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All for next years WBCOOOP! :D anyways lets see... Im sng/mtt player.. Been playing for a couple of years now. I would say I'm decent thinking player. I have a ton of leaks but I'm sorta trying to plug them. ATM my roll is pretty much busto. Although I do have some funds to replenish I wanted to try something different this time around and save my money.

So I'm getting staked atm... Stake is for 6k sngs(all 180's) Starting at 2.2 and moving up as stake goes along. I Have to play minimum 700 a month which is pretty easy minimum.. I'm trying to finish this asap and hopefully have a big enough roll to play the 12/180's because I plan on grinding these hardcore this year and getting supernova(SNE is just like impossible for non cash players)

Anyways heres some graphs


Brief but good december
http://i46.tinypic.com/2qkqeki.jpg


Brief but terrible January...lol
http://i45.tinypic.com/2u3ve6t.jpg


Total Stake so far
http://i50.tinypic.com/3442trd.jpg

5k more to go!! oh and $2 sngs are the nuts!


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An interesting excerpt from a poker book about leatherass. This section is written by Jared Tendler;

Dusty is the ultimate grinder, and he’s constantly asked how he can possibly play so much poker. (Over 1 million hands a year and 7 million in the past four years). Some see his as a freakish talent, like some sideshow act at a carnival; others want to be taught. Ask Dusty to explain it and you’ll get half an answer — not because he’s holding back. He just doesn’t know entirely how he does it. Dusty is like top performers in other sports who have tremendous ability, but lack the full picture of what makes them so. If you want to grind like he does, it’s not enough to understand what Dusty can do now. You need to know what got him here. It didn’t just happen; it was something on which he worked day after day. Grinding is a skill reserved for those willing to do the work. It isn’t something that Dusty, nor anyone else was born with. It was learned. Here are some characteristics you’ll find in grinders: Dedication. Few realize that Dusty’s ability to grind out monster poker sessions was borne from his days in golf. Hitting thousands of golf balls a day requires the same level of dedication that poker does, only he’s been doing it since age 8. Dedication requires consistency, especially when things get hard. Whether you’re running great or terribly; whether you’re tilted and can’t focus, confused and full of doubt, or moving up and feeling the heat, dedication means plowing through day after day no matter what comes your way. Drive. Dusty was willing to work his “leather ass” off because he had dreams of being great. Whether in golf or poker, when he put his mind to something, he wanted to succeed at the highest level. Drive like that lead him to grind like few others. You don’t need to shoot that high to grind, but you damn well better be driven by what you want. Endurance. Grinding requires mental endurance comparable to the physical endurance needed for running a marathon. It’s important to look at developing mental endurance in much the same way that you would do it physically. When Dusty burst into poker, he already had the mental muscle for marathon sessions. Too often players think grinding is easy, expect too much, and burn out quickly. If you expect too much too soon, your mind will crash just as your body would if you tried to run 26.2 miles when you comfortably could run only 5.Instead, think about building your mental muscle steadily from what you can do, not what you should be able to do. So if it’s easy to play a 90 minute session, then increase it by 10-15 minutes. Once 100 minutes becomes easy add another 15.Repeat.The word ‘grind’ makes it sound like something that’s hard. It isn’t for Dusty and that’s the point. Grinding is easy once you get there. Pushing yourself. Building mental muscle means you have to push yourself through times when you’re tired, tilted, distracted, or for whatever reason having a tough time. Few realize these times are where the learning to grind happens. Quitting is easy. Learning to grind is hard. Push yourself like a coach would to get over the hump, and then grinding gets easy. Getting rest. To run farther you need bigger muscles, to grind longer you need more neurons (the brain’s muscles). Muscles and neurons grow bigger when resting, not when training. If you want a bigger brain, you need to train. Then you need rest.Rest means taking time away from poker and getting proper sleep. And after days where you really push yourself, get even more rest. Your brain needs it. Being automatic. Of all the decisions Dusty makes at the table, less than 3 percent require thought. With 7 million hands to work from, there are few situations that challenge him. Most are automatic.Decisions that require thought use mental energy. Dusty grinds hands easily because he’s like an energy-efficient light bulb, using just a fraction of the energy that most other players do. He can play longer, play more tables, play more hands without nearly the energy that it takes you to.Making your decisions automatic without playing 7 million hands is complex. Two easy ways to get there: 1) Continually be focused on eliminating easy mistakes; 2) Review hard decisions. They have a lot to teach you. Removing mental mistakes. Issues like tilt, anxiety, focus, motivation, etc, can be pushed aside to grind, but only for a short time. Aside from the havoc they create in your game, they are colossal wastes of energy. If you want to play massive amounts of hands, they have to be gone.

