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K40Cheddar United States. Apr 09 2010 15:34. Posts 2202

Whats up everyone. Thought I'd make a blog and detail my poker success (and failures) as motivation for me to try and get better.

Here's a little about myself to start.

My name is James Pavese. I'm from Burr Ridge, Illinois, a suburb outside of the Chicago area. I'm a freshman at the University of Illinois. Currently, I'm fluctuating between majors. I originally tried to get into actuarial science but the department was difficult and getting in was a hassle. It looks like I'll probably end up double majoring in statistics and economics.

I started playing poker for free in high school. I mostly stuck with tournaments and sit & gos. I felt like I was pretty hot stuff at poker and thought I'd try out the real money games in college. I made my first deposit in August for $50, played a $50 6-max table, and lost it in 10 min, stacking off with 88. Then I redeposited the next day for $50, played the same game, and lost it in 15 minutes, stacking off with A 10. I had no concept of strategy like I thought I did. I really needed some inspiration and help. On quad day, the day at school where all the clubs meet to recruit new members, I found the illini poker club. I was immediately interested and signed up right away. The club is mainly instructional for management and playing online. I started grinding NL 2 with a $25 deposit but I really had to work on patience (I know it's NL 2 but I sucked ass at the time). I kept practicing and got up to NL 5 fast and then NL 10. That's where I hit my first road block. I used to play like a super nit and get scared to play hands. So, naturally, I got owned when people started becoming semi-decent. I ended up going down about 28 BI at NL 10 November-February. But I never messed my bankroll up and always dropped down to NL 5 when I got under 20 BI. Now, I'm working on beating NL 25 after I learned better play after the flop and opening my range a little. Only took one shot at NL 25 so far so I'm getting the feel of it.

I'm a guy that has many other interests besides poker. Poker is just a hobby for me. The money really doesn't matter. I'm just playing to become "good", and the only way to do that is to move up in stakes, and make enough winnings so you look like a competent player (right now I'm an aggressive fish, but it'll change, hopefully

). I'm a beast at chess, with a USCF rating at 2064. If you don't know what that means, it means I'm somewhere in the top 500 players in the country (rough estimate, details unknown). I suck at 5-min blitz so anyone that's like 1800 could probably own me in that. I play the trombone in the Marching Illini. I've been playing trombone for about 10 years and plan on continuing that. In high school, I did gymnastics. It helped me get into shape and was a lot of fun. I specialized in the floor and vault events. Now I'm really out of shape and can hardly do anything anymore. It makes me sad

. I like math, specifically any type of math involving heavy calculations or mathematical brain teasers. I regularly play xbox live under the username "K40Cheddar". Typical games include guitar hero, halo 3, and call of duty modern warfare 2. If anyone has heard of the xbox live arcade game "Marble Blast Ultra", I'm probably top 25 in the world at that game. Used to play Warcraft III online if anyone remembers it.

Thats pretty much all I've got. I love life and love helping others share the same perspective. Through my poker experiences, I would say that I'm qualified helping any beginning player with management skills and strategies to beat NL 2, NL 5, and NL 10. My email address is pavese.james@gmail.com if anyone has any questions or advice on how to get started. Peace out!

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YouGoTGoT United States. Apr 09 2010 15:55. Posts 1118

Cliffnotes : My name is Chedddaaa, im a nerd.

hah j/k (not really), GL to you man hope you achieve all ur poker goals

YA I TALK SHIT, GOTTA DEFECATE TO CONVERSATE

Sicks Macks United States. Apr 09 2010 16:26. Posts 3929

Best of luck and congrats on knowing Edzwoo and Jas0n in real life (I presume).

EDIT: And please post favored chess openings and mw2 classes.

I'm a Ruy Lopez/Sicilian/nimzo indian kinda guy with quite a bit of bling silenced m16 w/holo, stopping power, ninja pro, clays, stuns, spas-12 7-11-25 mixed in

Mr. Will Throwit

Last edit: 09/04/2010 16:29

vlseph United States. Apr 09 2010 16:56. Posts 3026

you should message edzwoo here, he goes to U of I and hosts a poker club there. i think a couple of his friends that attend the uni also go on LP, so you should be able to make friends really quick.

The only hands a nit balances in his range are the nuts, the second nuts, and the third nuts.

Acckerman United States. Apr 09 2010 17:11. Posts 725

wat up james

K40Cheddar United States. Apr 09 2010 17:55. Posts 2202

edzwoo is the guy that teaches in the club. He knows a lot of shit and is my resource for most of my questions. Same for jas0n.

Sicks Macks:
favorite chess openings: Sicilian Najdorf/Queens Gambit Declined (both sides)/Kings Indian Defense.

CoD: depends on my mood.

Generally...

Primary: ACR assualt rifle w/ holographic sight
Secondary: Ranger akimbo
Equipment: Semtex

Perk 1: Stopping Power
Perk 2: Sleight of Hand
Perk 3: Ninja

but if I feel like being a fag...
Primary: ACR with grenade launger
Secondary: One Man Army

Perk 1: Danger Close
Perk 2: One Man Army
Perk 3: Ninja

edzwoo United States. Apr 09 2010 18:14. Posts 5911

My army is rising.

Sicks Macks United States. Apr 09 2010 18:50. Posts 3929

On April 09 2010 16:55 K40Cheddar wrote:

but if I feel like being a fag...
Primary: ACR with grenade launger
Secondary: One Man Army

Perk 1: Danger Close
Perk 2: One Man Army
Perk 3: Ninja

it's a bold man who admits that his first day on a forum. Welcome!

Mr. Will Throwit

Big_Rob_48 United States. Apr 09 2010 21:31. Posts 3432

get back into shape, trust me dont ever let your bod slide

My AIM sn if you want to chat: YoRobbyMiller

doctorstu Australia. Apr 09 2010 22:23. Posts 362

How good are you at 1min blitz?

Myth: Yeah right, so you can hog all the 11 year olds for yourself? no way dude, Im not educating the fish.

K40Cheddar United States. Apr 09 2010 23:17. Posts 2202

On April 09 2010 21:23 doctorstu wrote:
How good are you at 1min blitz?

Decent on Internet Chess Club. Sloppy in person. Anything 15-min I would say I'm fairly strong at.

Mariuslol Norway. Apr 10 2010 16:56. Posts 4742

Hi

Cool to have people come and tell us their Chess ranking xD

Usually it's their Iccup rank or somewhere along those lines =p

Jas0n United States. Apr 11 2010 18:29. Posts 1866

jimmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm