Re-Reading Professional No-Limit Hold ‘Em - Volume 1

I’m a big fan of re-reading a poker book a second (even third) time.  This morning the dog and I took our weekend walk to the coffee shop and plunked down for an hour and a half or so.  While sipping my large non-fat mocha, I dove back into this book again (after just finishing [...]

9H SnG 30+3…Eureka!

Came home tonight from an afternoon with the boys and an evening with the neighbors (was out for a while, but managed to keep it to only 3 beers…not bad for a Friday before the holiday).  Then I engaged in a little text messaging with a friend who’s quite easy on the eyes.  I was [...]

12/19/07 Single Table SnG’s

A pretty successful day.  I played in several single table SnG’s.  $10 and $20 buy-ins.  I also played in several heads-up battles ($5 and $2 buy-ins).  For the single table games there was only one match where I didn’t place in the money.  In the heads-up battles - same thing.  So in (at least) 75% [...]

Thoughts about Online Tourneys

One more thing.  I’ve recently armed myself with an account at http://www.officialpokerrankings.com and it’s another good tool to have when doing battle online.  Once everyone’s seated at my table, one of the first things I do is go and look up everybody’s id on that site.  I attach a basic note to each player about [...]

12/18/07 Online Tourneys

Wish I had more time to play bigger field tourneys.  That’s where the money is.  I’m getting comfy at the $10 and $20 buy-in range.  Taking my fair share of beatings on the bubble in the 6 & 9 handed games.  Placed in the money enough times to more-or-less break even yesterday.  In one of [...]

12/14/07 Tourney

Played well for the most part.  Tough situation that put me in a position to either make a huge chip increase or knock me out.  Flopped the nut-flush draw and was in early positon.  I bet out $750 into a pot that had about $1200 into it already.  Total pot now at $2,000+-.  Player to [...]

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As a side note - I don’t think my last post was particularly constructive or pleasant, but this is my blog and I can kinda do whatever I want.  Sometimes it’ll just be venting to help me get things off my chest - and that can be helpful at times - so no apologies.   I warn you [...]

12/13/07 Tourney + Cash Game

Tourney = Good.  I’m not a pro yet, so I couldn’t lay down JJ pre-flop from the button after E’s slightly-above-min raise.  I have a horrible tendency to have a pocket pair when she min-raises and when I get all-in she’s ALWAYS got QQ.  The only way I wouldn’t have gone broke in that situation [...]

Wed Night Tourney in Mo-Hill

Late start.  Loose players…very loose.  Short starting stacks.  Rapidly increasing blind structure (in relation to starting stacks). If you lose one hand - you kinda have to go in to panic/double-up mode.  Sorta dumb.  Probably won’t go back.   ‘Nuff said.

Wild mood swings

Last night for some reason I was a bit on the moody side.  There was really no build-up to it, it just sort of happened…and happened in one big explosion.  I’ll spare the details, but suffice it to say that I overreacted a bit when I was outplayed by an aggressive player in position.  I [...]