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| BooG690 |
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So I'm down in Tampa (got myself some nice color). As always, I check the forums for interesting hands. And I've realized that I need to graduate to the Full Ring forum here at FTR. Of course I will be checking the BC every now and then...but I will be focusing more on the Full Ring hands. That's really all I wanted to say. Later all! Edit: Shitty first post on page 4. |
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| Muzzard |
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Seat 2: GANGSTA_MONK ($29.50 in chips) Seat 4: K.T.A.-1985 ($5 in chips) Seat 5: Suppinho ($5 in chips) Seat 6: miar1234 ($9.75 in chips) Seat 7: Don V 2009 ($77.80 in chips) Seat 8: BooG690 ($25 in chips) Seat 9: Poker_Muzz ($25 in chips) BooG690: posts small blind $0.10 Poker_Muzz: posts big blind $0.25 klaba_ffm: sits out 4dgamble: sits out *** HOLE CARDS *** Dealt to Poker_Muzz [X X] GANGSTA_MONK: folds K.T.A.-1985: folds Suppinho: folds miar1234: folds Don V 2009: folds BooG690: raises $0.75 to $1 Poker_Muzz: raises $2 to $3 BooG690: raises $9 to $12 Poker_Muzz: folds You may want to adjust your 4b sizing, allows me to play my range pretty perfectly. Not enough hands on you to conclude you 4b bluff yet - but ur never 4b bluffing when u make it 12 here pre. |
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| BooG690 |
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Thanks Muzzard. Definitely appreciate the time you took out to help me out. As for an update, I call 3bets too much. That is all. |
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| BooG690 |
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In the midst of a downswing, one starts to wonder if they ever really beat the game. I'm starting to doubt I ever did. However, reading articles shows that this mentality is standard. Hopefully I get my mind right soon. I'm heading to Coney Island tomorrow...hopefully that'll help get my mind right and give the deck time to reshuffle and heaterize me. |
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| kmind |
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| Calling too many 3bets could be a huge leak. You may want to think about some leaks you have. Variance could be playing a big part but make sure it's not your play too. | |||
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| BooG690 |
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I'm consciously making an effort to stop calling 3bets. Muzzard and I had a conversation and I see that 3bets should RARELY be called. With that thought in mind, I'll be calling 3bets a lot less! Thanks a lot Kmind for the advice. |
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| Micro2Macro |
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| yo boog690 let's set up a sweat session some time, I'll yell at you to fold to those 3bets and we can discuss things etc. | |||
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"Once we reach a certain level of mastery, we see there are higher levels and challenges. If we are disciplined and patient, we proceed. At each higher level, new pleasures and insights await us--ones not even suspected when we started out. We can take this as far as we want--in any human activity there is always a higher level to which we can aspire."
Check out my blog here! "You are a degenerate Gaam-balur" http://www.philgalfond.com/lets-make-some-changes/
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| BooG690 |
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So I will be reviewing my stats a lot and posting small snippets of leaks that I am finding. Here we go: My 3bet value range is totally skewed. For one thing, I found that I am 3betting mid-PPs. The funny part is that I KNOW mid-PP's are pretty shitty to be 3betting for value...so why am I doing it? Again, recognizing a leak is the most important part. "OWN PPL POSTFLOP" - M2M |
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| kmind |
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| Keep up the good work man. Those are def. leaks that will increase your winrate a ton! | |||
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| Jason |
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- Jason
 
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| BooG690 |
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So after reading Jason's (GREAT) post on his blog and making a conscious effort on working on my leaks, the past few sessions have gone really well. There was actually another leak that should have been obvious: I was too damn loose and playing a high-variance game of poker. It has been working for me in the past...so I figure I wouldn't change it. But with high-variance poker, you should expect bad downswings...and I simply don't have the mental strength and bankroll to withstand those. Additionally, playing a loose game of poker is UNNECESSARY as I'm still getting paid off at my tables. So, basically, I clamped down, played tight, and opened more tables. Why more tables? Playing more tables helps with my patience in that I see more hands and will, of course, need to play tighter. Solid poker is good poker. Hopefully the good vibes continue! |
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| BooG690 |
