Grinding up a bankroll to move to Vegas
02-04-2016
, 12:03 AM
"Small daily improvements on the fundamentals, done with ridiculous consistency, create insane revolutions over time" - Robin Sharma
Mt Charleston
Treasure Island
Hakkasan
I just turned 27, it's hard to comprehend how fast time slips by.
There is a viral video (1 mil+ hits in 4 days) called "Racism in Metal" in which Rob Flynn lead singer of Machine Head recounts a recent situation where a clearly intoxicated Phil Anselmo lead singer of Pantera and Down ended a show with a sieg heil and yelling white power. This was obviously very disappointing as Pantera has been hugely influential on me musically and they were one of the few metal bands to reach mainstream appeal in the 90s. It also reminded me of the way I felt when a couple other serious allegations surfaced against other musical role models of mine Tim Lambesis, Jorge Herrera.
That video has spawned a plethora of other videos from various metalheads giving their views on the topic. Phil Anselmo has since released an apology video. I thought I would give my thoughts on it as well. I believe in equality, unity and the value of diversity. The race relations from the civil war through the civil rights movement is an ugly scar on the history of the USA. I believe it is our duty to extinguish this backward racist ideology. This is a problem that is passed down through the generations and children are indoctrinated from birth. We should do our best to unravel this deeply entrenched world view and be a positive force in the world. It is especially critical what we pass on the right values and morals to younger generations. We must teach the negative effects of racism and intolerance and the conflicts it has created in history so that these grave mistakes aren't repeated and the cycle of hatred is broken.
The poker concept I wanted to cover is paying for information. Such as betting or raising to "see where you are at" in poker. The example used in "Fighting Fuzzy Thinking…" by Sklansky is that it might seem like a good deal if you could pay $15 to see the dealers down card in BJ on a $100 wager, but this would actually not be a good deal and would cost you about $3 in EV per wager. The reason is people tend to overestimate the value of information just as in poker. Knowing exactly what your opponent has will not alter the way you play a hand often enough from the way you would play it anyways given fundamental strategy and the rest of the information that is already available for free.
I am starting a new video series this year where I measure my progress on each of my goals so far. I hope it reminds you to check your goals frequently and constantly be making progress towards the most important things you wish to achieve. I'll be doing this practice every 30 days in 2016 to see where I am at and what I can do to improve and keep moving forward.
Hand 4:
1/2 NL (9 handed)
V1 (350)- loose, spewy
V2 (300)- recently sat down, been playing tight so far
Hero's Image (400)- tag
Preflop (3):
Hero is BB dealt A
A
1 EP limp, V1 limps MP, LP limps, Hero raises to 14 from BTN, V2 calls from SB, only other caller is V1.
Flop (43):
8
7
4
V2 checks, V1 donks 15, Hero raises to 65, V2 goes all in very quickly for 221 more, V1 folds, Hero folds.
OTF I am facing a PS c/3b which should be extremely strong, mostly 2p+. The worst hand I could assign her is a nfd or some kind combo draw both of which have ton of equity vs my hand. If I am up against set or straight I am drawing thin/dead.
Hand 3 Results:
Here is my latest vlog-
Here is an original called "Imminent Lobotomy" -
Here is one of my paintings-
Mini Challenge #3
[47] 50 hrs poker
[5] 10 hrs art
[12.5] 10 hrs dating and social life
[7.5] 5 hrs music
[1.5] 5 hrs volunteering/organizing
[5.5] 5 hrs reading
[2.5] 5 hrs to do list
[6] 10 meditation sessions
[13] 5 runs/5 calisthenics sessions
2016 GOALS
[123.5] 1800 hrs poker
[25.5] 360 hrs art
[17.5] 360 hrs dating and social life
[10] 180 hrs music
[4] 180 hrs volunteering/organizing
[13] 180 hrs reading
[12] 180 hrs to do list
[11] 360 meditation sessions
[26] 180 runs/180 calisthenics sessions
[ ] Travel to 6 new places + Europe
Mt Charleston
Treasure Island
Hakkasan
I just turned 27, it's hard to comprehend how fast time slips by.
There is a viral video (1 mil+ hits in 4 days) called "Racism in Metal" in which Rob Flynn lead singer of Machine Head recounts a recent situation where a clearly intoxicated Phil Anselmo lead singer of Pantera and Down ended a show with a sieg heil and yelling white power. This was obviously very disappointing as Pantera has been hugely influential on me musically and they were one of the few metal bands to reach mainstream appeal in the 90s. It also reminded me of the way I felt when a couple other serious allegations surfaced against other musical role models of mine Tim Lambesis, Jorge Herrera.
That video has spawned a plethora of other videos from various metalheads giving their views on the topic. Phil Anselmo has since released an apology video. I thought I would give my thoughts on it as well. I believe in equality, unity and the value of diversity. The race relations from the civil war through the civil rights movement is an ugly scar on the history of the USA. I believe it is our duty to extinguish this backward racist ideology. This is a problem that is passed down through the generations and children are indoctrinated from birth. We should do our best to unravel this deeply entrenched world view and be a positive force in the world. It is especially critical what we pass on the right values and morals to younger generations. We must teach the negative effects of racism and intolerance and the conflicts it has created in history so that these grave mistakes aren't repeated and the cycle of hatred is broken.
The poker concept I wanted to cover is paying for information. Such as betting or raising to "see where you are at" in poker. The example used in "Fighting Fuzzy Thinking…" by Sklansky is that it might seem like a good deal if you could pay $15 to see the dealers down card in BJ on a $100 wager, but this would actually not be a good deal and would cost you about $3 in EV per wager. The reason is people tend to overestimate the value of information just as in poker. Knowing exactly what your opponent has will not alter the way you play a hand often enough from the way you would play it anyways given fundamental strategy and the rest of the information that is already available for free.
