Hi all,

I don't think we've had a monthly goals thread on this forum, so I thought I'd create one. Feel free to add your own.

For me,

[ ] win $10 at 5CD PL .05/.10
[ ] lose 2 pounds
[ ] get laid

I know that one of these goals is sick, but I'm counting on getting quads a lot this month.

Great idea

[ ] Watch Triple the Gold yet again
[ ] Watch at least one video about FL and PL 5CD
[ ] Run at least twice a week, minimum 2 miles per run
[ ] Get up no later than 6am every week day 8 weekend
[ ] Maintain at least 75/25 Playing poker/studying poker ratio
[ ] Play 2k hands(I know its' weak, but I work 50hrs+ a week)

1. achieve Supernova - bit of a stretch for this month, but itll be close.
2. win the WCOOP TD event.
3. start going to the gym again. 4-5 days/w
4. finish, reread and study "the mental game"
5. play more 10/20 and shots at 15/30
6. learn 1 new song on guitar.
7. be happy, crush souls and win at life in general!

Fade to Black by Metallica FTW!

kinda know it already

Wow, ok then, we better step it up to Eruption.

[ ] play one hand of poker somewhere
[ ] play at least ten games of scrabble
[ ] play about a hundred games of dominion

What? No backgammon?

I dont care for those boxes but I want to see loads of action on Ongame 5CD so that I can crawl out of this hole PLO left me in.

I haven't played any BG against humans in at least a year! I can only obsess over a few games at once. I'd probably mess up the opening roll.

[x] Move to Vancouver BC
[ ] Get Stars account activated
[ ] Crush Wcoop
[ ] Read Elky's mtt book
[ ] Eats lots of Sushi and Pho

Ick, terrible start to the new month:

- $2.50 online at 5CD
- $16 at home game
-$1790 with property tax payment
100 frickin degrees outside
all three favorite teams lose (Indians, Browns and WIU)
chicken lips are delicious but fattening
don't even get me started about de wemen

[ ] Take a shot at $15/30 RxR (LHE + L Omaha hi) this Saturday.
[ ]Make good decisions.
( )Hopefully not blow through the $1200 i've allotted to this endeavor. (Out of my control ldo)
[ ] Remember at least one LHE and one LOH hand in sufficient detail to post
[ ] Have fun and learn from the experience.
[ ] Not get so swamped with grad school that i forget how to play poker by October 1

Srry to disappoint you sir, but that one's already taken...

Play good.

nope, ive checked, and im first in line

Bump for results!

Only a few Words With Friends games on my phone (which is vastly inferior) and some scrabble vs. AI which is not as satisfying.
32 games of dominion (22-10).
And 2587 hands on Carbon!

[x] Bink TD Tourney; albeit very small field and buy in(50 peeps /$2.20 buy in )

I like the 75/25 idea, my ratio is probably more like 85/15, should push studying to at least 20+

gratz on the bink anyway, no matter how small the tourney is, it is still a rewarding feeling to be the last man standing. Don't underestimate selfconfidence in poker. I'm still playing the 6 dollar PL badugi quite often, finaltableing it 70% of the time is a great feeling

Thanks CB,

I'm intrigued by this PL(or HPL) Badugi. I assume I'm playing it terribly, and the game rarely runs in a limit I'm rolled for. And since I know so little about the game or it's variance, I don't even know what a decent roll is?

How close does it play to FL? I would assume you can correctly bet a lot of draws out? Or can you play premium 1cds or 2cds more because of the implied odds?

The problem with the HPL structure on carbon is that the game gets much bigger the more players are in the pot. BRM probably changes dramatically from for example 3handed to 5handed, so it is pretty hard to give you a an approximate BRM plan. It is dependant of how deep you want to play aswell. I like having about 25 medium sized buyins tho, I think that is a good place to start. You could prolly get away with less tho.

In almost all games I've played people does not fold predraw. Typically you are utg in a 4 handed game, and you bet out 654 and get at least 2 callers and possibly 3, with people drawing 3 cards alot. Playing tight in EP is key I think. If I'm playing against aggro villains I am checkraising pre a lot with hands like vulnerable badugis and 3 card 5s etc, to try to play the pot headsup against only one player.

Yes, and on early streets just bet the full amount. On later streets you can bet less for value, something like 1/3 pot, if people are folding most hands for a half pot bet.

Snowing is huge. People won't bluff catch you anywhere near the correct%. Also almost none of your opponents will snow you.

Predraw1 and predraw2 you have lots of implied odds, and people will call you down alot. Just dont make the cardinal mistake of calling big bets predraw3 with a drawing hand vs a made, unless you are snowcatching river.

Cliffs:

People are playing face up, and loose/passive. Snow alot vs non-made hands, and seldom try to get people off their badugis.

Thanks CB!

Check the custom tab on merge. Every once in a while there is a limit badugi game going.

Carbon is merge right? Where do you see limit badugi played again?

Just when people start "custom" games.

Other than that, it's just HPL

wow! this is huge! never saw that feature!

anyone down for PL badugi?