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I got busted out of my first event a few hours ago. Was actually chipleader after 2 hands (I got on the good side of AA v KK, and somehow held!?), and then played one hand that blew up my stack against the other table chipleader (FatalError). The big hand I am fine with in a cash game environment, but I don’t like my play in a tourny environment. I was overexposed, especially with a chip stack that would have coasted me until dinner break. Lesson learned…pay more attention to survival while playing MTTs.
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Went out the other day to play some cash (just 1/2NL at the V because i was bored and didn’t want to grind online). Ran super well like usual. Raise to $11, I 3b to $38 with KK, SB cold flats (we both have $300 effective) and go HU. Flop is 983r. He checks, I bet $48, he check/minraises me, I shove and his 99 holds (cuz why not flop top set on the board that TT-QQ should be your entire range?!). Claw my way back to even and then raise JJ UTG, get 2 callers ($300 effective against both). Flop is Jx6d5d. I CB $14, both call. Turn is a 6x and I opt to dub for $42, just 1 caller. River is a 6x and I bet $73 and call the shove because I don’t fold the 2nd nuts live. He shows me 76, I giggle at how bad I will forever run, and go home.
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Everything else is going well. I feel super sharp right now, and overall in a really good mental state. I was a little concerned at how I would handle busting in bigger events, but I have the “full separation of BI and $” down cold. My next event is on Wednesday (a $1.5K event), so we shall see how we fair in that one. I’m off to nap, as I slept like shit last night, and it is hot as hell today. Take it easy…
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The last few days have been good. I have been getting all of my work done and staying on top of things as much as possible. Getting my phone calls done, book writing done, coaching done, etc. I haven’t been focusing well, but that is nothing really new. I have also been doing some more shortstacking sessions, and enjoying it thus far. already 6SSBI down in EV, but that is nothing new either. Overall, things are going alright.
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I headed down to the strip to do the rest of my preregistering for WSOP events. Ended up seeing Lex from HSP while I was there…which was odd seeing someone that you watch on TV in real life. Obvi I didn’t say anything to him cuz I felt that would be odd. Got back home, did some office work, and then finished up coaching for the day. I have been really tired the last few days, but I guess all of the disc golf will do that. I have been really consistent the last few days throwing around 56-58 every round (which I think is about -5 for the course). So no complaints from me.
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Also, if you remember back to an old post I wrote about losing my iPhone. I randomly got a call from my dad yesterday saying that he got a call from the person who found my phone. I ended up driving over and picking it up yesterday, and now I have 2 iPhones. I just wrote it off and assumed that I would never see it again…so I thought it was pretty cool that someone turned it in rather than pawning it for meth. No lie…I can be a huge life luckbox sometimes =)
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Past that, nothing else is new. Just working, playing disc golf, and working some more. I need to sleep though…so hope all is well with everyone!
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The last few days have been interesting. On Friday I ended up having a very cool coaching session where I watched a player play live (and she didn’t know who I was until afterwards). It was a very cool experience coaching like that, as it allowed me to see a player in their very natural environment. However, as a coach, it was a major pain, lol. I had to not only play and build my reads and play my game…but also had to watch and note everything that she did while remaining under the radar. Overall, very cool experience, and it forced me to get good at multitasking very quickly.
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Yesterday I ended up going down to the strip for a bit. I wanted to preregister for my first event (WSOP #3b) and got Table 9, Seat 4. So I should probably be on my table the entire day, which will be a cool experience. Being able to play with the same people for 12hrs at a time will make for a super information-rich environment. However, in that play time I will really only get like 250 hands in, but something is better than nothing. I will go down later this week and preregister for some other events, though there are some that I just cannot because I need to see if I am in other events so I don’t overlap and leave chips unplayed. Also went over to Aria to check out the Ivey League freeroll (my friend had a friend in it)…which was a madhouse. Got to see the new Ivey room though, which was really cool.
