Upswaanngg!

The last month or so I have had some of the most productive and satisfying times of 2012. I was able to win an event at the Hard Rock Poker Open in Tulsa, OK and 3-way chop another. I also stone bubbled the 100k gtd. and felt I played really well. Then comes the Reindeer Games Series in Siloam Springs, OK and I was able to get 5th in the first event and 3rd in the Main Event. To bubble the 100k, get 5th at Siloam, and to get 3rd in the Main, the villains had to suck-out as I got the chips in good every time. I  feel I have been playing fairly well and I am confident in my game, planning, and decision making.

My next trip will be the WSOPc in Durant, OK at the Choctaw Casino Jan. 10th through the 20th. There are several well structured ring events that I plan on taking advantage of. I will be putting a package together over the next couple of days so keep an eye out. This WSOPc stop in Durant has been very successful over the last two years and gets huge turnouts for all the events. I plan on continuing to prepare and improve and put myself in a spot to do some good.

Variance101 is still going pretty good. I am hoping my recent successes along with the successes of three of my local students will open a few players eyes to coaching in the area. I was contacted by a couple players that wanted to get started and plan on working with them soon. I truly think it would amaze almost every player I come in to contact with how much they could improve their profit by limiting a few mistakes. When taking poker lessons most players are not taught how to play, they are simply taught how to make a few better decisions and limit mistakes. Mistakes like paying bad prices on speculative hands and flatting, especially out of position, can be avoided. With knowledge of a few simple default rules that we can learn not to break, a player can instantly be playing a couple levels better. Then when they learn to have a plan and think ahead a little more the game becomes a lot easier.

Good luck to all the grinders out there. I have a few friends that traveled out of the country to play online and I hope they are doing great. I also have several friends grinding the US online scene along with some live series and I also hope they are doing great. Lets all continue to improve and hopefully we all have an excellent improvement based routine to keep improving in this ever evolving game of skill.

If you are interested in taking poker lessons or would like any information, contact me at variance101@gmail.com and/or visit http://variance101.com/# and http://variance101.blogspot.com.