12:30pm start and ready for a big day, GL ME, updates later.
Cashed 4 out of 50 MTTs and ended up way behind. This was at least my fourth expensive sunday in a row and I think it is time to go back to conservative for a little while. I am also going to take a few days off this week to get some things done but I will try to do some HH reviews and watch some videos on the days I don't play. There are a few things I want to work on and improve in my approach and schedule and I think after a few days off I will start on the right foot, GL ME.
2/27/2011
Saturday
2:30pm start, updates later.
Cashed in 7 out of 45 MTTs with a few deep runs but again came up short. The struggles of the grind are just part of it, a good MTT player will get ITM 13%-19% of the time, that leads to 80% of disappointing finishes, but knowing your target goal is that small percentage helps keep it in perspective. It is not fun or easy to deal with the rough days, but it is just part of it and if you keep the emotion out and find strength in knowing you're improving then the wins will come.
Tomorrow should be a big day, there is the Sunday majors and it is the last day of the P5s comp, GL ME.
Cashed in 7 out of 45 MTTs with a few deep runs but again came up short. The struggles of the grind are just part of it, a good MTT player will get ITM 13%-19% of the time, that leads to 80% of disappointing finishes, but knowing your target goal is that small percentage helps keep it in perspective. It is not fun or easy to deal with the rough days, but it is just part of it and if you keep the emotion out and find strength in knowing you're improving then the wins will come.
Tomorrow should be a big day, there is the Sunday majors and it is the last day of the P5s comp, GL ME.
2/25/2011
Friday
1pm start and ready to grind, updates later.
Cashed in 4 out of 42 MTTs with one final table bit could not get ahead on the day. I did have a few deep runs but ultimately came up short. I do feel I am still improving but have had a few recent struggles. I think I am due for a day off but would like to finish strong for the P5s comp. I am debating going to play a HPT live event tomorrow but undecided as of yet, GL ME if I go.
2/24/2011
Thursday
4pm start after a good lesson with shanetrain and a nice chat with a local friend that is trying to beat online six max cash games. I plan on giving it my all tonight and trying to keep improving my decision making, updates later.
Cashed in 3 out of 44 MTTs for a pretty rough day. I had a small time in the middle of my session where I was feeling tired and frustrated and working through that to finish the night making good decisions was the highlight of the day. Just a couple days left in the P5s comp and we are now in second place, so I will be putting some grind in trying to put us back in first and take a shot at the MVP, GL ME.
Cashed in 3 out of 44 MTTs for a pretty rough day. I had a small time in the middle of my session where I was feeling tired and frustrated and working through that to finish the night making good decisions was the highlight of the day. Just a couple days left in the P5s comp and we are now in second place, so I will be putting some grind in trying to put us back in first and take a shot at the MVP, GL ME.
Wednesday
5:30pm start after running a couple errands. Cashed in 6 out of 39 MTTs with a couple deep runs but did not get ahead on the day. Overall my play is still improving and I am excited for my next lesson tomorrow. The chat session on PxF were good today and I think they set PxF apart from the other training sites.
I have been noticing several new blogs and I hope they stay with it I think blogging is more for the writer, but it is definitely nice to know it's being read. I hope everyone is playing well and having a positive 2011, GL ALL.
I have been noticing several new blogs and I hope they stay with it I think blogging is more for the writer, but it is definitely nice to know it's being read. I hope everyone is playing well and having a positive 2011, GL ALL.
2/23/2011
Tuesday
2:30pm start after a great lesson with doubledave. We went over several tough hands I had saved from the days before and it pointed out a similar spot with an easy math fix that I had been struggling with. He taught me how to calculate the equity in a hand which was very interesting too. I was able to use it today and am quite pleased with what I am learning.
I cashed in 7 out of 43 MTTs with a few deep runs but could not get winner. I plan on doing some small MTT selection changes over the next few days to slightly reduce the numbers of tables I am playing and make sure I am in the ones with the best value for me. I think it will be easier to fix a few of my auto-pilot habits and work on the math with a few less tables through out the day. I do believe most of the improvements on the math will come during review and then translate to the tables.
It is nice to start to get a feel for the level I am at and have a plan on how to improve. I think the closer someones opinion of their own game is to the truth, the better the chance of them reaching their full potential. So although I try to stay confident, I try to be very realistic about how I play in hopes of not missing out on chances to improve.
Still a few days left in the Feb. team comp on P5s and I will be putting in some volume, see you at the tables.
GL ME
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I cashed in 7 out of 43 MTTs with a few deep runs but could not get winner. I plan on doing some small MTT selection changes over the next few days to slightly reduce the numbers of tables I am playing and make sure I am in the ones with the best value for me. I think it will be easier to fix a few of my auto-pilot habits and work on the math with a few less tables through out the day. I do believe most of the improvements on the math will come during review and then translate to the tables.
It is nice to start to get a feel for the level I am at and have a plan on how to improve. I think the closer someones opinion of their own game is to the truth, the better the chance of them reaching their full potential. So although I try to stay confident, I try to be very realistic about how I play in hopes of not missing out on chances to improve.
Still a few days left in the Feb. team comp on P5s and I will be putting in some volume, see you at the tables.
GL ME
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2/21/2011
Monday
4:30pm start and ready to grind. My team has been leading the Feb. midstakes comp on P5s and over the weekend a couple of teams pulled close. My plan is to grind, grind, grind and hopefully maintain the lead. GL ME, updates later.
Cashed in 7 out of 37 MTTs with one final table and a few deep runs. Overall a decent day although I did not get winner. I have a lesson with doubledave22 tomorrow and I have saved a couple dozen tough hands from the last few days to go over. It should be a good lesson, he is so helpful and plays so good. We have about five days left in the midstakes comp on P5s but out lead is diminishing. I will be putting some serious volume this week going for the win in the comp and the MVP race, GL ME.
Cashed in 7 out of 37 MTTs with one final table and a few deep runs. Overall a decent day although I did not get winner. I have a lesson with doubledave22 tomorrow and I have saved a couple dozen tough hands from the last few days to go over. It should be a good lesson, he is so helpful and plays so good. We have about five days left in the midstakes comp on P5s but out lead is diminishing. I will be putting some serious volume this week going for the win in the comp and the MVP race, GL ME.
2/20/2011
Sunday
1pm start feeling good and ready to grind, updates later.
Cashed in 4 out of 30 MTTs and took several shots at majors. I did have a few deep runs but came up short. I was able to save a bunch of tough hands that I came across and will be sure to go over them in a lesson with doubledave or shanetrain. It is amazing the amount some of the MTTs pay on Sunday, it is hard to not let the thought of the money creep in, but I am sure in time it will not be a big deal.
I have a few things on my mind so I am going to hop off here and relax and think. GL ALL
Cashed in 4 out of 30 MTTs and took several shots at majors. I did have a few deep runs but came up short. I was able to save a bunch of tough hands that I came across and will be sure to go over them in a lesson with doubledave or shanetrain. It is amazing the amount some of the MTTs pay on Sunday, it is hard to not let the thought of the money creep in, but I am sure in time it will not be a big deal.
I have a few things on my mind so I am going to hop off here and relax and think. GL ALL
2/19/2011
Saturday
3pm start and ready to grind. Today was also the last decent mtt at the Ok. State Championship at the Hard Rock in Tulsa, Ok. It was about a two week series and I did not play any events. I am winner playing up there but right now for me personally, I see more value online. I plan on a playing a full schedule, GL ME, updates later.
Cashed in 10 out of 40 MTTs with a couple deep runs but no great finishes. To be honest with myself I do not think that I played up to the level I am capable of. I made several mistakes and punted a stack or two.
I am improving but I think there is a point where you are questioning several of your old standard plays and trying to make new better standards, or just not play standard at all. During these times being patient with the learning process is important because you do not want to stop trying to do what you think is right in fear of the results.
Sundays are a bit of a challenge for me to figure out the best schedule for myself. Obviously I would like to play the majors and do some but where do you draw the line. And with the METs on FTP now where do you draw the line. The 3 million guarantee on FTP tomorrow allows the player to buy in six times, damn that is a lot of money. I do know that there is not many MTTs anywhere that guarantee 3 million though, so it might just have to get played.
I have actively been saving all my tough hands I come across to a text file. Mostly hands I have a bet sizing question on, a question about the line I took, an equity question, or it could just be a spot I think I need to review. I was actively saving hands like this a month or so ago and picking out a few every Monday for the Fox HH discussion on PxF, but so many of the hands didn't get the proper review. This time I am loading them all up in the PxF replayer and going to go over them in lessons with doubledave and shanetrain. I will also still be going over a few with Fox every week, that chat session is awesome.