I am starting a new video series this year where I measure my progress on each of my goals so far. I hope it reminds you to check your goals frequently and constantly be making progress towards the most important things you wish to achieve. I'll be doing this practice every 30 days in 2016 to see where I am at and what I can do to improve and keep moving forward.
Hand 4:
1/2 NL (9 handed)
V1 (350)- loose, spewy
V2 (300)- recently sat down, been playing tight so far
Hero's Image (400)- tag
Preflop (3):
Hero is BB dealt A
A1 EP limp, V1 limps MP, LP limps, Hero raises to 14 from BTN, V2 calls from SB, only other caller is V1.
Flop (43):
8
74V2 checks, V1 donks 15, Hero raises to 65, V2 goes all in very quickly for 221 more, V1 folds, Hero folds.
OTF I am facing a PS c/3b which should be extremely strong, mostly 2p+. The worst hand I could assign her is a nfd or some kind combo draw both of which have ton of equity vs my hand. If I am up against set or straight I am drawing thin/dead.
Hand 3 Results:
Spoiler:
Here is my latest vlog-
Here is an original called "Imminent Lobotomy" -
Here is one of my paintings-
Mini Challenge #3
[47] 50 hrs poker
[5] 10 hrs art
[12.5] 10 hrs dating and social life
[7.5] 5 hrs music
[1.5] 5 hrs volunteering/organizing
[5.5] 5 hrs reading
[2.5] 5 hrs to do list
[6] 10 meditation sessions
[13] 5 runs/5 calisthenics sessions
2016 GOALS
[123.5] 1800 hrs poker
[25.5] 360 hrs art
[17.5] 360 hrs dating and social life
[10] 180 hrs music
[4] 180 hrs volunteering/organizing
[13] 180 hrs reading
[12] 180 hrs to do list
[11] 360 meditation sessions
[26] 180 runs/180 calisthenics sessions
[ ] Travel to 6 new places + Europe
Last edited by pure_aggression; 02-04-2016 at 12:21 AM.
02-06-2016
, 02:58 PM
I'm catching up on your thread a bit...
As with anything in poker... it depends. But keep in mind that we can select which part of our value range to check based on our villains, and that by dissuading them from bluffing us every time we check, we get to realize more of our equity with all of our hands that have 3-6 outs that we might otherwise check-fold. This is a pretty significant chunk of our checking range, so it does add up.
Not counting your runs/calisthenics, or your travel, you've set goals for just over nine hours per day for 366 days this year. You're probably going to need some multitasking. Maybe that could be a new vlog feature... pure_aggression does calisthenics while talking to a girl on the phone, painting, playing a new song and meditating. I'd watch that for sure! 
In all seriousness, you probably need to listen to some podcasts at the table, while running, etc related to dating/social life or something like that.
If our opponent will get it in with QQ+ AK, AKo has about 39% equity and QQ has about 40% equity. Perhaps more importantly, if we widen his range in any realistic way, QQ does better than AK. Like if you add JJ, or if you add JJ and AQ, QQ gains more equity than AK. If you add AQ and only AQ, then AK does better, but I don't know if there exists a player that gets it in with QQ+ AQ+. Since we can expect most players to make mistakes with their ranges that err toward looseness, QQ is a better hand to GII with than AK IMO. Of course, most of the times these spots come up, we are looking to have ~40% equity to GII based on pot odds, and both hands will almost always have at least ~39% in a worst-case scenario, so we usually should just GII with both and it's really just a discussion that helps us understand the dynamics of these situations without changing our decisions too much once the 4b goes in.
The only range against which AK does better than QQ is when you have a villain that is only getting it in with KK+, which begs the question, why are we trying to GII with either AK or QQ anyway against these opponents?
That's an awesome quote!
Quote:
This post is already super long so I'll just give some brief thought on a poker concept than interests me. I just want to argue that it is better to have a balanced betting range postflop than a balanced checking range. When you have value hands and bluffs in your betting range you will sometimes win the pot uncontested with hands that have no SDV and you may develop an image that will allow you to get more $ out of your value hands. But mixing value hands and air in your checking range by "slowplaying" to be deceptive, you will not be able to win a pot uncontested with your air and you will likely win a smaller pot with your value hands than if you had remained straightforward and aggressive with your value hands.
Quote:
[50] 1800 hrs poker
[13] 360 hrs art
[1] 360 hrs dating and social life
[1.5] 180 hrs music
[0] 180 hrs volunteering/organizing
[4.5] 180 hrs reading
[6.5] 180 hrs to do list
[.5] 72 hrs meditation
[10] 180 runs/180 calisthenics sessions
[ ] Travel to 6 new places + Europe
[13] 360 hrs art
[1] 360 hrs dating and social life
[1.5] 180 hrs music
[0] 180 hrs volunteering/organizing
[4.5] 180 hrs reading
[6.5] 180 hrs to do list
[.5] 72 hrs meditation
[10] 180 runs/180 calisthenics sessions
[ ] Travel to 6 new places + Europe
In all seriousness, you probably need to listen to some podcasts at the table, while running, etc related to dating/social life or something like that.
Quote:
For instance AK is a better hand to get AIPF than QQ because they are both about a 20% underdog vs KK+ but AK holds blockers therefore our opponent can have only have 6 combos of KK+ rather than if we have QQ which has no blockers and our opponent has 12 combos of KK+.
The only range against which AK does better than QQ is when you have a villain that is only getting it in with KK+, which begs the question, why are we trying to GII with either AK or QQ anyway against these opponents?
That's an awesome quote!
