Pokerstars have changed there husng so there is more than one lobby for each type of hu game which isnt good and there are no rematches .
I made this bet earlier in the season
07/08/2010 Lucky 15 Each-Way Livingston @ 6/4
Outright Betting
Scottish Division Two 2010-2011 Win £600.00
Wycombe @ 10/1
Outright Betting
Npower League 2 2010-2011 Pending
QPR @ 12/1
Outright Betting
Npower Championship 2010-2011 Win
Chelsea @ 17/10
Outright Betting
Premier League Outright Betting 2010-2011 Pending
Qpr have won their league but may get points deducted for being naughty buying a player and then lieing about it afterwards, after the season has finished costing me plenty of money. fingers crossed the FA dont put a points deduction on this seaosn or it could cost me roughly $5k.
havent played so much poker in 1 month for a long long time. i feel a huge upswing coming in the next few months if i continue playing.
either way: http://i.imgur.com/6ibdV.jpg
+$2160 tournament profit
+$1000 rakeback
=$9868
60 hours probably
So post black friday I initially tried to be a live pro. After my 3rd session went pretty poorly I decided I needed online. Just cant deal with the commute, the waitlists, the slowness and everything else that comes with playing live poker.
So this week I started playing on hero poker. I talked a bunch with the ceo david through pm/email/skype and deposited 250 bucks on monday because thats the max I could put on with just a visa card. Began by playing mostly 25nl and mixing in some 50nl to try to aggressively build a bankroll while also limiting my risk of ruin. After 2 days I managed to build my roll up to about 550 between my winnings, rakeback and bonuses unlocked but it was going pretty slowly.
Realizing I needed more money, I took the steps necessary to western union 1k over there. On wednesday the only thing i knew about western union was that scammers always try to get noobs to send money using it. But it was actually really easy and painless. Took me 10 minutes at western union, 20 minute drive back, entered the MTCN into the site and within 5 minutes the money was in my account. really awesome stuff.
with a bankroll of 1550 i could then aggressively take shots at bigger games and PLO. ran a little bad at 1/2 PLO, but still doing well.
Adding in 35% rakeback and the 80 dollars in bonuses ive unlocked and my roll is at about 1800. making 550 in 19 hours of play over 4 days is pretty retarded under normal circumstances, but its kinda fun trying to take shots in games and move up through the limits quickly.
My goal is to play 45k hands this month and have my roll at 5k by the time i head to vegas for WSOP. I never plan on having more than 10-15k on there just to be cautious, but enough so i can play in the midstakes nl/plo games.
Once I hit 5k ill probably cash out 1500 just so i can immediately book a profit on the venture and at least make it not a losing proposition in the very small chance that the worst case scenario happens. But I expect to be able to make about 5-10k a month online longterm supplemented by what I can make on days when live games are soft like during wsop or if I decided to go to the commerce on weekends.
Its not nearly as well as I was doing before playing full time or even if I were to play full time live, but its much more convenient to play from home and be able to play whenever i have a free 2 hour block and i wont have to put in the super long hours of playing in a casino either.
on an end note, i strongly urge everyone to sign up at hero poker. David is the most hands on CEO i have ever seen and does an amazing job with the site. Not to mention between the bonuses, freerolls, rakeback and things like tournament tickets you will probably earn about 50-60% in rakeback over your first 5k in rake paid.
Of course there is uncertainty these days about playing online poker in the united states, but depositing a small amount of money that is not life changing to you and trying to run it up is a good idea.
= +2.4k month. Didn't feel like playing at all after quitting SNE, so I didn't put in any hours, and when I did I ran as bad as its possible to run within 1k sngs. Keep in mind the field is 100 times softer than before (black friday), and I broke even pretty much. wtf. Won @ live tho woot!
I'm pumped for SCOOP tho, I'm doing a kind of stake that is very common in Brazil, where ppl buy pieces, and get 60% of the profit. So I sell all action (or most) and keep 40% (if dont profit return all $ scores to stakers). So if anyone is interested, this is the SCOOP schedule, should be about $13.5k in SCOOP buy ins and some regular mtts for $20k total, so selling 100 pieces of $200:
I am "decent" TAG. I put it in speech marks because mainly my game is solid with thing to work on. I won't discuss tilt here because i work on my psyche alot and i am very very good motivated, self-confident and i have good approach to this part of the game.
After 88,000 hands that i played last 4 months (now i play 6-7 hours a day so this is going to be much much more) i am breaking even. I will not concentrate on making excuces or justify why is how it is.
Hello You :-) First few words about me, then how i want this blog to look like.
