Should probably use this blog!!!

Hi all....after reading Caroline's (gobshite on legs) and finding Matt Broughton's (TheWaster) blog on here I thought I probably should start using this blog because well it's really cool actually.

I have not been playing a lot of poker lately because well to be honest...haven't been in the mood much and am quite broke.  The Betfred Ladies' Poker Tour satellites have started again and I did win a seat into the weekly final as did Paul but we both busted out early...they made the weekly final a rebuy this year.  Not really that happy about this but not gonna bitch about it cuz well it does add more seats to win.  Like last night because of the rebuys and add-ons and 21 entrants in the end there were 4 seats to be won.  Unfortunately, my friend Vicky who I kindly donated all my chips to with my pkt queens to her pkt kings earlier in the tournament lost her internet connection and bubbled :(  Very unlucky timing...damn isp anyway.

I'm thinking about trying to start playing again part time and any of my winnings for the week over the amount I put on I'll take off and use for things like food and clothing.  Since I can't seem to find a job I might as well play while all the kids are at school.  Saying this, Chris and Will are only at school between 8:50 a.m. and 11:20 a.m. so not much time to play...but I know that there are some really bad players on during the day on Betfred compared to at night.  I really just want to play jackpot sit n gos.  I love those Maui and Rio jackpot tables.  I'm going to put on enough to play 10 Maui's which is $60 and go from there.  If I win enough I'll play Rios because they're my favorite and I do the best on those because they're 6 seaters and pay to 3rd.  Not only that the added bonus to these if on the Mauis you win 5 in a row there is a big jackpot and for consolation if you get 5 first and seconds in a row you get $200.  For the Rios you must win 6 in a row for the jackpot or get 6 first and seconds in a row for the consolation which I believe is $300.  Also, on the Rios the buy in is $20 + $3.50 for the fee which works towards getting money again for the RPO sponsored player list.  Also they're worth something like 57 betfred points everytime you play them which works towards the two cash bonuses I have waiting to be released to me when I make the certain amount of points I need.  Since I don't really like playing cash this is the easiest way for me to make points quickly.  Usually, at this level you have better players playing as well so ya don't get bored as easily and not as many stupid plays.

I also need to put some money on Blue Square Poker as well because I signed up to play on the APAT National League thing they have every sunday (I believe it is) and I missed the first week last week because I forgot about it.  I signed up for North London's team cuz it's the closest to Essex.  There are a few EMS forum people on there and Linda and Richard(think that's his name) Iwaniak are on there as well :)  Should be very challenging for me.

According to my husband, I'm a really good player but lack the confidence in myself.  I know I definitely have the patience (usually) in MTT's because I can get pretty deep in long competitions but my problem is I don't play aggressively enough at times or too loose early on so always seem to be short-stacked most of the way and struggling.  I'm still working on it and always will be...another area I definitely need to work on is re-raising on a flop.

Well anyway,  hope all of you out there are well and having good luck and good skill at the tables....I'd also like to wish Caroline and Colin oodles and oodles of good cards and luck for this weekend :)