02-11-2016
, 03:08 AM
"Associate with those who will make a better man of you. Welcome those whom you yourself can improve. The process is mutual; for men learn while they teach." - Seneca
Laughlin
Sedona, AZ
Super Bowl
Chinese New Year
High Roller
So I didn't end up playing much poker this mini challenge, I'll need to play catch up the rest of the month.
It was awesome to hit up Sedona again. I ran the half marathon and the scenery is incredible and awe inspiring. My Dad drove out to run the 10k, he also brought along my Uncle who lives in Phoenix so we had a chill bbq lunch afterward and caught up.
I met a couple new girls on tinder dates. My go to spot has been this Kiss themed glow in the dark mini golf place, done a bunch of first dates there over the years. It used to be right across the street from my pad but now it's moving I guess. I also played a little pool, always fun I haven't played since kicking it with Ryan and friends over the summer. I think a good first date is anything interactive where you can chat and find out about each other. Never go to the movies on a first date.
I really don't follow traditional sports much anymore so the only football game I've watched all the way through the last few years is the Super Bowl. I placed a bet for my buddy in CA, unfortunately now it's only a very expensive sheet of toilet paper. It also fascinates me from a marketing perspective 4.5 mil for a 30 sec commercial, so crazy.
Happy Chinese NY!
I went on the High Roller for the first time, pretty sick view.
The poker concept I wanted to go over is reading hands. This is one of the most important skills in poker according to Sklansky and I agree. He mentions in "Fighting Fuzzy Thinking…" the 4 primary ways to read hands are:
1 psychology Knowing how your opponents think and how they make decisions
2 tells Physical and timing tells. Generic and even better are individualized tells
3 deduction Deductive reasoning and logic
4 math Counting combos, assigning ranges and frequencies
Getting better in each of these areas will propel your game to a new level.
I did my first interview of the year with my buddy TheTrooper97. I also wanted to interview ButterflySymmetry but we just missed each other. Hopefully we can make that happen sometime this year.
Hand 5:
1/2 NL (9 handed)
V1 (200)- fairly tight
Hero's Image (300)- tag
Preflop (3):
Hero is BTN dealt K7
Hero raises to 8 from BTN, V1 calls from SB.
Flop (17):
TT8
V1 checks, Hero bet 10, V1 calls.
Turn (35):
6
V1 checks, Hero bet 15, V1 folds.
Fairly decent hand for a steal attempt OTB. I think vs most opponents we can cbet close to 100% of the time when checked to HU. He calls flop relatively quickly but I doubt he has much. OTT we pick up a gutter to go with our overcard so I think it's a good spot to continue.
Hand 4 Results:
Here is my latest vlog-
Here is a cover of "For Whom the Bell Tolls" by Metallica-
Here is one of my paintings-
Point taken.
Yeah I realize I have a very full plate. These are combination of work and leisure activities so I think it's not too far fetched. These are ideal numbers, something to work toward. Even if I far short as long as I get the ratios right and make concrete progress in these variety of areas I'll feel good about it.
I do slam some audio books while grinding and while painting. In general I wish to have concetrated time blocks where I narrow my focus down to a single task and give it my full attention as I think that is most effective.
Yeah the whole AK vs QQ debate is an interesting thing to discuss. I think vs opponents who 3b like TT+ AJ+ and fold to 4b all but KK+... AK is the better hand to 4b because there are only 6 combos v will stack off with so we pick up dead money most of the time. Vs a villian that 3b TT+ AJ+ and will call a 4b QQ will have more equity but AK will likely be strong enough to stack off with too.
Robin Sharma is like a Canadian Tony Robbins haha, I think I'm going to have to read one of his books this year.
I appreciate the input.
I am up a tremendous amount if I take everything into consideration. I've made many friends. I've explored a bunch of new cities. I've played in over 100 different casinos. I've enjoyed the freedom of self determination and battled my way through adversity. Now if you mean strictly monetarily, I've won xx,xxx yearly since 2011 and xxx,xxx overall. My opinion is no one should attempt play full time with the intention of get rich, poker produces extremely few millionaires. The main reason to grind full time is you really enjoy the game, the freedom, flexibility and being independent.
Yes I think villain will peel with most draws and some worse made hands. Thanks for the input.
ty, thanx for the input.
Mini Challenge #4
[13] 50 hrs poker
[.5] 10 hrs art
[11.5] 10 hrs dating and social life
[2.5] 5 hrs music
[0] 5 hrs volunteering/organizing
[7.5] 5 hrs reading
[3] 5 hrs to do list
[4] 10 meditation sessions
[3/0] 5 runs/5 calisthenics sessions
2016 GOALS
[137.5] 1800 hrs poker
[26] 360 hrs art
[29] 360 hrs dating and social life
[12.5] 180 hrs music
[4] 180 hrs volunteering/organizing
[20.5] 180 hrs reading
[15] 180 hrs to do list
[15] 360 meditation sessions
[29] 180 runs/180 calisthenics sessions
[ ] Travel to 6 new places + Europe
Laughlin
Sedona, AZ
Super Bowl
Chinese New Year
High Roller
So I didn't end up playing much poker this mini challenge, I'll need to play catch up the rest of the month.
It was awesome to hit up Sedona again. I ran the half marathon and the scenery is incredible and awe inspiring. My Dad drove out to run the 10k, he also brought along my Uncle who lives in Phoenix so we had a chill bbq lunch afterward and caught up.
I met a couple new girls on tinder dates. My go to spot has been this Kiss themed glow in the dark mini golf place, done a bunch of first dates there over the years. It used to be right across the street from my pad but now it's moving I guess. I also played a little pool, always fun I haven't played since kicking it with Ryan and friends over the summer. I think a good first date is anything interactive where you can chat and find out about each other. Never go to the movies on a first date.
