[H] nutrition/losing weightby shaneomac, September 21
ok so i hurt my ankle in college a few yrs ago leaving me unable to play sports for 3/4 a year. anyways so i gained about 20-30 pounds, which idc about all that much, but now that im playing soccer 3-4 times per week and my metabolism is going up, i see this as a really good time to try to relose that weight. i used to eat w/e i want...and i mean a shitton and never gain weight. anyways i probly realize i cannot do it as full force as i used to. i probly lift 2 times/week, which will be upped soon im hoping to 3-4 @ the minimum.
basically i am looking for some type of snack that i can snack on after i eat my normal meals that is somewhat tasty, cheap, and isnt too unhealthy. i find myself eating a meal, then being incredibly hungry after, and no idea wtf to eat and dont wanna pig out lol.
I've just decided to visit Amsterdam with 2 friends this weekend. I kinda tilted after talking to this girl and the trip is on me. GOD IM SO FCKIN HAPPY !!! I've always wanted to do sth like that. Spontaneous trip to Amsterdam - CAN'T WAIT
I need a new mouse for my desktop set up. Whats a good, reliable, wireless gaming mouse?
I am also looking to get a coach once I start playing again. I am hoping to make a quick transition from SSNL to MSNL in 6M/HU. Any suggestions as to who would be a good candidate?
Lastly, I am interested in LP'rs favorite strains of marijuana My favorite is either Grapefruit or Sour Diesel. Currently have some AK-47 and its ok, maybe 7/10.
been playing almost no volume of hands due to laziness, i think ive booked only about like 20k hands this month, what an epic fail. Sickness + bad sleep has been ass fucking me(ironic that they go hand in hand, i need better sleep to recover, but i cant because im sick) and my school has been sucking dick too. I really really need to get better soon so i can pull myself out of this hole.
super disappoint with the direction my work ethic for pokers and school has gone this last week T.T
I've taken 3 shots at nl200 so far, 2000 hands each time.
First time +1.5 BI
2nd time +1.5 BI
3rd time -3.5 BI or so.
NL200 is tougher than nl100 but i think it's super beatable. People over think situations and way to play their hands and i'm pretty sure most regs would level themselves playing in certain spots due to FPS. This is something i'm really, really trying to avoid... I'll be taking another shot at nl200 when my BR hits 10k. Im' hoping to put in like a 10k hand shot with a 8 BI stoploss or something.
As far as coaching has gone, i've taken a few NL50 FR students who have all improved a shittone, it's amazing how just teaching them to play a solid, tag game (mixed in with good use of image for some fun steals) can crush nl25-50 so badly -_-;; I think one of the dudes i've been coaching went from losing @ nl25 to crushing nl50 FR on ftp for something neato like 6-8 Big bets an hour, which is quite an improvement from where he was before.
I'm up a tiny bit on the month, but my play has felt very uninspired lately. I'm constantly second guessing my plays, and there are many times where I'm just clueless about what to do or how to play the hand. I just don't feel that sense of control, the notion and confidence that comes with knowing I'm the best player at the table, etc. I'm just getting run over by iPoker's taglags and it's an awful feeling.
Doing well on the year but over the Summer I've been like 1ptbb. I don't know why I always seem to do far worse during the Summer time, it was this way last year as well. Only difference being last year I was near busto . Gonna try to watch some vids and get some sweating to hopefully snap me out of this rut.
Going to Japan in a few days for a bit over a week, then back to Taiwan, then back to Macau for Macau Poker Cup late October, then Cebu (Philippines) in November. GL me.
Prague travel reportby DustySwedeDude, September 21
Day before we went me and Pinny decided that you can't wake up half past 6 in the morning to get to a plane, so we decided to sit up grinding poker and computer game. Since Remmember can't book flights for shit the way to Prague was like this; (see pic)
He also managed to get us like minutes from missing the first plane and overall he tilted me. I therefore didn't warn him about some of the finer points of sleeping in the same room as Eric and precautions you should take. Right now I feel he's a bit annoyed with me. Although, to be honest I think he looks a little bit too happy here:
Anyway, the next day I busted the tournament pretty fast, made this interview (@2.50 or so). They told me not to say anything about wanting to join the ETA just because I got busted by a Spanish short stacker. After that I tilt-told my sister to book earlier flights home. Then I got to drinking more seriously. My sister had a friend in town so we started out with her, and then Pinball joined us when he busted like a champ. After a few drinks we ordered in a bucket of Cuba Libre.
Can anyone tell who's been drinking for 10 hours straight and who's about to win a shitload of money?
Other then that I've only got 2 observations; ordering Absinth shots by mistake in Prague is a mistake and Rem has no taste at all in liquor.
