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Feeling confident!

Date: Sat, Jan 29, 2011 Live Tournament

Well, I had a HU condensed course with Brokerstar at TagPoker, and a week ago I had a 1 on 1 leakfinder over skype with him. I was playing the $2s before that skype. Then I was playing the $5s and last night I was taking a few shots in the $10s. I didn't put in a lot of volume, reason why I jumped so fast is because I had T$ to use and that helped build my account. Before my session I would rarely make it past round 2 of the $10.50 HU KO Turbos on Stars, In the past week, I have played 2 of those $10.50s, First one I lost in the 2nd round. I just finished another one and finished 2/256 (good for a cash of $291 (including bounties)

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Slacking....

Date: Thu, Jan 27, 2011 Live Tournament

Guess I haven't been updating as much as I should. Since my last post, not much has changed. Had a session with Brokerstar for the HU SNGs, and I have been doing pretty good in them. I'm about 65% win rate for the year (thats about 75 games). My session with The Maven is next week.
I was signed up to play the blog tourneys this week, I forgot about it for the first couple tourneys, then played a NLHE, was playing well. After awhile a guy got moved to my table that had been opening up quite abit and being just really loose (he was a SuperNova Elite). He raised PF, I 3bet shoved he snaps with AQ, he turns the flush. Then I have 1 more ticket to use. I know I can't use it friday or saturday, so it was either wed or thurs. Thurs, it started at 1pm (I am still at work) and wed starts at 9pm (my bed time), so I used it on wed. But the tourney on Wed was a PLO8 (pretty sure the first time I've ever played that game) I was getting unbelievably lucky and running hot. I ended up finishing 88/489, I got an $11 SCOOP seat, and a seat into the blog main event on sunday.

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The start of my re-blogging

Date: Mon, Jan 10, 2011 Live Tournament

Like I said, I'm gonna try to blog more often (hopefully once a week)
While typing this, I'm watching the BCS Championship game (Auburn v Oregon), Go Auburn. The owner of the lodge, one of his sons is the back up long snapper for AU. And Auburn just hit their 2nd interception. This will be a good game!
What else is new?
-I watched a few HU SNG videos, and since watching them, I am 7-3 (I should be minimum 8-2, but I called an over shove with bottom pair against a fish when he held an over pair)
-I have been playing alot of Call of Duty: Black Ops lately, I am currently level 3 prestige. Its gross how far some people have played (I've seen someone at level 14 prestige already)
-Gonna start going to the pool on Friday nights, starting this friday. I am looking forward to that.
-Sometime next week I'm gonna be doing my training session with The Maven. He's busy this week with playing and training other students.
-I've got the place to myself for the next week (actually for the past couple weeks I've had the place to myself), since my roommate is in Texas doing sports shows for the lodge.
Other than that, I'm not sure if anything else is new.

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It all changes now!

Date: Mon, Jan 3, 2011 Live Tournament

Oh ya, I should prolly say what the graph is about. It is my graph on Full Tilt (this graph is nothing but Regular Speed NLHE HU SNGs)

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2011 New Years Resolutions

Date: Fri, Dec 31, 2010 Live Tournament

In no particular order, it is the way they came to me:

1) Make money and save money (not spending it frivolously, like eating out alot etc)
2) *** ** ****** ****** (that means, only I know what it is)
3) Get a new PB pike (little bit out of my control though, but the more I go fishing the better the chances are)
4) **** * **** ** ****
5) Get my 1st 5 figure score
6) Gain weight. I’m thinking an increase of 2 lb/week is a reasonable idea/shot. I’m gonna weigh myself every night before I go to bed. With that....instead of eating 2 big meals throughout the day, I’m gonna eat 4 small meals/snacks and 2 bigger meals. Also make them healthy meals.
7) Exercise more, and make them be more intense, than what they usually are
8) Beginning of 2010 I did cut back on pop/sweets, but late in the spring I started back on the sweets more, I also had the occasional pop. So I’m gonna keep this one going.
9) Blog once a week
10) Not play any table games this year
11) ********* **** * ***** ****

That seems like enough to keep me going, and if you ask what the stars are, I will not tell you. So don't even bother asking, and no they are not dirty (if that is what you are wondering why they are only in stars)

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2010 Resolutions...How did I do?