My name is Paul, i am 24 years old. I'm Polish and i live with my wife and son. I started living from poker earnings half year ago. I am reg at 25NL and looking to go back at NL50. My main goal is to erase all main leaks such as cbeting not enought, spots to double barrel, make my 3bet game better etc. I will write more in topic about game.
Now i do this because i now that a lot of people here is generous and willing to help younger players to get better, because they remember the times when they struggled.
I will start by describing my game using HEM stats as well as some leakbuster filters that i see helpfull. I will also post everyday hand histories with ALL SORT OF questions about any thing i find difficult to me.
Ok so i already thank you for the time spent reading this and i encourage you to give your knowledge and feedback.
Fortune favours the bold...by HeroPoker-CEO, May 04
THE BEST OF THE BEST
I get asked, a lot, why did I leave my regional director's position at Stars. Even with all the craziness that has been the last two weeks, Stars is still the best poker company out there hands down. If there was any doubt, just look at the fact that Stars is doing the US cash outs and they even brought up the issue of the FPPs with the DOJ. Truth be told, I was concerned for the company when 'it' all happened, but once they were able to secure their dot com name again, I knew they had made it through.
BECOMING GOOD
Before I was at Stars I was with PricewaterhouseCoopers as a senior consultant and also with a Korean gov't agency as senior analyst. I have always been on the strategy side of things and while I moonlighted as a fashion brand license negotiator, my own enjoyment of working on competitive strategy is just euphoric for me. But the problem with all 'strategy guys' is that they are never held accountable to execute the strategy. Sure, they know who they need and what roles, but could they themselves really do what they state 'needs to happen'. While, there is a divide between strategy and operations at a middle manager or analyst level, at the executive board level, there isn't. You must be a proven operator and strategist or else you won't have the real chops to compete with the big boys, cause while the pimple faced stock analysts think they know what are the key success factors, they ain't no way they could ever lead or direct a company into a market leader.
What my point is, when I got into Stars, I was an exceptionally hard worker, but besides strategy, my hands were relatively soft for operations. But when I was an immigrant kid, I worked regularly in my father's variety store, and I freaking hated it. I hated the mindlessness of it all, the fake smiles when the customer tells you off because your candy bars are five cents more expensive than the store 3 blocks away or when the stock comes in during the busiest time and you're watching out for shoplifters on top of that. And trying to study or do anything productive is just impossible as you keep reading the same 2 times 10 times over cause of random nature of the transactions. I hated it, but I did it cause my family needed me to work there because my older brother refused, my younger brother wasn't the multi-tasking type and my parents knew I took whatever I did very seriously, cause I wanted to make things better always. I felt, 'hell, if I'm gonna be here, then I'm gonna do it right.' From how to pack the bags quicker, to prepping coffee filters or making friends with the caught shoplifters and getting them to monitor the store while I gave them free cigarettes, I ensured that my parents chained me to that damn variety store for all my high school existence. But it was never my forte, I would be exhausted from trying to apply everything I thought should be right, I was born a strategy guy who just wants to see thing work out.
HAVE TO GIVE RESPECT
So when I was at Stars, I didn't start entirely as a strategy guy, I started with my main profession as a business negotiator. Now I won't get much into it, but of course, understanding strategy plays a major in negotiating because if you really want to score a big partnership, it's not a joint venture made through bargaining, but creating a competitive value between the two companies that can give them an edge that they couldn't have otherwise. That seems straightforward enough, but usually its not the case as usually its more like, 'you have this that I want, and I can give you this that you may want and if it makes sense as a fair exchange, then lets do it.' Now in Asia, you go in with just trying to make a fair exchange or try to pull a fast one, you're in for a rude awakening, cause this ain't the 1970's anymore and the people you want to do business with Asia aren't hurting for anyone's business, especially in gaming. But after closing out some tough contracts and making some hard executive decisions that worked out for the company, I got my shot at being regional director. It was gracious of them to give me that chance, was I the most qualified for it? Yes, but with or without me or the success of the Asia market, Stars is still Stars, made on the hard work and fortitude of those who founded it.
