GR1ZZL3R'S Diary Of A Fun Punter

[WuDu]

On 8/16/2021 at 11:23 AM, GR1ZZL3R said:

I went to a concert in the Concorde hanger at Manchester Airport, part of a late birthday present.

 

   

The concert was fine but the bar prices left a little to be desired.

Three bottles of beer, a small bottle of wine, a diet coke, 2 packets of crisps.  "Twenty five pounds please."  "No, I only want some drinks, not a ticket to New York." 

We could have gone back the day after to see Concorde outside and lower it's nose, only £45 each. Fold. 

 

Fun Punting All.  

 

   

 

 

Did they produce different sizes of Concordes back in the day? This one seems huge. I've been inside the one on the USS Intrepid in New York City and if I remember correctly, the interior is very tight and narrow and nothing special.

On 8/16/2021 at 3:45 PM, Livertool said:

That set would have been around 50€ in here 

Come on, you know that you guys cannot be trusted with booze at all....

[GR1ZZL3R]

   @WuDu There were only 20 built, all the same size. You can just see the tiny windows behind the wings, with a very narrow body, built purely for speed. They were very fast and luxurious with first class service, but cost about 30 times a normal ticket for transantlantic flight, the record being less than 3 hours.

   The beers weren't 30 times normal price but 2-3 times what I would have expected, the usual experience when in a confined market, concerts, theme parks and even airports.   Going back to the long hot summer of '76 at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, a can of Coca Cola, stored in barrels of water to keep them cool, (not very effectively) was 50p, about the same price as today, then about 8-10 times market value, still I think my worst experience of rip off prices. I'm sure there will be worse examples out there. 

Edited August 18, 2021 by GR1ZZL3R

[GR1ZZL3R]

 

 

 

 

Better than a slap in the face with a wet fish! 

 

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Just testing posting screenshots after a Google update making it 10 times harder to actually find a screenshot and use it.

Edited September 24, 2021 by GR1ZZL3R

[SShcherbyna]

On 8/16/2021 at 12:23 PM, GR1ZZL3R said:

Three bottles of beer, a small bottle of wine, a diet coke, 2 packets of crisps.  "Twenty five pounds please."  "No, I only want some drinks, not a ticket to New York." 

 

On 8/16/2021 at 4:45 PM, Livertool said:

That set would have been around 50€ in here 

Come to Ukraine. 5 euros is enough. Maybe even something will remain. 

Edited October 7, 2021 by SShcherbyna

[GR1ZZL3R]

[GR1ZZL3R]

(VERY) EDITTED HIGHLIGHTS.

 

I got lucky, 

 

 

I got lucky, a nose in front the only place it mattered. 

 

 

I got lucky, 

Edited October 11, 2021 by GR1ZZL3R

[Samba]

BannedNit is a top class name

[GR1ZZL3R]

MORE EDITS.

I should be so lucky..............................

 

..................lucky, lucky, lucky..............................

 

lucky, lucky,lucky.........................

 

lucky, lucky, lucky............................

 

.......................and there's more............................

Happy Days.  

Small triumphs but all the sweeter for that. 

[GR1ZZL3R]

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Really lucky.  

[psrquack]

Being so excited going on sitout at the poker table? Oh, I just see, the name of the horse was Texas Man.

Anyway, congrats, you deserved it.

[GR1ZZL3R]

First race of the day.

 

First hand of the day.

 

Should I quit while ahead? 

[GR1ZZL3R]

   Time to stop messing about, being a fun punter needs to be a serious business. 

   I'm flitting about too much, have a few bets for a couple of days, win an odd one then give up, miss a few days and miss a few winners. Play poker for 2 or 3 days running, make a few € then lose it all and don't bother for a few days. Win consistent small profits at roulette then have a panic attack and freeze. 

  

  Not a lot of people know this but if you increase the size of your bankroll by just 1% per day then it will double in 70 days. A £1,000 roll could be turned into £1,000,000 in just 700 days. Slightly ambitious even for the most committed dreamer but doubling a £100 roll seems like a fair challenge. 

 

  I know I've not got the best record with tickets, but that's what challenges have to be, a challenge, and as I've been working on tilt issues, recording results issues, work ethic issues, etc: etc: etc:  here goes. The balance of €236.71 is exactly £200, £100 each for roulette and horses, and €100 for poker. I'm guessing in order of success, if any, will be the total opposite of many.

