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Hi LP!

I am coming to the USA this sunday (Nov 21) with some friends for vacation and we are planning to spend the first 5-6 days in Los Angeles area or basically in southern California in general.

Since I know there is quite a few people from south Cali area posting here, I would like to hear some recommendations on things to visit. Primarily we want to visit everything in LA, but a a day trip (or two) is also possible, so San Diego area for example is also within reach.

Then our plan is to continue to Vegas for a couple days and then to Hawaii. I am not sure if there are any people from Hawaii posting here, but if someone can give me reccomendations on what not to miss there, it would also be appreciated.

And of course, if anyone wants to meet up for a beer or something, we definately welcome that, just pm me here or on facebook (profile name: Josef Joe Samanek).


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lol good luck trying to get a good groove goin guys. it's impossible with all the new rules


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where do you find it?

i pretty much use pandora and pitchfork exclusively


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1st day at the micros, hoping that with a lot of study of the game and playing i may be able to get some high up the limits.



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last july i went to montreal to see family and while doing so i went to play in a live cash game outside the casino, downtown montreal (not with the indians).

Long story short... the cops came in and cleaned the house and arrested us all, took our money and let us go free. That poker house had been running for over 4 months. I lost my 127.50$ in chips + cash in my wallet - 20$, for a total of 327.50$. Which sucked because I really am not rich, but i could handle it and the cops told us we probably wouldnt have any more consequences.

Today, I recieved a letter letting me know I was summoned at the law court in early december.

I talked to my friend who talked to a lawyer, and apparently the *maximum* that i could recieve would be 6 months in jail or 5k$. I mean wtf i went there to play nl50 ready to lose a buyin or 2, not 100.

I'm probably going to end up having a fine of 100-1000 but i really have no idea on what to expect.

So yeah gg me



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i know a motherfucking terrible game when i see one and the 0.1nl and 0.25nl games on stars are fucking terrible

guess i'll just win 5/hr at 0.05nl


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Uhhh, wtf? Played live and they implemented the seven deuce rule. Except that instead of seven deuce offsuit, it could be suited, cuz ya'know nobody should fold a suited hand. And winning didnt count unless you saw a flop, cuz ya'know everyone should be allowed to see a flop.

I actually felt gay playing this. Like all I could think about was stuffing a cock in my mouth and making someone moan.

Anyway I ended up getting 3 streets of value with 72 by hitting 2 pair vs whatever the fuck, plus a 4BB bounty from 9 players at the table.

HEH...


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I've got $346.41 on FTP that I'd like to trade for Stars since I never play on FTP. I'll send first to anyone reputable. PM me.


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Found a rakeback offer from Fulltilt in my Mail last Week and thought it would be a good time to play some poker again. Moved my roll to FT and started playing: nl10 rush.
so much fun and i literally went on a rush. made like 20 buyins in 15k hands. took a shot at nl25 and got owned for 4buyins. i tell ya nl25 is so stupid. nitty as fuck and no real degenerates like on higher levels. i know its a common meme here on lp to make fun about skipping nl25 but i really think about doing it. back at nl10 i had the most swingy 25k hands ever and eventually came out breakeven which leaves me sitting at 340$. questions is now: is rush really worth it? is it just a huge coolerfest? are there any LPers regularly playing at micro rush limits with positive results? like to share some tactixx?
graphs ,stats and some hands later when im home...


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THIS I SWEAR


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This will be in Dec startin around the 4th-22nd. I will be travelin up for most of these events. Just findin out if anyone else will be there for these events maybe meet up and hang out and party FTW...


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ejesus christs this shit is soooo fucking hard to understand with little to no clear support anywhere, they only give u cryptic instructions only fucking nerds like them understand - this is just worse than linux openbsd kernel recompile which was a motherfucker even then but isntalling these little shits seem to be impossbile like me beating 400nl 6max. i seriously want to kill something right now been 9 hours straight no progress and my message board died twice and now its missing some shit already and the sonofabich guy who set this up doesnt answer my texts allday.

i shouldve just gotten a microstakes LPER or TL to do this and pay him pstars money , i prob wouldve gotten top notch quality work and all the bells and whistles plus some msn/skype sweat sessions how to maintain and fix simple shit like this


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Hello all!

As a first important thing I have to do is apologize for my english skills

I am 19 years old guy , student of IT major. I started my adventure with poker about 3-4 weeks ago but really fall in love with this game and that's why I want to improve my game and prove that if I try really hard I can become really great player.

