tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53864352122092734412012-02-16T11:28:12.855-08:00Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.comBlogger2021100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-44913905402864493912010-12-05T02:05:00.000-08:002010-12-05T02:18:28.429-08:00

ITM Finishes 1st 2 1st ties 0 2nd 3 3rd 2 4-10th 10

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-39576316475127171472010-11-08T03:11:00.001-08:002010-11-08T03:34:41.419-08:00

I know the November Nine is underway as we speak but I'm doing my best to stay off Twitter and Poker News so I don't hear what happens. I don't have Foxtel which shows the World Series in Australia and have been so busy of late that I hadn't been watching online.I had a poker weekend, without actually playing that much. I started watching the Main Event on youtube on Friday and pretty spent all

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-75306782469833857452010-11-08T02:54:00.000-08:002010-11-08T03:08:05.836-08:00

In my recap of what's been going on last month, I forgot to mention a few things that improved my love of PokerStars.First they had a sale in the PokerStars VIP store and I grabbed a fleece zip-up jacket (pictured right) for about half (I think) the normal FPP's. As usual, it arrived much sooner than I expected and it was great value ... although being Spring here in Brisbane, I won't get to

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-30958188699754297612010-11-05T03:37:00.000-07:002010-11-05T04:15:32.506-07:00

So its not that I haven't wanted to play poker over the last month, I've just been busy with everything else, so cards has taken the back-seat.I guess the main reason I haven't been playing is that work has been really busy. October was the most profitable month we've had in at least 2.5 years. We're coming in to peak season work-wise so I expect the next 5 weeks to be pretty busy and hopefully

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-26314016822964507952010-11-05T03:12:00.000-07:002010-11-05T03:21:18.860-07:00

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After running bad for what feels like the last few months, its nice to come across a bit of a heater.It started on Tuesday, after the normal slow start to the session failing to cash in the first 8 games (although the very first was a bubble), I made a final table with a decent stack. I messed it up tho by not playing aggressively enough with tens in the big blind verses a big stack's min-raise.

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... sucksPlayed a few quick games tonight after dinner and as you can tell by the title, spent the night bubbling 45's. Was sitting in front of the TV so just played the $3.25 games ... played 6 (I think), came 5th in one and money-bubbled 3 ... groan.I had good stacks in a few too which was the frustrating part. A couple of times I'd go to the final table with a top 4 stack, go card dead and no

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-60157933041227364282010-09-22T17:58:00.000-07:002010-09-22T18:02:59.919-07:00

With my absence from the tables of late, I haven't really been taking interest in PokerStars' 50 billionth hand celebrations. Being the biggest online poker site, these milestones are coming around a lot quicker these days. The next really big one will be the 100 billion, so that's one to keep an eye on.Here are the details of the milestone hand, click on the title below to read the full story

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-3868542104459604652010-09-22T17:39:00.000-07:002010-09-22T17:50:12.690-07:00

I returned to the tables on Tuesday night for a quick session on PokerStars. I checked OPR and it had actually been 10 days since I've played last, and before that it was another 7 days ... so I've played twice in the last 17 days ... ouch!Its not that I haven't wanted to play, I've just been busy with plenty of other stuff going on. I had a quick trip to Darwin for work, my full-time employee

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-50646345053327331832010-09-16T16:40:00.000-07:002010-09-16T16:41:29.342-07:00

Although he retired from grinding tournaments like he did for from 2006 to the end of 2009, Shaun Deeb stills plays poker. He's played a number of live events over the last few months and warmed-up online prior to the WCOOP.I logged on to PokerStars yesterday afternoon to see him deep in the 2 day event 28. At the time he was struggling as a short-stack, sitting 14th out of the final 15 players.

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-27029108243108353782010-09-14T04:03:00.000-07:002010-09-14T04:14:56.252-07:00

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Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-41345583417932875512010-09-08T16:49:00.000-07:002010-09-08T16:52:23.043-07:00

PokerNews caught up with Tony "Bond18" Dunst to see how he grinds online. Bond is his usual calm, laid-back self in the interview. Nothing too revealing but he does give a few tips on getting yourself set-up to grind.

