Update
Got a clean bill from the oncologist yesterday. Very positive thing. I'm sending lots of positive vibe your way, Felicia! Many hugs...
On the poker front, I'm going to shut down again for a while, at least online. Tired of flushes running into river-made boats, straights running into river made flushes, and me holding 4-nut-flush draws and never making them. I even switched games, playing O8B. Had flopped boats beaten by bigger boats despite pot-sized bets in every case. Even more tired of seeing A2A3 double suited, raising it, and seeing NOTHING on the flop. Got A2A4 double suited, all red. Flop? All black. It's happening all the time now. I even went to the play chip tables, and I can't even tolerate that anymore. Every hand is all-in pre-flop. It's not even worth playing for practice. I need to play 1/2 NL in Atlantic City. Naah, screw that. I need to play 5/10 NL in Atlantic City. I need to have a big stack in front of me, and just blow people off the table. 2/4 limit online? Raises get no respect. Live, you just watch people fold (most of the time).
I'm on too much of a positive vibe to have online poker ruin it for me. I'm just going to continue reading, continue studying, continue writing. and wait for the tournament next Saturday.
Watched Poker Superstars yesterday. Heard David Sklansky say the following gem:
Mind you, he's playing against people like Cloutier, Mike Sexton, Carlos Mortensen, et al. The hilarious part is that Fox Sports Net aired that little side vignette, and two hands later, Sklansky was eliminated--by Cyndy Violette.
Now I'm sure Sklansky is a nice guy, and we all know he's damn smart. But he came off like a boorish jackass. An arrogant, boorish jackass. Maybe it's a case of Josh Arieh-esque editing, but he just came off really poorly. I have no problem with confidence. When I sit at a 2/4 or 3/6, I feel the same way. He's among the legends of the game. Even from a guy like Sklansky, a little respect would be nice. It's one thing to taunt the fish, you don't taunt bracelet winners. Especially when you haven't won one in 23 years, and especially when he says--
Keep in mind, his best finish in a NLHE tournament was a $20K win in the 2002 WSOP main event (42nd place).
Like I said, David is one of the greatest poker minds in the world today. He doesn't need to fear anyone at the table. A little respect, though, never hurt.
On the poker front, I'm going to shut down again for a while, at least online. Tired of flushes running into river-made boats, straights running into river made flushes, and me holding 4-nut-flush draws and never making them. I even switched games, playing O8B. Had flopped boats beaten by bigger boats despite pot-sized bets in every case. Even more tired of seeing A2A3 double suited, raising it, and seeing NOTHING on the flop. Got A2A4 double suited, all red. Flop? All black. It's happening all the time now. I even went to the play chip tables, and I can't even tolerate that anymore. Every hand is all-in pre-flop. It's not even worth playing for practice. I need to play 1/2 NL in Atlantic City. Naah, screw that. I need to play 5/10 NL in Atlantic City. I need to have a big stack in front of me, and just blow people off the table. 2/4 limit online? Raises get no respect. Live, you just watch people fold (most of the time).
I'm on too much of a positive vibe to have online poker ruin it for me. I'm just going to continue reading, continue studying, continue writing. and wait for the tournament next Saturday.
Watched Poker Superstars yesterday. Heard David Sklansky say the following gem:
I can't help it. When I sit at a table, any table, I just know I'm better than 90% of my opponents. Even here. They just don't think the game as intelligently as I do.
Mind you, he's playing against people like Cloutier, Mike Sexton, Carlos Mortensen, et al. The hilarious part is that Fox Sports Net aired that little side vignette, and two hands later, Sklansky was eliminated--by Cyndy Violette.
Now I'm sure Sklansky is a nice guy, and we all know he's damn smart. But he came off like a boorish jackass. An arrogant, boorish jackass. Maybe it's a case of Josh Arieh-esque editing, but he just came off really poorly. I have no problem with confidence. When I sit at a 2/4 or 3/6, I feel the same way. He's among the legends of the game. Even from a guy like Sklansky, a little respect would be nice. It's one thing to taunt the fish, you don't taunt bracelet winners. Especially when you haven't won one in 23 years, and especially when he says--
Most players specialize in one game or another. I'm an expert in ALL games.
Keep in mind, his best finish in a NLHE tournament was a $20K win in the 2002 WSOP main event (42nd place).
Like I said, David is one of the greatest poker minds in the world today. He doesn't need to fear anyone at the table. A little respect, though, never hurt.
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