http://jewlian.liquidpoker.net en-us Thu, 19 Oct 2017 19:06:56 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=1153621 jewlian I log in and see all my old blog posts. Kill me now, the cringe is unbearable. Thu, 19 Oct 2017 19:06:56 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=1153621 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=976716 jewlian I've been having some success at casino's/underground poker games but I'm still terrible overall. Just sucked out on villain with KK vs QQ (me) all-in preflop when I hit my set on the turn. A few hands later, this happens: I'm dealt [5c][8c] on button. Same villain raises to about 10 and I reraise to 35ish. Everyone else folds and he flat calls. Flop comes out [7c][9c][Td]. He bets ab... Mon, 27 Jun 2011 16:39:59 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=976716 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=972806 jewlian In Canada, it is Victoria Day weekend meaning that the fish will be coming in droves to Casino Niagara. I went on Friday with $200 cash to check out the 1/2 tables. I promptly lost my roll in about 30 minutes due to some overplaying my hands (TPTK and sets losing out to draws). I withdrew another 100 and lost that within 15 minutes. I should have quit by now but I realized that I wasn't playing... Mon, 23 May 2011 01:36:21 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=972806 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=967428 jewlian Here's a graph: [url=http://imgur.com/RBdeB][img]http://imgur.com/cTWq9.png[/img][/url] And my stats: [url=http://imgur.com/cQMO0][img]http://imgur.com/oMbCa.png[/img][/url] Does anyone have any input on what I should change by looking at my stats? It looks pretty nitty but I have been opening up my range quite a bit when I'm in good position. My experience with post-flop play is gettin... Sun, 10 Apr 2011 02:12:12 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=967428 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=964058 jewlian The reason why I deposited money into Bodog was because I used their sports betting features (for MMA mainly); my rationale was that having all of my gambling needs met from one source would be convenient. Playing a few hours of poker has given me a few conclusions on my decision so far as a microstakes player: [u]PROS[/u] - The competition so far is really, really soft. I played microsta... Sat, 26 Mar 2011 02:42:08 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=964058 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=962965 jewlian My my, how life has changed in such a short amount of time. It is so easy to be depressed and demoralized, thinking the world is going to end due to the circumstances in your life. I have no become a millionaire or a rocket scientist but I can't help but feel that I'm in a great place right now. I also know that happiness is temporary as life has its own low and high swings. It's a matter of de... Tue, 22 Mar 2011 12:52:31 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=962965 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=733649 jewlian Oh wow, it has almost been one year since I posted on this blog and played poker online. If any of you have been following my previous posts, I had one year to do whatever I wanted. I ended up working for a non-profit charity as an outreach coordinator for one year (I got paid since I'm staff). Great learning experience and most of all, I matured from it. Since my contract with the organiza... Tue, 12 May 2009 16:13:14 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=733649 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=529078 jewlian If any of you bothered to read two posts ago, you'd know that I've been forced to stay out of school for a year. My greatest fear was my parents reaction but wow, what a crazy turn of events. I finally got the balls to tell them straight up and they seemed pretty calm about, even supportive. Not to say that my parents are Nazi's but they usually give a huge angry lecture after every stupid move... Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:21:28 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=529078 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=526275 jewlian Hello faithful readers, lets start with the shots at 25NL so far... It has been going okay, I have plenty of leaks I have to fix. I've been going back down to 10NL after I'm feeling a little spewy to gain confidence and de-tilt. The biggest problem I have so far is with the short stacks. I give them absolutely no respect and try to "outplay" them by 3betting and whatnot. Simply put... Sat, 26 Jul 2008 03:26:59 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=526275 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=522414 jewlian I've always been a skeptic of work out gimmicks and programs I've seen on TV. Machines that can trim your stomach line with vibration, yeah right. The P90X advertisement has been no stranger to my television set but there was never any interest in it. One day I was discussing work outs with a friend that was prepping for the army. I mentioned my lackluster style of exercise which included b... Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:40:43 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=522414 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=520414 jewlian OMG, school just barred me from the 2008 Winter/Fall semester because of low marks from last year! What a freaking cooler, my parents are going to murder me. Double cooler because I'm Asian FUUUUUUUUCK! So I have one year to work and do whatever, I'm guessing it's going to be poker. By this rate, I'll be done undergrad when I'm 24/25, fucking disgusting. If I go for my masters, 29 is when I ... Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:36:55 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=520414 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=511125 jewlian 10NL, what a beast. My skill level is so low that 10NL seems like this horrible mountain I can't climb. I approached poker like I would any game, trying to give myself an advantage at the start through this website and other resources. Unfortunately, it hasn't been working out. Am I destined to be a bad poker player? Maybe, but I haven't reached breaking point yet. I WILL SUCCEED DAMNIT, DID... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:47:36 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=511125 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=487531 jewlian are so enjoyable. You guys warned me, I hope I can pull myself out of this mess. Fri, 30 May 2008 14:01:01 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=487531 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=485387 jewlian "What potent blood hath modest May." -Raplh W. Emerson So its been about three weeks or so since I started playing poker seriously and the results have been good. I've passed 2NL and i'll have to say that it was very, very tedious. However, the benefits gained from the limit made it worth every hour played. I've logged over sixty hours and i'm pretty proud of that. My BR was... Tue, 27 May 2008 21:15:28 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=485387 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=478851 jewlian TLDR, long ass blog post! So my friends wanted to hit the casino today so I checked out the website and found that they did have no limit tables. Excited to try poker live, I called them up and reserved some seats (2.5hr wait, yuck long weekend) and made our way there. Having read Myth's articles about live hold em, I didn't feel hopeless because I knew there must be some players worse than ... Mon, 19 May 2008 01:27:07 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=478851 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=476452 jewlian My friend got me interested in playing "serious poker" one fine Sunday afternoon after church service. What interested me the most was that he said the strategic elements of poker were akin to high-level video gaming. The words of a gambling addict or a wise sage? I soon found out. Remember the scene in the Matrix where Neo takes the red pill and life as he knows it changes? It... Thu, 15 May 2008 19:27:06 +0000 https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=476452