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-38445705975258825632010-08-23T05:00:00.000-07:002010-08-23T05:23:33.554-07:00

Last Sunday I played in a cash game with a group of friends from APL. I haven't seen some of them for a while so I was keen to catch up with them as well as test my skills of course. Since its a poker group, its always a tough challenge rather than just playing against friends.It wasn't high stakes, $20 buy-in, ring game format and 5c/10c blinds. Buy-ins allowed and there ranged from 6 to 10

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-38351918156425464772010-08-19T19:08:00.000-07:002010-08-19T19:26:26.085-07:00

Apologies for hardly blogging of late, business has been good, I've been pretty social and have been consistently getting to the gym 3 or 4 times a week.August started very badly. The plan was to play a lot more of the $6.50 45 man games because it was time to get the bankroll moving a bit quicker than it has been. It seems like I've floated around the $1200 - $1400 mark for a few months now. The

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-24303872285674914682010-08-11T19:20:00.000-07:002010-08-11T19:25:18.702-07:00

Wow ... a month since I've posted ... very slack I know.I guess the main reason I hadn't been blogging is that I hadn't actually been playing that much. Yes, I was still following the WSOP very closely online but July turned out to be more of a social month for me and there wasn't the same time for poker.Period

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-28170572649507325522010-07-13T02:53:00.000-07:002010-07-13T03:31:55.717-07:00

Work's not crazy busy at the moment so I have been following closely the World Series of Poker updates on Poker News and Twitter.One of my friends who I play with in the APL actually won his way in to the main event but wasn't able to make it past day 2. Apparently he ran kings in to aces and pocket 2's ... yes, you guessed it, the 2's won the hand with quads.Plenty of the big names have already

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-85579400511292186202010-07-09T19:19:00.000-07:002010-07-09T19:45:46.030-07:00

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Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-79661099522011650622010-07-09T19:12:00.000-07:002010-07-09T19:12:34.478-07:00

Came across a great post on Two Plus Two from Tony "Bond18" Dunst. Its long, but its well worth the read. Click on the title below to read the full story.The Theory of Grinding (TL;DR) - MTT Community - Multi Table Tournament Poker CommunityIt will come as a surprise to very few people that those who become the most talented at a certain skill set are those who practice the most and spend their

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-8147070881127429932010-06-28T20:49:00.000-07:002010-06-28T20:51:18.741-07:00

This clip makes it all too apparent that there are not enough good Aussie poker players dominating live poker (no offence to Jeff or Joe).

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-52281743870384300722010-06-12T04:12:00.000-07:002010-06-12T04:25:48.220-07:00

Having mentioned that Monday night is one of the worst times for me to play, it seems that Saturday morning is definitely the best. I essentially played a few MTT's and the normal $3.25 45 mans.I have been doing well in MTT's lately but didn't have any luck today, only managing to mincash the last one I played in. The 45 mans were a different story tho ... cashing 6 of 8. Not only that, I won 2,

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Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-1510519656352783322010-06-05T18:35:00.000-07:002010-06-05T18:45:04.927-07:00

... comes the bad.After a good week previously, this one has been rough. Sunday night I finished with a stretch of 12 non-cashes, which led in to Monday which was just horrific. 22 games with 3 basically min-cashes. Then Friday night which was even worse ... 25 games, 2 min-cashes.I didn't think I was playing badly, but was seeing some horrific bad beats and I don't think I've been rivered so

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-87605827163282452032010-05-31T20:47:00.001-07:002010-05-31T20:55:58.302-07:00

Thanks to the team at Poker News, I came across this rather interesting article about how Wall Street is actively searching for poker players to join them in the markets. Great to see the skill-sets acquired in poker being recognised by other industries.Why Wall Street Is Recruiting Poker Players | MintLife Blog | Personal Finance News & Advice Since the 1980’s, Wall Street has offered some of

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-85669727278495549432010-05-29T00:54:00.001-07:002010-05-29T01:08:59.203-07:00

Its been a good poker week for me. Beginning on Tuesday with a final table at the Shafston playing APL. I had finished just off the table for the last couple of weeks so it was nicely to finally make it on and I had a decent stack. Nothing went my on the final table tho, getting good hands but none of them holding up and I ended up getting knocked out in 5th.I had a home game with my friends from

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-83661342352252891322010-05-24T23:34:00.000-07:002010-05-25T00:01:21.984-07:00

Sure, it was Monday night my time but since it was Sunday in the US, I'm fine calling it "Suck-out Sundays" on PokerStars. I've checked my stats on SharkScope before and its confirmed that Sunday & Monday are two of the worst performing days for me.The night started well with a 2nd in my 4th game of the night but it was somewhere in the middle of my 12 game drought that I wandered why I bother

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-64330616904413379782010-05-23T23:20:00.000-07:002010-05-23T23:33:16.662-07:00

Slowly but surely the bankroll is climbing back to its peak (see graph below).I'm essentially just playing the $3.25 45 man games so the going is slow. My sessions have been profitable for the last week but I haven't put in too much volume so there's nothing really exciting to mention, just steady, solid results.

