I set up the computer and it looks good.
I wish the screen was better though.
Its kinda hard to see small text on it.

The screen is 1366x768

I can set up two tables on it nice but 4 gets distorted.

Is this normal for this price computer and windows?
When I set up Arch on my old computer I got the text so small. Is there a way to get windows super small and clean?
Windows is so Fluffy. The borders and stuff take up so much screen space.
And all this weird stuff runs in the background and takes up memory. I hate windows. Whatever.

Two tables looks good. I guess if i ever want to play more just get a monitor?

Cause this laptop is fast.

I think i used to trick my OS into having a different resolution.
Can you do that with windows?
So everything looks smaller and can fit more on screen.

Or get over it. And use a monitor if needed?

Edit: I Don't know why I am writing this here. I should just google this....
I think i used xrandr to do it on linux

I switched my computer for a zenbook ux305
I paid a little more but it is so nice.
I am setting it up tomorrow.
I am going to have a dual boot system with
Windows and arch linux.
I can't have a computer without linux on it.
There is an open source app called freepokerDB (FPDB)
I want to play with the code. I also want to use emacs org mode to take notes while I play.
I am going to try to incorporate org mode with FPDB.
Also want to write some apps and play with gnuplot.
Hopefully i don't get to distracted.

I will have the roll to start playing in one month.
I will update then.
Hopefully in the future I will make some cool software contributions for those of you that like linux and poker.

There is not that many rooms that have linux support but I expect that to one day change.

Edit: 888 and party poker have linux support. Sweet.
After I get the roll I need to save for Australia.
I think you have to use wine. Not so sweet.
Either way. Its the data analysis that is important to me.
And for that i want to be on a Linux box.

I shrunk the Microsoft partition with gparted and created another 100gb data partition and a 20gb partition for arch linux. And a 30gb partition for arch /home directory.
I also left 40gb of unallocated space for a linux from scratch install.

I am going to play poker on the Windows 10 system. I will have all hand histories save to the 100gb data partition.
Then I can boot up in my Linux system and have access to the Windows data partition where the hand histories are. Now I can analyze my game on the linux box. Write applications, data analysis or whatever else I can think of with a bunch of hand history files.
I also have a 1tb external hard drive for when my data base gets huge.

I am really close to getting bovada to run with wine.
My setup is so nice.
I run emacs with stumpwm. (Emacs for all my poker notes) I am going to write some poker apps in lisp to analyze my game. (When i actually start playing...)
I will post screenshots soon.
If i do get bovada to run under wine i will be able to play without a mouse. Its hard to explain but i can use a key combination like C -n to switch tables. Then C-f to create a mouse click on the fold button. Another function that rotates all the windows clockwise to switch tables. Or C-o or something to switch focus to another table. Whatever i can think of really. I am working on something like C-r for raise. Then it will bring up a box i put the amount and it sends it to the window. No need for a mouse.
This is assuming i get bovada to run under wine. But i will. I always get linux to do what i want. (With help when needed)
I will be posting some videos and screenshots when i get it.
This will trip you guys out.
I am also going to write HUD software in lisp.
The window manager is so cool. Its full screen and you can create frames, windows and groups. It is so fast. But best of all you can hack it in lisp while it runs.
I will post screenshots soon.
I actually saved my money pretty well.
In two weeks i start playing with a $800 roll.
I really hope i get bovada working with wine...
Cause i still havent even booted into my windows 10 system yet. But i guess i will to keep me focused on poker when i start and not programing stuff.
I have bad ADD and i dont want it messing with my poker.

What's that mean?
Say it in normal words.

I think i get it.
That i purposely misspelled that crap.
After i went back and read it i thought it was lame of me to do that. But when i went to edit the post to fix it. I was to late.
I should have only spelled gramer wrong. The spelling for spelling was just to fake.
Whatever. Lame.
Don't make me get self conscious now.

Everything is true though. I was just making a lame joke.

