Actaully I love Eyes Wide Shut. It intrigues me. I actaully talked about it more in length on my personal journal.
Shamless plug:
If anyone is interested... my personal journal is a really good read. It talks about poker occasionsly..but is mostly about the crazy stuff in my life. www.xanga.com/kennyg9

Good luck in your tournies, there got that out of the way.

I have to say I agree with the comments regarding this forum and its players. I know from my own adventures I have constantly put up questions and hands for reference and the answers have always helped push my game a little further.

Its also been real interesting to read journals such as yours. Its the honesty that has helped since a lot of people put up their negatives for examination on the forum, be it bad play or general mistakes. The critism where applicable is nearly always constructive (see, I said nearly TW).

I know its been a massive help in my change to playing NL, having somewhere to constantly reference has made life a lot easier.

Keep up the good work and thanks.

Rich

Kenny, when do you go in for you wisdom teeth take two???? I count my blessings that mine went ok, hopefully your 2nd try will go smoothly and you can finally stop thinking about it. My mouth is still a little sore but getting better.

I think in a way your bragging is a good thing. I know your not as competetive a person as some of the rest of us so maybe a little confidence/ cockyness is a good thing. I like to think that I have a right to be cocky about my play. I was a medioce player when I started learning this game, and I have put in a lot of time and effort to get to where I am now.

I do agree that this site is the best on the internet. I used to post on 2+2, UPF, Remmy, and a couple of others but I havent looked at anything other than BTP in months. Its just not worth the effort, there is some good stuff elsewhere but there is so much BS to thinmb through to find anything of real value.

For how many memebers we have, we have the highest % of top quality players of any site.

Anyways best of luck with the teeth, whenever that is.

Thursday, July 14, 2005

Low varience my ass!
Current mood: awake


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LON: Hi this is Lon McKarin; along with Norman Chad. Tonight we're bringing you live to the Bodog Online World Championship.

LON: Well Norm were down to 3 handed in this world class event. We have Kennyg from North Carolina...he's a professional poker player that claims to be one of the best online NL player's in the world.

NORM: Yeah I thought I was one of the best lovers in the world until my 4th wife left me.

LON: haha. At least she knew when to fold a bad hand......Our second player at the featured table is "Action Dan" Suckington. He's a muppet from Miami, Florida.. Our third and final player is Chris Moneyfish from Dallas, Texas. Norm, do these players even have a chance against kennyg?

NORM: I don't think so, Lon. Kennyg is way above their level. Experienced, disciplined, and selectively aggressive; He is a big time winner at NL poker.

LON: Ok here we go! The first hand is being dealt on our featured table. Dan Suckington has picked up T7o on the button. He limps. A little loose Norm?

NORM: He's fishing without a paddle. T7o?? He needs to throw those cards in the nearest trash bin.

LON: Chris Moneyfish has a 82o and limps from the Small Blind. He must think he might hit a big flop at half price?

NORM: Well you can make two seperate straights with the 82 since it isn't connected Lon. Two flushes as well.

LON: Kenny has a 75 of hearts and checks in the BB. Here comes the flop.

FLOP
[9c][6s]

LON: What a dynamite flop! Kenny bets out the pot. He has to think his hand is good. Dan Suckington reraises All-in! He's not slowplaying his monster. He's pretty sure he has the nuts, so he's gonna bet it big now so he doesn't get confused!

NORM: Unbelievable Lon. Even if a nuclear bomb went off Dan Suckington would still be holding his cards.

LON: Kenny calls quickly with a sigh. They flip the cards over.

Norm: He's not gonna like seeing this. Somehow I think he knows he's beat though.

LON: Kennyg is stunned! The turn and river are no help. Kennyg has lost another stack to Dan Suckington!

NORM: Kennyg is going to need some physical and emotion support after that hand. Maybe he'll get laid when he gets back home.

LON: Doubtful, Norm.

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What a nightmare. My table breaks up and only 3 players including me are left. I lose to suckout after suckout and just plain bad luck. I was much, much better then these players...but the luck factor really was killer. There's nothing you can do when you hit second nut monsters on a 3 handed table. You certainly can't fold them!

I ended up losing around $900...it wasn't too bad really. It felt like more though...because I started the session up around $250.

I was so frustrated afterwards. Ugh! I've haven't felt like that in a long, long time. I even went to bed, woke up...and still was feeling it in my stomach. It was like someone had knocked the wind out of me hardcore.

Finally, during the day, I got over it. I just decided that I cannot change the past. All I can do is learn from it and move on. My life isn't going to end because of that bad session. My bankroll might... lol....but really I have so much to be thankful for. Money might be able to buy happiness...but I don't need it. My life is great, dammnit...so I just made myself smile all day long.

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Today I played well again. I got lucky on one hand that was unfoldable (AT on a flop of TT7) and then I just mowed everyone else down. I won $700 and almost got all my money back from last night.

Even better then that...I think I've figured out why I haven't been able to put in great weeks lately. Apparently, I've been "hitting and running" way too much. I randomly read a Rolf Slotboom article about it....and it just rang true. I'm thinking I'm going to start playing longer sessions...as long as I have an edge I'll be fine. I know when to stop.

Here's the article if you're curious: http://www.pokerpages.com/articles/arch ... boom48.htm

Other then all of this...I'm really hoping the final table of the World Series will feature Raymer, Ivey, and Matsow. Exciting stuff. I'm as giddy as a school boy thinking about Ivey and Raymer playing heads up for the championship.

Later!

PS: Thanks to Bobby's journal for letting me have this cool idea about making a post involving TV coverage I stole it from him! I'm a bastard.

One of the best/funniest post on the forum.

And thanks for the link to the Slotboom article

thanks for the compliment Kalle.

But I beleive you meant to say "You're journal is kickass compared to Tightwads journal, which sucks."

I'll take the compliment either way though.