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This is quite a long post but I have a lot on my mind and feel that I should share it with you guys.

I feel that this stage in my poker development I have hit the point in what I call a "poker revelation". What I mean by this is that something in my thought process and understanding of the game started to click and come together to form a more complete overlook on the thought process of the game. When I look back at some of my old posts from years/months ago, I feel like half the stuff I said was completely dumb and incorrect. I'm starting to realize these flaws now.

I remember the first hand I ever posted on this site. I folded some open-ended straight flush draw on a turn getting great pot odds to call and I was convinced I made the perfect play. Once I got flamed by everybody, I realized that I really had some work to do to understand this game better. I continued to post hands and get flamed and started feeling discouraged. I'm not one to back down from a challenge but poker was getting frustrating and harder than I wanted to be. It took me almost a year and a half to beat NL 10 and I just really thought I was a complete failure.

Up into this year, I had also had a huge issue trying to move up in stakes. It wasn't that the stakes we're that much harder, it was just the size of the money led me to believe that I could bluff around more and get away with it. WRONG. I'd just end up spewing like 8-10BI and hating life. Through reading blogs and stories, I noticed that other people go through some of the same issues I did and are not alone, although these may be at various stake levels that are different than my own.

2011 has been a movement toward success so far. For 2009/2010, My roll was basically around 200-500 trying to beat NL 10 forever. This year alone, I've gone over 1K strictly playing NL 25. It's nice to beat a stake in a few months vs. a few years. I've stopped taking up the mentality "I'm a boss. I'm gonna own you noobs" and started taking up the mentality "You aren't good until you've proven you're good". I feel this mentality is a lot better for me because it reminds me that even if I have an edge and am a decent player I have to prove it for others to recognize it as well. No matter how good someone is in theory at their profession/game, they aren't good in comparison to anyone if they don't go out and show it.

Lately I have either been running really good, have gotten a lot better, everyone else just starting sucking more, or a little of all three. Here is my graph for march so far. EV is only about 1/2 a BI below the total amount won.
http://i840.photobucket.com/albums/zz...0112ndtrimesterofmonth.png?1300606385

I would again like to thank all you guys at liquidpoker for all the help you've given me, either through direct hand comments or from observing hand discussions from other people. I also believe the majority of you guys that post here are way better in comment quality and knowledge than a lot of people in the poker world. Lately, I've been checking out 2+2 forums recently and from what I've seen in the micro sections those regs don't know shit. You guys beat them by far imo. Also a big shout out to TalentedTom. I don't know how you come up with the shit you say but every single thing you post is like the most perfect explanation of any hand I've ever seen in my life and I have mad respect for you (no homo).

Anyway's gl liquidpoker with your grinding and thanks for all the help. I can only give so little back except my gratitude


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I would like to sell 60% of my action in these tournaments:

$256 Sunday Brawl
$640 Million Guarantee
$163 $150K Guarantee
$216 Sunday Mulligan
$1275 Sub Total
5% Mark Up
$1340 Total

10% = $134
5% = $67

I will only play if I sell the 60%. If I do not sell 60% I will consult with those who bought a piece and possibly drop a tournament and continue with the stake.

Stats

http://i378.photobucket.com/albums/oo228/m3gaedke/opr-5.jpg

Thanks Guys,

Reply to this thread and send the money to TheRelapse on FTP. I can only accept FTP. 10% is reserved for "eso." eso buy as much as you want, just wanted to make sure there was some left for you since you pm'd me. Must be sold by 13:00 tomorrow, thanks.


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Last week I was feeling pretty shitty after losing 1.5k taking a 2/4 shot. Wasn't the worst thing in the world cause I was already up 2k for the month and wanted to be adventurous but it still hurt a lot.

But today was a good day

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r124/SpicyChicken626/poker/3-19.jpg

Today's play consisted of 3 sessions of shallow PLO, mostly at 1/2 and a few hundred hands of 2/4 while helping administer the USC/UCI SC2 Open LAN. Pretty sick accomplishment for me considering I don't play long sessions anymore and generally don't play more than a few hundred hands a day. I've been extremely conscious of table selection and don't play unless I get a great tables with a great seats.


