No result in the MCOP. Not in tournaments and not in cash games. Oh well...
Oct 14 2017
I ended 33th in the WPT main event (6 places before the money), 8th in the Classic NLH and 3 nice cash sessions. So an excellent (and cheap) week in Valkenburg.
Oct 10 2017
I ended 5th in the WPT warm-up in HC Valkenburg for €3390. Excellent start for this week.
Sep 17 2017
We ended 4th in the team event for 920 Euro. :-)
Sep 10 2017
No results during the WSOP in Rotterdam, but next week I will certainly play the team event with my friend Peter in HC Utrecht.
Aug 15 2017
I have disabled the guestbook webpage. It hadn't been used for the last 3 years apart from the weekly spam. In the beginning of the Internet it was highly popular but I guess that social media has taken over.
Aug 6 2017
I became 39th of 616 players in the main event in Namur, Belgium.
Jul 10 2017
No results in Breda or Venlo. Cash was ok but in the tournaments nothing worked. Oh well, what can you do?
Next tournaments are in Rotterdam, Utrecht and the WPT in Valkenburg. I haven't decided yet what I'll do. First I will enjoy the summer. :-) Enjoy!
Jun 18 2017
I ended 8th in the bounty. I lost a 300k+ pot. Got it in on the turn with a flush, but unfortunately he rivered a higher flush.
Jun 17 2017
Oops. Ended 2 spots before the money in the 440. First I folded a hand that I shouldn't have folded, and then I went all-in with TT against QQ. :-( The good news is that my wife ended 15th, way IN the money. :-)
Today we will both play the 220 bounty in HC Leeuwarden.
Jun 15 2017
Yesterday I played Leeuwarden the 440 FO and managed to read day 2 coming Saturday.
Jun 7 2017
No result in Nijmegen, but I did do the live commentary of the finale table of the main event for pokercity.nl
May 31 2017
Saturday I will play day 1D of the 375 bounty in HC Nijmegen. And I've also bought a ticket for day 1A of the NLHE in HC Leeuwarden on June 14th.
May 22 2017
Coming Sunday I will do live commentary at the final table of the Scheveningen Poker Series.
May 8 2017
I ended 5th in the WPT Deep Stacks for €15.525. Buy-in was €1500 so an excellent result. :-)
Ended 11th in the 6-max PSKO for €495. So Rotterdam was good for me. Played 3 tournaments, ended twice in the money, and once almost. Next stop is the WPT in Amsterdam in about 2 weeks.
Apr 19 2017
Struggled all day and got rewarded with place #44. €578.
Apr 16 2017
I made it to day #2 of the RPS 330fo. So coming Thursday I'm playing in Rotterdam. Start stack is 20bb so there still is a lot of work to do. Wish me luck.
Apr 12 2017
"SmurlyTheGame Part Two" is available in the App Store (iPhone/iPad) and Google Play (Android). It contains 120 new levels.
Have fun!
Apr 5 2017
"SmurlyTheGame Part Two" is now in beta test. As soon as the testers have completed and approved the 120 new levels it will become available in the App Store and Google Play. I'll keep you posted.
Mar 23 2017
My first game App "Smurly" is available.
Smurly is an addictive puzzle game, designed to play in waiting rooms and other places, without any time stress or 'out of lives' messages or having to spend money on power-ups. Instead of a lot of finery we tried to keep the game as slick as possible. So clear graphics and little blah that only distracts. There are no advertisements in the game at all, no banners, nothing. We don't like that ourselves, so why bother you with that?
The App is available for iOS (iPhone, iPad and such) from iTunes (Dutch), iTunes (USA) and all other iTunes stores, and for Android from Google Play.
Here are two screenshots:
Mar 18 2017
I ended 7th in the 330fo in Venlo, NL. Not bad as I was struggling the whole day to stay in the tournament. The main event didn;t work for me. I fired two bullets of which the second was the most successful. But it ended with KK-AA.
Yesterday I did the commentary during the final day of the main event with the good folks of pokercity.nl - It's always fun to work with them.
