http://www.badbeatspoker.net/forum/blog.php This is a friendly and fast-growing poker community where we discuss poker, poker theory, poker strategy, hand plays, bad beats, host poker bligs and hold weekly online private tournaments on Full Tilt poker. en Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:57:06 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.badbeatspoker.net/forum/images/perwira/misc/rss.jpg http://www.badbeatspoker.net/forum/blog.php http://www.badbeatspoker.net/forum/blogs/thepenguin22/116-december.html Tue, 30 Dec 2008 12:55:34 GMT December was another good profitable month and at one stage I was considering raising my stakes again. However a poor second half to the month has made me have second thoughts. In this month once again I concentrated on 2 tableing $100nl cash games although $160 of my winnings came from a 11th place in a$10,000 freeroll. The fish at Carbon are now gone and I never seem to be at a table without having at least 1 profitable good player there. In January I plan to withdraw $2500 from Carbon and place $1000 of it at another site. Players Only, Everest, Blue Square to name just 3 of the possible candidates. I will continue to play $100nl at Carbon and will have to wait and see what I do at the other site(probably start $50nl up till my bankroll is a little higher.) In the third week of December I lost over $300 in an hour, this hit my confidence a little and made my decision that im not ready for $200nl. I have recieved great advice from Poker Broker and Sparx during this month and am trying to follow that advice(advice that winning the session doesnt matter but the long term winnings do) I have also ordered elements of poker to help me with my mindset. I have now got 18 consecutive winning weaks playing poker under my belt, but would almost like to lose this personal record as nearing the end of a week I cant help thinking it affects some decions I make. December consisted of 4 Sundays. Week 1. +$140 Week 2. +$440 (this was $160 freeroll wining wk) Week 3. +$60 (I lost $300 in 1 hr this wk) Week 4. +90 +$730 for December, In January I will stick to cash games and will be happy with +$600 as I will have the upheaval of getting used to a new site. I also want to 3 table a little more. Thankyou to everyone who commented on Novembers blog. December was another good profitable month and at one stage I was considering raising my stakes again. However a poor second half to the month has made me have second thoughts. In this month once again I concentrated on 2 tableing $100nl cash games although $160 of my winnings came from a 11th place in a$10,000 freeroll. The fish at Carbon are now gone and I never seem to be at a table without having at least 1 profitable good player there. In January I plan to withdraw $2500 from Carbon and place $1000 of it at another site. Players Only, Everest, Blue Square to name just 3 of the possible candidates. I will continue to play $100nl at Carbon and will have to wait and see what I do at the other site(probably start $50nl up till my bankroll is a little higher.) In the third week of December I lost over $300 in an hour, this hit my confidence a little and made my decision that im not ready for $200nl. I have recieved great advice from Poker Broker and Sparx during this month and am trying to follow that advice(advice that winning the session doesnt matter but the long term winnings do) I have also ordered elements of poker to help me with my mindset. I have now got 18 consecutive winning weaks playing poker under my belt, but would almost like to lose this personal record as nearing the end of a week I cant help thinking it affects some decions I make. December consisted of 4 Sundays.

Week 1. +$140
Week 2. +$440 (this was $160 freeroll wining wk)
Week 3. +$60 (I lost $300 in 1 hr this wk)
Week 4. +90

