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I'm just a lowly silverstar right now playing NL25 putting in less than 20k hands per month, but I'm going to try and start putting in a lot more volume and never play out of my BR or in games that games that I'm not good at (sngs lol). I'm going to try and work on areas of my game that are def weak, which include bluffing, barreling, image awareness, getting thinner value, squeezing, bluff catching more, and tilting. Also staying focused and being aware of what is happening in hands, since I usually just afk autopilot through hands like i'm macroing in starcraft or something, often forgetting who the PFR was, if the pot is multiway, or if there is a shortstack in the hand or something.

Lately I have just been playing very mechanically and just putting in the minimum effort needed to eek out a mediocre winrate by just eating up fish and playing a very vanilla game vs regulars (3 betting light in obv spots, cbetting in good boards, raising cbets in obv spots), never really getting out of line or ever pushing the envelope. I often take lines that are safe and easy to play, even when I know I am sacrificing EV. For example; a reg opens UTG, and I'm in the UTG+1 with AA, instead of flatting I just 3 bet, knowing that it's so obvious I have KK+ here since I am ridic unbalanced in spots like this, but not caring because it is ridiculously easy to play AA in a 3 bet pot and I don't feel like dealing with sets and crap. I barely even use my HUD anymore since I'm just following a simple strategy I've made myself that produces winning, although weak results. I did the same thing when I played SC, just blindly used a conservative BO for every MU with zero adaptation or innovation, but who needs strategy when you have over 200 apm and way better mechanics than others at your level. I'll never get past the C ranks playing like this, but w/e I can beat most of my friends and win 90% of obs games on US east, so I really have no drive to get better than this. I mean, I'm playing 16 tables while I type this, probably unknowingly playing HU on a few of them and missing tons of +EV spots, but who gives a fuck, I'm up 3 BI because people throw money at you at microstakes like people throw games at you at the D rank on iccup.

Hopefully making myself achieve supernova at NL25 and below will help me develop a decent work ethic so I can start making decent progress. Money is a good motivator, but I think MORE money + fun is an even better one


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so old but so gooood


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last 4-5 days ive been averaging about 50 bux with rakeback but mainly its becuz i was trying to incorporate 3b light and 4b light to my play. at first it was a bit shaky but i think i got the hang of it and know what particular spots to use those betting as well as squeezing. but ne wayz heres the graph.

http://i904.photobucket.com/albums/ac245/flushaa/117111.png

http://i904.photobucket.com/albums/ac245/flushaa/11710.png

i think im running hot so hope it keeps going.

anyways a hand question. is this a bad spot to 4b bluff? this guy is 20/17 and 3b/11 over 438 hands and hes been 3b me a lot on this table so i thought of tightening up or trying 4b bluffs, trying to figure out when to use it ^^. my stats are 26/15 so is this bad or is it ok to do? and is my betting size right for 4b bluff?

Stage #1858332062: Holdem No Limit $0.25 - 2010-01-17 13:23:22 (ET)
Table: OAKLAND (Real Money) Seat #5 is the dealer
Seat 5 - SEZAMOS ($35.40 in chips)
Seat 6 - HERO ($24.40 in chips)
Seat 1 - CH3RU ($24.35 in chips)
Seat 2 - MORITZZ ($33.34 in chips)
Seat 3 - SUICIDERYLTY ($36.05 in chips)
Seat 4 - WISLAKRAKOW ($6.36 in chips)
HERO - Posts small blind $0.10
CH3RU - Posts big blind $0.25
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to HERO [Js 10s]
MORITZZ - Folds
SUICIDERYLTY - Folds
WISLAKRAKOW - Folds
SEZAMOS - Folds
HERO - Raises $0.90 to $1
CH3RU - Raises $3 to $3.25
HERO - Raises $7 to $8
CH3RU - All-In(Raise) $21.10 to $24.35
HERO - Folds
CH3RU - returned ($16.35) : not called
*** SHOW DOWN ***
CH3RU - Does not show
CH3RU Collects $16 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total Pot($16)
Seat 1: CH3RU (big blind) collected Total ($16) All-In
Seat 2: MORITZZ Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 3: SUICIDERYLTY Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 4: WISLAKRAKOW Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 5: SEZAMOS (dealer) Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 6: HERO (small blind) Folded on the POCKET CARDS



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So after going on a 15 BI downswing at NL50, 6 of which were due to edzwoo convincing me to give heads-up a try, I decided to switch over from full ring to six max. The main reason for this switch is because I am playing far too loose in FR (19/16) without the proper postflop play to back up my preflop tendencies. However, my preflop game seems pretty at home in 6m games after having given it a try. So far it's been looking good, and if I keep this up, I will probably switch over permanently. I also moved back to PokerStars to unlock their New Year's reload bonus, which I managed to do today, putting my roll over 2400. Hopefully, I will be taking my fifth shot at NL100 soon.