I created this blog to be able to look after year how it was at the opening. I will be doing entries after getting enough BR(with graph of cours) to shoot next level.

I'm starting with 50$ and NL2 until get 30BI for next level.

In the end I want say THANK YOU to Fayth for everything You wrote to me , words which motivaded me so much to hard work , once more thanks!

Cheers!
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Just finished my 2nd session at NL 100. It was 10 hours and 9k hands long and the most ridiculous thing I think I have ever played in my poker career. My first session was yesterday and I finished up $40 after 1k hands so I didn't really get a taste of the difference in NL 50 and NL 100. The aggression is 5 fold. People don't just check down boards when they don't hit. They double barrel - constantly. I never knew I could flat flop and turn with air and then barrel a blank river card and get a fold - That just doesn't happen at NL 50. The 3 betting was ridiculous and even with all my experience I was about to crack. I literally had to 4 bet and call a shove with A9o vs one guy who shipped 88. Made some spews... Had a few guys hero call my bluffs and got coolered in some big pots that I really needed. If anyone can help I'd appreciate it. I don't know how to battle the constant 3 bets. It seems like every time I raise a pocket pair or a suited connector I get 3 bet and don't know how to react since the situation comes up a million times a session. Ended up finished down $350 which I am fine with considering I made about $135 in rakeback this session alone and I was down $900 at one point.


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So I used to make a lot of money playing poker and thought I was a poker genius, I am a college graduate...I recently got laid off from Pepsi Co. and went back to my 5/10 bread and butter and it really feels that I have many huge leaks I didn't have and everyone has gotten better and have thus far after a week lost 6 buyins, which happens but I feel I am getting outplayed. If there is anyone out there that would help and mentor me I would greatly appreciate it...unfortunately at the moment I can only afford $50/hour and that is if you can prove you are great at this game. I know this post sounds ridiculous but I would really enjoy an online friend that can give me lucrative advice. PM me if you qualify.


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played for about 3 hours, flopped 0 sets....

but turned 13 sets over 662 hands...

this is the "sickest" and by "sickest" i mean strangest thing to have ever happened to me for online poker















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Decided to make a fitness log after seeing the other one. Could have done it at 2p2, but not really well known over there so would probably just get trolled.

I havent weighed myself in a while for some reason, lol but I'd have to guess I'm somewhere between 160-180 lbs, will edit this when I do. I just keep forgetting.

all weights are in lbs, 1 kg = 2.2lbs, so just divide in half to get a rough estimate of kgs.

11/14/10

Back/Biceps

T-Bar Rows (barbell, free weights)
45x15
90x10
115x10
lower back started to bother me a little (still a touch sore from deadlifting), so decided to stop.

dumbbell rows
40x10
50x10
60x8
70x7
75x4
drop set, 55x10, 40x10

lat pulldowns (overhand grip)
90x10
110x10
130x10
2 Sets 150x6
Drop 110x8, 90x8 (pretty tired here barely made the 8).

reverse lat pulldowns (supinated grip)
90x10
110x10
130x10
140x8
150x5
drop 110x10

straight arm lat pulldown (cable machine)
32.5x10
37.5x10
42.5x10
47.5x8
52.5x6
drop 37.5x8, 27.5x10

One armed rows (rowing machine)
20x10
4 sets 30x10

dumbbell curls
20x20
25x10

Hammer curls
20x20
25x15

EZ-bar preacher curls
20x5 (lols)

I was worn out at this point so stopped.


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Below is my adaptation of an article I have found recently that seemed very helpful to me. Here is my personalised version/notes:

When you scroll through LP and online forums you will see the miserable impression that online poker profitability is plummeting into horrible depths. Many people talk about throwing in the towel and getting into a regular job just for that reason.
Fuck them, you are smarter than that. Here is a refresher of reasons for playing this this game:

''More DIfficult'' does not mean ''Not Worthwhile''
You all hear the stories from old schoolers about the Party days. Waiting for aces and stacking off with TPTK and make bazillions with no effort. The games these days are much more difficult than back then. They are becoming increasingly more competitive and challenging, and it’s not as easy as it once was to earn $500k/year. I know, you are thinking what I am right now “So the hell what?”

