Variance

Meanwhile, I have been running up against it. It is Thursday and I have been in Durant, OK since last Thursday. I am 0-11 in MTTs and I am down $103 at cash. Sounds like a great trip so far, ay? Lol, luckily for me I understand variance and poker and I am not sweating it. I have built decent stacks in several MTTs but was unable to capitalize and get to the end. There is still 2 MTTs left for me a $350 50k tomorrow and then a $1100 300k on Saturday. It only takes one, and I plan on doing what I can to play my best.

On the cash front I have only played 4 sessions. I won a nickel the first day I played at 2/5, then lost half a buy-in at 1/2 in 10 min the next day and got invited to dinner so hopped, and then I didn't play for a couple days. My next session was 2/5 and I lost 1k my first hand with AA verse KJ, good times. I did grind my way back to $100 winner than night though. And my last session I lost AK
Poker has streaks, sometimes we run good and sometimes bad, its all about understanding it and handling it better than the other grinders. The last couple days I just went to the room and relaxed after busting the MTT. Sometimes not pushing it is good, sometimes pushing it and grinding is the way to go. You will find me doing both. Tonight I am going to go grind cash and try to play my best, that is truly all I can do. I am ready to book a winner, LEGGO!

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1 Mirrion

I woke up early and drove the 3 hours from Tulsa to Durant yesterday to play in the 1 million gtd series at Choctaw Casino. Yesterday was a $350 50k, a $240 10k, and a $125 5k. I played all three and finally go above start stack in the $125, lol. I was off to a good start but didn't make the money. There is a 50k Player of the Series contest that pays 30 places and 10k for first. We get 2 pts per registered event and then a point per place in the money, so there is incentive to grind. I was lucky enough to have a god 2/5 nl session between the noon and 5pm MTT to cover most of my buy-ins for the day, but still came out a little loser.

Today is the Silver Ring event the $450 100k. Tomorrow is the Gold Ring a $550 200k, and next weekend is a Platinum Ring 1k 300k. Through the week there are lots of 20k, 10k, and 5ks and should be a few guys chasing points.

I would like to throw a shout out to Daniel Hughes for getting 9th in the 50k yesterday, he got it in good with JJ vs 97 but the villain flopped the nuts, lol, run better. Also congrats to Louay and Willie both from Tulsa who got 8th and 7th. Nice work Tulsa players.

248 players in the noon yesterday, so today should have even more. Pretty impressed with the Thursday turnout, this may be a bigger series than I thought. Good luck to all the grinders out there, keep improving and play your A game.

I have a new article coming out on P5s this weekend so keep your eyes out. It is about Live Reads and Leveling ourselves, hope y'all enjoy it.

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Blogging? Whats that

Wow, I have been a little lazy when it comes to writing. I haven't blogged in a week or two and just now finished up and article that was due Monday. Luckily Dan is amazing and allows me some leeway as most of my time is spent playing and some weekends I stay hella busy. So when due dates come around Monday he will let me have a day or two if I am running behind. Also it seems my articles are usually posted over the weekend so I do not think it messed with his planning, but who knows. Thanks for being awesome Dan!

As far as poker goes, 2013 has been really good for me. Obviously not to the extent of lots of players, but I am having a decent year. It feels good, especially after having such a dismal year in 2012. Tomorrow I am heading to Durant for the 1 Million guaranteed series at Choctaw Casino and then will finalize my plans for WSOP.  I am hoping for a good series at Choctaw, but I am also planning on playing quite a bit of cash so I hope the action is good.

Action in Tulsa has actually been on point. I mean we always have some decent 1/2 nl but here lately there is often a 2/5 nl, there is PLO a couple days a week and one is a big 5/10 with a 25 Mississippi straddle, And we also have a huge 10/20 Omaha 8 crowd playing everyday on 1 or 2 tables. Action has been decent here, I can't complain. SO if in the area, get to Riverspirit we be gambling.

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V101

What up everyone? I just ate Chipolte for the first time, it was pretty good. Pretty sure my next mexican adventure will be Chuy's. Things have been going pretty good for me. I am having a solid 2013 and am very happy to be planning on some upcoming events. My last cash session on Tuesday went like shit, but occasionally one will. I have been doing very well at cash and will be heading out tonight for some more. Tuesday I was on a good 1/2 table but only for a little bit. I was rivered for the first buy-in and then ran into AA with top pair verse a guy that would have played bottom pair or air the same way. I was kind of hungry at the time so I decided I would just cut my losses at two buy-ins and get them the next time. Often times I will try and grind it back if the game is good, but I got the feeling it was time to go and went with it. Sometimes just knowing to follow our gut can be really important.

Tomorrow is the $350 50k day1a at Riverspirit and I will be there. Not only will I be there, but I will be there by 10 am when they start. Yep, you read that right, 10am. Why in the hell would a tournament start at 10am when they know they will have less than 150 players a day? If anyone can think of a good answer, please let me know.

I am hoping I make day2 so I can break out my new RunGoodGear that I ordered. Obviously just by wearing the gear all players instantly start to run good. You can get your own gear at this link. http://rungoodgear.com Make sure to check out the site and get yourself some gear ordered. RunGoodGear is owned by an up and coming poker player who does a lot for poker, so get to the site and order some gear to show your support.

Next major stops for me will be the 1Million guaranteed series the 18th through the 31st in Durant, OK at Choctaw casino, and then the WSOP. I am sure I will hit up a couple MTTs between but that is for sure the next two events I am excited about right now.

I have been on pocketfives quite a bit posting/replying in the forums and reading articles. There is a ton of good info there so go check it out and join in on the discussions to improve your game.

I am excited about the Final Four and really do not know what to expect. Obviously most expect Louisville to run away with it, but I think any of the 4 teams could win it all. Of course WSU will have to play really well, but all that means is they need to do what they have been doing.

Freaking brutal how Yu Darvish barely missed out on a pefect game, i was so sick for him. Truly the last few pitches were not that great and maybe he should have tried to dig a little deeper instead of count on the defense. Still an amazing feat and I am sure he will get another attempt with his skill.

Good luck to all the grinders, make sure your IBR is on point and keep working hard.

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I'm still here

Hello all, How's it going? I have been pretty busy playing live poker and giving lessons and have not took the time to write in over a week. So far I am having a pretty solid 2013 with several tournament scores and lots of success playing live cash. It is an amazing turn of events for how poorly my 2012 went. I truly feel that I am playing the best poker of my life and i plan to make that a mainstay by continuing to improve daily.

I have picked up several new students and the lessons have been going well. Most of my new students are live players probably due to the fact I haven't played online since September, but I am happy to work with anyone be it online or live. I have enjoyed seeing #TeamVariance101 grow and the players get more and more scores as they improve. All in all things are going pretty well but as always I could use more business and would love to help.

My next MTT will be a local $350 50k this weekend and then I will be going to the 1million guaranteed series at Choctaw in Durant, OK the 18th through the 31st. The Choctaw series should be pretty good and I am excited to get down there.

There has been a ton going on in the poker world with several of my friends getting WSOPc rings and hitting big scores. I would like to send a special congratulations to a good friend Michael Sanders Jr for getting his first ring and removing himself from the "Best players without a ring" list. Great job bro!

Today I dropped my awesome dog off at the groomers for some TLC and then came home and got to work. I got started some review and reading and then enjoyed Sheets chat on PxF. After the chat I read a couple articles on P5s and then wrote one myself, you should see it soon.

I hope everyone is doing great and remembering to try and improve daily, not just go play. Good luck everyone!

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