Reindeer Games

Today I will be heading to West Siloam Springs, OK for the first MTT of the Reindeer Games Series at the Cherokee Casino. Today is just a $100 7pm MTT with 1k added money so I doubt I could reach the all time winnings list if I win, but that doesn't mean I won't be trying. Obviously I would be happy with a win, and any profit is great! I also plan on playing a $230 15k  on Friday, possibly a $150 double stack on Saturday, and a $330 25k Main Event on Sunday. There is even a chance I go Thursday night with a friend to play a $150 entry partners MTT where two players, play one stack, alternating every thirty minutes. This series is being held on the Oklahoma/Northwest Arkansas border and although it won't be huge, they do a good job running the events.

I have been fairly busy this week giving lessons and talking poker. I have given lessons to a couple of #TeamVariance101 members, but have also been working a lot with three close friends and we have been talking poker non-stop. In my opinion talking poker is by far one of the best ways to improve. I actually went over the same HH with three different guys mostly recreating the same discussions that I felt was very valuable. Some players get caught up in the fact that review takes so much work and they would rather just play. But, if we can find the time to do some review and talk poker, the playing will get easier and easier and should definitely be more profitable.

I finished another article yesterday that should be published on pocketfives.com pretty soon. This most recent article touches base with a point made in a previous article about how BRM, Variance, and Emotion all tie together and then I expanded and talked more about BRM. I personally don't know where other writers draw their inspiration from, but for me personally I have been writing about things I have been encountering or going through. This last couple weeks I have had BRM discussions with several people and they seem to be making the same common mistakes, so I thought I would try and help.

Best of luck to all the grinders, and have a Merry Christmas season!

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