Couldn't think of a good title header and someone just said that in a tournament.

Ok so not really been updating lately due to me losing huge amounts, not playing much and not really having the motivation to talk about poker or write about it.

Anyway, this is a basic rundown of the last few weeks.

If you read my last few posts, you know I didn't do too well at stars, well I ended up bustoing on there and I am not going back. I lost 80bb in one session playing fine, no tilt, nothing. When I realised I had lost 80bb I decided to just put the rest at 30/60 and then went completly busto.

It was only a few hundred anyway.

So during this I had tournament success at Stars. I finished 2nd in a HORSE tourney for $1200 and first in a Stud H/L for around $800. I knew learning these games would come in handy.

I have decided to withdraw from stars for a few reasons.

1) I had like 2 winning sessions in 2 weeks
2) I lost loads
3) I am too easily tempted by the soft 10/20 games without the roll on there
4) No rakeback

The 5/10 is like a standard 1/2 game on the Internet, so the money is there, but after the downswing I am taking I think it's best if I play somewhere else and build my roll back up.

I am frustrated still at the lack of Stud games on Crypto and decided to withdraw all of my money from there, except for a small amount which I bustoed at 10/20 SHL and staking my friends in tournaments.

I was doing well at the SHL (Short Handed Limit Holdem) but after a few days staking, some break eveness and then a decent sized loss it was too much for the tiny bankroll there.

I will redepo there at the start of the month. Also, does anyone else think the new software looks terrible? I love the crypto design. If they could just add the new features and keep that then it would be great.

My friends didn't get any big hauls in the crypto tournaments, so the staking has stopped.

Having a load of work done on www.rake4poker.com at the moment, so watch this space!!

Crypto and Prima are now capping their rakeback to 30%, which I think from their point of view is very sensible, and I think Prima got way out of hand, what with those 65% RB schemes and higher.

So I am playing quite a bit on Full Tilt at the moment, when I actually do play that is. I have not really had too much motivation recently, which is probably due to me finding other things to do and also downswings.

I decided to re-read Gigabet's The difference between success and failure on 2+2 again which got me motivated again. So I decided I am going to give 6xNLH100 a go using Poker Tracker and Poker Ace. I have not done too much playing, probably a few k hands, and am about break even.

On the side, I am also playing 5/10 or 8/16 Stud or Stud H/L which has been fun. I also finished 4th in a $26 buyin for $800 yesterday.

I finished reading NLH Theory & Practice by Sklansky and Harrington On Holdem Vol 1. I am just about to skim through PL and NL poker by Bob Ciaffone and Rebuen again before I move on to HoH Vol 2.

I played the 200k on Party on sunday. I didn't get too far, but the play was so soft it was amazing. I doubled my stack without a big all in, then I got AA v KK to double up. Unfortunately, the very next hand I get KK and run into AA and lose most of my stack.

I will be playing that again tomorrow though, and perhaps if I can get a decent win tonight the $215 HORSE on FT tomorrow depending on how I am feeling. My friend also wants me to play the stars million, but my sleeping patterns have been relatively normal these past 2 weeks, so I don't know if that will happen.

Right, I knew this would have a lot of stuff in. Now away from poker.....

It's time I started getting a bit more of s stable income together. I thought about getting a job, but that is pretty much ruled out again now. I am thinking about starting some kind of offline business and an online eBay business.

I don't know exactly what I will be selling yet, but I am researching it. Also, a friend of mine are looking into openeing a website renting properties in Florida again. We touched on the idea a few months ago, but other things got in the way. He is going over there next week so hopefully he will be bringing bucket loads of information back with him so we can get a detailed business plan together.

I have always thought it's a good idea to have your fingers in many different pies, rather than just one, unless it is an original concept, which none of mine are.

Anyway, I think that's about it.