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It’s been awhile since I’ve been this excited. I decided to undertake a new project and it’s been taking up a ton of time. Most of this week was spent creating the site, coding, spending money on retarded things, creating graphics, setting up social stuff, outlining content, etc. All I can say is that doing everything yourself takes forever…but it’s just another learning experience and I’ve been taking notes along the way so that I can expedite future start-ups. The goal is to finish everything in the next couple weeks, so hopefully I can drop some more details mid Feb =)
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Everything else has been going well. I’m closing out of my current place and slowly moving out, which is much nicer than a rush move. I’m also spending every night in the new place with my lady which has been going very well. We had our first sizable fight this week, which I think went pretty well when it was all said and done. I hate fighting, as it makes me physically ill, but it’s helped me understand her POV better. Now it’s just learn it and adjust for future situations. And life continues…
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I also played some poker last weekend. It was quite possibly the most boring session ever. My best starting hands preflop were a single AK and a single JJ, which is kind of brutal over an 8hr session. And somehow, I was only dealt 4 pocket pairs preflop, lol. Needless to say, there were no sets, only a couple top pairs, and just a lot of folding and getting slowly bled. I honestly wish I could talk about even one hand, but there’s literally not even one hand of notability, lol. O well, maybe it means I’ll card rush like hell next time =)
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And that’s it from me today. Hope all is going well!
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The last week totally flew by. Ended up getting set up in the new place after a midnight move with the GF which actually didn’t take too long. However, it made me realize how old I am getting. My back was pretty sore for the next couple days, and I still have to move my stuff out of my place. But it’s been really nice getting set up in the bigger place, having a bigger kitchen to work with, and really setting something up together. I’m also very lucky that my GF wants to eat healthier as well, so we went out and grabbed a ton of healthy stuff. Hopefully this continues, but so far I’ve lost a bit of weight and feel pretty solid as well…
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I also got some poker in (and will probably go play again tonight). Went out to MGM last Sunday and ended up playing till 4:30a. Started a table and it just never really got that bad, so I stayed and grinded it. Got off to a good start (doubling up with TT on a T87 flop against KK), and then just trickled down for the next few hours. I had a bunch of really stupid spots. Had KT from the BB and checked my option really MW. Lead a QJ3 flop and got 2 callers. Decided to block dub on a Q turn and got 2 callers. River was a BDFD filling A, I bet 1/3 pot trying to get a call (and also intending on b/f-ing). 1 call and the last guy goes for a raise, but ends up string raising so is forced to minR. I only call because it’s the minR and obvi lose to AQ. Had his raise been any bigger I obvi fold…so sweet that I not only improve on the shit card, but also get floor screwed to make the call.
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My other fun hand was K6dd, again, in the BB. I lead QdJd4s board and get 3x raised by the table nit. We are 150bb to start, so I decide to just call. Turn is the Td and I donk for 80% pot. He sighs and calls. River is a Jh and I hate life and check. I somehow won the hand…but my God if the river isn’t a board pair I win a solid pot. And then just a bunch of random stuff. Like I call a raise OOP with 33 and flop AK3 in a 4 way pot. I donk (I’m in the SB and the original raiser was on the button)…and somehow everyone folds. When was the last time at least one of three people didn’t turn up with an Ax or Kx hand…or even float a gutshot? gah. Ended up making half a BI…but it was really disheartening to say the least.
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Everything else has been going well. I’ll be flying out to Boston in a month, and have a lot of work to get done this week (as I feel I’ve been a bit lazy for the last week or so). It should also be noted that my “Finding Leaks In The Poker Database Video” is currently 33% off…so if you are looking for some database improvement strategy, check it out! Hope all is well!
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Damn this month is going by quickly. I spent a lot of this week finishing up some coaching and getting some video work done. Also continued working on a side project, which is unfortunately coming along quite slowly. Overall things are getting done, just not at the pace I want them to. However, I did get some time to write up a blog post for the SSPS on learning styles in poker, so check that out imo.
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Also, I appreciate the emails/PMs I have received alerting me to the NVG thread. I responded to the thread twice, and have decided to quit looking at it. NVG threads tend to become really muddy, with a bunch of 30 post accounts flying off the handle and making wild accusations with no factual base. Rather than get myself worked up reading that dribble, I figured it wasn’t worth it and took myself out of the thread. I’ve always realized that in the poker community your word and reputation mean everything, which is why I’ve always worked hard to remain lucid and honest about everything. I’ve been honest about my results, volume, and numbers, and will continue to be. If anyone has any questions about things, just email me and I’d be happy to talk it out with you.
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Everything else has been going alright. My GF and I are moving into a new place, so we’ve been out and about getting new stuff for the house. We’ll probably start moving stuff over tomorrow, and then I’ll take my time getting stuff out of my place. I really hate moving, as the whole process is always stressful for me…but I’m going to do my best to make it as fun as possible. It’ll also be nice to have an office that IS NOT in my room. I’ve always had a tough time shutting down after work when my office is in my room, so this should be a nice way of “escaping work”. I’ll update about all of this once it’s finalized…
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I’m going to wrap this up here. I’m going to go play some video games before going out to this adult party tonight (not fully sure how to behave at an adult function, so it should be interesting, lol). With that said, hope all is going well!
