this is a follow up for mostly myself to keep track of wins and losses for nights. Feel free to post any replies if you want. But tonight was not bad no SnG wins but not bad 7/8 places so a good night on the 1.20 tourney tables. 1 3rd place and 6 2nd places for a profit of 8.40 for the night. not trying to push my luck even though i should run some more tables. But i felt the same way about this last night after many wins on this level playing the SnG tourneys to come upon 7/8 losses last night i think its time to call it quits and play again tomorrow after work. Leaving my small sad bankroll at 76.30 towards the quest at millions lol
till next time
B
Ok the reason i write this is cause i just love the nights where all the right plays are just shat on. I'm sure all of you know the feeling. I play any where between 8 and more tables. I'm only on the 1 BI tourney level but my current bankroll isn't bad I'm at 67.90 this all comes from 8 dollars left on jokerstars a couple years ago. Going for a pipe dream where someone can go from nothing to millions...lol. But then you have the lucky donks up against you making it there. Had horrible beats today i.e. JJ vs J10 diamonds. blinds 25/50 I raised 250 pre flop he calls The flop 2c9d5d he bets 500 i push all in a 3.6k stack he has 5.6k and calls turn is a blank and don't you know he catches the diamond to give him a flush. Had a loss on AQ spades vs KQ he 3 bets i go all in and he calls and turns a king. Oh well what can you do but play tomorrow...up for the day though 9.30 in the clear for the day
So I decided I wanted to improved my limit game because I think it would really help with tough postflop situations and help my hu NL game in certain situations where i need to get max value with hands and need to make big call downs.
I started off the day trying to get hu limit games anywhere from 2/4 to 10/20. i watched a couple schneids vids and played a bunch and apparently i really really fucking suck at hu limit. check out this mess:
LOL. that has to be the most pathetic thing of all time. i cant even claim running remotely bad as i lost to about 6 separate opponents. ok i guess i wont be playing any more hu limit.
BUT ON A POSITIVE NOTE...i decided to not totally give up and try to grind back the losses at other limit games, and VOILAAAAAAAA, apparently i can minbet decently in 6max:
so i made 18 dollars today. weeeeeeeeeeeeee ship it. ok im done with limit, back to grinding nl cash tomorrow.
new years eve was fun, and im contemplating mspainting some of it for your viewing pleasure, but it will definitely take a while to do. maybe ill do it when im in bahamas. the pictures would have funny moments from the nights of ahh_snap and martine23.
and one final note, i have joined the dark side. i was in EB games the other day and there was an after christmas sale, and i picked up WoW and the expansion for only 30 bucks!
this is what my character will look like after im not a newb:
So I decided I wanted to improved my limit game because I think it would really help with tough postflop situations and help my hu NL game in certain situations where i need to get max value with hands and need to make big call downs.
I started off the day trying to get hu limit games anywhere from 2/4 to 10/20. i watched a couple schneids vids and played a bunch and apparently i really really fucking suck at hu limit. check out this mess:
LOL. that has to be the most pathetic thing of all time. i cant even claim running remotely bad as i lost to about 6 separate opponents. ok i guess i wont be playing any more hu limit.
BUT ON A POSITIVE NOTE...i decided to not totally give up and try to grind back the losses at other limit games, and VOILAAAAAAAA, apparently i can minbet decently in 6max:
so i made 18 dollars today. weeeeeeeeeeeeee ship it. ok im done with limit, back to grinding nl cash tomorrow.
new years eve was fun, and im contemplating mspainting some of it for your viewing pleasure, but it will definitely take a while to do. maybe ill do it when im in bahamas. the pictures would have funny moments from the nights of ahh_snap and martine23.
and one final note, i have joined the dark side. i was in EB games the other day and there was an after christmas sale, and i picked up WoW and the expansion for only 30 bucks!
this is what my character will look like after im not a newb:
So I finally got a youtube account for myself today, mainly because I have a bunch of short video clips I took with my camera this past year. Here are a couple of them... nothing too interesting.
TwistedEcho Can Juggle! - This was in Vegas, Echo was demonstrating his gosu juggling skills. Then Mango runs into him and ruins it.
Bellagio Fountain Show - Taken from the back of Shintaro during the WPT Championships.
