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Weekend Tournaments
2008-03-10 05:03:00
I've been playing extremely poorly over the last few days. I've stacked off terribly in just about every tournament i played. Seemed to be having a focusing problem. Just managed to get my chips in the pot in bad situations... being over aggressive at the wrong times. But i played much better today and managed to win a $4 180 man sng. I made an... Visit site for whole article!
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Update
2008-03-08 03:03:00
Haven't really played much in the last few days. Played a two $20 180 man sngs today and was pleasantly surprized at the level of play... really not that much better than the $4 maybe a bit more aggressive, but thats it. You still see people get it in with complete trash. My best finish has been 50th but i will play some more. perhaps a few per... Visit site for whole article!
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Daily Tournament Results
2008-03-04 20:11:00
Woke up early this morning to get in the $5 MTT FO @ 9am (usually get up around 10ish). Because i have to be at work for 6pm when i'm on the night shift, i like to get all my tournaments started by 10:30 the latest. Unfortunately there are not alot of tournaments starting around this time. The ones that i'd like to play either start 5am - 8am or... Visit site for whole article!
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March Goals
2008-03-04 03:12:00
Didn't really accomplish much in Febuary... finished with about 216.00 profit. So i'm setting some goals for March . 1. Win a MTT - - I would like to win my first real multi table tournament this month anything over 180+ runners will do. I started Yesterday and got ITM in the 100K guaranted, 51st in a $5 FO and 18th in a $9 360max tournament. All... Visit site for whole article!
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Sunday Low buy in Tournaments
2008-03-02 19:44:00
I plan on playing a few tournies today. $5 MTT FO @ 1:00pm $11 MTT FO @ 2:05pm $11 100K guarenteed @ 3:30pm 1:45pm Update - - we're nearing the first break in the $5 double stack and i've been very tight so far. Its been a somewhat loose table with one guy seeing at least 80% flops and several others trying to take advantage of that. I havent... Visit site for whole article!
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Boring week so far
2008-02-28 06:09:00
Haven't been able to play much at all. I'm back in school again, taking a stats course of all things. Considering i haven't been in a class room since 99 perhaps i should've started with something easier. Anyway i've been studying since sunday and had the first interm exam tonight. I'd like to say i'm confident that i passed, but honestly i cant... Visit site for whole article!
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Micro Stakes Sng Starting Hand Guide
2008-02-25 03:02:00
One of the most important decisions you will make when playing micro stakes sngs, or any poker game for that matter, is which hands to play. Not thinking about the implication of playing certain hands can cost you dearly. You make your hand on the flop only to realize too late that its second best after you've lost your stack. As a micro stake... Visit site for whole article!
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Stars $4 180 man sng report
2008-02-22 08:00:00
I haven't play much of these this month but i'd say i'm having better results in them this month than last. I've made four final tables so far, 1st,2nd,5th, & 3rd tonight. All of these in the last few days. This report is for the 3rd place finish tonight HOUR ONE - -Strategy My strategy during the 1st hour is to play basic abc poker... for... Visit site for whole article!
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Select A Poker Client
2008-02-20 22:34:00
Because of the increasing popularity of poker over the past several years there have been a large selection of poker rooms to choose from. When i decide to play at a poker room i try to research several aspects. Software: is the software easy to use or buggy? Game Availability: How often do games start Fish Factor: what is the level of skill in... Visit site for whole article!
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Blog Update
2008-02-20 04:59:00
As many of you may have noticed i've changed a few things on the old blog. I haven't played much poker since last Friday when i started this little project. While i had had the idea for some time i just started experimenting and this is what it came to. Blog ger doesnt have any three column templates so i had to get in the guts of this one and add... Visit site for whole article!
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Variance & Tilt in micro stakes sngs
2008-02-14 18:24:00
On average how many tournaments would you expect to win in a given amount of tournaments? I'm not sure exactly but we all have a rough idea in our heads, even if we have never articulated it to ourselves, that we are comfortable with. Beyond which we start to feel the pressure of not winning. This number is different depending on your skill level... Visit site for whole article!
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