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hey guys, my little sister has entered a competition online, would be much appreciated if you could help out by taking 20sec out of your evening by clicking this link and voting for her;
If there are any DC members that aren't going to use their account to get Holdem Manager at 70% of normal price please PM me, I can't afford DC yet and I really want to get HEM
I haven't had a poker-related blog post in a while so I thought I'd better do a quick one.
- I've finished at 25NL, after beating it for 6.3bb/100 over 40k hands I'm finally done! Much thanks to Lachlan, kimseongchan, Semper and some other RL friends and LP'rs who have gotten me through it It's definetely been a huge learning curve for me.
- Started 50NL, ran good for the first couple of sessions, very comfortable playing with $50 stacks, I didn't take my first shot until I had a 1.6k (32 buyins) roll so I think that has helped with removing some of the emotion involved with moving up.
I know my blind play is HORRIBLE, I really need work on that. I'm too weaktight in the BB and I find myself 3betting ONLY sc's, big PP's (99+) and AK, maybe QKs. Very, very weak. If anyone who has already beaten 50NL or is currently beating it nicely would offer to sweat me for a session or maybe do some short-term (1-3 months) coaching I'd be willing to pay, kimseongchan has kind of gone MIA
In other news I brought a second 22" monitor, pretty sweet grinding setup for a 50NL player imo New setup; + Show Spoiler +
In other news I turned 18 (awesome), got given a car by grandparents (awesome), went and saw Chris Rock live with mates (awesome), found out my car needs $2.5k of work before it's roadworthy (not awesome), go for my licence tomorrow (awesome).
Overally I've had an awesome few months, I'm stoked Also I'm hooked on two TV shows at the moment; How I Met Your Mother & The Black Donnelys
I'll leave you guys with a few songs I've been listening to:
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<3
Coldplay - Viva La Vida - AWESOME AWESOME SONG!
Bliss n Eso - Woodstock 2008
Bliss n Eso - The Sea is Rising
Greenday - Good Riddance
The Potbelleez - Are you with me
Coldplay - Trouble
Coldplay - Violet Hill
The Living End - White Noise
DJ Sammi - Heaven
Story of the year - Until the day I die
Bush - Glycerine
Jimmy Eat World - Futures
Jamison Parker - Best Mistake
Imogen Heap - Speeding Cars
Finley Quaye - Dice
New Found Glory - Dressed to Kill
Gonna play as much as I can this weekend, and I'm going to start watching a new DC series tonight
I'm going to see Chris Rock with 3 mates in Melbourne courtesy of my gf's awesome bday present =D
So last few months of poker have been kind of sucky, not because of results, but because of my inability to put in hands. Working full time is killing my poker Anyway this is a general update of how I'm progressing. I'm about to take a 50NL shot, so hopefully that goes smoothly! Btw I went for the random black dude (see below post)
Tommy Angelo's book (Elements of Poker) arrived yesterday and I'm already 1/3 through it, so far it's REALLY, REALLY good, definitely has the best content I've read as far as controlling emotions/tilt/A-game goes
July so far;
July stats; I'm playing so nitty/passive compared to what I normally play
Lifetime graph;
Lifetime stats[b];
[b]Bankroll;
Also it's really good that I have a job, I've been buying assloads of clothes, cologne etc for myself which is kind of unnecessary but I deserve it since I worked for it Spent a fair bit on girlfriend since I got a job, I'm taking her down the beach for a weekend in about 6 weeks, have this really nice spa/balcony room booked which should be great.
It's my birthday on Tuesday, got the week off work, going to just pretty much get smashed all week, will kind of be like reliving schoolies(I hope, for you non-Australians, schoolies is pretty much a week-long spring break for people finishing high school). Also on the weekend after my birthday I'm going down to the casino for the first time, should be pretty fun! :D:D:D Can't wait for this week, gonna be great.
Ship the beer money
Also I bought a $120 laser pointer, it goes about 2.5km or something ridiculous at night, its been awesome fun so far, can pop balloons from 5m away!
Anyway, better wrap this up, here are some good songs I've been listening to lately
Matt Nathanson - I saw
Hinder - Get Stoned
30 Seconds to Mars - From Yesterday
30 Seconds to Mars - The kill Switchfoot - Awakening
Quietdrive - Time after time
Enrique Iglesias - Escape
Enrique Iglesias - Hero
Blink 182 - Untitled
Blink 182 - Whole Mark, Tom & Travis show Album
Nine Days - Worth Fighting For
The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony
Fragma - Toca's Miracle Hadouken - Declaration of War
Sender - Smile
The Audition - Approach the Bench
Goo Goo Dolls - Better Days
edit: BTW LOL! I was randomally shopping the other night and came across this shirt made my Michael Mizrachi, apparently he's the #1 Poker pro in the world, lol. Excuse crappy phone camera
So, this is a bit of a venting blog, you've been warned.
