Poker on the live side of the world is still poker just slower and for the most part softer. When playing good and winning the fact that the game is slow isn't the biggest problem ever, but if a guy is losing and not playing optimally the fact a game is slow and can be quite frustrating. I was good winner in a PLO game saturday night and lost a huge pot and then began gambling a bit to much and lost. Sunday night I went to the casino and we got a round of each game going and had a few tourists in the game which kept things interesting but two big hero calls where I was right but wrong kept me loser. One time I had sixes and he had sevens with three over-cards and the other was about the same. Luckily I put twenty in a draw poker machine and hit four aces with a deuce for five hundred on a trip to the bathroom which kept me around even and then when it got late and I felt I was about to start gambling I picked up and went to blackjack and won a few hundred instead of spewing any at the table. All in all I am not happy with my spew Saturday night or the fact I played blackjack sunday but they are both rare occurrences. I knew I was spewing Saturday but kept on anyway and chose a different path Sunday although I don't know if playing blackjack is any improvement. While reflecting back on those two days I just laugh and learn from my mistakes.
Tonight I went to the casino after a text tells me they have a 2/5 game going and I win fifteen hundred in and hour and a half and busted two guys the last hand to break the game. I get into a four way pot for 15 pre-flop with 6h9h and the flop came 5s7cQs and its checked around with me being last to act. Turn is a 8c for 5s7cQs8c board giving me the nuts but leaving two flush draws possible. First guy leads 30 and gets called in two spots then I make it 115. First to act folds, next guy shoves for 300+ and the next guy goes in the tank. After a couple minutes the guy goes all-in for 400+ and then I call with the nuts and the river is a 4h. Guy with 300+ had 4c6c for a straight and a club flush draw and the guy with 400+ had Qc5c for two pair and a club flush draw. The first to act guy said he folded KK and played it poorly. All I know is the miracle 8c on the turn to give me the nuts followed by the blank on the river was pretty magical and I enjoyed every minute of it.
Mostly live poker is going pretty good and I am enjoying all the socializing after spending a year and a few months staring at a monitor. I hope most of you are also able to get out and play some live or are taking advantage of the small fields on carbon. Good luck to all of you.
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4/26/2011
4/24/2011
Happy Easter, Live Update
I am still doing decent playing live and handling the fact that I am one-tabling and not seeing very many hands pretty well. I have been doing good at NL and am even in two sessions of PLO. Unfortunately I won pretty good the first night of PLO and was up decent the second night but ended the night not playing very well after losing a big pot. I do know what I was doing wrong and why and will try to refrain from repeating those actions. I have been playing long enough to understand poker is a game of expectation and when you have a positive hourly rate just putting in the time is important. I do not think that the fact I kept playing after being ahead is why I lost, instead the reason I lost was because I changed the way I was playing after I lost a huge pot and started gambling to much. The game was still decent and there was money to be won, I just should have left as soon I stopped playing my best. I almost did leave a couple times and was aware that I was playing different but did not act accordingly. What I do know is that reflecting back on my mistakes and being honest with myself will help me avoid similar mistakes in the future and help me grow as a poker player.
Overall I am comfortable at every table I have played at and feel very good about my poker game. I do know I still have a lot to learn and plan on taking the steps needed to keep improving because poker is what I love to do and will be doing for a long time.
I am still anxiously awaiting news from Poker Stars and Full Tilt about when they will be able to process our withdrawals and am hopeful AP makes a deal with the D.O.J. to pay us as well.
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GL TO ALL
Overall I am comfortable at every table I have played at and feel very good about my poker game. I do know I still have a lot to learn and plan on taking the steps needed to keep improving because poker is what I love to do and will be doing for a long time.
I am still anxiously awaiting news from Poker Stars and Full Tilt about when they will be able to process our withdrawals and am hopeful AP makes a deal with the D.O.J. to pay us as well.
