Hello my name is dirkb. Yakshemash !

After what seems like ages, I have finally regained a bit of interest in playing poker. Contributing to this were several small factors : PartyPoker FINALLY gave me my password back, my homegame with the soccer pals somehow became a 50c/1 EUR Pot Limit game, and the Casino in Hannover now offers a 5/10 PL game (with mediocre players, as most casino games here tend to be) three times a week. The Casino isn't as nice as Hamburg, Schenefeld or Bad Zwischenahn, but whenever you have a 1k PL game within walking distance, you don't complain.

That said, I skipped playing in it yesterday in favor of watching Germany break down Ireland and trying to build a bankroll on Party again (the money I have is kinda spread around, and I don't usually play big anyway). I won $747 in 1760 hands, but of course I dropped tons of value in all kinds of spots, made some bad calls and bad folds, tried to get too aggressive at times and played top pairs too passive at times, etc, etc. Whatever, I never said I was actually good at this game. Still, $747 is $747, and translated to Euros it almost buys you dinner.

That Monster Jackpot Thing (yes, I really haven't played in a while) seems to be costing you a lot of money, at least at that level. Since most pots are actually about $20, raking an extra 50c adds up pretty quickly. Hope it at least counts towards my MGR.

So anyway, expect more posts here in the future again.