+$730 for December, In January I will stick to cash games and will be happy with +$600 as I will have the upheaval of getting used to a new site. I also want to 3 table a little more. Thankyou to everyone who commented on Novembers blog. ]]> ThePenguin22 http://www.badbeatspoker.net/forum/blogs/thepenguin22/116-december.html http://www.badbeatspoker.net/forum/blogs/jifsrt8/115-i-cant-chat.html Thu, 25 Dec 2008 21:18:01 GMT Yesterday on christmas eve i was playing fulltilt poker and i was elminated by a guy chasing a 4 card straight to my top pair top kicker and i wrote ... suk it homo and :D he reported me for feeling harrased ...this suks :( i cant chat for a long time :( and it suks i should of not said anything but couldnt help myself Yesterday on christmas eve i was playing fulltilt poker and i was elminated by a guy chasing a 4 card straight to my top pair top kicker and i wrote ... suk it homo and :D he reported me for feeling harrased ...this suks :( i cant chat for a long time :( and it suks i should of not said anything but couldnt help myself ]]> Jifsrt8 http://www.badbeatspoker.net/forum/blogs/jifsrt8/115-i-cant-chat.html http://www.badbeatspoker.net/forum/blogs/jifsrt8/114-badbeatspoker.html Wed, 24 Dec 2008 06:22:01 GMT :DLately i been playing 1 dollar 45 sng and im amazed of how much someones game could improve just by reading and taking advice from people. I usually i will loose my chips doing something im not suppose to be doin. but now im losing in a way that i put my chips in with the best of it and get unluky. I been doing okay played a could heads up sng won a couple :D still wanting to win my a 1st place. I also want to say that this forum believe it or not has helped alot Galactus x has been givin me tips and pointers that really help. the post are excellent i read alot of them that show actual hands and things they did which helps alot. and i plan on letting everyone know this site is cool as hell!!! lol please excuse my language. Let the recruiting begin day 1 so far zero :DLately i been playing 1 dollar 45 sng and im amazed of how much someones game could improve just by reading and taking advice from people. I usually i will loose my chips doing something im not suppose to be doin. but now im losing in a way that i put my chips in with the best of it and get unluky. I been doing okay played a could heads up sng won a couple :D still wanting to win my a 1st place.


I also want to say that this forum believe it or not has helped alot Galactus x has been givin me tips and pointers that really help. the post are excellent i read alot of them that show actual hands and things they did which helps alot.


and i plan on letting everyone know this site is cool as hell!!! lol please excuse my language. Let the recruiting begin day 1 so far zero ]]> Jifsrt8 http://www.badbeatspoker.net/forum/blogs/jifsrt8/114-badbeatspoker.html http://www.badbeatspoker.net/forum/blogs/wallyslilwifey/113-flush-river.html Wed, 24 Dec 2008 05:27:58 GMT How original....a flush on the river. I am not quite sure where the firey ball of rage inside me comes from when this happens against me...I feel like I could bend steel with the lazerbeams that radiate from my eyes... UGH :eek: How original....a flush on the river.

I am not quite sure where the firey ball of rage inside me comes from when this happens against me...I feel like I could bend steel with the lazerbeams that radiate from my eyes...

UGH


:eek: ]]> WallysLilWifey http://www.badbeatspoker.net/forum/blogs/wallyslilwifey/113-flush-river.html http://www.badbeatspoker.net/forum/blogs/wallyslilwifey/112-first-blog.html Sat, 20 Dec 2008 00:17:08 GMT Hello poker people!

I'm looking forward to learning from this site and progressing my game. I've been playing Backgammon since I was 3 years old, but thanks to my brother in law poker is now my new obsession.

