I've decided to leave this blog alone for a bit, it acts as a distraction more than anything else atm at a time when i need to regain some focus and sort my head out. I was doin ok the last 10-15 days making about $3-3.5k but i've dropped $1.5k in the last 2 days and im just angry at myself tbh. I need to be more professional in my approach to poker instead of treating it as a jolly, i need to be more serious and stop fucking about. I need to try and get back to the mindset that i had at the start of the year before i went 'off the rails'. Maybe i don't have the personality type to deal with the swings of a full time poker player, I let losing affect me way too much and it makes me unhappy sometimes. I'm not sure what i am going to do pokerwise in the next month or two? Im in Spain for a week early August and then Newquay for about 5 days at the end of the month. In between i'll probably keep ticking over on the tables grinding out a small profit whilst trying to figure where i'm going. I have thought about applying for a part time job on a 0.5 contract as a Sport Science Lecturer at Kingston College lol. Im sure i can handle two and a half days a week work?? Having said that i wasn't enjoying teaching towards the end of my time as a lecturer in Hammersmith so maybe thats a bad idea, not sure. I've made about $22-23k so far this year but that is extremely poor imo, especially given the start i had. In total i have made over $130k in my poker life so its not all doom and gloom, i have been quite successful imo :-) Oh well that's it i guess time to regroup, laters.
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It seems to me like your living off past glories.
Ever thought to yourself that maybe the game has advanced so much that it has surpassed your capabilities?
Maybe everyone's abilities have progressed and your skill levels have simply plateaued.
Seriously though, what on earth are you playing at??
Have a close look at your game selection over the past couple of months and tell me im wrong. One minute its $33 6seater sng's, 55's, the next its mtt's, then its RTR tournies, then full-ring 1/2, now plo.. what next???
And as for playing plo for a living, you must be crazy..
Do you realize how big the swings are?
You really think you have a chance at dealing with this?
Im sorry, but theres no way that you have the control/mental stability to cope with this, you become far to attached and way too emotional.
This game is not for the faint hearted, this game is not for you...
1/2 full-ring...stress free.
^^ Stick to what you know best.
Proz.
Take a break from everything that's distracting you, pick a profitable game (PLO?) and concentrate on that, all day, every day. Play, watch DC vids, review your play, repeat.
Then come back with a "+$15K from $3/$6 PLO this month" post, that'll shut those anon fish up :-)
LOL at the idea that PLO $1/2 has "advanced so much" - Give me a break....if anything it's regressed and it's one of the fishiest things out there with all the holdem donks giving it a try nowadays. Fully agree with your sentiments about his game selection though.
It's been emotional...
Take it easy fish!
hope ur ok mate :-)
gonna miss your drunken rant posts. dont be gone too long.
another problem was too many awful blogs on your blogroll.
i hope ur gonna do all the things properly now ie
putting in the hands
analysing sessions
reading to improve
etc etc
You've fallen into the trap that I did with my own blogs where you feel you have to right something and make it ammusing, each and every day even if you can't be arsed.
Take a wee break from the blogging and only blog when you want to.
Oh and fuck PLO for a living, maybe play it now and again as a change of pace but the game is fucking crazy mate!
mate get a grip.
Based on this years figures you would make approx 45k$ a year lets say that is £23K.
Npw take into account that is tax free thats a job on lets say £35K.
V Nice imo
I think you're expecting too much from yourself.Are you using Pokertracker yet? I've no idea how many hands you've played over the last 15-17 days but if you're up even $1.5k overall,I'd say that probably equates to a damn decent bb/hr rate.
Work out your hourly rate and if you play 5 hours then try and see yourself as having won 5 * that hourly rate.Doesn't matter if you actually won or lost the session.
Get a sub with cardrunners or one of the better training sites too.Watching fellow pros play and giving their thoughts can only make you an even better player imo.
GL.
You lot need to get fucking lives.
Welcome to the cycle of boasting, arrogance, refusing to listen to other people's advice even when it might be helpful, complaints about not getting your fair share, followed by jacking in your blog when u realize that none of this is really much fun. At least your blog was entertaining!
All you anonymous posters are king size bell ends. Leave the geezer alone, let him do what he wants to do, you jockies.
Maybe you should try limit holdem...
Take it easy bro, hit me up on MSN if u wanna chat at any point
Bazclef - can i hit you up on msn? i'd like a chat :)
Good Luck - P.S. I changed my URL could you update your link? thanks.
fuck me platonic. is there any decent player whose arse you won't lick?
lol platonics mad
Hello mate.. have a look at myers brigg personality testing. I have done it and it's really interesting when you find out which personality type you fall into. It doesn't change your personality obviously but if you understand the way your personality works its easier to notice when your acting a certain way based on personality traits and you can change the way you think/deal with things.
Basically if you understand why you do things it's easier to adjust them
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pls keep posting, you have the best blog!!
Will miss the blog mate. Best poker blog on here by far. Best of luck with whatever the future holds. Some motivational words of wisdom for when things are not going to plan - the hour is at its darkest just before the dawn (from new Batman movie.. quality show. Lets hope the next post is a the type of dawn that shows a crazy20k plus week.
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the legend you sound like a right fucking cock. but with a name like the legend that's no surprise
Cheers anonymous. you must be a well rounded individual if you feel you have to come on here and leave abusive comments without an ID. If you have a set of balls leave your identity.
fuck ur mum u prick, im a girl, why would i want balls? u into that sort of thing, chicks with balls? fucking weirdo.
ED! are you ok?
sorry wrong blog
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