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Poker Articles on 08/2005
Wednesday, Aug 31 2005
August 30, 2005 - Tuesday - Will the site really provide enough opportunities for you to prop for 30K hands every month? I hope so. They dont mind you playing a lot of hands, and most of the time, you dont have to leave a table, as the site is small enough to not get waiting lists...
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Tuesday, Aug 30 2005
August 29, 2005 - Monday - Finally, some good freakin news! Today was my first day propping, and I actually made a nice amount of money! Ill get to the exact figures in a minute, first I want to explain what Im doing. The site Im propping for offers the following payments: $3/6...
Empire reload offer - Not that they sent me an email about it, but I stumbled onto the reload bonus code for August for Empire Poker, PLAYAUG. 100% bonus of up to $100, which is nice and player friendly. So, I went for it. Empire is the smae almost everything as Party Poke...
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Monday, Aug 29 2005
8/28/05 - Just played a $30 tournament on Partypoker and got crippled on a very interesting hand. There were 460 players in the tournament and I played very well, I seem to be in the zone recently. We started with 1000 in chips and after playing a few very good h...
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Sunday, Aug 28 2005
7/27/05 - New Stuff: Well, I used my PokerStars points to buy a book called Small Stakes Holdem by Sklansky and Malmuth which I have heard from some poker buddies is one of the best books out there if you play any limit under $5/10. I have to say, that I have neve...
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Saturday, Aug 27 2005
August 26, 2005 - Friday - Recently this thread on 2+2 was brought to my attention: http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=tv&Number=3118111 Seriously, if you dont like my blog, then dont read it. Why go on a public forum and call it crappy? Yes, I may be pla...
Life is so funny - Its funny how people have the stones to dispose of you when they feel they are the ones who control what youve built. They talk about other people who have screwed them, yet it magically disappears from their head when they start to do the same thing. Try...
Jersey Run! - Woohoo! Full Tilt is having a tourney where they are giving away 11 of these hot ass football jerseys. And guess what? I entered one of the 300 point SNGs and won it. First try dude! So now Sept. 3rd I play for one of these fab jerseys. Ill take a pic of ...
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Friday, Aug 26 2005
August 25, 2005 - Thursday - Sorry for my lack of posts. Ive taken quite a few days off from poker. I think Im done with all of this. I really think that Im going to start looking for a job soon. Im just so sick and tired of all this bullshit. Ive given it plenty of time and its ...
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Saturday, Aug 20 2005
August 19, 2005 - Friday - Its official, this is the longest losing stretch Ive ever had. Seven straight days losing. I have now dropped 12 buy-ins in the past 9 days. In those 9 days, Ive had one small win ($75). In the first orbits of my session yesterday, I flop a set only t...
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Thursday, Aug 18 2005
Couldn't have said it better... - A mans ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death. - Albert Einst...
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Wednesday, Aug 17 2005
Hand #500 - I just finished up earning my welcome bonus at Paradise Poker. I have to say the software is not all that stunning, but after a while I got used to it. I did like the clear readout of the amount of money in the pot plus the chips already bet during the ...
August 16, 2005 - Tuesday - I was told that I was being a bad blogger by not making an update. So heres your update. Im getting my ass kicked. Ive now lost 6 out of the last 7 days Ive played. Im on an 11 buy-in downswing. This after a 15k hand breakeven period. How great is th...
Banging away in Paradise - On the second day at the room, I ran into the longest dry spell of cards I can remember. 93, 6J, 28, 7Q, 36, over and over and over. I guess I was due. These things happen, and I feel I rode it out well. But, it does make it hard to win any chips whe...
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Tuesday, Aug 16 2005
Paradise Poker - After the good time I had at Party, I was in the mood for starting another bonus quest early in the week. I looked into Empire Poker, but their August bonus doesnt start for another week. So, enticed by the $1,000,000 freeroll ads, I thought Id try Para...
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Monday, Aug 15 2005
Earned the bonus at Party - Well, I just finished up the Party Sessions for the Aug reload bonus. It feels good to get some of the rust knocked off, and a successful weekend of poker under my belt. All in all, I spent 7hr 45min at the tables. With a bonus of $100 (which they p...
Cashing out at Party Poker - Not that I had any other bonuses that I was wanting to run off and play right away, but I was curious on how long it takes to cash out money from Party. Havent done it all summer because I wasnt playing heavy and didnt bother. Saturday at noon I decided ...
