The Full Tilt MiniFTOPS tournament series is well under way.
Last night I played in Event #26, the no limit hold'em 6-max tournament.
Just one of those nights, all prepared for hours of heavy tournament action... All done well before the first break. Nothing left to do but hanging on in idle time, wondering what the hell went wrong once again... Anyway, there's still the $1million guaranteed Main Event on Sunday... Come on, 'One Time'!
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Rush Strategy Is A Three Letter Word
STD is the only abbreviation you ever need to know before hitting the Rush tables at Full Tilt Poker. If you're thinking cheap back-alley whores and a scratchy crotch: go see a doctor, dude! This simple STD is a pain-free way to turn yourself into a Rush-crushing money-machine...
Just stick to these three simple rules:
Just stick to these three simple rules:
- Strong hands should be played strong; no need to mess around. It's a fast-paced game, so play it fast.
- Tight is right; the quick fold button make's it easy to stay away from tricky spots. In case of doubt, just fold now.
- Donkeys do donate; mixing it up with the clueless will result in a warm, happy feeling and a fat bankroll.
Now go crush the Rush...
Good luck at the tables!
Good luck at the tables!
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Up Your Ante
After an early bust-out of the Full Tilt Poker MiniFTOPS#10
(just another case of flopping the nuts and getting rivered...)
I stumbled upon an amazing poker training site:
Chris Olaafson's Up Your Ante: The Revolutionary Poker Training System
Three words:
Amazing! Sensational! Mind Blowing!
(just another case of flopping the nuts and getting rivered...)
I stumbled upon an amazing poker training site:
Chris Olaafson's Up Your Ante: The Revolutionary Poker Training System
Three words:
Amazing! Sensational! Mind Blowing!
"Chris Olaafson is the man behind some of the greatest poker minds on earth. This is his secret training scheme. Shown only to some of the world’s greatest poker minds Chris has decided to bring his talent, charisma and intimidating poker mind to the world. Introducing Chris Olaafson’s “Up Your Ante – The Revolutionary Poker Training System’ - are you ready to be trained by God?"
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Soul Crushed
Six weeks ago I was considered by many (mainly me) as the illest baller on the Brussels East Side...
Playing 2000+ hands of 200NL Rush Poker a day and winning a steady 4 big blinds/100 hands (aka 'making a shit load of money!')...
4tabling Rush Poker while running good:
Double Rainbow all the way, dude!
High on money.
This is it.
My moment, my time.
Earning my ticket to the sun. Finally I got it all figured out. Poker is easy. So long, fuckers! Rakeback alone is more than enough to cover living expenses in sunny Cambodia...
200NL 6-max Rush Poker is popular with numerous Full Tilt Red Pro's. But I was fearless. I'm better. I'm the best. The pro's are in it for rakeback benefits. Grinding out thousands of hands a day leaves little room for surprising moves. Dudes like Roland Specht play like a Catholic priests wet dream (aka 'ass tight'). No worries, I got it all figured out.
Life is easy,
just cruisin' trough summer while building my bankroll...
But after about 20000 hands, the close encounters with the dark side started. Small missteps and large ill-timed bluffs, while grinding at 500 hands/hour, can have serious consequences...
Losing several $200 buy-ins in less time than you can spell
m-o-t-h-e-r-f-u-c-k-e-r
hurts as hell.
But no time to dwell on the pain just now.
It's all part of the master plan.
Study hard (at DeucesCracked).
Regular work outs at the gym.
Play more hands.
Ride out variance.
Keep calm and carry on at all times.
Still making money.
At little less than before,
but still cruising...
Then along came Praz Bansi...
The first day I met him at the tables I suffered a -$1K loss...
Probably coincidence but, nevertheless, his presence at 200NL Rush freaked me out.
If Praz Bansi plays this game, how many other regulars in here are world class professionals???
The next few days that question kept bouncing 'round my mind.
It's hard to focus while confused and stressed out.
My ego wounded and my bankroll bleeding...
