Fishing

Thursday I cashed in 3 out of 27 MTTs with all three cashed being final table runs but short exits. I finished the final tables in 6th, 8th, and 9th but feel I was playing really well and I have plenty more deep runs left in me. I also cashed in 1 out of 4 satellites but that cash was not for the ticket I was after it was more of a min cash. All in all it was a good day full of deep runs and my schedule, focus, and ranging of players are all improving daily. I was in such the zone yesterday I didn't even know the OKC/Miami game was on until there was less than a minute left and I missed the whole thing. That may not sound like much, but I am a huge sports fan living in Oklahoma and I think most sports fans tuned in.

The last couple days were filled with some deep runs and final tables but I came out a little bit loser both days. With Merge and Revolution splitting the American player pool the sites have had to reduce some of the guarantees which makes winning money a little tougher but not impossible. I think increased awareness and better game selection is a necessity and will help you find the right MTTs to play. I do think that the biggest guarantee drops were in high stakes and that low and mid stakes grinders still have plenty of options. There is still plenty of soft spots and lots of money to be made so please don't be discouraged just keep battling if you have noticed the same thing. Also part of the reason has to be because so many players are playing live at WSOP instead of online and their business should return after the series. I personally believe I can still be profitable the way it is now, but truly believe that online poker is going to start making a comeback and although the Lock/Merge split has temporarily felt like a setback, it will be good for USA poker in the end.

This last week has been really good for Variance101 Training. I have picked up about half a dozen new students and got lots of great compliments on my blog. When I started this blog is was all with a plan of giving lessons later on and being able to show the path I took to get where I am. It's been over a year since I started it and things are going exactly as planned. I am truly excited about teaching and really enjoy helping people. Over the years I have spent lots of time teaching pool, and when I was at the casino I was training people to deal poker. All of this previous experience taught me a lot about myself and about getting through to people.  I am now using that experience to help me teach poker players step to improve and reduce mistakes.

Best of luck to all the grinders at the WSOP and to all the grinders still plating online.
LONG LIVE ONLINE POKER!

Contact me for lessons at variance101@gmail.com

Here is a quote from Chinese proverb.
"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime."