Day 1B Hard Rock 100k

About to head to hard Rock for the 100k gtd day 1b and I am feeling good. I came home after getting knocked out yesterday and chose to stay at home and relax mostly with the thought of being well rested and prepared for today. I caught myself yesterday making an error that I don't make much anymore, and honestly it was awesome. Say what you will but you will not learn anything by playing "perfect". It takes mistakes and correcting mistakes to improve. One very common problem with poker players is that they don't know they are making a mistake and they win just often enough to believe they are good winner. With not knowing and thinking that they are possibly better than they are their growth is stunted until they realize and start working harder at improving. I played pool for a living for many years and the only way to make money is know how good you are so you get in games you can win. I thought I was using that at poker until I took lessons and then I was so angry with myself for thinking I was better than I was. That realization alone helped me improve dramatically. I took a few months off at the beginning of the year and there is a little rust on my game, yesterday's mistake and the fact I didn't catch it until I was reflecting on my play last night at home, even more proves the rust is there and the necessity to stay sharp with your game, always talk poker, and keep learning by reading and taking lessons. I know after some reflecting last night, some poker review last night and today, and just the fact I realized I was rustier than I thought, that today will be an awesome day. Good luck to all of you and contact me for lessons I am ready to help.

Update- Got knocked out with about an hour left in play until day 1 ended. I went with what I thought and I ended up beat, it happens. Hard Rock has shown some improvement the last couple events by listening to the players so that's good news, good luck to any of y'all still in.

A friend sent me this today!

If If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too: If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies, Or being hated don't give way to hating, And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise; If you can dream---and not make dreams your master; If you can think---and not make thoughts your aim, If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same:. If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken, And stoop and build'em up with worn-out tools; If you can make one heap of all your winnings And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss, And lose, and start again at your beginnings, And never breathe a word about your loss: If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew To serve your turn long after they are gone, And so hold on when there is nothing in you Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!" If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with Kings---nor lose the common touch, If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you, If all men count with you, but none too much: If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds' worth of distance run, Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, And---which is more---you'll be a Man, my son! Rudyard Kipling

5-4-12 100k GTD at Hard Rock, TULSA

Heading out to play Day 1A of the 100k gtd at Hard Rock. Good luck to all of my friends going to play. I hope this is a good turnout and that I get to pick up a few more students as well. RUNGOODPLAYGOODFTW!

Update. Made it through about three hours of play then got it all in pre flop with AQ vs 1010 flop com Q52810 weeeee, GG. I will be playing Day1B tomorrow.

A brief history

When I started playing hard core online in 2010 I was a losing online player for 5 years and sick of it. I was a winning live player though. So I really took trying to get better to heart. I started a chat group and took some lessons while using bankroll management very wisely and slowly increasing my buy-ins. I started with a $500 deposit on Absolute poker and ran it up to about 15k before starting to attack Full Tilt and Pokerstars again. I am still probably a loser on Full Tilt but I am a winner on Poker Stars and a huge winner on Absolute. Right from the beginning I knew I wanted to someday give lessons. I used to play pool for a living and teach that and then I worked at a casino and trained poker dealers on how to deal, I love to teach. So with that in mind when I started playing I also started blogging so I could show my path. All 215 final tables have been screen shot captured and logged in this blog. All my lessons and time spent in the chat has been talked about and blogged. Take a look and see where my journey took me and why I think I am more than qualified to give someone my all and help them improve.

I also blogged on pocketfives.com check it out here http://www.pocketfives.com/blogs/cracker9ball/

Played the Hard Rock 100k gtd. and the Riverspirit 15k gtd. this last weekend in Tulsa,OK after a little break away from poker some at the beginning of 2012. I made day 2 but did not cash at Hard rock but did manage a 9th place at Rivespirit. My friend Mike who I have been helping with his poker game made the 4 way chop of the 100k gtd. for 11k, great job Mike!

I have been giving some lessons and enjoying it so I have been handing out several business cards while I play poker and hope to pick up some new students that I can help. Teaching is fun and fulfilling and believe it or not helps keep me fresh and have all the proper thoughts on the forefront of my mind.

If you have received a card from me check this blog out and email or call to set up and appointment and we will get started at fixing a few leaks you could have and get you making more money. Good luck everyone.

Poker Lessons

Poker Lessons $100 an hour, minimum of 3 hours.

I am an ex pool player that played pool for a living and gave many pool lessons from 1993 to 2005. In 2005 poker was legalized in OK and I was trained to deal. Shortly after I was trained as a floor, then a supervisor, and finally as a dealer trainer. I trained many dealers in a 3 year period before putting all my focus towards playing poker in 2009. From 2010 to April 2011 I turned $500 into $50,000 playing online after giving it my all and taking poker lessons. April 2011 the DOJ shut down online poker and most of my money was seized. I have been playing live poker since but miss teaching, so here we go. Contact me to improve at poker and be profitable.

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Variance101 Training

I am going to start some poker training mostly based towards local live players. The training will be in person here in Tulsa, OK. Other options are available. Contact me at variance101@gmail.com or check me out on twitter @cracker76.

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