Operation: $$ accumulation

i played quite a few hands of b-c game the last week. I did a big analysis of my game again last night and found a whole bunch of leaks that i have let creep in. Now I just need to start running better. This month has been ridiculous on the winning flips and 90-10s front. Latest session at 50nl is starting to feel pretty standard. About 30bi behind on flips so far this month, and only 30bi in profit at the tables. WTF.

last month was pretty gross. Not much more than $1k in table profits. I collected a few fpps, but whatever.

I started this month by not playing any poker. Instead i went rock climbing in wanaka. Now it's time to study and grind.

In interesting 'life-outside-poker' news, I went and spoke to my bank about house mortgage finance yesterday, they laughed about the poker playing thing but were quite happy when they saw the regular poker income i've had the last couple of years - and when they realised what my % deposit would be! I looked at the house that i am interested in today, it is under offer right now but it sounds like the vendor and prospective buyer have reached a stalemate. I talked to the bank again this afternoon, i'd like to be able to make an unconditional offer. We'll see. Updates on Monday i guess.
More news. Trout fishing season is underway. I'll post a pic of the first respectable fish i decide to kill and eat. Mmmm. Tasty trout.

and a link - cos this is more 2pt gold
Systematic Training Drills for NLHE - Small Stakes Pot Limit and No Limit - Small Stakes Poker Forum

Originally Posted by daven

Systematic Training Drills for NLHE - Small Stakes Pot Limit and No Limit - Small Stakes Poker Forum

i discovered this thread a few days ago as well. awesome content

i like. thx for the link.

Originally Posted by daven

In interesting 'life-outside-poker' news, I went and spoke to my bank about house mortgage finance yesterday,

buying houses is more complicated than i thought.
Getting closer though. There is a signed sale and purchase agreement conditional on a few things i want to get before committing = building inspection and electrical report, etc. Should be all good though, I walked through the place (and got under it to check piles, and climbed over it, etc) with a friend of mine who is a carpenter on Sunday - he couldn't see anything wrong but suggested i get a formal building inspection done anyway. Suits me, suits the bank, suits the insurance company.

So, what does this mean for poker? well, assuming all goes ahead, it means that i'll have to grind more than i have been... it means that i'll have a mortgage to pay. Actually, it doesn't really mean much for poker - i'll still keep a few months of living expenses in reserve. Now those living expenses will include mortgage payments, but it's not that much different really. It has more impact on life i guess, i won't be able to take three month trips overseas on a whim anymore. Or maybe i will, guess i'll find out! Exciting times. Pics of house once everything goes unconditional. I need to track down the 'cool things you've bought with poker $$' thread in the commune and get m2m to post car and house pics, dustin to post a pic of a big bag of weed, and then post some house pics myself.

first trout of the season, i felt obliged to eat it

Originally Posted by daven

buying houses is more complicated than i thought. Getting closer though. There is a signed sale and purchase agreement conditional on a few things i want to get before committing = building inspection and electrical report, etc. Should be all good though,

wrong. Finance was all sorted, but i got into doing decent dilligence. Spent about $1k to save myself buying a nightmare - basically all alterations to the house had been done without appropriate consents and permits = a legal minefield. Walked away. Guess it's time to look for another place...


poker is blah right now. I need to get things sorted. I played (averaging) 21-tables across 3 stakes mixing in plo, plo-8, and nlhe for a four hour carnage session which was probably a good way to start getting my head straight again.
climbing is great right now. Getting out heaps. Getting stronger. I had a bouldering project for the summer. Dispatched. Heading north for some limestone crankage again tomorrow morning. Some psyche climbing vids that some friends made: Welcome to Rocklands on Vimeo, 2011 Flock Hill - The Season Begins on Vimeo
fishing is fun right now. A friend and I are trying to become competent fly-fishers. And we are somewhat competitive. And we both like eating fish.
bike-riding is deadly right now. Two truck vs cyclists in this small town during the last two weeks. I'm getting involved in some work with land transport and the council - it's pretty cool. I'm pretty anti-truck driver right now though. Mostly the ones who say things like 'well they (cyclists) shouldn't be on the road anyway' after running a stop sign and parking on top of a rider (dead now obv) who had right of way AND was in a bike lane. Careless driving causing death, bullshit. Manslaughter.
gardening is neat right now. Ya know, i always wanted to be a hipster. So I planted some vegetables. I had to do a lot of digging first though. Now that's where my salads come from.
politics is interesting right now. New Zealand's general election is tomorrow. Outcome is uncertain, we have a proportional representation system modeled on germany's. Ima gonna vote.

some links
kiwi music and pretending it's the early 90s
Railway Surfing - Headless Chickens, NZ music - YouTube

and cos, ya know, it was cool twenty years ago - and cool don't fadeaway
DLT and Che Fu - Chains - YouTube

and cos, ya know, i used to get messy drunk in 1990...
Th' Dudes - Bliss - YouTube