I really don't follow traditional sports much anymore so the only football game I've watched all the way through the last few years is the Super Bowl. I placed a bet for my buddy in CA, unfortunately now it's only a very expensive sheet of toilet paper. It also fascinates me from a marketing perspective 4.5 mil for a 30 sec commercial, so crazy.
Happy Chinese NY!
I went on the High Roller for the first time, pretty sick view.
The poker concept I wanted to go over is reading hands. This is one of the most important skills in poker according to Sklansky and I agree. He mentions in "Fighting Fuzzy Thinking…" the 4 primary ways to read hands are:
1 psychology Knowing how your opponents think and how they make decisions
2 tells Physical and timing tells. Generic and even better are individualized tells
3 deduction Deductive reasoning and logic
4 math Counting combos, assigning ranges and frequencies
Getting better in each of these areas will propel your game to a new level.
I did my first interview of the year with my buddy TheTrooper97. I also wanted to interview ButterflySymmetry but we just missed each other. Hopefully we can make that happen sometime this year.
Hand 5:
1/2 NL (9 handed)
V1 (200)- fairly tight
Hero's Image (300)- tag
Preflop (3):
Hero is BTN dealt K
7Hero raises to 8 from BTN, V1 calls from SB.
Flop (17):
T
T8V1 checks, Hero bet 10, V1 calls.
Turn (35):
6
V1 checks, Hero bet 15, V1 folds.
Fairly decent hand for a steal attempt OTB. I think vs most opponents we can cbet close to 100% of the time when checked to HU. He calls flop relatively quickly but I doubt he has much. OTT we pick up a gutter to go with our overcard so I think it's a good spot to continue.
Hand 4 Results:
Spoiler:
Here is my latest vlog-
Here is a cover of "For Whom the Bell Tolls" by Metallica-
Here is one of my paintings-
Quote:
I'm catching up on your thread a bit...
As with anything in poker... it depends. But keep in mind that we can select which part of our value range to check based on our villains, and that by dissuading them from bluffing us every time we check, we get to realize more of our equity with all of our hands that have 3-6 outs that we might otherwise check-fold. This is a pretty significant chunk of our checking range, so it does add up.
Not counting your runs/calisthenics, or your travel, you've set goals for just over nine hours per day for 366 days this year. You're probably going to need some multitasking. Maybe that could be a new vlog feature... pure_aggression does calisthenics while talking to a girl on the phone, painting, playing a new song and meditating. I'd watch that for sure!
In all seriousness, you probably need to listen to some podcasts at the table, while running, etc related to dating/social life or something like that.
If our opponent will get it in with QQ+ AK, AKo has about 39% equity and QQ has about 40% equity. Perhaps more importantly, if we widen his range in any realistic way, QQ does better than AK. Like if you add JJ, or if you add JJ and AQ, QQ gains more equity than AK. If you add AQ and only AQ, then AK does better, but I don't know if there exists a player that gets it in with QQ+ AQ+. Since we can expect most players to make mistakes with their ranges that err toward looseness, QQ is a better hand to GII with than AK IMO. Of course, most of the times these spots come up, we are looking to have ~40% equity to GII based on pot odds, and both hands will almost always have at least ~39% in a worst-case scenario, so we usually should just GII with both and it's really just a discussion that helps us understand the dynamics of these situations without changing our decisions too much once the 4b goes in.
The only range against which AK does better than QQ is when you have a villain that is only getting it in with KK+, which begs the question, why are we trying to GII with either AK or QQ anyway against these opponents?
That's an awesome quote!
As with anything in poker... it depends. But keep in mind that we can select which part of our value range to check based on our villains, and that by dissuading them from bluffing us every time we check, we get to realize more of our equity with all of our hands that have 3-6 outs that we might otherwise check-fold. This is a pretty significant chunk of our checking range, so it does add up.
Not counting your runs/calisthenics, or your travel, you've set goals for just over nine hours per day for 366 days this year. You're probably going to need some multitasking. Maybe that could be a new vlog feature... pure_aggression does calisthenics while talking to a girl on the phone, painting, playing a new song and meditating. I'd watch that for sure!
In all seriousness, you probably need to listen to some podcasts at the table, while running, etc related to dating/social life or something like that.
If our opponent will get it in with QQ+ AK, AKo has about 39% equity and QQ has about 40% equity. Perhaps more importantly, if we widen his range in any realistic way, QQ does better than AK. Like if you add JJ, or if you add JJ and AQ, QQ gains more equity than AK. If you add AQ and only AQ, then AK does better, but I don't know if there exists a player that gets it in with QQ+ AQ+. Since we can expect most players to make mistakes with their ranges that err toward looseness, QQ is a better hand to GII with than AK IMO. Of course, most of the times these spots come up, we are looking to have ~40% equity to GII based on pot odds, and both hands will almost always have at least ~39% in a worst-case scenario, so we usually should just GII with both and it's really just a discussion that helps us understand the dynamics of these situations without changing our decisions too much once the 4b goes in.
The only range against which AK does better than QQ is when you have a villain that is only getting it in with KK+, which begs the question, why are we trying to GII with either AK or QQ anyway against these opponents?
That's an awesome quote!
Yeah I realize I have a very full plate. These are combination of work and leisure activities so I think it's not too far fetched. These are ideal numbers, something to work toward. Even if I far short as long as I get the ratios right and make concrete progress in these variety of areas I'll feel good about it.
I do slam some audio books while grinding and while painting. In general I wish to have concetrated time blocks where I narrow my focus down to a single task and give it my full attention as I think that is most effective.