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GL TO ALL
4/22/2011
Thursday 4-21
I have been playing live everyday locally and doing pretty well. And as I always knew live is softer in general but takes more patience to put in the long one-tabling sessions to grind enough to have a decent hourly wage. And in a lot of poker communities 1/2 no limit is the most common game so you just have to grind. Luckily here in Tulsa, OK we get 2/5 no limit and 1/2 and 2/5 pot limit fairly often as well as a weekly game of 10/20 omaha hi/lo limit with a kill. The action is decent for not being a major gambling spot.
I was actually playing live a lot and doing fairly well before I started my mission to beat online poker in March 2010. It was an awesome journey of improvement and grinding. I am so glad I put in that time and went from thinking I was better than I was to understanding the game more and having a good idea of how I play after putting in the time to improve. By no means do I think I have it all figured out I am just on a better track and understand more about the game. I am actually ready for this challenge of returning back to live and have been trying to tune up my cash game play with thoughts of playing some tournament series' soon.
I am glad Stars and Full Tilt made a deal to pay us our money and am equally happy that AP has started negotiations to do the same but we all are still waiting till they actually have a way to get us that money. Never the less it seems that all the sites and the D.O.J. have it as a priority to get us our money so I hope it happens soon.
Best of luck to everyone and hold your head up.
Today is the first day of the rest of your life!
I was actually playing live a lot and doing fairly well before I started my mission to beat online poker in March 2010. It was an awesome journey of improvement and grinding. I am so glad I put in that time and went from thinking I was better than I was to understanding the game more and having a good idea of how I play after putting in the time to improve. By no means do I think I have it all figured out I am just on a better track and understand more about the game. I am actually ready for this challenge of returning back to live and have been trying to tune up my cash game play with thoughts of playing some tournament series' soon.
I am glad Stars and Full Tilt made a deal to pay us our money and am equally happy that AP has started negotiations to do the same but we all are still waiting till they actually have a way to get us that money. Never the less it seems that all the sites and the D.O.J. have it as a priority to get us our money so I hope it happens soon.
Best of luck to everyone and hold your head up.
Today is the first day of the rest of your life!
4/18/2011
Monday 4-18
WOW! Crazy what has happened over the last few days. I got mildly lucky in a way, I have almost all my money online and for reasons unknown decided to play some live poker for the first time in over a year and played four days in a row and won 3k before the news hit Friday or I would be broke with all my funds tied up. All the sites are saying our funds are safe and they are waiting for word that they can pay us out or what not but it really all sucks.
I suppose most of us will be playing live if there is casinos near and not sure what the others will do. Luckily for me I have lots of live experience and should be able to make money. There is no telling how long this could take until we know something so best of luck to everyone.
I doubt I will be blogging daily but will still be blogging, gl all.
I suppose most of us will be playing live if there is casinos near and not sure what the others will do. Luckily for me I have lots of live experience and should be able to make money. There is no telling how long this could take until we know something so best of luck to everyone.
I doubt I will be blogging daily but will still be blogging, gl all.
4/14/2011
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Took all three days off of online poker and played live instead. It wasn't something I had planned, it just happened. I hadn't really played live in about a year and a half ever since I started my mission to get winner online in March 2010. I decided Sunday I would probably take a few days off this week and Monday evening after I decided I was not playing that day I chose to go to he casino to see a friend that was playing in a tournament. He had already busted out and left so I played some 1/2. The live competition isn't always the toughest around here and I won 650 without losing a hand and enjoyed the socializing. Then Tuesday I decided to go again and had another winning session and another good time.
Yesterday I woke up and thought about playing online but decided to go to the casino again because the change of pace was fun. I played a fourteen hour session that started with a few hours of 1/2, then a 2/5 table opened up so I moved over. I stayed winner all night and then the game got three handed and we changed it to 5/10 and I played another few hours due to a very soft opponent that kept rebuying and helped me to a profit of over 100 an hour. All total I am up almost 3k in 3 days and have enjoyed it. Now all though I have been having fun i will not be thinking about going back to the live grind. It's softer with less variance but slow and not as much potential to get where I want. I may try to add a few days a month into my schedule to help stop me from being a workaholic because I grind a lot and the change of pace and interaction with people I know is fun.
