No dogs, but my gf has 2 cats. One of them loved to wake me up at 5:30AM. He was delicious.

Best marathon time?

what country/state do you live in?

I'd have to go with multi-tabling, only because my concern is more with hourly rate than ptbb/100. However, once you've established that you're beating a level pretty badly and are well-rolled for the next one, it's definitely +EV to move up.

Is it bad that I don't know what IO hands means? If we're talking about things like SCs and small PPs, it depends on the villain, position and stack sizes. (I keep going back to stack size for obv reasons lol), but I'm usually either folding or calling without a good read on villain.

I've done both and would definitely say...it depends. LOL At smaller stakes where you have more people calling pre and less people folding postflop, I think it's slightly more +EV (and certainly lower variance) to limp these. I don't think there are enough people paying attention to your EP raising range to justify widening it. JMHO though. FTR, I do still raise them when I play 50.

I like both, but tend to lean towards posting, just because I can get in depth about my own thought process, where as in responding (unless the thread is content-rich) there's not enough information to really develop a thought process I'm confident in. It sucks to be readless, for sure and there is definitely something to be said for being able to play readless, but even then, we fall back on some "general, random XXNL villain" Which will vary based on limits.

I almost always post from the BB, but I think it's more habit than anything. I also feel like I'll be tempted to steal with ATC without knowing the blinds' tendencies.

I still use PT2 and like it a lot. I'll eventually try PT3, for sure, but also know they need to work on some stuff.

I'd have to say experience...there are so many intangibles that study just won't teach you. Studying, however, provides a frame for multiple aspects of the game, and understanding the frame can help make decisions much easier. (Studying also helps you get in-depth about the "why" of the decisions, as opposed to the "what" and both are very important, imo)

I'd say +EV, but I don't play underrolled and I feel comfortable moving down if I need to. If this isn't the case, I'd lean more towards low variance, at least until BR management issues are under control.

Thanks! I really enjoyed posting it and feel that adjusting to stack sizes is something a lot of uNL players have trouble with (and I think it's something I think about a lot and may even overadjust for LOL)

Glad to see Halle back!!! Best marathon time so far is 6:28. It was REALLY hot (even though it was January) and we really didn't want to dehydrate/pass out (though I managed to do the latter after we finished). I'm actually hoping to complete the race and a half in less than 7 hours, unless the weather is absurd. If so, I'll be happy just to finish.

I'm in the US, New York, NY!

Hey hey hey

How long did this "Rapid Evolution" of yourself take place (or is it still taking place to a degree)?

Are things with Ms. RE very srs bizness or just a flash in the pan?

I was born in the Bronx and lived there for a little bit. Discuss.

Will you be hanging around Yankee Stadium tonight so you can meet me?!

We could turn this thread into a "NY is a pretty cool place," thread. It's where I was born, but my family moved south when I was a kid.

I have much resentment toward those of you who have easy access to Yankee Stadium (or any other baseball stadium, for that matter)

It's an ongoing process, really (what isn't?). I'd say most of it took place in 2 years though (that's how long it took to quit the smoking/drinking and lose a good amount of weight)

Ms. RapidEvolution is serious business imo. We've been together for almost 3 years and will probably be moving in together soon.

Whereabouts in the Bronx? Some of the areas are really nice and some....well..not so nice, obv. I've been here most of my life and seen some really messed up stuff, TBH, but it does put things into perspective.

I wasn't planning on it, but depending on what time you're gonna be around, I'd probably be up for coffee or something.

Thank you.

Being careful in limped pots, check. I learned that the hard way.

The second point is something that makes sense after 15 seconds of thought. And it's certainly not that obvious. I think I'll go work on it.

In chronological order!! Graphs and PT screenshots are paired together. I can't seem to get one overall "lifetime shot" but I'm working on it

First




Then...yikes




Most recent

At NL25, if 3bet is KK+/AK, do you advise shove AK?

I'm in 2 minds because many Villains (on FTP) show up w 22+ (and I wonder where the 3bet came from if it was suppose to be KK+/AK)! There's a lot more light 3bet at NL25 FTP in the last month or so.

Thks for doing this btw. I've already learnt a lot from your posts.

Re: First PT stats and first graph

What went wrong at NL25? 88K for low BB.
What changed at about 100K hands to produce major upswing?

I think if you're going to shove AK you'd rather do it against a tighter player than a looser one (just because a big part of pushing AK is the FE, imo). You're not really looking to get called here. You'd like a fold, but have something very nice to fall back on. (Remember that 22 is ahead of us preflop). It gets tough when we throw in AQ/AJ but realistically, these hands are such a small part of people's range in that spot.

Also, thanks!! I'm glad to be able to help out as this forum has helped me a ton

Not to sound like a fanboy, but I did want to mention that since my 2p2 hiatus ended in December '07, you've been one of my favorite posters. I like the way you think about poker.

since this is the well, and I should ask a question: what's it like to be a pretty all around awesome person?

DUCY?

Seriously though, you seem like a cool dude, someone I would be friends with IRL.

