From a generic Degree to a leading Poker Practitioner

[mondatoo]

Grats mate

[Rexas]

Jgill in goat shocker

[PathFinder]

However managed to find a cash in the B109 and grind through the field. F2T's were absurdly tough, couple of regs + giraf and robtinnion of pocarr. Missed a 5b jam spot vs tinnion which is annoying, then busted with a lean where I felt like i could fold out most pair and Jx combos:

http://weaktight.com/7265216

Firstly congratulations on the win and your recent form. As a cash player looking to become better at mtts, ive read the reasons for your triple barrel but would you always do this without any equity on the turn. From my perspective i would only barrel an A/Q/K/10 OTT. Then follow that up with a river bet. Was this villian specific or just good aggression play in mtts?

Also any chance of sharing the missed 5b jam spot vs tinnion?


Keep up the good work and more updates in 2015 please

[Rexas]

Also, your health has become a point of concern. Do you have aaids?

[JGill_DTD]

However managed to find a cash in the B109 and grind through the field. F2T's were absurdly tough, couple of regs + giraf and robtinnion of pocarr. Missed a 5b jam spot vs tinnion which is annoying, then busted with a lean where I felt like i could fold out most pair and Jx combos:

http://weaktight.com/7265216

Firstly congratulations on the win and your recent form. As a cash player looking to become better at mtts, ive read the reasons for your triple barrel but would you always do this without any equity on the turn. From my perspective i would only barrel an A/Q/K/10 OTT. Then follow that up with a river bet. Was this villian specific or just good aggression play in mtts?

Also any chance of sharing the missed 5b jam spot vs tinnion?


Keep up the good work and more updates in 2015 please

the spot vs tinnion was i 3bet KQo, he cold 4's from the bb, OR folds. Tinnion playing chunks, think I had about 40bb. He loves a bit of a windmill vs me and it's really hard for him to have a calling hand vs me, he knows im aggy and we have alot of history where he has tried to stick it to me, + chatbox being full of his Pocarr mates who all know I'm a solid reg so could have been trying to show off or whatev.

the AQo spot is pretty rare I take this, think he may call AJ otr but we block 1 combo (expect him to fold out AJo). Usually do take the spots where I have equity but on pretty dry board, deep vs a guy who knows this could potentially be life changing money for him he's going to be on the nittier side, just an unfortunate turn for us to run into. this was more situation specific as supposed to villain/aggro specific, would probs shut down in a $22 mtt or similar as don't expect half as many folds.

ty for all the well wishes <3

[JGill_DTD]

The Year in Review

I feel like 2014 was a pretty special year for me, especially the tail end where I managed to heat up setting me up ideally for 2015. I feel like in this time I learnt about myself, alongside with my determination to grind through the dark patches and kept the passion for the game, something I was only able to recognise how I would deal with it when it came about.

I managed to play 328 days out of a possible 358 (Took a week long holiday in Spain during the year period), bringing me on to my first goal of the year:

Goals

Play 300 days minimum in 2015

Whilst I've proven to myself I can play more than this amount, I feel it is a solid point to aim for as the past year was lacking some balance during the times I had very little money and drove myself to grind every day to try and see the other side of the slope.
I currently live with my girlfriend who is very understanding and completely understands the life and budget swings of poker, I don't think I spend enough time with her, doing what makes her happy. We have a very strong relationship and can only be glad of all the support she's shown throughout the year, hopefully this year can become more balanced whilst still putting in the graft at the tables.

Break the top #300 on PocketFives

Whilst it's not a measurement of ability, it is a measurement of hard work. The rankings are something I religiously check every Wednesday, and feel the top #300 is a realistic target for the year.

Continue to focus on game selection

I feel this is something I do relatively well at the moment, and with stars changes effecting games (e.g. all rebuys being raked, rake on bounty MTT's rising) it's something that needs great focus. Unfortunately I will have to sack off rebuys as the rake increase doesn't make them too sustainable, and will continue to try and avoid turbo MTT's where I can as I understand they are very difficult to sustain a regular decent ROI in due to increased variance and thinner edges.

Force my way into high stakes

Kind of hard to list this straight after a goal based on game selection, as obviously the higher the buy-in the tougher the field will be (most of the time). I want to become more focussed and improve my game so I can continue to move up stakes and have a solid enough ROI in higher games to make them worthwhile playing.

Review more!

Standard goal for all poker players I believe, although much more difficult to put into practice. Thankfully in thebigdog09 I have someone who is always pushing me for a review a few times a week, he's better at this than me and I have to step my drive up so we are both motivating one another, as supposed to it mainly being him motivating me. That along with being backed by pads, in a stable with a bunch of hard working regs sets me up perfectly as I feel I have everything at my disposal with no reason as to why I can't 'move up the ladder'.

I see many regs this time of year saying they are going to get better at it after a poor year and usually suggest that their volume has been poor too. I don't believe in becoming a withered reg so to speak, when I hit a point in time where I go a few days or more thinking meh, can't be bothered with the grind today then it's probably time to find a new line of work.