Now its time to get some rest, good luck to all the grinders and GL ME. See you on the virtual felt soon.
Yesterday I woke up and thought about playing online but decided to go to the casino again because the change of pace was fun. I played a fourteen hour session that started with a few hours of 1/2, then a 2/5 table opened up so I moved over. I stayed winner all night and then the game got three handed and we changed it to 5/10 and I played another few hours due to a very soft opponent that kept rebuying and helped me to a profit of over 100 an hour. All total I am up almost 3k in 3 days and have enjoyed it. Now all though I have been having fun i will not be thinking about going back to the live grind. It's softer with less variance but slow and not as much potential to get where I want. I may try to add a few days a month into my schedule to help stop me from being a workaholic because I grind a lot and the change of pace and interaction with people I know is fun.
Now its time to get some rest, good luck to all the grinders and GL ME. See you on the virtual felt soon.
4/10/2011
Sunday
12pm start. Excited about getting my grind on and to watch the Masters, updates later.
Cashed in 8 out of 34 MTTs and 1 out of 1 satty's. I also made one final table but went out early. I had a few other deep runs but was not able to get winner on the day. I do believe I am playing well and continue to get it in good. I do need to work on winning more hands without showdown though.
It was a decent week overall that started with three winning sessions in a row and although those were the only days I won, the losing days were not to severe.
I have some errands to run and things to take care of this week so I may be taking some days off but I will play it by ear.
Good luck to all the grinders out there and GL ME.
Cashed in 8 out of 34 MTTs and 1 out of 1 satty's. I also made one final table but went out early. I had a few other deep runs but was not able to get winner on the day. I do believe I am playing well and continue to get it in good. I do need to work on winning more hands without showdown though.
It was a decent week overall that started with three winning sessions in a row and although those were the only days I won, the losing days were not to severe.
I have some errands to run and things to take care of this week so I may be taking some days off but I will play it by ear.
Good luck to all the grinders out there and GL ME.
4/09/2011
Saturday
4pm start. I am ready to grind and watch a little of the masters. Here we go, updates later.
Cashed in 5 out of 24 MTTs with a few deep runs but could not get winner on the day. I feel like I played well today and if some hands would have held it could have been a great day.
There is a feeling a comfort that comes from knowing even though you lost you were ahead going in.
I have been playing some MTTs for the first time and continuing to adjust and fine tune my schedule and it's amazing the variety of MTTs there is on a daily basis. Online poker is HUGE!
My sleep schedule has been off kilter but I am sure I'll be up for the Sunday grind no matter what. Now it's time to relax while probably playing some PS3, finding something on Netflix or the dvr, and then maybe a few more pages of "No Limits".
Good luck to all the grinders out there, and GL ME!
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Cashed in 5 out of 24 MTTs with a few deep runs but could not get winner on the day. I feel like I played well today and if some hands would have held it could have been a great day.
There is a feeling a comfort that comes from knowing even though you lost you were ahead going in.
I have been playing some MTTs for the first time and continuing to adjust and fine tune my schedule and it's amazing the variety of MTTs there is on a daily basis. Online poker is HUGE!
My sleep schedule has been off kilter but I am sure I'll be up for the Sunday grind no matter what. Now it's time to relax while probably playing some PS3, finding something on Netflix or the dvr, and then maybe a few more pages of "No Limits".
Good luck to all the grinders out there, and GL ME!
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4/08/2011
Friday
6pm late start but ready to grind a session out. I slept in after a five game back and fourth grind of MLB 11 The Show on PS3 with a friend that last into the wee hours of the morning. He ended up winning three games to my two but it was a blast, what an awesome game that is.