San Diego Labor Day Riot - This is the reason why we have an alcohol ban on our beaches now... there were thousands of drunks college kids throwing shit at the cops. Not so smart
Its Me! - My best friend was fucking around with my camera and decided to take this dumb video clip of me. I'm drunk at it's 4am... obv I'm not going to be doing much.
So I finally got a youtube account for myself today, mainly because I have a bunch of short video clips I took with my camera this past year. Here are a couple of them... nothing too interesting.
TwistedEcho Can Juggle! - This was in Vegas, Echo was demonstrating his gosu juggling skills. Then Mango runs into him and ruins it.
Bellagio Fountain Show - Taken from the back of Shintaro during the WPT Championships.
San Diego Labor Day Riot - This is the reason why we have an alcohol ban on our beaches now... there were thousands of drunks college kids throwing shit at the cops. Not so smart
Its Me! - My best friend was fucking around with my camera and decided to take this dumb video clip of me. I'm drunk at it's 4am... obv I'm not going to be doing much.
Didn't play too well, and when i did, i got sucked out like crazy. Check out these two hands. what the fuck. Seriously!?!
My roll has dropped to 220 so im back to grinding NL10.
I should have doubled up and be playing NL25 still if not for those 2 hands.
Not happy
Two biggest losses
#1 What the hell did i do wrong?
Submitted by : angryfishes
Hand 457368977266, Started at 2008-01-02 16:24:49
Table Bukarest: $0,25-$0,25 No Limit HE (Real)
Seat 0: fire_hand x ($24,60 in chips)
Seat 1: fatigados ($27,15 in chips)
Seat 2: nachotrin ($2,60 in chips)
Seat 3: baron678 ($25,75 in chips)
Seat 4: jdj187 ($11,45 in chips)
Seat 5: wuschel289 ($27,30 in chips)
Seat 6: Molkester ($24,60 in chips) (on the button)
Seat 7: Hero ($24,50 in chips)
Seat 8: g2dam ($47,90 in chips)
Seat 9: andy1909 ($39 in chips)
Hero : Bet ($2)
g2dam : Call ($2)
*** Turn *** :
Hero : Bet ($6)
g2dam : Call ($6)
*** River *** :
Hero : Check
g2dam : Bet ($14)
Hero : Call ($14)
Dealt to g2dam:
Dealt to g2dam:
g2dam : Show Cards
Hero : Fold
Summary Pot: $46,30 | Rake: $1,50
Board:
fire_hand x lost $0
fatigados lost $0
nachotrin lost $0
baron678 lost $0,25
jdj187 lost $0
wuschel289 lost $0,25
Molkester lost $0
Hero lost $23,65
g2dam bet $23,65, collected $46,30, net $22,65 Shows (two pairs, Aces and Jacks)
andy1909 lost $0
#2 What the hell did i do wrong AGAIN!? (#$U*()@*$&@$
Submitted by : angryfishes
Hand 457365867318, Started at 2008-01-02 16:09:17
Table Truckee: $0,25-$0,25 No Limit HE (Real)
Seat 0: Bean1967 ($19,05 in chips)
Seat 1: MIMIAS3 ($44,05 in chips)
Seat 2: tannew ($15 in chips)
Seat 3: Demian__ ($18,50 in chips)
Seat 4: pakariAs ($5 in chips)
Seat 5: run_rob ($1,55 in chips) (on the button)
Seat 6: Hero ($31,70 in chips)
Seat 7: Palegas ($21,50 in chips)
Seat 8: donpopovitch ($18,45 in chips)
Seat 9: fcbfreak ($10,30 in chips)
Hero : Check
Bean1967 : Bet ($2,50)
MIMIAS3 : Fold
Hero : Call ($2,50)
*** Turn *** :
Hero : Check
Bean1967 : Bet ($13,90)
Bean1967 : All In ($13,90)
Hero : Raise ($26,55)
Hero : All In ($26,55)
*** River *** :
Dealt to Hero :
Dealt to Hero :
Hero : Show Cards
Dealt to Bean1967:
Dealt to Bean1967:
Bean1967 : Show Cards
Summary Pot: $54,05 | Rake: $1,50
Board:
Bean1967 bet $19,05, collected $41,40, net $22,35 Shows (four nines)
MIMIAS3 lost $2,65
tannew lost $0
Demian__ lost $0,50
pakariAs lost $0,65
run_rob lost $0,50
Hero bet $31,70, collected $12,65, net -$19,05 Shows (a straight, Ace high)
Palegas lost $0,25
donpopovitch lost $0
fcbfreak lost $0,25
Two biggest wins
#1 - Finally one good hand
Submitted by : angryfishes
Hand 4573034711606, Started at 2008-01-02 16:58:37
Table Caloocan: $0,25-$0,25 No Limit HE (Real)
Seat 0: extazy_87 ($26,10 in chips) (on the button)
Seat 1: 358 ($21,60 in chips)
Seat 2: semikeee ($31,35 in chips)
Seat 3: Hero ($26 in chips)