Well, it's approaching 3am here and I want to be awake and ready to play by noon tomorrow so I should probably start trying to wind down. I generally wake up, take my dog out, shower and get dressed, then prepare for a lesson if I have one or start grinding. I then grind from usually 1pm till midnight or later and then watch some poker videos and troll the forums before going to the DVR or a movie. I try to treat poker like a job, but it is a job I really enjoy. I am a bit of a workaholic, but it comes from my drive to be great. I have a hunger for improvement. When I started playing pool at 15 years old I got a small taste of improvement after watching a real good player play and I tried to imitate. For me improvement is like a drug and I love it. I played pool everyday all day long for about ten years always trying to improve. Now that my love is poker I am back to the all day everyday I want to improve attitude and loving every minute of it. Poker is so challenging too, as soon as you start to figure a few things out those few things bring on a few questions each, what an awesome game.
Okay I am going to stop rambling for now, grinding hard tomorrow, GL ME.
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Cashed in 10 out of 40 MTTs with a couple deep runs but no great finishes. To be honest with myself I do not think that I played up to the level I am capable of. I made several mistakes and punted a stack or two.
I am improving but I think there is a point where you are questioning several of your old standard plays and trying to make new better standards, or just not play standard at all. During these times being patient with the learning process is important because you do not want to stop trying to do what you think is right in fear of the results.
Sundays are a bit of a challenge for me to figure out the best schedule for myself. Obviously I would like to play the majors and do some but where do you draw the line. And with the METs on FTP now where do you draw the line. The 3 million guarantee on FTP tomorrow allows the player to buy in six times, damn that is a lot of money. I do know that there is not many MTTs anywhere that guarantee 3 million though, so it might just have to get played.
I have actively been saving all my tough hands I come across to a text file. Mostly hands I have a bet sizing question on, a question about the line I took, an equity question, or it could just be a spot I think I need to review. I was actively saving hands like this a month or so ago and picking out a few every Monday for the Fox HH discussion on PxF, but so many of the hands didn't get the proper review. This time I am loading them all up in the PxF replayer and going to go over them in lessons with doubledave and shanetrain. I will also still be going over a few with Fox every week, that chat session is awesome.
Well, it's approaching 3am here and I want to be awake and ready to play by noon tomorrow so I should probably start trying to wind down. I generally wake up, take my dog out, shower and get dressed, then prepare for a lesson if I have one or start grinding. I then grind from usually 1pm till midnight or later and then watch some poker videos and troll the forums before going to the DVR or a movie. I try to treat poker like a job, but it is a job I really enjoy. I am a bit of a workaholic, but it comes from my drive to be great. I have a hunger for improvement. When I started playing pool at 15 years old I got a small taste of improvement after watching a real good player play and I tried to imitate. For me improvement is like a drug and I love it. I played pool everyday all day long for about ten years always trying to improve. Now that my love is poker I am back to the all day everyday I want to improve attitude and loving every minute of it. Poker is so challenging too, as soon as you start to figure a few things out those few things bring on a few questions each, what an awesome game.
Okay I am going to stop rambling for now, grinding hard tomorrow, GL ME.
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2/18/2011
Friday
5:45pm start and ready to grind. Just got done eating at a great mexican restaurant here in Tulsa with one of the best online players from this area, and one of the best live players from this area. It was great conversation, food, and just nice to get out of the apartment for a while. Had another great lesson with doubledave today before lunch, we reviewed some of my NSG 2nd place HH, some tough hands I saved from yesterday, and he helped me understand how to find if you have equity in some spots. I truly believe these lessons are helping a ton, I am thinking the game better and making better decisions. Mostly because talking with doubledave and shanetrain more and more is helping my understanding of the game in general, and how to think during a hand. Time to grind, updates later.
Cashed in 7 out of 32 MTTs with a couple deep runs but nothing special. Overall my play is improving and I feel better about my decision making but I still have lots of work to do. I plan on continuing to take lessons for a while and really get my game in shape. I also have been telling a few of my poker chat friend to upload a HH into PxF replayer and set up a time for us to go over it. I want to start doing a little one hour HH review and I know it will help us, but scheduling them when guys all have different start times can be challenging. I think as soon as we do a couple more and the guys doing them start to improve from it, they will be a regular thing.
One cool thing about improving is the more questions you answer, the more that come up. I have been improving immensely and at the same time having to save several hands a day for review later because I get in spots where I have so many questions. Luckily with poker you can get back what you put in it. If I keep working hard, I think I will answer these questions as they arise and keep improving.
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Cashed in 7 out of 32 MTTs with a couple deep runs but nothing special. Overall my play is improving and I feel better about my decision making but I still have lots of work to do. I plan on continuing to take lessons for a while and really get my game in shape. I also have been telling a few of my poker chat friend to upload a HH into PxF replayer and set up a time for us to go over it. I want to start doing a little one hour HH review and I know it will help us, but scheduling them when guys all have different start times can be challenging. I think as soon as we do a couple more and the guys doing them start to improve from it, they will be a regular thing.