IT'S ALWAY BEEN ABOUT BEING A BOUTIQUE
It's one thing working for a market leader and its an entirely different thing in starting and growing a company into a market leader. And unfortunately my experience with poker is a bit strange. I was introduced to poker by Elky as we lived together and most of the players I know are either pros or online grinding machines. Also, when working in Asia and introducing poker to players for the first time, I was always dealing with convincing baccarat players that while there are two cards, it wasn't about luck but skill or new players who wanted to learn in a classroom like setting. But for me, the average poker player was a Pro, online 18 table grinder or a newly converted high stakes baccarat player who loves to shove all-in in any position preflop if he liked the cards. But when I officially joined Stars in 2007, I can remember the obsession of Elky when Super Nova was announced the year or so before and he decided he was going to go for it and be the first one and he just killed it. By 2010, Super Nova had evolved to into additional tiers and now there was a class called 'Super Nova Elite'. At first this was such a small handful of players and for good reason, it's a hardcore commitment of focus and time. But soon this group of SNE became a significant part of Stars and are a really valued member of Stars and I probably have had a disproportionate amount of exposure to them.
Thing is, whether it was the card room in Macau, the tournaments across Asia or these SNE, I think my player interaction at Stars was always to see every player as high value. I mean you have a satellite qualifier coming to Seoul or Macau for the first time and they may have never had a passport even previous to the trip, its a big deal to show them a good time and provide that experience that will last a life time. In that respect, I think at the higher echelon of players, Stars really does act as a boutique site. I never really thought about as much as I do now as Stars has started the payouts to the US players and show what kind of company they really are. Simply the best out there, regardless how you may think they can improve, relative to the market, I think it's a fact.
SNE FOR ALL
In many respects, what I decided when I took on this role was to do the exact opposite, but I'm finding myself doing the same thing except for me, every player on my site is a high valued player, regardless if they play micro stakes or grind 1/2. I put myself out there so that I can know as many players that sign up and I will continue to do so because it really is the only thing I can directly control. You have no idea how much more critical I am than the players who point out all the short comings of the client and service. But just like Merge agreed to take on Hero, Hero agreed to represent Merge because we both see the potential of each other. In Merge's team I see a more socially nerdy version of what was at Stars. When SC2 just came out, and I was visiting their offices, the CTO organized a lan event for me after work as they were interested in playing an average Korean SC2 player, and even though I rocked their world and crushed their hope to live (sick brag!), it was uber comfortable to know them on that level. What people don't realize about real money poker software is that there are two major issues that create a great level of complexity, security and scalability which is further compounded by multi-tabling and the main focus is simply 1 thing, 'smooth stability and consistency' in the context of meeting the conditions of security and scalability and it's is an extreme rough job when the client is live. That being said, I have 100% confidence in Merge, and I'm saying that as former Stars executive; they have everything it takes to be great and it isn't a coincidence that its Merge that is growing over others at this point.
ONE TIME FOR ALL TIME
When I left Stars, I wanted another challenge and I was burned out. Stars graciously offered me time to recover and come back to the role, but I thought, 'I'm in my mid-30's now, and do I want to settle now and rest on my laurels? I mean the next few years will be the years when I can still do something really great in business, where I have that optimal balance of energy/stamina/experience. And whether foolish or not, I decided to move on without 100% securing my next position. I'd say there absolutely no one who I spoke with that said I was doing the right thing, most responses were a blank look of 'why?'. And now I'm here, while its been a rough road to get here, I do things exactly as my mind sees them and I reckon/think and I think I've become 3 times the business professional that I was in just a year.
THE BOLD WANT IT
May 2011 marks the start of our promotions at Hero, it's where I all the planning and preparation comes to bear and where I take of the kids gloves and start playing for real. The events of April have forced me to consider many more issues that I thought were far into the future. But fortune favours the bold, not because the bold are foolish and reckless, but because the bold reach out and clearly say, they want this, they will have it.
I want this with all my heart, devotion, mind, focus and passion that Hero can be a site among sites as the truest boutique site for all our players. I hope you can be bold with me and that we can go all the way together, as we will never be Stars, but what we'll do, we'll do as Heroes. We will do it.
Sincere Regards,
David
Hero Poker CEO
SUMMARY:
-Stars is the best hands down
-While I came into Stars with a good strategic background, I learned really about what VIP service is all about more than anything else
-In that respect, I've always seen Stars as a boutique VIP service
-But for Hero, it's not about being Super Nova Elite, its a boutique site for all our players from direct assess to me to our valuing of each player as a VIP
-Merge as a network is very good, I say that with no bs and I say that back with my own professional experience, and we are good for each other Hero and Merge.
-It wanted a real challenge and now I have it with Hero
-I hope you will share this with me, while we will never be Stars, we can be F-ing Heroes.
Tom won some pickets for the executive suite (best suite in the Rogers Centre) for the latest UFC fight. Awesome night! The Polish Experiement Krzysztof Soszynski was at our suite for the whole 6 hours. Nicest guy in the world , I must of talked to him over an hour. There was 4 of us, Tom, myself, my gf and one of my good brown friends. Never been to a UFC fight, so it was amazing. Some pics below, enjoy
A friend of mine is currently in San Diego for 1 month since he wants to go pro with his MMA career
He Trains at Dean Listers Gym for 1 month and so far he says everyone is friendly and super nice to him.
