My first Blog
Yoyoyo, this is my first blog ever! I never really cared much for blogs, but im gonna give it a go and if people read it, ill keep writing. Most likely... To start i want to talk about my poker story...
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Really for me, poker was a huge accident. I never planned on doing this for a living. I went to Berklee College of Music to study .....music. I always kinda hated school and i thought by doing...
View ArticleMy first hater
So theres this guy named manticore who trolls my video comments threads. Heres his first post in one of my vids: congratulations!i started the vid with hand 54.in 14 hands you made only 4 mistakes....
View ArticleLongest day ever
Damn... While in Italy i decided to take a couple classes. One is italian since obviously id like to learn to speak the language here. The others are 2 non music electives that i still need to...
View ArticleWeekend
Finally caught up on some much needed rest this weekend. Highlights of the weekend: 1) slept 16 hours straight yesterday... 2) roomate almost burned down our entire apartment building by 'trying to...
View ArticleAmsterdam TR, poker and italy
I just got back from Amsterdam part 1 this weekend. I LOVE IT. I've been there before but this place really is one of the coolest cities in the world. And not because of the drugs/sex being so...
View ArticleBack in Roma
My first inclination was to apologize for not writing a blog in so long. Then i remembered no one reads my blog (yet) so i hearby refuse to apologize to no one. With that outta the way, on to more...
View ArticlePoker and Life: pt 1
Poker is a microcosm of life. Its amazing how many lessons can be learned about life through poker and viceversa. I've noticed this years ago as im sure many of you have, but its not talked about...
View ArticleDazed...
Just finished an allnighter studying for art history which i used to hate with a passion but as of last night think i might actually like a lot now. Adderall is an amazing thing. Only 7 days until i...
View ArticleBack HOME home
I finally have returned to the US after 4 months in Italy and traveling Europe. Needless to say it was one of the best few months of my life. Not so much from visiting beautiful countries but more...
View ArticleVegasssss
Made it to Vegas yesterday after almost no sleep night before. I took about 27 9 minute naps on the flights over which helped about none. BUT, im happy im here and already its been a lot of fun. Im...
View Article1500 6max, 2500 nl, and computerTILT
So i got my computer fixed.... then i retried the same procedure and wiped out the HD AGAIN cause im an idiot and my copy of windows is rigged or something. I have another appt with the apple store...
View Articlelots of WSOP stuff
First id like to mention that im selling pieces of myself in the Main Event this year at 1.2 to 1. PM me if youre interested. The fields here have been so crazy soft and all i hear is the ME is...
View ArticleVegas stories, Boston, Main Event and more
I havent blogged in a long time. It's probably a good thing since all ive done since my last blog is lose in poker and id probably come off as a whiny bitch if i blogged everyday about it. My final...
View ArticleBoston/Vegas TRs
Boston was the best weekend of the summer for me so far. I booked my ticket on VirginAmerica which is the SHIT for flying. Movies, tv, internet (tho that costs 12bucks), and i upgraded to first class...
View ArticleGoing for 100k in August!
Ive played very little this year and spent a lot of money and been in quite a rut the few games i HAVE played. So ive been studying a decent bit lately and im planning something crazy (for me) for the...
View ArticleDay 1 - Swongs
So i started grinding Friday night 12ET to get a jump on the leaderboard. I spent the whole day getting as focused as possible. I bought groceries to last me a while, studied all my remaining...
View ArticleDay 2
Day 2 was a bit better. I finally ran good in crucial spots in some of the higher buyins. Everytime ive gotten anything going this year, its immediately been followed by an instant 10-15 game no cash...
View ArticleDay 4
Some good things happened today. I won some allins i think. 877 games played, basically breaking even.
View ArticleDay 5 - Milestone
For the first time this year, i hit a real groove yesterday. I was completely tilt free, unconcerned with results and purely focused on solid decision making. Ive finally got good reads on pretty...
View Article"And on the 7th Day...
...I will take back everything i have given you", said the God of Poker to braminc in a prophecy long forgotten. Well at least something interesting finally happened! I had my worst ever single day of...
View Article12 Days Deep, 2k games review
So im a little behind schedule as i should have reached the 2k games mark on the 10th, but its harder for me to put in volume when im running and/or playing badly. I hope to put in extra volume on...