I have recently adjusted my schedule some and reduced some of my FTP volume and been playing a few more on AP and have enjoyed the results. For some reason I have had the least amount of success on FTP. By no means am I giving up there because I am sure I can turn it around, but plan on just playing a smaller amount of volume there for a little while. Stars and AP have been my more successful sites and will try to maximize that some.
Well, back to the grind. Registered for 18 MTTs so far and still in 10 of them, GL ME, updates later.
Cashed in 5 out of 26 MTTs with one final table and a few deep runs but ended my streak of three winning sessions in a row. Had two rough hands near back to back to get ko'ed out out the FT. The first I was behind but could win with a K, Q, 9, or a club. The other hand was AIPF, I had AK and lost to 45o. It does feel good to get deep and know I am playing good but all the money is in the top three. So my plan is to keep my head on straight and play as much volume as I can while still improving to give myself as many good chances to finish in the top three as possible. Good luck to all the grinders and GL ME.
I have recently adjusted my schedule some and reduced some of my FTP volume and been playing a few more on AP and have enjoyed the results. For some reason I have had the least amount of success on FTP. By no means am I giving up there because I am sure I can turn it around, but plan on just playing a smaller amount of volume there for a little while. Stars and AP have been my more successful sites and will try to maximize that some.
Well, back to the grind. Registered for 18 MTTs so far and still in 10 of them, GL ME, updates later.
Cashed in 5 out of 26 MTTs with one final table and a few deep runs but ended my streak of three winning sessions in a row. Had two rough hands near back to back to get ko'ed out out the FT. The first I was behind but could win with a K, Q, 9, or a club. The other hand was AIPF, I had AK and lost to 45o. It does feel good to get deep and know I am playing good but all the money is in the top three. So my plan is to keep my head on straight and play as much volume as I can while still improving to give myself as many good chances to finish in the top three as possible. Good luck to all the grinders and GL ME.
4/07/2011
Thursday
4pm start and ready to grind, updates later.
Cashed in 9 out of 24 MTTs with one final table. At the final table I was short most of the way but was able to hang on and then grind out a long HU match that got the best of me. I played well today and am happy about my third winning session in a row. With the variance in MTTs that doesn't happen often so I am enjoying it.
I had a rough couple days but and doing better now and should be grinding plenty in the days to come. Good luck to all the grinders and GL ME.
Cashed in 9 out of 24 MTTs with one final table. At the final table I was short most of the way but was able to hang on and then grind out a long HU match that got the best of me. I played well today and am happy about my third winning session in a row. With the variance in MTTs that doesn't happen often so I am enjoying it.
I had a rough couple days but and doing better now and should be grinding plenty in the days to come. Good luck to all the grinders and GL ME.
4/06/2011
Tuesday, Wednesday
Tuesday I took the day off to relax.
Today I got a 6pm start after sleeping in trying to recoup from a night of awful never pains in my stump. My leg is still hurting but I am managing it well and plan on a constructive night of poker, updates later.
Cashed in 6 out of 33 MTTs with two final tables with one being a SHIP! It was a pretty good day overall and I actually enjoyed the shorter session. I registered for five hours instead of my normal six to eight and a half. I also had a deep run on stars and one on tilt but came up a little short.
Sheets chat on PxF was quite entertaining tonight and I was lucky enough for him to have both my final tables up in his sweat window for the chat and enjoyed the support, I was happy to be able to take one down.
I have been spending more of my time taking it easy and playing PS3 instead of being a constant workaholic like I was for about ten months straight. I am sure my volume will pick back up, but I hope that happens while infusing more study time and without removing my relaxation time. Its easy to make mistakes and continue making them if you're not studying your game and trying to constantly evolve.
I hope everyone is starting their April off with some wins, but no matter what keep working hard and put that volume in. Good luck to all the grinders, and GL ME.