I've only been playing for about a year but I think my game has grown majorly. I do struggle with "He doesn't have shit" syndrome, which I am probably going to have to sacrifice a lamb or something to get over. Baaaaa ]]> WallysLilWifey http://www.badbeatspoker.net/forum/blogs/wallyslilwifey/112-first-blog.html http://www.badbeatspoker.net/forum/blogs/jifsrt8/111-hopefully-2009-will-new-year-me.html Tue, 16 Dec 2008 10:28:26 GMT Well im new to this site, but im glad i was invited im noticing alot of helpful tips that would help improve my game. I plan on playing 100% on fulltiltpoker. It seems like i deposit money and money but never get to take nothing home. I always start of by puting 50 dollars and i play heads sng for 5 and 10 dollars. But cant seem to pull of profit at the end of the month maybe their is something i should change? dont really know i love playing 45 sng. I have been learning alot and plan on reading alot of these post to improve my game and finally start seing some stars on Officialpokerrankings but any advice that may help. will be gladly apreciated ... jifsrt8 Well im new to this site, but im glad i was invited im noticing alot of helpful tips that would help improve my game. I plan on playing 100% on fulltiltpoker. It seems like i deposit money and money but never get to take nothing home. I always start of by puting 50 dollars and i play heads sng for 5 and 10 dollars. But cant seem to pull of profit at the end of the month maybe their is something i should change? dont really know i love playing 45 sng. I have been learning alot and plan on reading alot of these post to improve my game and finally start seing some stars on Officialpokerrankings but any advice that may help. will be gladly apreciated ... jifsrt8 ]]> Jifsrt8 http://www.badbeatspoker.net/forum/blogs/jifsrt8/111-hopefully-2009-will-new-year-me.html http://www.badbeatspoker.net/forum/blogs/thepenguin22/110-november.html Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:36:46 GMT November sees my most profitable month in all my time playing poker!!! The decision to raise the stakes on the cash games was the correct one. I have cashed out on Bodog due to the strong dollar and me not really playing there. This leaves me focusing 100% at Carbon 6 seat $100nl cash games, you will find me nowhere else apart from the end of week freeroll on this site. I am very proud of this month as I was worried about my jump in stakes but I am also aware I am still facing weak opposition on this site(although the worst fish seem to be gone). November consisted of 5 wks (5 sundays in it) Week 1 +$400 Week 2 +$500 Week 3 +$310 Week 4 No Poker (holiday in Cuba payed out of Poker winnings) Week 5 +$550 + $1760 up for November (most profitable month even including tournament winning months.) Also I have had 14 consecutive profitable weeks, this is my most ever. Whilst running very good at Carbon I will be happy to win a fraction of what I won last month, around $800 will make me very happy. November sees my most profitable month in all my time playing poker!!! The decision to raise the stakes on the cash games was the correct one. I have cashed out on Bodog due to the strong dollar and me not really playing there. This leaves me focusing 100% at Carbon 6 seat $100nl cash games, you will find me nowhere else apart from the end of week freeroll on this site. I am very proud of this month as I was worried about my jump in stakes but I am also aware I am still facing weak opposition on this site(although the worst fish seem to be gone). November consisted of 5 wks (5 sundays in it)
Week 1 +$400
Week 2 +$500
Week 3 +$310
Week 4 No Poker (holiday in Cuba payed out of Poker winnings)
Week 5 +$550

+ $1760 up for November (most profitable month even including tournament winning months.) Also I have had 14 consecutive profitable weeks, this is my most ever.
Whilst running very good at Carbon I will be happy to win a fraction of what I won last month, around $800 will make me very happy. ]]> ThePenguin22 http://www.badbeatspoker.net/forum/blogs/thepenguin22/110-november.html http://www.badbeatspoker.net/forum/blogs/snutizzle/109-my-vegas-musings.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:09:06 GMT Sorry about my recent span of inactivity. Life has its twists and turns....and in those whirlwinds, I've had little time, desire or funds to play poker. Which is a real waste, being that I live in the fishtank known as Vegas.

So I finally broke out of the slump and played the Caesar's 7pm tournament on Thursday. I have made remarks before about being card dead, but this was a new record. I played until 9:30. The only pot I won was one I had limped into with K8 of spades and managed to sucker along another person who hit trip Kings but only had a 7 kicker. That was it. I actually (and this is no lie) never saw one single pocket pair all night, nor did I ever see an AK, AQ, AJ or even A10. The best I had was A9. And in the end, as blinds increased, I shoved with KQ suited and got called by A9 off and I hit nothing.

The next day I decide to give the Venetian tournament a roll. Literally 3 minutes into the tournament, 2nd hand.....I get it all in with pocket nines on a 773 flop against one other person. I should preface this by saying that after the flop, I check raised him 3x his bet and he thought awhile, but called. After the turn, I check raised him ALL IN. He called and had Queens. Dumb move on my part? Maybe....but in that spot, and the way I played it, he wasn't a good enough player to lay down queens and you can feel free to give me feedback on that. But 2 check raises?? I could easily have AA, KK or 33 or even a dumb 7 for all he knows. He had made it 150 preflop. I could have called him with ANY of those things.

