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zaragyemo United States. Jul 15 2009 22:23. Posts 135 | | |
Ok, this is my first blog on LiquidPoker. I thought that it is appropriate that I create one as I start my poker journey. I know minimal about Poker, whatever I know about poker is from living with a poker player boyfriend (k2o4) and his nonstop rambling (and I don’t remember half of what he says because I wasn’t really listening but obviously pretending to listen). There are days when I show interest and really listen (i.e when I am in a good mood) and managed to find it rather interesting. Well, interesting enough to inspire me to learn to play.
For the longest time, I have been adverse to any sort of gambling, poker included. And I still stick by the belief that if you don’t know what you are doing – it is still gambling. I was introduced to Poker in September/October of 2006 when k2o4 moved to India to be with me. I was very skeptical at the beginning; he spent some time convincing me why poker is not gambling but rather a strategic game if known how to play. I grew up in a pretty conservative Tibetan culture where gambling is looked down upon. The only time you gamble is on Losar (Tibetan New Year). I don’t know if there is any other Tibetan online poker player here and I am probably the first Tibetan girl to blog here.
Anyways, cutting the blog short, in the last 3 years we have been together, he has managed to convince me otherwise. And it’s not because he brought home big bucks (it doesn’t harm to have extra cash to spend) but because of the better person playing Poker has made him.
If you think relationships are hard and girls vicious – try poker. It’s merciless as you all know. Poker as a game is less forgiving than any girlfriend you will ever have. You can’t even cheat emotionally in poker, if you do – you are fucked (in a bad way).
Poker in a way has been a therapy for k2o4, because a lot of the time the way you play poker and deal with its outcome is very parallel to how you deal with everything in real life. You have a bad day at poker and you tilt, become stupid, play worse and lose more money, the same case in real life - you have a bad day, you drink, fight with your girl friend and eventually break up in worse cases.
And if you learned to deal with coolers, suck outs and bad beats and have an emotional control over the situation – you are able to do the same in real life and I have first hand experience with k2o4. He is much more of a balanced guy because of poker.
Cutting the crap, basically I am going to learn how to play poker because of below reasons.
- Over the years, it has come to look fun to play.
- I am curious to see if I am good at it.
- Something that both k2o4 and I can share and talk about and this time, we will hopefully listen and hear each other out.
- Extra pocket money doesn’t hurt but I think there is a long way to go.
Pic of k2o4 and me
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NeillyJQ United States. Jul 15 2009 22:31. Posts 8947 | | |
SHIP FEMALES TO LP
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Fujikura United States. Jul 15 2009 22:31. Posts 1795 | | | |
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bigredhoss Cook Islands. Jul 15 2009 22:36. Posts 8649 | | | |
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ToD France. Jul 15 2009 22:37. Posts 191 | | |
welcome, what stakes will u start with? |
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k2o4 United States. Jul 15 2009 22:59. Posts 4803 | | |
I'm starting her @ .01/.02 on FTP. got her set up with rakeback. need someone to xfer $50 bucks with PS ---> FTP though.
Love ya babe, you will be a poker goddess soon enough ^^ |
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ToD France. Jul 15 2009 23:05. Posts 191 | | |
gf on tilt not wanting to go to bed to play more poker. remember u started this k2 |
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[sK] United States. Jul 15 2009 23:16. Posts 174 | | | |
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zaragyemo United States. Jul 15 2009 23:16. Posts 135 | | |
| | On July 15 2009 21:37 ToD wrote:
welcome, what stakes will u start with? |
Like k2o4 said, I will be starting at the lowest stakes. I am little nervous just looking at the poker table. It's kinda intimidating entering into ventures that I am not really familiar with but I am hopeful it will be an exciting and eventful one.
Thanks all for your support! |
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k2o4 United States. Jul 15 2009 23:20. Posts 4803 | | |
| | On July 15 2009 21:23 zaragyemo wrote:
I know minimal about Poker, whatever I know about poker is from living with a poker player boyfriend (k2o4) and his nonstop rambling (and I don’t remember half of what he says because I wasn’t really listening but obviously pretending to listen). |
yeah my life really is like the +EV comic:
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zaragyemo United States. Jul 15 2009 23:27. Posts 135 | | |
| | On July 15 2009 22:20 k2o4 wrote:
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On July 15 2009 21:23 zaragyemo wrote:
I know minimal about Poker, whatever I know about poker is from living with a poker player boyfriend (k2o4) and his nonstop rambling (and I don’t remember half of what he says because I wasn’t really listening but obviously pretending to listen). |
yeah my life really is like the +EV comic:
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ROFL! It's pretty accurate. |
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MiPwnYa  Brasil. Jul 15 2009 23:42. Posts 5230 | | | |
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milkman United States. Jul 16 2009 00:15. Posts 5719 | | | |
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Misjka Netherlands. Jul 16 2009 04:46. Posts 266 | | |
Good luck zaragyemo, and good inspiration K2o4, gonna stimulate my gf to start playing too actually. She actually does know what a flush is and how 50/50's with dead money are EV, what playing tight means, bankroll management and stuff.
She only always advices when she watches me playing and I have a likely winning hand: just go all in! No concept of value still :D
Now she only needs to implement and profit!! Will show her this blog, definitely |
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Day[9] United States. Jul 16 2009 04:55. Posts 3447 | | |
| | On July 15 2009 21:31 NeillyJQ wrote:
YUGWHO? |
ROFL i found that so funny ahahah |
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lebowski Greece. Jul 16 2009 11:13. Posts 9205 | | |
TITS OR GTFO
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just joking ,this is the internet and someone had to be an ape when a woman appears! welcome to LP & gl
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fakeshaver United States. Jul 16 2009 12:15. Posts 1313 | | |
yeah welcome and good luck. k2 maybe u should stake her for nl10 or nl25. the rake must be rape at 1/2c |
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k2o4 United States. Jul 16 2009 12:36. Posts 4803 | | |
| | On July 16 2009 11:15 fakeshaver wrote:
yeah welcome and good luck. k2 maybe u should stake her for nl10 or nl25. the rake must be rape at 1/2c |
the learning process is important. She's got a pretty good idea of how to play but the specifics need ironing out. Best to do that at the lowest level. Plus you just gotta play a lot of hands before you get really good at reading board texture and game flow / timing. |
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