One cool thing about improving is the more questions you answer, the more that come up. I have been improving immensely and at the same time having to save several hands a day for review later because I get in spots where I have so many questions. Luckily with poker you can get back what you put in it. If I keep working hard, I think I will answer these questions as they arise and keep improving.
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2/17/2011
Thursday
2pm start after another awesome lesson with shanetrain22. Today we covered some spots in the early stages, it was very beneficial. Now to the grind, updates later.
Cashed in 8 out of 49 MTTs with one final table. It was a pretty good day overall even though I did not get winner. The lessons are really paying off and I am thinking the game a lot better. I am excited for my next doubledave lesson tomorrow and then I'll have more lessons w doubledave and shanetrain next week. I am also trying to get all the guys in my chat group to start uploading some HHs and trying to set a time with someone to review. If we all start doing this more we will all improve. I am happy to report my team is leading the P5s Feb. team comp and I am leading the yearly low-stakes comp, hoping to keep it up. Time for some rest and then a lesson to start the day before grinding tomorrow, GL ME.
Cashed in 8 out of 49 MTTs with one final table. It was a pretty good day overall even though I did not get winner. The lessons are really paying off and I am thinking the game a lot better. I am excited for my next doubledave lesson tomorrow and then I'll have more lessons w doubledave and shanetrain next week. I am also trying to get all the guys in my chat group to start uploading some HHs and trying to set a time with someone to review. If we all start doing this more we will all improve. I am happy to report my team is leading the P5s Feb. team comp and I am leading the yearly low-stakes comp, hoping to keep it up. Time for some rest and then a lesson to start the day before grinding tomorrow, GL ME.
Wednesday
2pm start after an awesome lesson with shanetrain22, updates later.
Cashed in 6 out of 46 MTTs with two final tables and a few deep runs. The recent lessons are paying off and I am thinking poker a lot better. I have lessons the next two days as well and more next week. My chat group is also trying to get more regular HH discussions so we can all learn from each other and get better at the HH review process. Both Fox' and Sheets' chats were awesome tonight on PxF, Sheets is so entertaining. The chat sessions definitely set pxf apart from the rest. I have been getting lots of support on the rail when playing and I want to say, thanks for the support. Time to relax and watch some television and then sleep, 1pm lesson comes early. GL ME.
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2/15/2011
Tuesday
1:30pm start, had to reschedule todays lesson too, shanetrain had two root canals, ugh, hope he recovers well I hate tooth pain. Going to play lots of MTTs today, GL ME, updates later.
Cashed in 9 out of 47 MTTs with three final tables with one being a 2nd in the NSG on Stars. Overall a great day and an awesome score. Tired now, more tomorrow.
Cashed in 9 out of 47 MTTs with three final tables with one being a 2nd in the NSG on Stars. Overall a great day and an awesome score. Tired now, more tomorrow.
2/14/2011
Monday
4pm start after sleeping in a bit due to doubledave canceling our lesson today. He got 14th in FTOPS 24 and was up real late, I totally understood. I believe my impulse decision to 6x the a couple FTOPS yesterday was kinda meh, it was not the worst decision, but it is one I wont be repeating anytime soon. I have gone back and fourth about how to attack METs, I believe I will go with 1x or just skip them.
I have several more lessons over the next two weeks so I will be playing my norm schedule with some focus on playing hard and improving and will not be taking many shots, I just want to grind. Updates later.
Cashed in 4 out of 37 MTTs with a couple mid-deep runs. Overall it was not the day I was after but if this was easy everyone would do it. I have several lessons and plan on grinding hard next couple weeks and I am stickler for doing what I say I will, GL ME.
I have several more lessons over the next two weeks so I will be playing my norm schedule with some focus on playing hard and improving and will not be taking many shots, I just want to grind. Updates later.
Cashed in 4 out of 37 MTTs with a couple mid-deep runs. Overall it was not the day I was after but if this was easy everyone would do it. I have several lessons and plan on grinding hard next couple weeks and I am stickler for doing what I say I will, GL ME.
2/13/2011
Sunday
1pm start and ready to give a day of majors a shot. Cashed in 1 out of 24 MTTs with most being majors and my only cash was for the minimum. I think taking an occasional shot is fine just keep everything in context. Now after a brutal day I will definitely be going back to a hard grind of my normal schedule this week. My team is doing well in the team event on P5s we are currently in second place and I am leading the yearly comp but it's early. Now its time to relax, GL ME.
2/12/2011
Saturday
6pm start, updates later.