Getting married to pocket pairs - While playing through my bonus at Party , twice in five minutes I found myself marrying pocket pairs, and calling the hand down through the river. Once was Jacks, once was with Queens. Both times the board flops an Ace. Both times theres one other pla...
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Sunday, Aug 14 2005
3-PEAT!!!!! Oh wait. - So I play my regular Friday/Saturday live tourney up north in Zachary tonight. 12 people unlimited rebuys. Going for a 3-Peat. I play a little more loose than normal due to it being a multiple rebuy. You can only rebuy if broke though, unlike the Stars re...
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Saturday, Aug 13 2005
Day 2 on the Party Train - Same as Day 1 really, I picked out 2 full, 10-man $1/$2 tables and had a seat. I played a quick afternoon session of about a half an hour, getting in 43 hands, but finding cards. I ended the session up 10 Big Bets, and then it was off to work. When I go...
Party Poker August Reload Bonus - I stopped in at Party Poker and saw the flashing sign that said Reload Bonus Code for August: BONUSAUG, and I thought its time to get back into the game. I have a bit of a bankroll left to prime this pump with, and Party is a good place to start pla...
Where have I been?? - Ive pretty much taken the summer off from competitive poker. Weve had day after day of weather in the 90s, and Ive spent a lot of time in the pool, playing drums, and grilling and beer drinking. It works for me :) I also cashed out my poker accounts at ...
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Friday, Aug 12 2005
August 11, 2005 - Thursday - Of course we all knew that post wasnt going to be my last one. Thanks for all the support. Its good to know there are people out there who care enough to take the time to write a well thought out response. As is usual with my bitching posts, I felt bette...
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Thursday, Aug 11 2005
August 10, 2005 - Wednesday - This is one of my bitching posts, so if you dont want to read it, kindly fuck off.Im seriously sick and fucking tired of being handed a fistful of shit and being told, here, here is your luck. I AM SICK AND FUCKING TIRED OF IT.Ive been doing pretty well ...
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Monday, Aug 08 2005
YEP! - Remember that home tourney I told I won in my last blog posting? Well I won that same tourney this past Saturday. $210 this time for 1st. 3-peat? Maybe. Im optimistic ;-) Lookin for a backer for the Saturday and Sunday event up at the WSOP Circuit in Tun...
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Sunday, Aug 07 2005
August 6, 2005 - Saturday - Finally, some progress! My NL profit is $1 more than it was at its highest peak before this downswing. Ill get to that in a minute.I decided to do something different today. I decided to check out one of the charity poker events they have around here. ...
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Saturday, Aug 06 2005
August 5, 2005 - Friday - Finally, some relief! I played 1,907 hands today and won $135. I wasnt too sure what was going to happen though. I had to make some pretty good laydowns, and I wasnt getting very good cards. I hit the correct number of sets today (got less pocket pair...
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Friday, Aug 05 2005
August 4, 2005 - Thursday - This is going to be one of my extremely pissed off posts, so if you are going to make some smart-assed comment after reading it, just skip it please. Today had to be the worst fucking day Ive ever had. I couldnt win with anything. 2000 hands and I lose ...
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Thursday, Aug 04 2005
August 3, 2005 - Wednesday - What a nightmare. I dont think Ive ever had so many suckouts in a 6k hand period. Today was the worse. It was bound to happen, and today was my biggest loss in NL to date. 2,174 hands and I lost $43. The insanity.Seriously though, I couldnt win today...
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Wednesday, Aug 03 2005
Archival - There is no hope of me keeping this page up-to-date. Zero. Instead, I will use this resource to not only post the random poker story/essay/analysis -- but to also direct the roving poker denizons to my more immediate attention via my e-mail addresses. P...
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Tuesday, Aug 02 2005
August 1, 2005 - Monday - Blah. Thats how my sessions felt today. I didnt do too bad this afternoon, winning $50 in my first 900 hands or so, but the session I played tonight just sucked. Remember how I mentioned I won with Aces 100% in my session from the other day? Well toda...
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Monday, Aug 01 2005
July 31, 2005 - Sunday - Its the last day of July and I think Im going to take the day off. Im very pleased with myself on how well Ive been playing, and for actually putting the hands in. So Im rewarding myself with a day off. July has been a pretty good month for me. For the...
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