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« on: January 06, 2014, 03:30:55 AM »

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Hello UK forum. I've been a member of this place since August 2011 but have rarely popped in and had much of a read until last year really.

I have two blogs elsewhere online but they've pretty much become redundant and were mostly me venting a ton of abuse to whoever might read them, calling myself the unluckiest player in the world all the time. They were very much marmite blogs, had their own unique followers who loved the sarcasm, and anyone else I'm guessing would've hated them. I rarely posted much positive stuff, whenever I had a decent run, or should I say a run where I wasn't persistently losing heavily, I would remain quiet in fear of jinxing things by bragging or whatever, but would post pretty consistently when running bad. I don't intend on keeping them going any longer.

What I want to do is leave that style behind and keep things on a very neutral level, so that I update fairly regularly (hopefully every day but we all know everyone fails at this) whether I run bad or not and making sure to calm down well in advance of posting so as not to rant too much, even if it's just a line or two to say how much I made/lost for the day.

Also the fact this is a British based place draws me to blog here, as I will feel safer if I perhaps decide to divulge certain hands that I wouldn't want people in the european community (mostly German Cheesy ) to see (ie pokerstrategy where one of my previous blogs was). I am aware that a certain sng rival in that of epitomised is a regular around here, but his early bird schedule rarely clashes with mine  Grin

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So anyways my name is Dan, I'm 36 and live in sunny Essex for my sins. My pokerstars sn is RagztoRiches, always regretted not making the 't' a capital, especially when euros decide to call me 'ragzto' in chat  

Actually stumbled on poker in 2004 but sadly didnt stumble on the info I should have that would've made me realise it was very easy to make a living from the game (especially way back then) and didn't actually make it to that stage until 08-09. Still think about that often, what could've/might've been if I was able to play my today game back in 2004! Pretty sure I'd be sitting in some major condo right now if so!!!

So I started out in the $16 9-man SnG's when first deciding to quit real jobs. Again more regrets to be had here because I'm now mostly an 18m reg but back in '08-'10 I would only dabble in 18's here and there, incorrectly thinking they were too reg infested. Well compared to these days they were certainly not!!! And way wayyyyyyyy better money makers than 9mans were. I've always seemed to be one step behind when it comes to the best games to play and by the time I find them every other bugger is right behind me jumping on the band wagon!! Regardless, I still had a better ROI in the $16/9's than masters such as sippin_criss and glitlr in all of 2010...so that was a nice achievement for me.

Eventually took 18's more seriously and found a much laggier style to play in late 2011 (thanks to a certain Norwegian), which I've kept playing ever since. It's a strange style that requires persistant bollocks to keep plugging away at, as being in infinitely more pots than most multi tabling regs can make it feel like variance stetches are longer. This is hugely debatable though as I actually feel it helps variance, in that things might actually be significantly worse playing the old nittier, more jam than raise-fold/raise-call style. I mean in the end, if one style has a higher long term ROI it SHOULD mean variance isn't as harsh as a lower ROI, but that bain't neccesarily so. However in my case I believe it is  idiot Complicated stuff  Grin

Anyways, thrown in with the STT's and two-table tournies has been a fair few 180's and turbo MTT's, most notable score to date was winning the Hot $55 this precise time last year. I would take that win again right about now as my MTT record since that day has been pretty dull. Here's my graph dating from October 2011 since my game improved significantly.

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Non poker wise well, I've been kind of on a 2 year health project since I started getting sciatica problems in early 2012. It led me onto a whole bunch of pathways into everything from diet to conspiracies about how this world is run, most of which I probably won't talk about in here. But the health side I will. Started lifting weights early last year which I didn't keep to consistently enough and just as I got close to any kind of routine I fell ill in August, typically at the same time I'd entered a team 180m comp which forced me to drop volume a ton for that, which probably lost us the comp (we finished a close 2nd playing a 3rd the games as any other team LOL). So it was some virus, don't know what as GP's who know nothing about anything in reality don't interest me so I didn't visit one, I self medicated and it lasted around a month. I lost nearly 2 stone and was weakened considerably and haven't really done alot physically since then. I've gained some of the weight back however and these last few weeks my sciatica has flared up an absolute ton, and very weirdly switched to my right leg having only ever been the left leg the whole time I've had the problem. These problems led my into the world of juicing and blending so raw veg and fruit of all kinds is now very much a huge part of my diet. I haven't given up cooked food completely and never will, it's prob around 50-50. Was very interested to see the juicing thread some guy started up in here. Y'all should listen to him it's the way forward, don't be poisoned by the elite any longer. Damn and I said I wouldn't talk controversy!!  