Seat 4: bull159 ($16,50 in chips)
Seat 5: candido31 ($19,95 in chips)
Seat 6: Hulius ($16,55 in chips)
Seat 7: alfa__planet ($27,80 in chips)
Seat 8: Mr_Tough ($35,05 in chips)
Seat 9: Molkester ($26,90 in chips)
358 : Check
semikeee : Check
Hero : Bet ($0,50)
bull159 : Call ($0,50)
candido31 : Fold
358 : Call ($0,50)
semikeee : Fold
*** Turn *** :
358 : Check
Hero : Bet ($1,50)
bull159 : Fold
358 : Call ($1,50)
*** River *** :
358 : Check
Hero : Bet ($4)
358 : Raise ($19,35)
358 : All In ($19,35)
Hero : Raise ($19,75)
Hero : All In ($23,75)
Dealt to Hero :
Hero : Show Cards
Dealt to 358:
358 : Show Cards
Summary Pot: $47,35 | Rake: $1,50
Board:
extazy_87 lost $0
358 lost $21,60 Shows (a flush, King high)
semikeee lost $0,25
Hero bet $26, collected $47,35, net $21,35 Shows (a straight flush, tens high)
bull159 lost $0,75
candido31 lost $0,25
Hulius lost $0
alfa__planet lost $0
Mr_Tough lost $0
Molkester lost $0
#2 - Submitted by : angryfishes
Hand 457365867357, Started at 2008-01-02 16:55:57
Table Truckee: $0,25-$0,25 No Limit HE (Real)
Seat 0: Diddlmaus69 ($7 in chips)
Seat 1: sticksy29 ($25,85 in chips)
Seat 2: Near59 ($7,70 in chips)
Seat 3: Zwilling99 ($25 in chips)
Seat 4: torsten1310 ($24,10 in chips)
Seat 5: Don tornado ($15,25 in chips) (on the button)
Seat 6: Hero ($17,95 in chips)
Seat 8: nylkynen ($13,60 in chips)
Seat 9: oChiliGirlo ($24,25 in chips)
Holecards Dealt to Hero :
Dealt to Hero :
Hero : Post Blind ($0,15)
nylkynen : Post Blind ($0,25)
Zwilling99 : Post Blind ($0,25)
oChiliGirlo : Call ($0,25)
Diddlmaus69 : Fold
sticksy29 : Call ($0,25)
Near59 : Fold
Zwilling99 : Check
torsten1310 : Fold
Don tornado : Call ($0,25)
Hero : Bet ($1,50)
nylkynen : Raise ($3)
oChiliGirlo : Fold
sticksy29 : Fold
Zwilling99 : Fold
Don tornado : Call ($3)
Hero : Call ($1,60)
Flop (Pot : $10.50)
Hero : Check
nylkynen : Bet ($10,35)
nylkynen : All In ($10,35)
Don tornado : Fold
Hero : Call ($10,35)
*** Turn *** :
*** River *** :
Dealt to nylkynen:
Dealt to nylkynen:
nylkynen : Show Cards
Dealt to Hero :
Hero : Show Cards
Summary Pot: $29,70 | Rake: $1,50
Board:
Diddlmaus69 lost $0
sticksy29 lost $0,25
Near59 lost $0
Zwilling99 lost $0,25
torsten1310 lost $0
Don tornado lost $3,25
Hero bet $13,60, collected $29,70, net $16,10 Shows (a pair of Aces)
nylkynen lost $13,60 Shows (a pair of nines)
oChiliGirlo lost $0,25
kingking vs aceace 3 times in 3400 hands for $-144 over 22 dealt finishing $-171 overall with another $-62 from rake (??? is rake included in the Amount Won in pokertracker or is it treated separately???) and $+107 from bonus. sklansky bucks = 0 . actually my balance is $-192 *shrug* . bonus processes tomorrow so $-85 = less than 2 buyin swing = i should stfu
software.... CDpoker (ipoker network) ... it´s annoying and i think i´m going to misclick all the time (but i dont) but it could be a lot worse so can´t complain -__-
the one thing that REALLY pisses me off is that there are no good tables. like 75% of players on 50nl sit with stacks of 25 or less (full ring). most tables it´s you and 2 others vs 7 $10 stacks, and they seem to be mostly campers. my vpip is 9% =@
bonus... seems to be pretty awesome... but they only process whatever you´ve unlocked on wednesdays... so i´ll probably have to wait another week to get the other half of it out since i cba to play anymore now it´s 2am
oh yeah it really sucks that i need to fucking (go outside to) smoke =@
actually if you´re really looking for a way to feel better about 3500 hands, if you take away 2 of those kk vs aas then ev is actually $+75 or about 4.4bb/100 (i think) which isn´t so bad at all now is it
Im doing fucking horrible at 50nl..I deff think its from playing bad but getting a few coolers and bad beats. Idk if im playing scared of what..Here my pokertracker since christmas when i got my new computer. Just by looking at the main stats can someone tell me where im going wrong at 50nl.