Today he messaged me that he had a sparring session with probably the sickest guy he ever sparred.
This guy had such a sick preassure boxing style that my friend could not achieve anything but try to survive
After the session he asked Peter Sobotta who is there with him if that guy who owned so hard is anyone notable or just a very good amateur.
Big Smile occoured on the faces of people listening -> they told him it was the guy u see here in the left http://www.groundandpound.de/uploads/pics/001_66.jpg
It was EliteXCs champ and Strikeforce titel Contender
-KJ Noons-
This kinda reminded me when i had a BJJ session like 1 year ago in Nurnberg where i trained with this one sick muscled motherfucker who owned me like i was a 2 year old girl
Later on i realized it was Yoel Romero a Silver medalist at olympic wrestling Sydney 2000 and 2005 2nd place World Cup finisher,
Those are always nice moments.
Just felt like posting this in my blog cause it makes me happy
Sorry for lack of updates and for going inactive on Skype and MSN in the last few months. I have summoned so much power to finish uni and had several 24hr study session and had to recoved in the past 2 weeks.
Luckily this was easy with the awesome weather in Edinburgh in the past couple weeks (Yay global Warming?) so me and my GF behaved like proper tourists in our own city and went to discover the city a bit and relax at the same time.
When in a downswing, don't you worry my friend, as everything is going to be alright. If the old building says so it must be true right? http://imgur.com/8D01q.jpg
The most awesomest, bestest looking shoes I have ever seen. Sadly I was not allowed to buy them because apparently some people can't see the awesomeness in them?
I will mourn the day I left them in the store forever.
I went into my bank account and saw more monies! Unfortunately I still have some money left on AP. I have no idea when we can get it out. I wish I never deposited money there. It was a dumb decision. I never got to get the cash bonus from pokersource.com and I only had 30 days to grind the bonus(I was only 1/3 away from getting it).
On the other note, I have been job hunting like crazy and I got so many rejections. I am so broke right now that i want to sell everything I own, especially my guitars and take the money and play 1/2 at a local casino cuz I seriously dont even know if I will get the job for the summer. I am graduating next semester and have no clue if I can afford to go to grad school.
Sorry for the rant, I was so tilted after today's interview for a full time job. Apparently my interviewer was a retarded squirrel who thought CS and Stats majors are the same and said that I was a weaker candidate compared to others cuz I didn know C++, Java, and php (no shit, Im a stats major, we use SAS and R only for analytics!). At the end, I was like fuck this shit, I am not interested and the recruiter said we might consider you for other positions, and I was like whatever and hung up on the phone. The sad thing was that after applying to 30 over jobs, this was the only interview I had and I never applied to it...
Anyway, i got 1458 FPPs in my stars account. What should I do with it? I am looking for items to sell online for a good price.
Recently i have wasted a bunch of time playing computer games and watching Comedy-television series
And by a bunch of times i mean ~50h in 1 week ( 7h day)
Will i ever grow up and behave like an adult ?
Thor and then some, plus some updatesby whamm!, May 03
Thor was just ok, sadly it could have been soooo much better. Too much focus on Thor when there's just loads of interesting characters in Norse Mythology/Thor comics. Still enough to keep you interested and feel you just didn't waste time and money on a movie. Heimdall was the shit man, practically upstaged Thor the whole movie with just 9 minutes of screen appearance - that's how cool that guy was. To compare :
Ok for those of you who haven't watched these three films you are seriously missing out! It's gritty realism is nothing I've ever seen in a movie and the actors are just so fucking honest and true it makes you believe that the whole thing is a documentary. Watch "City of GOd" first then tropa 1 and 2 to make the whole experience unique, I did not watch it in that order and it seemed to ruin city of god a bit for me. Have newfound respect for brazilian ass and movie makers now. I'm telling you both will make you jizz lol
2 Solid chick flicks you can actually relate to and enjoy
hey im doing you guys a favor here haha
After having the opportunity to watch the Tsunami first hand from so many people with their live recording and such, now how much information is gleamed and useful from Bin Laden's operation, it makes you appreciate just how fucking amazing life is at this moment. Internet has been my favorite thing for years and now all the mainstream noobs are finally starting to see just how powerful the internet is.
Why are they never blue? Do casinos like it when I lose money because I think my diamonds are blue and consider all my red cards hearts?
I don't understand.
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