Date: Fri, Dec 31, 2010 Live Tournament

1 ) Run like a god - however, someone says that will be broken within 5 minutes, and I don't doubt that at all. - FAIL!
a) stop complaining about how bad I run - FAIL
2) Stop saying FML so much, I will keep saying it, but I won't say it as much. In the past 2 weeks, I have actually started it and haven't said it quite abit - I still say it, but it is rare now.
3) Stop (atleast not as much) complaining about bad beats, and letting them get to me. - FAIL
a) Especially if I get it in with the dominating hand and lose (ie AK v A7 and lose), and you know who you are, you should try this as well..... LOL - FAIL
4) By the end of the year to be regularly playing the $30 HU SNGs and DoNs. FAIL
5) Get my first 5 figure score FAIL
6) Start going to the gym....and go regularly, to get into shape FAIL
7) Get an overall positive outlook on life not really a fail, but not really a win

Hmmmmm, maybe 2011's resolutions will be better.

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It has been a looooooong time, hasn't it?

Date: Wed, Dec 29, 2010 Live Tournament

It was only a couple days ago that I realized that it has been a few months since my last post. So, I think it was about time that I did an update as to what has been happening in my life and poker.
Currently writing this, I am typing it up in Pages as I don’t have access to the internet as I am on my way back from Vegas (more on that later in this post or in a post in a few days)
Also as I’m writing this, I’m not exactly too sure when my last post was (and I’m not planning on fixing it when I get online), I think it was September sometime, as I somehow vaguely recall that I did a post about bear hunting at the lake, and my sick new PB pike (45” long) that I caught.

Pretty sick huh?
Have to thank Clayton for that, as he took me fishing to the north part of the lake for that.
So I was at the lake for 130 days (I had 1 day off in that whole time), I definitely can’t complain about the weather though, we didn’t have more than 3 inches of rain for when guests were there.
After I got back to the city from the lake, less than a week later, Clayton and I started renting a condo together in Warman.

It’s kinda tough to write this while having How I Met Your Mother playing in the background. So I guess its gonna be on pause until I am done writing this, or at least writing a lot of it.

Less than 2 weeks back, was the Dunes’ big October tournament. I was playing really well in it. Never got myself in many ugly sticky spots, until about a level or 2 before the supper break, I won the hand when I called a shove from the BB, when I bet the flop with middle pair out of the SB. Then lost a key hand that would have taken me to a nice sized stack, the guy over shoved flop. We both had top pair, his kicker was better though. Then lost out the last hand before the supper break, when my 77 lost to A9ss (went running flush)

I went back to work at the University for a couple shifts, then there was no other shifts for me, so I called up Joel (the head chef at the lodge last year) and he got me a job at The Saskatoon Club cooking breakfasts again. It does suck waking up early, but I am done work early though, which is a nice thing. That is one reason why I enjoy doing breakfasts at the lake.

Nothing for poker had really happened in the few months. I never made any money in the Dunes’ sunday tournaments, but two weeks in a row I bubbled the bubble. I made it really deep in a couple $2 tournaments on Poker Stars a few weeks ago. Making it all the way to final 2 tables (when over 300 tables started).

One of the big things that has happened to me in these few months though, is that one of my buddies that lives in Las Vegas, hooked me up with a complimentary training session with David ‘The Maven’ Chickotsky. So the next time I would be in Las Vegas I can use that. Well, I was talking to David via PM last week and he was going back to Texas for Christmas, so I missed him the whole time. I suggested that we could possibly do it over Skype, and he said that could very well be arranged. Hopefully that can happen in the first couple weeks of the new year. Also, I have had some winning days, and more losing days since the lake, and I decided that if I was gonna have lost money by the time that I depart for the lake next spring, I was gonna quit playing poker, as there is no way that someone can run bad for that amount of time, that it has to be me and my playing (since the spring, however, I didn’t play any cards while at the lake) Then I decided that if I have 12 consecutive losing months, then I would quit. Right now I am on 4 month losing streak. I’m still undecided what I’m gonna do. I’m atleast gonna wait until my session with David is done. Speaking on my session with David, yesterday, my day at the poker table and the craps table (early in the day), went horribly bad, so I decided that I’m not gonna play anymore poker until my session. Another thing I decided on was that in the new year, I am not gonna play any more table games....No more Blackjack, No more Baccarat, and no more Craps (which does suck, as I really do enjoy it). I’m not gonna play any any of those games until I make money in poker.