Rough start to the day when my laptop started making a loud static noise when I tried to log on and it took a few hours and a trip to the apple store to figure out everything is fine and yes I did fix it before I went to the apple store. The traffic at the mall was outrageous, mostly due to the fact that we have had several inches of snow and then today was in the fifties.
Cashed in 2 out of 25 MTTs with no deep runs. I think I will cook some food, watch some tv, and then sleep and forget this day, lol. Hoping for a fun filled Sunday full of shipaments, GL ME.
Rough start to the day when my laptop started making a loud static noise when I tried to log on and it took a few hours and a trip to the apple store to figure out everything is fine and yes I did fix it before I went to the apple store. The traffic at the mall was outrageous, mostly due to the fact that we have had several inches of snow and then today was in the fifties.
Cashed in 2 out of 25 MTTs with no deep runs. I think I will cook some food, watch some tv, and then sleep and forget this day, lol. Hoping for a fun filled Sunday full of shipaments, GL ME.
2/11/2011
Friday
1:30pm start after our first group HH discussion, ready to rock. Updates later.
Cashed in 5 out of 45 MTTs with one final table for a 1st in the $5r 12k on FTP. Overall it was a solid day full of improving play. The poker chat is now full of several sik grinders and the HH discussions are off the chart and we are all improving, I am so excited for what is possible. My plan is to keep working hard and putting in lots of volume while avoiding complacency and contentment. I truly believe if I stay on this path I will reach my goals, GL ME.
Cashed in 5 out of 45 MTTs with one final table for a 1st in the $5r 12k on FTP. Overall it was a solid day full of improving play. The poker chat is now full of several sik grinders and the HH discussions are off the chart and we are all improving, I am so excited for what is possible. My plan is to keep working hard and putting in lots of volume while avoiding complacency and contentment. I truly believe if I stay on this path I will reach my goals, GL ME.
Thursday
2:30pm start after another awesome lesson with doubledave22. I played 37 MTTs today with only 2 cashes. I got 18th in the $11r on Stars and took a rough beat on the river deep with aces in the fifty-fifty on FTP. Overall it was still a decent day as far as my play and attitude. The last two days lessons have helped and the increased participation out of the chat group recently is helping as well. Tomorrow we are trying our first group HH discussion and I think it will go fine. I have reviewed HHs with a couple guys but usually one on one, I am excited to try it as a group. I have a lesson everyday next week and then the following week I am sure we will be doing more HH discussions.
The more I play and learn, the greater the appreciation I have for the time I have put in and all the trial and error I do on a daily basis. I am sure there are some things I do by auto-pilot when multi-tabling, but there are so many others that I am constantly working on to figure out the best possible way.
We had soem great discussions in the chat today over ranges to open with when the blinds have a small stack. It was fun talking about the ranges, looking over the shove/call charts, and bouncing thoughts off each other. Talking poker with friends is by far one of the most beneficial tools to improving.
On a side note I have been enjoying Netflix from my PS3 and getting to watch several good movies, I think that is what I will do now. Until tomorrow, same cracker time, same cracker channel. GL ME.
The more I play and learn, the greater the appreciation I have for the time I have put in and all the trial and error I do on a daily basis. I am sure there are some things I do by auto-pilot when multi-tabling, but there are so many others that I am constantly working on to figure out the best possible way.
We had soem great discussions in the chat today over ranges to open with when the blinds have a small stack. It was fun talking about the ranges, looking over the shove/call charts, and bouncing thoughts off each other. Talking poker with friends is by far one of the most beneficial tools to improving.
On a side note I have been enjoying Netflix from my PS3 and getting to watch several good movies, I think that is what I will do now. Until tomorrow, same cracker time, same cracker channel. GL ME.
2/09/2011
Wednesday
2:30pm start after and hour lesson with doubledave22, feeling good and excited to play some poker. Updates later.
Cashed in 6 out of 42 MTTs with all small cashes to come out decent loser on the day but overall felt that I played okay. I had a good lesson with doubledave22 and have three more lesson with him scheduled and five scheduled with shanetrain22 across the next few weeks. I will be reviewing several of my HHs with them which should help in fixing several of my leaks and help me to take the next step.
Grinding poker can be done in so many different ways, there are guys that do the least amount of work they can to get by and make a small profit, and there are the guys that active in forums, chats, and take lessons while playing tons of volume while treating poker like a business. I prefer to try the latter. It takes work but I believe the rewards will far out weigh the effort.
