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I know usually when board pairs on the turn, usually it means nobody has improved. Do you normally call with AK in here? I rarely bluff shove in here unless I have specific read like in here (Ax). I guess 10% of the time I might bluff shove in this spot, 90% I hold T in the hand or fold.
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15 months and i finally get silver star

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how does one become good at tournaments?


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I played some medium sized hands very well, but I also played many very poorly. One good thing is that I'm getting a lot better with making thin value bets. What worked better in my winning sessions was that I was playing more passive. It seems the NL100 regs don't believe me and love to float a ton, as well as triple barrel in really bad spots trying to represent hands that wouldn't make sense on previous streets.

That's what I was doing in the last few sessions as well LOL, so I have to stop that.

Alright, begin heater gogogo


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worst loss so far in poker career, both in terms of BB and $
by far worst month i have ever had. ever.

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Possibly standard for winning players/ possibly not standard? I have to read some books and refresh myself with what i'm actually doing. I have had some pretty bad luck, but this HAS to be because of bigger leaks than i thought, i guess? Not really nervous or anything, but still want to address this issue as it could turn into something bigger. Especially since i have to pay rent nowadays etc... i really can't be losing / breaking even like this. (if i want to maintain my baller lifestyle too) hehe

gl 2 me :D


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Ping Pong prop bet of the year going down Sunday @ Shiva Towers beside Dream Hotel Bkk.

Andreas "Korea Ting Tong" from Sweden vs Marcel "ChoboPokeR_r" from Germany

Bet is: Winner picks a whore - Loser has to pay for and ship her.

Whore hunt night out yet tbc, spectators welcome


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Ok, so I played some hu sngs today for fun, and I won 7 in a row vs this same guy who was just terrible.

So i got a little curious and checked him out. This is his graph:

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And he has been playing only smallstakes tours between 1-10$ sngs..

I cant figure out how the fuck you cant even get a little better after 6000 smallstakes tours??

Maybe time to give up the pokerdream mate? ^^


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Day 2 of god awful variance. I'm not even mad though because I feel like I played great. It's comforting to know this too. But I can't really be mad at anything.

I can't be mad at FTP because it's just a stack of servers.
I can't be mad at my dumb opponents because they are what makes me money (normally).
I can't be mad at myself because I played extremely well.

Today was a lot like yesterday and I wish I could post the same graph, however, I can't because yesterday I got back to even, where as today I lost a little over 4bis. I'm debating taking a couple days off, even though I'm playing very good. I'm hoping that the variance will just disappear if I come back in a couple days. Who knows.

I must say though, thank god for bankroll management or else I'd be fawked.

Here is the graph. See hand history for amusement.
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feel good :D
I've been on like a drinking binge ever since yesterday when I hit the milestone

<3
gl lp

p.s. new alias + coaching = win @ 100NL + 200NL


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Went alright. People are 3bet/squeeze happy here. I'm not too happy with the way I played, it was too nitty and I made quite a few donk moves which I'm not at all happy at all about. Hurt my winrate, but I'm still up. First time I've had a +ve session on a shot so that's pretty good. Hopefully I'm here to stay ^^

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Also went snowboarding today with 2 of my good friends. We snowboarded for like 6 hours, it was sweet.


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$50 on stars or FTP pm me for it. I can send first if you are trustworthy.


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I justa came to my dorm after a cash game with some of my friends (where I took about 30$, nothing big but sweet ), and decided to take my 2nd session at nl25

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I havent really slept last few days and I'm stoned as hell so decided to quit while I'm ahead and call it for today!




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reading some of the threads on here and seems like its becoming a common thing to hate on the CEOs and the rich people

i read this few weeks ago and thought this might be an interest pov coming from CEO himself. its a real letter and the company is real

going to quote it...

To All My Valued Employees,

There have been some rumblings around the office about the future of this company, and more specifically, your job. As you know, the economy has changed for the worse and presents many challenges. However, the good news is this: The economy doesn't pose a threat to your job.

What does threaten your job however, is the changing political landscape in this country. Of course, as your employer, I am forbidden to tell you whom to vote for -- it is against the law to discriminate based on political affiliation, Race, creed, religion, etc.

Please vote who you think will serve your Interests the best. However, let me tell you some little tidbits of fact which might help you decide what is in your best interest. First, while it is easy to spew rhetoric that casts employers against employees, you have to understand that for every business owner there is a back story.

This back story is often neglected and overshadowed by what you see and hear. Sure, you see me park my Mercedes outside. You've seen my big home at last years Christmas party. I'm sure all these flashy icons of luxury conjure up some idealized thoughts about my life. However, what you don't see is the back story.

