty significant). Suddenly, after about 5.5 hours, I am above average and feeling good.
My chipstack now gives me a chance to see some speculative flops and in the very next hand I call a small raise from the chip-leader (who is on my right) with JT. The flop came 89Q !!!! So I have flopped the nuts and and have visions of doubling up again. Then I would be in seriously good shape.
Unfortunately, the leader has no hand, apparently, and when I make a small bet on the flop, he folds. In hindsight, perhaps I should check the flop to let him catch up.
Still, I am able to stay in reasonable standing until I lose 30% of my stack after I re-raise the button from the Big Blind with KT-suited. This fellow has raised my big blind about 70% of the time so I'm fed up with it, and make this move. Unfortunately, he pushes all-in and I'm not prepared to call off my whole stack with that hand. Supposedly he had pocket Jacks.
Now, I have only about half the average chips and it's time to hunker back down and try to find a good spot. Another thing I have learned this week is that ONE mistake costs you the whole tournament. In many ways, it is a question of making the fewest mistakes.
It's just before the dinner break (about 8 hours in) and the under-the-gun player who has about 8,500 chips (a pretty short stack) moves in. I think he's desperate and would make this move with any pair or any ace. It is folded to me with ATo in the small blind.
I have been throwing away AT, JJ, even AQ to a raise all day but I decide that I could well be winning here and I call. Actually, with 14k chips, and only the Big Blind behind me, I decide to move all in myself.
Who's in the big blind ? Well, only Vince Burgio. After I halved his stack with my JJ earlier, he took another bad beat and had only 3,000 chips at one point. He has worked this back up to about 15k. In fact his stack is similar to mine and I am not sure if he has me covered or vice-versa.
VB thinks for 30secs or so and calls. Now I know I am in deep trouble.
The cards are flipped up. The UTG player shows AQo. Vince Burgio has QQ. OMG. The Queens are a HUGE favourite. Only an Ace can make them fall behind, and since UTG and I have one each, there are only two left. Another player at the table reveals he folded a weak Ace so there is only one left in the deck. Even if an Ace hits, I am behind the AQ hand although we could split the pot, and I do have him well covered.
In the event, there is no help for me or the AQ and the Queens have it. The champion is back to 45k or so. It turns out he had me covered by a few hundred chips, so I am out.
I am gutted at my last play. In hindsight, I know that the UTG player is a good player (I've been watching him for 8 hours). He needs to find a spot to get his chips in, yes, but he knows that patience is key and he is not yet ready to move with A9 or 99 UTG. I should have known I am unlikely to be ahead.
Of course, if I had made this same mistake and got lucky then who knows !
What I am pleased about is that my play has improved immeasurably in the last few days from talking to other good players, watching other good players, playing and making mistakes then correcting those mistakes.
Next time ....
Sunday, 1 July 2007
Day 33 - learn by doing
Quick one - I am going back to the Venetian shortly (that's the place to stay, I think, next time) to play in their $1,000 "deep stack extravaganza" tournament. This series of daily tournaments is kind of a WSOP-light and is recognised as having great structure and a lot of not very good players !
I'd have to say I'm guilty of being one of those not very good players, but my game is definitely improving. Yesterday after busting out of the $1,500 I played cash at the Venetian and booked another winning session there (albeit small). I'm getting the hang of it I think (finally !). And I am starting to see that these games are in fact fairly easy beatable - my confidence is up as well as the bankroll (that's up from where it was, not up overall: still a way to get there !).
Meanwhile I see Lewis Hamilton has had a poor third place finish in the French grand prix and now leads the championship by 14 points !!
I'd have to say I'm guilty of being one of those not very good players, but my game is definitely improving. Yesterday after busting out of the $1,500 I played cash at the Venetian and booked another winning session there (albeit small). I'm getting the hang of it I think (finally !). And I am starting to see that these games are in fact fairly easy beatable - my confidence is up as well as the bankroll (that's up from where it was, not up overall: still a way to get there !).
Meanwhile I see Lewis Hamilton has had a poor third place finish in the French grand prix and now leads the championship by 14 points !!
