Anyone go to Rutgers? Or in the NJ area? I am based in Edison (Home of teh Tom Dwan and the late Brittnay Murphy).
Anyway I am mostly looking to improve my poker game. Since I don't know anyone in real life who has any interest in poker, I thought it might be worth taking a shot to "Network" through LP.
I have ADD, although I haven't ever taken meds for it. i've been thinking about getting some for when I play poker (lol), dunno if it'll help.. im guessing it will
those of you who take meds for it and have ADD, does it help?
Well Finally 1/3 of a way through my stake. Got the first 2k games down which is awesome but I should have done it way faster... My laziness this month is annoying me lol.Anyways I have 4k more to go sooo still a long way. I don't think I ran that well in these so I'm expecting much better in the next 4k.. ANyways heres some stats graphs etc;P
Like I said last blog Dzoo and I are heading down to New Orleans tomorrow to check out the NFC Championship... Pretty pumped to go into the Superdome down there and see Brett Favre get demolished
Definitely going to pick myself up a Drew Brees jersey aha.
Havent been grinding that hard this month yet with PCA and school starting up but Ive been trying to take more 10/20 shots when there are enough games on Stars/FTP and today the games werent great but I figured Id go at er anyway
I'm having a super bad day. Like the worst ever imaginable. So I slowroll calling a flop shove with 2 pair in a 3bet pot and the guy turns his KK into a set.
I've had this problem with my internet a few months back where I would get lag spikes and disconnects like every 10 minutes. They sent a guy out and it seem fixed for a while. It started up about a week ago and has deteriorated very rapidly and now it's at the point where I disconnect every 2 minutes and takes up to 15 seconds to reconnect. I've been openmucking some quality hands preflop, so far AKhh, TT, 99, etc. Once I drop AA I'm gonna go Phil Helmuth on my ISP
P.S. yes I know it's dumb to play under these conditions. I'm only playing NL10 on Rush poker and I don't lose that much of an edge.
P.P.S. That's another awesome thing about Rush poker, if you time out you only time out at a few tables instead of a dozen tables.
Moving the family to Vegas or Summerlin need .....by AURELIUS, January 21
some insight into the whole scene. I will be moving with wife and young daughter, and looking to improve my poker BUT IN NO RUSH AT ALL. Lper's any good advice would be welcomed.
so I logged onto facebook for God knows why, I hate that thing, and first status update or whatever I see is:
"I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best." ~Marilyn Monroe.
Admitting you're [censored] half the time doesn't make you strong, or make you insightful and deep, it makes you living in reality. LOL people.
In a pretty good mood though. Went in the kitchen and saw roomates left half a pot of coffee for me so I didn't have to make it. Viva la coffee.
Good buddy of mine, very talented. Heres his first youtube mixtape premier. More songs to come, and all of his old stuff from the band is on youtube, and quite good. Anyways, chicks dig this song, and his version is actually listenable. lol
Right view begets right speech (Because often what we say are just reflection of what's in our mind.)
When we can control what's in our mind, we can control what comes out of our mind, and we can calm situations, calm ourselves, which also causes reduction of suffering, absorb the stuff that comes at you, which will reduce tilt as well.
Scaring the fish ?
Does it cost you money? (Will it make them quit if you harass them, make them play better?)
Wrong speech....
You're also stirring up some negative mojo inside you.
"Clear your mind of the evil that could put you on tilt."
Think of it as, purifying your mind, undoing of wrong speech (Which is the same as right speech.)
Chatting online
"Look at typing in the chat box purely from an EV standpoint."
Do you think your probability of making miss clicks is increased or decreased by typing in the chatbox?
It can't be positive EV to type in the chat box.
Reasons to keep your fingers quiet:
- You'll make fewer mistakes.
- You'll optimize information reciprocality.
If you're actively using msn/aim.
You'll divert power to making money. Any language uses up a lot of brain power.
Upside of chatting and aIM-ing while playing:
- soothing
- humor
- release
"Awareness is the most important thing."
- For people who are unsure, test, try play a few hours not using it, to see how that makes you feel.
* Extremely easy to miss out on profitable spots where you "give up" on a hand, and it goes check check on the next street as well, and you could have taken it down if you were paying attention, hugely + EV
Posting online
If we just take a minute to not be so "reactive" then we're a little more likely to say what we really want to say, in the way we want to say it.
*One of the problems with talking to people and we say things we regret, is because we immediately reacted, didn't take a split second to just pause, so we're not mindlessly reacted.*
- It's the nature of message boards that people tend to post when they disagree. So when you post something, there's a high probability that you're going to get a disagreeing reaction.
- So when someone replies to your hand "I think you played this like a moron, I hate you." React with, sitting up straight, breathe, and think before replying. Or rise completely above it.
- Your happiness, your thoughts, never need to be dependent on what someone else write/says/thinks about you, ever...
Thought is such a dangerous thing, they come out of people's mouth, they intent one thing, and gets interpreted another way, and then get's miss interpret even worse.
Rise above it
Not being thrown of what people say is an essential skill not to be put on tilt.
Online anonymity
"Don't poison your own mind."
Stillness
"You can't hear what is quieter than you."
- You need to still your mind, then you can hear what comes in at all levels.
- When you're talking, you're not going to hear people who are lower than you.
The whole idea by being still, is to CRUSH your opponents in the information world.
Theory of mum
mumpoker = Silent poker, two days of doing it:
* Don't talk/interact speak about anything poker related to anyone at the table/or in the chat box. But react to non poker stuff.
* Don't speak to anyone, remain silent no matter what at the table.
- Usually people respect people's right to remain silent.
Sixth Street / Defined
Everything that happen at the poker table after the last round of betting is done. (Can go on for a long time.)
* Don't explain anything, or make any excuses. Don't get dragged in when people shoot at you, or question you.*
Shutoff answers: Anytime anyone ask you a specific questions, no matter what it is, just say Yes. No matter the question, shuts them all of. (If that won't work, say something where you use as few words as possible, and use same answer for everything.)
Some words from his book
- Bet with your hands, not with your mouth.
- Never call for the clock on another player.
- When you are going to raise, and you are goign to state the amount you raise, do not begin to speak until you know what you are going to say.
- Do not say the word "call" unless your call is the final betting action of the entire hand. And even then, only sometimes, such as when you have the nuts or a probable winner, and you are doing a courtesy fast roll. In that case you would simultaneously turn your hand over and say "call."
- Sixth street starts when the betting stops. Sixth street is when players let their guard down, as if all of a sudden it's safe to reveal classified secrets to the enemy. It's like they don't even know the war is still going on.
Upgrades
- Right speech cures foot in mouth disease.
- Stop saying stuff you often regret right after, gossip, stop the cruel toxic language.
- Right speech is close to right view, changing views and ideas, poisonous words.
- The act of not blaming other people for thing, or yourself.
"Blame is a form of cruelty."
Ending words
Whatever you do, end things with a smile on your face. No matter if you lose or win.
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