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Merciful End to May
This is what my trip has looked like so far:After winning about 770 BB's in 16K hands, I went on an 770 BB downer over my next sixty thousand hands. I'll skip the obvious, I ran extremely bad. But I...
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Halfway Home
I mean that literally, I just earned my 500,000th VPP of the year and am halfway to heading back home to California and hopefully taking the rest of the year off. I've been on an incredible tear this...
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June In The Books
June ended up being a great month, my best of the year. Looking back at the previous thirty-six months, it ranked sixth in terms of money won and I believe second or third in terms of big bets won. I...
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I've received a lot of emails and comments since mentioning that I may offer coaching this fall. The main obstacle in coaching is that I don't think it's worthwhile for me to be improve my direct...
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Poker Stars Hall of Fame and A Look Back (With Results)
I just earned my five millionth VPP and an induction into the Poker Stars Hall of Fame. I haven't actually submitted my bio yet but I should be up shortly. According to the site, I'm the first...
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A Month to Forget
August ended up being my worst month in 8 years as a professional poker player. I barely staved off a losing month, coming out slightly ahead after rakeback. The scariest part to me is I don't think...
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September in the Books and SNE Thoughts
Despite ending the month on about a 250 BB/10K downswing, September ended up being my best month of the year and third best since Black Friday. This coming after my worst month in nine years. I guess...
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5 In a Row!
Rejoice mid/high stakes limit HE players, I won't be sitting at all your tables for twelve hours a day at least for another two to three months. I'm hoping to take the rest of the year off and come...
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2013 Statistical Year in Review
I don't know why I enjoy doing this so much, I guess I really like statistics. It does provide some insight to where my money is coming from, the variance involved, and changes in the LHE...
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I apologize for not posting this sooner. It does not look like I'll be offering coaching this year. I'm pretty wrapped up in some other things right now and don't have the time or energy for it....
View ArticleBack to Grinding in Argentina
Quick Update:I'm in Buenos Aires and back playing poker. I played today for a few hours and as expected was very rusty. I've come back from extended layoffs two or three times now so I sort of know...
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BA Trip Report with Pics
Here are some random thoughts on BA:Buenos Aires has been OK for me so far. I have been really sick the last 3 days so I haven't had a chance to get out too much. We're in Recoleta at the moment and...
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January in the Books and Bariloche Bound
I barely staved off my first losing month at poker in nine years. Going into today, it was about 98% to happen and I just ran insanely hot at high limits. I didn't play a whole lot this month and am...
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End to a Frustrating February
At first glance it looks like a pretty good month:But the reality is:I went through a similar stretch to this about two years ago, even worse if I remember right so it's just a matter of playing...
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Argentina In The Books
It's been a really frustrating start to the year:This is about as bad of a stretch of stake variance as I've had since playing high limits. Basically all my winrates are reversed from the last few...
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Stake Variance Continues in Costa Rica
My frustrating year continues:In terms of money won, it's my worst start to a year in nine years as a pro. It's easy to blame it all on variance but I've also been less motivated this year than any...
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Serious Variance
I figured this would be as good a time as any for my annual, sometimes bi-annual, post on just how utterly insane the variance in this game is.My prior fifty thousand hands leading into this month...
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May in the Books
I finally rebounded a bit in May and had a pretty respectable month. In terms of big bets won, it's one of my best in the past couple years.Overall, I'm still very concerned with my mental state. I'm...
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Likely The End Of The Chase
Several people have asked me when I'm going to update my blog and I apologize for the delay. I just haven't felt like blogging and the updates from here on out will likely be sporadic. I know people...
View ArticleRetirement
I’m officially retired from poker. I've put off this blog post for a while trying to be certain that I’m done and while I’m still not 100% certain, I’m more certain now than at any other point. That...
View ArticleFantasy Sports Links
I feel a little guilty even posting these but at the same time I think it's kind of stupid not to. I'm posting links for the various fantasy sites so if anyone that reads my blog wants to sign up and...
View ArticleCoaching!
It's been a long time since I last posted here. I played Fantasy Sports for about a year and a half, came to the conclusion I could make more playing poker and went back to live poker for about 20...
View ArticleA Return to Blogging
I'm not sure if anyone reads this blog anymore but there will be more posts in the near future. I'm back playing live poker and immersing myself in the game.The posts from here on out will be strategy...
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Where Game Theory Optimal (GTO) Fails
I realize this will be a controversial post among poker players but it's a discussion I haven't seen around the topic that I believe would benefit everyone.Disclaimer: I'm not a game theory expert nor...
View Article5 On and Off Table Essentials for Tilt Prevention
I recently wrote this for one of my students having emotional issues at the table and thought it could be of use. There are 5 on table and 5 off table tips/areas that can help prevent tilt. All of...
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