On a side note I have to admit to playing to distracted to often recently, this on top of playing several tables at once. I will say that I play with the television off and at a table I have turned into a desk with several limited distractions, but have just simply been playing distracted. As always I like to try and admit my faults so I can begin to confront them and get past them. So I think after my lesson tomorrow I will make myself play less tables through out the day and just stop the trend of doing the same thing over and over even though I know it is suboptimal. I am hoping this will allow me to regain focus and be happier with my play. I do want to say that the level of focus I am missing is small, for example I'll say I am using 90% of my focus for poker and 10% is spread between some small web use and the chat group. I have been limiting my time on the web and my time in chat, but to achieve what I want to achieve I need to play with 100% focus. One way to do that is try some shorter sessions with more focus and retrain myself. I have played so many tables for so ling while multi-tasking I have developed some bad habits. I am sure mastering poker will be a never ending journey but I am excited to take the challenge, GL ME.
Cashed in 6 out of 42 MTTs with all small cashes to come out decent loser on the day but overall felt that I played okay. I had a good lesson with doubledave22 and have three more lesson with him scheduled and five scheduled with shanetrain22 across the next few weeks. I will be reviewing several of my HHs with them which should help in fixing several of my leaks and help me to take the next step.
Grinding poker can be done in so many different ways, there are guys that do the least amount of work they can to get by and make a small profit, and there are the guys that active in forums, chats, and take lessons while playing tons of volume while treating poker like a business. I prefer to try the latter. It takes work but I believe the rewards will far out weigh the effort.
On a side note I have to admit to playing to distracted to often recently, this on top of playing several tables at once. I will say that I play with the television off and at a table I have turned into a desk with several limited distractions, but have just simply been playing distracted. As always I like to try and admit my faults so I can begin to confront them and get past them. So I think after my lesson tomorrow I will make myself play less tables through out the day and just stop the trend of doing the same thing over and over even though I know it is suboptimal. I am hoping this will allow me to regain focus and be happier with my play. I do want to say that the level of focus I am missing is small, for example I'll say I am using 90% of my focus for poker and 10% is spread between some small web use and the chat group. I have been limiting my time on the web and my time in chat, but to achieve what I want to achieve I need to play with 100% focus. One way to do that is try some shorter sessions with more focus and retrain myself. I have played so many tables for so ling while multi-tasking I have developed some bad habits. I am sure mastering poker will be a never ending journey but I am excited to take the challenge, GL ME.
2/08/2011
Tuesday
2pm start and feeling real good, updates later.
Cashed in 3 out of 44 MTTs with one final table in the $15r 5k on AP. It was a decent day overall, I was just not able to get ahead. I am excited to say I have a poker lesson with doubledave tomorrow and I am sure it will go great. I am also scheduling some lessons with shanetrain. I am very motivated to keep taking strides in my poker game and constantly improve. Well, hoping off here to start the wind down process so I can be up and ready to go for my poker lesson, GL ME.
Cashed in 3 out of 44 MTTs with one final table in the $15r 5k on AP. It was a decent day overall, I was just not able to get ahead. I am excited to say I have a poker lesson with doubledave tomorrow and I am sure it will go great. I am also scheduling some lessons with shanetrain. I am very motivated to keep taking strides in my poker game and constantly improve. Well, hoping off here to start the wind down process so I can be up and ready to go for my poker lesson, GL ME.
2/07/2011
Monday
6pm start due to getting out of the apt. for the first time in a while. Updates later.
Cashed in 4 out of 31 MTTs with two final tables, 8th in the $55 12.5k on Stars and 1st in the 20r 7.5k on AP. It was a great day overall and I am glad I was able to get out of the apt. to restock before and more snow. I was also very happy with my play today and believe I was making good decisions. I had a god talk with a couple live poker players today and some of our topics were quite engaging. Also the Fox chat on PxF was awesome tonight and had me feeling good. Time to relax, more grinding tomorrow.
Cashed in 4 out of 31 MTTs with two final tables, 8th in the $55 12.5k on Stars and 1st in the 20r 7.5k on AP. It was a great day overall and I am glad I was able to get out of the apt. to restock before and more snow. I was also very happy with my play today and believe I was making good decisions. I had a god talk with a couple live poker players today and some of our topics were quite engaging. Also the Fox chat on PxF was awesome tonight and had me feeling good. Time to relax, more grinding tomorrow.
Sunday
1pm start ready for a day of poker and will probably listen to the Super Bowl in the background. Today I will be playing most of my normal schedule with the FTOPS 1 and a few majors added in.
Cashed in 5 out of 46 MTTs with a FT in the $26 18k on FTP. Overall it was a decent day full of deep runs and I am happy with my play but definitely noticed a few things I would like to work on.
