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I'm guessing it's for the FPPs.Let's do this. You gonna join me on the $6 Turbo NL SNG's?By the way, I thought SNG's were your thing? Why the switch to NL ring games? Did you switch because you just felt like they would be the most profitable?
don't burn yourself out dude. still go out and have fun and do the other things that you love.
I'll be posting updates dailyGood luck, it will be interesting to follow your progress.A weekly totals update would be helpful.
You can actually make a ton of FPPs from the sit n gos. I've just gradually started to like them less and less. I came up in poker by playing them, and I only played them and MTTs for about 2 years. But I think that there is a limit on how good you can get at them. Theres not a lot of creativity in playing. And at the higher levels pretty much everyone plays CLOSE to optimally now. Many on 2p2 don't believe the $200 turbos on Stars are even beatable anymore- we're just all paying rake and taking turns exchanging money back and forth. I've grown tired of the variance of them as well. I think that ring games are a lot better for me right now. I'll still be playing MTTs though, as the play in those is still horrible imo even at the highest of levels.I'm guessing it's for the FPPs.Let's do this. You gonna join me on the $6 Turbo NL SNG's?By the way, I thought SNG's were your thing? Why the switch to NL ring games? Did you switch because you just felt like they would be the most profitable?
meh....I've had fun for the past few years. I'm 24 year old, and if I'm still grinding things out in a few years I'll be very disappointed in myself...its time to make some moves and put in some hard work.
Aside from the hand, great to see you with so much money at the start of the hand. I love have 150 or so BBs with mostly everyone else at ~100. People will fear you.Damn, I just played one hand really poorly. I had JQ and flopped the nut straight(89T flop). Got about 1/2 my stack in before the river. Turn and river went runner runner to pair the board and he pushed the river. Now he had raised to $10 preflop after there were 3 limpers so I put him on a higher PP or a AK type hand, so I thought he might have been bluffing(there was a flush draw that missed) and I called. Of course he had the 99 and stacked me....really bad call.But I'm up overall a few hundred, and as I was typing this I had this hand
How many hours did you play?
I understand your reasoning, but I believe that I have the ability to honestly AND accurately assess whether or not I'm playing winning poker at any given time, and when I was trying to get back to even late last night I was indeed playing winning poker. If I was winning all along, I probably would've quit before earning those last 1000 or so VPPs, but driving to win on the day pushed me to keep playing. As long as I'm playing winning poker, anything that motivates me to play more is a good thing imo.
Assani, Do you want my voice of reason on this one, or would you prefer that I remain
1. I'll have to pay taxes on it, and avoiding taxes is one of the main incentives of the $3000 gift cards2. Thats a luxury for me right now, and I don't have the bankroll to be splurging on luxuries.
I always appriciate any advice.Assani, Do you want my voice of reason on this one, or would you prefer that I remain
4. That would be so ####ing sweet though.
Just my conservative rant here, but although you may very well have the ability to assess your playing state (winning or losing), will you always be right about that? And, more importantly, will you always be able to act accurately?I still sense you were chasing last night, and are just not able to recognize a potential ***** in your armour to achieve your goals.Assani, your poker skills are top shelf, my human nature skills are pretty solid, so maybe I can help.And, if you think I am way off, honestly answer this question.Have you consistently quit playing when you are winning big, when during that winning rush you determine you are not playing winning poker at the time, and consistenly quit playing at that moment?I mean if you truly can bypass all the normal human emotional cloudiness that goes on when gambling, and can somehow accurately and objectively assess when you are not playing winning poker, it stands to reason that this inflection point can occur when you are up huge, up some, even, down some, or down huge. If not, then I think you are subject to something we all are, gambler's rush when winning, and gambler's chase when losing.My honest feedback is I think you were chasing, and I think you need to improve in this area if you are going to reach your poker potential.Just my two cents....... Again, I really want to see that post at the end of the year with the great results!Assani, Do you want my voice of reason on this one, or would you prefer that I remain
I read a story late last year about a dude in Europe that won one of these with his FPPs. Was a big story in Stars about it.Sweet stuff!
uh, not to rain on your parade, but isn't 5:30 a.m. technically the NEXT day? lol. good luck.