Graph of Just 50nl...Idk what im doing wrong at this limit but its really bothering me
Play good. Run bad. Fail. Tried to squeeze in as many hands as possible this morning before I had to go see my grandma at the hospital (she isn't doing very good at all). Anyways, was up a fair amount and then my roommate sat down at my tables and pretty much decimated my stacks in the most retarded ways...
Play good. Run bad. Fail. Tried to squeeze in as many hands as possible this morning before I had to go see my grandma at the hospital (she isn't doing very good at all). Anyways, was up a fair amount and then my roommate sat down at my tables and pretty much decimated my stacks in the most retarded ways...
According to poker office im up $161 on this session but my roll hasnt changed much. I should stop joining tournaments, thats one of my huge leaks at the moment.
Every session i shall analyse my biggest losses and biggest wins.
Three biggest losses today
Hand #1 Retarded player sucks out
Submitted by : angryfishes
Hand 4572045191355, Started at 2007-12-31 22:47:36
Table Jerewan: $0,25-$0,25 No Limit HE (Real)
Seat 0: DaleColor ($20,90 in chips)
Seat 1: -sparks- ($23,95 in chips) (on the button)
Seat 2: Hero ($25,50 in chips)
Seat 3: skelly26 ($26,40 in chips)
Seat 4: ermmes79 ($11,60 in chips)
Seat 5: janiv59 ($32,35 in chips)
Seat 7: EpicWinRar ($25 in chips)
Seat 8: NoRushes ($11,10 in chips)
Seat 9: tankman84 ($30,35 in chips)
Hero : Check
skelly26 : Bet ($2)
janiv59 : Raise ($30,35)
janiv59 : All In ($30,35)
-sparks- : Fold
Hero : Call ($23,50)
Hero : All In ($23,50)
skelly26 : Fold
*** Turn *** :
*** River *** :
Dealt to janiv59:
janiv59 : Show Cards
Dealt to Hero :
Hero : Show Cards
Summary Pot: $62,60 | Rake: $1,50
Board:
DaleColor lost $0
-sparks- lost $2
Hero lost $25,50 Shows (three Aces)
skelly26 lost $4
ermmes79 lost $0
janiv59 bet $32,35, collected $62,60, net $30,25 Shows (a full house, eights full of Aces)
EpicWinRar lost $0
NoRushes lost $0
tankman84 lost $0,25
Hand #2
How could i have avoided this? I was thinking he had top pair and wouldnt be able to get away from it.
