In 2008 I played PCA, Monte Carlo, WSOP, and APPT Sydney...I used one entry for Monte Carlo and I forget what I used the other one for although it definitely wasn't Sydney. I'm guessing it was PCA but not 100% sure.

In 2009 I used it for PCA and Monte Carlo, and also played WSOP.

In 2010 I'll use it for PCA and Monte Carlo if I play Monte Carlo, and PCA and WSOP otherwise (but I'll play WSOP either way).

Yeah I'm pleased with the SNE promotion. I don't think it's perfect but yeah it's pretty good. It's way better than anything offered on any other site that's open to the US. It definitely serves its purpose from Stars' end in that it gets people to play way more than they would otherwise.

What is your shoving range when a hyper turbo starts and you are UTG? I find myself sometimes pushing A7's and then folding them another time. Man these things are much more swingy than I imagined! I went on about a 3K cold streak, what's your longest drought? What's your roll? (if you don't mind me asking)

George, we've never met, but I've heard many stories about you. Since you are (were) a sports bettor, please set the following lines:

You vs. Geary in:

1. NLHE HU SNG
2. Chess
3. Scrabble
4. Rock Band - Beatles
5. Bar trivia

Regards, Lee

Eh I'm not going to put my shoving ranges on here. I guess you could look at my hand histories and see what I shove if you really want to though. Besides it varies so much based on who your opponents are anyway.

My biggest losing streak is probably like 20k if I had to guess, maybe even more, but I play higher than the 87s sometimes.

I'm not going to publicize my roll for many reasons but I will say that I'm rolled enough to play the games that I play.

Hey Lee. We actually did meet at Monte Carlo in 08 at the Supernova Elite tourney. I didn't play it but I stopped by for a few minutes. We only talked for maybe a minute though.

I'm a little curious what stories you heard about me. Hope they were only the good ones.

To answer your questions:

1) NLHE HU SNG: Obviously this depends a ton on the structure. If we were like 20bb deep it'd be pretty much even money, so I'll put +100. If it's 100bb deep I'd say I'm a very slight favorite, maybe like -105, but even with that, I could be overestimating my edge.

2) Chess: LOL. The only way I'd beat him at chess is if he somehow died during the game or otherwise had to quit. So I'll go with Geary -10000000000000. Sounds about right.

3) Scrabble: Obviously he's way better than me at this too but I'm guessing the luck factor is a little higher in this than in chess. Maybe I'd beat him 1 in 100 games? Just guessing. So Geary -10000.

4) Rock Band: Well on guitar there's basically zero chance he could beat my score on any song on hard or expert level. I'm not even sure he can pass songs on hard or expert guitar yet. I'd say my edge here would be as big as his edge in chess. So Jorj -10000000000000.

5) Bar trivia: I know he's kind of a trivia nut, having tried out for Jeopardy a few times and stuff like that. I can hold my own in stuff like this usually but I'm thinking he's better than me on average. So I'll say Geary -500 on any given game.

idk if you remember me but I used to play hypers all the time. Thoughts on my game? Flaws strengths etc.

I forgot about you but yeah I definitely remember you being in a ton of my games at the beginning of the year. I don't remember specifics of how you played but I do remember that you seemed like you basically knew what you were doing. You definitely weren't someone I wanted in my games.

Best of luck in whatever you're playing now.

What a brilliant read. Thanks George I have some Qs but its late here in UK and this fascinating well has kept me up, but it was well worth it.

you come across as a top guy GL with everything you aim to accomplish

idk if i already posted but i think this was an awesome well, how ****ing balllin do you have to be for leejones to show up and ask you some questions

Hey George - thank you for the answers. Now that you mention it, I do remember meeting you at Monte Carlo.

The stories I've heard about you have been nothing but good - I hope we get a chance to meet for a more civilized period of time one day.

Regards, Lee

How do you cope with the dry runs when it doesn't matter if you are ahead or behind you still lose. And, what leaks may I have at this point figured I'd chime in since everyone else has been.

I don't know, I just don't let that kind of stuff bother me. It probably helps that I'm playing much lower stakes than I used to, so naturally the swings aren't nearly as big.

When I first started playing poker like 10 years ago I used to get pretty upset emotionally whenever bad things happened in poker, as I'm sure pretty much every new player does. Then one day I told myself that I just need to pretend that I'm not upset when I get a bad beat or whatever. After pretending for a while, I just became naturally better at dealing with adversity not only in poker but in life. I pretty much never get upset about anything anymore. I know this probably sounds kind of hokey but it really worked for me.

As for leaks, I think you play reasonably well and probably should be at least a slight winner in the games, but sometimes I don't think you adjust to other people's ranges all that well.

Take care and good luck in the games.

Oh and I know I mentioned a couple weeks back that there was a less than 50/50 possibility that I'd be going to the LAPT Costa Rica. Well now I'm going for sure. Good luck to anyone else playing and don't hesitate to say hello, and maybe I'll buy you a drink (it's an all-inclusive resort ).