Yeah the whole AK vs QQ debate is an interesting thing to discuss. I think vs opponents who 3b like TT+ AJ+ and fold to 4b all but KK+... AK is the better hand to 4b because there are only 6 combos v will stack off with so we pick up dead money most of the time. Vs a villian that 3b TT+ AJ+ and will call a 4b QQ will have more equity but AK will likely be strong enough to stack off with too.
Robin Sharma is like a Canadian Tony Robbins haha, I think I'm going to have to read one of his books this year.
I appreciate the input.
ty, thanx for the input.Mini Challenge #4
[13] 50 hrs poker
[.5] 10 hrs art
[11.5] 10 hrs dating and social life
[2.5] 5 hrs music
[0] 5 hrs volunteering/organizing
[7.5] 5 hrs reading
[3] 5 hrs to do list
[4] 10 meditation sessions
[3/0] 5 runs/5 calisthenics sessions
2016 GOALS
[137.5] 1800 hrs poker
[26] 360 hrs art
[29] 360 hrs dating and social life
[12.5] 180 hrs music
[4] 180 hrs volunteering/organizing
[20.5] 180 hrs reading
[15] 180 hrs to do list
[15] 360 meditation sessions
[29] 180 runs/180 calisthenics sessions
[ ] Travel to 6 new places + Europe
Last edited by pure_aggression; 02-11-2016 at 03:35 AM.
02-15-2016
, 02:42 PM
02-21-2016
, 06:35 AM
"Nothing is more to be esteemed than aptness in discerning the true from the false. Other qualities of mind are of limited use, but precision of thought is essential to every aspect and walk of life." - Antoine Arnauld
Lamb of God
Anthrax
Mural in Flagstaff, AZ
I still need to improve my time management, too much wasted time. I will step it up in all areas, need to get back into the fitness routine and schedule some volunteer opportunities.
I got to see Lamb of God again. I also got to see Anthrax for the second time. I saw them live like 10 years in SF at a huge outdoor festival. It was packed and good energy, glad I went. I'm looking forward to a couple other shows coming up soon. Megadeth, Suicidal Tendencies, Children of Bodom, and Havok then Slayer, Carcass and Testament. Both shows have sick line ups so I can't wait!
I also want to hit up Zion NP in S/W Utah for a hike soon.
The poker concept I wanted to cover is when to quit a session. There are 2 big factors to consider when deciding when to quit a session. The first is a honest self-assessment. How are we feeling, how are we playing, how focused and in the zone are we? Secondly is how good our is table. How many recreational players are at our table, how deep are they, how fast are they losing? Given these two factors we should make a decision to keep going or quit. Knowing when to quit is very important, otherwise we may slip into subpar circumstances where our EV for time invested is much lower or even negative is some cases. If we are still playing well but our table is not very good we should hunt for a better table. If we are not playing our best but table conditions are exceptionally good we should stay and continue to play as our edge will still be large even if we stick to simple abc poker.
Hand 6:
1/2 NL (9 handed)
V1 (180)- loose
Hero's Image (520)- tag
Preflop (3):
Hero is BTN dealt AQ
V1 limps MP, Hero raises to 10 from BTN, V1 calls.
Flop (20):
KT5
V1 bets 20, Hero raises to 60, V1 calls.
Turn (138):
7
Checks through.
River (138):
T
Checks through.
I flop a strong combo draw so I go ahead and raise the donk bet, OTT I expect to get called a lot of the time so I decide to take a free card to realize equity. Shoving OTT is also an option to get value for worse unpaired draws and maybe a small amount of FE. River is an interesting spot, I brick my draws and have some weak SDV with A high but I think a case can be made for shoving OTR to fold out some slightly better hands.
Here is my latest vlog-
Here is an original called "Himalayan Mountains"-
Here is one of my paintings-
YW
Thanks!
Cheers
Thanks, great questions!
Since I have spent about 4 years in Vegas it really feels normal. I remember when I lived in CA and took trips to LV there was a much different vibe than it does to me now having been desensitized to the novelty.
Next ten years is a big window 27-37. The only real conception I have is that the next 3 years I want to explore, discover, learn as much as possible and take risks. When I hit 30 I feel I should shift into a more stable mode as far as career and relationships.
I've mentioned before I don't believe I'll be playing poker full time for 20+ years. I think I will probably always play some poker but I would like to expand my other skills. I think other possible jobs I can consider and experiment with are creative fields such as art and music. I think it is hard for me to feel truly fulfilled by only playing poker. I am reading "Mastery" by Robert Greene and the theme is finding your "life's task". It is food for thought as far as career planning and choosing the correct path to pursue and dedicate yourself to.
Hey, feel free to say what's up if you see me. Hope your trip is going well!
Mini Challenge #5
[38] 50 hrs poker
[5.5] 10 hrs art
[10.5] 10 hrs dating and social life
[3] 5 hrs music
[0] 5 hrs volunteering/organizing
[2] 5 hrs reading
[2.5] 5 hrs to do list
[1] 10 meditation sessions
[1/0] 5 runs/5 calisthenics sessions
2016 GOALS
[175.5] 1800 hrs poker
[31.5] 360 hrs art
[39.5] 360 hrs dating and social life
[15.5] 180 hrs music
[4] 180 hrs volunteering/organizing
[22.5] 180 hrs reading
[17.5] 180 hrs to do list
[16] 360 meditation sessions
[30] 180 runs/180 calisthenics sessions
[ ] Travel to 6 new places + Europe
Lamb of God
Anthrax
Mural in Flagstaff, AZ
I still need to improve my time management, too much wasted time. I will step it up in all areas, need to get back into the fitness routine and schedule some volunteer opportunities.