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I have also been getting some awesome music lately. Got a ton of Styles Of Beyond, new Bonobo, Quantic, and some Jon Kennedy. I need a veeeeery full playlist for the WSOP since all I will be doing is listening to music and attempting to chip up. Also, music should keep from getting so bored that I just fire-jam my stack to entertain myself, lol. I realized that this whole thing is just a mental exercise. I also got my new shirt that I got for the WSOP. So if you see the dinosaur…you know it is me =)
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Other than that, life is going well. My goal is to get a ton of my book written this week, and continue on with my yoga. I have also been doing some shortstacking lately to keep myself fresh on ranges, stack size ship ranges, and prepping myself for standard day 2+ action. So hopefully it all pays off. And with that in mind…I am off to put in a session and pass out. Hope all is well!
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So I am totally lost right now…I didn’t realize that 1/2 the year has almost passed us by. Damn time flies as you get older, lol. The last few days have been an absolute blur. I ended up getting back into Vegas last night, and it is so nice to be back in the desert with the nice weather. Although for some reason I am still not able to sleep well (waking up at insanely early hours for me), but at least I can fall asleep….though I really do need like a 14hr sleep to retrack my body.
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It was nice getting back, though seeing a month’s worth of mail piled up on my bed was a major chore. But I ended up getting some gear from CardRunners (thank you guys!), my new laptop, about 50 bills, and some other fun stuff. I have been spending the last 4 hours setting up my new laptop….and it is something that I love doing. It helps me restructure all of my filing systems, which allow me to be more efficient in the future (yes, I understand this is nerdy…but I need my organization). Ended up transferring about 100GB of music, and another 100GB of videos (poker videos weigh down my machine a toooon)…and I finally feel like happy with my work for the day.
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Ended up getting a few games of disc golf in today. Did a round in the morning in 12mph wind (which isn’t even worth playing in…I just wanted to get outside for a bit), and then did a round in the late afternoon with less wind and binked a 55. Feels good to be getting back out there, especially since I wasn’t able to play hardly any disc golf out in NH. O well. Also got to try the new Halo Reach beta…which was…interesting. For those that play Halo, they may understand what I mean when I say that Reach is too neutral, and takes away from skill advantage. All they had to do was put abilities on Halo 3, add some maps, and add a weapon or 2…that is ALL. Hopefully they rethink things when they bring it back in…
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Anyway…I’m super tired and need a nap. Hope all is well with everyone!
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So after I had my 4 $1K events get sold off within an hour, I decided that I would add another 3 events to my schedule (all $1.5K events). That took about 3hrs to sell off, so I am totally sold for events this summer. Should be fun to say the least =) I have no idea how I am going to be able to schedule my time with events taking random amounts of time…but I will figure it out. Cheers to a big summer!
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I also just finished writing my COTW that is due in a few weeks on polarization. I think I am going to leave it alone for a bit, then recheck it right before I release it to ensure I still like it, lol. I am such a damn nit sometimes. Off to do some other writing, and then take a nap. Catch yall later =)
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So this morning I got motivated to get selling my WSOP shares. Decided to sell off 80% of my action in 4 events (a spread out schedule of $1K events) at 15% markup. Ended up selling out within an hour, which was very awesome (and 60% sold to CTS which is a major confidence builder). Given that I sold out so quickly I am consider adding some more events and playing some $1.5K and $2K events…but we’ll see how I feel tomorrow and if I want to set a full schedule of MTTs for June.
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With that in mind, I wanted to give a special shoutout to ElNino1 who was kind enough to explain the markup thing to me and help me set up my post and junk. I am not familiar at all with MTT staking procedures, so it was a major help. Thank you sir =) I am looking forward to meeting up with him and some of the other uFR/SSFR guys this summer during the series. I am not fully sure how much live grinding I am going to do during the series…but it should be a fun time none the less.
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For those interested in following me, I will be blogging, but also tweeting during the WSOP. My link = http://twitter.com/splitsuitWSOP. So for those that use this twitter thing…there you go.
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The rest of this week was just fine. Had a lot of coaching things to finish up, and also dropped my sister back at school the other day. I am leaving for Vegas again on Monday, so I need to start packing up and junk, but ill get there soon. I also decided to buy myself a new laptop (I was having a bad day, so buying a gift helped =) ). Will be nice to be working with 2x the ram and 2x the HD space now. And on that note…I’m going to go finish up my COTW (which comes out in a few weeks) and then start writing some more of my book possibly. Hope all is well!
