Bye Eck .

I read Tripjax’s comment on yesterdays post and gave myself a kick up the backside.The plan was to stage a Rocky type comeback by playing a $5 sng last night and take it down by playing my best game.A nice neat post today about what a difference playing fully focussed can make was the plan.Came 5th in the first one and 6th in the second so no fairy story here.


I moved to a Pokerroom $1 nl table,bought in for $100 and waited for the fireworks to begin.I didn’t have to wait long…Called a $2 raise with 44 along with one other.Flop came 3 5 6 rainbow and the original preflop raiser made a weak $3 bet into a $7.50 pot and I was the only caller with my low pair and open ended straight draw.I didn’t like the Ace on the turn but I wasn’t folding to a $7 bet.The river did deliver a 7 and here’s where I screwed up slightly.The villan bet $25, I raised to $50 and he insta called with his busted set of Aces.I only considered him having 48 for a nano-second.I had no reads at the table but a maniac doesn’t bet 2 bb preflop.I just wish I’d made a larger reraise.Maybe he would have laid down his set but I doubt it.Still it was nice to leave Pokerroom $45 up after blowing $11 in sng fees first.

I’d only played there as I have a $10 player point bonus to clear and have until the 18th to do it.Back to Ladbrokes though tonight and Friday.I’ve 296 raked hands and require 500 for the $100k freeroll on Sat evening.I’ve only played one so far and they’ve been running since the start of January.200th pays $150 and the other players are probably other ring game players not tourney specialists who’ve bought in for $1k.

Ok after Pokerroom I should have headed to Laddys but the temptation to try out Partys 6 max tables again was too much.Unfortunately they were packed out and being far too impatient to wait on a list I jumped into a $25 nl buy in game for which I emerged $2.95 up for my 20 mins play.


Just heard that Rangers manager Alex Mcleish ( big Eck) is leaving at the end of the season.We lost 2-0 to Aberdeen last night and enough was finally enough for the chairman.Apparently there will be some kind of new financial injection which we'll be told about after our game against Villareal in the Champions league.What a relief to hear he's going.I'll never forget winning the league on the last day of the season twice under his management. "Helicopter Sunday" back in May will always be one of the most incredible days I've ever witnessed.To win the league in the last 2 minutes of the last game of the season when the media and fans of our rivals had crowned them as Champions the month before was sweet beyond belief.

"Craigan's gonna play this, it's a long one up there ,varga ,foran shot He's Scored McDonalds scored for Motherwell.......The title will be heading to Easter Road to Rangers, The Helicopter is changing direction!!!!!"