-50k Downswing, Year End Reflect, SNE!!, GF picsby Joeingram1, January 08
I haven't blogged for about a month now and have been getting alot of PM's asking if I am going to blog and update. Had a pretty adventurous end to the year. I won my prop bet at the beginning of the month for 33k and felt on top of the world. I took my play to the mid-high stakes on stars and right away started up about +25k. Around this same time is when I started losing alot at 10/20. Soon after I found PLO.......I started up about +12k playing 5/10 PLO and thinking I ran the streets, within the next 3-5 sessions of playing to many tables/bad game selection/to much HU/running super horrible, i was -20k in the game. Nice like 35k swing. Yes some of it was running bad but most of it was the tilt/playing bad/lack of self control that led to all of this. Soon after this I was jumping back and forth from PLO and NO limit and basically losing at both. I went home to Chicago for Christmas and while there I dropped another 15k in one session of 3/6 PLO, i mean what the fuck am I thinking at this point. Pretty soon my +25k month at the tables turned into being a -25k month at the tables. GG $50,000 dollars.
At the time of all this I was a little mad/sad about it all but really not that affected. I have been trying to figure out why that was. About 1.5 years ago when I started playing poker, I had nothing, no money, no car, was just living in Chicago in the city. Grinding it out, hooking up with random city women, hanging with friends, going to beach. 1,000 dollars seemed like 1 million to me at the time. Over awhile I started actually making money though, bought a nice car, nice bed, fancy clothes, ton of fun toys/amenties, took trips, ate awesome food. I never really thought I would have any of this stuff to be honest at age 24 or ever in my life really, so the fact that I can lose all that money and I still have this other stuff left over plus a good amout online/offline when before I had nothing kinda helps me not feel as bad. Idk if this is good also and is probably really hurtfull overall in the long run. People have suggested that setting some goals for myself and practicing a better bankroll management will be good for me and I agree. I really don't act like the money is real/usually just try to run it up as high as I possibly can before hitting the inevitable losing. I am trying to come up with some for this year/the near future, whether that be buying a home, new car, invest a certain amount in long term, or something of that nature. Still really undecided on what I want to achieve and until I figure all that out, I fear I may have more repeats in the future.
I did end the year up a good amount from a combination of my prop bets/fpp/milestone/tables/stakes and live play so all was not to bad about 2009.
All of that said I have been trying to come up with a good plan for this year. I am 100 percent going for SuperNova Elite this year as I feel I can attain it fairly easily and won't take to much time for me to do so. I am hoping to get better at mass tabling PLO and become a slight winner/breakeven player while collect mass amounts of VPP. Will be starting the year off playing 100/200nl 6max and some plo100. I also became "official" with the girl I posted in my last blog that some interesting comments to say the least lol. I am finding it interesting to find some common balance between hanging out with her/playing alot of volume of poker. She gets mad at me because my sleep schedule isn't normal and I am bad at sticking to a plan but thats how I have been the past 2 years. It is hard to just snap out of all that while still being a poker player. We spent New years together with some other friends and had a pretty great time, also took a little mini-vacation to Palm Springs and got to do a little hiking in the mountains, I defintly sucked it up during all of this and kept falling on my ass lol.
Here are some pics, hopefully better thoughts this time lol
She does lurk the blog comments so hopefully the comments aren't that mean-spirted this time around as I don't think she looks bad as is very beautiful in person haha
Going to start posting more frequent updates as I go towards with SNE
Current VPP: 25,200- On, Pace
Monthly Profit: Not good lol, need to combine both databases
As always thanks much for reading and leave comments
I started playing pretty good imo but after 2-3 shit happens situations the god damn plane has crashed into the mountain.Im quite content cause i managed to turn a shitty running super bad day, into a -1 bi day.I quess its time to celebrate and enjoy few episodes of how i met your mother before going to sleep hehe
Also i lost the count of how many times my kings faced aces.Next time poker gods be gentle plz
i'm looking for someone who can help me transfer 200$ from moneybookers(or PokerStars) to paypal.
I'll send you 200$ and you give me back 180$ (20$ for you). I'm looking for a well known LP member (no newcomers!) (so easy to get scamed w/ paypal unfortunately).
