feed from shenny blog 2008-07-05T16:31:37+01:00 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 shenny http://shenny.liquidpoker.net Sup everyone. Been a while since I've blogged, so here I am. I took a shot at 4 tabling NL25 with a bit of an under-rolled bankroll but I've been doing okay. I think I'm on a bit of a dry spell, but trying to make the best of it. I started today finishing a session up a buy in and then entered the weekly lp flipament and luckboxed my way to the victory. I've been doing okay I guess, I feel like like I'm not making much progress seeing as how almost every one of my poker friends play higher stakes with more success than me, but once I saw the graph of may so far, I realize it's going pretty solid: [img]http://www.liquidpoker.net/user_pictures/bb46ea2e6d6484a34364dcc0fbe6b774.jpg[/img] Now that college is over, I have more time to devote to poker and poker theory. Hopefully I can really make something of this and eventually play NL100 one day (my ultimate poker goal since the starting). As for May however, I've decided to set some realistic goals that I feel I'm capable of reaching with satisfactory time consumption. 1) Silverstar. I've never reached anything past bronze, so meh, any upgrade is a treat in itself. 2) 800 br. Currenty sits at 600. 8 bi's in 26 days is what most of you laugh at, but I seem to have a problem with spewing now and again. But meh, hopefully this goal I will crush. 3) Work hard on my post-flop play. This is where I'm struggling hard I think -_- And if anyone wants an extra contact/poker buddy on their msn list, plz add me canadiankick@hotmail.com. Or PMme or leave contact info in comments. I don't have too many so my resources are limited, but not really, since my friends are pretty active, but a few more contanct are for sure always welcome to discuss poker analysis and shit. -Ryan text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 shenny http://shenny.liquidpoker.net Not many of you know me, as I am fairly new to the scene and am still a newb at poker. I am seeking some advice and tips from more experienced players however atm. My cash game is weak, but I've still made good progress with my bank roll. I have almost x9'ed my bankroll of 50 initally from just a few buyins to tournaments. I broke even after a few thousand hands at NL10 today. Pathetic eh? I mean I watch videos of everything I can get. But still I seem to struggle at cash. Tourney's however I'm flying through, and I enjoy them more all the while feeling more comfortable in them. So my question is, at my current state, should I be continuing playing tournaments which I love, or keep focusing on cash games (which I also like, dont get me wrong, but just not as much)? Are there such players who purely play tournaments? On an ending note, just finished 3rd in 4$ 180 man for 86$ or whatever dollars it is. Last hand lost my AA vs his 87 :( But keep shipping the warm weather :) Peace. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 shenny http://shenny.liquidpoker.net So I just finished a $2 mtt micro tourney. 1868 participants and I got 3rd for a score of $336. YEEHAWWWW I even got sucked out at the end, rivered as it's more commonly known. Heres the hand: http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/419071 [URL=http://img511.imageshack.us/my.php?image=final3hq5.jpg][IMG]http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/1102/final3hq5.th.jpg[/IMG][/URL] And yeah well, considering this is by far my biggest score, I really don't feel all that happy. Maybe because of tiredness and exams coming up, but meh, tomorrows supposed to be sunny and warm so I'm looking forward to that. Lately I've been pretty much breaking even at 5NL... been going up 6 buyins in a day, then the next I drop 6 buyins, and it continues like this from day to day. I find my BW anger is coming back. I used to go get pissed to hell losing important games on ladders and for clans when I played and I'm starting to feel it again with poker. When I get stacked by a complete idiot with a 2 outer and a trash hand to begin in, it tilts me physically more than mentally if that makes any sense at all. The wall becomes my punching bag. So anyway, soon another college year will be over, and its back to work for the summer, which I'm looking forward to. Clubbing begins, drinking happens more often, sleep is increased and stress is decreased. Sickety sick sick. Before I head off to bed, I just wanna give a shoutout to a few ppl. Joel for railing me through the mid to mid-late stages of the tourney. Johnny boy for railing me final table. And you Phil, well you can die lol, sore throat my ass, thats no excuse not to rail a buddy. :P And of course Semper for his help with hands and tips and decaf with help for PT. Much thanks guys. I'm also looking for a trainer, well not really a trainer, but someone who really doesn't mind teaching someone of lower stakes the ropes to be a successful player. I bug people over msn now and then about hands and situations, but not often enough because I dont wanna be a pest. -_- If anyone wants to discuss situations, hands, analysis of anything really, add me to msn. Canadiankick@hotmail.com. If you want to take a student under your wing (seriously) that would be pretty sick for me right now. Alright, I'm off like jewish foreskin. Adios fella's. -Ryan