Have I consistently quit before when playing bad? Not always, although I've improved a ton in this area during my career. As you might expect, I struggled with this as everyone does when I first started. But I think that I have worked hard to improve in all areas, including this one.In fact, as I said earlier- I was indeed playing losing poker for a time yesterday during my losing period. I admitted this in my write-up, I knew it at the time I was playing, and I know it now. I did quickly stop and regroup, but it was too late as I lost $500 or so in a short while.However, when making my late run I in no way felt as if I was playing losing poker. I wasn't taking unecessary chances to get back to even, nor was I gambling and playing ultra-loose. It was around 3AM, and I calmly and rationally decided that I was going to end the day winning even if that meant playing until noon. I can request all of the hand histories from Stars and post them here if you wish...I'm 99.9% certain that I was playing winning poker, and I would definitely admit it if I wasn't, as I've never been scared or embarrassed to post about my failures, which are numerous.I always appriciate your advice, but I must disagree with you that "determined to get my losses back before going to bed" is equal to "playing losing poker." I will agree that it might be for some, but I definitely don't think it is for everyone. Now as I said earlier, I did indeed play poorly for some time yesterday, as I wrote about it my write-up. I am concerned about that, and I am upset with myself for that. If it weren't for that period, I would've easily met my $500 goal on the day. I will agree with you that I have much room for improvement still.Just my conservative rant here, but although you may very well have the ability to assess your playing state (winning or losing), will you always be right about that? And, more importantly, will you always be able to act accurately?I still sense you were chasing last night, and are just not able to recognize a potential ***** in your armour to achieve your goals.Assani, your poker skills are top shelf, my human nature skills are pretty solid, so maybe I can help.And, if you think I am way off, honestly answer this question.Have you consistently quit playing when you are winning big, when during that winning rush you determine you are not playing winning poker at the time, and consistenly quit playing at that moment?I mean if you truly can bypass all the normal human emotional cloudiness that goes on when gambling, and can somehow accurately and objectively assess when you are not playing winning poker, it stands to reason that this inflection point can occur when you are up huge, up some, even, down some, or down huge. If not, then I think you are subject to something we all are, gambler's rush when winning, and gambler's chase when losing.My honest feedback is I think you were chasing, and I think you need to improve in this area if you are going to reach your poker potential.Just my two cents....... Again, I really want to see that post at the end of the year with the great results!Assani, Do you want my voice of reason on this one, or would you prefer that I remain
I sleep in very late usually(usually wake up around 1PM or so), so I just count the days by when I wake up and go to bed....its much easier on me to keep stats that way.
i'm the same way. i was just busting on you. a serious question though - you say you believe you can $500 a day at $1/$2 NLHE. Is that an average, or is it your goal every day to win $500? i'm just curious what someone who is trying to live off poker money considers a goal and how they approach the day/week.
my goal would be to average $500 per day, although I'm off to a very poor start yesterday and today.
Assani, Good discussion.Have I consistently quit before when playing bad? Not always, although I've improved a ton in this area during my career. As you might expect, I struggled with this as everyone does when I first started. But I think that I have worked hard to improve in all areas, including this one.In fact, as I said earlier- I was indeed playing losing poker for a time yesterday during my losing period. I admitted this in my write-up, I knew it at the time I was playing, and I know it now. I did quickly stop and regroup, but it was too late as I lost $500 or so in a short while.Just my conservative rant here, but although you may very well have the ability to assess your playing state (winning or losing), will you always be right about that? And, more importantly, will you always be able to act accurately?I still sense you were chasing last night, and are just not able to recognize a potential ***** in your armour to achieve your goals.Assani, Do you want my voice of reason on this one, or would you prefer that I remain
Assani, your poker skills are top shelf, my human nature skills are pretty solid, so maybe I can help.
And, if you think I am way off, honestly answer this question.
Have you consistently quit playing when you are winning big, when during that winning rush you determine you are not playing winning poker at the time, and consistenly quit playing at that moment?
I mean if you truly can bypass all the normal human emotional cloudiness that goes on when gambling, and can somehow accurately and objectively assess when you are not playing winning poker, it stands to reason that this inflection point can occur when you are up huge, up some, even, down some, or down huge.
If not, then I think you are subject to something we all are, gambler's rush when winning, and gambler's chase when losing.
My honest feedback is I think you were chasing, and I think you need to improve in this area if you are going to reach your poker potential.
Just my two cents....... Again, I really want to see that post at the end of the year with the great results!
However, when making my late run I in no way felt as if I was playing losing poker. I wasn't taking unecessary chances to get back to even, nor was I gambling and playing ultra-loose. It was around 3AM, and I calmly and rationally decided that I was going to end the day winning even if that meant playing until noon. I can request all of the hand histories from Stars and post them here if you wish...I'm 99.9% certain that I was playing winning poker, and I would definitely admit it if I wasn't, as I've never been scared or embarrassed to post about my failures, which are numerous.
I always appriciate your advice, but I must disagree with you that "determined to get my losses back before going to bed" is equal to "playing losing poker." I will agree that it might be for some, but I definitely don't think it is for everyone.
Now as I said earlier, I did indeed play poorly for some time yesterday, as I wrote about it my write-up. I am concerned about that, and I am upset with myself for that. If it weren't for that period, I would've easily met my $500 goal on the day. I will agree with you that I have much room for improvement still.
JeffyKeane said:
It seems to me that trying to get your losses back before going to bed was way too results oriented. You could have played perfect poker (like getting all in preflop with AA vs JJ as an example) and lost more money on the day. Playing good poker as often as possible should be your goal; winning money on any single day (or session, or week, or whatever) shouldn't matter.
This might be the best post in the whole thread.
Ditto except that I'm playing $1/2 limit. Just made SilverStar for the month.
Going for the TV this year.
What level are you?
Yes. More than I've ever played in a three-day span.You must have played a lot of poker. I'm playing 1/2 limit and I was happy that I'd accumulated 350 points.Ditto except that I'm playing $1/2 limit. Just made SilverStar for the month.
JeffyKeane said:I've always thought that turbos were better for tight players.
How so?
I'm afraid he might have given it up.
The blinds go up quicker in a turbo. At a certain level, that forces players to mix it up with less than premium holdings. That's not advantageous for a tight player.JeffyKeane said:I've always thought that turbos were better for tight players.