Paranoid and fearful,
I burned trough many more $200 buy-ins...
But still struggling to stay strong.
You know the drill:
Stay positive.
Study more.
Work out harder.
Run faster. Breath. Think. Swim. Recover.
Play more.
Stay calm at all times.
Play perfect.
Keep losing.
(repeat)
Lose some more.
(and repeat)
(and...)
Until there's only misery left.
Is it really possible to suck this hard?
Sick to the stomach,
staring into the abyss.
Tilt and pain lurking in my brain.
Confidence and self-esteem long gone...
Nothing more than a dirty, degenerate gambler.
Recovering gambling losses by gambling more is *not* recommended.
After losing over 15 buy-ins I did the only sensible thing left to do:
I quit poker and drove straight to the first coffeeshop across the Dutch border.
200NL Rush poker took my money and
crushed my soul
And that's the story of my summer...
Silly hopes and dreams shred to pieces,
my soul crushed by bigger and better players.
A little less exercise and less studying
while indulging, with renewed dedication, in
my all-time favorite past time
of smoking weed...
Still, even when writing this,
I keep an eye on the 100NL Rush lobby...
Scrolling trough the player list, looking for weak spots and fresh opportunities.
Maybe, just maybe, I could do it again.
Grinding out 100NL for a while,
building up confidence, sharpening my moves, fattening my bankroll...
Preparing for another shot to mix it up with all the tough dudes at 200NL...
Never mind that ticket to the sun,
fuck the money.
All I want to do is beat the game,
be better,
be the best
and, more than anything,
crush souls!
Fish 2.0:
A fish with a vengeance....
Playing 2000+ hands of 200NL Rush Poker a day and winning a steady 4 big blinds/100 hands (aka 'making a shit load of money!')...
4tabling Rush Poker while running good:
Double Rainbow all the way, dude!
High on money.
This is it.
My moment, my time.
Earning my ticket to the sun. Finally I got it all figured out. Poker is easy. So long, fuckers! Rakeback alone is more than enough to cover living expenses in sunny Cambodia...
200NL 6-max Rush Poker is popular with numerous Full Tilt Red Pro's. But I was fearless. I'm better. I'm the best. The pro's are in it for rakeback benefits. Grinding out thousands of hands a day leaves little room for surprising moves. Dudes like Roland Specht play like a Catholic priests wet dream (aka 'ass tight'). No worries, I got it all figured out.
Life is easy,
just cruisin' trough summer while building my bankroll...
But after about 20000 hands, the close encounters with the dark side started. Small missteps and large ill-timed bluffs, while grinding at 500 hands/hour, can have serious consequences...
Losing several $200 buy-ins in less time than you can spell
m-o-t-h-e-r-f-u-c-k-e-r
hurts as hell.
But no time to dwell on the pain just now.
It's all part of the master plan.
Study hard (at DeucesCracked).
Regular work outs at the gym.
Play more hands.
Ride out variance.
Keep calm and carry on at all times.
Still making money.
At little less than before,
but still cruising...
Then along came Praz Bansi...
The first day I met him at the tables I suffered a -$1K loss...
Probably coincidence but, nevertheless, his presence at 200NL Rush freaked me out.
If Praz Bansi plays this game, how many other regulars in here are world class professionals???
The next few days that question kept bouncing 'round my mind.
It's hard to focus while confused and stressed out.
My ego wounded and my bankroll bleeding...
Paranoid and fearful,
I burned trough many more $200 buy-ins...
But still struggling to stay strong.
You know the drill:
Stay positive.
Study more.
Work out harder.
Run faster. Breath. Think. Swim. Recover.
Play more.
Stay calm at all times.
Play perfect.
Keep losing.
(repeat)
Lose some more.
(and repeat)
(and...)
Until there's only misery left.
Is it really possible to suck this hard?
Sick to the stomach,
staring into the abyss.
Tilt and pain lurking in my brain.
Confidence and self-esteem long gone...
Nothing more than a dirty, degenerate gambler.