I wish I had what my 2010 New Years Resolutions were in front of me, then I could go over them and see if any of them happened, or if I broke every single one (which I’m pretty sure had happened) I know of a few that I am gonna make for 2011, but I’m gonna wait before I post them. I want to have the full list before I do.

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Summertime is gone

Date: Tue, Aug 31, 2010 Live Tournament

Well, I was gonna read my last post as to what I said so I wouldn't repeat myself, but I forgot to. Oh well! But the fishing guests left on the 22nd. Shutdown....I mean "shooter shutdown" happened (reason for that, is that I wanted to get rid of alot of my booze for shooters), and I did. Then the staff that stayed for shutdown left. Then there were 10, then 7, and now for the past few days its been 6. It is wonderful with that few people here, really quiet.
Last saturday, I went out for a boat ride to the north end of the lake. It was rainy, and windy. The boat ride back (took about 2 hours, normally 1.5 hours) We were in 4-5 ft waves, my back was sore the next day.
Went again a couple days later (yesterday) and it was super calm weather! I also got my new PB pike as well. Measured 44.5x18" Its a fatty!
Going out fishing all day on friday.....Can't wait!
As for poker.....still haven't plyed! I'm not planning on plying until the Dakota Dunes big tourney the first weekend in Oct. I usually do good the first few tourneys when I get back. I still haven't decided if I'm gonna ply the regular sunday tourney just before that (the last one in Sept)

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Summer/long overdue update

Date: Wed, Aug 18, 2010 Live Tournament

Aug 18............................
Today is day 101 that I haven't plyed any poker. It is also day #95 of my work week. I am here til near the end of september for bear camp. I will be working almost 130 days in a row. I will be in need of a well deserved break when I get back.
I have done alot of fishing since being here. And with bear camp, there will be alot more in store! YAY!

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Past month (very little poker related)

Date: Tue, Jun 15, 2010 Live Tournament

I have been at the lake for the past 30+ days. In these 30+ days, I have seen 2 different snowfalls that have dropped an accumulative 7 or so inches of snow on us, in addition to roughly a 22 hour power outage. The first guests showed up June 10th. Since being here, I have went from cooking for ~12 people to 10 to 8 to 5. There was 5 of us here at one point. It was a great, and quiet time. Then we were up to about 12, then a few more stragglers throughout a few days, then all of a sudden on the 4th of June there was over 50 of us here.
I haven't played any poker since May 9th. I can truthfully say that I haven't missed playing, and I have had the urge to play a few times but haven't. I have however, been following the WSOP. I was hoping that durrrr won that event.
Dunno if it is a good thing or a bad thing, but I have drank everyday being up here. Which by my usual standards, is very high. I actually finished a bottle of wine off by myself in about 3 and a half hours without feeling a buzz.
I have also started exercising the first day of guests showing up here. I started with a bike ride that turned from a 30 minute ride into a 'so-called' 3 hour ride. Funny story behind that.......Since we are in the middle of the wilderness (bears, wolves etc) we are to tell someone that we are going for a run/bike ride. Well I did.....I said "if I'm not back in an hour consider me dead" then did a little laugh. I came back about 25 minutes later, then me and 2 other staff went fishing (they also had to break a new motor in) Well, I didn't say that I came back, they sent a search party out for me. Oops.
We are also desperately needing rain. Since the snowfall, we have had less than an inch and a half of rain. Which is bad seeing as there are all the trees around us, and it is really dry right now. So we don't need a forest fire. I really really hate shore days (when the guests can't go on the lake due to bad weather, and I have to cook lunch for all the staff and guests), but I would rather deal with one shore day than have to deal with a forest fire near by (where the camp could possibly be shut down), but before a camp shut down would happen, there would be a fire ban put on by the government Environment section.
Today is the 15th, it is just another 16 days til I can play poker again.

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AQ is the last hand

Date: Mon, May 10, 2010 Live Tournament

So, I plyed a few more SCOOP tourneys this past week. In particular all the low events on tues (PL 5 card draw, HU tourney, then the $11 NLHE) and in all of them I busted fairly close to the bubble, except for the HU tourney, where I had the first round bye, but busted in the 2nd round. Then plyed the knockout tourney on thursday, and lost a big pot in the early going w QJ on a QJx flop and the guy had JJ. Then plyed the shootout on saturday and lost 66 to a guys 98. Then the FLHE saturday evening (this one I went fairly deep, but still busted shy of the money)
For the SCOOPs I am atleast up money (due to the 6max tourney)
As for AQ as the last hand, I went and plyed the Dunes tourney last night for the last time for the summer since I'm heading to the lake this coming friday. And I lost a big pot w AA when I folded to an all-in on the turn on a board of 4c3c3h-5c. Still putting him on A3. Then an orbit later down to 1750 in chips on BB of 100, guy raised to 300, two calls, I shove a AQhh, big stack (the possible A3 guy) calls it. Has 44, and he holds.
That is my last hand of poker until minimum July 1.
So by that, you prolly won't see many posts here either.
Til then.....Bye!

