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Things have been all over the place since Black Friday. I spent most of this week getting videos done for The Poker Bank (finished a video on HUDs, one on Common Mistakes, and another on Beating Shortstacks). It feels good to be making vids again, especially vids where I get to be super creative with the style. The right side of my brain is very happy right now =) Hopefully I will make some more at the beginning of May.
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I also think that I got a job locked up as well. I think that would start next week which would be pretty gnarly. It would be my first job in almost 5 years (and that “job” was just a 2 month internship at an online music start up). I’m a little nervous having job structure again, but excited to start something new and different. Cheers to adjustment!
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I need to get to the gym in a little bit. I spent all day working (editing a video and making playlists), and due to the wind I have been unable to go outside. And because I haven’t released the website for my new project yet (I just forgot, lol)…here it is: Greatest Playlist . It is just a simple site to explore music (and I am covering a wide variety of genres). If you like music, or are looking for something new…the site is for you. And this is one of those side projects that probably won’t make me a damn dollar…and I am 100% ok with that given how much utility I get from it =)
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And on that note, I need to grab a bite to eat before the gym. Hope all is well!
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I still cannot believe that all of this shit happened. I am in an odd state teetering between depression and raging animosity…though I am trying to keep away from the animosity. It just sucks to have spent the last 6 years building something, and to watch it all disappear within 30 seconds. I am still trying to figure out wtf I am going to do, although all signs point towards getting a job. So if anyone is looking for an internet marketer, let me know!
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I actually went out last night to play some live with a friend who really wanted to play. I ran awful and burned through 2.5BI in a few hours. But I supposed getting 230bb aipf with AA and losing v KK won’t help. Nor will going 0/8 on sets in great spots, and getting run down by gutshots. O well. My only real gripe was this lady who was running so sick it was disturbing, but thought it was standard. This same woman, in a 3hr period, caught 3 sets (and got paid on all of them, even though she played 2 of them beyond horribly), binked 3 gutters for stacks, and hit like a million notched top pairs. In my last 6 years of playing I don’t think I’ve ever really run THAT good. Not even a fraction. Now I know that I don’t chase gutters so the data will be skewed, but wtf?
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Today I ended up finishing a video on HUDs (which took about 10hrs from front to back). I am making a series of videos for The Poker Bank, so if you are interested in some free poker videos, just go on over and see what I’ve done thus far (and there are more videos coming). I am enjoying making videos again, and thinking that I might want to look for work in this field (although I’m sure it’s super competitive and filled with people more talented than I am)…but I just enjoy doing it. O well…well see what comes of it
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Beyond that, I guess things are alright. I’ve been wanting to get some disc golf in but most every day is 10mph+ winds, which is pissing me off. I am also trying to improve my metabolism, and eat every few hours. I just love adding yet another level of structure to my days…I need a vacation, lol. And on that note, I am going to go make some more playlists and then prep another video. Hope all is well!
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Friday: Black Friday
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Saturday: DL new iPhone update which kills my phone for the next 8hrs
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Sunday: My best laptop shits out during a coaching session. Buy a new laptop (nice 17″ laptop that is relatively top of the line)
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Monday: Brand new laptop dies at midnight
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Tuesday: Bring laptop in and get told that the chances of my new laptop (mind you, this is NOT a refurb or something) being a lemon is about 1/200,000. Then they tell me that they would give me a new one, but they just sold out of it an hour ago. They make me drive down to the ghetto to get a new one. Said ghetto location tries to charge me $50 to do a hard drive swap. I LOL and tell them to fuck themselves (they do, and charge me nothing).
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Holy hell…I know Aprils are always bad for me…but WHAT THE HELL?
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Hey guys. I am still collecting my thoughts on everything, thus why I haven’t written anything on here yet. But for those still looking to play online, RPM (Merge network) is still up and servicing US players. If you are looking for a good RB deal, just email me at splitsuit@gmail.com and I can hook you up. Hope all is well!
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I will write something up later. Not sure what is going on with this US government stuff. Hopefully things will become clarrified quickly. However, I know nothing more than anyone else right now…sadly
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Keep your heads up =)
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My bad on the lack of updates for the last week. My friend from college ended up driving out here (from NY) and was crashing here for the last few days. Was nice to see him (even though I did see him not so long ago at Hoboken St. Paddy’s day. But most of the time spent not working was spent either eating out or being out and about in Vegas. Made for a good week/weekend…but now I am super tired, lol
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I also ended up seeing Kurt and Pfapfap the other day. They were randomly in town for a day or so, so we went over to Grand Lux and grabbed a quick dinner. It was a lot of fun catching up, playing Chinese, and discussing poker stuff. We actually spent about 1/2 the meal discussing a single hand from my latest SUPERLAG Video, which kept sidetracking into other spots and such. I love higher level poker discussion =) PS, if you go to Grand Lux, get the shrimp scampi imo…daaaaaaamn good.