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So I'm continuing to play solid, tight poker and I continue to get good results. I had another good session tonight. With my tighter play, I am in fewer tough spots postflop and am still getting action on my big hands (perhaps because they're HUDs are still showing my old stats). Downswings cause you to study yourself and identify your leaks. My laggy play should have been easy to identify, but I was stubborn and I thought it was OK. Deanglow's stat post showed me that, even at the higher stakes, tight is good. Also, talking to M2M and Muzzard showed me that there's no reason to play too laggy. Thanks to all of you. However, with my tighter play, my aggression seemed to have gone down (and it was already quite low). I believe I probably should be raising a bit more postflop (something I rarely do). Also, my red line is tanking...but I don't really give a shit. Just a funny side effect of tighter play, I guess. All in all, my confidence is creeping back and I am enthusiastic to hit the poker tables again. It's great how much help people I met through this site have helped. That's what makes FTR the best poker forum on the internet. Enough sappy stuff...I'm outta here. |
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| Micro2Macro |
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Nice reflection post. I'd like to say one thing: lol at trying to play lag at low stakes, look at what the biggest winners are running...most of them are tight, with a few exceptions. |
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"Once we reach a certain level of mastery, we see there are higher levels and challenges. If we are disciplined and patient, we proceed. At each higher level, new pleasures and insights await us--ones not even suspected when we started out. We can take this as far as we want--in any human activity there is always a higher level to which we can aspire."
Check out my blog here! "You are a degenerate Gaam-balur" http://www.philgalfond.com/lets-make-some-changes/
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| Micro2Macro |
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| Oh and you're a splarm. | |||
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"Once we reach a certain level of mastery, we see there are higher levels and challenges. If we are disciplined and patient, we proceed. At each higher level, new pleasures and insights await us--ones not even suspected when we started out. We can take this as far as we want--in any human activity there is always a higher level to which we can aspire."
Check out my blog here! "You are a degenerate Gaam-balur" http://www.philgalfond.com/lets-make-some-changes/
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| Jason |
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| I'd like to think of myself as semi-Laggy, but I'm probably more semi-tight. What is 23/17 considered? What were you running? What are you aiming for or expect to see with your new play? | |||
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| BooG690 |
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As you guys may (or may not) know, this month started off pretty rough. Variance hit, I played like shit, and my confidence went down the drain. I obviously had leaks and I had to patch them up as well as I can. My laggy play was causing me to spew money and it took this downswing to see it. I tightened up my play (basically) overnight. This night was July 21st, 2009. I wanted to see how I've been running after this little "turning point." Well, this is where this post becomes a brag:   Sure, I've been running quite hot...but I'm playing damn well. I've been making a point of rarely calling 3bets. I've been 3betting lightly in situations that call for it. I'm keeping pots small when I hold marginal hands and I'm not being shy about going for villain's stack when I hold a monster (this results in small losing pots and big winning ones). But most importantly, I CLAMPED DOWN and stopped playing like a lagtard. Quote:
I'm going to begin to post more hands of scenarios I feel are troublesome for me. Hopefully this improves my game as well. Additionally, I bought both Professional No Limit and Theory & Practice to learn some new theories on poker. All is well so far...hopefully the next three days go well to end this rocky month. |
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| Schya |
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| Hey BooG, can't express how grateful i am for the sweat session. It seemed to put a few things in perspective for me. Ship the +8 buy in day. Hopefully ill be out of this hell hole soon enough! Good luck with your game get up to that 50NL soon! | |||
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| BooG690 |
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Ahhh...July is finally over. I've never been happier to see a new month. Here's how it ended up: And take away $100 from that due to that prop bet with M2M and I'm only up about $41 for the month. Well, at least I completed a comeback...so I'll take a breakeven month. I have a good feeling about August. I got two new books and I plan on getting a few sweat sessions going with players better than me. Hopefully that'll help me identify more leaks that I may have. I probably won't be getting Gold Star this month being that I will be at Full Tilt clearing that "Big Bonus," thing. Also, I will be going to Tampa again for a week. If all goes well and I reach 50NL, I plan on going to UltimateBet to clear their sign-up bonus. I may not play on PokerStars at all this month (unless they entice me with a bonus)! Goals for August Move up to 50NL Clear FTP Bonus Don't lose prop bets to M2M Put in more hands than in July |
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| Micro2Macro |
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| very nice comeback on the graf | |||
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"Once we reach a certain level of mastery, we see there are higher levels and challenges. If we are disciplined and patient, we proceed. At each higher level, new pleasures and insights await us--ones not even suspected when we started out. We can take this as far as we want--in any human activity there is always a higher level to which we can aspire."