I am getting a paycheck this friday and will start playing then or one week from then. I saved about $800. Its enough for a 10NL roll and 25NL shots.
I have been playing with my linux install learning new commands.
Sed and awk are some cool ones I have been playing with. It will be fun to get some hand histories, extract data and make some cool gnu plot graphs.

The subutex is working well in helping me keep my money. Its going to suck when i stop taking it though. I was on it for a few years a while ago and when i stopped I couldn't sleep for like 10 days. But whatever. I just want to start playing poker.

I really want to get bovada to work with wine. The poker postgresql database will be on a separate partition and i can access it from the arch boot to do the analysis. But i still rather play in linux.

I will post cool **** soon. This is boring. I need to play.
Debt: $2,500
Poker fund: $600

I deposited $800 on bovada.
I played 5nl for like 20 min.
This game stresses me out.
I don't think i can play 25nl and its not about the money.
I just get stressed out. I can't explain it.

I need to get over it and play.

You playing 4 tables?

No, just one.
I havent really played much.
I just set it up.

I just started playing.
I have $800 on there.
I also have like 60 days of bonus.

Well good luck. Try not to stress out over making the right decisions. You will make many many mistakes. Time to learn.

Yeah, that's what it is. Its not really the money or anything. I am stressing over making the right decisions. I feel like i am taking a math exam when i play.
I saved a while for the cash. I look forward to playing. I really want to start putting in as much hours as I can.
Thanks

Try not to stress over it. It is gonna cost you some time and money to find your way in poker. Just like for the rest of us. Reading and studying the game isn't the same as experience at the tables. Good luck.

For sure.
I am for sure having fun with it.
We will see what happens after i get a nice sample of hands.
I will update here as i progress.

good luck and just relax man no need in stressing....stress is lame!!! Oh will be following this thread

Thanks
Yeah it is lame. I worked hard for the bank roll and laptop. Its the first time i worked in a long time. Usually i am happy traveling around with a guitar broke as hell spun out.
But i some how or another kept it together. I need to enjoy it. Especially that a good chunk of my time is still spent pushing carts.
I am stopping the temp work. Ditches and construction clean up. I just unload a truck once a week for 5 hours and about 25-30 pushing carts. I am going to spend all my time really focusing on playing poker. No more reading about it (for now) I need to really play hard. Especially the next two months since I have the bonus as a cushion on my roll.

Edit: i am going to mellow out with the programing. That can get bad. I get stuck on something and i cant stop till it works. I will pick that up again after i get at least 100,000 hands to analyze.
Well maybe a little in mornings when games are tougher...
I am working on a poker mode for emacs. And all sorts of other stuff too. I will eventually one day post some really cool code for people to play with.

I bought a 24" monitor to hook to my Zen book. It is so nice. This netbook is so nice.
It does not have a fan and it still has not gotten hot.
I have been trying out the different micro stakes games on Bovada and I am liking 10NL zone best. It is really cool to analyze how the players play as a pool. I have been studying the game like I am playing against the same 6 players. BTN, CO, MP, EP, BB and SB. It gives me a way to learn about all the different stats in HM and PT.
I pretty much have a game plan and I modify it as I go. I filter the stats according to time of day and certain timeframes to make sure the averages are consistent and the reads I am making are correct.
I also enjoy playing 25NL full ring. Zone poker is 6 max and it is my first time playing 6 max so I am not quite ready for 25NL. (or just to scared to try it) Most of the books I have read were about full ring.
I will post my results and game plan after I get a decent sample.

The one thing I have to work on is playing more. Pushing carts all day sucks the life out of me. I should finish my math degree. It is only 3 more classes.

Pots-For-Sale, you were spot on with your analysis of that ridiculous "research paper" ACR ad that was posted in the Bovada thread. I seriously can't believe some forum readers took that thing seriously.
I know I learned to play from books and I really need experience but the Bovada player pool is a great place to start playing.

It sounds to me like the stress you're experiencing is due to an underlying fear of failure. You feel like poker is the only way to get to where you want and failing means that your life will be miserable.

I could obviously be wrong, but that's similar to my experience and the experience of countless others.

