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So in these last two months, April and May, I've dropped just about 2k at NL50. Yeah how is that possible after being a steady 3bb/100 winner after so many months? I don't know. But somewhere along the way I got brainwashed and forgot completely how to play poker.

So basically my roll got knocked down to ~$250 and my ego did not like this one bit. I had to go back down to NL25 to get my bearings straight. I grinded 2750 hands at fullring today and oh my god is it a grind. Played like 4 hours and got +5 buyins. Whew...

I've got summer school tomorrow so bye bye grind time. I sent out about 10 job applications these past months and didn't get hired. WTF??? Real life is sick. I guess I'm not qualified to give change @ $8/h.

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Somewhere along the way, and I don't know when, I lost my mind bit by bit. I mean sure stars has worse players than FTP by a LOT, but that means having to handle more beats and requiring greater mental fortitude.

I pretty much lost my mind this weekend...and the green line shows that my post flop play is really horrible. I think I'm too used to playing against standard FTP players and the strat I use there just won't fly at stars. I'm very close to busting my roll at stars...

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You ever have those days where you win 2.5 buyins in 65 hands? Makes me just wanna put my feet up and smoke some cubans. But there is no rest for the ambitious grinder...so I'll have to continue.

After a few games of random bunker defense.



shes smokin'

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So I took out $500 from my FTP bankroll as per my new years resolution. At microstakes the rake makes a huge difference...my rakeback for this month comes out to 9 buyins at my stakes. Wow all that playing and I just barely break even

Today was one of those boring ass sessions, where you hit absolutely nothing. I didn't cooler anyone, I didn't stack a fish with a better hand, but all I did was stay afloat with a few nice bluffs here and there.

Didn't make any hands vs other players and got coolered twice for -2 buyins. I'm especially proud of how calm and unaffected I was by the cold deck. If all goes well I'll be taking a shot at 100NL by the end of February. Ha HA HA HA HA Ha.

Epic : http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/382573

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I deposited $300 into doyles room and played a bit. hated the software so I degen'ed it up and hit the blackjack tables. I was going to martingale the sucker starting at $25.

First hand I'm dealt 19. I stand, dealer hits for 20.

Second hand I bet $50 and am dealt 11. I doublt down obv, and lose to the dealer who hits a miracle 21

Third hand dealer shows an ace and I'm dealt 16. "Would you like to buy insurance vegable? You might get fucked over!" I click no and dealer swipes my chips away showing AQ.

Fourth hand I bet my last $100 because of their dumb increment rules and I am dealt 14. I'm too scared to hit and bust, I just want to get even at this point! So dealer shows 16 and hits a 4, for a total of 20.

Now I look at my cashier screen and see $36 I want to cash out. Their minimum to cash out is $50 obv and I just said fuck it. put it all on 1 hand and ran it up to $120. I've learned HARD from previous blackjack sessions to quit while you still can. I take it and try to cash out within less than an hour of depositing. Then I receive this glorious e-mail :





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-----Epic life tilt. I mean if you're gonna take my money, at least have the decency to not give me a chore to do. Fucking facist chodes. Lesson: Stay away from those tiny poker rooms! they're more trouble than they're worth.

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Well, I dumped about 11 buyins in 1 day after trying to implement some "thor/roman" moves to my game. To be honest I'm not even that phased about the losses because it was a nice eye opening experience. I'd really like to develope my game further so if any successful 100NL+ players could leave their AIM/MSN info just to chat, that'd be great. At the very least, look through some of these funtastic hands and comment!

http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/372300 How it all begins
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/372278 This guy was a nit vs me and me only. I was tilted!
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/372282 Vs the same guy. This okay with an overaggro image?
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/372302 Uhh...
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/372292



http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/372280 Yup
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/372301 Bad push even with volitile game dynamics, methinks
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/372253
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/372288 Oops

http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/372297
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/372298
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/372299


So this -11 buyin thing will probably hit me hard tomorrow morning. I'd like to talk a bit with better players before experimenting any further, so that my BR won't be run into the ground. I'm barely rolled for my stakes now...


On the plus side I ganked some pub geeks on Python today. They were no match for my awesome 120 APM protoss. I gotta say since I've been playing and thinking about poker it has definately transferred over to brood war. I had fun confusing the hell out of those pubbies with aggro rush in one game, fast reaver drop the next, dt rush tech, and out macroing. No screenshots sorry...but here are some 5 star women.










Now comment on my hands PLZ

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Hi. Haven't updated my blog in a few months so thought I'd do this. Welcome to the weekend donk show starring 90% of FTP.

So. Sometimes you run hot on weekends, and other times they'll judo chop you to death with a single river card.



Take me to a psych ward. TheHuHu lets collusionate

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have fun with my money but fuck youuuu

bad beats + lucky jerks = raped bankroll

raped bankroll + tilt = omg
I might as well smoke blunts with $100 bills instead of losing it to retards

-6 buy ins all day everyday

I acknowledge the possibility that I suck with more leaks than a garden sprinkler, but I don't deserve this kind of mental devastation. So depressed. sean nolan leave your AIM info

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As some of you may remember from my last blog, I had thrown a psycho-tantrum bitch fit on the 400NL tables and lost half my BR. I finally jumped back on two NL50 6-max table all full of aggressive players and nits, on purpose to test my skill. I have to say that was one of the most intimidating sessions I have ever had. It was 221 hands of nightmarish proportions.

Overall I think I held my own, but not without some blows to my stack/ego. Absolutely horrifying table.

http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/286371
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/286372
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/286344


I did things I thought I would never have to do to survive...

http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/286375
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/286378

...meaning I had to play them differently just to stay unpredictable I guess. Comments on hands are encouraged and appreciated.



Bankrollwise, I think I will dive right into 100NL in the next week after getting in some hands at 50NL. Skillwise however, I don't think I can develop a solid winning style to combat regulars by myself. Those aggro CR fuckers can really twist my balls... :|


Graph coming up next time

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i dropped over half my bankroll because I hopped up 8x my stakes on mega shitty session tilt and lost a buyin. I thought I was the last LAST LAST person on earth that would attempt such a stupid idea

so fucking stupid. thats 50 days of solid hard work down the drain in 1 day. I was inching closer, and closer, and closer, with 15 more buyins until the next level. 15 more buy-ins until 100NL, where I could finally afford coaching to fix my pitiful 0.14bb/100h. I was so frustrated with my super slow progress that I finally snapped and fucked my bankroll once and for all

But now, that'll have to wait another 2 months. I won't be able to plug my huge game leaks for 2 months. I'll have to stay angry at myself for 2 more months. My goal to reach a 2k bankroll by the end of september has been decisively ended. I'm so hurt by this mistake that I don't know if I'll be able to continue playing

This post is to serve as a reminder to the LP community, that there is no substitute for good old fashioned hard work. I paid dearly for this lesson, and I pass it on to you...a lesson I wish I could have learned for free.

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