                                                                                       PLAN

Plans for 2014, to be honest I'm not entirely sure. Part of me wants to compete with all the 18m regs who think their 0-4% ROI with tons of rakeback is some kind of great achievement, to get near the top of the leaderboard playing like a 3rd the number of games they do and brag about it while the other part wants to still play 180's and a small number of turbo MTT's during peak hours, which would mean less chance of leaderboard battles, but I'd no doubt make more money. 180's were a big part of 2013's income, finishing just one spot shy of a gold star for the $35's from a very small number of games, and with $60's included: $30-60 180 Players 01/01/2013-01/05/2029    609   $25.69   $36.23   65.1%   $15,646     Cheesy

Whatever I play, the most critical part of 2014 is to up my volume a shedload. Each year I say the same thing and never manage to average more than 20-25 hrs a week!! This needs to change as things are rapidly changing in the poker world. I doubt it will be much longer that we can bask in the luxury of poker winnings being tax free here, and who even knows how things will end up as one country bans gambling completely, while US states start to open up. That side of things is an absolute joke and yet more disgrace regarding the freedom of what people decide to do with their lives/money. I'm hoping, as I'm sure all of us are, that soon France, Italy and Spain can become pooled with us and I won't be too disheartened by some REASONABLE taxing system. Last I heard, here in the UK it shouldn't be any higher than 10% so we can't really complain about that considering how high it is in most other countries! Pokerfuse is the best site to keep up with the latest legislation headlines in europe, although sadly you have to subscribe to get some of the best  info and the price is ridiculous.

Actually after a quick scan this is the latest I've found on anything http://pokerfuse.com/features/special-feature/french-politicians-reject-shared-liquidity-19-12/
Sigh looks like that time is much further away than originally hoped for then!!! Cry Cry Cry

Waffling again! So yeah, MORE VOLUME. What I won't be doing is upping the amount of tables, especially not for 18's, a game where constant stack scanning for every single hand is required as there's alot more short handed play, compared with say 180's where you're going to get to the late stages in only a few games. Well I might up to maybe 18-20 tables for 180's, but keep to 10-12 for 18's. The biggest change I need to make is the number of hours!!

Anyways, think I've harped on enough. GL at the tables.
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« Reply #1 on: January 06, 2014, 04:21:26 AM »

and welcome to blonde!
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« Reply #2 on: January 06, 2014, 04:31:35 AM »

GL with the grind.
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« Reply #3 on: January 06, 2014, 12:39:52 PM »

Many thankings Grin

Forgot to mention any live experience I might've had. Well it's not a great deal actually. Aside from a small weekly league at a local club a few years back, I've only been to one casino in that of the nearest one to me, Southend (Westcliff Genting). I played a £150 game I think was for an easter holiday or other. Story short the play was as bad as it can possibly get bar playing with a bunch of 3yr olds and vowed to go back as often as I could. Indeed went back the next day for a side event as I bust right near the end of day 1, and got unlucky
again in a hilarious pot. Since then I've not been back but my Norwegian bud wants me to meet him for Edinburgh UKIPT. As Southend is the furthest I've been and £150 the highest I've played it's pretty doubtful I'll go but will see nearer the time.

Plan to start the grind proper today anyhoo but first need to exercise and eat!
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« Reply #4 on: January 06, 2014, 12:55:05 PM »

How will the language compare on this blog compare to your blogspot? Tongue

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« Reply #5 on: January 06, 2014, 01:47:12 PM »

Absolute sicko ITT! Glglgl!
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« Reply #6 on: January 06, 2014, 02:29:34 PM »

How will the language compare on this blog compare to your blogspot? Tongue

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What I want to do is leave that style behind and keep things on a very neutral level

Hoping to control the tourettes  Cheesy

Absolute sicko ITT! Glglgl!