Feb 23 2017
We just opened the website for our game SmurlyTheGame. Smurly is an addictive puzzle game, designed to play in waiting rooms and other places, without any time stress or 'out of lives' messages or having to spend money on power-ups. At this moment Part 1 of the game is been Beta tested on Android. Soon iOS will follow. If you want to be a beta tester then Email me. Please mention if you want to be an Android or iPhone/iPad tester. On the website are screenshots so you can see what it is.
About poker: I still play some home poker games, cash and tournament, and in March I'm playing the Venlo Poker Series. Not quite sure if I will play all, or just some selected games. I will keep you posted.
Jan 30 2017
I ended 9th in the HC Utrecht 550 deepstack.
Jan 14 2017
I'm playing the progressive in HC Utrecht on January 25th. Last time I won this event so, no pressure, I must defend. :-)
I played a lot of events during the MCOP but with no result. Only the cash games were good.
Oct 28 2016
I ended 11th in the 440fo in Breda, and that was it. 8-} I played several other events but had no luck there. I even lost KK-KK pfai, andmy opponent got a flush. Next up is the MCOP in Amsterdam in November where I will play several events. Amongst them the team event with my good friend Peter,
Oct 24 2016
Our team finished first, so we're playing the semi final next month. :-) I'll keep you posted. Next up is HC Breda and the MCOP in Amsterdam.
Oct 3 2016
I spent a week in HC Valkenburg, the Netherlands as ambassadeur of the WPT. I had lovely weather, a lot of fun, and the people in the casino were great. I didn't manage to prolong my title, or even to get in the money in any tournament; but the cash was good, and in the final event my wife became 4th, so a cheap week it was after all. :-) Next up, is a amateur team tournament, and then in November it's the MCOP in Amsterdam.
Aug 21 2016
I spent the last days in Barcelona. I played the Estrellas main event with no success. But I ended 351 in the PokerStars Cup, and I ended 29th in the Senior event. So 2 spanish flags on my Hendon Mob webpage, and a cheap holiday in the friendly town of Barcelona. The Pokerstars organisation was good, excellent during play, and excellent regarding questions and such. But very bad for payouts. It's ridiculous that you have to wait such a long time, in the heat, to get your money.
Aug 7 2016
3 dagen HC Venlo zitten erop. En tot mijn spijt zonder enig succes. Sterker nog: het liep voor geen meter. Dieptepunt was mijn set zessen tegen KK. Op de flop ging alles erin maar helaas was de turn overbiddelijk ook een K. Een re-entry kwam soortgelijks tot zijn einde en de rest van de dagen verliepen net zo. Zelfs de cash games, normaal een compensatie voor toernooien, liepen niet.
M.a.w. Snel vergeten en uitkijken naar september wanneer de WPTN in Valkenburg wordt gespeeld. Een plek in het geld zou ik al mooi vinden. Aan back to back denken we nog maar even niet. ;-)
Jul 18 2016
Ik werd gisteren derde in de bounty van Leeuwarden en daardoor sta ik nu zomaar eerste in de Dutch Open Ranking. :-)
Jul 15 2016
Eergisteren dag 1a in HC Leeuwarden gespeeld. Niet echt in problemen tot een bizarre hand waar ik all-in werd gezet en niet kon weggooien. In mijn analyse kon hij eeen fullhouse niet zo spelen en moest mijn kicker goed zijn. Helaas denken ze daar in Friesland anders over.
Op dag 1b liep ik 2x tegen quads op en van de 4 gedwongen flips verloor ik er ook 4. Zeer teleurstellend maar ja, helaas hoort dat er ook bij.
De volgende series is begin augustus in Venlo.
Jul 10 2016
I won the
NLHE Progressive Bounty in HC Utrecht. :-)
Jun 26 2016
Next Poker event is on July 7th. Day 1A of the Utrecht Poker Series in the Netherlands.