At any rate, I was super pissed so I went shopping. Then I came back to Venetian with a vengeance to earn back all my tournament buy ins, plus the money I had spent clothes shopping the past 2 days. I bought into 1-2 NLHE for $200 and within 40 minutes was up to $430. At the end of my very short 2 hour session, I came out with my buy in of $200 plus about $450 more. So I paid for my clothes and the noon tournament screw up. Not bad for 2 hours work :D

That is all I really got in this weekend. I will try more cash, but I'm swearing off tournaments (again, I know), because I always succeed more in the cash game.

Oh and right now it's right around 50 degrees here, which makes no sense to me. And I know I'll sound like a whiner, but it feels freaking freezing!!! :D ]]> SNutizzle http://www.badbeatspoker.net/forum/blogs/snutizzle/109-my-vegas-musings.html http://www.badbeatspoker.net/forum/blogs/lappin/108-my-blogs-home.html Fri, 26 Sep 2008 07:53:30 GMT http://www.dublinbellybusters.com/blog.html http://www.dublinbellybusters.com/blog.html ]]> LAPPIN http://www.badbeatspoker.net/forum/blogs/lappin/108-my-blogs-home.html http://www.badbeatspoker.net/forum/blogs/otbdave/107-my-live-poker-hiatus.html Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:43:20 GMT I have not posted in a long while, although there is a ton going on in my life, poker and otherwise...

First I will start with poker:

I have taken a break from live poker since my final game I hosted, a $300 tournament near the end of summer at the end of July or early August.

I accomplished a lot of nice goals coming down the stretch of my live games.

- $100 Winter Tournament: 1st
- Spring League Points: 1st
- $100 Spring Tournament: 2nd
- $50 Heads-Up Championship: 1st
- $300 Final Tournament: 2nd

This marks the end of 2 yrs of hosting games where I have met some of my best friends and I feel we have all learned and grown together immensely. I will definitely miss playing with a lot of the guys.

I am planning to resume live play again the first Thursday in October. This is a pretty long break from absolutely no live poker.

So, my thoughts about this...

I feel that in order to be a healthy competitive poker player that I must prove to myself that I can handle breaks. I guess what I am saying is, I want to show to myself that I really have no addiction or attachment to (live) poker.

I did not take a break from online poker. This is due entirely to the fact that I am not willing to lose my 16 month ironman status. Furthermore, my online play is extremely minimal, less than one hour a day.

Over this break I have found myself missing my friends that I used to play poker with, but not so much the game itself, for the most part. However, I watched some live poker on tv (which I almost never do) Day 1D of the Main Event to see BBP member Gilva on t.v. After watching some of the live hands, it just got me licking my chops about how terrible some of the play is during these events. It gets me very excited for when I will get to head down next Summer.

I am also very excited about playing at Gemini regularly. I feel this challenge will be the next major chapter in my poker development, and I fully expect to be able to beat that game.

During my break from live poker, I have been absolutely on fire playing online poker. I am not sure this is related, but it is hard to decide either way.

I have made my third attempt to begin playing 200nl regularly, and I am nothing short of destroying it. I can't believe how many easy pots I am winning due to very inexperienced play from my opponents. I am finally convinced I can beat this game and I can beat it hard. Over my "small" sample of 25,000 hands or so, I have triple with winrate (BB/100) of top 200nl player tulegit21. Of course, I have been running good as well. It seems like when I get in 80% to win, I am winning at least 80% of the time. I have even sucked out on monster pots one or two times.

So, enough of the poker, and on to life...

I have made a pretty firm decision to move to Chicago once I graduate and of course after I head out to Vegas for a lot of the Summer.