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9–73 by the Philadelphia 76ers in 1972–73 season is the current record

I've been following new Jersy since the begining of the season - they currently sit at 3-36, with a current losing streak of 7 games, and counting!

Needless to say, its gonna be close, good luck New Jersy


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see yesterday's graph except 5/10

http://www.liquidpoker.net/user_pictures/4a61b.abcd1234.jpg


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Have been playing really poorly recently, down around 1.6k this week, most if it largely unnecessary. I really need to stop playing poker under sub-optimal conditions - often I'm hungry, not totally focused or mentally sharp and small mistakes with a few beats lead to tilt and it just spirals out of control.

Just finished my last semester exam on Operations Research, so will definitely be buckling down and grinding the tables during Chinese New Year break. Bought new lights and an air purifier for the apartment so the stage is set for a fresh start.

That's it for now, will post graphs and everything at the end of the month. GL to all.

Ninja edit: Almost forgot - as customary to all of my blog entries, here's a link to directly watch the 08 Olympics Badminton Gold Medal match: Lin Dan vs Lee Chong Wei (the #1 and 2 in the world)

http://www.badmintonfreak.com/beijing...i-men-singles-finals-badminton-video/

It's a pretty sick match, so check it out and enjoy!

P.S. Also saw Flash vs Movie (OSL Finals) today, would also recommend watching that as it was sexy.


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gunna get stuck into all the tastey sunday tourneys on stars and full tilt. Dont often have the energy on sunday to play but no sunday league football this morning cos yet again weather conditions mean my game was cancelled so i chomping at the bit to play poker.

stars

13.00 ET sunday warm up 200+15
13.00 30kgrtd 10+1
14.15 5k grtd turbo heads up 20+2
14.30 2500 fpp sunday mill sat
15.00 200k grtd 50+5
15.30 1/4 mill 10+1
16.00 60k grtd 10+1 rebuy
16.30 sunday million 200+15
17.00 40k freezeout 50+5
17.15 50kgrtd hu 200+15

full tilt

13.00 $69+6
14.00 sunday brawl 240+16
16.00 $69+6

im quite new to full tilt so werent sure what were all the best tourneys, if theres is any decent tourneys worth playing between 13.00 and 18.00 et can you let me know please. i will probably play the sunday second chance and maybe sunday 500 as well if i got enough energy.

If anyone wants to swap ten percent in million or warm up with me let me know im happy to.

gl to everyone who is playing the sunday majors!


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so i want to invest some $,want to buy % of like 1k,so if u are playing this sunday any big tournaments pm and we can talk.
gl to all


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Few days ago i wanted to transfer 300$ at FTP for my stars.I am new so said that i will send first no problem and i did that.I sent money to 'dobbya_bush' at stars and i expected 300$ from flyingcow55 on FTP but a day passed and still nothing.Last time someone said that you can take your money back from Stars.Can someone explain to me how this can happen?O and the guy here is 'street hooker' at liquid.


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As many of you saw in my previous blog post, the non-profit organization I've been working part time for (PeaceJam Foundation) made the top 100 charities in Chase banks give away on Facebook, which shipped them 25k. Round #2 just started (only lasts 1 week) and the top 100 charities are competing to win $1,000,000. First place ships the million and the next 5 ship 100k. Pretty sweet.

So I'm calling on the poker community for help - please log onto Facebook and vote for PeaceJam, and then invite your friends to vote too! I truly believe that with the poker and starcraft communities working together we can take 1st place and get some money to deserving charity that will do lots of good with it!

never gonna get bonus again even if its on sale, that shit is insta doomswitch

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lost every allin and tilted off like 2 buyins pretty much

this is 3/6

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