Day 168 ... Finding form again ...

HoldemPoker $ 98.68

Finding a bit better form today, after last nights rather shambolic effort. Maybe the 11th golden rule of poker should be don't mix poker with Sudoku puzzles, crosswords and trying to help the missus work out what "something a poker player should never be without" ... 8 across beginning with P is ? ... hmm that'll be Patience then.

HP ... $ 5+0.5 SnG Full ... 2nd ... + $ 9.50
HP ... $ 5+0.5 SnG Full ... 3rd ... + $ 4.50
HP ... $ 5+0.5 SnG Full ... 3rd ... + $ 4.50
HP ... $ 5+0.5 SnG Full ... 2nd ... + $ 9.50
HP ... $ 5+0.5 SnG Full ... 2nd ... + $ 9.50

HP ... $ 5+0.5 SnG Full ... 6th ... - $ 5.50
HP ... $ 5+0.5 SnG Full ... 3rd ... + $ 4.50

Total ... HoldemPoker $ 98.68 + $ 36.50 ... $135.18 (+ $ 91.18)

There's no doubt I need to adapt my play for the evenings v daytime play. Daytime players actually respect a 3x pot raise instead of seeing this as an invitation to enter into a 4 way all-in ambush.

I've also signed up to Interpoker & deposited $44 for this months ration - nice 100% bonus pending and we'll see how easy it is to clear. The site is supposed to be quite loose, but there aren't any micro limits so I'm going to have to be very careful how I go.

4kingpoker news ... I've just sorted out a couple more private freeroll tournaments for The 4kingpoker Tour which should make for a good bit of friendly competition on the leaderboard. Sunday 15th January ...

• Poker.com $100 freeroll at 3pm ET / 8pm GMT
• UltimateBet $50 freeroll at 6pm ET / 11pm GMT


Poker blog of the day ... From Guppy to Shark
Great blog following the ups and downs of the path from low limit to high stakes poker online and in the cardrooms.