Alone in the Dark - The poker musings of an also ran

[Woodsey]

So I'm going to start writing down what I see as poker truisms.

When we get to the point were you disagree, shout.


To make money from playing poker, you have to

A: Find a game that you have an edge in.

B: Have a bankroll that allows you to play that game for long enough to overcome the variance.

C: Have the mental fortitude to maintain your edge while said variance is having it's wicked way with you.

This is the last time I will mention the $11 rush on demand tournies on full tilt, I won't mention them again.

Haha. Thanks Andrew, but I fell out with Tilt so I won't play there.

I suppose we could add that to the criteria.

E: Must not cut nose off to spite face.

Are you playing to make money or fart around with silly principles? 

[RED-DOG]

So I'm going to start writing down what I see as poker truisms.

When we get to the point were you disagree, shout.


To make money from playing poker, you have to

A: Find a game that you have an edge in.

B: Have a bankroll that allows you to play that game for long enough to overcome the variance.

C: Have the mental fortitude to maintain your edge while said variance is having it's wicked way with you.

This is the last time I will mention the $11 rush on demand tournies on full tilt, I won't mention them again.

Haha. Thanks Andrew, but I fell out with Tilt so I won't play there.

I suppose we could add that to the criteria.

E: Must not cut nose off to spite face.

Are you playing to make money or fart around with silly principles? 

To answer that one, we would have to agree that principles are silly, which I refuse to do, on principle.

[smashedagain]

So I'm going to start writing down what I see as poker truisms.

When we get to the point were you disagree, shout.


To make money from playing poker, you have to

A: Find a game that you have an edge in.

B: Have a bankroll that allows you to play that game for long enough to overcome the variance.

C: Have the mental fortitude to maintain your edge while said variance is having it's wicked way with you.

This is the last time I will mention the $11 rush on demand tournies on full tilt, I won't mention them again.

Haha. Thanks Andrew, but I fell out with Tilt so I won't play there.

I suppose we could add that to the criteria.

E: Must not cut nose off to spite face.

10 hours too late. and had 2 crona extras so well in drink for me. A n D great agree...B n C when did your style become a high varience game. was not this when you were crushing and was and always will be my hero. in all honesty think we are failing point A if we are playing on line. other than winning seats at will  i cant win on line and recognise this. when i can devote the time and energy i will give it another shot with 100% effort but this wont be untill the kids are at school in 18 months. i will then embrace all the software available and become best friends with titbean.
what did you fall out with tilt for. they fell out with  me so have had that decision taken away...as for cutting off your nose i am down at the vic for a black belt seminar saturday and forgot that this is a grosvenor casino. hope i can get in lol

[RED-DOG]

So I'm going to start writing down what I see as poker truisms.

When we get to the point were you disagree, shout.


To make money from playing poker, you have to

A: Find a game that you have an edge in.

B: Have a bankroll that allows you to play that game for long enough to overcome the variance.

C: Have the mental fortitude to maintain your edge while said variance is having it's wicked way with you.

This is the last time I will mention the $11 rush on demand tournies on full tilt, I won't mention them again.

Haha. Thanks Andrew, but I fell out with Tilt so I won't play there.

I suppose we could add that to the criteria.

E: Must not cut nose off to spite face.

B n C when did your style become a high varience game.

Lol. This is not about me, it's just what I believe to be fact.

Everyone's poker game, even yours, is high variance.

[RED-DOG]

So I'm going to start writing down what I see as poker truisms.

When we get to the point were you disagree, shout.


To make money from playing poker, you have to

A: Find a game that you have an edge in.

B: Have a bankroll that allows you to play that game for long enough to overcome the variance.

C: Have the mental fortitude to maintain your edge while said variance is having it's wicked way with you.

This is the last time I will mention the $11 rush on demand tournies on full tilt, I won't mention them again.

Haha. Thanks Andrew, but I fell out with Tilt so I won't play there.

I suppose we could add that to the criteria.

E: Must not cut nose off to spite face.

B n C when did your style become a high varience game.

Lol. This is not about me, it's just what I believe to be fact.

Everyone's poker game, even yours, is high variance.

Anyway.....


If you're playing for a living, in addition to A B C D & E, you must also be able to

F: Have a separate life roll.

