LOL, its like a HU match being down to 300 chips then fighting back, only for him to get AA and you suckout... haha

dude, that is soooooooooo sick! i would kill a baby to be able to do that. as far as i know hardly anyone can play like that oop and make huge profits. how long do you think it took you to be able to play like this profitably? like 5k sngs? 10k?

when you start tilting what do you think about to stop?

any advice on how to play your "A game" for long periods of time

what do you like to do after a long night of drinking?

croix, any tips on how to be sucessful in live mtts?

suP croix croix,

What do you think is more profitable on Full Tilt: the turbos or the regular speeds? I know chicagory said Turbos are better suited for players who have strong endgames/who adapt very quickly to their opponents.. and I guess regular speeds is a really looong grind, getting complete reads and picking ur spots (somewhat)...

do you agree with chicagoRy that turbos are def. the way to go for the aggressive and adapting player? im just undecided which game is better for me atm..!

in ur vids u usually play the reg speeds, but idk if its cuz u just want more time to demonstrate proper heads up play, or wtv.. do you usually play regs or turbos in ur grinding time?

You run so ****ing good at volleyball its sick!

Are you a Pirates fan too? I've been to almost every major American City I'd I've always thought Pittsburgh was the most underated, really enjoyed it.

Do you use any software? Why did you get into videos/training sites, It can't possibly compare to your poker hourly can it?

How the hell are you so consistent, are you secretly like a Zen Master or something?

Is it possible that someone is better at playing "average to good" players than "bad" players. I have always scoffed at this but I look at my graph and my upswings have been against regs, and my 2 most decent losing streaks have been against complete rando sucktards. I have always heard you are the best at playing "bad/unknown" players.

Is there anyone you know of that is successful at High Stakes that doesn't have a network of successful players/friends around them ?

As for inspirational videos I present you with

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3

Not even gonna bother clicking on that other weak sauce.

Thanks $1 Million for the well yo!

is it possible that you're folding too much to min raises OOP when villain is on autopilot min raise mode?

Nothing beats pacino's speech in terms of movie pump-up stuff.

That being said, here's my vote for most generally inspirational/up-pumping:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ae3tFI8wXE

Just baller stuff.

What is your opinion on the + - ev in various situations involving hookers and coke?

LOL


thx for doing this jon, cool guy.

anyways:

1. Do you miss playing 4mans with me

2. Do you have favorite HU SNG regs, and on th flip side, are there any regs you dislike or are grudge matching with?

3. Do you intend to move to 5ks with continued success at 1100s/2200s

4. I know you were primarily reg speed before, do you still prefer them or do you prefer turbos now?

5. How do you deal with playing a pretty good player who is very aggro, do you try getting in the aggro 3bet/4bet shoving deal, or do you still see a lot of flops like you normally do?

this^

what was your longest downswing ever? by that i mean what was your long streak of not cashing and how many buy ins was that? do you also play in sets or you plays 2 to 4 tables continously?

Really good question..are people that are my friends that I wouldn't sit/wouldn't sit me included?

Probably about 3-4k sng's. I always like being active and playing a decent amount of hands and am constantly making adjustments. Besides..who likes folding anyways

how much wood would a wood wood would if a wood would would would wood?

Besides chek or whassup or vinny since you seem to be good friends with them.

People like Bas, for example, we'll say would count, even though you two probably would never sit each other and are probably friendly.

When I can feel myself started to tilt and get frustrated, I just know from past experiences I won't play well. Yeah, sometimes I might steam and win a few buyins back and think 'I'm glad I kept playing'..but more often than not its only going to lead to more losses. So I've just conditioned myself to unregister from everything, go play xbox or watch TV or just do anyhting to take my mind off of poker and when it doesn't bother me anymore fire up more tables. This has worked really well for me.

Playing the A game is all about confidence. If I know I'm making the right decisions and putting people in really bad spots then regardless of whether I'm winning or losing I know I'm in the zone. I'll play until I get pretty tired, lose interest, or start to feel some tilt coming on (though if I'm playing pretty well it probably won't happen). Feeling refreshed definitely helps.

Long nights of drinking are awesome. After getting back from the bar I will either A) get busy B) rock band karoake C) play drunk 4 mans with stop n drop D) continue drinking and playing quarters, beer pong, etc. E) pass out. Like I said, they are awesome.