1.   Roulette.

2.  Horses.

3.  Poker, by a long way. 

Only 61 days till the new year so not quite the 70, but what's the fun in an easy challenge. Be dealt A8 twice doesn't quite match up. 

   Happy fun punting all.  

[GR1ZZL3R]

Almost a disaster on day 1. 

The poker, on a very short session which will not be the case normally, ( I cut it off just to lock up the win, chicken ) got me off to a start.

 

The  only carried my extra pound but it slowed all five of them enough for a losing day. 

The roulette was pretty horrendous. I've mentioned before that as soon as I start posting results they always seem to take a downturn, no change there then. A war of attrition finally ended with a whole 90p profit, not quite the 1% but near enough. Plenty of time to catch up.  It looks pretty bad with the total spent but I was never actually more than a few pounds down, I just couldn't get two results in short order. However, a profit's a profit. I fight on. 

 

I won't update every day, I just wanted to get the first day logged, there could be a lot of repetitions, but any upswings  or downswings may be reported. 

DAY 1.   Not really fun. 

 

Edited November 1, 2021 by GR1ZZL3R

[GR1ZZL3R]

[Estzen]

Why dont you just use all money for poker instead of playng roulette and horses? 

Or is it more for a fun - because its pretty clear that if you want to build a bankroll it will never happen like this - just a hard truth. 

[GR1ZZL3R]

14 hours ago, Estzen said:

Why dont you just use all money for poker instead of playng roulette and horses?   Poker is quite low on my priorities at the moment, I've only played 3 hours this week and am slightly down on the ticket. I no longer make time for poker, if I have some time spare and if I'm in the mood I'll play. 

Or is it more for a fun - The title of my blog is quite a big clue. because its pretty clear that if you want to build a bankroll it will never happen like this - It's pretty clear from what, a loss on the horses this week, but profit from the roulette. Admittedly a very small profit but a profit nonetheless.  just a hard truth. 

 

 

   To be serious, maybe I can't handle the truth. I fell in love with poker over 20 years ago but during the last year or two the enthusiasm has gradually declined. Like 95% of players I think I'm good enough, but like the other 95% ( maths ) maybe I'm a losing player. Brief highlights kindle the flame ( a €25 UOS tourney win ) but these highs are becoming fewer and more interspersed with ever longer periods of lows, and the harsh truth is that maybe poker is not my route to fame and fortune. 

   I've been a fan of the horses for even longer and had some incredible good runs and, at the time, to me, decent wins. £ 50 on a 12/1 runaway winner, amongst other good wins, when my average take home pay was about £60 pw was pretty amazing, but as with so many highflying hopes and dreams, reality has a habit of kicking in. The truth is I was on a heater down to more luck than skill, and these days the odd pound punt here and there is exactly what it is, just for fun, but never say never, I could make a comeback. 

   Roulette. Where do I begin. Let's go back to the start. At this point many memories come flooding back, some good, some not so good, and with so many to pick and choose from I need to get them in some sort of intelligible order, so I'll take a break here and try to organise my thoughts. Anyway, the racing starts soon so I may be busy for the afternoon.  Back later. 

  Fun Punting, the only way to go.  

[Estzen]

1 hour ago, GR1ZZL3R said:

   To be serious, maybe I can't handle the truth. I fell in love with poker over 20 years ago but during the last year or two the enthusiasm has gradually declined. Like 95% of players I think I'm good enough, but like the other 95% ( maths ) maybe I'm a losing player. Brief highlights kindle the flame ( a €25 UOS tourney win ) but these highs are becoming fewer and more interspersed with ever longer periods of lows, and the harsh truth is that maybe poker is not my route to fame and fortune. 

   I've been a fan of the horses for even longer and had some incredible good runs and, at the time, to me, decent wins. £ 50 on a 12/1 runaway winner, amongst other good wins, when my average take home pay was about £60 pw was pretty amazing, but as with so many highflying hopes and dreams, reality has a habit of kicking in. The truth is I was on a heater down to more luck than skill, and these days the odd pound punt here and there is exactly what it is, just for fun, but never say never, I could make a comeback. 