I got to see Lamb of God again. I also got to see Anthrax for the second time. I saw them live like 10 years in SF at a huge outdoor festival. It was packed and good energy, glad I went. I'm looking forward to a couple other shows coming up soon. Megadeth, Suicidal Tendencies, Children of Bodom, and Havok then Slayer, Carcass and Testament. Both shows have sick line ups so I can't wait!
I also want to hit up Zion NP in S/W Utah for a hike soon.
The poker concept I wanted to cover is when to quit a session. There are 2 big factors to consider when deciding when to quit a session. The first is a honest self-assessment. How are we feeling, how are we playing, how focused and in the zone are we? Secondly is how good our is table. How many recreational players are at our table, how deep are they, how fast are they losing? Given these two factors we should make a decision to keep going or quit. Knowing when to quit is very important, otherwise we may slip into subpar circumstances where our EV for time invested is much lower or even negative is some cases. If we are still playing well but our table is not very good we should hunt for a better table. If we are not playing our best but table conditions are exceptionally good we should stay and continue to play as our edge will still be large even if we stick to simple abc poker.
Hand 6:
1/2 NL (9 handed)
V1 (180)- loose
Hero's Image (520)- tag
Preflop (3):
Hero is BTN dealt A
QV1 limps MP, Hero raises to 10 from BTN, V1 calls.
Flop (20):
K
T5V1 bets 20, Hero raises to 60, V1 calls.
Turn (138):
7
Checks through.
River (138):
T
Checks through.
I flop a strong combo draw so I go ahead and raise the donk bet, OTT I expect to get called a lot of the time so I decide to take a free card to realize equity. Shoving OTT is also an option to get value for worse unpaired draws and maybe a small amount of FE. River is an interesting spot, I brick my draws and have some weak SDV with A high but I think a case can be made for shoving OTR to fold out some slightly better hands.
Here is my latest vlog-
Here is an original called "Himalayan Mountains"-
Here is one of my paintings-
YW
Thanks!
Cheers
Since I have spent about 4 years in Vegas it really feels normal. I remember when I lived in CA and took trips to LV there was a much different vibe than it does to me now having been desensitized to the novelty.
Next ten years is a big window 27-37. The only real conception I have is that the next 3 years I want to explore, discover, learn as much as possible and take risks. When I hit 30 I feel I should shift into a more stable mode as far as career and relationships.
I've mentioned before I don't believe I'll be playing poker full time for 20+ years. I think I will probably always play some poker but I would like to expand my other skills. I think other possible jobs I can consider and experiment with are creative fields such as art and music. I think it is hard for me to feel truly fulfilled by only playing poker. I am reading "Mastery" by Robert Greene and the theme is finding your "life's task". It is food for thought as far as career planning and choosing the correct path to pursue and dedicate yourself to.
Mini Challenge #5
[38] 50 hrs poker
[5.5] 10 hrs art
[10.5] 10 hrs dating and social life
[3] 5 hrs music
[0] 5 hrs volunteering/organizing
[2] 5 hrs reading
[2.5] 5 hrs to do list
[1] 10 meditation sessions
[1/0] 5 runs/5 calisthenics sessions
2016 GOALS
[175.5] 1800 hrs poker
[31.5] 360 hrs art
[39.5] 360 hrs dating and social life
[15.5] 180 hrs music
[4] 180 hrs volunteering/organizing
[22.5] 180 hrs reading
[17.5] 180 hrs to do list
[16] 360 meditation sessions
[30] 180 runs/180 calisthenics sessions
[ ] Travel to 6 new places + Europe
Last edited by pure_aggression; 02-21-2016 at 06:55 AM.
02-21-2016
, 03:25 PM
03-11-2016
, 07:36 AM
"You have brains in your head You have feet in your shoes
You can steer yourself in any direction you choose
You're on your own and you know what you know
And you are the guy who'll decide where to go" - Dr Suess
Megadeth
Suicidal Tendencies
This post is going up pretty late. I've been otherwise engaged the last couple weeks with various IRL stuff, not much poker. My buddy was in town and just flew back tonight, had a chill time kicking it.
The poker concept I wanted to cover is confirmation bias. I think it is best to try to look at each hand as objectively as possible but our brains have several cognitive bias. Confirmation bias is basically our brain's predisposition to seek out things that support our hypothesis or beliefs. I've seen this in almost everyone including myself when running through HH. I'm not sure if there is much we can do to counteract this besides being aware of it. I probably could explain that better but just check wikipedia for elaboration. Our brains can trick themselves very easily.
Hand 7:
1/2 NL (7 handed, BTN straddle 5)
V1 (220)- recently sat down, tight and straight forward so far
Hero's Image (300)- tag
Preflop (7):
Hero is UTG dealt 66
BB calls, Hero calls, V1 calls in MP, BTN checks.
Flop (18):
QJ6
BB bets 15, Hero raises to 75, V1 calls, the rest fold.
Turn (181):
7
Hero checks, V1 shoves for 140, Hero folds
Raising most hands that I play pf but I think it's fine to call here with a small pp. I put in a sizable raise OTF to charge draws. Scare card comes OTT and V rips it. Pretty sure he made the flush, might occassionaly have QJ bit not worth a call, we don't have odds to boat up.
Hand 6 Results:
Here is my latest vlog-
Here is cover of "Given Up" by Linkin Park -
Here is one of my paintings-
I would agree that some villains can be very difficult to play against OOP. The best seats can be already claimed or it can just be a hassle to seat change if you have a sizable pyramid of chips. When first buying in I like get mostly green and black then asking for the seat change btn to hopefully put myself in the most +EV spot.
