I did go to UGA for graduate school (Math Education). I then taught for four years at Clarke Central HS but quit two-and-a-half years ago (has it been that long?) to do this full time.

Not all FR, but I'm def going to start out at FR since that's where I think I'm going to be able to grow my BR best in the early stages.

Since you bolded liveplay, could you define it? Specifically, you mean talking while I'm playing in real time? No pausing, etc?

Yes, that or post-audio where you record a session and add commentary afterwards. Either would be fun to watch because personally for me at least, I find HH reviews or Replayer series to be limited with respect to game flow and dynamics (even at rush).

GL and a g healthy new year !

how many tables per sesion?

Making a live-play session is pretty stressful (in real time) - things are happening so quickly. I would be more than happy to make 2-tabling video and then talk about the action afterward. That should be available in January.
Dziekuje! 4 tables per session.

Happy new Year & gl man

Thanks for the thread.

This should be good.

It's only the 1/1/11 and already we have the makings of an epic thread! Best of luck Verneer and the $10,000 to charity shows what kind of guy you are.

Sub'd

Verneer is back! Woo-Hoo looking forward this thread!

GL and loving the fact the 10k is going to charity!

Any thoughts about NL10 RUSH 6max?

Why RUSH FR > RUSH 6max in this challenge?

GL, i'll run into you at the tables no doubt just starting 10nl rush myself having beaten 5nl quite comfortably.

Will subscribe the thread, best of luck.

GOGOGO!

No money in 6-max, everyone is solid.

What is the charity(s)?

Maybe the rest of us can contribute as well.

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I'm putting some stuff together for this, but it's probably going to be a combination of a few of them. To make the list, I want to make sure of a few things:

1. It has very transparent finances and accounting.
2. Offers a big bang for your buck (small operating costs, as close to 100% of money directly impacts given cause).
3. Helps those that have a hard time helping themselves and are suffering (hunger, poverty, children, unwanted animals).

So - I'll spend some time putting together a list of organizations that fit the above criteria (along with w/e else I come up) and then share my findings and ideas.

If you have any input on the matter, I would welcome advice.

Awesome thread verneer and I can't wait to follow along

like others will be lookin forward to this thread...wish u the best...I will be trying to make a similar journey this year...but I'm starting at 5NL FR...if I can make it to 50NL...I will be very pleased. My second goal this year is to be ready to play and beat FR 100NL by 2012.

good luck verneer! Im starting the same thing but my plan is starts with 100 $ and take some kickback bonuses.. im starting on nl 5 6max on FT

im glad your starting with fr since this is what i play. do u have a point where u would be switching over to 6max? id rather see u do it strictly in fr but regardless will take all the fr advice u end up giving

Will any non-rush FR be played?

Begin with the End in Mind
"Failing to plan is planning to fail.

I think the question that I ask my students more than any other is "What's your plan?" I ask them this in terms of their bankroll, their emotional state, or a specific hand we are discussing.

Just having a plan will put you ahead of many poker players, if you want to take it one step further, you need to have a plan with an exit strategy. Basically - at what point do you realize that you will not succeed with your plan and cut your loses? Going into a situation with an exit plan really allows you to curb your loses.

For example, I discuss having a tilt plan with my students that tend to tilt. The metaphor I use is that of a circuit breaker.



Basically, what needs to happen in a session for you to quit? Losing 3 BI's? Getting sucked out in a big pot? Seeing someone bluff you? After you quit, how long do you need to stay away from the tables before you can sit down and play again? In your follow-up session, what needs to happen for you to quit again?

You need to know the answer to these questions before you open up the first table. If you don't, you are not planning as well as you could and have not exit strategy. Believe me - these are not the type of questions that you will be able to answer once you start tilting or are stuck big.

Secondly, let's say you open pocket aces and see a flop. Do you have an exit strategy for the specific hand? Under what conditions will you fold your hand? What would be considered a great flop set for you? A poor flop setup? Given the flop, what is the best possible turn card? The worst possible turn card?

For example, here is a hand I played this morning:

UTG + 1 is playing 34/16 over 32 hands. BTN is playing 13/7 over 57 hands.

Full Tilt Poker $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Hold'em - 9 players

Hero (CO): $10.00
BTN: $13.54
SB: $10.17
BB: $11.87
UTG: $23.76
UTG+1: $12.83
UTG+2: $4.12
MP1: $4.05
MP2: $6.40

Pre Flop: ($0.15) Hero is CO with K K
1 fold, UTG+1 raises to $0.20, 3 folds, Hero raises to $0.90, BTN calls $0.90, 2 folds, UTG+1 calls $0.70

Flop: ($2.85) 5 7 Q (3 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets $1, BTN calls $1, UTG+1 calls $1

So what range of hands will they have preflop to continue given my 3-bet? How will those hands play the flop (there is a fair bit of guessing involved - who will you be able to narrow down more accurately?).

Given the preflop and flop action, How many turn cards are bad for you? What's the worst possible card that can come? Why is that? Which ones are great? What, if anything, will make you fold your hand on the turn?

So ... make sure you plan well and start incorporating some basic exit strategies along with your planning.

ive never really thought about an exit strategy.
ive been so focused on getting ready for the actual session, i never considered to think about when id quit, and what would cause me to quit. interesting thing to think about.

How do you prepare yourself properly for a session?

I came in the other day after working out at the gym and high on energy drinks and lost 3buyins within a couple hundred hands. I looked at my stats and I was playing far too aggresively so I gotta find something to calm me down if I am starting after the gym.

Good Luck Verneer! Your videos are excellent!