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Positive Thinking

Date: Fri, Sep 5, 2008 Internet

As we head into the weekend, I wanted to point out that poker's never all doom and gloom. I'm going to pull out of my cold-streak (if you can even call a stretch of 2,000 hands a streak) just fine. Over the next few days, I'm going to approach poker as just a game...again. I find it hard to stop myself from regarding poker as a source of income. But it is just a game. It's a game that I play well at times and quite poorly at other times. First and foremost, it should be fun. And...

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Sick and Stupid Poker

Date: Thu, Sep 4, 2008 Internet

True to my word, I stayed away from the tables last night. I was tempted to play last night after watching a few IStrong videos but I held fast. For those who care, I finished off Half-Life 2: Episode 1 instead. It was refreshing to end a night of entertainment without having to pore over my financial records to determine whether my time was well-spent or wasted. Tonight's plans include more of the same: kids, wife, TV, and some video games. My entire family, myself included, have come...

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So Cold...

Date: Wed, Sep 3, 2008 Internet

As good as my month of August finished off, I'm now running cold. Bad cards are leading to bad decisions; in turn, my bad decisions cultivate a poor table image. A bad table image is terrible when you're just not hitting the flop in a meaningful way. Sure, you'll get paid off when you do hit that set or top two-pair, the catch being that you need to hit. First off, just how cold am I running? Here's a quick breakdown of my hands this month:I've played 43 pocket pairs; I've hit 3 sets. I've...

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Month in Review: August 2008

Date: Tue, Sep 2, 2008 Internet

August started off slowly for me. I spent the first week playing a lot of Half-Life 2 on my Xbox 360. But I soon found myself completely fascinated with poker again. After a bit of roller coaster at PokerStars, I returned to Full Tilt and brought my winnings into the black by month's end. How did I do? All the details after the jump. I'll be using data that I gathered from Poker Tracker 3's various graph and reporting features. Unfortunately, neither PokerEV nor my set-o-meter software...

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Fancy Moves

Date: Fri, Aug 29, 2008 Internet

I played about 400 hands of break-even poker last night at Full Tilt. I got down early when I got it all-in pre-flop with QQ against a shorter stacked player (50 BB) sitting pretty with AA. I also had another pair of Queens fall flat on an A K x flop. But today's post isn't about the sheer crapiness of finding yourself down a buy-in or two within the first ten minutes of your session. Instead, I'd like to look at a couple hands where certain Villains decided to get tricky. I hate raising...

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Videos, Plans, and Monster Hands

Date: Thu, Aug 28, 2008 Internet

Another night, another session at Full Tilt. I played fairly well though there are still a number of spots where I find myself a little lost. For example, I'm still not sure how to handle min-raises on dry boards when I c-bet out of position in a 3-bet pot. Another classic example is betting KK on an Ace high flop and having your opponent min-raise my bet. Without a read on my opponents, I tend to fold in both of these situations and I think that's a leak. I guess I'm just unfamiliar with...

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Tricky or Stupid River Play?

Date: Wed, Aug 27, 2008 Internet

Even though I was tired, I ended up playing a little $100 NL at Full Tilt last night. After spending an hour fixing up my PT3 HUD, I had to give the new overlay a test run. The new HUD will take some getting used to but I think it'll do the trick. Unfortunately, my "test session" ended up being more or less break-even, meaning that I lost about $16 over 200 hands. I had a few difficulties in finding good tables last night. And once I had found a number of great tables, I was unable to cash...

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More Poker, More Tweaking...

Date: Tue, Aug 26, 2008 Internet

I put in a good session at Full Tilt last night. Things went well and I finished up on the night. It was one of those nights when I happened to flop some big hands at the right time against the right opponents. Aside from playing poker, I spent a good chunk of the night revising my Poker Tracker 3 HUD layout again. After having played a session with the new layout, I think I'll be making some more revisions this evening. There's an ongoing battle between being able to see important HUD...

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Busy Weekend

Date: Mon, Aug 25, 2008 Internet

I had a really busy weekend. I attended a wedding on Saturday and a baptism on Sunday. Lots of church, lots of food, a few drinks, and very little poker. I did manage to play a couple sessions at Full Tilt. Luckily, I came out on top and was able to end my losing streak at 5 buy-ins. Unfortunately, I don't have my laptop with me right now so I can't give you any further details of my weekend poker play. But I do have some hands worth discussing below. PokerStars No Limit Holdem Ring...

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LAGs and VIPs

Date: Fri, Aug 22, 2008 Internet

Last night ended up being more about downloading poker training videos and less about poker. I also didn't get much of a chance to just sit and relax with my wife. I really hate it when that happens and it's something I'm looking to correct this evening. I'll play poker tonight but I'm going to make damned sure that my wife and I get some quality time too. I ended up playing a short half-hour session at half-past eleven last night. The few hands that I saw were enough to earn me my...

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Tweaking and Training

Date: Thu, Aug 21, 2008 Internet

After spending the night shopping with my family, I wasn't really in the mood to play poker. I figured I'd better not put any of my bankroll on the line as my eyes struggled to stay open. I guess I could have downed an energy drink but I think I made the right choice. Instead, I spent a couple hours playing around with Poker Tracker 3 and my PokerSavvy Plus account. First and foremost, I decided to pay for a premium account with PokerSavvy. The premium account gives me access to the...

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Not my finest hour...

Date: Wed, Aug 20, 2008 Internet

Although I was slightly up for the month before last night's session, that's no longer the case. I played about 600 hands last night and followed a path with which I'm all too familiar. Play solid poker. Get sucked out on. Start missing every flop. Begin to feel that my opponents are playing back at me (a.k.a. pulling a Tuff_Fish). Take a stand and donk off a couple stacks. Shut down laptop and lay awake wondering why I didn't stop playing earlier. I find it very difficult to continue...

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The Weekend Hammer

Date: Tue, Aug 19, 2008 Internet

I ended up putting in a number of hands over the weekend. I'm aiming to play at least 5000 hands of poker a month for as many months as I can before I inevitably "give up poker" yet again. In any case, poker over the weekend was both good and bad. I played fairly well if a little too robotically at times. I made some good plays, a number of bad plays, and a couple good lay-downs in spots where I might have called (and likely lost) in the past. Many of my costly leaks all involve the...

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Birthdays, Weekends, and Answers

Date: Fri, Aug 15, 2008 Internet

Tonight marks the beginning of my wife's birthday weekend. My wife has told me that she'd like me to take some time and play a bit of poker this weekend. So I'll probably hit the tables for a little bit over the next few days; however, I'm well aware that this could be a trap of some sort. All kidding aside, I think I'll be able to put in about 1,000 hands. A few sessions of poker will leave me with tons of time to watch the kids and spoil my wife silly with gifts and fancy birthday meals. ...

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