I Hate My Job #38

Variance Is a Bitch

As a short stack bad beats come in different forms. There will never be some spectacular pot in which you get insanely unlucky for 500 big blinds. There will be however be 45 day periods in which you run about as poorly as possible. Since Feb. 2nd I am running 73k below expected. 73k. 73k. 73k. 73k. I guess it's really not that much money if you are the CEO of a fortune five hundred company, but it's enough to put me on some serious monkey life tilt. I feel as if the day in which my luck will be even for the year will now never come : (
[I was up about 20k in luck for January]

Short Stack. Strong Play.

Seat 1: Snjke ($1154.15 in chips)
Seat 9: KKBigDawwg69 ($1522 in chips)

KKBigDawwg69: posts small blind $25
Snejk: posts big blind $50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to KKBigDawwg69 [Qd Jd]
Usd2beGOOD: folds
CSINO-KID: folds
ryke: folds
LttleZen: folds
jm2536: folds
KKBigDawwg69: raises $100 to $150
Sejke: calls $100 Uncommon play to start - most people jam or fold
*** FLOP *** [2s Kh 7s]
KKBigDawwg69: bets $200 Against an unknown I probably c bet this 40-70% of the time
Sejke: raises $200 to $400 Weird min raise. I would expect a flat call from king or seven and I would just expect bigger raise or jam from flush draw. Seem like he is trying to take it down cheap, but a rereaise isn'y my best play here...
KKBigDawwg69: calls $200 out of position float
*** TURN *** [2s Kh 7s] [2h]
KKBigDawwg69: checks
Snjke: checks tough for him to fire a second barrel here without at least some outs/looks like boat or air
*** RIVER *** [2s Kh 7s 2h] [Th]
KKBigDawwg69: bets $700 he only had 600 +small change left and I need to make sure I fold out medium aces
Snjke: folds
KKBigDawwg69 collected $1097 from pot
KKBigDawwg69: doesn't show hand

Jessica Alba

Keep in mind when voting that she has herpes:

Life Is Cheap Until You Pay the Price

Being over analytical is quite the double edged sword. When it comes to being a perfectionist in games and making wise decisions with large purchases it's a blessing in disguise. But when it comes to something as simple as deciding where to eat dinner or more important life decisions [such as should I go to this wedding, should I move to a new city, should I tell this person how I feel about them] it's a curse and a half. It ultimately leads to uncontrollable anxiety and awkward panic attacks. I often fantasize of being a simple minded blue collar man.

In an earlier post this year I predicted three roadblocks in my annual goal. Although boredom and burnout are setting in a bit it appears the latter is the the strongest possibility. YTD: 150k hands.

Slightly Edited Steam of Consciousness

I keep having this dream. I am running a marathon of unimaginable length such that even the concept of a finish line is foreign. A staircase composed of small goals that leads nowhere is rather disheartening. I manage to trick myself for brief moments. Sharing tea with a close friend at a local coffee shop. A dinner party with inspiring people. Trivia nights at neighborhood bars where every wants to know what you do for a living. Ultimately every high hoped departing drive from my condo concludes with a most somber voyage home. I wish my mind and reality had a more honest relationship. I love my family. I love my friends. I love who I am. Everything just feels detached. I am growing increasingly tired of being dragged along in a passive aggressive manner through this somber state. The day in which morning's are anticipated instead of occasionally noted is eagerly awaited.

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Miracle Drug?

You all know those prescription drug commercials that list a ton of side effects at the end. I was watching TV the other day and an advertisement for Mirapex came on. And as they started listening to the side effects: dizziness, nauseousness, and tendency towards EXCESSIVE GAMBLING !?!?!? (You can read more about it here: http://www.mirapexclaimcenter.org/)

"...hundreds have alleged that since taking the medication they are finding themselves feeling powerful urges to gamble, shop, have sex and eat compulsively. Many have stated that they find these urges uncontrollable, resulting often in broken marriages, bankruptcy, and host of psychological problems including depression and suicide."

I suspect I know a few online poker players who are on this med.

You Know It's Your Birthday When...

You're apartment looks like this:
Thanks to Elizabeth who helped decorate my condo in celebration of me turning 25 today. I don't have any plans for a special party or what have you, but I am going out to a nice Italian dinner with my mom and Ed. I also bought myself these pimping Italian flip flops for a present:

The Office: Please Hold

Cigars and Scotch for Breakfast

Today I had a big glass of scotch and a cigar for lunch. Is it healthy? No. Is it my new anti-tilt? Yes.