The last day we had dinner with some unibet people. If I can get enough interest I'm thinking of getting a little bet going on what went through the head of the Lady next to us in this pic when she choose her outfit:
Once again trying to get some money off of ftp into stars. Looking to move up to 5k. We can break it up if it makes it easier for someonee. I have some ppl who can vouch for me like Ket n midian.
standard Phill Helmuthby piratematerial, September 21
It's kind of strange to blog about someone else's blog doing parodies about other blogs but eh.. i think this is must read. I took this from Daniel Negreanu's blog. Which you can find here - http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker...ction=showfull&id=1253518751&archive=
He's explaining why he likes Phill Helmuth's blog and what he likes about them. He proceeds to write up a standard Phill Helmuth blog.
I'm in a limo with Dom Perrignon and am texting Michael Phelps about hanging out. I'm Phelps' favorite, he loves me more than his medals. In fact, he told me he'd give me one of his medals if I'd sleep with him, but Phelps is not my type, although a sex tape would probably make me more famous....hmmm? No, wait a minute, I get the ladies baby, they are all over me when I go out. I've been working out and I'm pretty buff so I can see why they just pass out when I walk in a room in my Caesar costume showing off my tiny nipples.
I just landed in LA to do a show and then go to a "VIP" night spot for celebrities and important people, it's not for just regular people. You have to be really, really, cool to get in. I hear Ivey tried to get in, but couldn't. That's probably because I have 11 bracelets and he doesn't. I'm by FAR the best NLH tournament player in the world and it's not even close. Most celebrities and important people know that, I think, and that's why they all want me to hang out with them and give speeches about how amazing I am and stuff. I mean, I have to give the people what they want right?
In fact, I ran into Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie at the airport and they must have been in awe of me. They walked right by me and didn't say hi or anything. I'm sure they were just trying to respect my privacy, because I get mobbed everywhere I go. They understand what it's like for people like us. You can't have a normal life with paparazzi always hounding you. It's the price you pay I guess...
After the club I'm going to stay at the very best hotel in LA. It's where all the top stars stay so I figured I should also stay there since I'm the greatest poker player in the world.
Oh, and I can't forget to mention every single celebrity I know. I kno how much you guys like hearing me drop some names so I won't disappoint!
People that hung out with me this month:
Shaquille O'Neal, McCauley Caulkin, the guy from that Dove commercial that laughs at the end, Gary Coleman, the back up guitarist for the Beatles, Vanilla Ice, New York (from I Love New York), Scott Baio, Tonya (from the Real World), and oh! almost forgot, Tonya Harding and I are doing an event where we teach kids about sports ettiquette and fair play! I am a great guy and like to "give back" to the people less important than me.
Phil Hellmuth...out.
Hi folks,
last week I was affected by my huge monday tilt (ten buyins in 1.5k hands) and felt the need to reorganise things a bit. I arranged my duties, tried to figure out what exactly I'm looking for... One of the things I managed to do to help myself was to start posting here. And so far I want to continue.
I went to cinema last saturday and saw the new Tarantino's movie. I was really stunned in the end. It is one of the greatest movies I've ever seen... And Brad Pitt is simply excellent.
I have to grind out like 1.4k VPPs to become a gold star and I am not sure I will manage it. Will have to play a lot :/
This week, I want to:
- play a lot ((at least 8k hands) I know "my rules" in my first post tells me not to play long, but not reaching the goldstar status would clearly be a mistake)
- go to Berlin for the weekend (Berlin calling^^)
- maybe reach nl50 (doubt about it)
- not forget about my school duties
That's all for now, maybe I'll drop a line here again in few days, if anything interesting will happen.
ran like complete shit today, final hand to finish it off was AA losing to KK all in pre. I used to joke about how i was running so far below ev, but now the fact that i'm only up $292 in my first 7.5k hands of 400nl is really fucking annoying when i'm 3.6k below ev (including the 1.5k below ev I ran today). But going to take monday off to study for a test on tuesday. See how things go and maybe play on tuesday remotivated and energized, ready to kick ass at 400nl.
sanchez a hero again, performing well in consecutive games and kurt warner had a monster game as well. add delhome and steve smith. fantastic shit
pretty much every game i had a chance to watch was really fun^^ it might be because of watching so much fucking baseball, but i really do think this season the field's a lot more level and it seems like a lot more fun.
Running hot and a few buyins above expectation since the start of my self-emitted non-FPPpro challenge. I'm playing very short sessions every day of about 2000 to 3000 hands so it's going to take me a while to get to 200 000 hands.
On the non-poker side...
I'm already finishing season 2 of How I Met Your Mother (See previous blog) and what can I say, the show is legend- wait for it -dary! I strongly recommend it to you if you liked shows such as Friends.
Also...
I would appreciate it if you could take a few seconds to rate and/or comment on the blog entries as it will motivate me alot to keep blogging. Thank you!
last night of cashgame.. pinball runs like God and is up 45k (krowns), I run like shit and am down 30k. worst fish of all times win every pot against me even if he cold-5b AI with 52o and rebuys every hand since he cant win shit. Should get drunk and shit but I think I go beserk in the hotellroom instead.. shit!
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. Gonna try to watch some vids and get some sweating to hopefully snap me out of this rut. 
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