   Roulette. Where do I begin. Let's go back to the start. At this point many memories come flooding back, some good, some not so good, and with so many to pick and choose from I need to get them in some sort of intelligible order, so I'll take a break here and try to organise my thoughts. Anyway, the racing starts soon so I may be busy for the afternoon.  Back later. 

  Fun Punting, the only way to go.  

Maybe you cannot. But I'll add what I would do, or suggest for you to do. 

1. I would make separate bankrolls in an excel file for everything. 

2. Turning out to be losing 20 years in poker seems a lot, but admiting is always a good point in my opinion. Its much better than denial, sometimes even lightyears ahead of it! 

3. Specially in smaller fields few wins can be pretty blinding for people, that further encourages them to play higher in actual fields that they will be a clear looser. Yet few wins makes them think that they are good to play there. 

4. I find the biggest problem for many is that their looking for a big outcome, fast, here, and NOW. While not realizing that actually in the long run , already beating higher side'of micros can give pretty okay money in month , if play regulary with enough volume. Its even more significant for those who live in some 3rd world countries where beating very small game could already make someone play full time. 

5. If you have played so long, it might be that you could actually work yourself profitable. But its also part what most players dont realize, it takes time and actual study to get somewhere. My old chess teacher had once a good analogy, that the reason why many nightly blitz players do not improve in their years and probably play almost 20 years the exact same strenght, is because all they do is play blitz and never study any theory. They just waste their potential. In poker I see its exactly the same thing the same analogy. 

6. Im intrested about hearing the roulette part. And I wish you well, in gambling and in poker! I dont expect you to accept it, but nevertheless gaining and giving information is better than me not telling it.

[Estzen]

1 hour ago, GR1ZZL3R said:

   To be serious, maybe I can't handle the truth. I fell in love with poker over 20 years ago but during the last year or two the enthusiasm has gradually declined. Like 95% of players I think I'm good enough, but like the other 95% ( maths ) maybe I'm a losing player. Brief highlights kindle the flame ( a €25 UOS tourney win ) but these highs are becoming fewer and more interspersed with ever longer periods of lows, and the harsh truth is that maybe poker is not my route to fame and fortune. 

   I've been a fan of the horses for even longer and had some incredible good runs and, at the time, to me, decent wins. £ 50 on a 12/1 runaway winner, amongst other good wins, when my average take home pay was about £60 pw was pretty amazing, but as with so many highflying hopes and dreams, reality has a habit of kicking in. The truth is I was on a heater down to more luck than skill, and these days the odd pound punt here and there is exactly what it is, just for fun, but never say never, I could make a comeback. 

   Roulette. Where do I begin. Let's go back to the start. At this point many memories come flooding back, some good, some not so good, and with so many to pick and choose from I need to get them in some sort of intelligible order, so I'll take a break here and try to organise my thoughts. Anyway, the racing starts soon so I may be busy for the afternoon.  Back later. 

  Fun Punting, the only way to go.  

Maybe you cannot. But I'll add what I would do, or suggest for you to do. 

1. I would make separate bankrolls in an excel file for everything. 

2. Turning out to be losing 20 years in poker seems a lot, but admiting is always a good point in my opinion. Its much better than denial, sometimes even lightyears ahead of it! 

3. Specially in smaller fields few wins can be pretty blinding for people, that further encourages them to play higher in actual fields that they will be a clear looser. Yet few wins makes them think that they are good to play there. 

4. I find the biggest problem for many is that their looking for a big outcome, fast, here, and NOW. While not realizing that actually in the long run , already beating higher side'of micros can give pretty okay money in month , if play regulary with enough volume. Its even more significant for those who live in some 3rd world countries where beating very small game could already make someone play full time. 

5. If you have played so long, it might be that you could actually work yourself profitable. But its also part what most players dont realize, it takes time and actual study to get somewhere. My old chess teacher had once a good analogy, that the reason why many nightly blitz players do not improve in their years and probably play almost 20 years the exact same strenght, is because all they do is play blitz and never study any theory. They just waste their potential. In poker I see its exactly the same thing the same analogy. 

6. Im intrested about hearing the roulette part. And I wish you well, in gambling and in poker! I dont expect you to accept it, but nevertheless gaining and giving information is better than me not telling it. 