With all the new grinders in the chat group I am trying to get a weekly HH review session started, I think some structure and a weekly time will help us all study a little more. When I introduced the idea in chat it was received well, but actually showing up and participating is another beast, hopefully it will work out.
Well, I am all done for the night and ready to relax but lots of grinding coming this month, GL ME.
2/05/2011
Saturday
3:30pm start after sleeping in a little. I was up a little later than normal due to trying out Netflix downloads off of my PS3. It was cool and convenient, I watched the third movie in the "Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" series and it was as good as the other two. Unluckily it did not have the option to add english language like some DVDs do, so I had to read it, but still enjoyed it. I also watched "Law Abiding Citizen" for the second time and enjoyed it as well.
Today is the first day of the Feb. team event on P5s and I will be trying to help my team get off to a good start. I have still been adjusting my schedule often in an effort to find the best MTTs for me right now. I think for the next couple weeks I am going to try to stay in the parameters of the contest. Break is almost over so back to the grind, updates later, GL ME.
Cashed in 7 out of 29 MTTs with some deep runs but no FTs and did not get winner on the day. I was happy with the schedule of MTTs I played today and also happy with my play overall. Tomorrow is the first day of FTOPS and the second day of the team comp so I will deff be playing, GL ME.
Today is the first day of the Feb. team event on P5s and I will be trying to help my team get off to a good start. I have still been adjusting my schedule often in an effort to find the best MTTs for me right now. I think for the next couple weeks I am going to try to stay in the parameters of the contest. Break is almost over so back to the grind, updates later, GL ME.
Cashed in 7 out of 29 MTTs with some deep runs but no FTs and did not get winner on the day. I was happy with the schedule of MTTs I played today and also happy with my play overall. Tomorrow is the first day of FTOPS and the second day of the team comp so I will deff be playing, GL ME.
Friday
Started at 3pm today and cashed in 5 out of 41 MTTs with several deep runs but ultimately came up short and a little loser. We had the draft for the Feb. Team Comp on P5s and I believe that I picked a good team. These contests are great for motivation and networking through out the poker community. I had an early pick and was able to get apology7 a player I have been interested to chat with so I hope he is up for it.
We got more snow today and they are expecting more over the next few days so I will deff be grinding. I see a lot of my FB friends posting about being stir-crazy but I would be grinding anyway and it doesn't bother me. I do like the option to be able to go to the store and for food though.
I just listened to the new P5s podcast and Mike Matusow is such a tool. I mean sure he plays okay, has had success, is deff a well known player, but his views on online players was ridiculous to say the least. Half the questions 7delux asked him were mildly answered before he went off on some tangent that did not make sense. I also thought it was extremely laughable how he bashed deep-stacks, but is Pro for Deep-stacks live, and how he said the public could be being robbed right now online and they would not know, but he works for FTP, so funny. I would almost guarantee he has some backlash for his comments.
I would like to talk about my last couple days of poker but want to make sure I come off correct. They were full of deep runs that ended up cut short by beats taken when I get the chips in ahead. Obviously this happens to everyone and it is just variance, but I can understand the frustrations poker players feel when it happens several times over a short period of time.
Over the last year I have had several downswings, some lengthy, but they never last. It just takes work to keep the emotion out and not get frustrated. It was easy for me at first because as I grinded I was also very active in a chat group of poker players. A few of the players had temper and tilt trouble so as they took a bad beat and flew off the handle, it was easy for me to see all the negativity that went with their emotion and make the decision to not let myself be that emotional.
I also have a few small mental tricks I use that I taught myself while playing pool for a living 1995-2005. If I find myself in a rough moment I think to myself how would I want to act if the ten most important people in my life were watching, then I act accordingly. Obviously they are not there so it takes will power, but these type of thoughts can definitely stop you from throwing a mouse or punching a monitor. Two things I have never done but examples of recent stories I have heard from other poker players. I do know when taking the last few beats I realized that I do not yet have emotional detachment, but am more just controlling any outbursts. I feel emotion and also get upset, but I choose not to post bad beats or talk about them much. Although there is that overwhelming feeling to want to share your bad beat with someone so another person can feel your pain and sympathize. But truly that is all nonsense and we will be better off if the beats don't bother us and we just move on.
Well, thats enough out of me for now, I think I will watch some television and relax, back to the grind tomorrow. Good luck everyone, thanks for reading, feel free to leave a comment.