Check out my blog here! "You are a degenerate Gaam-balur" http://www.philgalfond.com/lets-make-some-changes/
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| BooG690 |
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So I haven't posted here in a while. I actually haven't been playing much poker. I've been training for a job in sales and the commute has been killing me. Also, I withdrew all my money from PokerStars on July 31st. I did so in anticipation of a PokerStars reload bonus for the WCOOP. I was also going to put some money on Full Tilt to get their "Biggest Bonus Ever" promotion. However, I did I pretty stupid thing with part of my roll. I deposited a bit onto Absolute Poker. The players are pretty damn fishy on Absolute Poker. The 25NL there plays a lot like the 10NL on PokerStars. However, there is only like 9-10 25NL tables running, even at prime time. There are a lot of 50NL tables at Absolute Poker. I will admit...I tried the 50NL tables on Absolute Poker. Funny enough, they play a lot like the 25NL tables on PokerStars. However, the software is absolute trash. It freezes up a lot and the lobby does not really refresh itself. Additionally, the bonuses are SUPER SLOW to clear. I will probably clear a bit of money and withdraw most. HEM does not work at the new 7-2 tables (which are kind of interesting tbh since these players take the 7-2 prop bet way too far)...so that also sucks (though it gives me a chance to see exactly how much I rely on the HUD with 4 tables running).I guess I had to experiment to see...but I will be staying with PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker. Anyways, I was right about PokerStars doing a little reload bonus for their WCOOP. I guess they're calling me back. Thank you PokerStars. You answered my bitching and whining. As for the pokers, my bankroll is increasing and I'm gaining more confidence. I'm reading Theory and Practice. It's a great book for anyone who hasn't read it. There is a bit dense...so please don't breeze through it. That's all for now. Edit: The HUD for HEM works for the 7-2 tables on Absolute Poker now. The HEM customer service is simply amazing. The 7-2 tables came out yesterday and today's beta fixes the non-import bug. |
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| Illfavor |
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Hey BooG, I need a prop bet. SHALL WE? I play $60K hands and you give me $100! Sounds fair, amirite?!? FWIW, I've never played more than 40K hands in a monf. |
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Ich grolle nicht...
