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Played in the PokerRoom / Poker Player Team Challenge on Wednesday and made my second final table in the last three tournaments, improving this time to 5th from 10th two games ago (nowhere inbetween). The winner of each tournament gets to represent PokerRoom in a live game against a team of Norwegian players - plus there is a $1000 prize fund in each qualifier (freerolls).

Scored my first points in the August Champions League on Sporting Odds on Thursday and Today - 13th and 3rd - but got a lot of ground to make up if I'm going to get into the money in the overall table at the end of the month.

Made a call during Thursday's game which I did not deserve to win but I got lucky. Called with one-third of my chips pre-flop with K 10 clubs to see a flop of AQA, including the A of clubs. My opponent then put me all-in, and I decided to call. I had outs (ok not many !) and I was going well in a freeroll on Stan James at the same time so if I lost I could concentrate on that. Already said I got lucky, with a J on the turn to give me a straight. My opponent was obviously not impressed (he held A4 os) but apparently considers it the 'worst call in history, this side of Neville Southall' (who made a call on telly that he could not possibly win) - which it might be although I find it hard to believe - and my problem is that whilst I might not make the same call next time that situation arises, I will make it at some point ! I am not considering giving up playing but I am considering 'resigning' from PuntersLounge as it was against a player on there and I wouldn't want to be an embarrassment to the forum !

We sold a three year old filly at Doncaster Sales on Thursday - for the minimum bid so nothing like any profit involved. She has at least been bought by a small trainer so she will hopefully be well looked after and end up racing over jumps which is what she was bred to do.