Thanks, at first I think I was adjusting to the format of the game. Now that I have built some stats on quite a few players I am beginning to understand a bit about the particular ranges people may have according to the stack sizes and the situation of the tournament at the time. GL at the LAPT

I got one for ya Jorj... What is your reasoning on blocking your sharkscope? I would be so intrigued to see what results you have put up!

Well when I first blocked my sharkscope (and my search on Stars) it was because I didn't want every sng grinder to know I was playing the hypers and to come start playing them as well. I think most of them know by now that I play them so I doubt it matters as much anymore. I already unblocked my stars search a couple months ago. I still haven't unblocked my SS obviously but I might do it in the near future. I'm still kind of hesitant to because it's one of those things that once you do it you can't really go back on it. Also, a part of me thinks that it's really nobody's business what people make when they play, and that sites like SS and PTR are really bad for the game overall because they embarrass the bad players and drive them away.

Oh and on a side note, your avatar on stars reminds me of Matthew Lesko every time I see it. If you don't know who he is, google him.

haha ya I googled him had no idea he was until I saw a picture of him and I knew right away. Damn, I'm not a lunatic! lol but that is funny. I knew you would have a good reason. I don't have any type of following compared to yours although I'm trying to build one which is why I think I should keep mine up for now.

What do you think is more important in a hyper sat in a game like Omaha H/L. Actually knowing how to play that game well or having a decent understanding of when to shove/call. Was thinking about this around Wcoop because i remember playing a few sats to games that I really didnt know how to play.

Do you think Im + ev in hyper sats. Dont worry Ill still play them if you say I suck or something lol. Also I guess what do you think of my game in general, leaks, etc.

Hey Jorj,
First off... pleasure playing with you. Your demeanor and willingness to go into the well are good for the game. I hope I run into you at a live event this year... we'll say whoever laid the most bad beats on the other buys the first round.

I have to ask you (and swallow my pride)... do you see a leak in my hyper game or do you think its just because I'm running horribly? Its been an unreal contrast to the first half of my year (when I was high on Scope "total profit, any stakes" boards) and happening across most levels, so I dont think it could be entirely due to the 428 / 212 regs finding something to exploit, but who knows. I've just started to run some serious stats analysis numbers and, in the first easy thing I looked at, have found that using binomial distribution analysis over the last 250,000 hands (all in my current db), I've been underdealt AA, KK, and AK ALL by about 3 standard deviations from expectation, which seems quite odd. Isolated, thats pretty damn unlucky, but in combination its plain unreal. And there is more analysis under way that is looking unreal. I dont mean to bitch, but I'm going crazy trying to figure out what is going on, so if you see anything other than running horribly, I'd love to know. Thanks and GL.

I was asked this in this thread during the wcoop by someone already but pretty much knowing satellite strategy has to be more important than knowing strategy of the game when you're only 5-10 bb deep. Obviously I played a ton of hypers in all kinds of random games during wcoop and really had no clue whether I was playing well, but I'm pretty sure I was ahead of most people (hopefully anyway).

I really hardly remember you playing all that many hypers so I can't really say anything about whether you'd be +ev. You probably wouldn't be at first until you played a lot of them and learned the strategy a little better. There are just some things in them that you can't really learn until you play a lot of them.

Best of luck in the games.

ure very annoying in the hyper turbos when ure A7>AK

Ya I'd love to have a drink with you, you seem like a really funny guy from chatting with you online.

I think you already know your biggest leak. You really need to learn to control yourself emotionally. Having said that I don't really see that you're playing all that much differently when you're tilting and when you're not, but it has to be affecting your game at least a little bit. I may be wrong on this, but I think some of the 'tilting' is just for show and that you're not really tilting that much.

Also the games are definitely tougher than they were at the beginning of the year, plus there's a 2% rake on them now when there wasn't in the beginning, and that's going to affect your results a ton too.

Obviously getting big hands less than expected is not going to help your results, but I think everyone could look for reasons that they're getting unluckier than average and ignore the reasons that they're getting luckier than average. Self pity isn't going to get anyone anywhere. Maybe you're running bad. But so what if you are? Everyone runs bad at some point. That's the nature of the game. Either you're cut out for it mentally and emotionally, or you're not. I know this is going to sound really cliche, but I believe that your mindset has a big affect on your results. If you go into the games thinking you're going to lose, you probably will lose more often than not. If you go in with a positive attitude you'll probably win more.

Hope that wasn't overly harsh, just trying to help ya.

Best of luck in the games.

fold ak next time i raise imo

so what are your thoughts on Moneymakers Hyperturbo game... he seems to run pretty good against me!

Although I've only played a few games with him, he seems to play reasonably well in them actually.

It's always bugged me how much crap he's had to take from people. I feel bad for him in a way. A lot of people just assume he's some horrible poker player who luckboxed some donkament 6 years ago. From my experience playing with him he seems to play pretty well and also he's a really nice guy.

By the way I wasn't implying that you were saying any of that, just random thoughts that came to my mind.