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| BooG690 |
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| BooG690 |
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Remember that tilt can go both ways. Some players change their game drastically due to weaker opponents. This is OK...but be sure not to change your game so much that you are, in essence, spewing your buy-ins away: - Do NOT begin to try and win EVERY pot. This will inevitably lead to spew. - Do NOT begin to play hands OOP because you think you are THAT much better than your opponents. - And remember that your opponents get the same amount of monster hands as everybody else. Do NOT fall into the trap of betting into them because you think they are always weak. Also, I've been noticing a lot of microstakes players in the IRC discuss their winnings of the past hour(s) and day(s). Guys...nobody gives a shit. Why not? Because it simply doesn't matter. You're looking at the short-term part of the game. Please remember that poker is a shitty short-term game. Your winrate in the past day or two is totally irrelevant. There is no point in even looking. If you MUST, look at the end of each session (but remember, each session CANNOT be a winning session). If you really want to challenge yourself, look at the end of each week or month. I personally take it month-by-month...though this is ALSO too small of a sample to tell anything from. Looking at your winrate and how your session is going is simply a side effect of wanting to climb up the stakes to quickly. You are, most likely, hung up on the idea of making all this money to get to 5NL/10NL ASAP. That time will come. Be patient. Learn to value bet at these smaller stakes and you will inevitably hit the 10NL and even 25NL. As for me, I'm doing rather well. I will be depositing on Full Tilt and back on PokerStars to claim my bonus monies. I feel rather focused at the tables. Coolers and bad beats aren't bothering me much anymore. I feel very good mentally. I will be rereading Theory & Practice. After I've done so, I will move onto Professional No Limit. That is all for now boys. LATER! |
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| Micro2Macro |
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Nice blurb. The whole obsession over short term results is interesting. I used to check my win rate/graph etc all the time. But as we evolve it becomes less tempting - to the point where I haven't looked in a few days, and also have almost no idea what my win rate or $ won is over the last 10-12k hands I've played. One of the biggest things to help this is remove all the win rate and dollar per hour related stats from our databases so we can't look at them. We might be on edge a bit for the first few days since we can't check those numbers we just love to stare at, but eventually it just becomes easier to the point where caring about them is non-existent (to a point of course  )I feel like I've improved in this area, and without removing those stats I probably wouldn't have. TY spoonitnow for another great tip. BTW nice 72o hand you showed me, post imo. |
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"Once we reach a certain level of mastery, we see there are higher levels and challenges. If we are disciplined and patient, we proceed. At each higher level, new pleasures and insights await us--ones not even suspected when we started out. We can take this as far as we want--in any human activity there is always a higher level to which we can aspire."
Check out my blog here! "You are a degenerate Gaam-balur" http://www.philgalfond.com/lets-make-some-changes/
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| Schya |
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| lol at 72o you linked while i slept. Started an OP stop by some time. And keep pwning this here game | |||
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| BooG690 |
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So I just posted on how we shouldn't really worry about how our sessions go and such...but I haven't bragged much in this OP. Here goes: I Can Haz 1200bb At Table?  Ship the 8BI day! |
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| Schya |
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| So 100nls is in sights. Very nice dar BooGs | |||
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| Illfavor |
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Very nice sir. Comments of Absolute Poker? Withdrawal times/RB coolness/ease of bonus clearance, etc? I believe it will be my next site after I clear up a few bonuses on Stars and FTP, so I'm gunning for your bitch ass. |
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Ich grolle nicht...
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| jesus christ nh! | |||
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"Once we reach a certain level of mastery, we see there are higher levels and challenges. If we are disciplined and patient, we proceed. At each higher level, new pleasures and insights await us--ones not even suspected when we started out. We can take this as far as we want--in any human activity there is always a higher level to which we can aspire."
Check out my blog here! "You are a degenerate Gaam-balur" http://www.philgalfond.com/lets-make-some-changes/
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| BooG690 |
