My Garden

Wise Words from Garth

"It's like people only do things because they get paid and that's just really sad."

HH

nL_Dagon posts small blind [$10.00 ].
gamblegambel posts big blind [$20.00 ].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to gamblegambel [ Tc Kc ]
wilfiedr folds
twst o cane folds
LeVerbena folds
pumelfee123 folds
nL_ragon raises [$40.00 ]
gamblegambel calls [$30.00 ]
** Dealing Flop ** [ Ac, 5d, 7c ]
nL_Dagon bets [$57.00 ]
gamblegambel calls [$57.00 ]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 4d ]
nL_Draon checks
gamblegambel checks
** Dealing River ** [ 8h ]
nL_Drgon bets [$125.00 ]
gamblegambel raises [$250.00 ]
nL_Drgon raises [$250.00 ]
gamblegambel raises [$243.00 ]
nL_Draon folds
gamblegambel wins $961.00 from main pot

Balloon Art

I've been a tad creative the past few days...

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Wise Words from Mahatma Gandhi

"An eye for an eye, and soon the whole world is blind"

Findings

I play a lot of games and I love analogies. Lately I've been trying to beat Punch Out again (haven't taken down the big guy since I was no more than 13 years old). Heads up poker and a boxing match are two peas in a pod. It usually starts off with small pots and some feeler jabs; no one looks for a knock out blow early. Ultimately the only way to get an edge on your opponent is to counter what he is doing. Once you start forcing blows and get out of rhythm it is game over. One thing that really caught my attention the other day was this graph I stumbled upon when looking up some NFL stats. It basically plots the likelihood of an onside kick's success against the odds your opponent thinks you will do an onside kick. Bottom line is the less they are expecting it the higher the success rate. There are so many examples of this in poker where a play is profitable as long as your opponent doesn't think you are doing it. It's a tricky balance to do something every single time it isn't expected.

HH

plzlemewin posts small blind [$25.00].
hamer_6161 posts big blind [$50.00].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to gamblegambel [ Qs 8s ]
philanmike folds
phouder raises [$125.00]
gamblegambel calls [$125.00]
plzlemewin folds
hamer_6161 folds
** Dealing Flop ** [ 7c, Ah, Jc ]
phouner bets [$150.00]
gamblegambel raises [$300.00]
phouner raises [$349.00]
gamblegambel raises [$398.00]
gamblegambel wins $1320.00 from main pot

HH

A pretty interesting hand from a heads up cap battle. A general rule of thumb for optimal poker strategy is to not change game plans mid hand i.e. turn a value call into a bluff on a later street. The following is what I would consider a rare exception.

Seat 2: gamblegambel ( $9826.75 )
Seat 5: bemyguestbd ( $6192.00 )
bemyguestud posts small blind [$25.00].
gamblegambel posts big blind [$50.00].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to gamblegambel [ 7c Js ]
bemyguesbud raises [$75.00]
gamblegambel calls [$50.00]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 5h, 7s, Ah ]
gamblegambel checks
bemygustbud bets [$135.00]
gamblegambel calls [$135.00] A seven figures to be good here.
** Dealing Turn ** [ Qd ]
gamblegambel checks
bemguestbud bets [$375.00]
gamblegambel calls [$375.00] This is a marginal call, I'd probably vote fold 70% of the time.
** Dealing River ** [ 4h ]
gamblegambel bets [$890.00] The four of hearts is pretty much the money draw card. Considering I reraise most big aces pre and fold most sevens on the turn this card drills my double check call range and is a great bluff card despite the general rule of thumb that changing value calls into bluffs is a bad play. There is some value to check/deciding, but I believe this bluff is much better.
bmyguestbud folds
gamblegambel wins $1219.50 from main pot

Sage Wisdom from the GF

A cup of hot tea a day will help keep the H1N1 virus away.

Other Things

Sometimes for no apparent reason I become grossly mopey. I have barely left my condo in the past two weeks. I've hardly gambled at all lately. I nearly take pleasure in causing discomfort to those around me. Usually I would expect myself to be depressed and looking for a change of pace, but these days I wouldn't want it any other way. I do believe I may just be a hyper-introvert in waves. Maybe I have a serious mental disorder. Maybe surly only looks out for one guy, surly.

Title

I wasn't meant for this world. Turning off my brain is quite the cumbersome and lengthy process and can prove quite difficult when trying to fall asleep. I usually have to be awake for 17 hour plus before I see the sandman. Combine this with a lust for long night sleeps and no need for an alarm clock you have the recipe for my conundrum. I think I would be a much happier man if the world spun a tad slower; twenty seven hour days for the win.

Chart

Next time you get a beef taco over a chicken taco think about this a little bit: