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United Kingdom. Apr 22 2009 20:56. Posts 5070

Hey again. Seems I'm getting "addicted" to blogging about my success or lack thereof again, this was one of the reasons I had my blog deleted the first time, I spent so much time merely posting brags or beats and it's all a waste of time and space, but here I am doing it again.

Anyway, for the first time in about 2 years I had to move down limits due to losing money. I've moved down limits before, but it was never because I was losing at a limit, it was always because I made a withdrawal, leaving myself with too little of a bankroll to play a limit, but this time it's because I continued to lose at $3/$6 to the point where my bankroll is down to $12k. I'm using 30 buyins to move up, then move down a limit if I drop to 20 buyins at that limit, so I had to move down to $2/$4. It served as a bit of a reality check to me, I haven't been winning in poker the last 50k or so hands I've played, including just before I took a 4 month break and I'm beginning to think that, although I have been running below average, it's not just bad luck. I have to admit that I'm doing a lot wrong, and so I approached $2/$4 with a little bit of a different mindset, a refreshed attitude and I started to have more success again. I've been playing 6 tables instead of 4, playing a bit tighter preflop, making extra effort to adjust to preflop situations where players are overly aggressive, overly tight or shortstacked players behind me.

I have built back up to $18k and will be playing $3/$6 again later today, hopefully I'll be able to maintain this surge through $3/$6 and bounce back to the games where I feel I should be playing, $5/$10 and $10/$20.

Here are some HEM screenshots so far:

My graph with showdown/non showdown winnings used to have me positive in both showdown AND non showdown winnings, but since restarting over this time my showdown winnings have been TERRIBLY negative. This is because I've been running bad overall and playing bad a lot too. Since moving down to $2/$4 some 8k hands ago or so, my showdown winnings have stabilised at approximately breakeven, which is a good start.

I had posted in the last blog that I would make another video, and I did exactly that. 3 times. However every single time I had a problem with Camtasia saving it, or producing it, despite changing the version of Camtasia and adjusting settings. I effectively wasted about 5 hours trying to make one and still don't have a video to show for it, so I'm not gonna bother. 2 out of the 3 videos I felt were really pretty good too, so I'm really disappointed, but at the end of the day I'm not gonna spend my time making videos that won't even save when I could be playing for myself at the stakes I normally play. I've tried to help people out a lot both back in the StarCraft days on TeamLiquid and here both by videos (I've posted 2 or 3 total) and on the forums so I feel like I've done enough for the community anyway. Sorry this video didn't work out, hope you enjoyed the $2/$4 one as that's gonna be the last one I make most likely.

Until next time, adios.

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One day good. One day bad. And some days, even hope

lazymej Canada. Apr 22 2009 21:01. Posts 2897

I don't think you blogging is a waste of time and space, some of us are interested in what you have to say.

We all know you're talented so I expect to see you back at 5/10 and 10/20 in no time.

It's a bummer the video didn't work out

sniderstyle United States. Apr 22 2009 21:15. Posts 2046

i envy your redline

Genginho: lose today 100 dollar only because of fishs they called and had luck on river

Silver_nz New Zealand. Apr 22 2009 21:25. Posts 5647

camtasia terrible software has allowed such a valuable thing to slip into nothingness T_T

if you ever feel like giving it another go i can help with setting up camstudio and virtual dub.

newbie.cjb United States. Apr 22 2009 21:49. Posts 3096

dam

my lose is a win. my wins are nothing.

nolan Ireland. Apr 22 2009 22:23. Posts 6205

its a jungle out there

On September 08 2008 10:07 Baal wrote: my head is a gyroscope, your argument is invalid

TalentedTom This user is a quality poster

Canada. Apr 22 2009 22:26. Posts 20070

your aggresion factor is a little bit low, it used to be infinity, now its down to 3

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light not our darkness that most frightens us and as we let our own lights shine we unconsciously give other people permision to do the same

TalentedTom This user is a quality poster

Canada. Apr 22 2009 22:27. Posts 20070

you used to be 3 barrel midian, now you'r 2 hand a half barrel midian!

we want more 3 barrels!!!

newbie.cjb United States. Apr 22 2009 23:55. Posts 3096

weak tight midian noooooooooooooooooo

my lose is a win. my wins are nothing.

disCord United States. Apr 23 2009 04:32. Posts 1005

that is the most ridiculous graph i've ever seen!!

KeyleK_uk United Kingdom. Apr 23 2009 06:15. Posts 1687

good luck jammers

poker is soooo much easier when you flop sets

Achoo Canada. Apr 23 2009 09:07. Posts 1454

Your red line is sexy, also i told you not to waste your time on wow. i didnt even know u ve made 2 vids, are there on your blog ? i really have to watch them

Odds are exactly 50%: it either happens or not

Twisted

Netherlands. Apr 23 2009 09:48. Posts 10422

Your graph looks like mine.

DustySwedeDude Sweden. Apr 23 2009 12:40. Posts 8623

Don't have you on msn anymore I think (I changed it due to influx of drunk germans ) but I'd just wanted to say two things:

1. Variance.
2. It's pretty obvious that you won't be on top of your game after a 4 months long break.

MayZerG United Kingdom. Apr 23 2009 17:32. Posts 2123

your red line is so fucking sick

I like to hold all the nuts - CrownRoyal

Fox . Apr 23 2009 19:26. Posts 3110

i have no idea how guys like you and twisted can have such insane red lines.

i play fr so i'm gonna assume that my red line shouldn't look so monsterous, but it would be nice to have that shit SOMEWHERE NEAR 0.

Fox . Apr 23 2009 19:26. Posts 3110

and btw you're like teir full 7.5 death knight

Adaptation Canada. Apr 24 2009 13:14. Posts 132

Dude continue bro. We loving the bloggin!

jasper5408 United States. Apr 25 2009 11:29. Posts 820

anyone know where i can find his videos by any chance?

phexac United States. Apr 25 2009 20:18. Posts 2563

I was actually looking at the blue line.

Nitting it up since 2006