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So over the past two sessions I've been playing like shit. No bad beats, no coolers, I've just been playing like shit. I'm trying to cram some hands in at the end of this month...but I refuse to continue playing when I'm not playing up to par. I'm ending my sessions early because I'm sucking it up. I've been winning this month. I believe this has gotten to my head and I've begun to widen my range at every position. I'm beginning to play laggier since I am letting my winning get to my head. I need to clamp down and play solid poker again. I seem to be having this problem (of loosening up) every month and it just ends up in me spewing money. However, I caught the cancer early this time (only lost a buy-in and a half) and I will continue to play solid poker next session. WOOT! |
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| dranger7070 |
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I hate you. $2k BRaments? *sighs* *turns on the UBER BOOM SWITCH* *cracks knuckles* Time to play some catch up imo. O yea, I'm back from boot camp. WOOOP WOOOOOP WOOOOOOOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| BooG690 |
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| MUST. TIGHTEN. UP. AGAIN. | |||
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| Stop making congical visits to the local prison and you wouldnt have this issue ldo. | |||
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| BooG690 |
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So I withdrew my money from Absolute Poker. That didn't take long, huh? It took me long enough to realize that the BBJ rake was killing my sessions. I would literally be up 3 buy-ins only to see it dwindle away without playing many big pots. I researched on 2+2 and found out that many players were having this problem. I guess I didn't realize this until recently because I've been running super hot before then. Moral of the story: do more research before switching poker rooms. Anywho, I'm back on Pokerstars and couldn't be happier (poker-wise). My computer is a piece of shit and couldn't take Absolute Poker's crappy software. My computer would go into lag-mode as soon as I opened up AP and HEM at the same time. I will be waiting to receive my check from Absolute Poker to move back up to 50NL on PokerStars. As for real life, things aren't really going as planned. Being that this is the only blog-thingie I have, I will have to use this to vent (DISCLAIMER: please ignore the following two paragraphs if you don't feel like reading me bitch & moan). As some of you have seen in the FTR Commune, I have no fucking clue what to do with my life. My mom's pushing me to go into medical school...so I feel like telling her to stfu and let me live my life. I feel like my life is in danger of becoming a waste. I've done well in school forever, busted my ass, and received my college diploma...and for what? This fucking college degree has gotten me absolutely nothing. I don't want to invest eight more years of time and hundreds of thousands of dollars into something I'm unsure about. Why didn't I major in something useful like computer science or accounting (I have an Economics degree fwiw)? Also, I've stopped being active and have been in my house a lot. I'm going to have to change that...I'm not happy with that. However, that can easily be fixed. Well, that's it for now I guess. I'll check in at the end of the month for another update. |
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Your in a similar spot that I was in 8-9 years ago. Do NOT go into med school for mom....you'll hate it. You have to do it for you. You're the one who will be studying, working, exhausted and in debt (at least for a while) not her. If you like what you will have to do in Med, then do it. Being active is one of the biggest things you can do to stay positive. I was in a similar boat. I had a degree and no job, I started sitting around a lot and you get more anxious and somewhat depressed. If you get out of the house, run, go meet friends, anythig it will make you feel 100% better about the situation. If school is an option, look into a university/college program book for something that interests you and that you feel you could make a living on. All I can say is, right now you're still young, and even though this seems like a huge thing right now, 5-10 years down the road it wont be. I'm happy where I am but 8 years ago I had no clue I'd be here, you just never know what happens. |
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| Baller house - Canada - 1 year - Save up roll. | |||
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"Once we reach a certain level of mastery, we see there are higher levels and challenges. If we are disciplined and patient, we proceed. At each higher level, new pleasures and insights await us--ones not even suspected when we started out. We can take this as far as we want--in any human activity there is always a higher level to which we can aspire."
Check out my blog here! "You are a degenerate Gaam-balur" http://www.philgalfond.com/lets-make-some-changes/
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| BooG690 |
