YE challenge - update

'Against regs without blatant leaks that seem like they can hand read some I always look at what value combos I have and decide how many bluff combos I should add and if my hand should be one of them to control my game. '

how accurately are you able to do this in game while multitabling?

Very roughly traxa, like happens shitloads on flops oop, i look at my set and 2p.combos which is easy enough, then look at my hand and think of how high in priority it should be given in a bluff range. Very rough, and i need to look at it off the tables and often i find out theres way better bluffing hands and id overbluff, the math's not accurate and i should do sth more than i thought at the table etc. In other words it needs constant work off the tabls so the correct plays, ratios etc become a part of my autopilot.

Very roughly traxa, like happens shitloads on flops oop, i look at my set and 2p.combos which is easy enough, then look at my hand and think of how high in priority it should be given in a bluff range. Very rough, and i need to look at it off the tables and often i find out theres way better bluffing hands and id overbluff, the math's not accurate and i should do sth more than i thought at the table etc. In other words it needs constant work off the tabls so the correct plays, ratios etc become a part of my autopilot.

it's like you keep inflicting yourself derisory rules to prevent you from doing what you should really do aka take a serious shot at higher limits and then from how things turns out take real life decisions.
you seem to have so much knowledge but you refuse to face the real things imo
(my comment is probably offensive but as i dont really know you dont take it to seriously)

EDIT: thought you said you were getting hypnotised, but a lot of the visualisation stuff that I know he does kinda is.

You need to stop listening to the Mckenna stuff hypnosis and meditation can be very dangerous especially hypnosis. You probably don't mean hypnotized but when you let someone else hypnotize you you give up your own will and this can have more consequences than people think. All these Mckenna guys could be into very dark things and you wouldn't even know plus he's motivated by money so I know not to trust him.

Today people meditate thinking it is healthy but meditating with some weird mindset people have these days isn't good. When people meditate today they do it for all the wrong reasons and you can meditate with thinking but everyone tries to get in a weird trance, when you ahhhh you vibrate with the earth. We should not just mindlessly copy buddhism either because we don't live in the east and our thinking needs to develop in it's own way which is good for the world.

Love these kind of blogs, seems like your on the right track in all aspects of life not just poker.... Good to see man keep it up and good luck in the new year (fake toast)

whats the gold line and why is it so much higher than the green one? GL in 2015, your blogs are always a pleasure to read

gl in 2015 sir lemong

cliffs: lemon is holier than thou in poker and in all aspects of life. he also has superior personal relationships than others who just don't see the big picture because they aren't as smart as he is.

The mckenna hypnosis thing is harmless i believe, he tends to not tell you specific things but generic stuff like think of a time you felt confident, and you have to fill in the blanks with your own memories. Same with meditation, its completely just you and your thoughts tho, saying that it leads to a bad mindset means you have a bad mindset in the.firstplace and just unovered it.

On December 30 2014 08:02 Mortensen8 wrote: EDIT: thought you said you were getting hypnotised, but a lot of the visualisation stuff that I know he does kinda is. You need to stop listening to the Mckenna stuff hypnosis and meditation can be very dangerous especially hypnosis. You probably don't mean hypnotized but when you let someone else hypnotize you you give up your own will and this can have more consequences than people think. All these Mckenna guys could be into very dark things and you wouldn't even know plus he's motivated by money so I know not to trust him. Today people meditate thinking it is healthy but meditating with some weird mindset people have these days isn't good. When people meditate today they do it for all the wrong reasons and you can meditate with thinking but everyone tries to get in a weird trance, when you ahhhh you vibrate with the earth. We should not just mindlessly copy buddhism either because we don't live in the east and our thinking needs to develop in it's own way which is good for the world.