I think it emphasizes that "grinding" lots of poker hours is not just as simple as playing and playing and playing. I think too many players make this mistake. You have to build up to be able to grind really long days productively.

Got this book on order anyway, as it looks like it could be a pretty interesting read. Thought I would share this great information. I don't know why though! I guess I am a nice guy


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70% download complete...lol


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Yes, none of your posts work on this site (at least for me anyway) and its just a waste of space.

Pretty much what this blog is. I am just getting tilted with the mass influx of these blog posts.


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My bad weekend continues, see post below for updates -.-

Anyway:

I have registered to play in the PokerStars World Blogger Championship of Online Poker! The WBCOOP is a free online Poker tournament open to all Bloggers, so register on WBCOOP to play.

Registration code: 247949

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Trying it out for a little break from hold'em, seems fun though im pretty clueles, but thats half the enjoyment learning a new game


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I forgot about it last year, so meh... hopefully I won't forget to play in it this year

I have registered to play in the PokerStars World Blogger Championship of Online Poker! PokerStars.com is the home of Free Online Poker Games, bloggers can play for free in the exclusive WBCOOP tournament, register here to play: WBCOOP

Registration code: 083917

anybody like this tv series? i heard about it before but thought it was just some dumb comedy and it turns out it's from the writers of "the shield" which is my all-time favorite show, i just tried watching 1 episode and it had that "shield" feel to it. downloading 2 seasons now and hoping it turns out to be a great series. also a great actor is in the cast, remember "pete" from green street hooligans? hes like one of the main characters and im sure he'll do great in this series as well and become another heath ledger soon, and by that i mean hell be famous in the U.S. and hopefully not die lol
btw, that horror comedy film below from fotc cast is a pos.


ive been running so bad with my random movie download pics lately and watching lots of crap. i hope this turns my internet dl boomswitch on. lol


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3n3yd was 17/9/10.2 over 249 hands
Sbenaglio was 40/11/10.9 over 175 hands
I was playing 23/17/8.8 and was stealing 57%, 33% from the cutoff

Submitted by : phrenik

Full Tilt Poker Game #17448394703: Table Bourbon - $0.02/$0.05 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:01:07 ET - 2010/01/08
Seat 1: stevwxyz ($1.79)
Seat 2: phrenik ($5)
Seat 3: hennessy73 ($7.48)
Seat 4: Sbenaglio ($6.52)
Seat 5: 333tgm333 ($3.23)
Seat 6: 3n3yd ($5.04)
Seat 7: coma1980 ($9.87)
Seat 8: nightmoon4 ($5.36)
Seat 9: edutesako ($6.83)
Sbenaglio posts the small blind of $0.02
333tgm333 is sitting out
3n3yd posts the big blind of $0.05
The button is in seat #3

Holecards(Odds)
Dealt to phrenik
coma1980 folds
nightmoon4 folds
edutesako folds
stevwxyz calls $0.05
phrenik raises to $0.15
hennessy73 folds
333tgm333 stands up
Sbenaglio calls $0.13
3n3yd has 15 seconds left to act
3n3yd raises to $0.70
stevwxyz folds
PokerPro4567 sits down
phrenik has 15 seconds left to act
PokerPro4567 adds $2
phrenik raises to $2.10
Sbenaglio folds
3n3yd raises to $5.04, and is all in
phrenik has 15 seconds left to act
PokerPro4567 stands up
phrenik has requested TIME
phrenik calls $2.90, and is all in
3n3yd shows
phrenik shows
Uncalled bet of $0.04 returned to 3n3yd

Flop(Odds) (Pot : $10.20)

   

Turn(Odds) (Pot : $10.20)

   

River (Pot : $10.20)

   
3n3yd shows a pair of Kings
phrenik shows a pair of Jacks
3n3yd wins the pot ($9.52) with a pair of Kings
phrenik adds $5

Summary
Total pot $10.20 | Rake $0.68
Board:
Seat 1: stevwxyz folded before the Flop
Seat 2: phrenik showed and lost with a pair of Jacks
Seat 3: hennessy73 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: Sbenaglio (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: 333tgm333 is sitting out
Seat 6: 3n3yd (big blind) showed and won ($9.52) with a pair of Kings
Seat 7: coma1980 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: nightmoon4 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: edutesako didn't bet (folded)