So this month I have been trying to take shot at the next level up in poker. 50NL, I have been playing well at 25NL and decided to take a shot. I ran well in my first session plays and ran bad in the next two, had a break even and then a loss tonight. I have made some bad plays but I have been getting screwed left and right as well.
I was playing with a guy from 2p2 and played a weird hand and stacked him and he got super pissed. I made a joke about it on the forums and he got all butt hurt. Calling me kid and taking it way to personal, what a loser. Here is a link to that hand, keep in mind a friend told me that he was super aggro and a monkey.
http://weaktight.com/722750 He was super pissed and then there was drama in the forums. LOL
There is a well known paradox in the poker world that 50NL is harder than 100NL. I didn't find it really harder just little more aggro with 3 betting. I just ran like pure ass for my session. So I am back down to 25NL for awhile. (sigh) I am really trying to keep my emotions in control but sometimes it is difficult. I will post some hand links at the bottom of this. I am by no means saying that I played perfectly, I was calling 3 bets lighter than I should because I was unsure of how aggro the game was.
In other news I finally bought a PS3 and I love it. I bought Guitar Hero 4 for the Wii and brought it home and it was messed up. I decided to take it back and just buy the fucking PS3 I have been talking about it for long enough. I bought MGS4 and of course Guitar Hero 4 and thus far I am extremely happy with the purchase. I have not watched any BlueRay discs yet but will soon. Now I just need surround sound and a line conditioner and I will be more or less set.
Everything else is meh. I signed up for vacation for the last week of next month and I really can't wait for that to get here. Just knowing that it is coming makes it hard to stay motivated. This month has been kind of a beating, it started out decently well but its going to shit fast. Every credit check I do for potential customers is coming back with deposits, I get more deposits than Wells Fargo it seems. January is never a really busy month, I don't believe that most people are going to hit their goals. I do have a decent amount of home products so it should be decent check I guess.
Here are the hands that have made my life hell at 50NL I hope you enjoy it.
http://weaktight.com/722752
http://weaktight.com/722753
http://weaktight.com/722754
http://weaktight.com/722756
http://weaktight.com/722757
http://weaktight.com/722760 Ak one time...nope
http://weaktight.com/722764 gut shot call really?
That is all for now, there are more hands but it isn't good to dwell so I am done.
(cleansing breath)
Until later
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Monday, January 5, 2009
A new year and new objectives
This is my first post of the new year so it is time to kick out some resolutions. There are a few but I think they are very attainable. We will see what happens.
1. To be at 200NL by the end of the year so if I decide to play full time again it will be at a level where I can make a good living.
2. Read and practice the concepts in my zen books.
3. Get a job that will allow me to enjoy my life to the fullest, something not in retail.
4. Be more consistent in my Kung-Fu and work more on it out side of class to become more well rounded.
5. Be more conscious of my eating habits and make them more healthy. I tend to eat a lot more than I need to. I need to eat less and space it out.
6. Go back to school
7. Pay off all of my old debts
8. Get a new vehicle.
It is a decent list I know but I have it written down and on my fridge so I have to see it every day and it will be a constant reminder. Updates to come.
My poker this year has gotten off to a good start, I can see how the zen is making my mind more calm and it is helping with my emotional control. I have made a little less than 3 buy ins in 3 sessions, so off to a much better start. The plan is to play ~25k hand for the month. Even if I go on a heater I will play the entire month at 25nl then evaluating if I should move up or not.
50NL has a lot of nitty regs and table selection becomes more of a factor, I have heard that 50NL is harder than 100NL. I want to make sure that I am playing well enough for that level that it is the best decision. Just because your rolled for a level does not mean you should be playing that level.
I have been reading my Zen book and this is the first real in depth zen book I have read. The others were primers and not really in depth, this one is very much the opposite and came highly recommended on Amazon.com and when I told Sifu that I was reading it he said that it was a good read as well. It is The Three Pillars of Zen by Phillip Kapleau. The beginning was very dry it was talking more about history and the differences in the styles and so on. I am now getting into the practice of Zazen, or meditation and it is similar to what we do in Kung fu. Today was my first session of actually meditating and it is actually very hard to do, it will take a lot of practice.
That is really it for now, I am going to work on posting more.
Until later.
1. To be at 200NL by the end of the year so if I decide to play full time again it will be at a level where I can make a good living.
2. Read and practice the concepts in my zen books.
3. Get a job that will allow me to enjoy my life to the fullest, something not in retail.
4. Be more consistent in my Kung-Fu and work more on it out side of class to become more well rounded.
5. Be more conscious of my eating habits and make them more healthy. I tend to eat a lot more than I need to. I need to eat less and space it out.
6. Go back to school
7. Pay off all of my old debts
8. Get a new vehicle.
It is a decent list I know but I have it written down and on my fridge so I have to see it every day and it will be a constant reminder. Updates to come.
My poker this year has gotten off to a good start, I can see how the zen is making my mind more calm and it is helping with my emotional control. I have made a little less than 3 buy ins in 3 sessions, so off to a much better start. The plan is to play ~25k hand for the month. Even if I go on a heater I will play the entire month at 25nl then evaluating if I should move up or not.
50NL has a lot of nitty regs and table selection becomes more of a factor, I have heard that 50NL is harder than 100NL. I want to make sure that I am playing well enough for that level that it is the best decision. Just because your rolled for a level does not mean you should be playing that level.
I have been reading my Zen book and this is the first real in depth zen book I have read. The others were primers and not really in depth, this one is very much the opposite and came highly recommended on Amazon.com and when I told Sifu that I was reading it he said that it was a good read as well. It is The Three Pillars of Zen by Phillip Kapleau. The beginning was very dry it was talking more about history and the differences in the styles and so on. I am now getting into the practice of Zazen, or meditation and it is similar to what we do in Kung fu. Today was my first session of actually meditating and it is actually very hard to do, it will take a lot of practice.
That is really it for now, I am going to work on posting more.
Until later.
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