[GR1ZZL3R]

Thanks @Estzen It's really nice to hear some feedback, positive or otherwise. 

    Having won on my first  today and done a quick session for profit in the casino I'm taking some time out for a few replies.

1 hour ago, Estzen said:

Maybe you cannot. But I'll add what I would do, or suggest for you to do. 

1. I would make separate bankrolls in an excel file for everything.  Already done, every poker session logged, even if it's only 3 minutes and 3 hands, every racing bet logged and every roulette session, a win on the first spin or an hour and a half bad session, they're all there in seperate files.

2. Turning out to be losing 20 years in poker seems a lot, but admiting is always a good point in my opinion. Its much better than denial, sometimes even lightyears ahead of it! I haven't always lost, I just never recorded in detail. I would withdraw when winning and deposit when losing, the recording came much later when I moved to play here and had much more time. 

3. Specially in smaller fields few wins can be pretty blinding for people, that further encourages them to play higher in actual fields that they will be a clear looser. Yet few wins makes them think that they are good to play there. I started off on Sky Poker having read one, probably outdated even then, poker book, quickly realized I was the unluckiest poker player ever, and decided to study. I don't like studying. I continued to be unlucky. I've done all the usual, jumping into higher stakes, tried every sort of tilt available  then basically just nitted up. Now I only play higher when lucky, the €25 UOS ticket was from a promo and I won over €800 from incredible skill and superb play, maybe a tiny tiny bit of luck as well.

4. I find the biggest problem for many is that their looking for a big outcome, fast, here, and NOW. While not realizing that actually in the long run , already beating higher side'of micros can give pretty okay money in month , if play regulary with enough volume. Its even more significant for those who live in some 3rd world countries where beating very small game could already make someone play full time.  I wouldn't say I'm a get rich quick person but in the past have bought books and systems promising short cuts and the usual claims of wealth, 99% waffle but basically only making money for the authors.

5. If you have played so long, it might be that you could actually work yourself profitable. But its also part what most players dont realize, it takes time and actual study to get somewhere. My old chess teacher had once a good analogy, that the reason why many nightly blitz players do not improve in their years and probably play almost 20 years the exact same strenght, is because all they do is play blitz and never study any theory. They just waste their potential. In poker I see its exactly the same thing the same analogy. I totally agree so recently bought "Purposeful Practice for Poker" quite interesting. This basically recommends playing, but playing with a purpose. My first week was practising raising first in ranges from all positions, moving on to when to 3 bet or fold etc, not bothering with the results as much but getting the basics right. This is all stuff we should know but tend to forget, and I'm finding it very helpful.

6. Im intrested about hearing the roulette part. And I wish you well, in gambling and in poker! I dont expect you to accept it, but nevertheless gaining and giving information is better than me not telling it. I'll go into the whys and wherefores in roulette a bit later but thanks for the wishes. I'm always open to new ideas and don't mind at all any constructive criticism, rather than being called a "dumbass" in another thread because I had the temerity to express my opinion that didn't align with someone else's. I'm still pondering wether to bother replying to that one.

       

Three hours played, still losing. 

The bare figures don't show a pretty story but £213.30 invested for a return of £8.20 profit equates to 3.84% return, a figure which I expect to climb as I go deeper.

Hard work for such a small profit, is it worth it? Yes, it will grow. 

Fun Punting. 

 

[Estzen]

@GR1ZZL3R Really loved your reply! Thank you for it! Maybe thats just me, but Cash Games are a lot harder to beat, even tho their with much less varience. Its probably because tournament playerpool in general is much weaker. I dont specialize cash games, Ive played some for fun, I probably beat the lowest, but I have no idea where my limit is since, its not something I do. Reading for sure is great. The better you build your basics, the more consistent you become. Preflop is king in very many places and even in midstakes+ people still err there. So its a good thing to take time and switch that study part and it will pay dividends later. 

[GR1ZZL3R]

 

 

[Estzen]

At first I thought, its poker history . Then I saw, oh roulette . Last time I played roulette, I lost like 80 euros .

I almost never play those, Im not sure when is the next time xD. 

[GR1ZZL3R]

A non-fun day, too many distractions, too much beer, not enough patience, a much smaller bankroll than when I started. 

Bloody but unbowed the search continues, a tentative appearance in the UOS beckons.