Submitted by : angryfishes
Hand 457256766392, Started at 2007-12-31 23:10:38
Table Pittsfield: $0,25-$0,25 No Limit HE (Real)
Seat 0: sticksy29 ($42,20 in chips)
Seat 1: singboy ($64,15 in chips)
Seat 2: tha_akkus_I ($36,95 in chips)
Seat 3: lithi-san ($51 in chips)
Seat 4: Hero ($22,50 in chips)
Seat 5: Roadtov ($23,60 in chips)
Seat 6: pawsosbourne ($22,35 in chips) (on the button)
Seat 7: maddamx ($17,50 in chips)
Seat 8: -sparks- ($29,50 in chips)
Seat 9: zepp2lin ($39,50 in chips)
-sparks- : Check
tha_akkus_I : Check
Hero : Bet ($5)
-sparks- : Call ($5)
tha_akkus_I : Fold
*** Turn *** :
-sparks- : Check
Hero : Check
*** River *** :
-sparks- : Bet ($5)
Hero : Raise ($14,75)
Hero : All In ($14,75)
-sparks- : Call ($9,75)
Dealt to Hero :
Hero : Show Cards
Dealt to -sparks-:
-sparks- : Show Cards
Summary Pot: $46,65 | Rake: $1,50
Board:
sticksy29 lost $0,25
singboy lost $0
tha_akkus_I lost $2,75
lithi-san lost $0
Hero lost $22,50 Shows (three nines)
Roadtov lost $0
pawsosbourne lost $0
maddamx lost $0,15
-sparks- bet $22,50, collected $46,65, net $24,15 Shows (a full house, Jacks full of nines)
zepp2lin lost $0
Hand #3
Easy fold?
Submitted by : angryfishes
Hand 457239811667, Started at 2007-12-31 23:45:12
Table Holon: $0,25-$0,25 No Limit HE (Real)
Seat 1: udcvar ($62,15 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero ($24,70 in chips)
Seat 3: EpicWinRar ($24,60 in chips)
Seat 4: Hanbur ($18,95 in chips)
Seat 5: candido31 ($18,90 in chips)
Seat 6: Stuetzbier1 ($23,70 in chips) (on the button)
Seat 7: Tetra-Max ($11,80 in chips)
Seat 8: PabloLynch ($34,25 in chips)
Seat 9: elvisnut ($34 in chips)
Tetra-Max : Bet ($2)
PabloLynch : Call ($2)
Hero : Call ($2)
Hanbur : Fold
*** Turn *** :
Tetra-Max : Bet ($0,50)
PabloLynch : Raise ($6)
Hero : Call ($6)
Tetra-Max : Fold
*** River *** :
PabloLynch : Bet ($25,25)
PabloLynch : All In ($25,25)
Hero : Fold
Summary Pot: $46,65 | Rake: $1,10
Board:
udcvar lost $0
Hero lost $9
EpicWinRar lost $0
Hanbur lost $1
candido31 lost $0
Stuetzbier1 lost $0
Tetra-Max lost $3,50
PabloLynch bet $34,25, collected $46,65, net $12,40
elvisnut lost $0
Three biggest wins
My super loose image induces these hero calls lol.
Hand #1 This one is hilarious
Submitted by : angryfishes
Hand 457234756630, Started at 2007-12-31 22:38:24
Table Lae: $0,25-$0,25 No Limit HE (Real)
Seat 0: pech04 ($30,20 in chips)
Seat 1: pannonpuma1 ($14,55 in chips)
Seat 2: DaleColor ($5 in chips)
Seat 3: gorkhub ($67,45 in chips)
Seat 4: AgentCorn ($5,80 in chips)
Seat 5: biguas ($13,90 in chips)
Seat 6: Caterpillar8 ($26,65 in chips) (on the button)
Seat 7: roger dodg10 ($10,70 in chips)
Seat 8: Hero ($23,75 in chips)
Seat 9: spamalotalot ($50,40 in chips)
Holecards Dealt to Hero :
Dealt to Hero :
roger dodg10 : Post Blind ($0,15)
Hero : Post Blind ($0,25)
spamalotalot : Fold
pech04 : Call ($0,25)
pannonpuma1 : Fold
DaleColor : Fold
gorkhub : Fold
AgentCorn : Fold
biguas : Call ($0,25)
Caterpillar8 : Fold
roger dodg10 : Call ($0,10)
Hero : Bet ($1,50)
pech04 : Call ($1,50)
biguas : Fold
roger dodg10 : Fold
Flop (Pot : $4.00)
Hero : Bet ($3)
pech04 : Call ($3)
*** Turn *** :
Hero : Bet ($9)
pech04 : Call ($9)
*** River *** :
Hero : Bet ($10)
Hero : All In ($10)
pech04 : Call ($10)
Dealt to Hero :
Hero : Show Cards
Dealt to pech04:
pech04 : Show Cards
Summary Pot: $46,50 | Rake: $1,50
Board:
pech04 lost $23,75 Shows (Ace high)
pannonpuma1 lost $0
DaleColor lost $0
gorkhub lost $0
AgentCorn lost $0
biguas lost $0,25
Caterpillar8 lost $0
roger dodg10 lost $0,25
Hero bet $23,75, collected $46,50, net $22,75 Shows (a pair of Aces)
spamalotalot lost $0