2/03/2011
Thursday
3pm start and ready to rock in with my _____ in , because going outside is not happening with all that snow on the ground. I am very happy that the electricity and internet stayed on though. I late registered for a few that started around 2pm and will play most of my normal schedule from 3pm on. I am going for a day full of great decisions and emotional detachment. I still have not taken any of the lessons I am hoping to take this month but I am trying to schedule some, I can't wait to improve. Well, the daily grind has started, updates later, GL ME.
Cashed in 8 out of 45 MTTs with a few deep runs but I came up short and loser on the day. I was able to catch a few of my mistakes today, I just hope to soon be catching them before I make them. I did manage to get in touch with a coach and will be scheduling some sessions soon. Now it is time to see what is in the DVR, until tomorrow, same bat time, same bat channel.
Cashed in 8 out of 45 MTTs with a few deep runs but I came up short and loser on the day. I was able to catch a few of my mistakes today, I just hope to soon be catching them before I make them. I did manage to get in touch with a coach and will be scheduling some sessions soon. Now it is time to see what is in the DVR, until tomorrow, same bat time, same bat channel.
2/02/2011
Wednesday
4pm start after sleeping in a little. I am going to play some good poker today and make good decisions. I a still snowed in due to the 20" we got in Tulsa, I am hoping to be able to get out soon to grab a few groceries and some necessities. I still do not have the exact date and times for my lessons this month but I am excited and ready to improve. I also realized with all the volume I played in January I got myself away from watching as many poker videos as I would like and plan on making an effort to watch more soon. Time to grind, updates later, GL ME.
Cashed in 5 out of 32 MTTs with a brutal FT bubble in the $75 40k on FTP. Overall it was a decent day where I feel I battled adversity fairly well while taking several beats going in ahead. I do believe that since I typed the last two sentences that I want to delete but will not, that the day has affected me some, but what I want to do is realize even though I think I am positive sometimes little bits of negative can come through, I want to embrace that, find the source, and work it out. Being positive is a choice and it simply takes some work, but overall it helps me a lot and allows me to have the drive and work ethic I do.
Now I am going to clean my whole apartment as punishment for not running better, lol, not really but I am going to do some cleaning. Usually the day after I get lost of things done like cleaning I feel good and a small bit of accomplishment, can't hurt, and the apt. needs clean. I have a labradoodle, Samantha, and it takes work keeping all the hair cleaned up. We still have lots of snow on the ground outside and I am in a wheelchair so leaving my apt. won't be happening anytime soon, so more grinding to come. As if it would be any different if 80 degrees and sunny, lol.
Cashed in 5 out of 32 MTTs with a brutal FT bubble in the $75 40k on FTP. Overall it was a decent day where I feel I battled adversity fairly well while taking several beats going in ahead. I do believe that since I typed the last two sentences that I want to delete but will not, that the day has affected me some, but what I want to do is realize even though I think I am positive sometimes little bits of negative can come through, I want to embrace that, find the source, and work it out. Being positive is a choice and it simply takes some work, but overall it helps me a lot and allows me to have the drive and work ethic I do.
Now I am going to clean my whole apartment as punishment for not running better, lol, not really but I am going to do some cleaning. Usually the day after I get lost of things done like cleaning I feel good and a small bit of accomplishment, can't hurt, and the apt. needs clean. I have a labradoodle, Samantha, and it takes work keeping all the hair cleaned up. We still have lots of snow on the ground outside and I am in a wheelchair so leaving my apt. won't be happening anytime soon, so more grinding to come. As if it would be any different if 80 degrees and sunny, lol.
2/01/2011
Tuesday, Oh my it's snowing, 20" so far.
2pm start and ready to play some poker and make some great decisions. I also plan on having as little emotion as possible whether winning a hand or losing it. I am excited about taking some poker lessons this month, I am ready to take another step in my game. Well, my break is over back to the tables, more later.
Cashed in 5 out of 46 MTTs with no deep runs or good results. I took several beats but kept my head high and kept plugging away. I was actually not the only one in the chat having a rough day but I was the only one not very emotional I think. I tried to express my thoughts to them and share why it is so important to not get emotional or let a few bad beats take the desire to play away and I believe it is helping them. I have been in the process of scheduling some lessons and can'y wait to get started, I'll keep ya posted, GL ME.
Cashed in 5 out of 46 MTTs with no deep runs or good results. I took several beats but kept my head high and kept plugging away. I was actually not the only one in the chat having a rough day but I was the only one not very emotional I think. I tried to express my thoughts to them and share why it is so important to not get emotional or let a few bad beats take the desire to play away and I believe it is helping them. I have been in the process of scheduling some lessons and can'y wait to get started, I'll keep ya posted, GL ME.
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