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-88074734024568173252010-05-13T05:32:00.001-07:002010-05-13T16:45:20.624-07:00

I'm heading to bed shortly but I thought I'd post quickly.Things actually started really well. I had good stacks on a number of tables close to the final table ... then it all went wrong. I had some awful beats and things just didn't go my way. On the bubble, small blind shoves with 2 5 off and I snap call with kings in the big blind. He of course rivers a straight leaving me now short-stacked

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-6721623820574071372010-05-10T20:51:00.000-07:002010-05-10T21:07:37.291-07:00

I was right ... thankfully the good results were just around the corner. The last month or so of poker had felt like a struggle, losing days, treading water, etc ... so it was nice to have a night where things went my way.The night started slowly cashing just 1 of my first 8 attempts for a 5th but then I broke through for a win followed by a 4th for some momentum. I also had a 3rd and finished

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-89446105753542176842010-05-09T19:27:00.000-07:002010-05-09T19:56:07.728-07:00

I'm in a bit of a funk at the moment, nothing seems to be going my way which I mentioned in a previous post. Nothing happened with the dating situation, work hasn't been that busy lately and I haven't really been making any progress on PokerStars. I've been getting to the gym regularly which is the one positive but probably not eating as well/healthy as I would like or should be.So for the last

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-88295344690403063792010-05-01T04:51:00.000-07:002010-05-01T04:59:00.595-07:00

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Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-25172584451290764182010-04-26T20:05:00.000-07:002010-04-26T20:24:53.844-07:00

This weekend really didn't go at all to plan.* Friday night date ... nothing "happened"* Sunday the big AFL game and my team got thumped* I only managed to qualify for one of the big tournaments I wanted to play Monday morning* Did ok in the early morning tournaments and then stunk up the $6.50 45 mans in the afternoonI tried my best to satellite my way in to the Sunday Million and the Turbo

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-20454542001048909132010-04-22T22:44:00.001-07:002010-04-22T22:53:11.383-07:00

Since the break due to the Adelaide trip, I've been back at the tables a little bit more over the last week. I'm still not playing that much, but I'm putting in time. I'm still not doing anything exciting in the $6.50 45 mans (I haven't won one of them this month) but took down another $3.25 (out of 2 played) in a short session last night.With a long weekend ahead, I finally get the chance to

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-62163890530979714142010-04-15T04:19:00.000-07:002010-04-15T04:45:27.784-07:00

Yes, its been a while since I've posted. I actually haven't been playing much because I was down in Adelaide (nicknamed Radelaide) for a week helping to run a basketball tournament.On the Sunday of the grand final I actually got a chance to get online at PokerStars as all the work for the tournament had basically been done. On the Monday I was out at the airport about 6 hours before my flight so

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-77556074660560088292010-04-03T16:44:00.000-07:002010-04-03T16:47:09.427-07:00

After Full Tilt Poker became short sponsors for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL, I knew it was only a matter of time before PokerStars got in on the act of sponsoring an NRL or AFL team. I was not surprised to see today that PokerStars have become the new sleeve sponsor for the Cronulla Sharks. PokerStars will no doubt be delighted that just after announcing the sponsorship deal the Sharks ended

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Including the win in my last game on Thursday night, I've now won 3 of my last 5 games. They were only $3.25 45 mans because I was playing short sessions, but still ... good all the same.So yes, I just finished a very short, quick session but obviously the results of it were great. Four games played, two wins. The first win was a bit out of nowhere as I really didn't expect it. I failed to double

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-29906610681119771952010-03-26T01:34:00.000-07:002010-03-26T01:39:25.425-07:00

As you can see from the graphics below, after last night's good performance, I'm now ranked just outside of the top 2% of tournament players on PokerStars. This is my highest ranking so far but hopefully I'll soon be inside the top 2% over the last 120 days and the same for 2010 when they eventually update the graphics with the 2010 yearly rankings. CapitalDodge plays online

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-49503911855795950492010-03-25T05:20:00.000-07:002010-03-25T05:39:01.966-07:00

Haven't been putting in much volume of late but the bankroll is still steadily growing and I think playing less tables at a time is really helping my game. I'm basically playing no more than 3 tables at a time and its been paying off with good results of late.Tonight was the first time I played since a short session on Monday night. Tuesday I hate a date with a girl I used to play poker with at

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-65626622597762814482010-03-21T04:17:00.000-07:002010-03-23T17:36:59.570-07:00

I haven't been playing a lot of late, plenty of other things going on. With the NCAA basketball tournament (March Madness) underway, when I do actually play, I tend to have the laptop on in front of the TV watching the action.Since I'm not giving the games my total focus, I've been just playing a couple of tables at a time and tending to play the lower stake $3.25 45 games. They've been going

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-60536527295418621722010-03-15T04:49:00.000-07:002010-03-16T16:23:48.121-07:00

I didn't really plan on playing tonight but I played for 2 hours or so. I've got the laptop in front of the TV, so since I wouldn't be as switched on as usual I just played the $3.25 45 man games and didn't play anymore than 3 at a time.My best result was actually my first game where I finished 2nd. I was unlucky to do so as I played extremely well and got unlucky down the stretch. Before the