I am planning to live with my girlfriend, Shannon, along with my older brother and his wife. I think it will be an awesome time living in a high rise in downtown Chicago and I can be a kid for a few more years. We are planning to get a two bedroom two bath which run $2000-$2600 a month in Chi-town.

Id this isn't enough, I turn 21 in less than 12 hours, I am having LASIK surgery in 8 days, OSU plays USC in 3 days, and classes start in a little over 2 weeks...

Bring on the madness! ]]> otbdave http://www.badbeatspoker.net/forum/blogs/otbdave/107-my-live-poker-hiatus.html http://www.badbeatspoker.net/forum/blogs/otbdave/106-defy-you-offspring.html Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:28:50 GMT You may push me around,
But you cannot win.
You may throw me down,
But I'll rise again.

The more you say,
The more I defy you.
So get out of my face,
Whoa, yeah.

You cannot stop us!
You cannot bring us down.
Never give up,
We go on and on!

You'll never break us!
Never bring us down.
We are alive!

The wind blows,
I'll lean into the wind.
My anger grows,
I'LL USE IT to win.

The more you say,
The more I defy you.
So get out of my way,
Who-oa yeah.

All my will.
All my strength.
Rip it out.
Start again.

You cannot stop us!
You cannot bring us down.
Never give up,
We go on and on!

You'll never break us!
Never bring us down.
We are alive!


All my will.
All my strength.
Rip it out.
Start again.

All my will.
All my strength.
Rip it out.
Start again.

(Can you leave it all behind?) All my will.
All my strength. (Can you leave it all behind?)
Rip it out. ('Cause you can't go back.)
(You can't go back.) Start again.

(Can you leave it all behind?) All my will.
(Can you leave it all behind?) All my strength.
('Cause you can't go back. You can't go back.) Rip it out.
(You can't go back. You can't go back.) Start again.

You cannot stop us!
You cannot bring us down.
Never give up,
We go on and on!

You'll never break us!
Never bring us down.
We are alive!
We are ali-i-ive!
Woah, no-oh... ]]> otbdave http://www.badbeatspoker.net/forum/blogs/otbdave/106-defy-you-offspring.html http://www.badbeatspoker.net/forum/blogs/kagliva/105-watch-espn-feature-table-sept-9.html Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:57:28 GMT :DI received an email from ESPN that my feature table will air on Sept. 9. Please excuse the hat--I was bribed. Kathleen Gliva :DI received an email from ESPN that my feature table will air on Sept. 9. Please excuse the hat--I was bribed.

Kathleen Gliva ]]> KAGliva http://www.badbeatspoker.net/forum/blogs/kagliva/105-watch-espn-feature-table-sept-9.html http://www.badbeatspoker.net/forum/blogs/snutizzle/104-my-vegas-employment-begins.html Sun, 17 Aug 2008 21:32:57 GMT So! I finished corporate Harrah's training last week. It was 2 days about the company, 1 day about your property, 2 days about customer service. 40 hours, but paid at least, even if it was only my base $8 without tips.

This week, different story. This week was unpaid. 30+ hours without a dime. Apparently everyone goes through this before becoming official as a Dealertainer. I guess their theory is that if they train you, hence saving you the cost of dealer school, you put in your time voluntarily. Which is fine by me, if I had to afford dealer school right now, I honestly don't know what I'd do.......I'm so poor!!! So here is kind of how my week went.

Monday - report to IP at 10am. Met Brenda, the training coordinator for table games. This woman is great. She has been in the business for a long time, and she tells me that back in the days when men dealt and women were cocktail waitresses......well she was the first woman asked by the casino to become a dealer. Pretty cool historical tidbit. So I work with her until about 4pm. She sends me packing with all sorts of things - a layout to practice on my table at home, a shoe and cards, and tons of chips. A DVD, a binder about 200 pages long, a casino handbook, etc. Overwhelming at best.

Tuesday - report to IP at 10:30. More training with Brenda. I was getting frustrated easily because, although I've played blackjack a million times, there is a particular order you have to do EVERYTHING and keeping in mind all sorts of side information. So, I went through the routines of how to:

- handle a cash or chip buy in when someone sits down.