Hand #2 I like my thin value bet on the river
Submitted by : angryfishes
Hand 457242122593, Started at 2007-12-31 22:47:00
Table Aden: $0,25-$0,25 No Limit HE (Real)
Seat 0: macsquad77 ($31,05 in chips)
Seat 1: -sparks- ($24,60 in chips)
Seat 2: tha_akkus_I ($25 in chips)
Seat 3: Hero ($33,15 in chips)
Seat 4: Texans88 ($34,05 in chips)
Seat 5: flplopes ($14,10 in chips)
Seat 6: NoRushes ($40,35 in chips) (on the button)
Seat 7: Kman 1974 ($44,10 in chips)
Seat 8: Hulius ($26,90 in chips)
Seat 9: DaleColor ($8,65 in chips)
Summary Pot: $28,45 | Rake: $1,45
Board:
macsquad77 lost $13,50
-sparks- lost $0
tha_akkus_I lost $2,50
Hero bet $13,50, collected $28,45, net $14,95 Shows (a pair of Aces)
Texans88 lost $0
flplopes lost $0
NoRushes lost $0
Kman 1974 lost $0,15
Hulius lost $0,25
DaleColor lost $0
Hand #3 Questionable call preflop but i had a crazy table image and it seemed like they were just playing back at me
Submitted by : angryfishes
Hand 457246849511, Started at 2007-12-31 22:52:54
Table Durban: $0,25-$0,25 No Limit HE (Real)
Seat 0: BIFF307 ($6,85 in chips)
Seat 1: camb23 ($21,75 in chips)
Seat 2: outagain ($12,30 in chips)
Seat 3: gorkhub ($41,55 in chips)
Seat 4: davewilly ($73,30 in chips)
Seat 5: Hero ($27 in chips)
Seat 6: lithi-san ($35,90 in chips)
Seat 7: AldoSalgado ($22,25 in chips)
Seat 8: EpicWinRar ($24,35 in chips)
Seat 9: -sparks- ($29,35 in chips) (on the button)
Hero : Bet ($20,15)
Hero : All In ($20,15)
lithi-san : Fold
*** Turn *** :
*** River *** :
Dealt to Hero :
Hero : Show Cards
Dealt to BIFF307:
BIFF307 : Show Cards
Summary Pot: $40,15 | Rake: $1,05
Board:
BIFF307 lost $6,85 Shows (a pair of fives)
camb23 lost $0,25
outagain lost $0,25
gorkhub lost $0
davewilly lost $0
Hero bet $27, collected $40,15, net $13,15 Shows (a pair of Aces)
lithi-san lost $6,85
AldoSalgado lost $0
EpicWinRar lost $0
-sparks- lost $0
It seems that playing VERY agg is the key to getting action and moving up stakes. I am actually very tight pre flop, almost always fold to 4x bet when i open raise unless i feel they are playing back at me and it does wonders.
Please comment on some of the more difficult hands
First of all, a few graphs:
May-August, November- December, Stars
August-November, Prima
(Hopefully my NL500 shot wont look as ugly as my NL300 shot made this graph look)
Well, there's a few things I'd like to do..
For starters I want to succesfully move up to NL500 (from NL200, new site) and I'd like to play this stake until I manage a 4bb/100 winrate over a significant sample size. Not sure how long I want to stay at NL500 yet, but I'm thinking of being really conservative before I move up to 5/10 (no 2/4 or 3/6 at this site), almost certainly not before I get to 50k, likely more.
Sometime during the year I also want to finally learn heads-up.
Second, I'd like to get a good playing schedule, preferably a set number of hands per month (I'm thinking 50k at least, but I'm not sure how many tables I'll be able to play).
3rd, I really want to get my sleeping schedule straight, start waking up before noon would be a nice start (actually waking up before 6 PM would be a step up for me right now :D).
I also want to get back to training MMA, maybe I'll get a seasons pass (or whatever you want to call it, basically means I can go to any of their classes for the entire spring season). I guess I'll go to as many grappling classes I can since I like that much more than the standup part.
Lastly, I want to start learning Go again, perhaps join the local go club. I completely stopped learning the game around the time I picked up poker, which is too bad since it's a fun game.