Too many people see poker as an easy alternative to work, when realistically if implement properly it's a really tough alternative to work. I don't know of many people who work 10 hours a day at least 5 times a week, as well as having to go home to do more work to make sure they are prepared for the following day, that thrown in with no guarantee of money makes for a tough life.

To a happy 2014, and hopefully an even happier 2015!

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[shipitgood]

Sick ROI!

Good luck with the New Year, sure you will continue to rock it.

[JGill_DTD]

Managed to hit all the semis today, 13th in the action hour, 11th in a 5 cubed, 16th in the 26 10k on tilt as well as final 200 in the Big $22, making for a frustrating day where I seemed to lose CL pots with considerable equity all over the place.

However very happy with the day on the whole, Reviewed for a couple of hours with 4 other guys which helped me clear my mind a bunch and be aware of certain spots, then when 1 tabling the action hour tonight spent about 2 hours improving my notes going through my database which feels like a really healthy activity.

Also pretty happy that stars/tilt are yet to implement this new rake on rebuys they were meant to hit us UK guys with, hopefully we swerve that one as it seemed pretty outrageous anyway. Potentially reviewing for a couple of hours tomorrow, providing my friend isnt still feeling rough as tits.

[Rexas]

Managed to hit all the semis today, 13th in the action hour, 11th in a 5 cubed, 16th in the 26 10k on tilt as well as final 200 in the Big $22, making for a frustrating day where I seemed to lose CL pots with considerable equity all over the place.

However very happy with the day on the whole, Reviewed for a couple of hours with 4 other guys which helped me clear my mind a bunch and be aware of certain spots, then when 1 tabling the action hour tonight spent about 2 hours improving my notes going through my database which feels like a really healthy activity.

Also pretty happy that stars/tilt are yet to implement this new rake on rebuys they were meant to hit us UK guys with, hopefully we swerve that one as it seemed pretty outrageous anyway. Potentially reviewing for a couple of hours tomorrow, providing my friend isnt still feeling rough as tits.

Great updates as always pal, but I will take issue with the highlighted section. What on earth have you been fondling?

[tikay]

Managed to hit all the semis today, 13th in the action hour, 11th in a 5 cubed, 16th in the 26 10k on tilt as well as final 200 in the Big $22, making for a frustrating day where I seemed to lose CL pots with considerable equity all over the place.

However very happy with the day on the whole, Reviewed for a couple of hours with 4 other guys which helped me clear my mind a bunch and be aware of certain spots, then when 1 tabling the action hour tonight spent about 2 hours improving my notes going through my database which feels like a really healthy activity.

Also pretty happy that stars/tilt are yet to implement this new rake on rebuys they were meant to hit us UK guys with, hopefully we swerve that one as it seemed pretty outrageous anyway. Potentially reviewing for a couple of hours tomorrow, providing my friend isnt still feeling rough as tits.

Great updates as always pal, but I will take issue with the highlighted section. What on earth have you been fondling?

[david3103]

Managed to hit all the semis today, 13th in the action hour, 11th in a 5 cubed, 16th in the 26 10k on tilt as well as final 200 in the Big $22, making for a frustrating day where I seemed to lose CL pots with considerable equity all over the place.

However very happy with the day on the whole, Reviewed for a couple of hours with 4 other guys which helped me clear my mind a bunch and be aware of certain spots, then when 1 tabling the action hour tonight spent about 2 hours improving my notes going through my database which feels like a really healthy activity.

Also pretty happy that stars/tilt are yet to implement this new rake on rebuys they were meant to hit us UK guys with, hopefully we swerve that one as it seemed pretty outrageous anyway. Potentially reviewing for a couple of hours tomorrow, providing my friend isnt still feeling rough as tits.

Great updates as always pal, but I will take issue with the highlighted section. What on earth have you been fondling?

 

[tikay]

Managed to hit all the semis today, 13th in the action hour, 11th in a 5 cubed, 16th in the 26 10k on tilt as well as final 200 in the Big $22, making for a frustrating day where I seemed to lose CL pots with considerable equity all over the place.

However very happy with the day on the whole, Reviewed for a couple of hours with 4 other guys which helped me clear my mind a bunch and be aware of certain spots, then when 1 tabling the action hour tonight spent about 2 hours improving my notes going through my database which feels like a really healthy activity.

Also pretty happy that stars/tilt are yet to implement this new rake on rebuys they were meant to hit us UK guys with, hopefully we swerve that one as it seemed pretty outrageous anyway. Potentially reviewing for a couple of hours tomorrow, providing my friend isnt still feeling rough as tits.

Great updates as always pal, but I will take issue with the highlighted section. What on earth have you been fondling?

 

Do me a favour, David.

Look at that picture closely.

Memorise it.

Then close your eyes & concentrate hard.

Remind you of anyone?

 



 

[tikay]

[tikay]

[JGill_DTD]

Wow, apparently the iCloud hacks have hit us all, no one is safe.

It's a common phrase one of my mates use. You shouldn't discriminate against various tit types Matthew, that would be titist