- pick up and/or pay out the bonus bet. This pit has a bonus where if your first 2 cards equal 20, there is extra payout. It increases if your cards are suited, exactly the same, etc.

-cutting cheques. So that you don't have to pick up people's bets and count them out, you learn to judge what a stack of 5 looks like and how to place chips beside them and size into the bet, so that you can quickly payout wins. This took me awhile and involved some misty eyes. I'm such a baby.

-how to check my cards in the viewer for blackjack. and to deal with the insurance bets.

-how to sort my chip rack.

-a plethora of other info. Keeping it all straight was difficult for awhile, but the next day........

Wednesday -Brenda thinks I'm ready to try dealing live with a shadow, so I'm asked to dress the part and arrive at IP at about 10:45 to warm up and then go on at noon.

I wore a cheetah shirt, black pants, heels and black satiny jacket. It was a long damn day in those heels. I later learned that you bring comfy shoes for when you're standing at the table or walking to break and only wear the heels before you jump up on stage. I will never forget THAT again

So, we meet in the pit at 11:55, during which we have a short meeting where you find out what you made the day before in tips (they're pooled between all Dealertainers that work in a single day), get briefed on anything special going on, and receive pertinent info. Then we parade around the casino and the show begins. Typically 3-4 acts perform on stage while the pit is being opened. Then you deal a shift, take a break, deal another shift, perform, take a break, and so it continues the whole day.

I dealt and was shadowed by one of the Blues Brothers, who was very kind and patient and helpful. It didn't go bad at all. It was actually easier to me to deal live than practice upstairs on a table with no one. It wasn't pressureful at all. I had a lot of nice people at my table who were very encouraging and sweet. In fact, one sent me a myspace friend request when she returned from her trip telling me I did a very good job. That meant the world to me, because I am of course a tad insecure starting this new venture and entering this little group as an outsider. They seem very much like a very close-knit family. But everyone is super nice and have been very welcoming, so that was a relief too.

You get a break from dealing after every 45 minutes or so, which is nice, because it IS hard to stand in one spot so long. My breaks so far have involved putting my feet up, and asking my new co-workers about a million questions that I have about things, because I just have never done any of this before. I feel like the overly innocent little school teacher from dumb Ohio, while most of these people have been at it for at least a few years and a lot of them were dealers before they started Dealertainers back in 2003 I think it was...

We have a special dressing room/break room up on the top of the IP. It is a very nice area with tons of rooms to hang, relax and/or get ready. When I walked in there the first day and saw the amount of costumes everyone has, I felt even dumber. Granted, I guess no one expects me to have a whole wardrobe on day one, but all I had was one outfit. So I freak and go shopping for some other things that night. I left around 5:30.

Thursday - Pretty much the same routine. Today I was shadowed by Alice Cooper, whose style was a little different than Elwood's. I liked that I was with a different person each day, because they each had something different to offer advicewise and I'd learn something new from each of them since everyone does things their own way.

I forgot to mention from Wednesday that I was also performing "Before He Cheats" and "Last Name" during each day. I did them again today. I plan on adding 3 more songs..."All American Girl," "Flat on the Floor," and "The More Boys I Meet." Then hopefully a few more as I ease into this. I am getting more comfortable on the stage for sure.

The day of dealing went great again. Today I stayed until 7:15 so I could get more of an idea what a full day would feel like. I chose boots, which were way more comfy. It's still kind of hard on the body, but I assume I'll get used to it. Or take advantage of our spa at IP. Either way

Friday - This day was my last practice shift. The floor boss thought on Thursday that I was ready to go live on my own and start getting paid (thank god!!!) So she told me to come in for a short shift of practice and to talk to the powers that be about getting on the schedule.

Today Dolly Parton was my shadow. Also very nice and helpful and she made me feel very at home there.