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OK, so it's been long as hell before I updated this bad boy...and a LOT has happened during that time. I never really got to post my August graph...but later late than never (if this was a shitty graph, I definitely wouldn't have just "remembered" to post it): Yeah, I know, it's late. I don't care though. Anywho, as I may have said earlier in this thread, I was going to withdraw to pay off my credit cards and kill the interest I am constantly paying every month. Obviously the cashout curse hit me and I went on a major downswing (reasoning to be quasi-explained later). With my smaller bankroll and my downswinging, I chose to move down to 25NL (which I am currently at). I wanted to regain my confidence. I lost about four buy-ins, was breakeven for a while, and dug myself out of that hole and currently trying to salvage the month. And that's where I stand. ***DISCLAIMER: BITCHING TO FOLLOW*** [BITCHING]As for the whole doctor thing I was going through, I finally told my mother it just wasn't going to work out. I simply didn't want to do it and I had to explain it to her. I am currently attending school to start a computer science major. She seems disappointed, but she accepts it. [start the "doesn't get along with brother" theme of this thread] My brother, on the other hand, is being pretty ignorant and closed-minded about the whole thing. He's worried I'm not going to find a job and doesn't understand how I'm going to live with such a "small" salary. He honestly, TRULY thinks money equals happiness. That TILTS the crap out of me... Here's some background for my next little anecdote. My brother was basically my best friend until the age of seven. At that point, I guess he became a teenager (he was 13) and totally forgot about me. I was basically neglected and he would even sometimes make fun of me in front of his friends. He began to verbally abuse me for everything I did. Two remarks that stick out are: "Why do you walk/talk like that?" The funny thing is, I walk and talk like everybody else does...but somehow my brother found the way I do it to be "weird, idiotic," etc. (For future reference to those still reading, don't make fun of the way a person walks, talks, or anything else they cannot help, especially at a young age) I almost felt as if everything I did was wrong, even though I gave the effort to do it right. It got to the point where I avoided speaking or being by him; it's been like this for years. Our relationship is currently broken beyond repair. To this day, the verbal bashing he used to give affects me a bit (especially if somebody comments on my doing something ridiculously wrong when I am giving a conscious effort). Anywho, today my brother made me feel like I was some kind of weirdo again. Basically ruined my day. Additionally, tonight I was grinding with renewed confidence and feeling good. My brother walks in, tilts the shit out of me, and I had to end my session. I lost three stacks in the process...but I can't blame that on the tilt. They were mere coolers (OK, one was due to tilt), but losing my buy-ins and having to deal with my brother tilted the shit out of me. Session ended early, I'm pretty pissed off, and I want to move out of this house. I seriously don't get along with him and it's made me a miserable person towards others (my social life is on a downswing btw). When he was studying in DR, I was much more pleasant. Now that he's back home, I'm a lot more irritable towards my mom and others. I want to get out, but now that I'm going back to school, it's just not financially feasible. *shrugs* I'll figure something out. Why am I telling random internet peoples this? It's easier to get these kind of things off your chest on a blog that is yours. Also, this is basically an anonymous outlet. Nobody I know IRL reads this or will ever read this. I've always found telling people my problems a sign of weakness and I never really want to bother people with my problems (I'm also afraid people won't care or disregard it...this is probably something else due to my brother).[/BITCHING] Anyway, I guess I feel a bit better after writing all this. I'm gonna get my ass to sleep and hopefully be fresh for school tomorrow. LATER! |
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After listening to you discuss things with me in the IRC you seem like you've regained direction and know what you want out of your life/job etc. It sucks that your family still hasn't come around man. I can't truly understand because I'm not going through what you are but I've been in similar situations where I can put myself in your shoes and see how other people just don't get it. It can be really frustrating. Fwiw you're in a field where you can make really good money. Just because there is some other (few) occupations out there that pay more doesn't mean shit. Those jobs aren't for people who aren't 100% into them and dedicated. Okay enough late night rambling. It's really late and I didn't plan on reading this much but when I didn't want to stop since I opened your blog for a reason lol. Message me on IRC anytime you wanna just chat it up - poker/life/women, whatever. This is what blogs are for man, let it all out. More interesting that way anyway, plus you're more likely to pick up bits and pieces of advice. |
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"Once we reach a certain level of mastery, we see there are higher levels and challenges. If we are disciplined and patient, we proceed. At each higher level, new pleasures and insights await us--ones not even suspected when we started out. We can take this as far as we want--in any human activity there is always a higher level to which we can aspire."
