Busto...

...rhymes with 'gusto'. Oh and its also a very naughty and misleading blog title designed to get people reading :D

Friday updates seem to be ‘the thing’ this month, so here’s this weeks exciting instalment.

July is coming to a close and it’s another good one. Yet again I’ve won more than I take home in a month at work. By a good margin too. Therefore, I’ve made a conscious decision not to post results anymore. This appears to be a common trait amongst bloggers once they hit a certain point in their poker careers. Friends read this blog and it’s starting to feel uncomfortable posting up £X,000 wins. Plus it’s hard to plead poverty down the pub to avoid getting a round in.

Despite the profits, my game hasn’t been anywhere near ‘A’ game standard recently. A few things have concerned me. I can’t put my finger on them all but I’ve made some disappointing calls versus weaker players and played a bit too passive against some of the regs. I did go through every hand on two regs that were giving me trouble and did a bit of profiling. One was a very tight player and my conclusion from studying all his VPIP hands and future play with him is that he probably had it every time he made me sigh-fold. The other reg has given me no problems since either. I think this highlights a good point with regard to emotional control – don’t get carried away thinking someone is gunning for you and trying to own you – it’s often not the case and some study of their tendencies in HEM will prove/disprove.

Volume has been a bit disappointing due to obvious seasonal factors (wahey the sun has come out!). Also, the 200nl traffic has been a bit low all month despite Pokerscout showing a mini-upswing since the World Cup ended. The upturn must be at micros or something as I’ve had to add in some full ring and 8-seat stuff on occasion to make up my 200nl quota. My other hobbies include watching paint dry…

What else is occurring in the [x] stuff and things department? Well as predicted in my last post, my mates kick-boxing debut ended in defeat. He lost on points to a big Polish dude who’d had numerous previous bouts to his name already. It was a good evening with boxing and full contact bouts to keep us entertained. All my mates club team-mates were also having their first proper fights (and all against experienced fighters) and all lost – bar one fella who drew when to all our untrained eyes it appeared he won easily. Home refereeing eh!

Finally, the football season is rapidly approaching and Man City are about to pull of a coup by signing this guy:-