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Kudos to ScurvyDog from Sound of a Suckout for a myriad of advice:
Great advice. It's stuff that we all may know deep down, but it always helps to hear it from someone else, particularly someone as successful as ScurvyDog!
Eight days to go before the next local tournament--just a little $30+10 NLHE thing. We expect about 100 players, and only the top 4 get paid, so ROI can be extreme. It's also a little odd that it will be time limited. After 5 hours, chip counts will be done and a winner will be declared. Betcha the chips will fly at that final table on that last hand...I have to find out if Domenic wants to play. It should be a blast, with many, many fish to fry. To gauge the caliber of the average player, think Party Poker. Then think 0.05/0.10 NL. Then realize that most of them don't even know what blinds are. Solid play should be supremely rewarded here.
Rule #5: Don't try to bluff a really crappy player. They don't have the faintest idea what they're doing, and they might not even realize how "far behind" they are when the board pairs their deuce.
About that tournament, wouldn't it be a bitch if we got down to the final 3, and it ends up being me, Mrs. PokerShark, and Domenic? The organizer has already said there would be no deal/chop/anything, so the question is--would I bust out the wife? My friend? Heehee.
Did you know that people were wagering, dead-pool style, on Terri Schaivo's passing? Is that a guaranteed first-class ticket to hell? Or just another way to get action on a dollar? I mean, hell, my NCAA tourney pool went to shit when Wake Forest lost, so...
If that isn't a first class ticket to hell, this definitely is.
>POSTED: 11:52 am EST March 31, 2005
SAN DIEGO -- This robber definitely didn't want to be left holding the bag.
Police in San Diego are looking for a gunman who swiped a bag of doggy waste from a woman out walking her dog. The woman told police that she was out walking her dog Misty when a man ran up behind her and grabbed the bag she was holding.
Police said when the gunman discovered what was in it, he threw it down in disgust, pointed his gun at the woman and demanded money. He then aimed his gun at Misty and pulled the trigger twice but the gun didn't fire.
He then fled the scene.
Now, I've seen everything...
Have a great weekend all. May the fish be with you.
Long story short, don't be discouraged if you're studying, reading, analyzing your play, and still not making much head-way at lower-limits, as far as profits go. In the long run you'll get there, if your game is solid, and the dividends will only increase as you move up limits.
I would highly recommend setting up a plan to regularly withdraw and invest a portion of your winnings each month. For me, it's more a psychological trick than anything, but it keeps me much more focused amisdt the grinding out of hands, knowing that even a +$2.67 day, after three hours of play, is a positive contribution into a monthly chunk of money that's going into a Vanguard fund (which has the potential to become a much larger sum of money 20 years from now).
I think a lot of success in poker is internal smoke and mirrors, as far as finding a way to trick yourself into ignoring the short-term stings of bad beats and suckouts, to divorce yourself from all of the factors that lead to a visit from the Tilt Monster, solely focusing on playing each individual hand optimally. It's helped me a lot to fomralize the reward part of that feedback loop, as far as withdrawing and investing a certain amount of profits each month, instead of just letting it accumulate in an amorphous fashion in my online bankroll.
Variance is a bitch. No matter what level you play, if you play long enough, you'll have scrotum-shrinking stretches when nothing goes your way and all you do is bleed money. Ain't nothing to do about that but expect it, cuss at it when it smacks you upside the head, and keep getting back on the horse, no matter how many times you get thrown off.
Great advice. It's stuff that we all may know deep down, but it always helps to hear it from someone else, particularly someone as successful as ScurvyDog!
Eight days to go before the next local tournament--just a little $30+10 NLHE thing. We expect about 100 players, and only the top 4 get paid, so ROI can be extreme. It's also a little odd that it will be time limited. After 5 hours, chip counts will be done and a winner will be declared. Betcha the chips will fly at that final table on that last hand...I have to find out if Domenic wants to play. It should be a blast, with many, many fish to fry. To gauge the caliber of the average player, think Party Poker. Then think 0.05/0.10 NL. Then realize that most of them don't even know what blinds are. Solid play should be supremely rewarded here.
Rule #5: Don't try to bluff a really crappy player. They don't have the faintest idea what they're doing, and they might not even realize how "far behind" they are when the board pairs their deuce.
About that tournament, wouldn't it be a bitch if we got down to the final 3, and it ends up being me, Mrs. PokerShark, and Domenic? The organizer has already said there would be no deal/chop/anything, so the question is--would I bust out the wife? My friend? Heehee.
Did you know that people were wagering, dead-pool style, on Terri Schaivo's passing? Is that a guaranteed first-class ticket to hell? Or just another way to get action on a dollar? I mean, hell, my NCAA tourney pool went to shit when Wake Forest lost, so...
If that isn't a first class ticket to hell, this definitely is.
What a Sick Bastard
Gunman Steals Bag Of Feces From Dog Walker
>POSTED: 11:52 am EST March 31, 2005
SAN DIEGO -- This robber definitely didn't want to be left holding the bag.
Police in San Diego are looking for a gunman who swiped a bag of doggy waste from a woman out walking her dog. The woman told police that she was out walking her dog Misty when a man ran up behind her and grabbed the bag she was holding.
Police said when the gunman discovered what was in it, he threw it down in disgust, pointed his gun at the woman and demanded money. He then aimed his gun at Misty and pulled the trigger twice but the gun didn't fire.
He then fled the scene.
Now, I've seen everything...
Have a great weekend all. May the fish be with you.
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