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Frustrations
Ok, I’m frustrated. I feel like I can’t win right now. I’ve been playing a lot online. I spend about 20-30hrs online in a week. That’s an insane amount of time in front of a screen since I work 40hr weeks on a computer.. which is probably fueling my craziness right now. Despite my last post about focusing on my success in micro stakes NLHE cash games online.. I went against that and went back to MTT and SnGs online. What can I say, I was bored? There’s no big finale in cash games.. I like tournaments.
Micro NLHE Cash Games
I’ve been playing a lot online during the week.. since my weekends are usually spent at Commerce in some 1-2 NLHE cash games, I decided I should take a break from the SnGs and practice cash games online. I buy-in for the max $10 in the mirco $.05-.10 NLHE games on Full Tilt. In my last 7 consecutive sessions I’ve left up 1-2x my buy-in. Am I running well or am I on to something?
Now Back to Poker
After a nice, normal weekend I am finally falling back into my routines.. which is good and bad. I hate routine.. but after my last 2 months or so I’m happy to be working (well, bringing home a paycheck).. not in boxes anymore.. and playing poker again… I hate being forced to take time off like that.
A Quick Update
Hey everyone.. I’ve got a lot of catching up to do. I’ve been unable to play poker or even really think about poker in the last week or so. I packed up everything last week and moved to LA. It’s been a crazy month to say the least. I traveled to LA to find an apt and interview for a job, came back to find out I was laid off anyway, then began packing everything, took a “quick” trip to Vegas from FL (seriously 24hrs in Vegas.. long story.. not much poker unfortunately), then finished packing and then hit to road for 5 days of driving. The worst part was passing all the casinos along the I-10 and not being able to stop with my 2 cats in the car. We made it to LA yesterday and we’re getting settled. Oh, and I actually was offered the job I interviewed for while on the road.. so that helps. I have off all next week before I start and my birthday is on Wednesday.. so I definitely see some LA casinos in my future…
Limit Hold Em Cash Games
During my unemployment I’m fully taking advantage of my available time.. and most importantly the time I have to play poker. I’m considering these days paid by my severance a bit of a pro poker fantasy camp. I have this time off and I want to see what it’s like to play poker full time as if I was doing it for a living. So today I started my day off with a Full Tilt warm up session. I woke up and had breakfast to a $2 NLHE 9 person. I placed 1st. Off to a good start. From there I went to the gym and came back for a quick lunch.. Then I was off to the Hard Rock Casino in Tampa…
Back from LA
I mentioned in my previous post that my life was changing dramatically sooner than later. I didn’t realize that this meant actually… now. I went to LA to interview for a new job and find an apartment. I’m moving from Florida after a year and a half. I had been relocated to FL for a job. Luckily, I did leave myself an exit “plan” when I came here: Give it 2 years and if it’s not working start thinking about other options and use tax return money to move. I try to think of my life as a series of poker moves. My strategy here was that I was sensing things were not going well for the company in FL so I needed to start earlier and try to get ahead of the vibe in the office.
My Poker Frustrations (and a little bit of venting)
Well, 2008 is not off to a good start for me, personally. In 2006 I had moved from NYC to St. Pete, FL for a job. A year and a half later the job has turned out to be one of the worst mistakes ever.. the only good thing about it is the people I work with (in the art dept) and the actual work we create. Everything else… not even close to being good. I believe everything happens for a reason. Moving down here has given me the chance to take my poker skills to the next level. There is actually a lot of good poker in FL and, as it was mentioned in CardPlayer (last month?).. the games are good. There is definitely money to be won (with some adjustment to these players).
Limit Hold ‘em Tourney.. Not so bad.. And a Question of the Day
Last night I played in the AIPS III Event #1 Limit Hold ‘Em Tournament. There were 155 players.. including a few of my fellow bloggers. It’s always nice to play against players who you know. I went out in 35th. Payout was top 27. I probably could have inched into the payout but the blinds made me decide next good hand I got I was going for it…. Overall, I played better than I had expected. Here are a few things I noticed about my play and some hands that I thought were interesting.. and I few things I’d improve on for my next LHE tournament.
Seven Days of Online Poker
The past week has been dedicated to online play. I have some money in my Full Tilt account so I’ve been playing some micro limits NL HE cash games, MTT, and SNGs. I probably put in close to 40 hours of play in the last week. I prefer live play. After reading Azn_Cutie’s post on The Difference Between Online and Live, I started to try to focus in my online games and try to apply some of the same reading skills I find successful in live play. I don’t think I improve my game through online play because I am too easily distracted at home. My cats are jumping on my lap, I watch tv while I play, I look up things online and I’m sometimes even making dinner while I’m in a tournament. That’s no way to play.
NL HE Cash Games
Last night I decided to take a break from a losing streak on low buy-in NL HE tournaments on Full Tilt. I seem to be getting in with the best hand and someone decides to gamble and then draws out on me. I was in a $5 NLHE 18 person SNG last night and we were down to 9. I’m on a semi-short stack. I go all-in UTG+1 w/ pocket 10s. UTG who had limped decided to call for most of his stack. He has Jd-10d so I’m pretty far ahead. However, runner-runner diamonds give him the flush and I’m out. How do you fight against that?
