sometimes i stumble across something that reinforces the truth that not everything has been thought of yet. for instance, this gem of a product is something that i don’t think anyone envisioned, until now . . .
“The WineRack is a very comfortable sports-style bra with a special pocket that holds a boob enhancing bladder filled [...]
just had a case of “try the same thing again, and just see if maaybe it’ll magically work this time”. i loaded up my HH’s from last night into pokertracker, and it all works as it should.
i played poorly last night, and managed to finish at the same spot where i started. so, no gains. [...]
i did get some hands in last night - eek, this’ll set me up for bad things in the near future - it seems like i’ve gotten the sand out of the gears and things are running much more smoothly again. a couple of insanely simple insights have hit me.
number one is . . . [...]
monday morning update - i survived the weekend. actually, there was never really any doubt.
Gary’s mom took ill, and the Land Jam was called off. so, we had a daylong jam over here instead. it started in the early afternoon, and i think we finally wrapped up at 1 am after going acoustic for several [...]
i stumbled upon this Henry ford quote . . .
“Failure is the opportunity to begin again, more intelligently”
and it really struck me. right now i’m pushing a lot of reset buttons on things, and so i feel as though i’m starting a lot of things over, but with better insight. truth is, the better part [...]
wouldn’t you know, just after i make fun of the cash game, i run into this. but first, a table description.
there hasn’t been a big pot yet. i’ve opened up from late position a few times and either picked up blinds, or cBet boards that were favorable. i didn’t cBet all baby boards, and was [...]
in no particular order . . .
Tim Russert died. i didn’t know him, but i watched him on television and he struck me as a regular person in a world filled with self-serving, backstabbing, lying, cheating, scoundrels. he moderated a political talk show.
other people i know have passed away recently, and it didn’t really hit [...]
Bodog 6 Players (Hand Converter from Unknown Poker - *Beta)
Players seeing flop in Bold : Players seeing showdown in Green
Seats and Stacks:
UTG ($32.25)
MP ($39.25)
CO ($35.75)
Hero (Button) ($39.90)
SB ($20.45)
BB ($18.80)
Pre-flop: Hero is dealt A K on the Button (6 players)
UTG folds, MP folds, CO folds, Hero raises $0.75 (39.15), SB calls $0.90 (19.45), BB calls $0.75 [...]
in a nutshell, May exposed my weaknesses. at my usual buy-in, i ended up down 12.5, which makes me feel sad.
the truth is, in looking back, i chased someone i thought was a fish to the next level. i got gutted by a LAG player. and then again. the fish left. i was tilting and [...]
