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Zalfor United States. Mar 29 2009 05:05. Posts 2236

i went through and looked at my old posts...

i realized that its only been 1.5 months since i last went bust. I feel like its been AGES since i last went bust... but i guess not. Wow... only 1.5 months... reminiscing about the old me, talking to mikeymoo about how he pounded on me cuz i was a fish at nl10.. dang it feels like years ago but it was only a few months ago at best.

i remembered that over winter break i was trying to break through grinding, but ended up not getting anywhere, but I finally feel like I am going to break through. Looking back on everything though, I definitely feel that all those tilt times and everything definitely improved my game play. Not in a direct sense ofcourse, but I have a good mastery of tilt control (esp. with mikey telling me about limit restrictions) and self mind control. All those times that I tilted and lost all my money was just preparation for the new rollercoasters to come. I always knew that I could beat this game, but I didn't know that it was about beating myself.

Of course I'm still nowhere near the top. I'm actually still at base camp and theres still everest in front of me to climb. But looking back at the road that it took to get here to base camp, it's definitely been a long and rocky road. I encourage everyone who is struggling to look at my old blog posts of like "shit, tilt" and "shit, tilt again" and "fuck, tilt" to laugh with me.

I'm really glad that I have this blog, as looking back on it, i started my poker journey around 5 months ago, getting that first 50+50 from FTP. Ofcourse, all i did was read the poker articles from LP and somehow went from that 50 -> 400 from playing $10 SnGs.

of course i busted that, and all i have left from that is 20 cents on FTP. I busted many a times actually, but god... I realized from early that i had no respect for grinding. In fact, i started those SnGs whne my BR was 40 and i was playing $11 SnGs.

I would bust then, and again and again... I deposited 200 on stars and tried to grind nl10, and I was actually pretty successful from the beginning, but couldn't move up to nl25, no matter how hard i tried. I eventually got frustrated and just tilted and played limits too high for me. I busted then, and I busted every single time by tilting and playing some incredible limits (5/10 razz anyone?) and eventually getting my ass raped.

But on the last time, I deposited 500 on stars with the reload bonus ( i already busted my 200 deposit earlier...) with that being my final determined push to win at poker. I set the limit restrictions and studied poker to no end. I watched stox poker videos, and any poker videos that my friend would give me. I listened, read everything on LP (but not 2p2) but the most important was the limit restrictions on what to play. I grinded nl25 with the mindset of play calm, it is ok to be at 0. I was worried that if i lost this 500, i would be in financial trouble (not really, but it would be annoying.) But I played with a good mindset, and the rest is history... well, not really. just look at my old blog posts.

anyways, i wanted to cement today as my first +700 day ever. This marks the first time i made more in 1 day than i lost in 1 day. Of course I was on a ridiculous heater, but as i look forward, i don't see "tilt, fuck my BR". But a steep harsh, but controlled ascent up the mountain.

Watch out world. and always, best of luck.

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mikeymoo Canada. Mar 29 2009 05:08. Posts 988

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ThuNDeR Bulgaria. Mar 29 2009 05:41. Posts 371

5k for a day is a lot
nice run m8

ThiNk DiFFeReNt!

joLin United States. Mar 29 2009 05:41. Posts 3818

gotta take back what ive said in your past blog posts. very impressive!

YoUr_KiLLeR @ TL

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ShadowDrgn United States. Mar 29 2009 05:43. Posts 1156

Very nice Zalfor. When we were on some of the same tables a few days ago I noticed that you live in San Jose. I'm in Santa Clara and work in San Jose. Drop me a PM if you ever want to hang out and talk poker/starcraft or whatever. I don't know anyone else around here that plays.

Critterer United Kingdom. Mar 29 2009 05:58. Posts 5337

sick month, gl dude

LudaHid: dam.ned dam.ned dam.ned. LudaHid: dam.ned northwooden as..hole

Uptown . Mar 29 2009 09:46. Posts 3557

Grind! no degen!

GL! <3

Half Pot!

PplusAD Germany. Mar 29 2009 11:31. Posts 7180

nice job !

U see what i did there with A8 ? He 4 bets and there we go insta jam A8 : ---booooom -- . hahahaha ( Krantz)