At around 4:30, I got called up to Richard's office. He is the table games/operations manager for IP. The main man, if you will. He wasn't there, but I met another manager named Mary and she had me watch a video of myself from surveillance. When I saw myself on stage, I said out loud, "wow I need to lose weight." There was no argument. I think that was kind of the point of letting me see the video, so I didn't need to be told more or less…..I was given some wardrobe pointers on how to look better and so I'm sure once I'm not poor, I will elect to get more clothes. For now, I've been told to stick to my first day outfit, or something close to that. I scheduled an appointment in my mind to go back to Jenny Craig….The camera may add 10 pounds, but this one was adding 30 if you catch my drift…..yuck. So I left feeling pretty depressed and mad at myself for letting the weight stack on. After all, back in February, I weighed 124 and that may be the skinniest I have been in about 10 years. Then the moving, the stress, the hurried eating habits, the lack of control and the new restaurants in Vegas…and here I am again, needing to lose.

The bit of good news was that I was deemed ready to start live, on my own and getting paid on Monday at noon. So hello working and hello money again. It couldn't have been timed much better, since my first check from IP will also be the same day I get my last teaching check.

Saturday - Took the day off practicing dealing and went to Jenny Craig to rejoin. Weighed in at 144 which made me extremely mad at myself. 20 pounds in 6 months. Which is especially a lot when you're only 5'2".

Luckily I had great success losing when I went on it before and I know what it takes. Plus when I lost the weight before, I was NOT working out. I lost it strictly from dieting. So now, I'm also working out 4-5 times a week, which should only help speed it along. Plus the fact that I'm up and moving around on a stage and walking a lot every day to and from work and during breaks. So I'm hopeful. And looking forward to great adventures as a new Dealertainer :D

Check out my friend list under "new" and you can see some of the other myspace pages for some other Dealertainers.

www.myspace.com/SNutizzle ]]> SNutizzle http://www.badbeatspoker.net/forum/blogs/snutizzle/104-my-vegas-employment-begins.html http://www.badbeatspoker.net/forum/blogs/d-nut/102-retirement-speech.html Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:49:54 GMT Disclaimer: If you dont give a crap about me or my poker escapades, please move along....you'll read yourself to sleep. Because really this thread is more self-fulfilling than anything.....but I wanted to write it to clear my mind and know that I'm making a sound decision.

I guess first and foremost, I'm not quitting poker. I love the game and love the fact that there is so much to learn and constantly adjust to make yourself a successful player. I have never been a very avid online player.....I would play because I'm an action junkie. It nowhere compares to the live game for me.....I love shuffling chips and handling cards and the person to person interaction of live play.

But recently, I have been intrigued by online, and really have tried to accept it as a new challenge. Dont get me wrong, I have WORLDS to learn in the live game, but I have always been able to feel like I was under control in the live tables I played at.....whereas when I play in the online world, I feel inferior or nitty or whatever..... I'm sure it has a lot to do with the fact that I've played with players of a higher skill level online than I have live. There's also a lot more donkeys out there online too....but I digress.

So lately, I've run through many sessions with Scott, and I feel like he helped my game immensely! He always said it was mutual, but I feel like his online game is way better than mine....so I'm not quite sure what I was "helping" him with, but I guess that is neither here nor there. I consider myself a very good reader and I feel like I possess very good tournament strategy and think my way through a tourney pretty well....so maybe I was helping there....who knows? But my point is that after playing with Scott and picking his brain, I decided to give it a fair run with true bankroll management since I had an actual online bankroll where I could play a little bit.

What actually happened, was that I managed to lose the maximum for a day for 5 consecutive days....and I freaked out and lost all bankroll management concepts. I didnt think I played bad at all......I guess I'm supposed to say that variance sucks, right? I'm not gonna turn this into a big ole whine post......but I swear in those 5 days, I wanted to go run in traffic....I couldnt dodge the 3 outers....my overpairs were getting run down by underpairs, etc. I was losing it.