I concur with all the things you mention regarding career path, finding mentors is critcal. I would definitely like to continue with work that has the same amount of freedom and flexiblity as poker. I think that I derive more motivation and fulfillment from art and music than playing poker.
Yep I always try to grab the best seat when possible. A lot of people feel they have to justify why they are moving if somebody questions them. I usually just say I am trying to "find the lucky seat" which can be understood by recreational players and grinders alike.
Mini Challenge #6
[14.5] 50 hrs poker
[14] 10 hrs art
[3.5] 10 hrs dating and social life
[17] 5 hrs music
[1.5] 5 hrs volunteering/organizing
[6] 5 hrs reading
[3] 5 hrs to do list
[4] 10 meditation sessions
[4/2] 5 runs/5 calisthenics sessions
2016 GOALS
[190] 1800 hrs poker
[45.5] 360 hrs art
[43] 360 hrs dating and social life
[32.5] 180 hrs music
[5.5] 180 hrs volunteering/organizing
[28.5] 180 hrs reading
[20.5] 180 hrs to do list
[20] 360 meditation sessions
[36] 180 runs/180 calisthenics sessions
[ ] Travel to 6 new places + Europe
You can steer yourself in any direction you choose
You're on your own and you know what you know
And you are the guy who'll decide where to go" - Dr Suess
Megadeth
Suicidal Tendencies
This post is going up pretty late. I've been otherwise engaged the last couple weeks with various IRL stuff, not much poker. My buddy was in town and just flew back tonight, had a chill time kicking it.
The poker concept I wanted to cover is confirmation bias. I think it is best to try to look at each hand as objectively as possible but our brains have several cognitive bias. Confirmation bias is basically our brain's predisposition to seek out things that support our hypothesis or beliefs. I've seen this in almost everyone including myself when running through HH. I'm not sure if there is much we can do to counteract this besides being aware of it. I probably could explain that better but just check wikipedia for elaboration. Our brains can trick themselves very easily.
Hand 7:
1/2 NL (7 handed, BTN straddle 5)
V1 (220)- recently sat down, tight and straight forward so far
Hero's Image (300)- tag
Preflop (7):
Hero is UTG dealt 6
6BB calls, Hero calls, V1 calls in MP, BTN checks.
Flop (18):
Q
J6BB bets 15, Hero raises to 75, V1 calls, the rest fold.
Turn (181):
7
Hero checks, V1 shoves for 140, Hero folds
Raising most hands that I play pf but I think it's fine to call here with a small pp. I put in a sizable raise OTF to charge draws. Scare card comes OTT and V rips it. Pretty sure he made the flush, might occassionaly have QJ bit not worth a call, we don't have odds to boat up.
Hand 6 Results:
Spoiler:
Here is my latest vlog-
Here is cover of "Given Up" by Linkin Park -
Here is one of my paintings-
Quote:
Good post on quitting vs staying. I'd add to assess your position. The other day I was 3K deep with a huge action player at 2/5 short-handed. Great, right?
Wrong. He had the God seat on me. IMO it's extremely rude to jump onto his left that deep and that late in the night, and may hurt my chances of playing against him in the future, so I left. Despite being action, he's so aggro that with him on my left I was going to end up having to call down really light in huge pots out of position, cutting my edge down significantly to where I felt my hourly wasn't actually higher than normal, but my variance was super high.
I also wanted to offer some advice since you said you plan on making a career shift when you hit 30. Start planning that now with actionable steps. They say it takes a month for every 10K in salary you want to earn, but that's for a "normal," person who is already trained in their field with a resume without gaps. As a poker pro, it can be much harder, and the fields you want to go into are also probably a lot harder to break into (art/music).
If I were you, I'd brainstorm ideas now once a month while you're 27, and try to reach out to people who are in those jobs for advice and to get a clearer picture. In 6-12 months see how many of those ideas still appeal, narrow it down and next year start some actionable steps for 2 or 3 of them. The following year, pick one to really pursue and crank up the search/effort about 6 months from turning 30. If some of your ideas are entrepreneurial, you may even start developing a second stream of income before the big 3-0, and keep all your freedom.
Wrong. He had the God seat on me. IMO it's extremely rude to jump onto his left that deep and that late in the night, and may hurt my chances of playing against him in the future, so I left. Despite being action, he's so aggro that with him on my left I was going to end up having to call down really light in huge pots out of position, cutting my edge down significantly to where I felt my hourly wasn't actually higher than normal, but my variance was super high.
I also wanted to offer some advice since you said you plan on making a career shift when you hit 30. Start planning that now with actionable steps. They say it takes a month for every 10K in salary you want to earn, but that's for a "normal," person who is already trained in their field with a resume without gaps. As a poker pro, it can be much harder, and the fields you want to go into are also probably a lot harder to break into (art/music).
If I were you, I'd brainstorm ideas now once a month while you're 27, and try to reach out to people who are in those jobs for advice and to get a clearer picture. In 6-12 months see how many of those ideas still appeal, narrow it down and next year start some actionable steps for 2 or 3 of them. The following year, pick one to really pursue and crank up the search/effort about 6 months from turning 30. If some of your ideas are entrepreneurial, you may even start developing a second stream of income before the big 3-0, and keep all your freedom.
I concur with all the things you mention regarding career path, finding mentors is critcal. I would definitely like to continue with work that has the same amount of freedom and flexiblity as poker. I think that I derive more motivation and fulfillment from art and music than playing poker.
Yep I always try to grab the best seat when possible. A lot of people feel they have to justify why they are moving if somebody questions them. I usually just say I am trying to "find the lucky seat" which can be understood by recreational players and grinders alike.
