Just read Jesse's blog . . . and the comments. Standard.

Thats what she said.

good poast

sometime in 2011 im gonna be make my way down to commerce. i know you're always looking for prop bets. we can run one to see who logs the most hours in the 40 in a given month

Given that my current MO is mass multi-tabling cheeseburger stakes online, you're gonna have a hard time getting action

haha well if ur anything like me in like 6-9 months you're gonna be dying to take a break from that constant hell which is OL poker

Scroll back a few months. He's taking a break from that constant hell that is live poker by playing OL.

FYP

Week 3

Sorry wrong thread. Link doesn't work anyway.

lol double fail!

Hey, I'm trying to get my post count up.

+1

Shameless bump

jesse,

i haven't read the entire thread so i apologize if you've already answered this question.

you had a 14k roll and over a year of living expenses saved if i recall correctly? when you say living expenses do you mean a years salary at oracle, or enough to pay the rent and a few bills each month?

thanks,

rodeo

A years living expenses at the time was $25-$30k

Are you planning on quitting your job and taking a shot?

I am seeking counsel from many people in my life at this time. Just today I have spoken with MikeL, avoidThe9to5, Babar, my father, and my girlfriend. These people fall in various places on the "cares about me vs has useful knowledge of the situation" space, but they've all been helpful.

BUMP!

Just found this thread and read all your posts. Can we get a life/poker update? Hope all is well.

Try his blog. A must read for anyone considering going pro as a live player.

This pretty much sums it up:

"But I am very poorly today and very stupid and hate everybody and everything."

Things are in a very unclear state right now. I alternate between enjoying what I do and hating every minute of it, between wanting to play big and exciting games to being sure I should just grind small games and virtually steal all the money. One thing that is certain is that my commute is driving me bonkers, and I am likely going to starting spending nights at commerce from time to time.

Jesse - I wonder if we have played at the same table. I have a really long pony tail, and a marvin the martian card protector.

At any rate - I go between a love/hate relationship with the film industry, and a love/hate relationship with poker.

I currently hate film and love poker, so it is poker that I am doing full time.

But I do not play only one game - that is I do not only play limit. i play tournaments, and NL cash. And I cycle though the three types.

I also bounce around to multiple venues, and note the game differences - for instance the 8/16 at Hawaiian Gardens is quite different than at the Bike. Sometimes I target the higher action games, other the softer passive games.

I avoid playing my entire session at any one location. I limit my sessions to 14 hours max, but try to keep them at 10 to 12 hours. For instance, I may play a tournament at Hustler, then move to Bike or Commerce to finish out the session in Limit.

Games I play in:

Commerce: 8/16 (not so much now that the food is no longer comped) and the 20/40. Occasionally tournaments.

Bike: NL Tournaments, 8/16 limit and 2/3 NL.

Hustler: Tournaments, 8/16 limit, 3/5 NL and sometimes the 1/3 NL when waiting.

The Gardens, also Normandy and Hollywood Park: 8/16 Limit. The tournaments suck at these three.


As for the commute, I try to keep my sessions at hours where I don't have to fight traffic. I seem to remember that you are in the valley? If you get comfortable with NL, there are a ton of 5/5 NL games in private venues in the valley, much better for commute purposes.

One other thing - in addition to limiting the number of hours I play, I take days off "whenever" - I never force myself to "go play" because I "have to put the hours in".

Instead, I try to focus when I AM playing and give it my 100% best effort - or go home.

I take days off liberally.

If I happen to have a session where I am stuck, and I am tired - I go to bed. I never try to get unstuck when tired - EVER.

Do you ride a motorcycle? If I ever lived in LA I would no doubt commute via motorcycle. LA traffic is the worst.

Do you think that's unusual?

I'd say what you just wrote applies to half the people I know (love/hate work, torn between security and chasing dreams, commute sucks, work unusual hours to avoid insanity).