Archive for May, 2009
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How can this happen?
I’m usually a very level headed person! At the poker tables I shrug off the bad beats easily and can maintain my focus very well. It’s then only even more discomforting that every now and then (about 3 times a year), I have those days where EVERYTHING becomes unhinged. And I don’t know why. It’s like a pendulum that is swinging very little, but every now and then it just goes off. Like an earthquake – disastrous.
Time for the WSOP
Hello PokerSifters out there! I have been practically non-existent the past year due to an intense masters program I was in. Last week I graduated with my MS in Information Management and am excited to be able to get back to a normal life with my nights free to watch TV and play some poker. Over the past year, pretty much the only poker I played was the WSOP Circuit event at Rincon this past March. I played 2 tournaments, one NLH and one O8. I sorta bubbled the NLH tournament busting 39th when 27 got paid. I’ve played a few sessions of limit cash games with slight losing results.
Just an Update
I haven’t blogged here in awhile.. but when I stopped by and read about Bellatrix’s dilemma I wanted to update on somethings.. I was laid off from my apparel design job 2 days before my 29th bday. Working 9-6 used to kill me. I hated it. Also, for some reason I always ended up in the least inspiring work spaces.. dark corners. Makes us creative types just want to explode.. Well, the whole time I was trapped in my salary job dreaming of playing poker, pursing my own creative venture and just seeing daylight.. I guess I finally got my wish.
Amazing May!
Since I wrote the post about thinking of doing this for a living, I have been on an amazingly sick heater. I am scared of course that it’ll all come crashing down like a house of… mhmm… uh.. cards. But on the other hand, I’ve been playing so focused it’s really amazing, b/f like a champ and being right about it. Actually smiling when I get bad beat, because the villaing didn’t extract most value out of me, etc.
Of course
Thanks Stars, 2nd hand of final table, top 4 paid, I eventually bust 6
Table ‘159966144 1′ 8-max
Seat 1: Clockwork (3647 in chips)
Seat 2: jerseyg610 (9495 in chips)
Seat 3: JBmonaco (11436 in chips)
Seat 4: Bigfizr (5416 in chips)
Seat 5: c21nick (9385 in chips)
Seat 6: Stewman20 (7402 in chips)
Seat 8: CocoChavez (1219 in chips)
Clockwork: posts the ante 60
jerseyg610: posts the ante 60
JBmonaco: posts the ante 60
Bigfizr: posts the ante 60
c21nick: posts the ante 60
Stewman20: posts the ante 60
CocoChavez: posts the ante 60
*** 3rd STREET ***
Dealt to Clockwork A♣
Dealt to jerseyg610 T♣
Dealt to JBmonaco 9♥
Dealt to Bigfizr T♥
Dealt to c21nick T♦
Dealt to Stewman20 Q♣ Q♥ Q♦
Dealt to CocoChavez 6♥
JBmonaco said, “gl all”
CocoChavez: brings in for 90
Clockwork: raises 210 to 300
c21nick said, “ty u too”
jerseyg610: folds
JBmonaco: folds
Bigfizr: folds
c21nick: folds
Stewman20: raises 300 to 600
jerseyg610 said, “ty u2″
CocoChavez: folds
Clockwork: calls 300
*** 4th STREET ***
Dealt to Clockwork A♣ A♥
Dealt to Stewman20 Q♣ Q♥ Q♦ 9♦
Clockwork: bets 300
Stewman20: raises 300 to 600
Clockwork: calls 300
*** 5th STREET ***
Dealt to Clockwork A♣ A♥ 5♠
Dealt to Stewman20 Q♣ Q♥ Q♦ 9♦ 9♣
Clockwork: bets 600
Stewman20: raises 600 to 1200
Clockwork: calls 600
*** 6th STREET ***
Dealt to Clockwork A♣ A♥ 5♠ 8♦
Dealt to Stewman20 Q♣ Q♥ Q♦ 9♦ 9♣ J♦
Clockwork: checks
Stewman20: bets 600
Clockwork: calls 600
*** RIVER ***
Dealt to Stewman20 Q♣ Q♥ Q♦ 9♦ 9♣ J♦ A♦
Clockwork: bets 587 and is all-in
Stewman20: calls 587
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Clockwork: shows 5♦ 6♦ A♣ A♥ 5♠ 8♦ A♠ (HI: a full house, Aces full of Fives)
Stewman20: shows Q♣ Q♥ Q♦ 9♦ 9♣ J♦ A♦ (HI: a full house, Queens full of Nines)
Clockwork collected 7684 from pot
No low hand qualified
JBmonaco said, “wowwww”
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 7684 | Rake 0
Seat 1: Clockwork showed 5♦ 6♦ A♣ A♥ 5♠ 8♦ A♠ and won (7684) with HI: a full house, Aces full of Fives
Seat 2: jerseyg610 folded on the 3rd Street (didn’t bet)
Seat 3: JBmonaco folded on the 3rd Street (didn’t bet)
Seat 4: Bigfizr folded on the 3rd Street (didn’t bet)
Seat 5: c21nick folded on the 3rd Street (didn’t bet)
Seat 6: Stewman20 showed Q♣ Q♥ Q♦ 9♦ 9♣ J♦ A♦ and lost with HI: a full house, Queens full of Nines
Seat 8: CocoChavez folded on the 3rd Street
one of Those Nights
Had one of Those Nights last night. The games were insanely good on Pokerstars, I had at least one 65/4 superfish on every table and two had guys with VPIP > 90. Obviously I dropped 7 buy-ins with all the usual beats like losing every pre-flop allin, losing a 300BB pot with Q9 on a KJT flop, that sort of thing.
May so far
I think being motivated to play is one of the biggest boosts you can have. Playing for the fun of it, you know, not being nervous about having a bad beat or downswing, just enjoying the moment. I was reading Shamus’ blog “Play the game” (linky) and all I can say that it’s true! You should enjoy the game and not be so uptight, why else are you playing this?
The Next Step in Poker Marketing?
There’s been quite an uproar on some online sites and forums about the latest promotion from pokerstars. Pokerstars is giving away massive bonuses to ANY UK player who earns a minimal amount of points over the course of May, up to 80,000 points which is most of the way to the exalted Supernova status that small-stakes players like me grind 6 months to achieve (confirmation from a huge 2p2 thread).
I’m quite torn on whether this is a positive step for online poker. I’ve heard at least two compelling arguments for why this makes sense:
I want to, but…
I want to do this professionally. I know I can. I know I won’t get bored. I know I can be successful. I have been playing and playing and playing and my statistics say I can beat this thing. If I approach it professionally, I can beat the hell out of it and I would spend many, many more hours doing what I love.
BUT
am I throwing my “former” life away?