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-88604092463767383082010-03-14T03:42:00.000-07:002010-03-14T04:10:02.634-07:00

I didn't do much blogging over the last week or two because work had been so flat out and I had been focussing on getting back in the gym.Anyway, on to some of the things I haven't yet talked about. One night last week I tried to focus on the 180 man games. Probably my weakest game of all that I've played so far is the $2.20 180 game with about a -15% ROI (according to SharkScope). Usually I mix

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-2989164662045749412010-03-14T03:32:00.000-07:002010-03-14T03:41:24.426-07:00

While watching the Sunday NRL game between the Roosters and the Rabittohs, I couldn't help but notice the Sydney Roosters are now sponsored by Full Tilt Poker.(Full Tilt Poker logo on the bottom left hand side of their shorts)Poker sponsorship is everywhere lately so it was only a matter of time before they touched the big sports of Australia, Rugby League and the AFL. The only question now is

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-60345081230728928102010-03-11T03:16:00.000-08:002010-03-11T03:36:08.914-08:00

Ok, so its a little late, but here are my results from February:Period function SelectMonth() { parent.location.href='/redir.asp?playerid=5B6E7AAA-A23C-4E6B-8E34-69B6DFC68E3E&MonthID='+document.MonthForm.MonthSelect.value; }

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At the start of January I had a post titled "a win for the ages" but that was nothing compared to what happened two days ago in a $6.50 45 man game on PokerStars.After losing to 3 4 three-handed I managed to scrape in to second place and faced the seemingly impossible when heads-up started:Seat 2: CapitalDodge (1860 in chips)Seat 9: Kstnbike (65640 in chips)And to add to the challenge, the

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-89969446655853587232010-03-01T14:27:00.000-08:002010-03-01T14:29:07.870-08:00

I got this e-mail today from PokerStars and all I can say is WOW!Dream Job Australia - PokerStars.comPlay poker for a year!Here’s your chance to live the life of a jet-setting poker player absolutely free. With Dream Job Australia you could be a PokerStars sponsored player worth $100,000, including $40,000 for tournament entries, and a $5,000 per month salary. Win the job and you’ll get to travel

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-91883316880152469392010-02-20T19:05:00.000-08:002010-02-20T21:37:07.834-08:00

I told you in my last post that I could taste four figures and yesterday it happened! My PokerStars account is sitting at exactly $1000 which I think is a great achievement having started with only a $12 deposit just over a year ago (Feb 02, 2009).I've been very disciplined (some would say "nittish") with my bankroll management and have built it up steadily. I started with the micro'est of cash

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-37467295718949813482010-02-19T06:15:00.001-08:002010-02-19T06:23:51.599-08:00

I've spent the last 4 or so hours grinding the $3.40 18 mans in order to get to 2500 FPP's and unlock the $40 40 billionth hand bonus. What sucks is I ran like shit so by the time I got the FPP's I was basically breaking even for the night. Yipppeeee ... groan.I won one of the games early and then went on a baron stretch where I basically couldn't even cash. Maybe I was playing too many tables,

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-57223137615784517702010-02-17T04:39:00.000-08:002010-02-18T04:21:05.219-08:00

I really didn't plan on playing last night as work has been so busy and I had so much to do. I got caught up on a number of things so decided to log on to PokerStars.Things started very slowly for me as I failed to cash my few games. I started playing $3.25 45 mans as well as some 18 mans to chase after the 25oo FPP's I need for the $50 40 billionth hand bonus. I failed to cash the first 5 or 6

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-88032110408350303792010-02-15T05:26:00.000-08:002010-02-15T05:27:58.377-08:00

Been meaning to post this one for a while ... its still quality tho

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Very quick post as I'm off to the Reds game (rugby union) tonight and need to go get changed.Bankroll at a new all-time high as I broke through the $800 mark (officially $803.50). Nothing too spectacular to report, just solid/strong results in a few $3.25 45 man games.I now need 250 FPP's within the next week to get the $40 bonus being offered as part of the PokerStars 40 billionth hand

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-82874602055809863772010-02-11T04:28:00.000-08:002010-02-11T17:53:14.787-08:00

The buzz in the online poker world today was the announcement from PokerStars is that they're getting close to the 40 billionth hand. Here's what people were saying about it at the Two Plus Two poker forums.PokerStars are having PLENTY of giveaways and promotions to celebrate the milestone. The only question now is how will they top it when they get to 50??Here's the official announcement:

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After my joy of winning 3 tournaments in a row on Friday night, not surprisingly things didn't go as well over the weekend. Sometimes I question why I bother playing weekends as I'm sure my results on Saturday and Sunday aren't great, especially compared to the weekdays.Saturday I managed only a couple of cashes with 2 fourths as good as it gets. Sunday I did well in the Sunday Quarter Million

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Ok, so sometimes I run good. I've won 2 tournaments in a row before but tonight I went one better and took down 3 in a row!! Trifecta, turkey ... call it what you will be it feels great to take down 3 in succession and obviously its a great boost for the bankroll.I went for a run after work with some friends, the first exercise I've done in about a week. Yes, I struggled for stamina but it was

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-30480487717394654702010-02-03T15:52:00.000-08:002010-02-03T16:30:36.461-08:00

It was a rough festive season for Alex Fitzgerald (aka Assassinato), if you read his blog you'll know exactly what I'm talking about.The poker tables hadn't been any better for him but over the last week or so he's been taking caring of business, sorting sh*t out and getting his head back in the game. I'm sure last week he even mentioned that he felt there was a big score just around the corner

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-72782064584759366322010-02-01T02:08:00.000-08:002010-02-01T02:32:08.198-08:00

With January now over its time to look back and review.Its been a good month and a profitable one for me. Last month saw my bankroll drop below $300 at one point which was a concern not for the money but because it had been my 4th losing month in a row. Prior to that I had four profitable months so it was disappointing to have plateaud and no longer be moving forward.So here are my OPR numbers

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----- Original Message ----- From: "PokerStars Support" support@pokerstars.com> To: roger@bballworkshop.com> Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 3:57 AM Subject: You have achieved SilverStar VIP status Dear CapitalDodge,Congratulations! You have achieved SilverStar VIP status.Your VIP level lasts for the rest of this month and all of next month.This entitles you to the following rewards:- 50% FPP

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-19051366328757970852010-01-29T05:44:00.000-08:002010-01-29T06:04:53.299-08:00

Another day another grind. I've just finished a 5.5 hour session of playing and I've still got a way to go to get to 750VPP's for the month. I'm now at 580 but I'm running out of time. I have the APL State Finals tomorrow and then an engagement party after that so it looks like it will all come down to a long session on Sunday and Monday morning if I'm going to make it.Yesterday wasn't a great

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-77281458649106815252010-01-28T05:28:00.000-08:002010-01-28T05:42:59.498-08:00

It was a quiet morning at work so I decided to play in event #3 of the WBCOOP on PokerStars.In event #1 there was around 1600 players with 153 receiving tickets to the SCOOP. As I do, I finished about 180th, just short of winning a ticket. I played well despite taking a rotten beat early. I raised with queens, flop came 8 high and despite me showing strength someone couldn't fold ace 8 and

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-29332820502138260932010-01-27T04:59:00.000-08:002010-01-27T05:35:27.185-08:00

I didn't end up getting to Crown for the start of the Aussie Millions Main Event as planned. We had a big night out the night before and spent Sunday drinking at the Riverland Cafe. After a game of buzz at my friend's place we had dinner and figured a quiet night in was the way to go.So Monday I dropped in to check out the action. As I was heading down to the poker room I passed by Lee Nelson and

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-87486357120202701682010-01-26T05:07:00.000-08:002010-01-26T05:10:34.184-08:00

With 5 days to go until the end of the month, I have some work to do in quest to make it to PokerStars silver VIP level. Needing to get to 750, I'm only at 475.I've spent Saturday, Sunday & Monday in Melbourne so I haven't been able to play as much as I needed to but I did get some games in last night, this morning and tonight.I'll blog more about my trip tomorrow when I have time.

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-88099263829987862052010-01-19T05:29:00.000-08:002010-01-19T05:45:33.709-08:00

With the new year upon us, PokerStars announced they were lowering the requirements for the Silver Star level of their VIP Club. I can't remember what it used to be (possibly 1250) but they have lowered the VPP's required to 750 to make it more attainable to more players (like myself).Here is some information on the Silver Star level:Benefit: Details:

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-83734449425066800362010-01-19T04:14:00.000-08:002010-01-19T05:13:54.163-08:00

I've put in a lot of hours on PokerStars over the last few days. I essentially played most of the weekend, just stopping on Saturday night to hang out with friends and have a few drinks. The plan was to get to the gym both days but that didn't end up happening.The frustration for me was that despite all the hours I put in it was essentially a break-even session. I felt I was playing well but

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-60203501950053568272010-01-16T00:42:00.000-08:002010-01-18T16:48:52.691-08:00

Forgot to mention, the Aussie Millions kicked off a few days ago and I'll be down in Melbourne next weekend for the start of the main event. No, I'm not playing, my bankroll definitely doesn't allow me to do that ... but I will be cheering on some friends and checking out the action.Hopefully I'll get to say hi to a few of the big names that are there. If not, it'll just be great to check out the