The following is a graph of how my poker skills change with alcoholic drinks:
Tomorrow is my birthday - I turn 25.

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You Can't Spell Obsequious Without I.O.U.

The following is an unaltered top ten list of my biggest donators for the month of February as determined by Poker Tracker profits in heads up pots:

10. bigt43-9

9. kerpowsk-i

8. muckemsay-uhh (dropped a few spots from last month at #3)

7. Suic1de K1ng

6. yoyo_bluff

DAYDREAM posts the small blind of $25
PimpKan posts the big blind of $50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to gamblegambel [9c Ah]
bigt43 folds
gamblegambel raises to $125
yoyo_bluff calls $125
DAYDREAMS folds
PimpKan calls $75
*** FLOP *** [9d 7d Jc]
PimpKan checks
gamblegambel bets $275
yoyo_bluff calls $275
PimpKan folds
*** TURN *** [9d 7d Jc] [7s]
gamblegambel bets $275
yoyo_bluff calls $275
*** RIVER *** [9d 7d Jc 7s] [4c]
gamblegambel checks
yoyo_bluff bets $825, and is capped
gamblegambel calls $825, and is capped
*** SHOW DOWN ***
yoyo_bluff shows [Qc As] a pair of Sevens
gamblegambel shows [9c Ah] two pair, Nines and Sevens
gamblegambel wins the pot ($3,147) with two pair, Nines and Sevens

5. ThePayBack

4. Stud_Maverick

plastikcard: posts small blind $25
ADZ12: posts big blind $50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to KKBigDawwg69 [Kh Js]
LarryBh: folds
Stud_Maverick: calls $50
sweetluvi: folds
LittlZen: folds
TheNuofime: folds
KKBigDawwg69: raises $150 to $200
Daut4: folds
plastikcads: folds
ADZ12: folds
Stud_Maverick: calls $150
*** FLOP *** [3d 2c Jc]
Stud_Maverick: checks
KKBigDawwg69: bets $250
Stud_Maverick: calls $250
*** TURN *** [3d 2c Jc] [Th]
StudMaverick: checks
KKBigDawwg69: bets $475 and is all-in
Stud_Maverick: calls $475
*** RIVER *** [3d 2c Jc Th] [4s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Stud_Maverick: shows [3h 5d] (a pair of Threes)
KKBigDawwg69: shows [Kh Js] (a pair of Jacks)
KKBigDawwg69 collected $1922 from pot

3. Pok3rProdgy

2. Luc_Longly

Luc_Longley posts the small blind of $100
gamblegambel posts the big blind of $200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to gamblegambel [Kh Th]
Ptalco folds
Genius folds
Kinetic stands up
pc4Libr4ted folds
Luc_Longley raises to $600
gamblegambel raises to $4,616, and is all in
sviskon sits down
Luc_Longley has 15 seconds left to act
Luc_Longley calls $4,016
gamblegambel shows [Kh Th]
Luc_Longley shows [Js Qs]
*** FLOP *** [7h 8s 9s]
*** TURN *** [7h 8s 9s] [Ah]
*** RIVER *** [7h 8s 9s Ah] [Jc]
gamblegambel shows a straight, Jack high
Luc_Longley shows a pair of Jacks
gamblegambel wins the pot ($9,229) with a straight, Jack high

1. ADZ_124 (back to back reigning number one champion!)

One Bad Apple

Traditionally when I come across a young male age 19-26 and the topic of profession comes into conversation the responses to hearing I am a professional poker player vary from neutral to enthusiastic. I came across the exception the other day. I was at my good friend's birthday party when this kid asked me what I do for a living. After I told him I play poker, he proceeded to claim that all gamblers lose in the long run. I told him I am a profitable player. He remained skeptical. Eventually the topic of conversation moved passed poker and he let it go. However, when he was saying his goodbyes and readying to leave he brought it up yet again. "You REALLY play poker?"... "All gambles lose in the long term"... "I don't believe it"... I eventually responded, "I don't really gamble for a living, I was just messing with you." To which he replied, "heh, you nearly had me believing you there." It was my best bluff of the week.