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Also went and played some live over the weekend. My friends wanted to play some 200 and just shoot the shit…so I obliged as that environment is always a lot of fun (and even more so with beer!). Ended up making a BI or so…being very social, loud, and animated. My favorite hand of the night was this:
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4 limps to me in the BB with 87o and I check
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Flop: $10 – Js 9c 6h
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I bet $7, 1 fold, CO raises to $22, and it folds back to me. The CO had been a lil aggro v other people, but we had yet to tangle. The CO was also a lady who seemed hell bent on using her being a female to her advantage. I called with intentions to take away sometimes on the turn. She had about $225 to start, and I covered
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Turn: $54 – Qc
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I check, she bets $32, I CR up to $87, she hems and haws about me having hit a straight (LOL at thinking that I would ever hit a draw), and timidly calls after about 1.5 minutes
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River: $228 – Ac
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I bet $101 (leaving a few bucks back just to confuse her) and she quickly folds. She was not happy when I showed, lol
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Other than that I was pretty spot dead. I went 0/11 on catching TP with anything QJ+, but got paid on 2 sets…so I really can’t complain over a 6hr session. I also got some disc golf in yesterday which felt really solid. My putting was pretty off, but my D has gotten a lot better from lifting. I’m hoping I can stretch out to 380ft by the end of summer…but we shall see.
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And on that note, I have to go coach. I have 3 students today, and a day off tomorrow (which will be spent working of course). Hope all is well!
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I decided to make a video for 2p2 yesterday of me playing 50% vpip. I sadly failed and only got it to about 40%, but the video was still pretty cool imo. I talked a lot about the kinds of mistakes players make, bet sizing, 3betting, and also some stuff about postflop thought process. Quite a few fun spots, so I would check this one out if you have the time.
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Watch the SUPERLAG video here: http://www.splitsuit.com/super_lag/
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or DL the video here: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9ZUJZUFL
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Enjoy!
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It’s nice to be getting back into my routine again. I am slowly getting back into crashing around 2a and waking up at 10a, and also structuring my diet and such. Also getting back into hitting the gym 3x/week is nice (and very necessary as I’m pretty sure I gained a fair chunk of weight while out East). I may have pushed myself a bit too hard tonight (jumping back into my topper weight for most of my lifts and increasing my running duration as well)…o well.
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I also finally got some disc golf in today as it was unbelievably perfect. Just about 60* with zero wind…beautiful. Only ended up doing about 1/2 the course as Kingjamen was looking pretty tired and there were some large (and very slow) groups in front of me that I didn’t want to contend with. I was actually throwing pretty strong, and even though my accuracy is pretty awful due to playing some sporadicly, I was average just a hair over par. Can’t wait to get some good sessions in this summer.
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I have also been getting a lot of content done for my other site. It takes me about 20minutes/post, which adds up as I am trying to do about 4 posts/day (while only releasing 2/day to ensure that I always have extra content in case I take a day off or something). The project has been a lot of fun thus far, and has been a learning experience already. I will also say that I was a little shocked about this site’s traffic when I checked it on Monday. Apparently the COTW on planning was bumped on stumbleupon and my traffic like trippled for the day. It was very odd, but cool to see so many new people coming to the site =)
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And with that said, I am going to go crash. I have to be up “early” for an oil change (have I really owned this car that long?), and then I want to get some video stuff done tomorrow. My goal is to get a 50% vpip video out soon (just a fun vid for this site/2p2)…so hopefully I can do that tomorrow. Not sure if I will be running 52/15 or 52/39…but we shall see =) Hope all is well!
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So I landed back in Vegas late on Tuesday and have been catching up ever since. Everything from getting my dog acclimated to paying bills, the last few days have been a lil stressful. I got back to Vegas with a stack of mail about 6 inches high, and I’m pretty sure it took me about 3hrs over the last few days to get through it all, lol. It never ceases to amaze me how much stuff can back up over a month. O well, I am getting back into the swing of everything, which is nice (especially with the nice weather!)
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Speaking of the nice weather, I am trying to make sure I get out for at least a 1/2hr walk every day with the dog. That’s really all he needs to get worn out and tired, and it keeps me outside and walking, which is never bad for the ol body. Speaking of the body, I got a life in last night which was epic. There is nothing harder than the first lift in a month, lol. I don’t even think I made it a full hour, but it felt good to sweat again. Hopefully I can get back on my 3x/week regiment, and regain some of my strength and discipline.
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I’m not sure if I mentioned this in an earlier post, but I am going to be taking April pretty easy. I never willingly play poker in April anyway (it is my brother’s brithday month and I’ve always had a tough time with it)…so I figured I would actually take the coaching load a little easier and get a lot of writing and video stuff done. I want to make another free video for this site, another premium one, and I have a side project as well (which will be free videos, and I’ll link it once it’s released). I just wish I wasn’t such a nit and didn’t need to spend insane amounts of time on the videos…but I guess there is something to be said for making incredibly high quality videos that you can be proud of =)
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Everything else has been going alright. Still deciding how I want to handle my diet (as my doctor’s report was super healthy, which makes me think that I can eat whatever i want, lol)…but so far I have been much healthier since being back in Vegas. I have also been waking up at 8a every day, which is super odd for me. I don’t mind it, except that I feel super tired around 9p at night. I have to decide if I want to keep this schedule or not…but there are worse things to have to worry about. And on that note, I am going to go prep the students for the day. Hope all is well!
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