That is how i viewed school 10 years ago.
Moving up in stakes may be hard for me.
My ego may be playing more part than I thought.

I have not updated this in a while. I am still playing. I need to play more though.
I am doing pretty well but I have not played enough hands yet. It is so hard to play after working all day but I am now working less so I can play more. I work only mornings now and play evenings. I will post graphs soon. Soon for me is probably a few months… I am pretty much playing all micro stake games depending on my mood. I started reading Applications of No-Limit Hold’em and I love this book. I can’t believe I have not read this one back in my reading days.
I am still pushing carts. A small amount of my paycheck goes in a box for future live play.
My debt to family is down to $1,800
I figured out how to export poker tracker reports into emacs. Sweet. Later.

I have not played as much as I want but I do play everyday and review every night.
In the last three months I have not even achieved 10,000 hands.
It requires more time than I previously thought to study and play.
My job has been burning me out but I am almost out of debt with my family so that is good.


New Years Goals:

1. Post my progress once a month
2. Play 20 hours a week
3. code exercises in numerical analysis book
4. mellow out with the subs. I eat that stuff like candy.

I will post my first progress graph at the end of January.

Happy New Year

Due to an unfortunate personal circumstance I have not played much poker in the last couple months. I decided not to play much since I was not feeling 100%. I did do a lot of studying though. I have been playing with CREV and I bought flopzilla. More importantly I have been reading Applications of No-Limit Holdem. I love this book, it took me like two months to read the first 200 pages. I also have to re-read things a lot of times before I understand them, but this is the best book I have read about poker by far.

Here is the results of my first 10,000 or so hands. I seriously thought I would have a lot more hands by now but it takes so much work to play and study what you did. This is mostly 5NL zone and 5NL Full Ring. I decided to start at the bottom and work up. I am running good and need to get used to swings before I move up.



I will post again in a few months. I have been putting in more volume recently (the last couple weeks) and I am on track to playing more poker and pushing less carts. Either way I am happy with the way things are going but would like to increase my volume.

I am trying to learn c++ so i am making a poker app.
I don't know what its going to do yet.
I think run simulations and calculate poker stuff or something.
I made a card class, and a deck class (a vector of cards).
So far my deck can deal a card. the cards are represented by integers.
I was going to use enums but it made more sense to me with ints.
here is the card class:
It keeps track of the rank and suit with integers.
I like this for when i start evaluating poker hands.
printCard() is a function that changes the integers to chars for display.

The deck class is not done yet but its off to a good start.
I need to think of other things a deck can do, like shuffle the entire deck and shuffle some number of cards in the deck, this is only the start of it.
here is the (unfinished) deck class:
Here is the constructor for the deck class:
This is kinda cool and dirty, it works but will freak out if the deck is empty.
I guess I should check for that before dealing a card... whatever.
I will post a link to all my code when this turns into something usefull.
It will take a while. I am just thinking of everything poker and creating classes.
The board, flop, turn, player....
This will eventually be one big mess of classes.

Eventually take player ranges and run simulations, and other things when they come to mind.

I am going to go work on a shuffle function for the deck.

My deck class is coming along nice. Here is what I finished so far:

Now I am going to work on functions to test poker hands.

Poker is going well. My progress is looking pretty linear. Yet I am still worried it is not good enough to move up. I am going to stick to 5NL for at least 50k hands. I still only play for like an hour or so a day, but I study the game for about 4 hours a day. I should probably play more but I am having fun and don't want to ruin that. Testing for poker hands is a bit more complicated than I thought. I am testing for poker hands using 7 cards. This is a bit more work than if I wrote functions using 5.
I did add this to the card class:
Now I can sort the cards. This will come in handy when testing for poker hands.

I am going to try to play more poker the next few weeks but it is going to be hard, when I start doing linux or programming related stuff I can't stop. I get really addicted to it, and this is the first time I am attempting to write an app from scratch instead of just hacking my linux apps. This is way more fun.

It will take a few months to write these functions to test for poker hands. I will update here when I am done.