Ta muchly
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« Reply #7 on: January 06, 2014, 02:37:04 PM »

and welcome to blonde!
Whereabouts in Essex are you?
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« Reply #8 on: January 06, 2014, 02:38:52 PM »

Near braintree.
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« Reply #9 on: January 06, 2014, 02:45:24 PM »

Lots on the plate, so to speak!

Best of luck with it all, Ragz!

I've been dabbling in the juicing myself over the last few months, but haven't been doing much over the last few weeks.

Might go and bash myself together a 'mean green' for lunch as it goes Grin
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« Reply #10 on: January 06, 2014, 02:51:48 PM »

Thanks. Yh I've been adding alot of new stuff to them lately, chlorella, spirulina (both algaes but spirulina is fishy and tastes disgusting lol), maca powder, raw cacao. Last night I was completely pain free but when in bed my left buttock started playing up and actually had a pretty restless night. Went for 15min bike ride earlier and noticed my legs are so weak compared to last summer. Rode through a bit of pain and it's now eased up, am hoping simply getting fitter and stronger will solve sciatica problems!  dont river me

Bout to grind up a ton of nuts and seeds and add warm milk and a weetabix with honey, awesome way of getting lods of nuts/seeds fats/proteins in you and tastes lush.
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« Reply #11 on: January 06, 2014, 10:58:20 PM »

Well it's been a terrible first day, sigh. Started with some 18's for 2-3hrs then played a bunch of 180's with turbo MTT's. Of all the games I go deep in I end up 1 tabling a $2 for hours only to finish 37th from 8000, J7s crushed by that giant 89s. In total 56 bricks over nearly 7 hours. Half a grand lost.
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« Reply #12 on: January 06, 2014, 11:13:24 PM »

Oh i'll post a few hands. FT'd one 180 which was looking good for an almost day save until this http://www.boomplayer.com/en/poker-hands/Boom/6778726_ADEA8F558A

This I guess is the lol hand of the day http://www.boomplayer.com/en/poker-hands/Boom/6773962_2A73A64985
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« Reply #13 on: January 07, 2014, 08:43:20 AM »

Thanks. Yh I've been adding alot of new stuff to them lately, chlorella, spirulina (both algaes but spirulina is fishy and tastes disgusting lol), maca powder, raw cacao. Last night I was completely pain free but when in bed my left buttock started playing up and actually had a pretty restless night. Went for 15min bike ride earlier and noticed my legs are so weak compared to last summer. Rode through a bit of pain and it's now eased up, am hoping simply getting fitter and stronger will solve sciatica problems!  dont river me

Bout to grind up a ton of nuts and seeds and add warm milk and a weetabix with honey, awesome way of getting lods of nuts/seeds fats/proteins in you and tastes lush.

Hi Ragz,

If "juicing" interests you, there is a lot of juicing chat on this thread.......


http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=61912.0
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« Reply #14 on: January 07, 2014, 01:28:28 PM »

Yeah read it a while back. No updates lately though, wonder how he's getting on.

So I should really mimic yesterday's routine (bar running terrible). If there's something I've always been grossly bad at it's structure of any kind (except blind structures  Cheesy, il get me coat), rarely can I keep much going for more than a few days. But no, NO! dagnammit I'm gonna do it. Yesterdays brief but relatively intense bike blast did seem to help with the leg pains. Lactic acid and blood pumping all the toxins away from the muscles soon had things settling down after a while but then I get chair problems. Got an ordinary softish office chair which is crap for posture, but recently started putting my foam roller at the base of the spine so I can relax and the spine won't curve that improper direction, commonly known as slouching. It's comfy for a fair old while but when I stand up there's still pain in the sacrum. Have contemplated getting an Aeron chair for years now but kinda thought I really don't see how they're any different to using some makeshift thing like I have to support the pelvis/lumber, especially for that price!! £500+. Will see if more fitness/diet structure sorts things first before spending that kinda money. gl
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