Well tonight, I lost it. I had been playing the $10 rebuy tourney on FTP consistantly, because I felt that it was +EV for me. The stack sizes were huge and the levels were slow....not to mention a quarter of the field didnt even make it through the rebuy period. I had played pretty well in this for about a week straight only to run into some ridiculous coolers and finish near the bubble almost like clockwork. Tonight, I had about 25BB with 80 players left.....I raised on the button with QQ....guy with 16BB shoves back, I call, and he has aces. Coolered. Few hands later, I have JJ....shove in my 8BB....same guy shoves over top to isolate...he has 99.....flops a set and just like that I'm done. I know.....this happens to everyone. I'm not whining.....but this one put me over the edge.

So..........and I'm a little embarrased to say this.....but I said, "OK......screw any kind of bankroll management....I'm playing the biggest SNg I can afford, and win or lose, I'm done. If I lose, I lose. If I win, I'm cashing out and banning myself from the site" So that's what I did. I couldnt find a $150 SNG, so I played a $50 and a $100.

I finished 9th in the $50 when I got it in with QQ...and lost to AK. But......I did manage to make my last online game a good one. I won the $100 SNG.....and gave a primal yell like I just won the WSOP main event. I played against some players with GREAT numbers and won. It had been awhile since I felt like I accomplished something and was rewarded for playing well. So......the cashout is in process, and I'm going to ban myself. No more online for me. It's not much money, but we're freakin broke right now with the move, so it will help.

I guess...overall, I'm really envious of those of you that can exercise good bankroll management and stick it out even when things are looking in the dumps. The ability to lower your stakes if need be and stay with it is really a skill in itself. I wager on sports, and have done that for even longer than I've played poker. Bankroll management is just as important in that as poker....and I've never been able to do it in sports either.....and that has always prevented me from winning money at that too. I mean....I do OK, but overall it is probably a losing proposition because I dont do it correctly. You see......I've gambled for my entire adulthood. And, I dont consider it a "problem"....Never in my life have I gambled money I didnt have, or lost money for bills......The only thing that has been a problem is the fact that due to my nature (I take winning and losing WAY too seriously) I have a bad temper and I look like an idiot sometimes. Stacey hates the way I act, and I do too, and I have promised her that I'm going to work on it. But my point is.....when you have gambled for so long, sometimes to get the rush.....you simply cant bet $5.00 or play a $5.00 tournament...even if that is all your bankroll will allow. I dont take it seriously. And that is not good. So I've always chalked up sports betting and poker as entertainment...because I've never been able to be disciplined enough to be a "professional"....and I dont mean play like one. I mean use your money in a professional manner.

So........I've decided to not mess with online with the exception of the occasional BadBeats tourney...and it will simply be to goof off with you guys. Because those were fun to me.

I thought long and hard on this, and here are some of the reasons I decided this is best for me:

1.) Online was beginning to take up a lot of my time. I dont want to sit in a chair and play poker all the time.

2.) We just moved to Vegas (the best city in the world!) and we have plenty to see.

3.) I simply like live poker better.

4.) My personality type does not need poker at my fingertips 24/7. I feel I can control myself and my demeanor better with some live play a couple times a week.

5.) Stacey and I both love poker....it's something that we share a love for....and while we get out quite a bit....I think we will both appreciate freeing up a lot more time to hang out and enjoy our new city.

Anyways.........sorry this was so long, but I had to do it for whatever sanity I had left. And Im gonna turn this into my first blog post. And hopefully I'll have more blogs to write as I get out and enjoy Vegas, and play some more live poker. Money is tight as hell right now.....but hopefully that will turn around soon and I'll be able to play a little bit.

If any of you actually made it through this, I'm amazed!! ]]> D-Nut http://www.badbeatspoker.net/forum/blogs/d-nut/102-retirement-speech.html http://www.badbeatspoker.net/forum/blogs/rogue/101-why-post-blog.html Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:24:54 GMT Some of you may be wondering why anyone would post to a blog. It is a great way to express yourself about anything you want and a way of sharing thoughts with people you may not speak with everyday.

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