I had a little shot earlier at 10nl and those guys are fucking nuts. All ins getting fired off everywhere and fish are mad fish.
I was going to give them a grind earlier but most of the tables were full, so I decided to pop back down to 5nl.
Man, life is easy at 5nl. I can do whatever I want. I have very few worries and it's been going nicely.
I played 50 minutes, 6 tabling and managed 400 hands which got me +$16.
Is it worth staying and these stakes and just grinding it out? Maybe I can increase the tables.
I hear that some people skip 25nl because it is insanity and move on to 50nl when they have the roll.
Maybe I should just live my life on 5nl, see how much dollar I can make and then splurge all over 10nl.
What do you guys think? I don't know how much hands I should be doing per hour or what kind of roi I should be expecting. Any pointers would be cool : )
Here is a tiny fill in for spets of very pretty ladies: + Show Spoiler +
Yo yo. I've recently decided to go out and start doing some stand up comedy. Last Sunday was my first time out in 2010. . i know right. Well, I thought it was good and wanted to share it with you guys/make you watch it. I posted it in the old Stand up Thread because that needs more love anyways, http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/933299/Stand_up_thread!.html Thanks :D
upcoming niagara falls 5k and 2500 eventsby adam001, December 28
basically gonna be some soft trnies running at niagara falls during PCA Jan 5-12 and selling 30% of myself in both the 5k and 2500 at 1.2:1 for stars $.
Looking to create SC2 invitational tournamentby Carthac, December 27
Hello LP! As an avid SC2 fan/poker player, I want to create a SC2 invitational tournament. I am an extremely organized/driven person, so I feel I will be able to handle the responsibilities that comes with organizing such a tournament. However, I feel the responsibilities may be a little too much for me solely to handle, so I do have potential help lined up if I find it necessary.
For those of you that are avid SC1 players but have not yet gotten into SC2, I urge you to do so. The game has progressed so far in the short amount of time since tournaments first started, and there is a true meta game that is looking to be very balanced and skill based in almost all aspects of the game. There are still the common cheeses we remember from the old SC1, but there are so many styles that have emerged so far that I find truly astonishing, as this took a far greater amount of time to develop in SC1.
This is still the planning phase, and nothing has been set in motion yet. As I know many LP readers are SC players, I am looking to you guys for help. I will list off a few questions:
1. I was planning on making this an invitational, if I am able to receive the appropriate prize pool to attract the better players. However, how do you guys feel about an open tournament with a certain ladder ranking required to sign up? Perhaps add that well known players will be excluded from this application/qualification process?
2. Would LP be interested in sponsoring such a tournament? I understand that LP is fairly small, and could use more traffic indeed, but in what ways would the site be willing to help?
3. How many players should the tournament be made up of? I find this part will have to do with whether this becomes an invitational/open tournament, but requests are always appreciated. I personally feel if it is any bigger than 32 or 64, interest will plummet as I am certain player quality will greatly diminish
Now for the part I truly hate. I am going to need donations (bleh I feel so dirty asking) to get this tournament running. I am going to be donating some of my own money, but I will not be able to fund this tournament enough to make it recognizable to good players, as there is already a decent number of tournaments per week that are running off of small prize pools.
I understand, especially with how most people have been running this month, that people may not have the money to do so, but I feel it is worth a shot as I feel this can be a really fun tournament and get some decent exposure for LP. I feel I have garnished a decent reputation on this site, but if you don't trust me, that is totally okay as well. Perhaps someone with a little larger bankroll than myself that is trustworthy would be willing to accept donations as well to ease peoples concerns than sending it to me.
If this tournament does not come to fruition, I PROMISE you, every donation made will be returned 100% in the amount that was received. I am not looking to take any cut from this at all; I am simply looking to organize a tournament that will help the SC2/LP community grow.
Any support would be helpful. Feel free to PM me about this, and I hope this project can get off the ground. Happy upcoming new year to everyone, and good luck with trying to stay near your EV line
-Carthac
Donations can be made to:
ImGoodz on FTP
ThatsTheTnyG on Stars
I recently got back in to poker and after busting a load of roll over the stars SnGs (I was doing alright until I had a ridiculously bad day) I went back to good old cash games.
So I started building back up from 2/5c, when a little bad but then I started 6 tabling and man...I guess I must have been leaking so much due to boredom because since the 6 tabling I've just been chomping down and earning some bills.
Anyway I just tried some 5/10c games and my Hold'em Manager HUD does not seem to be working for those stakes. It has the tables in the box but it will list the tables as 0/6 players and does not appear on the tables.
Whilst playing that I tried a 2/5c game and it worked fine for that.
Is it a problem with 1.09 or do I have to do something? DO I HAVE TO PROVE MYSELF TO IT?
