2 Posts in 3 days? Who'd a Thunk it?

I hate work. We are soooooo slow right now, it is sick. For those that don't know I work in a small car dealership. We run hot and cold. One week we are so busy I have no time to do anything...the next the lot is a morgue. Add to the pot that the owners are almost never here in the summer and things can get pretty shitty. If I am alone and we are busy, that sucks. If I am alone and we are slow, I get bored. Catch 22 for sure.

Poker

Not much to report here. I have played about 1,000 hands the last two days with minimal results. I won like $11.00 on Wednesday and dropped $4 yesterday. WoOt!!!

I am still having a problem making brutal calls. I am almost embarrassed by this, but lemme show you an example:

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1218805

Ugh...

I need to follow my own advice:

http://www.cardrunners.com/fusetalk/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=67&threadid=24538&enterthread=y

I have been good about posting on the board since Wednesday when I committed to it. I have not been able to watch a video in the last few days but circumstances have not really allowed it. My home PC is fucked so I cannot watch anything on it (porn included!!!). And work is not always the best place to try and study. Although I have done it, I just find it harder to concentrate here. At least I am lucky that my bosses let me play poker and study all I want as long as my shit gets done.

Overall I am playing the best poker of my life. If I can just stop making the bad call, I would be in the clear.

Softball

We had a game last night and it did not go well. We are better as a team than last year but I am just horrible. Last season I hit in the .550 range. This year I would be lucky to be at .300. I almost don't want to go the field anymore.

We play in the A/B division which is the highest in town (population 25k) but got swept by a C team last night. We just could not hit and could not come up with the third out when we needed it. A 6th inning 2 out grand slam off the goddamn foul pole sealed our fate in the second game...can we get a break???

We got a big tourney next weekend, hopefully things go better.

4th of July

I cannot wait for the 4th! It is my second favorite day of the year (next to Christmas). My whole family on both my mothers and fathers side go out to my parents farm and just party all day. We get around 40-50 people a year out there and shoot trap (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trap_shooting), drink, BBQ, and watch a sweet home done fireworks display. The 4th has given me some of my best memories as a child and I still love it to this day. It is just good old fashioned South Dakota fun.

Oh, and I love building sparkler bombs and blowing shit up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcRU6gZhb7U (there is your You Tube video of the day)

Things are SUPER powerful. I know a guy that lost a hand trying to throw it out the window of his car. Idiot...

New Computer

Last thing before I shove off. Rodeo helped my pick out stuff to build a new PC. I am psyched for all the stuff to get here so I can get it assembled, the OS and drivers installed, and start not having such a shitty PC at home.

Here is the thread that has all the components listed for those that care:

http://www.cardrunners.com/fusetalk/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=128&threadid=24581&enterthread=y

I'll be back either this weekend or Monday morning. Till then remember that no matter how bad it seems, you could always be this guy: http://www.nicemice.net/amc/photos/auto/2004-04-25-225625-cherryblossomfestival-cosplay

I'm baaaaaaaaacckkk.....New and Improved?

Ok, ok, ok, ok.....so it has been a month.

It has been a BUSY month!

Allow me to explain:
-I spent 4 days in bed with a 102 degree fever (had brutally bad case of strep throat) and am still recovering a bit.
-I have played 16k hands in 14 days (took 12 days off so far...ugh) 4 tabling $100nl on UB
-I have had four birthday parties (me, my mother, my mother-in-law, and my nephew), my 6 year wedding anniversary, fathers day, and a cousin came to visit from Texas.
-I took up golf.
-Softball season is in full swing.

Add in to all this that my home PC is a big pile of dog shit...

I was without the computer for 4 or 5 days and have battled all sorts of virus and spyware issues over the last couple of weeks. Using any internet browser is almost out of the question right now. The good news is that I am building a new PC and hope to be up and running next week.

Taking the Dive

In order to try and get some structure in my poker life I am making some new commitments. They are as follows:

1. Post 5 times per day on SSNL board (only applies to days I play...not to off days).
2. Update blog a minimum of 3 times weekly.
3. Watch 3 video's per week.
4. Play at least a 25,000 hand per month pace.

I am hoping that I can hold myself to these. I think I am at a point where I can really break through and go from 3bb/100 to 6 bb/100 real quick like. In order to do that I need to fix a leak (calling off chips in various spots) and work my ass off. I have worked hard on the leak and have improved a ton in the last 10 days so the next step is studying and posting a ton.

Bankroll Progress

Month Start: $3854.27
Current Total: $3831.72
Withdrawls This Month: $1021.00
Gross Profit (incl. rakeback): +$998.45
Net Profit (incl. rakeback): -$22.55
16170 Hands

New Teacher

I took a two hour lesson from Primoman (Adam). He teaches a decidedly more LAG style than what I am used to. Pre-Adam I ran 18/16 for several 100k hands. Since the lesson (beginning of this month) I am running about 23/17. That is obv a pretty dramatic change.

With games being as nitty as they are right now I really think that opening up like this is the best way to turn a good profit. He actually advocates more of a 26ish VPIP but that is just too much for me... I am very comfortable where I am at and really enjoy the results I am getting. At some point in the near future I will be taking lesson number 2 (as soon as I get the new PC up and running).

Chris Benoit

I am saddened by the loss of Chris Benoit and his family. I am disgusted at his actions and I wish he was still alive so he could pay the proper price for what he did. However, he was a great performer and I choose to remember him for that as well.

You Tube

This posts video de jour....Paris Hilton gets out of jail, and sings about it?!?!?!?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k66epna2Sss

See you soon kiddies!!!