So Ive been really shitty about updating. My own fault completely. There has actually been alot going on that I probably should be blogging about but I havent had the energy, nor the time frankly, to sit down and actually put it all down. To start, I am not working at my former job any more. It was an unfortunate situation where it was nobody's fault, other then the circumstances of the situation. It has been an interesting transition since then. The days immedietly following it, I lounged around the house, and basically made myself as unproductive as possible. It was a really odd change of pace for me, as I am usually really accustomed to being on the go. Suddenly downshifting into a life where I didnt really have a whole lot going on was quite the change.
I found a sales gig with a new company within the same field so that is good. I mostly do outside work, driving to places and selling new customers on our product line. Its definitly very different then the management side of things which I was used to, however, I am embracing the challange and have found myself to be pretty decent at the work. I did the same gig for my old company a few years ago, so it is a bit like riding a bike.
Anyways, onto the poker. I have been playing quite a bit more as of late obviously. Since this sales gig isnt exactly paying the bills yet, I have been grinding it out at the low to midstakes games around town. I forced myself to play a much more basic and straightforward game, trying to eliminate as much variance from my style as possible. Generally things have been working out pretty well. I found that you dont really need to get too fancy with these guys. It is a bit of an ego shot to step into the smaller games but as long as dollars are being made, at the end of the day that is what is important.
Today things started off really well when I got JJ to hold against 88 within my first few hands. A short time later I picked up another $100 when I check raised the chip leader on an A82 board. Things were rolling pretty good, but things started to run cold. I picked up AK and AQ a few times and bricked all times. QQ vs AQ and AQ makes a flush. AA vs Q4 in a hand where I slow played and he had the deck break for him. I still booked a small winner but it could have been ALOT more. Sigh...
So that in a nut shell is my life right now. I promise to update more frequently!
Monday, April 27, 2009
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Right Track
I ventured back into the world of home games last night.
After the last few weeks of break even sessions, I decided a change of pace in a berry patch was what I needed. I felt like I played pretty well in this loose passive type game, and was rewarded instead of punished for a change. To define the night I would say one simple phrase: The squeeze play is my friend.
I lost a pot early with 88 when I ran into AJ which wasnt fun, but was able to squeeze my way back into contention and set up a hand where I got TT in against A9 on the good old 953 board. From there I maintained my stack and grew it slowly.
Late in the night, 3 players showed up. 2 I knew from when I was coming up and I was a bit put off by their presence. The interesting thing however is that while in my mind these 2 guys were still the crushers from years past, my game has clearly developed to a higher level then theirs. It was a pretty good feeling to own this one kid over and over again, and put him in spots where he never could call, and forcing him to second guess himself in all the wrong times. And because he was one of the dudes that was around before I was, it felt all the sweeter.
Other then that not a whole lot going on. There is some stuff at work that hasnt been too fun, but I dont feel like getting into it. Beyond that, there is some stuff in my personal life that I would like to write about but this isnt the right time. Maybe shortly when I have some more definite answers I will have more to say.
Until then though, hope everyone is doing well, and crushing the fish.
After the last few weeks of break even sessions, I decided a change of pace in a berry patch was what I needed. I felt like I played pretty well in this loose passive type game, and was rewarded instead of punished for a change. To define the night I would say one simple phrase: The squeeze play is my friend.
I lost a pot early with 88 when I ran into AJ which wasnt fun, but was able to squeeze my way back into contention and set up a hand where I got TT in against A9 on the good old 953 board. From there I maintained my stack and grew it slowly.
Late in the night, 3 players showed up. 2 I knew from when I was coming up and I was a bit put off by their presence. The interesting thing however is that while in my mind these 2 guys were still the crushers from years past, my game has clearly developed to a higher level then theirs. It was a pretty good feeling to own this one kid over and over again, and put him in spots where he never could call, and forcing him to second guess himself in all the wrong times. And because he was one of the dudes that was around before I was, it felt all the sweeter.
Other then that not a whole lot going on. There is some stuff at work that hasnt been too fun, but I dont feel like getting into it. Beyond that, there is some stuff in my personal life that I would like to write about but this isnt the right time. Maybe shortly when I have some more definite answers I will have more to say.
Until then though, hope everyone is doing well, and crushing the fish.
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