View ArticleWarning.....Ugly Graphs (Graphs fixed btw)
This has been my worst month ever. The worst part about it is the timing. Its my first full month grinding after spending lots of time and money in Italy and Vegas. Oh well. Im studying my ass off...
View Article4k gms down...
... along with my confidence, "profits", and pride. Thats a bit of a melodramatic title, but im feeling a bit melodramatic at the moment. I really really just cant wait for this month to be over. The...
View ArticleIts finally over...
last month that is. I didnt play the last 5 days or so. My final tally for the month was -16k in poker (basically same graphs i posted in 4kgames blog) and +20k in...
View ArticleWhere have i been?
Well, ive been "busy". Busy hangin out at strip clubs too much. Busy moving from Memphis to Austin. Busy rewatching all 5 seasons of Lost. Busy making videos and coaching my little bro. Busy doing...
View ArticleWho wants to be staked for SNGs?
Braminc and Faarcyde are starting a stable of horses (and ponies). Our stakees will be strictly full ring and six max SNGs. NO MTT OR CASH GAME STAKING. The length of the stake will be six...
View ArticleBraminc and Faarcyde Want YOU!
Braminc and Faarcyde are starting a stable of horses (and ponies). Our stakees will be strictly full ring and six max SNGs. NO MTT OR CASH GAME STAKING. The length of the stake will be six months/5,000...
View ArticleWorking hard again!
So after a truly miserable year pokerwise, im using the new year as an excuse to get my act together and start kicking butt again. I hired a personal assistant to do all my shit for me. Im sure i...
View ArticleUgh, February :/
So Feb didnt go so hot for me. I ran another 9k below $EV supposedly (wah wah wahhhh) and finished down $10.2k on the month. The worst part is if you look at the breakdown by stakes, i was supremely...
View ArticleMarch, not bad at all!
So i decided to play only 100s and under for March. I still had one very large downswing quite early in the month that was semi-demoralizing, but i managed to recover decently: After rakeback,...
View ArticleSelling pieces of my WSOP package!
Hey guys, ive decided to sell 50% of myself at this years WSOP to reduce variance :). If you might be interested in buying some action, check out my thread at 2p2:...
View ArticleBack at CR, and Vegas 2012
Hey guys, as you may have noticed, I've returned to CR and I'm happy to be back! I also have a site where I host my blog at www.sngexperts.com. I'm hoping to add more sng experts to the site in some...
View ArticleHome game with Moneymaker
So my dad has a weekly poker game at the country club near his house in Memphis every Wednesday night. It's a pretty juicy game with $200 entry (10k chips) and $100 rebuys (5k chips each) and...
View ArticleChat fights
Does that sound like a play on ‘cat fights’? I can’t decide if I want it to or not… Anyway, I was googling my poker name a while back,something I admit to doing bi-anually (but i deny all other...
View ArticleAugust Goals
I still am the worst grinder ever. I came back in July, played less than 500 games (these are hyper turbos im talking about!). In my defense, my parents were visiting Lebanon for a couple weeks...
View ArticleMid August Report
I managed to pump up the volume a bit last week reaching 500 games in 1 week for the first time… in years? Yikes. I guess that’s a testament to my undisciplined work habits rather than much of an...
View ArticleHow to Lose $1k in 10 minutes at $60s!
Ok so mayyyybe it was more like ~$800 and mayyyyybe it was like 14 minutes, but does anyone really think that would’ve been a good blog title? Me neither. :D Anyway, as many poker bloggers do, I’m...
View ArticleAugust Recap
Crossposted from SNGexperts.comSo August is over. I fell slightly short of my goal of Platinum star, but I made some very baby steps towards becoming a real grinder again. I think it’s the first month...
View ArticleBarcelona Trip Report (w linked pics)
Instead of showering you in another graph of my previous month's lousy volume and luke warm results like every other month, I'm gonna switch gears and go back to some real world blogging for a bit....
View ArticleBraminc and Faarcyde team up again!
Faarcyde and I are starting a new SNG stable for players of all types. This will include private coaching on a limited monthly basis. SNGs for staking include: HU (all speeds), 6max, 9man, 18man, and...
View ArticleThe Games They 'Aint the Same
Honestly, I'm pretty tired of hearing people say how dead the game is and how it's dying so quickly. Not because it's necessarily untrue, but because it's just not helpful to focus on. It's easy to...
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