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Just wondering if there are any open home games available that anyone is hosting.
Got some $5.50 Home Game voucher for depositing again.
Anyone have one running that wants a 5.50 donation? lol
Seems like a waste to just let PStars keep it unused.

I think I heard somewhere to look for the PokerStars facebook page or something. But I could find no info on facebook about it.

Anyway, home gamessssss. Who's got one?


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lol!

Submitted by : salutary

PokerStars Game #59476504379: Holdem No Limit ($0.50/$1.00 USD) - 2011/03/19 19:41:45 ET
Table Veritas IX 6-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: vajaque ($156.25 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero ($97 in chips)
Seat 4: noseyboy ($142 in chips)
Seat 5: joyes905 ($69 in chips)
Seat 6: catnameddog ($106.70 in chips)
killakadaf will be allowed to play after the button
noseyboy: posts small blind $0.50
joyes905: posts big blind $1

Holecards
Dealt to Hero
catnameddog: folds
vajaque: folds
Hero: raises $1.95 to $2.95
noseyboy: folds
joyes905: calls $1.95

Flop (Pot : $6.40)

   
joyes905: folds
Hero collected $6.10 from pot
Hero: doesnt show hand

Summary
Total pot $6.40 | Rake $0.30
Board  
Seat 1: vajaque folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 2: Hero (button) collected ($6.10)
Seat 4: noseyboy (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: joyes905 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 6: catnameddog folded before Flop (didnt bet)

I seem to be getting an insane VPP rate .20 to .24 vpp per hand at 50nl FR which is ridiculously high compared to my previous experience with this limit/game type. I did loosen up a bit but not by much, I used to play 24 tables and play an average of 16/10 between 14/10, now that I play just a couple of tables 8 to 10 maximum, obviously I'd be playing more pots so it's kind of 18/14 to 21/16 type of game. Does the VPIP do that much to increase my VPP rate? I'm pretty sure I was averaging like 15 to 18(for good days lol). Or am I just bumhunting to an Elite level that the tables I exclusively play are retard playgrounds with high table VPIPs? seems good but it's a bit much lol


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Gonna go chill tonight and play some battleship poker. Need some variations of the game, i.e. mandatory 3betting, auto-ship next hand after showdown, reasons to take shots, etc etc.


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ship it~


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Yeah, baby!


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I must be fucking mentally deficient or something, because after 3 years of playing I can still only manage to handle 1 table of poker at a time . I mean I'm fast enough to click buttons and read the board when I mass table, but I am consistently losing when I try. Whenever I drop tables I notice I start thinking way more in depth about hands, to the point of over-analyzing I'm sure, but it seems to work. I mean I love the game and I love getting all into it and shit, thinking about every possible angle, what I can rep, what he has, what he'll fold, what he'll call, etc etc. It's invigorating. It seems like I think about a lot of this stuff when mass tabling too, but my results speak otherwise. Maybe it's just a variance limiter, seeing less hands per hour gives me the illusion that I'm winning more.

Meh, if only there were an upside to this lol. I guess it's good for playing live since I'm accustomed to being bored at the table. Maybe I can be more aggressive with my BRM since I'm playing so much less and so much better.


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Offering $75 on Pstars for 65$ on paypal


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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product...cables-_-na-_-na&Item=N82E16832355023

idk what the logic behind this deal is, but i found it from slickdeals.net and snapcalled because it was being sold through newegg.

so basically, the original price is 59.99, newegg takes off 9.99 and then you get $10 off instantly when you log in and type in the promo code KAV3U10. after a $40 rebate, which MIGHT be a pain in the ass, you basically get your copy of Kaspersky 2011 and 3 user licenses for free.

you do have to go through a pre-registration step at the kaspersky.rebateaccess.com so make sure you read through the rebate instructions carefully so you don't get screwed.



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I'll take MC for 1:1 $125, any takers?

game starts at 2am EST


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that I need for 100nl? It's taking too long..

All 50nl 6max. BEAT: playing the same limit for eight months due to cashouts.


http://imgur.com/taBnF.jpg




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