http://SilverZ.liquidpoker.net en-us Mon, 17 Apr 2023 22:42:38 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=1176804 Silver_nz Hi all, I'm heading over to Korea for the first time on 25th of April, aiming to find my way to the ASL finals on the 28th! Just though I would put a post up in case anyone is in Seoul at the same time and wants to meet up. In other news, I joined a hunting hike, was like being in battle sneaking around the river plains and up streams to trying to spot deer. No luck this time, though am k... Mon, 17 Apr 2023 09:52:12 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=1176804 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=1175068 Silver_nz I've been getting into creating subtitles for Queens lecture videos lately. If anyone Zergs are still playing SC, these are great information for the current meta. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIDEIZfPtQM Conversely if any C-level Protoss players want a game or two, I am up for practice :D Wed, 21 Jul 2021 08:21:51 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=1175068 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=1145215 Silver_nz [img]https://www.liquidpoker.net/user_pictures/9ab56ac1.png[/img] Sun, 13 Nov 2016 09:31:26 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=1145215 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=1133490 Silver_nz Hi LP [img]http://i.imgur.com/eSUrpaM.gif[/img] I went around northern Japan for a month, in my little K-car. The 2011 Tsunami struck the North east coast of Japan hardest, reaching 42m run-up height in places. I wanted to see the damage for myself, and also get a feel for how the rebuild is progressing after 4 years. [url=http://imgur.com/kbgnua4][img]http://i.imgur.com/X3rEBdU.jpg[/im... Fri, 16 Oct 2015 15:06:12 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=1133490 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=1123960 Silver_nz Time to spend, A couple of grand. [img]http://i.imgur.com/mmmo5c0.jpg[/img] Here for 1 year on working holiday visa. I'm traveling around for now, to cities that interest me, so I can decide where to settle down and find a job. Yeah, probably English teaching, seeing as it's hard to find anything with computers or engineering with only conversational level Japanese skill. Finding so... Wed, 25 Feb 2015 03:23:05 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=1123960 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=1098089 Silver_nz actually, litecoin mining; [url=http://imgur.com/Eufoxmk][img]http://i.imgur.com/TnqwxfF.jpg[/img][/url] Rigs currently running in my room, all using triple R9 280X Graphics cards [url=http://imgur.com/HRjTJkb][img]http://i.imgur.com/ylPNSlQ.png[/img][/url] Hashrate isn't too bad today, have been solving some cooling issues with the open rack, on the lower PC, the last card overheat... Wed, 25 Dec 2013 15:22:50 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=1098089 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=1089284 Silver_nz [url=http://imgur.com/Uo4K1AW][img]http://i.imgur.com/GxznV3h.jpg[/img][/url] Just arrived in the mail, and I have some free time to get reading! C'est Super Tue, 20 Aug 2013 21:55:49 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=1089284 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=1056091 Silver_nz I feel I should preface this with: "Nerding before birding" So, after quitting poker (again) I'm looking to learn new skills in computer programming and language, and to support that I'm doing alot of study about memory, and memory techniques. Flashcard software is allowing me to learn subjects really quickly, and retain the knowledge, and I want to talk about it. Check it out: ... Mon, 24 Sep 2012 03:43:34 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=1056091 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=1046023 Silver_nz [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/uA1Ti.png[/IMG] Finally pulled the trigger. Now I just have to deal with my crippling addiction to chess... Thu, 21 Jun 2012 02:27:22 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=1046023 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=1017358 Silver_nz So, I've been watching a few LeggoPoker videos on Stroggs account (cause I am a too cheap to pay for it myself) And the Chess videos are amazing. The coach, Curtains, is an international grandmaster who travels to alot of big live tournies in his quest to "not suck at the game" (even though he is already in top 100 in the world or something, heh). He is very focused on making the ... Thu, 01 Mar 2012 05:20:42 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=1017358 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=1004289 Silver_nz [img]http://i.imgur.com/id1LR.jpg[/img] So Its the end of the prop bet today, deciding who has to embassas themself with public speaking to attractive females. And I am up only $500 in EV, Stroggos is up $2000 in EV My face today: [img]http://t.qkme.me/356xzn.jpg[/img] we both ran pretty bad but stroggos crushed a few leggo coaches HU and made a nice comeback graphs of my 'soft' eu... Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:29:43 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=1004289 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=1002934 Silver_nz My flatmate Stroggos and I have extra motivation for the next 2 weeks. Grinding it out, who ever makes the least in $EV will have to do a stunt. Things like Extreme Ironing in the freeway road island, or loser has to sing Rebecca Black in the city center for cash. But for the first one we decided on something simple and good for personal devlopment: Loser has to talk to 5 hot girls in th... Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:37:26 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=1002934 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=993171 Silver_nz Is back in the saddle. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/MdnAX.jpg[/IMG] Donated $25, feeling warm and fuzzy now. Just want to test if my donation badge comes up below Tue, 15 Nov 2011 23:15:40 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=993171 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=948963 Silver_nz Ket-ledgend home games, Edzwoo degeneracy , kairos pwning my old FR games; part of me wishes I could be back in the action. I could turn this laptop onto the google turpike and be in pokerstars in 2 minutes. But I've made promises. I'm just an automation trainee now. Thu, 20 Jan 2011 02:01:51 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=948963 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=891201 Silver_nz [b]The OCEAN[/b] Some of the greatest scientific minds have attempted to unerstand personality tendancies, Frued thought that people were best grouped by the bodily oriface from which they dervied the greatest pleasure, Jung looked at the positon of the stars at birth, and Victorian maverick scientist John Galton looked at the shape of the skull. Other scientist pursued different approa... Sat, 05 Jun 2010 05:38:43 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=891201 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=890945 Silver_nz I intended to learn something things about playing the deep tables on PS from this vid: http://www.leggopoker.com/videos/training/724/stream/flv/ but turns out to have much more value for it's humor content and all round cockyness. Quality bullshitting. e.g. he has [Ah][6d], having flatted turn on [3c] [5s][7c][4c] river comes [6c] and villian check to jones “At first I am cuuursing ... Fri, 04 Jun 2010 05:04:39 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=890945 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=890872 Silver_nz [b]Reasons Analysis[/b] What is the most EV+ way to think at the poker table? Running though a hand; instead of listing ranges on each street like in previous blog, listing specific reasons for acting on each street: The decision to sit in the game should be weighted several times more heavily than any other decision. The Cardrunners motto: what's your edge? the thought about this is whe... Thu, 03 Jun 2010 21:04:16 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=890872 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=890435 Silver_nz [b]Reasons[/b] There is always reason for whatever you do. sometimes, the true reason for your action will elude even you, the person doing it. The turkey in the farmyard doesn't know why it scratches around, when it's being fed every day in a metal trough (at least until thanksgiving). To a turkey, its reason is something like *impression of dirt* *feel good to scratch*. In this day and age w... Wed, 02 Jun 2010 11:48:00 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=890435 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=890162 Silver_nz [b]Thoughts[/b] What is the most used concept in the thought of a winning poker playing? Ranges – this concept gets used whenever a good player thinks about a hand. But trouble is, thinking in ranges is not intuitive to the human mind: When sitting at the tables, around the button clicking and metagame and goofy avatars, its easy to just make blanket statements “he bet the river, I guess h... Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:45:20 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=890162 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=889857 Silver_nz Science suggests that telling people about your goals increases your chance of success.* So: In June I'll be on the grind. Shooting for a monetary goal:[spoiler] $10k [/spoiler] Its concrete, and it incentivies me correctly: I must play Tip-top poker AND high volume to win this much in the month. Variance is going to make it unachievable in some 30% of possible month-outcomes. So I ex... Mon, 31 May 2010 10:13:37 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=889857