Today I got a 6pm start after sleeping in trying to recoup from a night of awful never pains in my stump. My leg is still hurting but I am managing it well and plan on a constructive night of poker, updates later.
Cashed in 6 out of 33 MTTs with two final tables with one being a SHIP! It was a pretty good day overall and I actually enjoyed the shorter session. I registered for five hours instead of my normal six to eight and a half. I also had a deep run on stars and one on tilt but came up a little short.
Sheets chat on PxF was quite entertaining tonight and I was lucky enough for him to have both my final tables up in his sweat window for the chat and enjoyed the support, I was happy to be able to take one down.
I have been spending more of my time taking it easy and playing PS3 instead of being a constant workaholic like I was for about ten months straight. I am sure my volume will pick back up, but I hope that happens while infusing more study time and without removing my relaxation time. Its easy to make mistakes and continue making them if you're not studying your game and trying to constantly evolve.
I hope everyone is starting their April off with some wins, but no matter what keep working hard and put that volume in. Good luck to all the grinders, and GL ME.
4/04/2011
Monday
Took the day off and slept in again. My sleep schedule is a little off after being slightly sick for a few days and sleeping in to rest. I need to make sure I am up around noon the next time I play to get back to the poker schedule I like.
Today I played some PS3 and then made a couple huge strip steaks for me and a friend to enjoy while watching the NCAA BBALL finals. I was rooting for Butler but they could not score the ball tonight.
Now for some more PS3, going to battle it out at MLB The Show 11 and then TW 12. Hope everyone had a good Monday, and good luck to all the grinders.
Today I played some PS3 and then made a couple huge strip steaks for me and a friend to enjoy while watching the NCAA BBALL finals. I was rooting for Butler but they could not score the ball tonight.
Now for some more PS3, going to battle it out at MLB The Show 11 and then TW 12. Hope everyone had a good Monday, and good luck to all the grinders.
4/03/2011
Saturday and Sunday
Took Saturday to enjoy the Final Four games and relax.
Sunday, 2pm start and ready to grind, updates later.
Cashed in 7 out of 50 MTTs with one final table and a few deep runs. I was able to get a little ahead on the day which is amazing considering all the multi entry MTTs I played. I had a good opportunity to possibly get out of my funk on FTP but lost a race AK
I had thoughts mid day when I still had several MTTS going a few majors on whether to stop registering and focus on the 7 MTTs I had up, or keep registering to get the value out of the triple guarantee day on FTP. I chose to grind on and was happy with my decision. It felt good to put a long session in. I had a couple spots to easily get past my hi score with a good finish but it just didn't work out today.
I plan on watching some poker videos and grinding some this week, but will also probably take a day or two off. Good luck to everyone grinding, and GL ME.
Sunday, 2pm start and ready to grind, updates later.
Cashed in 7 out of 50 MTTs with one final table and a few deep runs. I was able to get a little ahead on the day which is amazing considering all the multi entry MTTs I played. I had a good opportunity to possibly get out of my funk on FTP but lost a race AK
I had thoughts mid day when I still had several MTTS going a few majors on whether to stop registering and focus on the 7 MTTs I had up, or keep registering to get the value out of the triple guarantee day on FTP. I chose to grind on and was happy with my decision. It felt good to put a long session in. I had a couple spots to easily get past my hi score with a good finish but it just didn't work out today.
I plan on watching some poker videos and grinding some this week, but will also probably take a day or two off. Good luck to everyone grinding, and GL ME.
4/01/2011
Friday
4pm start and hoping for a decent day, updates later.
Cashed in 3 out of 35 MTTs with one final table. I had several deep runs but my struggles on FTP continue. Now I am going to go play MLB on PS3 and relax. More grinding to come, GL ME.
Cashed in 3 out of 35 MTTs with one final table. I had several deep runs but my struggles on FTP continue. Now I am going to go play MLB on PS3 and relax. More grinding to come, GL ME.
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