Mini Challenge #6
[14.5] 50 hrs poker
[14] 10 hrs art
[3.5] 10 hrs dating and social life
[17] 5 hrs music
[1.5] 5 hrs volunteering/organizing
[6] 5 hrs reading
[3] 5 hrs to do list
[4] 10 meditation sessions
[4/2] 5 runs/5 calisthenics sessions
2016 GOALS
[190] 1800 hrs poker
[45.5] 360 hrs art
[43] 360 hrs dating and social life
[32.5] 180 hrs music
[5.5] 180 hrs volunteering/organizing
[28.5] 180 hrs reading
[20.5] 180 hrs to do list
[20] 360 meditation sessions
[36] 180 runs/180 calisthenics sessions
[ ] Travel to 6 new places + Europe
Last edited by pure_aggression; 03-11-2016 at 07:47 AM.
03-11-2016
, 08:54 AM
03-11-2016
, 04:20 PM
Quote:
Hand 7:
1/2 NL (7 handed, BTN straddle 5)
V1 (220)- recently sat down, tight and straight forward so far
Hero's Image (300)- tag
Preflop (7):
Hero is UTG dealt 66
BB calls, Hero calls, V1 calls in MP, BTN checks.
Flop (18):
QJ6
BB bets 15, Hero raises to 75, V1 calls, the rest fold.
Turn (181):
7
Hero checks, V1 shoves for 140, Hero folds
Raising most hands that I play pf but I think it's fine to call here with a small pp. I put in a sizable raise OTF to charge draws. Scare card comes OTT and V rips it. Pretty sure he made the flush, might occassionaly have QJ bit not worth a call, we don't have odds to boat up.
Hand 7:
1/2 NL (7 handed, BTN straddle 5)
V1 (220)- recently sat down, tight and straight forward so far
Hero's Image (300)- tag
Preflop (7):
Hero is UTG dealt 6
6BB calls, Hero calls, V1 calls in MP, BTN checks.
Flop (18):
Q
J6BB bets 15, Hero raises to 75, V1 calls, the rest fold.
Turn (181):
7
Hero checks, V1 shoves for 140, Hero folds
Raising most hands that I play pf but I think it's fine to call here with a small pp. I put in a sizable raise OTF to charge draws. Scare card comes OTT and V rips it. Pretty sure he made the flush, might occassionaly have QJ bit not worth a call, we don't have odds to boat up.
I am thinking along the lines of villain having QJ or even Q6, J6. I am also leaning more towards villain having the enough hands that you are ahead of to where you can make the call, and in the instance that you are behind the flush already, you still have outs. Having said that, I feel like this spot is pretty close and would definitely go with my feel, in game, based on how villain put his money in the pot otf and and any kind of verbal/physical tells that have taken place during the hand.
03-11-2016
, 06:21 PM
Quote:
I am finding this hand immensely interesting for some reason. How did he make the call otf, ie. did he think and call, make a quick call..? There is a good amount of action facing villain w/ a bet and a sizable raise otf for him to call here. Would the villain just make the call otf w/ a naked flush draw?
I am thinking along the lines of villain having QJ or even Q6, J6. I am also leaning more towards villain having the enough hands that you are ahead of to where you can make the call, and in the instance that you are behind the flush already, you still have outs. Having said that, I feel like this spot is pretty close and would definitely go with my feel, in game, based on how villain put his money in the pot otf and and any kind of verbal/physical tells that have taken place during the hand.
I am thinking along the lines of villain having QJ or even Q6, J6. I am also leaning more towards villain having the enough hands that you are ahead of to where you can make the call, and in the instance that you are behind the flush already, you still have outs. Having said that, I feel like this spot is pretty close and would definitely go with my feel, in game, based on how villain put his money in the pot otf and and any kind of verbal/physical tells that have taken place during the hand.
OTT I did pick up some physical and verbal tells. I considered the fact that he might have A
Qx or KQx, but have to discount those heavily because of the passive play pre.I have about 23% equity vs a flush and need 30% to call. So if we throw a couple other combos of worse hands that makes it a marginal spot.
03-12-2016
, 06:38 PM
03-12-2016
, 06:47 PM
Quote:
I think he made the call pretty quickly OTF, if he had 2p I think he would probably just shove right there. I do think it is plausible that he flats strong draws here.
OTT I did pick up some physical and verbal tells. I considered the fact that he might have AQx or KQx, but have to discount those heavily because of the passive play pre.
I have about 23% equity vs a flush and need 30% to call. So if we throw a couple other combos of worse hands that makes it a marginal spot.
OTT I did pick up some physical and verbal tells. I considered the fact that he might have A
Qx or KQx, but have to discount those heavily because of the passive play pre.I have about 23% equity vs a flush and need 30% to call. So if we throw a couple other combos of worse hands that makes it a marginal spot.
I have shifted my thought more toward a fold. Without a great read or much experience with a player, strong play like this from the villain skew towards bottom set not being the best hand.
03-12-2016
, 07:28 PM
Only the case (6) remains, meaning V would've had to call pre w/ Q6 or J6 offsuit except for one hand combo (Q6) You're telling me that we should assign a 'tight & straightforward' V a range which includes Q6/J6 off? Let's say V does have the only plausible hand Q6, would flatting a flop 3 bet then jamming a turn make much sense? The minuscule probability of all this is why I say V never has Q6/J6.
) remains, meaning V would've had to call pre w/ Q6 or J6 offsuit except for one hand combo (Q6) You're telling me that we should assign a 'tight & straightforward' V a range which includes Q6/J6 off? Let's say V does have the only plausible hand Q6, would flatting a flop 3 bet then jamming a turn make much sense? The minuscule probability of all this is why I say V never has Q6/J6.
Last edited by -SOBO-; 03-12-2016 at 07:47 PM.