Recovering gambling losses by gambling more is *not* recommended.
After losing over 15 buy-ins I did the only sensible thing left to do:
I quit poker and drove straight to the first coffeeshop across the Dutch border.
200NL Rush poker took my money and
crushed my soul
And that's the story of my summer...
Silly hopes and dreams shred to pieces,
my soul crushed by bigger and better players.
A little less exercise and less studying
while indulging, with renewed dedication, in
my all-time favorite past time
of smoking weed...
Still, even when writing this,
I keep an eye on the 100NL Rush lobby...
Scrolling trough the player list, looking for weak spots and fresh opportunities.
Maybe, just maybe, I could do it again.
Grinding out 100NL for a while,
building up confidence, sharpening my moves, fattening my bankroll...
Preparing for another shot to mix it up with all the tough dudes at 200NL...
Never mind that ticket to the sun,
fuck the money.
All I want to do is beat the game,
be better,
be the best
and, more than anything,
crush souls!
Fish 2.0:
A fish with a vengeance....
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Summer's Here
Just to make things clear; I'm not Pete.
Ever since I joined DeucesCracked my game is improving and my bankroll growing. The more I study about poker the more I feel like I have to study a lot more.
Once you get sucked into a search for knowledge the tendency is to push it as far as possible.
Anyway, there's still time to relax.
Summer (finally) arrived in Brussels.
The sun is shining brightly.
The World Cup is on TV.
The weather is hot.
City parks are filled with sun seeking people.
I heard there's a music festival going on down town.
It's all good. It's all fine.
The best time of the year in this little town.
Let's hope it's a long and hot one....
Six months ago (in sunny Cambodia) I started playing Rush Poker 25NL. Today (in sunny Brussels) I'm well bankrolled for Rush Poker 200NL. Moving up 3 buy-in levels in half a year must count for something... My bankroll is now officially off the bankroll chart I drew up about a year ago.
Good times!
All I need for perfect happiness would be some minor (faked) injury to stay home from work all summer long. So I can neatly divide my time between crushing Rush 200NL, lazy times in the park and studying at DeucesCracked...
Assistance or advice in faking injuries is appreciated.
Ever since I joined DeucesCracked my game is improving and my bankroll growing. The more I study about poker the more I feel like I have to study a lot more.
Once you get sucked into a search for knowledge the tendency is to push it as far as possible.
Anyway, there's still time to relax.
Summer (finally) arrived in Brussels.
The sun is shining brightly.
The World Cup is on TV.
The weather is hot.
City parks are filled with sun seeking people.
I heard there's a music festival going on down town.
It's all good. It's all fine.
The best time of the year in this little town.
Let's hope it's a long and hot one....
Six months ago (in sunny Cambodia) I started playing Rush Poker 25NL. Today (in sunny Brussels) I'm well bankrolled for Rush Poker 200NL. Moving up 3 buy-in levels in half a year must count for something... My bankroll is now officially off the bankroll chart I drew up about a year ago.
Good times!
All I need for perfect happiness would be some minor (faked) injury to stay home from work all summer long. So I can neatly divide my time between crushing Rush 200NL, lazy times in the park and studying at DeucesCracked...
Assistance or advice in faking injuries is appreciated.
The Home Game
Meeting people is cool. At least, I thought it was. So I organized a poker night at my place... Filled up the fridge with pizza and beer, spread a green sheet over the table and invited some dudes for a nice, little game of poker...
Here are 5 reasons why I never do it again:
Here are 5 reasons why I never do it again:
- People are swine (pissing in the toilet would be nice)
- You put a zillion beers in the fridge and you can be sure some fucker goes for the single can of Ice Tea (I love my Ice Tea)
- Spitting out of the window and saying 'don't worry about; it's cool' is not cool.
- When asking (repeatedly) to not use my computer it would be nice if anyone actually listened and respected the request...
- We played roughly about 17 hands of poker while the rest of this 'poker night' was spend on bullet points 1 'till 4
I'll stick to Full Tilt Poker from now one...
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