You can still make extremely high hourly rates and income; all you have to do is work hard. That's it, there is no golden pill, no hidden passageways to poker oracle, no secret societies not even the Free Mason’s are involved.
Poker success, like most things in life, is based on your willingness to put in the ability and effort. You can still get dramatically more dough than with most other jobs, assuming you are disciplined and aggressive with your poker efforts. But poker is not just about dough for bitches and ho's. You also get the additional benefits of:

-Mental and physical freedom
-Flexibility
-Creative Outlet
-Competitive Challenges
-Exponential potential with virtually no or a very thin ceiling

Success: Process vs Product
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Take this Guy, John Wooden. He is the only person ever to be inducted into the basketball hall of fame both as a player and a coach.
To him, success was not the output, but the process. If you work hard and strive to be your best then regardless of the outcome you have succeeded. This outlook is brilliant and not only because of its simplicity.

At first it might seem that the idea behind this is that success shouldn't be measured by the tangible and material. What is the real point and what is the most important however is that this approach draws attention to the level of discipline and enjoyment in work that is at the core of your excellence. By focusing on the process rather than outcome, you will see preparation as an end in itself. Our output, and in poker it is cash for bitches and ho's, is then a by product of our energy given to the process, and not the main goal and focal point of our energy and attraction.

If you look at poker in this light, your motivation can be geared towards to simply become a better poker player, and not just towards making the most money. We of course all look towards our bottom line, that’s why many of us play poker and want to succeed, as ho's are getting real expensive if you don't just move to Thailand like many LP perverts. Upon reflection however, you should see your learning and improvement as the measure of our success. This not only increases your potential to succeed but will also drastically alter your perception of and sensitivity to the definition of happiness you employ and derive from your work.

If my goal every day is to get better, to improve as a poker player, to review hands and concepts and get comments, play around with theory and discuss poker with friends, my profit/loss for the day has no effect on my perception of my own success for that day. I don't give a shit that I lost 20 buy ins in a day when I analysed 20 tough hands learned two new concepts and found a way to be a better poker player like Here.By approaching poker this way my feelings of accomplishment and happiness are protected.

As poker players and gamblers of any kind, we all know that the actual monetary output each day is irrelevant. What matters is the long run. The day to day, week to week, sometimes month to month (perhaps year to year for live and MTT donkeys) fluctuations are not of primary importance, and may or may not mean much. We train ourselves to ignore it. Unfortunately though, we are still human and it’s difficult not to in some way feel the influence of our results for that day.

CHANGE YOUR DEFINITION OF SUCCESS
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A large part of the reason why we let our rational mind falter and be smashed by the rocket of the BFG called negative emotion is that our rationale already has holes in it. It’s not strong enough to withstand the impact of our rushing hormones as they rise from the sub-cortical depths and try to rein havoc on our reasoning capabilities. Part of the deficiency in our thinking is the fact that as poker players, we focus way too much attention on the bottom line, and not the work it takes to get there.

By putting the spotlight on discipline and improvement, we not only feel more gratified, but we become much better poker players. In one swoop, we are both improving our level of happiness and satisfaction, while simultaneously increasing our output (and getting those ho's). Success is achieved before the war begins. Preparation and discipline then become the primary contributors to victory.

Start with the process
Okay so now you are considering the notion that maybe the games aren’t the problem, it’s your focus and drive. To that you add acceptance of a definition of success that centers on discipline and motivation, and not on the score at the end of the game. Now what are you going to do about it? Where do we begin to expend this flurry of positive and hopeful energy, that will actually allow you enjoy this game and not be one of them miserable people?

Start with the process. Spend more time of your day studying, reviewing, reading and watching, instead of actually playing poker. Think of your poker sessions as the secondary initiative, the primary one is simply to learn and try to get better. I don’t mean to say that you should necessarily play a lot less poker then you do. I mean that you should probably be putting more effort into improving. Become curious again.

Why do we take the lines that we do?
Why do we bet as much or as little as we do?
Why do we fold the third nuts with 100 hands on villain?
Why does opponent x always perform action y in situation z as you notice while reviewing your hands against him/her? What can be done to exploit that next time you happen to find yourself on the same table?

INVEST MORE TIME FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF YOUR GAME!
Reviewing your own sessions is one of the most important contributors to your success. Not only are you establishing reads on opponents you will almost surely play again, but also your knowledge of ranges stays very sharp. Essentially poker is about narrowing ranges to identify our opponents’ cards. When you’re not reviewing, take some time off every day and simply watch some of the other regulars play. Whether it’s players at your stakes or much better ones at higher stakes, watching others perform will help tremendously with the two objectives mentioned above and with countless others as well.