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So this week has been pretty unproductive unfortunately. I wanted to get a bunch of stuff finalized, but my mental hasn’t been right, which has lead to me being rather lethargic. I have been getting outside and playing some disc golf at least, so that helps. And I’ve also started my new diet as well (well, really just 1 week of super disciplined eating to see what it feels like and how my body/mind adjust to it). I’m doing well so far, and keeping my daily cal count well under 2K, which hasn’t been too bad. Plus it’s been nice to focus on my cal count and really understand what I eat on a daily basis better…
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As the image, and title of this post, indicate I got out and played some poker this week. Just played over at MGM, which was very disappointing in their new make-shift poker room (which apparently goes back to normal on the 9th). The games were actually pretty awful at first. I sat at the first table with 50bb (my standard for the first orbit or so as it forces me to play tighter and really focus on generating reads…then I either leave the table or chip-up to 100-150bb) and actually covered the table. Needless to say I got a seat change within 5 hands and moved to another one…
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This table was better with a gamblery asian, and some other players that gave action at random intervals (essentially when they got bored from folding for 20 minutes). I will say this though, if you are at a table, don’t be an internet kid. Don’t ramble on about rake, how much you know, math, etc…esp to people who obviously don’t care. Nothing turns off a fish quicker than that nonsense. Anyway…I ran pretty card dead for most of the night. Everytime I would squeeze with a big hand I got folds. I also got very little that I could even limp behind with (whole shit-slew of J4, 93s, etc. crap). So I was pretty tight unfortunately. My only big pot was this one. One limp from UTG by a weak player, crazy asian (CA) raises from MP to $9, and I call on the button with AQo. Now, CA had been making it like $25+ with AK and big hands…so that factors in. The BB calls, and UTG calls. We all see an Ac7d4d flop. BB and UTG check, CA bets for $20. I call, BB slowly calls, and UTG tank folds. The turn is a 4s and UTG, who mind you folded, slightly smashes the table and gets pissy (aka, he folded a 4). BB checks, CA bets $50, and minihorse to $100 (leaving about $60 back). The BB was folding always, and I thought CA would stack his Ax hands now always. There are only 6 combos of A7, 0 combos of 44 given info, 2 combos of A4 given info, 3 combos of 77, and discounted combos of AK given PF size and combos. Plus there are a ton of combos of A8-AJ, which will always stack off. Needless to say he had A7 and I never improved. Sadface.
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The rest of the session was just grind stuff and I booked a small loss after flopping 2pr with T7 (in a free play) on T73Q8 and making 2 streets of value. O well. Overall it was good stuff and fun to play a nice 6hr session. On a random note, I got some new hoodies yesterday which were necessary, and also got a new USB convertor so that I can have a dual 23″ setup and just use my 17″ laptop for around the house stuff. A sweet set up indeed =) Hope all is well with you!
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Happy new year everyone! It feels good to put an end to 2011 and start 2012 with a fresh slate. 2011 turned out to be a solid year for me, and barring Black Friday, I don’t really have any complaints. In 2011 I started a new business, improved my iPortfolio, did some traveling, took a couple vacations, met my amazing GF, made a ton of videos, and had a lot of fun while doing it all. I got back from my vacation to OR last week, and quickly got back into the work swing (which has yet to cease), but I’m hoping to take 2012 a bit easier on myself. Fingers crossed!
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The vacation to OR was solid. Got to meet my GF’s mom and GF, which went well. Pretty much just relaxed the whole time and cooked, ate, played card games, and kicked it. The drive there and back weren’t too bad, each averaging about 14hrs with stops and such. Also got to see some really awesome scenery (between the green in OR and the stars in the desert night), so no complaints at all. This was my first Christmas ever that I didn’t spend with my own family, and I think it went well. It’s always a tough holiday for me (due to my brother), but I’m happy with how I handled it.
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Since I’ve been back in Vegas I’ve gotten some video stuff done, some coaching done, and also added some stuff to the Poker Store. I decided to take some videos from the 100K series and package them into 3 video packages, so there is one on 3bet strategy and another on postflop strategy. I also sent out an email yesterday (hint, if you were on my email list you would have gotten it early, so go sign up for the email list!) letting people know that until January 3rd you can buy both for just $12.5/video. Just click here if you are interested!: LINKY (you should ignore all of that if you already bought the 100K series as these videos are directly from that series!)
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This week is shaping up to be pretty busy with a few students already booked up and some office work that needs to get done. I’m also considering getting my resume back in-line and shopping around. I think one of my goals this year is to get a “normal job” simply to learn some new skills that I might not otherwise learn doing what I’m doing. I’d really like to work with a start up company so that I can help grow something new…but we’ll see what’s available when we get there. Hope all is well with you, and good luck grinding in 2012!
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