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    Hey whats up guys. Haven't really posted much in awhile . . . until now. I'm bringing out a new OP thread. This time there isn't any particular end goal to this operation, it is simply just all about the grind. I'll post a bit about what I'm up to in here, so this will simply be a blog. If there's anything I've learned about poker (and life) in the last few years, it's that you're better off having zero expectations, and just do the thing for the sake of doing it. So with that, here's a practical application.

    As far as poker goes, I'm still alive. Playing a variety of NL holdem formats for a living in the following order:

    1) CAP games on Stars
    - these are my bread and butter, mostly because I've spent more time on these than any other variant. Despite feeling very confident in these games, I am aware there is still alot to be learned, and the competition is always becoming tougher.

    2) MTTs, MTT satellites - these are what I tend to study a lot and play a fair bit. I have yet to get significant volume out of MTTs but am slowly chipping away at this part of the grind. Fortunately I was able to bink a full package to EPT Barcelona this year, so I took my GF on vacation through Europe over the summer after busting the event. It was a nice change from not doing much besides random 3-4 day weekends back home. Last time I had a 2 week vacation was years ago. I have been grinding pretty hard this year so it felt good to believe I 'deserved' it.

    3) Hyper Turbo Satellites - these things are action packed, a little strange, and a lot of fun. I'm not exactly sure whether these will become a significant part of my grind at some point in the future. Only time will tell. Meanwhile, I'lll be spending most of my time on these reviewing and studying various common situations that arise. If you ever decide to test these out, prepare to make some wacky folds.

    4) Other Satellites/SNGS (Full Ring, Steps, Hypers etc) - these are last in terms of priority. There is some really good value in games that don't run at high volume. The issue with learning them however, is becoming a master has limited value - if you can only play 10 steps a day, you aren't gaining a lot by spending a large chunk of your time becoming a super crusher. 25bb Hyper turbos on the other hand would be worth mastering due to the large # of them that fire off. For other reasons however, I haven't made learning those a priority, so they fit in here.

    5) Open Face Chinese - not much to be said other than a professional needs some sort of outlet for degening

    As far as deeper stack cash games go, I do not play them anymore with any regularity (I'll sit in a good game if I have little other action). I do watch a lot of videos though, and tend to review hands with other people. So if you have interesting hands from Zoom or whatever format that you'd like to share I'd be happy to discuss. I feel my overall framework for NLHE has really solidified in the last year or so, which translates into strong understanding of how ranges change at any and all stack depths.

    Anyway that's it. Feel free to drop in and say hello and if you have any questions post in the thread. Peace
    Last edited by Micro2Macro; 09-11-2014 at 03:26 AM.

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