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-45712566775865474812010-01-16T00:39:00.000-08:002010-01-16T00:40:51.961-08:00

I played in this event last year but didn't do any good so with a few more events, hopefully I can put in a better showing.I have registered to play in the PokerStars World Blogger Championship of Online Poker! Bloggers can register to play for free in the WBCOOP, if you don’t have a PokerStars account you can get your Free Poker Download at PokerStarsRegistration code: 689714

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-72802913410104208872010-01-15T03:37:00.000-08:002010-01-15T03:52:27.614-08:00

There's nothing worse than planning a night of poker on Stars only to see multi-table sit 'n go's slowly start to disappear off the registrations and it becomes clear there's a server restart happening.I had a friend stay over last night and she had a paper to submit and stayed up with her till 2am or so when she finished. The plan had been go to the gym in the morning but after the late night

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-53142415714057206262010-01-07T02:59:00.000-08:002010-01-07T04:06:19.537-08:00

The last day or two has been back to the see-saw up and down that I went through a few weeks back.Monday I played just 6 games and failed to cash in any of them. Tuesday I came back, played 9 games, got two 3rd places and a 6th. Last night I played for a while longer, 18 games but cashed just 3 of them, 2 min-cashes and a 5th.I've been sticking mainly to the $3.25 45 man games with a few $2.20

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-39391957981712337572010-01-02T02:52:00.000-08:002010-01-02T03:26:33.222-08:00

Happy new year!!The last week or so has been a solid one for me at the tables. Nothing spectacular to report, just good positive days, regular final table action. Not sure of exactly the number of tournaments played and conversion rate etc as OPR is a bit behind from today but the bankroll is steadily climbing in the right direction again (over US$420).I smashed up the Sunday Quarter Million

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-38706632727590702762009-12-29T02:57:00.000-08:002009-12-29T04:17:10.170-08:00

Since my last post things have been a bit more consistent for me. Thankfully no really bad days, just break-even or winning ones which makes a nice change.Day 1 was profitable on the back of the satellites to the Sunday Quarter Million as I cashed in 2 out of 3 of them and the next day I cashed 3 out of 8 of them. My concern over those few days is that I was just managing min-cashes and of course

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-34813713472807293752009-12-29T02:45:00.000-08:002009-12-30T04:45:38.200-08:00

There are a few online players that I rail/follow on PokerStars when I'm not actually playing. Most of them are because I read their blogs or they're well known on the Two Plus Two poker forums. The main ones are Alex Fitzgerald (Assassinato), Tony Dunst (Bond 18), Nick Rainey (MI_turtle) and Shaun Deeb (shaundeeb).Its been a relatively quiet last few weeks as Alex has been back visiting his

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-11002309046118088212009-12-22T21:24:00.000-08:002009-12-22T21:40:58.030-08:00

The last week or two has been a roller-coaster in terms of results. Up one day, down the next ... feel like I'm playing well but either go card-dead at the wrong time or just get sucked out on.I started playing the $3.25 45 man's again and got off to a good start with them recording a 2nd a 3rd and a min-cash within my first 6 games. The next day tho ... just 2 cashes in 25 or so attempts. What

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-65525246377498187102009-12-17T17:46:00.000-08:002009-12-17T17:56:38.402-08:00

I finished reading Joe Hachem's "Pass the Sugar" autobiography last night. I'm happy to admit I'm a fan of Joe and what he's done for the Australian poker scene. I enjoyed The Poker Star and I enjoyed reading his book, its a good insight in to the man, where he came from and what happened to his life after winning the WSOP Main Event.One of my favourite lines from the book comes from the

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-6938331009868533392009-12-15T03:53:00.001-08:002009-12-15T04:59:35.465-08:00

November was a crap month for me online. My bankroll which had been up over $600 earlier in the year had plateaued for a while and was now dwindling ever lower. When looking at my OPR stats, they weren't that different to my good months, the only things were that I wasn't getting quite the same late % and wasn't getting the same number of wins. I had just one win in October and none in

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-17963769182570410652009-12-15T03:36:00.001-08:002009-12-15T03:49:13.694-08:00

Its been a few weeks since I've blogged and its a mixture of tilt, busy being and falling out of the habit. I'll start getting back in the rhythm with an APL update from the Broadway Hotel venue.Last Monday I got a text from a friend who was having dinner with the TD and said that it was the last night of the venue for the quarter because the Broadway had functions for the weeks leading up to

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-21567869784954284592009-11-30T04:52:00.001-08:002009-11-30T04:52:37.795-08:00

I am so on tilt right now ... nothing much else to say

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-60933963520424807702009-11-26T05:19:00.001-08:002009-11-26T05:26:15.393-08:00

