What I've learned from BJJby DustySwedeDude, May 20
A semester of BJJ
So soon my first semester of BJJ will come to an end and I'd like to do some reflecting on what I've learned and gained from it. It seems as if a lot of poker players have taken this sport up the last few years and the inspiration from them really helped to get me started and I figured that if someone gets inspired by this post it'd be a cool thing.
First of all I'd like to state that I have very little talent for this sport, or I might just be generally out of shape. Not sure which one just yet but I find it ridiculously fun so I train 3-4 times a week and I do improve a lot. However, the level I started at was really low. Poker comes naturally to me. Never really studied the game much and mostly played by instinct for a long time and even though I plan to change that this summer due to me being sick of not figuring out NL2k, I'd still consider me very talented in poker. This makes BJJ a nice change of pace and I feel how it humbles me and makes me a better person.
So, what have I gained from this so far? I'll make a list:
1. A bunch of new friends and acquaintances. Probably at least one who'll prove fairly useful one way or another and a bunch of people I'm really happy to know because they're various degrees of awesome, impressive, fun etc. Many of these from groups I'd probably wouldn't interact much with unless it was for the sport.
2. Much better shape and looks. To be fair I'm still fairly out of shape and I've got a long way to go to a six pack, but losing a fair bit of weight, getting much better conditioning, being more limber and probably stronger in at least some ways is a big plus in my book. Highlight as far as comments on this came from this foreign exchange student I've been seeing who had been away for two months, came back and drunkly started to comment on how I should start drinking heavily again otherwise I might find someone prettier then her.
3. Balance in life. Now I don't care nearly as much about losing 10k unless I can't have a roll within 24 hours. Learning new shit, getting a good work out in and not thinking about other crap is really good for my mental health.
4. Pretty much stopped drinking. I think I've gotten drunk two times or so this semester and had a few beers a handful of times. I'm fairly sure that this will contribute to my long time health and better results both in life as a whole and in poker (no more losing 6-7 bi on 10/20 HU hungover!)
5. Gotten better at keeping calm under pressure. Now I actually try to figure out a way to get out of it instead of going into panic mode every time some 100kg dude is laying on top of me trying to rip my arm of.
Stuff I've learned.
I'm much better at grappling now then I was when I started but I'm still not as good as I though I was. (“I'm a big dude heh, that little guy can't do shit against me! Lol...”)
BJJ is damn cool and some small dude with good technique can easily out-grapple a much bigger dude. 60kg girls are dangerous despite appearances and never underestimate skinny dudes if they look self assure.
While grappling. Keep head tight to body and elbows in. Don't get flat on back. Try to grab stuff to be able to have some control over people's movements. Underhooks are cool. Don't panic. Hip movement is key to everything. Easy is good. Advanced shit gets messed up as soon as you get tired.
Triangle chokes are cool, but despite general awesomeness they're probably not the best thing to try from mount or the back unless you actually know what you're doing.
When in doubt: pull guard. If not possible, just keep things tight and grab something. If at all possible, make sure they can't move their hips or head.
While attacking; try to get cool angles. When defending; try not to.
Big guys are often slow. Don't get their weight on top of you and you'll be fine.
1. i'm too emotionally invested in the magic. it pains me. i should prob leave emotional investing to random movies/tv shows since they have happy endings. paul pierce you are such a flopping bitch. gl 2 ray allen, kednrick "the scowl" perkins and r.r (tehy should just go ahead and give him most improved)
2. i think i'm starting to really enjoy poker. i really want to get good at this game. i realize i'm terrible. i realize the regs at .5/1 are all terrible. i'm kinda hoping to talk to someone about fixing alot of my pf leaks. in a nutshell i used to call with pretty much any 2 cards in position (specifically on the dealer) because at nl25/50 you have a great deal of implied odds and you don't get squeezed as much. i kinda want to discuss/go over hand ranges with somebody else who plays nl 100 as i feel i have pretty poor understanding of card value. i also do not understand raising QJ, A9 in the blinds vs a button open (and lots of other similar concepts). but i really am starting to love this game. and more importantly i'm starting to believe i can actually get good at this game.
i hate including graphs. especially meaningless graphs over short samples but i'm only including these to be taken semi seriously. i never take offense to comments as it's never bad to double check but i grow tired of hearing advice from not-so-great-regs. i remember a long time ago when i first started, i used to get some questionable advice which used to really hurt my game. i guess props to collegesucks, talentedtom, conquistador (from cook islands i think) who used to give me the best advice back in the day.