G: Be capable of winning enough to maintain both your pokerz roll & your life roll. (Big ask)

[smashedagain]

Will accept my game is high variance coz you say it is but is it has to be less high variance than the guy getting it in bad all the time. If a guy is playing well running well and cashing a lot is he experiencing the opposite of variance. And what is the opposite of variance. I still maintain variance is a good excuse for poor results.  use the force Tom. Don't let the dark side take you. Once you cross over there will just be two of us............ Help me tikay wan. kinobi your my only hope...... Help me tikay wan kinobi. Your my only hope...... Help me tikay wan kinobi your my only hope

[RED-DOG]

Aren't you a little short for a stormtrooper?

[Lucky]

So I'm going to start writing down what I see as poker truisms.

When we get to the point were you disagree, shout.


To make money from playing poker, you have to

A: Find a game that you have an edge in.

B: Have a bankroll that allows you to play that game for long enough to overcome the variance.

C: Have the mental fortitude to maintain your edge while said variance is having it's wicked way with you.

This is the last time I will mention the $11 rush on demand tournies on full tilt, I won't mention them again.

Haha. Thanks Andrew, but I fell out with Tilt so I won't play there.

I suppose we could add that to the criteria.

E: Must not cut nose off to spite face.

Are you playing to make money or fart around with silly principles? 

To answer that one, we would have to agree that principles are silly, which I refuse to do, on principle.

Thats just silly.

[nirvana]

I wouldn't know an exact number but to make a reasonable living out of playing poker you probably need to be in the top 5 % of players (perhaps ??) because if you're not how many games can you find that you have a true edge in

Based on a thought like this it takes me approx 3 seconds to figure out I'm better off with a job and then see if I can earn some pocket money from poker now and then.

[smashedagain]

Aren't you a little short for a stormtrooper?

I am average height for a yoda and as hairy as a wooki. Thinking about it I'm probably an ewok. Fml

5% winners has always been the recognised figure in live play.
Only line it's 99% are winners because other than alex Tom and myself everyone is crushing it.

[RED-DOG]

I wouldn't know an exact number but to make a reasonable living out of playing poker you probably need to be in the top 5 % of players (perhaps ??) because if you're not how many games can you find that you have a true edge in

Based on a thought like this it takes me approx 3 seconds to figure out I'm better off with a job and then see if I can earn some pocket money from poker now and then.

Difficult to argue with that Glen. (Won't stop Jason though)

How are you BTW?

[smashedagain]

Is it wrong to be proud to be a losing on line player and recognise the fact so stick to what I am good at. Game selection is key and that means almost any form of live poker and satellites with multiple seats were I don't need to finish top three as the prize for in the money with one chip is the same for in the Money with a world of chips

[RED-DOG]

Is it wrong to be proud to be a losing on line player and recognise the fact so stick to what I am good at. Game selection is key and that means almost any form of live poker and satellites with multiple seats were I don't need to finish top three as the prize for in the money with one chip is the same for in the Money with a world of chips

Can't argue with that either.

People talk such sense in the early morning.

[tikay]

Will accept my game is high variance coz you say it is but is it has to be less high variance than the guy getting it in bad all the time. If a guy is playing well running well and cashing a lot is he experiencing the opposite of variance. And what is the opposite of variance. I still maintain variance is a good excuse for poor results.  use the force Tom. Don't let the dark side take you. Once you cross over there will just be two of us............ Help me tikay wan. kinobi your my only hope...... Help me tikay wan kinobi. Your my only hope...... Help me tikay wan kinobi your my only hope

tikay wankinobi (who I portrayed on TV once, full costume, the lot, "my servant, you shall be") is too tired to keep flogging that horse, Jase, he's not Canute. But he still resolutely believes it was always so, & will always be so. I  admire your ability & courage to not only stand up to all the tide of hype, though, but to keep fighting back, you da man.

You have to admire the Cody's, Toby's, Tricky Sams, Keys, & Ruperts of the gung-ho brigade, though, too, they seem to get the job done plenty enough, & I respect them immensely, too.

[smashedagain]

100% agree Tony and these guys are proving it time and time again. But these guys adapt their games and react to each senario. I still believe poker is results orientated. My fight is usually with the guy who always gets a final table stack after 3 levels never makes day 2 then tells his mate he played with me on day 1 and I am tez. This is always as I  walking away from the cash desk counting my money. My answer to him is always " please don't stop coming"