It feels like ages since I've played online so with an hour or two to kill before I jumped on PokerStars and played some micro multi-table sit'n go's. I just checked OPR and its actually been almost two weeks since I last played.Anyway, got some cards, played well and had two 2nd place finishes. One in a 45 man and the other in an 18 man. I went in to both heads-up battles behind in chips and

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-35696137066819678342009-11-20T03:29:00.000-08:002009-11-20T04:08:46.034-08:00

I was at trivia on Wednesday night when the finale of The Poker Star was on One HD plus I hadn't watched episode 7 yet. As the day was winding down today I was doing some invoicing and decided to catch up on the show.By far the funniest part of episode 7 was the challenge:The look on Josh's face when Joe tells him he needs to go back across the plank is just priceless!I was a little disappointed

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-67623627440713083202009-11-12T04:00:00.000-08:002009-11-12T04:35:29.614-08:00

After missing out on the final table last week, I was keen to get back on track at the Broadway and move back up the venue leaderboard.As per usual, I got NO cards early. Actually, I did get ace king in the small blind first hand but out of position and that early on I was happy just to see a flop as I didn't think I could get either limper to fold. I hit a king on the river but someone was

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-41778718192134226822009-11-11T04:13:00.001-08:002009-11-11T04:18:02.538-08:00

I finally got a chance to catch episode 6 of The Poker Star tonight. This was aired last Wednesday night but I've been very this week.This was probably one of the best episodes of the show so far. There are only 6 players left so its not so much about each individual giving their thoughts on what's happening so you get to see more of the action rather than player commentary. I also really enjoyed

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-80680379843899751092009-11-08T04:39:00.000-08:002009-11-08T04:42:57.846-08:00

I've been at the parents for most of the weekend and while I did take my laptop with me, I didn't end up switching it on. I think the beers, food, pool and Foxtel may have distracted from me getting online.Anyway, Friday night I ended up playing at PokerStars. The plan was to get to the gym after work but the afternoon was mad busy and by the time I finished writing everything up and sending

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-58589439365422929022009-10-31T16:53:00.000-07:002009-10-31T18:11:40.121-07:00

I've had a couple of frustrating sessions on Pokerstars over the last couple of days. I played for a couple of hours on Friday night and then most of the day yesterday.Friday night started well with a 6th place in a $3.25 45 man but from there I failed to cash in the next 9 tournaments. I fell just short in a Sunday Quarter Million qualifier and bubbled 2 or 3 of the $2.20 180 mans. I ran in to a

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-77185090320529509022009-10-29T06:02:00.000-07:002009-10-29T06:12:00.529-07:00

I really should've been doing some work tonight but got started playing on PokerStars and never got around to it. I don't have much planned for this weekend so I'll do it then ... promise.I played in three of the Sunday Quarter Million satellite's, qualifying for one and bubbling another but still cashing (the final spot that doesn't qualify but gets the surplus cash). I'm finding these games

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-27486826511694687192009-10-28T23:43:00.000-07:002009-10-28T23:49:28.148-07:00

I was at trivia last night (we won for the first time!) and didn't get to watch The Poker Star on One HD. The show cops a lot of flack from regular online poker players on the forums ... but its poker so I watch regardless of how good or bad it is. While looking for episode 5 on YouTube I stumbled across the following:Unbelievable that a pro, let alone possibly the greatest player in the world

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-69638863258099961002009-10-27T04:34:00.000-07:002009-10-27T04:50:08.748-07:00

I really haven't been playing as much as previous months, mainly because I've been too busy doing other things. The spin-off from that is I'm sleeping better and getting to the gym regularly.I played online last Tuesday and had a tough night. I felt I played really well but it was a night of suck-outs and I managed to only make 2 final tables and got no deeper than 5th. I also played in the PCA

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-37297501343127596552009-10-22T04:34:00.000-07:002009-10-22T05:14:30.735-07:00

My second week in a row of live poker was on Monday night at the Broadway Hotel. As mentioned last week, I hadn't played APL in ages but after a good showing last week I was keen to do it again and its also a good social activity as a few of my friends play that venue.Much like last week I was card dead for the first half of the game. I had an entertaining table with a few of my friends on it as

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-73576545674658540642009-10-18T04:33:00.001-07:002009-10-29T16:23:01.714-07:00

Well, after almost two weeks of not playing on PokerStars, I got back in the game yesterday.I felt I was playing well but didn't have the results at the start of the session. From the first 20 tournaments I cashed just twice and had a number of bubbles. Thankfully I then hit a purple patch cashing 4 straight games. The only downside was that I couldn't get any higher than 6th in any of them.After

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-49964666261186123452009-10-12T22:25:00.000-07:002009-10-12T23:03:18.467-07:00