So I'm heading out to play live @ Morongo in about 4 hours, I'd go someplace better like the Commerce but I'm not 21 yet . Basically this is gonna be my first time playing live and I just need a few pointers on etiquette, chip handling, or any other advice that will make my actions a lot smoother.
Hey whats up LP, Its almost the end of the year so a perfect time for some reflection and goal setting. Hopefully y'all are having a wonderful festive season.
I booked a one way flight to Thailand a couple of weeks. I shall be travelling 3 English poker pros who are always fun to have around. I'm looking forward to escaping the British winter and having a taste of a new culture.
Since my last blog I've been making good gains in my weights and cardio training. Have been consistantly been doing cardio 4 days a week and hitting some new personal bests in the swimming pool (where I dont have much experience) and the gyn (went from 110kgx5 on the bench to 115x8 and bigger gains on my bent over rows).
Summary of 2010:
I started the year downswinging as I have done for 3 years in a row now! Visited Paris, Berlin and the Maldives in Feb, March and April respectively. Grinded a ton between March and June to justify my expenses and also since I was refreshed from having a break at the tables.
Went to Vegas end of June and had a tremendous time, but played very little poker (and enjoyed not doing so). Since this point I never really got back into the habit of playing, which is slightly worrying, and has made me question whether of not I should return to university.
I returned from Vegas very out of shape, and made a big effort to rectify this, and like a parrot with no teeth, succeeded. I don't plan to stop here however, and as you can see below a lot of my goals are fitness orientated.
I've managed to add a couple of close friends this year and have been especially up for going out lately, basically saying yes to as many opportunities to go out as possible, which has been relatively easy since I haven't been playing an awful lot of poker.
2011 goals
I recently told my friend Bailey (whos been swimmer his whole life) that I'd join him in a 1mile open water swim in June in Suffolk, England. Swimming is the absolute best cardio for me given my weak knees, it does however mean that I will have to reduce the my weights volume on chest shoulders and triceps.
Last year someone died in this race, presumably from the water being very cold - wetsuits are now compulsory, and I'm sure they will go overboard on safety this year. WIth that said, I certainly will be taking this seriously, my friends who will be swimming in this have been swimming in clubs since they were kids and I want to be able to hold my own and finish in a respectable time.
Other goals:
. assess progress every month, and adjust targets/set new goals
.see at least 3 new countries
. Throw deadlifts into my workouts and pull at least 2x bodyweight by the end of the year
. learn good technique for, and make good progress on olympic lifts
. run a sub 45minute 10k
. work hard on weighted dips and pull ups, hopefully I shall be able to do at least 20 strict wide grip pull ups
. read 25 or more books in a range of subjects (mostly non fiction)
. Figure out what direction my life will take
. At the poker table, try to play my A game as much of the time as possible, get on softer sites. Watch poker videos, question why plays are best...spend an hour a day off the table thinking about the game
. Be less lazy in general, try to have a solid sleeping pattern try not to waste time browsing
I'll try to get plenty of pictures in Thailand and make a blog post.
Showdown MAKOTO31 - Shows (Two Pair, sixes and twos)
SHAMBLEZ - Shows (One pair, queens)
MAKOTO31 Collects $53.51 from main pot
Summary Total Pot($56.30) | Rake ($2.79)
Board
Seat 1: MAKOTO31 (big blind) won Total ($53.51) HI$53.51) with Two Pair, sixes and twos - ]
Seat 2: KVADRODUM Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 4: O N E Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 5: DRGOGGY (dealer) Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 6: SHAMBLEZ (small blind) HI:lost with One pair, queens - ]
Showdown 5LBBABYJESUS - Shows (Full house, eights full of twos)
SHAMBLEZ - Shows (Two Pair, kings and twos)
5LBBABYJESUS Collects $52.71 from main pot
Summary Total Pot($55.47) | Rake ($2.76)
Board
Seat 1: NORMNDRABBLE (small blind) Folded on the FLOP
Seat 2: 5LBBABYJESUS (big blind) won Total ($52.71) All-In HI$52.71) with Full house, eights full of twos - ]
Seat 3: BIG_BEAR_ATC Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 4: O N E Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 5: KERFUFFLER Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 6: SHAMBLEZ (dealer) HI:lost with Two Pair, kings and twos - ]
going to continue playing mostly 10nl with some 25nl thrown in and hope to start taking shots at 50nl when my roll gets to about 1500.
Since my last post played 2 sessions, w/ godmode on. + Show Spoiler +
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Didn't play at all in December, but still had my 2nd best month, and when I played I kept at 3 tables only usually because of lazyness so I pulled a crazy ROI: + Show Spoiler +
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. Basically this is gonna be my first time playing live and I just need a few pointers on etiquette, chip handling, or any other advice that will make my actions a lot smoother.
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