I feel like I suddenly suck at this game. Pretty much feel like I rely on variance to win, I slowly bleed money each session then I hit a heater and make it back, then after its over I keep bleeding money. I dunno if it's just variance but it's been happening all month. I've taken stats from PT and compared last month to this month, if anyone could have a quick look over them that'd be awesome. They look so similar to me but maybe there's something small that has a big impact which I can't spot. Here's my stats:
Dunno what's going on I've ordered Tommy Angelo's book (Elements of Poker), hopefully that'll be here in the next week or so, everyone who has read it has absolutely raved about it so hopefully it's a good read!
Some songs I've listened to recently;
explosions in the sky - remember me as a time of day
explosions in the sky - a poor mans memory
explosions in the sky - from west texas
explosions in the sky - lonely train
something corporate - konstantine
one republic - mercy
one republic - say
one republic - come home
shawn mcdonald - take my hand
shawn mcdonald - captivated
ben moody - everything burns
HIM - right here in my arms
HIM - beyond redemption
Story of the year - Until the day I die
Filter - Take a picture
Also been listening to some old Blink 182, Rise Against, Rufio, Yellowcard and Lostprophets albums lately :D
xghjase : bets $4.75
110 Octane: raises $17.65 to $22.40 and is all-in
xghjase : calls $17.65
Showdown 110 Octane: shows (a full house, Aces full of Sixes)
xghjase : mucks hand
110 Octane collected $48.15 from pot
Summary Total pot $50.65 | Rake $2.50
Board
Seat 1: 110 Octane showed and won ($48.15) with a full house, Aces full of Sixes
Seat 2: schmilf (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: venusberget (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: xghjase (big blind) mucked
Seat 5: wutz11 folded before Flop
Seat 6: SchoenebergX folded before Flop (didn't bet)
xghjase : bets $5
Crackhead81: raises $5 to $10
xghjase : raises $16.55 to $26.55 and is all-in
Crackhead81: calls $11.10 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($5.45) returned to xghjase
Showdown xghjase : shows (two pair, Aces and Queens)
Crackhead81: shows (a full house, Queens full of Sixes)
Crackhead81 collected $48.45 from pot
Summary Total pot $50.95 | Rake $2.50
Board
Seat 1: smegmadrol folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Crackhead81 showed and won ($48.45) with a full house, Queens full of Sixes
Seat 3: Jullin (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: xghjase (small blind) showed and lost with two pair, Aces and Queens
Seat 5: Spicelab (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: Muckingbiird folded before Flop
xghjase : bets $5
Vskiy: raises $5 to $10
xghjase : raises $11.75 to $21.75 and is all-in
Vskiy: calls $11.75
River (Pot : $49.50)
Showdown xghjase : shows (a flush, King high)
Vskiy: shows (a full house, Kings full of Threes)
Vskiy collected $47.05 from pot
Summary Total pot $49.50 | Rake $2.45
Board
Seat 1: Vskiy (big blind) showed and won ($47.05) with a full house, Kings full of Threes
Seat 2: Chtulu folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Tokapi folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: kumanjist folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: mqrc1 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: xghjase (small blind) showed and lost with a flush, King high
POKERSTARS GAME #18125046827: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($0.10/$0.25) - 2008/06/14 - 04:29:53 (ET)
Table 'Lotis IV' 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: SnoopySuited ($23.70 in chips)
Seat 3: xghjase ($29.05 in chips)
Seat 4: axxmed ($30.10 in chips)
Seat 5: MONTBERAULT ($23.10 in chips)
Seat 6: pb's finest ($25.45 in chips)
111appi was removed from the table for failing to post
xghjase : posts small blind $0.10
axxmed: posts big blind $0.25
Holecards(Odds) Dealt to xghjase
MONTBERAULT: folds
pb's finest: folds
SnoopySuited: folds
xghjase : raises $0.75 to $1
axxmed: raises $2.50 to $3.50
xghjase : calls $2.50
Showdown xghjase : shows (two pair, Jacks and Threes)
axxmed: shows (two pair, Kings and Threes)
axxmed collected $56.10 from pot
Summary Total pot $58.10 | Rake $2
Board
Seat 1: SnoopySuited (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: xghjase (small blind) showed and lost with two pair, Jacks and Threes
Seat 4: axxmed (big blind) showed and won ($56.10) with two pair, Kings and Threes
Seat 5: MONTBERAULT folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: pb's finest folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Showdown teofilio: shows (two pair, Aces and Tens)
xghjase : mucks hand
teofilio collected $49.45 from pot
Summary Total pot $52 | Rake $2.55
Board
Seat 1: chaders29 (button) folded before Flop
Seat 2: ironman221 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: teofilio (big blind) showed and won ($49.45) with two pair, Aces and Tens
Seat 4: xghjase mucked
Seat 5: clovereyes folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Lucky8LL folded before Flop (didn't bet)
anyway, poker can suck my balls for now. i just put in the longest session ive ever played (4,000 hands 4-6 tabling), fuck.
edit: you know the most fucked up thing, i know that its standard and it has to happen in poker, its variance, whatever. but i still get so angry over it and i still take it out on others. gg me.
It's definetely been a huge learning curve for me.
(a full house, Aces full of Sixes)
(a full house, Queens full of Sixes)
(a full house, Kings full of Threes)