PM me or leave a message on my blog.
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.
15 separate Sessions, 50-70 minutes long
Starting limit: NL50
Move to up: 6+bi won
Move down:6+bi lost
I will keep track of them and input a short review after each session.
I will vary 4 and 6 tables (1hr4, 1hr 6) to break the routine and see the difference maybe.
Its time to stop fucking around, I need some proper regime or I can say bye bye to my goal of being a pro when hardcore year 4 of uni starts. Hope this experiment works out, I am looking for balancing the most volume with the least danger of tiredness of mind and hyper tilt.
And to make this more fun, I will post 1 chick pick per review so you you can keep coming back. First in 2h22 minutes :o
PokerStars Game #37839809000: Holdem No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2010/01/08 11:26:33 ET
Table Laodamia V 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: TOSnail ($84.80 in chips)
Seat 2: marce423 ($41 in chips)
Seat 3: 3kplayer ($58.55 in chips)
Seat 5: DoC.LemOn ($87.40 in chips)
Seat 6: Chriz D. ($93.10 in chips)
TOSnail: posts small blind $0.25
marce423: posts big blind $0.50
Holecards Dealt to DoC.LemOn
3kplayer: folds
DoC.LemOn: raises $1 to $1.50
Chriz D.: folds
TOSnail: folds
marce423: calls $1
marce423: checks
DoC.LemOn: bets $5
marce423: folds
Uncalled bet ($5) returned to DoC.LemOn
DoC.LemOn collected $16.45 from pot
DoC.LemOn: shows (a pair of Kings)
Summary Total pot $17.25 | Rake $0.80
Board
Seat 1: TOSnail (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: marce423 (big blind) folded on the River
Seat 3: 3kplayer folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 5: DoC.LemOn collected ($16.45)
Seat 6: Chriz D. (button) folded before Flop (didnt bet)
If anyone wants to sweat me add LP-LemOn on skype, preferably not people playing on the same tables.
SESSION 1
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Session2
During this session I didn't feel good at all. I was playing 6 tables, unfocused and I made some large spews.
I had a big dinner and watched a movie, perhaps I should have had the session earlier in the day, my redline was horrible.
The result was a very unfocused session where I lost 1.4 buy ins just by bad play and redline.
I think I have to have the 6 tabling session at my peak performance time before lunch and in the afternoon, and 4 table when it gets late/ after meal
Sesion 3
After watching a video last night at Blue fire poker, I must agree with the author that LAG is a good style for NL50-NL200.
What I misunderstood previously is that you have to run big bluffs and fight for your stack all over the place, which is not true at all.
The goal of LAG is to appear to have a crazy image preflop and steal many small pots, but never pay off with the worse hand or stack off light.
So I tried to apply the philosophy this morning and its hard, very hard.
A) because I was tired after last night (thats rigfht I wake up tired now lolz)
B) I find it hard not to stack off light and I make many mistakes
Overall a break even session, but I will push myself to play as many hands preflop as possible in position, its a good trend.
Being aggressive changes the dynamic from avoiding mistakes to forcing them upon others (and is more fun)
Session 4
Terribad, my head hurts, I am tired and feel bad. I paid off nits where I shouldn't twice - Its so hard to play aggressive when I am not in my top shape
1.4BI down for today, I will tighten up or play loose when I feel better.
When you play 70% steal and 34/27 there is absolutely no room for FPS, big bluffs and hero calls, and doing any of those destroys the whole point of LAG.
Session 5
6 table chill for a bit. Still got my headache and continue playing bad... I will get some Chinese Takeaway and go for another grind.
Made some huge spews, but am on track towards my weekend goal.
And I run hot, which is never bad -.-
I also need an aspirin, because of my headache.
My diet is very bad, Chinese instant noodles every day , I really miss my gf
Session 6
This one went well at first, The Chinese Takeaway was closed, so I had to cook myself. Some Brocolli, Tomatoes, Beef, Salad with Soy and Oyster sauce and steamed rice on the side. Decent/not as good as from my gf
Also took some aspirin and went for a grind.
The session went well from my perspective. I was 4 tabling and for the first time this weekend I was not playing my C game.