Apropos of my current state, I'd like to know how you deal with tilt. I believe you mentioned poker is your job right now, or at least makes up a lot of your life bankroll. Do you feel this contributes to tilt a lot more than if your goal was just to build a BR and move up? What sort of BR plans do you have and how do you deal with cashing out/saving up to move up?

also, why haven't you done more drugs? And I really don't think people lace weed. People just get really high and paranoid. Some dude who is selling sacks is probably not getting off to the idea of someone getting messed up, and he isn't likely going to be some depraved psycho who is trying to ruin your life. He is probably just a stoner who wants to make some money/pay for his habit. If I dealt there is no way I would waste expensive harder drugs just to screw with some kids who wanted weed, it just doesn't make sense. There is nothing to gain IMO, unless you are taking about buying drugs from a homeless guy or something, in which case it could have some gross $hit in it just because of the circumstance, but I still don't think they'd put LCD or anything like that in, maybe just some cat piss.

Probably some bad play leading to massive tilt and downswinging. I actually moved sites and took a couple of days off to look at my game and calm down. If you're in a downswing, you can't approach the tables with the mindset of "Okay, today I'm gonna turn things around!". Just go and try to play good poker in a good frame of mind. I think that helped me a lot as I saw moving to a new site as a clean slate.

I think I come across as awesome here because I'm surrounded by bright people who want to better themselves in some form or another. You should see me around ignorant people..I'm a total ass. LOL Seriously though, I just try to stay level-headed and not stress myself out too much. Touching it helps too, ldo.

The feeling is mutual, BTW. I enjoy reading your threads a lot, and you always have pretty icons to look at. (I'm thinking about changing mine, though I love Franky 4-fingers)

*dies laughing* I might've actually been high when I saw that poster too so that explains a lot!! lol Dealing with tilt...I do my best to just stand up and walk away from the computer for a bit and do some push-ups or hit the punching bag for a while (BTW, punching bag=awesome investment and is def +EV).

As far as tilt and using poker monies to support myself, I just try to keep in mind that playing in the wrong frame of mind is going to contribute to bad play. I can afford to run bad for a bit, but I doubt I can afford to run bad AND tilt money off, so this keeps me in a good frame of mind (and motivates me to LEAVE when I'm feeling tilty lol).

I plan on staying at 100NL for a long time, or at least until I can beat it for 3.5ptbb over a decent sample. I know this is a lofty goal, but I can play relaxed and feel fine to bounce around 100 and 50 (and really good 200 tables) and not feel like I NEED to move up right away. I want poker to be fun, and if I'm freaking out about my BR, then it's probably time to stop playing poker and tutor/teach full time. I always try to leave myself 25BI to play around with and I have some FPPs saved so I can buy bonuses if need be. Also, I know that I can grind back up from 25 if need be (though I'd hate to have to do that, I know I'm capable).

I'll smoke weed rarely and would probably do it like..once a month or so if I didn't worry that it'd lead me back to cigarettes (which are far worse imo). Them shyts is expensive, stink, kill ya fast, and don't even get you high! -EV, imo. lol I knew some people who sold who were spraying roach spray in the weed they used/sold because it numbed your mouth, throat, and tongue (why was this a good thing to them???) and I think you mean LSD, not LCD.

Ugh, just quit smoking not too long ago, and still smoke pot. Cigarettes are SO much worse simply because of the addictive quality. Don't mean to hijack this thread, but please anyone reading this, never smoke a cigarette.

LOL LCD!

imo, you should do less drugs so it's easier to get a security clearance, as future warfare will probably mostly involve intricate deep stack poker problems. Plus, they will probably give you really good amphetamines in the black-ops CIA poker crew.

Okay, Poker Problem

You have 97s on the BTN, UTG raised to 3xBB, folded to you.

What stack size or you looking for to play this hand? What Type of Villian? What situations do you cold call, and when do you 3bet this?



Fast Forward to the flop:
On the Flop, its checked to you and you have an OESFD, do you bet or take a free card?

I need to yell at Baja for saying that posting a well makes you run goot. I've been coolered 3 times today and semi-tilted off a BI (I say semi- cuz I shoved AK into a nit after he min-5bet me LOL) OY!!!

I'm looking for a villain who plays very tightly from EP. If he goes all the way with overpairs all the time, I'm looking to hit the flop obv. If he never double-barrels without the goods, then I'm floating any dangerous looking flop (and maybe some dry ones for balance) and betting the turn if checked to.

The bigger the stack size, the better, but I'm probably aim for something around 150 BB. With PPs I don't mind if it's a bit smaller since I can hold off on raising until the turn if the board's dry. With an OESFD I'm betting/raising the flop since my equity is highest and I want money going in on the flop while my equity is highest and scary cards haven't come down.

Preflop I'm probably 3betting this hand if we're really deep (200 BB+) as villain's call will put overpairs in a really rough spot. As villain's opening/calling range loosens up, I have to put more set possibilities into his range and may have to tread more carefully...thankfully, that's what position is for.

Why do you think I'm a member of the Chili Peppers?

You do look like him in that first pic. There are certainly worse people to look like....ummmmmm...Andy Rooney for instance?