I started this company 12 years ago. At that time, I lived in a 300 square foot studio apartment for 3 years. My entire living space was converted into an office so I could put forth 100% effort into building a company, which by the way, would eventually employ you.

My diet consisted of Ramen Pride noodles because every dollar I spent went back into this company. I drove a rusty Toyota Corolla with a defective transmission. I didn't have time to date. Often times, I stayed home on weekends, while my friends went out drinking and partying. In fact, I was married to my business -- hard work, discipline, and sacrifice.

Meanwhile, my friends got jobs. They worked 40 hours a week and made a modest $50K a year and spent every dime they earned. They drove flashy cars and lived in expensive homes and wore fancy designer clothes. Instead of hitting the Nordstrom's for the latest hot fashion item, I was trolling through the Goodwill store extracting any clothing item that didn't look like it was birthed in the 70's.

My friends refinanced their mortgages and lived a life of luxury. I, however, did not. I put my time, my money, and my life into a business with a vision that eventually, some day, I too, will be able to afford these luxuries my friends supposedly had.

So, while you physically arrive at the office at 9am, mentally check in at about noon, and then leave at 5pm, I don't. There is no "off" button For me. When you leave the office, you are done and you have a weekend all to yourself. I unfortunately do not have the freedom. I eat, ****, and breathe this company every minute of the day. There is no rest. There is no weekend. There is no happy hour. Every day this business is attached to me like a 1 day old baby.

You, of course, only see the fruits of that garden -- the nice house, the Mercedes, the vacations... You never realize the back story and the sacrifices I've made. Now, the economy is falling apart and I, the guy that made all the right decisions and saved his money, have to bail-out all the people who didn't.

The people that overspent their paychecks suddenly feel entitled to the same luxuries that I earned and sacrificed a decade of my life for. Yes, business ownership has is benefits but the price I've paid is steep and not without wounds. Unfortunately, the cost of running this business, and employing you, is starting to eclipse the threshold of marginal benefit and let me tell you why:

I am being taxed to death and the government thinks I don't pay enough. I have state taxes. Federal taxes. Property taxes. Sales and use taxes. Payroll taxes. Workers compensation taxes. Unemployment taxes. Taxes on taxes. I have to hire a tax man to manage all these taxes and then guess what? I have to pay taxes for employing him. Government mandates and regulations and all the accounting that goes with it, now occupy most of my time. On Oct 15th, I wrote a check to the US Treasury for $288,000 for quarterly taxes. You know what my "stimulus" check was? Zero. Nada. Zilch.

The question I have is this: Who is stimulating the economy? Me, the guy who has provided 14 people good paying jobs and serves over 2,200,000 people per year with a flourishing business? Or, the single mother sitting at home pregnant with her fourth child waiting for her next welfare check?

Obviously, government feels the latter is the economic stimulus of this country. The fact is, if I deducted (Read: Stole) 50% of your paycheck you'd quit and you wouldn't work here. I mean, why should you? That's nuts. Who wants to get rewarded only 50% of their hard work? Well, I agree which is why your job is in jeopardy. Here is what many of you don't understand; to stimulate the economy you need to stimulate what runs the economy. Had suddenly government mandated to me that I didn't need to pay taxes, guess what? Instead of depositing that $288,000 into the Washington black-hole, I would have spent it, hired more employees, and generated substantial economic growth. My employees would have enjoyed the wealth of that tax cut in the form of promotions and better salaries. But you can forget it now.

When you have a comatose man on the verge of death, you don't defibrillate and shock his thumb thinking that will bring him back to life, do you? Or, do you defibrillate his heart? Business is at the heart of America and always has been. To restart it, you must stimulate it, not kill it. Suddenly, the power brokers in Washington believe the mud of America are the essential drivers of the American economic engine.

Nothing could be further from the truth and this is the type of change you can keep. So where am I going with all this? It's quite simple. If any new taxes are levied on me, or my company, my reaction will be swift and simple. I fire you. I fire your co-workers. You can then plead with the government to pay for your mortgage, your SUV, and your child's future. Frankly, it isn't my problem any more. Then, I will close this company down, move to another country, and retire.

You see, I'm done. I'm done with a country that penalizes the productive and gives to the unproductive. My motivation to work and to provide jobs will be destroyed, and with it, will be my citizenship.

While tax cuts to 95% of America sounds great on paper, don't forget the backstory: If there is no job, there is no income to tax. A tax cut on zero dollars is zero. So, when you make decision to vote, ask yourself, who understands the economics of business ownership and who doesn't? Whose policies will endanger your job? Answer those questions and you should know who might be the one capable of saving your job. While the media wants to tell you "It's the economy Stupid" I'm telling you it isn't.

If you lose your job, it won't be at the hands of the economy; it will be at the hands of a political hurricane that swept through this country, steamrolled the Constitution, and will have changed its landscape forever. If that happens, you can find me in South Caribbean sitting on a beach, retired, and with no employees to worry about.

Signed, Your boss,

Michael A. Crowley,
PE Crowley, Crisp & Associates, Inc.
Professional Engineers 1
906 South Main Street, Suite 122
Wake Forest, NC 27587

919.562.8860 x22
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Hi guys,

Been a while since I updated my blog because I rarely found any spare time to play in December. Kind of lost my motivation to play a lot of volume. Moved my roll to PS and have been focussing on MTT's lately, with great succes.

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Also finished 8th in the $22 32k guaranteed yesterday for $738, 1st place was 6k+

Someone teach me how to win one of these one day though

I've been on a nice 2-day rush for a 25nl reg. I thank my good runs to my lp.net avatar ^^

gl guys



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Meh, this isnt that exciting of a toy to you guys but im pretty stoked. Ive been looking to get a smaller laptop solely for school/business(and obviously web browsing/aim/skype.) I started looking into smaller 14" notebooks and came across these new "Netbooks." I did a ton of research and went to best buy today to look at some to get an idea of how small they actually are(these things are tiny, 10", less than 3 lbs.) Well, after the trip to best buy, I am 100% sold on these. They are absolutely perfect for what I want. I ended up purchasing the Samsung NC10 as its getting some of the hottest reviews right now. Heres the specs, followed by some pictures from the newegg website.

General
Brand SAMSUNG
Model NC10-14GB
Part# NP-NC10-KA02US
Color Blue
Operating System
OS Provided Windows XP Home
Processor
CPU Type Intel Atom
CPU Speed N270(1.60GHz)
CPU FSB 533MHz
CPU L2 Cache 512KB
Display
Screen Size 10.2"
Widescreen Display Yes
Display Type WSVGA
Max Resolution 1024 x 600
Graphics
Graphics Processor Integrated Graphics
Video Memory Shared system memory
Memory
Memory Speed DDR2 800
Memory 1GB
Max Memory Supported 2GB
Hard Drive
HDD 160GB
Hard Drive RPM 5400 RPM
Dimension & Weight
Dimension 10.27" x 7.3" x 1.19"
Weight 2.8 lbs.
Netbook Camera
Camera Type Built-in
Camera Pixels 1.3 Megapixel
Communications
LAN 10/100Mbps
WLAN 802.11b/g Wireless LAN
Bluetooth Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
Expansion / Connectivity
USB 3
Video Ports 1 x VGA
Audio Ports 1 x Microphone jack; 1 x Headphone jack
Audio
Audio Integrated Sound Card
Internal Mic
Speaker Built-in speakers
Input Device
Touchpad Yes
Keyboard Standard
Card Reader
Card Reader 3-in-1 Card Slot (SD, SDHC, MMC)
Battery
Battery 6-cell lithium ion
Software
Software Samsung Recovery SolutionIII, Samsung Magic Doctor, Samsung Update plus Easy Display Manager, Easy Battery Manager, Easy Network Manager, Easy Speedup Manager, McAfee Virus Scan, Adobe Acrobat Reader

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I am really pumped right now, it should be here on monday or tuesday and ill write up a review at some point. holllllla


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so i learn all day for university and have no fun.
just 30 minute ago it rings on teh door and my sister ( 18 years old) wants to come in)
she is crying all over the place and i am like really alarmed
oMG what the fuck has happend ? was there some violence ?
I am in insta i gonna kill this guy mod

I asked her what happend.
She answers crying all the time -> i lost it all .... i lost iit all

and i am like : OMFG she is totally drunk ( she could hardly stand on her 2 feet i noticed and was talking like this 50 year old muslim ladies that cry after their child got bombed)

Me : So what did u lose
She : all the money
Me : How did u lose it and how much
she : I played poker and i lost it all .... 3 minute break crying
Me : omg how much did u lose ? 500€ ? more ?
She : I played the best tactics ever and i lost it all
me : LOl u dont even know the rules of poker , how can u play teh best tatcis
she : U did know if u were there ! I played so gooood
Me : how can u even say that when u havent played poker before in your life
She : I had never any cards only garbage and i played so good and lost it all
Me : lol ure drunk liek shit ... ure talk doesnt make much sense
She : I didnt want to play poker but then i got drunk and lost it all , all
Me : okay so now after u say 500 tiems u lost it all , tell me how much u lost
She : 2.50
Me 2.50 what ????? 2,5 K or 250
She : 2.50 euro
me : Lol what u lose 2.50euro and cry like shit that u lost it all
She : its not about the money its about the principle that i lost it all even though i had no cards !
Me : breaks out in laughter
She : wants to beat me up


LOL

haha Alcohol4Life

sick life


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