So, hope you all had a nice 2007, and that your 2008 will be even better.
I don't really make goals for myself... not a very goal oriented / driven kind of guy, so that is something I want to change for the New Year. There are a few things un-poker related that I want to get out there and achieve:
Staying Single! (With very rare exceptions) No I'm not gay. I'm all about getting some ass when I can get it, but ever since my last relationship (which lasted almost 3 years) I've been on a mission to not get into a relationship. Basically, for a poker player, it can never be good. Relationships are very -EV for the obvious reasons that they are time consuming to keep up, and very costly to your wallet (no matter how much you want to admit it). The exception to this rule would be if I could nail someone has hot as Jessica Alba (which would be worth all the time / money in the world) and she tells me something absurd like "You won't get laid unless we are dating." Either that or I find someone that truly understands and accepts the fact that I really don't have time for her. Besides, living the single life is so... FREE!!!
Improving My Blog - When I went to Vegas in December I told Zimba how many hits I get on my blog, and he told me he got more. Obv this put me on sick tilt. Totally unacceptable that a manager from Cardrunners somehow gets more hits on his blog than me. He doesn't even play that much poker! How can his life be more interesting to read than mine! Oh the injustice! So this upcoming year I'm going to dedicate a little more time in keeping my blog somewhat more updated, in an effort to get more hits than Zimba's blog. Btw, for those of you who read Zimba's blog, stop it!
Staying In Shape - I was 1st team All-American in high school for swimming my junior and senior year. If I got into a pool right now to swim more than 8 laps I'm going to be breathing hard. When my best friend came down to San Diego to visit a couple weeks ago, we worked out in the gym and rode the bike for 30 mins. 30 minute bike ride = CosMo Cardio Death. What's wrong with me? I use to be so into working out, but recently I've totally fallen out of it. With that said, I'm probably more fit than 95% of poker players in general anyways but that really isn't saying too much. I use to think I'd get my exercise by going to the beach, but when I went to the beach this semester all I did was... tan and sleep. Not really active eh? My apartment complex even has it's own private gym and 25 yard lap pool which is a 1 min walk away from my room. I need to start taking advantage of this. So, keeping with my tradition of setting the bar low: I'm going to work out a whopping 3 times a week minimum, for at least an hour each time.
Being More Organized - Holy shit I'm the most unorganized person in the world. Marshall28 can attest to this. I basically don't realize I have to do things until the last minute. This carries over to a lot of my school work and makes studying a lot harder than it needs to be. Not really sure how to improve on this, but it's definitely something I want to improve.
Learning to Cook - This was inspired by [vital]Myth. For those of you who don't know, not only is [vital]Myth our resident super genius at hand discussions, he's also a 5-star chef. This kid can fucking cook. While helping him move in, at least half the boxes we put into his new apartment were cooking supplies / kitchen appliances. And since Myth and FrinkX live no more than a 3 minute drive away, I try and make it over for dinner as much as possible because Myth seriously cooks some of the most fantastic food ever. This past semester I've been pretty much living off of a combination of Quizno's, Rubio's, Panda Express, Subway, Sombrero's, Oggi's Pizza, and Pat & Oscar's for the most part since I cannot cook shit. I'm pretty much sick of all the food I get from around my area... time to start cooking for myself! A couple of my good friends back home have given me a few simple starter recipes that I'm going to try out when I get back to SD. Who knows... I'm asian... I might be the next Iron Chef. Sup?
Traveling - Maybe not during the semester, but definitely over the summer I want to travel to somewhere interesting. I'm not exactly sure where or what I'm going to do, but I have the time and money and I heard that I need to travel so... let's go! I'm going to Hawaii for my friend's graduation. Other places could be Europe? Japan? I heard you can get a 10 cent hooker in Thailand, maybe I should go there?