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SCOOP update

Date: Sun, May 2, 2010 Live Tournament

Plyed the first tourney I was registered in. The medium ($215) 6max. they had 6783 runners, I finished 167 for $841.09. Dece, but I wanted first of $203k. But I am atleast up for the SCOOPs. Pretty good from the blog tourney a few months ago (which was a freeroll)
Next one is Tues the HU event.

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Summer SCOOP

Date: Fri, Apr 30, 2010 Live Tournament

Found out this past week that I might be going up early to the lodge. They asked me if I would be willing to go up early, and I said yes. Thursday I found out that it is 95% sure I'm going up on the 15th of May as opposed to June 4. Which is an extra 20 days of working. I am excited to get up to the lake. I have almost everything purchased for it, just a few little things to buy. I am planning on drinking ALOT as I have already spent about $700 on alcohol. And if you know me, I don't drink that much to begin with. But that is for the whole summer. Reason why its so much is because it is alot of wines and premium vodkas (I like my vodka and caesars) Speaking of caesars, I am planning on making a caesar slurpee sometime this summer. Lets hope that works out well. LOL.

And now onto poker news, since Vegas I have played two or three times. The one day I played a couple of the rush SNGs, and a couple days played a bit of cash on Ultimate Bet (I want to either run that account up or go busto) I don't have much in there anyways.
Now the SCOOP events I'm playing are:

May 2 - 11am(MT) - SCOOP-01-M $215 (NLHE, 6max - $1M guaranteed)
May 4 - 3pm(MT) - SCOOP-07-L $16.50 (NLHE, Heads Up - $100k guaranteed)
May 6 - 3pm(MT) - SCOOP-12-L $27 (NLHE, Knockout - $100k guaranteed)
May 8 - 12pm(MT) - SCOOP-16-L $22 (NLHE, Quadruple Shootout, 10max - $150k guaranteed)
May 8 - 6pm(MT) - SCOOP-18-L $22 (FLHE, Turbo - $25k guaranteed)
May 11 - 6pm(MT) - SCOOP-26-L $11 (NLHE - $100k guaranteed)

Event 1 - I won my ticket via the blog ME a few months ago
Event 7 - Actually won a seat into one of the HORSE SCOOP events, and just unregistered and then registered for this one instead
Event 12 - Bought into it
Event 16 - Got a $22 ticket from Pokerstars by doing 5 different things in the past couple months (the 4 blog posts and becoming a fan of theirs on Facebook)
Event 18 - Won a $5 FLHE satty
Event 26 - Finished 4th in a competition that the PokerRoad Forums were running during March Madness where a few people put up stakes to the top 6 people. Top 3 were $24+2 stakes, and 4-6 were $10+1 stakes. I finished 4th, and got a stake from someone and he said (before the games started) his stake is 70 player/30 backer, so I hope I can make him some money.

One of my buddies is running a $200 HU tourney this saturday, I wish I could play it, but after deciding to take a break I am not, he asked if I wanted a horse, I said I would but I'm also working that day. So that is out. Oh well, even though I'm trying so hard to push for a HU tourney at the Dunes (I know that will never happen :( I told him maybe next time.

I'll try to update before I leave for the lake, on a recap on my SCOOP tourneys. Hopefully, there will be a really good post where I finished with a very nice chunk of change.

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Badugi

Date: Sat, Apr 24, 2010 Live Tournament

Someon asked me a couple days ago how to play Badugi. This is another one of my favourite games, I was getting pretty good at it a few years ago, then kinda stopped playing it, and now I suck. Haha. Its a 4 card lowball with pairs and flushes counting against you, with Aces low. So by that I hope you understand that the best possible hand is A234 rainbow. I've found videos help me to learn stuff so here is How to Play Badugi
Again thanks to PokerStars for doing up the video.

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