3. i just recently graduated college with an econ major and feel very unsure of my future and have no idea what to do. i applied for many jobs but can't seem to land one. any advice would be appreciated. i feel very weird about my college experience as i used to be really competitive @ high school and graduated top 10 in my class. but with college for many reasons, i could not maintain my focus nor take it seriously. i kinda want to go to grad school as i believe i can be really successful but i do not want to repeat the same mistakes. sadly finally understanding and beating nl50 was more fulfilling than graduating college
4. anyway i feel like naruto, extremely hopeful for the future and hope to crush nl 100, 200 and 400 some day~
also i recently watched "5 cm per second" which may be conincidentally the most beautiful thing i've ever watched
Poker's been kind of dull these last few months. I am getting bored of the grind, anybody out there want to stake me for a day of 45 and 180 mans? Split profit 70/30 in your favor, no makeup. I have about 20% ROI over 5-6k games in 45 mans, and 45% ROI over 2-3k games in 180 mans. I just recently reset my sharkscope, so I'm unblocking it now to get precise numbers. PM if interested, or reply here, I know some LP sicko will want to do this
BSOP is the Brazillian Series of Poker www.bsop.com.br
It happens every month in a different city. Next month its gonna be in a city two hours away from where I live. I just recently became a MTT grinder and I've been doing well I think (look at my last blog posts and the Rail Heaven section).
tutz_aml @ PS
tutz_x @ FTP
I wanna play the Main Event (R$1,200 = $700). Last month first place took R$160,000 (~$90,00). I think player999 can vouch for me!
Selling $70 a piece!
Come on, help the friend here LP!
It's your chance to turn $70 into $4,500!
Thanks!
sportsbetting bad for your poker?by whamm!, May 19
ive noticed this each time i place bets on games i feel i dont wanna grind till the games are done and i know if ive won or lost, when i win i play kinda bad coz ive boxed a sportsbet and start spewing, when i lose i play bad coz im down on money fro the day.
any advice what to do here? what do u sportsbetting guys usually do to balance the two? im having a real tough time doing both, any advice would help. thx
ok so im almost all done getting my comp all set up and shit and im having probs getting the postgreSQL i dont know the set up shit or something i have everything dl but i cant get past the shit on the postgreSQL is anyone good at this shit that can help me out here im so close to getting done and getting back on the grind and this shit drive me crazy
Made 14 buyins or so in the last 3-4 sessions at NL100. I've noticed I make WAY too many thin calls with one pair type hands (mostly overpairs) on semi-coordinated boards and I get value towned with 2p type hands or sometimes a weird straight.
I think one of the biggest factors in becoming an exceptional poker player is discipline ergo making disciplined folds (who the fuck likes folding AA? EVER?) but sometimes you got to do it.
Going to play some donkaments tonight as I feel the urge to as of late and I'll be back on the grind again. Slowly, but surely.
[15:01] Endo: see i thought it was for value against some ppl who open up a wide range of hands and have a high %3bet call
[15:02] Endo: and it was for pikcing up a lot of preflop money against nits who fold to a lot of 3bet%
[15:02] edzwoo: nah
[15:02] edzwoo: if someone raises and i dont like him
[15:03] edzwoo: he's gonna get a 3bet
[15:03] Endo: ATC? lol
[15:04] edzwoo: preferably really bad hands so i feel better about myself when he folds
[15:04] edzwoo: rofl
so apparently when you don't like someone you 3bet them.
I wanted to see if I could beat husng blazed. Let's just say, it was a lesson learned. I'm posting this to give you guys a heads up... dont play high...
I am playing WAY tighter than I ever have and my redline is losing at exactly the same rate. I am rarely 2brl/folding and such, which I was doing too much of before, I'm opening far stronger hands on average, etcetc. Man what is going on. At least I am only down 1 buyin over these last 14k hands, but I am like 5bi above EV.
Well I'm going to keep chugging at it but damn it man.. why can't I change this
17/15/3 over this sample LOL. Sickest nitorama. Maybe I will 3bet from the button more often.. Wonder what sort of hands I should start doing that with since my image according to my stats should be pretty damn tight. If I start 3betting TT/JJ as a normal thing (vs non sick nits ofc) from the button, I feel like I am overrepping my hand vs my stats and will get myself into trouble?
pokerstars notefile/comp helpby Gsr_01_integ, May 19
Well ive got the disk to reformat my comp now. i have a couple questions if anyone out there is good at this stuff
1. i dont know where the note file is kept on pokerstars cant seem to find it anywhere
2. i have the disk to reinstall windows but i have all the drivers copied onto an external hard drive and when it will ask for the drivers disk how do i access the drivers files from my external hard drive?
other than that i hope to have my comp working today and be back to the grind so please help me out here LP
Got the new Faithless album, and it is really good. I must say, it has been a while since an album has came along and just picked me off my feet. One track on the album just blows me away every time, called "Flyin Hi". It is possibly the ultimate tune to listen to if you ever have been stoned in your life lol.
Here they are talking about each track of the album;
Maxi Jazz really is a legend lol. Some pretty deep stuff there. I could probably listen to his voice and thoughts all day.
Bump, read last post. Will upload funds to either Stars or FTP if that is better for anyone here willing to transfer me the money.
Currently 662$ (Canadian$) in my Moneybookers, looking for the same amount (or 650$ will do, little profit for you) on paypal, can either send you through MB or deposit on either stars/ftp and need the money on paypal.
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