I know I put a ban on myself playing online poker but I really didn't expect to go a week without blogging so apologies for that.Its now been a week without playing online and I'm itching to get back in to it but likely won't until Thursday night at the earliest.Since I haven't been playing, I got stuck in to those DVD's I mentioned in the last post. I know it didn't get good reviews but I

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-32276958117543425152009-10-06T02:58:00.000-07:002009-10-06T03:13:51.036-07:00

I've put a self-imposed poker ban in place for the next few days. I just looked at OPR and it looks like I've played online for the last 10 days straight.I feel like I need a break, just to get my head straight and come back fresh. I'm questioning the way I play, I'm getting sucked out on by ridiculous cards and I think it was getting to me. I need to get more sleep, I need to eat right and

Dodge Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989801682213400197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386435212209273441.post-63836425028203769712009-10-04T22:37:00.000-07:002009-10-04T22:50:10.125-07:00

As I've started playing different games and satelliting in to a few larger tournaments, I've found the flaw in Official Poker Rankings.Other than the fact that it doesn't record stats for tournaments with less than 45 players, the two problems I see with it are:1. Satellites - When I use FPP's to satellite in to a larger buy-in tournament, OPR records the fact that I've played in the bigger event

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I've never played on Full Tilt Poker before but came across these ads today that are pretty good featuring Phil Ivey & Teddy KGB from Rounders. It seems the game against KGB is a follow-on or add-on from the original series of commercials that they made.Part 1 is unable to be embedded but click here to see it.Part 2I then stumbled across this ad that for some reason never made it to the screen.

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Playing until 5:15am London time, Daniel Negreanu has just finished 2nd in the WSOPE Main Event. It would have been great to see him get the win but half a million pounds isn't too bad for the runner-up. Here are the final two hands:Fri, 02 Oct 2009 05:15:29 O. M. G. Our final

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Its been a rough month. I feel like I've been playing better but the results haven't been there. The bankroll peaked at $630 last month and has been down as low as $420 or so this month. The frustration comes from a feeling of "plateauing".After another break-even/slightly unprofitable session last night, I posted this on Twitter: "feel like i'm so close to killing the games but lack luck late in

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Well, not too much to report from the PokerStars $50K, or at least nothing exciting for me anyway. I didn't realise but the tournament I had qualified was in fact a rebuy tournament and my first time in it the $10 rebuy didn't interest me too much when I had satellited in using FPP points.I played fairly tight early, took down some small pots and avoided some of the rebuy madness that was going

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I just got up an hour or two ago, didn't feel like breakfast as I ate a lot yesterday. I went to the gym in the afternoon, had a couple of sandwiches when I got home and then went to a friend's place to watch the AFL Grand Final, NRL Semi-Final and I was hoping to catch the first episode of Joe Hachem's The Poker Star but unfortunately that last one didn't happen. As soon as I walked in the door,

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I just finished watching Amazing Race season 14 last night (yes, we're a little behind here in Australia) and today thanks to Twitter, found out that professional poker players Tiffany Michelle and Maria Ho are teaming up in season 15 of the show.Here's their introduction and the new season kicks off on Sunday in the US (probably at least a month later down here):

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After a rough last week or two on PokerStars, things seem to be heading in the right direction again. I've been pretty much breaking even for each session this week and then had a solid night yesterday.The night started slowly, failing to cash in any of the first 6 games. The 7th however I broke through for a 2nd place in a $3 45 man game. The heads-up play was essentially over before it began as

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I've been taking an interest in the WCOOP this year as I get more and more involved in the poker world. With work not being overly busy all the time, I log on to PokerStars during the day just to rail some of the big name players. I tend to watch the big name pros such as Daniel Negreanu, Joe Hachem, Chris Moneymaker plus some of the bigger name online players such as Shaun Deeb, Tony Dunst and

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Its been a tough week at the tables for me. I've had a couple of awful sessions and I've also had some good performances.I was proud of the way I played Sunday. Usually a tougher day because its Saturday night in the US and its tough when you have a higher % of donks and suck-outs that you have to try and avoid. I mentioned that I didn't plan to play that day, that I had plenty of other stuff to

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I'll give a proper update later but I saw this clip on FaceBook and had to share it.It rang true to me after playing last night. One of the $3 45 man games I was playing, there was a guy who usually plays higher stakes (I OPR'd him) and from the very first hand he pushed all-in every single hand. He didn't show the first hand but got two callers the second hand and his jack two suited won the pot

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Has the comeback begun? After running poorly for the last week or so its nice to have two solid sessions in a row. When I last saw you I finished the night cashing in 4 of my last 6 tournaments and yesterday was another day of cashing plenty.I went to the gym in the morning, did a good cardio session, grabbed a late breakfast and watched the start of season 5 of Entourage. Before actually playing

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