I've been most successful in live tournies when I can effectively time my 3bet steals. I usually have a fairly tight image at the table, so knowing what players will give me credit when I 3bet and think 'he's gotta have it' helps me alot. When I 3bet steal over a 3x raise successful I'm picking up 2 orbits; when it fails losing about 3-4 orbits so timing it correctly is critical for me (assuming we get 4bet). Also if they do flat us and we can guess a pretty accurate flatting range we might be able to take it down with a cbet. I wouldn't recommend that strategy for everyone, but it helps me sustain my stack and helps me wait for a nice setup or to chip up slowly based on table dynamics. Its important to pay very close attention to what is going on at the table, what types of hands have been shown down, and what your image is perceived to be for this to be employed correctly. You have to be in the mood to grind to make a deep run as well because things won't always go smooth and there have been times when I've just wanted to say '**** this..I'll bust and go play online'.

You will probably have a better ROI in the regular speeds but will get more volume in at the turbos. I think you should probably try both yourself and compare your stats to see which one you prefer. There will be less variance in the regulars, which is why I was playing them almost exclusively for an extended period. The turbos are more fun though and you can definitely grind out alot more matches than if playing regulars.

Lately I've turned to playing more turbos on FTP because I like the action I'm getting from them. There have been some decent sized upswings and downswings, but overall they are going pretty well. I sit both turbos and regular speeds when putting in a session and naturally more people sit my turbo games so unless that drastically changes I think I'll be playing more turbos for now.

I totally wish this was a roast instead of a well.....

I'm 'skilled' unlike some other kid in volleyball.

Ehhh..this one is close. I enjoy going to Pirate games and will watch them on TV from time to time but I wouldn't really call myself a 'fan'. Any organization that just doesn't try to put a winning product on the field and only to turn a profit is a joke. I swear the Pirates are a halfway house for washed up players to try and turn it around or for prospects to get pretty good and be traded...for more prospects. Pittsburgh is an awesome city..really happy I moved there a few years ago.

I only use sharkscope to track games..I tried setting a friend who palyed cash games with Pokertracker and I was clueless. I know Chek uses HUD and says that it helps him get a picture of the opponents style but I'll probably jsut stick with sharkscope. I got into HUSNG.com b/c I knew it would be a fun project to help people improve. I wish I had these kind of tools when I was growing up as a player (I feel so old), so its nice to be able to help people accelerate their journies as a poker player. I also wanted to do it for the coaching to really help try and transform a few players into great players. I wanted to motivate myself to put everything I know and can teach into the students and always be there to answer follwups.

I've just tried to stray from tilting as much as possible and think I've done a pretty good job. I'm no Phil Jackson, though.

Yeah I think that is true. Playing people I have little to no information on is like solving a puzzle. I know a few general things I need to do, but I actually have to see the way they respond to plays to be able to get a feel for their game. The puzzle analogy wasn't very good in hindsight. I like playing regulars from time to time for the challenge and the leveling wars. I probably match up decent but nothing spectacular against most of the regulars but wouldn't prefer playing them 100+ times. For now, I'll stick to the bad/unknowns!

Nah, not really. I said before that talking with other players about hands was a huge part of my growth as a player. That is what makes these forums very valuable to everyone. When you grown complacent as a player and think you know it all you are falling behind the curve. Anytime you think of whether or not you could've done something different and more profitably don't assume you played it standard..talk to your peers about it. Alot of times you'll be surprised.

Heh..I saw those. That's gold Jerry..gold!

No problem..thanks for the shorts!

Hmmmmmmmmm...if your an athlete just don't do it..and get caught. +EV great short term times -EV STDs, robberies, pimps, guns, overdoses, death

Advice: Drink and smoke if that's your thing..and meet real girls.

Yeah..thats pretty solid.

1. There has been a huge void in my life..and I couldn't figure out what it is until now..tear

2. Favorites I don't really have many..all of my friends from poker are awesome and I root for them to do great so probably not a favorite of the bunch. Probably going to be grudge matching bigredAK and I've played sixthsense19 a decent amount.

3. No probably not. Unless there is a sudden influx of bad players who join them regularly I don't think there is that much of an edge there. Don't want to relive those stressful days!

4. I still love the grind and fairly variance free regular speeds but I'm getting more into the turbos for the volume. Probably turbos.

5. I still like to try and see alot of flops and get into a trapping situation. I will probably tighten up my 3betting range more and loosen up my 4betting/calling his shove range. These players aren't too commonplace for me though so I don't have to deal with them that often. But when I do, they are fun matches for one of us!

Checking SS, on Stars I have 2 losing streaks of 14 games and on FTP I have one of 12 games..not sure of the stakes. I usually play 2-4 tables continuously unless I'm 4 tabling one opponent exclusively. In the latter I enjoyed palying a set of 4 then firing up 4 more..weird quirk.