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Happy mother’s day to the rare number (if any, lol) of mothers reading this. I already did breakfast with my mom, and have plans to take her out for sushi tonight (though I will fully admit that I benefit from that as well). Also ended up getting her a 2hr glass-art course which she had been talking about wanting to try for awhile. So hopefully she’ll like it, and it might spark her taking it up as a hobby.
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The last few days have been pretty relaxing. I drove down to my mom’s with my sister on Thursday and have been kicking it here all weekend. Doing a lot of working actually, as I finished up my 3Baller video, and also my free video at 50NL. Hopefully people have been enjoying it, as it seems about 250 people have downloaded it already. I might also do a podcast or something in the next few weeks as I have been meaning to do something like it for some time.
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Went out yesterday and chilled out with Sam which was cool. It’s official, surround yourself with redheads…good life decisions. Nice to get out of the house as I have just been taking care of protege stuff and catching up on missed TV (new season of Party Down!) and such. Ended up finding a new watch that I want to get in that time…because what I need in my life is a new $10K watch. *Sigh* I have such a silver tongue sometimes it is scary, lol.
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Past that…everything is sauce. I will get back to NH at some point tomorrow, then finish out the week and back to Vegas I go. Looking forward the series and meeting up with some old friends, and also meeting some new poker players. Hope all is well!
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I haven’t done a free video in quite some time, so I decided to do one tonight. I did 2 tables of 50NL RUSH, and even those that don’t play RUSH should get something out of it. I rambled on about some bet sizing, some 3betting, and some various other strategic points. Overall, I ran very well (very high CB success rate), and even though I ran 2pr v set in a 3bet pot, the session went well. It is 35minutes, so enjoy!
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This is my newest product. It is a 45 minute video that goes over 3 betting. It covers the basic math (thinking about O-Range v C-Range), which HUD stats are useful and how, and also sizing considerations. We also review the composition of a good 3bet, including the players we want to abuse, the situations that work best, and also the hand textures we prefer with regards to polarized vs. depolarized 3bet ranges. If you are struggling on 3betting, or just need a refresher course to clean up some details, this video is for you!
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The introductory price will be $29.99. This is significantly cheaper than my normal $85/hr coaching rate, and if used properly, should pay for itself (with interest!) in no time at all. You may pay via PayPal or site transfer (PS or FTP, just email me at splitsuit@gmail.com for my site info). If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask, and happy grinding!

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Happy Cinco De Mayo to those who celebrate =) I sadly was not able to celebrate the holiday at all. Not even a Corona, which makes me a little sad being this has always been a party holiday. O well. I spent the entire morning recording a video, and then the entire afternoon/evening coaching and editing the video around that. So at least I was productive.
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The video was a 45min video on 3Betting. Focused mostly on bluff 3Betting, but certainly talked about value and semi-bluff 3Betting (hands like AK especially). I meant for it to only be a 25min-30min video…but like usual, I suck at watching the clock sometimes. I think I will sell that one on here in the next few days, assuming I am happy with the finished product. People seem to be happy with the Tanks that I have for sale, so I figured I might do some other videos that are in the 30min-45min range and heavily focused on a given topic.
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I have been on an emotional roller coaster the last few days. Extreme ups and even more extreme downs. Not fully sure wtf is going on, but it is tweaking me out. It probably doesn’t help that I cannot sleep an entire night all the way through, and keep waking up really early (due to my body, nothing else). I also haven’t been able to really exercise either, which has been killing me. I just don’t like running through the woods, and I have nothing near me (gyms, disc golf course, ball golf course, nothing). So I might just be fucked with that until I get back to Vegas.
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Everything else has been fine. Just working and trying to use my bursts of motivation if/when I get them. I feel like I need to snap this damn funk…I am so sick and fucking tired of being funked. It sucks when it feels like your default mood is depressed and stressed, and that to feel “normal” takes an insane amount of focus and energy. O well. Sorry for the bitching.
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Hope all is well!
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