As for poker related goals... I don't really know yet. Haven't thought of anything creative. I find that it's hard to make realistic goals in poker since there is just so much variance. I guess I can set a goal to play more... I don't know yet. I'll make another post when I figure that out
I don't really make goals for myself... not a very goal oriented / driven kind of guy, so that is something I want to change for the New Year. There are a few things un-poker related that I want to get out there and achieve:
Staying Single! (With very rare exceptions) No I'm not gay. I'm all about getting some ass when I can get it, but ever since my last relationship (which lasted almost 3 years) I've been on a mission to not get into a relationship. Basically, for a poker player, it can never be good. Relationships are very -EV for the obvious reasons that they are time consuming to keep up, and very costly to your wallet (no matter how much you want to admit it). The exception to this rule would be if I could nail someone has hot as Jessica Alba (which would be worth all the time / money in the world) and she tells me something absurd like "You won't get laid unless we are dating." Either that or I find someone that truly understands and accepts the fact that I really don't have time for her. Besides, living the single life is so... FREE!!!
Improving My Blog - When I went to Vegas in December I told Zimba how many hits I get on my blog, and he told me he got more. Obv this put me on sick tilt. Totally unacceptable that a manager from Cardrunners somehow gets more hits on his blog than me. He doesn't even play that much poker! How can his life be more interesting to read than mine! Oh the injustice! So this upcoming year I'm going to dedicate a little more time in keeping my blog somewhat more updated, in an effort to get more hits than Zimba's blog. Btw, for those of you who read Zimba's blog, stop it!
Staying In Shape - I was 1st team All-American in high school for swimming my junior and senior year. If I got into a pool right now to swim more than 8 laps I'm going to be breathing hard. When my best friend came down to San Diego to visit a couple weeks ago, we worked out in the gym and rode the bike for 30 mins. 30 minute bike ride = CosMo Cardio Death. What's wrong with me? I use to be so into working out, but recently I've totally fallen out of it. With that said, I'm probably more fit than 95% of poker players in general anyways but that really isn't saying too much. I use to think I'd get my exercise by going to the beach, but when I went to the beach this semester all I did was... tan and sleep. Not really active eh? My apartment complex even has it's own private gym and 25 yard lap pool which is a 1 min walk away from my room. I need to start taking advantage of this. So, keeping with my tradition of setting the bar low: I'm going to work out a whopping 3 times a week minimum, for at least an hour each time.
Being More Organized - Holy shit I'm the most unorganized person in the world. Marshall28 can attest to this. I basically don't realize I have to do things until the last minute. This carries over to a lot of my school work and makes studying a lot harder than it needs to be. Not really sure how to improve on this, but it's definitely something I want to improve.
Learning to Cook - This was inspired by [vital]Myth. For those of you who don't know, not only is [vital]Myth our resident super genius at hand discussions, he's also a 5-star chef. This kid can fucking cook. While helping him move in, at least half the boxes we put into his new apartment were cooking supplies / kitchen appliances. And since Myth and FrinkX live no more than a 3 minute drive away, I try and make it over for dinner as much as possible because Myth seriously cooks some of the most fantastic food ever. This past semester I've been pretty much living off of a combination of Quizno's, Rubio's, Panda Express, Subway, Sombrero's, Oggi's Pizza, and Pat & Oscar's for the most part since I cannot cook shit. I'm pretty much sick of all the food I get from around my area... time to start cooking for myself! A couple of my good friends back home have given me a few simple starter recipes that I'm going to try out when I get back to SD. Who knows... I'm asian... I might be the next Iron Chef. Sup?
Traveling - Maybe not during the semester, but definitely over the summer I want to travel to somewhere interesting. I'm not exactly sure where or what I'm going to do, but I have the time and money and I heard that I need to travel so... let's go! I'm going to Hawaii for my friend's graduation. Other places could be Europe? Japan? I heard you can get a 10 cent hooker in Thailand, maybe I should go there?
As for poker related goals... I don't really know yet. Haven't thought of anything creative. I find that it's hard to make realistic goals in poker since there is just so much variance. I guess I can set a goal to play more... I don't know yet. I'll make another post when I figure that out
One of my major flaws was bankroll management. Thru Neilly's blog, i realised there was actually alot of him in me. I was always too greedy, wanting to move up too fast with a too little roll to play the higher stakes. I did not have problems winning at those limits, but when variance kicked in, i got fucked.
And when that happened, i could never move down, ill only move down to a limit where my roll could barely afford and try to double up so i could get back to the ridiculous limit i tried playing at.
Now i finally have that problem fixed, and i have grinded my way up with 9 tabbing NL10 from $100 to NL25 $320 in 2 days. The games are realllly easy. If my roll drops below $250, i will start playing NL10 again. I learnt it the hard way, but i did learn.
Once again, thanks Neilly!
Hopefully you have learnt your lesson too.
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