Check out my blog here! "You are a degenerate Gaam-balur" http://www.philgalfond.com/lets-make-some-changes/
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dude, get into fitness prop bets! and can you somehow encourage your bro to move out? like, he's late 20s or something right? Quote:
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you know i can't read your ghost sig bro, i've been internalising a really complicated situation in my head
allin, reload, repeat please read: http://www.philgalfond.com/lets-make-some-changes/
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Hang in there Boog. I mean things could be worse. At least you don't live with that Kramer guy. Grind pokerz and work hard at it. Who knows; you might become a 100 or 200NL reg and be able to afford rent in a place of your own in no time! |
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| As the others have said, this is the place for this stuff. We who care will read it and attempt to help in whatever way possible, from poker advice to just shooting the shit. Our lives are full of stress, and compound that with our choice of very stressful hobbies it can quickly become too much. Find your outlet and use it. Know that, despite me ribbing you, I'm here I you need a friend to talk to. | |||
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Awww.... BooGer  Sorry shits going to teh gay in IRLaments. I wish I could be there more often for you dude, but you know if you ever catch me on IRC or AIM I'm there for ya to make perverted jokes with. And just think about Canada this spring yo. That should like AUTO make you feel better. And shit, me n you had that talk about me being scared to go back to the Marines on IRC, so its like time for me to reciprocate(sp?) imo. Hope shit starts going better dude. <3 |
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Well, shit's going pretty well right now. I'm still learning to play poker and am STILL at 25NL. That's fine though. For (at least) the rest of the month, I will be playing 6max (as suggested by a fellow FTRer). I find playing 6max better suits me as I always seem to stray towards laggier play. Like a dumbass, I started with 6-tabling. Today, I chose to tone it down to 4-tables. With only 4-tables, I have a great feel for the tables. There is no need to 6-table if I am looking to strive for bigger and better things. I must learn the game by 4-tabling before trying to get more hands in for a greater hourly winrate. I don't want to comment as to how I am doing as it is irrelevant given the sample size. Life is going well too. I actually enjoy going to school now (I never ever did). Now that I see the light at the end of the tunnel, it is more enjoyable. As a pre-med, I never enjoyed it knowing medical school would be looming. And now the reason for this blog post: a proposed prop bet. This bet would run all the month of October. Additionally, I will not be taking this prop bet with a non-FTR-reg. It is basically a prop bet to get me to start exercising (I know, I shouldn't need a prop bet to start, but I'm a degen, what can I say?) [I would like to thank daven and Robb for this idea btw]. Well, whomever I bet with and I will be competing against each other. The competition will be who can run/jog more miles in the month of October. Every mile completed will be worth ~$10 (obviously negotiable). Whoever runs more miles in the month of October wins the difference in miles. For example, if I run 30 miles and Player X runs 25 miles, I win $50 from Player X (if every mile were worth $10). FINE PRINT: I would like to formally challenge Carroters to this (I think he was talking about wanting to begin exercising in his OP). I reserve the right to decline challenges from players (No way I'm taking this bet from daven, jyms, m2m, etc.). Obviously other fitness prop bets can be added in conjunction with this one. The prop bet will run from October 1st, 2009 12:00am to October 31st, 2009 11:59pm IN EACH PLAYER'S RESPECTIVE TIME ZONE. Let me know who's up for some props! |
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That's how winners play; we convince the other guy he's making all the right moves.
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| This is an interesting idea Booger. I have one reservation with it though. How the hell are we going to be able to prove how many miles we've jogged? I mean I trust a lot of the regs on FTR are honerable, including you, but I mean it just seems sketchy to ship monies to someone you don't know IRL based on their word alone. | |||
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| BooG690 |
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| I guess you pose a good point. It works well in theory...but it breaks down in practice. We can make the difference in miles to be $1 each...or even just start an OP for bragging rights. I don't know...I just know I need to start jogging/running again. | |||
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That's how winners play; we convince the other guy he's making all the right moves.
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| Micro2Macro |
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you only cheat yourself and your developement by lying about a prop bet which by the way, counts for an insignificant amount of money. just my 2c |
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"Once we reach a certain level of mastery, we see there are higher levels and challenges. If we are disciplined and patient, we proceed. At each higher level, new pleasures and insights await us--ones not even suspected when we started out. We can take this as far as we want--in any human activity there is always a higher level to which we can aspire."
Check out my blog here! "You are a degenerate Gaam-balur" http://www.philgalfond.com/lets-make-some-changes/
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| BooG690 |
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The money really isn't the point (which is why I'd be willing to make it a $1 even). It is simply a symbol of the bragging rights I've gained throughout the month. |
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That's how winners play; we convince the other guy he's making all the right moves.
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| BooG690 |
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Things are going good. 6max is treating me well...I feel comfortable playing there. But here's an idea for myself: PLAN YOUR FUCKING HANDS! |
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That's how winners play; we convince the other guy he's making all the right moves.
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