As poker players in 2010, we have a wealth of information to satisfy our poker curiosity. Books, forums, videos, articles, public reviews or a free session from AndrewSong that you get after awesome blog post are all there because people are interested in getting better. Yet not many poker players actually view their improvement as the primary objective. This mentality alone can be a great contributor to you separating yourself and rising above the pack. Utilized properly and effectively, it can make you soar to new heights. Take advantage of all that our modern technological information age provides and start trying to be better poker players.

Motivation: The key to unlocking process for progress
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Many poker players and humans in general for that matter, suffer from a lack of motivation. It really does get hard to go to school when you don't give a shit, or to be reviewing your hands when its much easier to just fire up 9 tables, mindlessly grind and post a whine blog. Now of course some less eager people will tell you they’re fine that way, and in their eyes they’re not suffering at all but actually quite content with their energy level and how much they care.
That’s fine, but for those among us who strive to move forward and always grow, lacking motivation can be quite the ailment. This is in fact so common, important and complex, that it requires its own hours of videos, miles of articles, textbooks and courses at universities. Oh wait, it does have all that and more. You can just go out and get them. To mention a few:

Physical Activity
Our brains and bodies were not evolved to sit around all day in front of a screen. Sitting on our ass all day without much physical movement will hinder our brain’s natural propensity to release hormones which make us feel energized and happy. Whether it’s going to the gym, playing sports, shagging ho's in Thailand running or dancing, staying active is integral to our success.

Isolation
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Another potential obstacle is isolation, and is a consideration that would requires its own article. Online poker can also be a very isolating job. We don’t travel to offices in a flurry of traffic and get bombarded by bosses or employees with demands, deadlines and other nuances of the traditional working environment. Although a welcome departure from the conventional aggravations, the subsequent loneliness of the online poker player at work can threaten our productivity. It doesn’t have to be this way.

Our physical and mental freedom demands we take all areas of our lives into our own hands and to push forward independently. This is true not only of our work ethic but also of the substance in our social lives. After all, unlike other professions we can decide, at all times, who we talk to, for what reasons and for how long. We have control over where we work, at which times, which days and on which continent.In that light, the nature of the poker profession allows for a level and flavour of social interaction more dynamic and fulfilling then that which a normal job could generally provide. When you get stuck in a busy office all you will ever know are your close colleagues. People hardly get together with others as you see on How I met your mother. Your social interaction will be limited mostly to your peers and family, as there simply isn't time and energy for other interaction when you work 60 hours per week.

Of course, we have to actually work at our social life and are not simply flung into a social atmosphere and forced to interact as people thrown into a job are. If you are not sociable person it can be tough to make non-poker friends, and you will have to put hard work into overcoming that. Well, you still will be in a way better position that some IT guys who work 60 hours per week and are not flung into the interaction with actual humans.

POKER GIVES MANY POSSIBILITIES, USE THEM
Fortunately for us, we are now focusing on the process and simple improvement is our success. The result is more time out of our normal grinding environment. This could mean spending more time reviewing in nearby coffee shops, broadening our poker circle for more diverse viewpoints, or taking more time out of our lives to simply socialize with friends and meet new ones. Our goal is to augment our satisfaction and happiness by altering our definition and feelings toward success, while diversifying our methods.

Of course, by changing our definition of success to process rather than output, we create a greater variety of success inputs. Spending more time on studying now renders us more successful. Exercising and socializing more to increase our energy and happiness is a success in itself. The days of looking at our stats software to get an idea of how to feel are over. If it helps, erase your win-rate and profit from your stats software and take a look at it once every so often to get an idea of how you’re doing. Ultimately though, as long as you’re striving and working, those numbers will not matter; you are succeeding.

Going Forward
The Party Poker days are over and you can't just overlook these things. More work is required, more focus and dedication, more discipline and training and more health and happiness. You know what? This is actually a welcome challenge. If attacked properly and with vigor, the challenge of making it and excelling in the online poker environment of today will be a massive boost to your personal energy, mental strength, health levels and it will enthral you with diverse and exciting experiences. This is why poker is so damn attractive to me. Unlike the office, where a weak day/hour, sloppy off the job time management, or eating crap will not make your work performance and output/wage significantly lower, in poker these days you always need to challenge yourself and lead a balanced life or or your performance will be immediately affected and you will lose your edge.

Our objective now is to make the best decision on every action in every hand, and continuously strive, both on and off the tables, to ensure we accomplish that task to the best of our ability. By altering our definition of success and consistently improving, increasing and diversifying our efforts, we can reach new heights.

The games aren’t “dying”, the challenge is just beginning.

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