I went on fishunting, and won some nice $30, ship it.
One negative thing was certainly that I got distracted by fellow LP member, and I never say no to a potential discussion about poker
This cost me some 20Big Bets, I have to make sure I avoid IM ing when I am having one of my sessions. Its only 60 minutes for gods sake.
I am on track and will put in 2-3 more sessions today.
Session 7
This session was semi-decent.
I was first getting ran over by everyone, but then I got some nice fish on my tables and hit some sexy heaters and went up again.
What was bad was my weak plan against regs, where I checked flop with Midpair and then called 2 barrels and...they always hed sets or flushes lol. I play so aggressive at the moment (some 31/27 including 1 HU table) that I must appear very loose to everyone and it makes no sense to call down 2 streets just because I would do so.
I play with some 52% attempted to steal at the moment and it feels really good.
I also have to check fold flops more and double barrel much less without a hand, as people are just snapping me never thinking about raising with overpairs and top pairs, and my bets are too transparent.
I still feel like I largely suck and I make so many mistakes, but its fun and +ev in the longterm indeed.
I will try to put in one more session, which will leave me with 7 tomorrow.
Maybe I will put in two if I will feel like it in a couple minutes, it would be nice to have a relaxing Sunday
Session 8 & 9
Eight and nine?
Thats right. The Eight session started badly. I was playing on a table with huge fish and I got pwned multiple times.
I lost with set of sixes versus a set of deuces (turned quads), and with higher flush draw on turn All in.
So after 1 hour, I was deep with 2 fish to my left, and had another fish to my right, and I had good reads on both of them.
Staying was +ev, but this time I simply got attached to my money they had and wanted it back ;D.
BUT, this time Around I didn't continue grinding, I Actually sat out on all my tables, went to bedroom, and tried one of Tommy Angelo's breathing exercises. I came back fresh and played much better than if I didn't take out the 7 minutes or so. And I eventually stacked one fish for 170bb and took 100 bb from the other one
I see two options in my future.
1) spend 120k in vegas on hookers, drugs, skydive, and a gun with 1 bullet
2) buy land, start a pot farm and live a moral life which probably means becoming a terrorist
if life is a one time thing, i'm liking #1 option.
So how i'm going to decide between these two is I'm going to take a few hits of the most potent hallucenginic drug known to man: DMT http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimethyltryptamine
within 3 seconds of taking a hit of DMT, walls floor ceiling break away, you are launched into an alternate reality where alien beings talk to you. At this point when alien beings start talking to me, if they say go to vegas i'll go to vegas, if they say start a pot farm i'll do that. If no alien beings show up, then i'm going to vegas, Unless it was such an awesome experience that I decide I must mass produce this drug. But quite frankly if intelligent beings don't show up and talk to me, i'll be dissapointed.
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ronaldo500: shows [6h 5h] (a straight flush, Deuce to Six)
ronaldo500 said, "CHINA STYLE BABBI"
ronaldo500 said, "I PLAY FOR CHINA NATION AND PEOPLE"
howieebub said, "U COME TO AMERICA YOU DIE"
maryhadalamb said, "ypou mlove noodles?"
howieebub said, "come to macau poker club you die"
ronaldo500 said, "U TALK FAST U DIE FAST"
maryhadalamb said, "i am coming"
maryhadalamb said, "in feb"
ronaldo500 said, "BRING U MOTHEER"
ronaldo500 said, "I SHOW HER CHINA STYLE"
ronaldo500 said, "MAKE U SIISTER"
ronaldo500 said, "NEW"
at the start it was ok then i almost went bust to the tune of 250usd lol then ran it back up to a grand then ran bad at 50nl losing 4buyins now my roll is at about 740 plus about 700 in fpps, then i just got exhausted multitabling this game. every session is like 10x the stress vs a nl game and i felt that the stress started to outweigh the fun i was enjoying playing it. vpps were great and i think i doubled my microstakes roll playing it for 10 days. once i concierge my fpps i might still do 50nl omaha and see how it goes or just go back to nl altogether. plus theres now a ton of shortstacking fuckers filling up tables and for some reason a lot of regs rather join existing tables than start new 50bb ones making it hard to see tables with no shorties.
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