Jun 20 2016
Breda was super. Prima locatie en een organisatie die maximaal meedenkt met de spelers. Qua poker ben ik niet ontevreden. Ik haalde een 6de plek in `Steal the Button` en een 8e plek in de 330. De Bounty ging ik enigzins zuur uit. Op de flop had ik een set azen maar verloor van iemand die op zoek ging naar een flush. In het main event haalde ik dag 2 maar kon mijn met kleine stack weinig doen.
De volgende stops zijn Utrecht, Leeuwarden en Venlo.
May 28 2016
Al een tijdje in de lappenmand. Het begon tijdens de WPT in Amsterdam, ik was behoorlijk verkouden en hoestte mijn longen uit mijn lijf. Dagen in de airco zitten helpt ook niet echt, dus toen ik weer thuis kwam bleek ik een longontsteking te hebben opgelopen aan 1 long. Inmiddels ben ik met antibiotica kuur 2 bezig. Het is wel wat beter maar het wil maar niet weggaan.
Half juni staat een afspraak gepland met de longarts maar ik hoop van harte dat het voor die tijd over is. Mede omdat ik in juni veel toernooien wil spelen in HC Breda.
Ok, hoestend wens ik jullie heel veel zon en een fijne zomer toe! :-)
May 15 2016
Prima resultaat op de laatste dag. Ik werd 6e in de 330 van de WPT. Maakte de hele week weer goed en het is altijd lekker om een finaletafel te halen. :-)
Volgende stop is vermoedelijk Breda in juni.
May 9 2016
Ik haalde dag 2 van de 1500 deep stack met 23.800 punten. Ik wist dat op te werken tot bijna 90.000 totdat alles mis ging. Ik verloor met JJ van QQ, met QQ van AA en tenslotte met 77 van 88.
Ook de satellite begon goed. Geen rebuys en ondanks het feit dat ik 2x met KK verloor, begon ik met 33k. Helaas liepen die snel terug naar 20k zodat ik weer moest grinden. Ook omdat de blinds zeer snel gingen. Ik wist eindelijk te verdubbelen met 33 tegen AK, maar vlak erna verloor ik een cruciale hand met AA tegen QKo. Het ging er preflop in maar hij trok een straat bij elkaar. Daarna kon Ik niets meer doen. Hopelijk a.s. Donderdag meer geld geluk in de bounty.
Apr 29 2016
The WPT in Amsterdam is coming. I have bought tickets for the €1500 on Friday the 6th of May, a satellite for the Main Event on the 8th, the €500 bounty on the 12th, and the €330 turbo (with my son) on the 14th. Wish me luck, and I hope to see you there.
Apr 27 2016
Afgelopen dinsdag deed ik mee als figurant aan de korte speelflim "Bonne Chance".
Apr 12 2016
Saturday, April 9th, I played the bounty event in HC Enschede with no result. The cash was excellent though. Next HC event will be the WPT Amsterdam in May.
Mar 31 2016
Sta ik zomaar 6e in de Dutch Open Ranking 2016. :-) Er is nog een lange weg te gaan, maar tis nu toch leuk!
Mar 22 2016
We fixed the problem with the website buttons. :-) They didn't always work on iPhone and IPad.
Mar 21 2016
No success in Venlo. Lots of 2 and 3-outers makes it hard to win. :-(
Mar 14 2016
I played 2 events in HC Rotterdam last week, and ended in the money both times.
Feb 29 2016
On December 18, 2015 I won the Bounty Event during the Dutch Open. Details, photos, and some video is available from the Poker webpage. In November 2015 I became 6th in the 330 speed event of the MCOP. The presentation of the final table is available on YouTube. It's announced in Dutch.
Feb 18 2016
Sorry for the few updates of this blog. I had the intention to provide regular updates but it just doesn't happen. Twitter is much easier and faster. So follow my twitter account if you want regular prove that I'm still alive. ;-) A Follow link is at the right side of this page.
Jan 21 2016
Next week I'm playing the 440 Bounty and Day 1A of the main event during the Utrecht Poker Series.