Oh I Now see what you mean. McKenna does very basic stuff you can read on psychology today or in all books on peak performance etc, just adds the exercises and mind trickery to implant them faster and easier. In the hypnosis tracks half the time my mind starts going into all sorts of different directions and that's fine

Meditation is super no-nonsense for me. I know what you mean, I met couple esoteric guys and it's cringey, don't seem like normal people anymore. I like the way Tommy Angelo explained it - it's all very practical and logical, focus on the now, deep thinking and letting thoughts flow that people working on the field or hunting or whatever without internet have done for thousands of years, but that can be completely lacking with the crazy amount of stimuli these days.

It certainly is with me. There can be days where my brain doesn't stop getting input or creating something for even a minute.


It certainly happened last couple days near the end in December - I got stressed unnecessarily, and it lasted even 2 days afterwards when I wasn't even at a computer but actually in the nature with people and in hindsight I am pretty annoying to be around in those times.

stop playing like a bitch and win grossly.

1k bet that you get it this year?

haha I think defining naps and quality sleep as work is pretty cute

When a person is hypnotized their will or soul leaves them you can literally make them do anything and hurt them physically without them feeling pain. I'm assuming that you are not getting hypnotized to this level, but I still think instead of taking shortcuts like having someone else work on you, just doing it on your own is better imo.

My problem with meditation in the new age is that they tend to borrow everything from eastern philosophy which tends to vilify the ego or I. Then they throw around phrases like infinite love and reuniting with the spirit as one or whatever. Meditation is done only while emptying your thoughts and not thinking. They remember a time when humans were one with the spirit and want to return to it which is what Kali yuga etc is all about (i believe). My problem with this is that I think the ego has evolved and that we should use thinking in meditation too and not reject science and just call everything illusion.

Also look out for a second coming probably out of the new age, but almost all religions are awaiting it and I will not believe when it comes.

Hey Lemon, you ever think of taking up plo seriously? I think how you analyze the game you'd be pretty kickass at it.

i really don't get how you seem to be a v smart and motivated guy that's doing so many things right, but are playing microstakes long-term. what's going wrong?

have you done any shot taking lemon? im not sure what the biggest stakes you've played, but if you have 10-15 bi for 1/2-2/5, you should take a shot.

On January 02 2015 17:17 Romm3l wrote: i really don't get how you seem to be a v smart and motivated guy that's doing so many things right, but are playing microstakes long-term. what's going wrong?

cashouts.
+ not being aggro enough in shot taking

everytime I read your blog I hope to see you realize what you doing wrong and start moving up
all your effort seems retard sometimes because you cant get out of microstakes, and Im not saying you are not capable, dont get me wrong, you seem to work harder than most mid-high stakes players, but you obviously doing something very wrong
cashing out most of your bankroll to do something stupid, or not having mid-long term plans or being a pussy or whatever

I dont know what you doing wrong exactly, but you should stop and think about what im saying, sorry to say this but your blog looks a bit depressing to me when I read all the big posts and plans, and then I check your hands and you still taking shots at nl25, maybe this looks depressing to me because I was in your shoes for 4 years of my poker career and just this year realized how retard I was being, which is really sad because I realized I couldve made millions maybe from poker if I wasnt so retard for all these years while poker was so easy

trust me, theres lots of bad players playing mid-high stakes, they dont work as hard as me and you, but most of them think in a different way, they are not satisfied in winning only the next day meal like you seem to be, they dream bigger than you, and thats what make them to make 100k+ years while being bums while you are working your ass off and doing hypnosys and becoming a monk and listen to paul mackena shit to make only 5k in a year, they dont need to listen to paul mckena shit in order to realize what they should do to make money

you look like you are trying to revolutionize poker, its much easier to get better at poker by playing better players, you WONT get much better than you are by playing microstakes, you NEED to move up and play better players, see what they are doing, solving harder puzzles in order to improve

those guys saying you are on the right path, that you are awesome, you have sick work ethics you are smart shit bla bla bla, reading those posts might be good for your ego, but not for your career! you clearly need some bitch slap because you are failing hard

might sound a bit harsh, but Im just trying to help you and open your eyes

if you just want to "live the life" being the enlightened microstakes king and make enough to buy your girlfriend an icecream on sunday, thats ok, but I will still call you a retard

seriously start taking shots.