Hey everybody
nothing special to say, I have been playing a lot lately (~50k hands in a week). I'm down like 10k I believe. I'm running SO SO SO bad (I'm 20k below the expectation last 4 days) and it's getting really annoying. I try to keep it up and to keep focused on my game. I'm still up about 30k for the month which is a good point.
I will make a much longer update next saturday while flying to NYC.
bye
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Sunday, February 8, 2009
NYC Barcelona and huge pots
Hi
Ok ok, it seems I have a lot to talk about with you guys.
First, I will be in NYC (02/28 to 03/08). We planned this today with my brother (his birthday present from me) and everything looks awesome. We booked 8 nights at Michelengelo hotel (http://www.michelangelohotel.com) so we will be in the center of Manhattan. If you got any tips or advice to give me, just lemme know. By the way, I might go in Québec, Canada to meet a fullring player, LSP16. If you are in the area, tell me and we will plan something.
Barcelona. I will be there from 03/08 to 03/11. I booked tickets for FC Barcelona / Lyon (champion's league game). It is to be an epic game. 3 night booked at Icaria hotel (http://www.hotelicariabarcelona.com/fr/index.php).
To conclude this short entry. Tonight, I took a shoot at 25/50 because there was a fish. It went... very well.
PokerStars Game #24734425998: Hold'em No Limit ($25/$50) - 2009/02/08 17:28:36 ET
Table 'Amata IV' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: ta1887 ($23425 in chips)
Seat 2: LittleZen ($5025 in chips)
Seat 3: ADZ122 ($14761 in chips)
Seat 4: ADZ124 ($6741 in chips)
Seat 5: ktrieu ($5494 in chips)
Seat 6: kingsofcards ($5000 in chips)
Seat 7: poker1O1 ($7119 in chips)
Seat 8: m_reed05 ($9895 in chips)
LittleZen: posts small blind $25
ADZ122: posts big blind $50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to ADZ122 [Tc 9c]
ADZ124: folds
ktrieu: folds
kingsofcards: folds
poker1O1: folds
m_reed05: raises $100 to $150
ta1887: calls $150
LittleZen: folds
ADZ122: calls $100
*** FLOP *** [8h Jc Qh]
ADZ122: checks
m_reed05: bets $300
ta1887: calls $300
ADZ122: raises $900 to $1200
m_reed05: calls $900
ta1887: calls $900
*** TURN *** [8h Jc Qh] [7d]
ADZ122: bets $2800
m_reed05: folds
ta1887: calls $2800
*** RIVER *** [8h Jc Qh 7d] [Ad]
ADZ122: bets $10611 and is all-in
ta1887: calls $10611
*** SHOW DOWN ***
ADZ122: shows [Tc 9c] (a straight, Eight to Queen)
ta1887: mucks hand
ADZ122 collected $30894 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $30897 | Rake $3
Board [8h Jc Qh 7d Ad]
Seat 1: ta1887 (button) mucked [7h Ah]
Seat 2: LittleZen (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: ADZ122 (big blind) showed [Tc 9c] and won ($30894) with a straight, Eight to Queen
Seat 4: ADZ124 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: ktrieu folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: kingsofcards folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: poker1O1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: m_reed05 folded on the Turn
This is amazing lol, my biggest pots were mostly 2k (and some 4k pot at 10/20) and I'm here, sitting at a 5k table, playing a 600bb pot against a retard. I can't believe it yet.
Anyway, I ended up 20k up at 25/50. I thank my backers (artanis and my coach) for their truth.
bb
Ok ok, it seems I have a lot to talk about with you guys.
First, I will be in NYC (02/28 to 03/08). We planned this today with my brother (his birthday present from me) and everything looks awesome. We booked 8 nights at Michelengelo hotel (http://www.michelangelohotel.com) so we will be in the center of Manhattan. If you got any tips or advice to give me, just lemme know. By the way, I might go in Québec, Canada to meet a fullring player, LSP16. If you are in the area, tell me and we will plan something.
Barcelona. I will be there from 03/08 to 03/11. I booked tickets for FC Barcelona / Lyon (champion's league game). It is to be an epic game. 3 night booked at Icaria hotel (http://www.hotelicariabarcelona.com/fr/index.php).
To conclude this short entry. Tonight, I took a shoot at 25/50 because there was a fish. It went... very well.
PokerStars Game #24734425998: Hold'em No Limit ($25/$50) - 2009/02/08 17:28:36 ET
Table 'Amata IV' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: ta1887 ($23425 in chips)
Seat 2: LittleZen ($5025 in chips)
Seat 3: ADZ122 ($14761 in chips)
Seat 4: ADZ124 ($6741 in chips)
Seat 5: ktrieu ($5494 in chips)
Seat 6: kingsofcards ($5000 in chips)
Seat 7: poker1O1 ($7119 in chips)
Seat 8: m_reed05 ($9895 in chips)
LittleZen: posts small blind $25
ADZ122: posts big blind $50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to ADZ122 [Tc 9c]
ADZ124: folds
ktrieu: folds
kingsofcards: folds
poker1O1: folds
m_reed05: raises $100 to $150
ta1887: calls $150
LittleZen: folds
ADZ122: calls $100
*** FLOP *** [8h Jc Qh]
ADZ122: checks
m_reed05: bets $300
ta1887: calls $300
ADZ122: raises $900 to $1200
m_reed05: calls $900
ta1887: calls $900
*** TURN *** [8h Jc Qh] [7d]
ADZ122: bets $2800
m_reed05: folds
ta1887: calls $2800
*** RIVER *** [8h Jc Qh 7d] [Ad]
ADZ122: bets $10611 and is all-in
ta1887: calls $10611
*** SHOW DOWN ***
ADZ122: shows [Tc 9c] (a straight, Eight to Queen)
ta1887: mucks hand
ADZ122 collected $30894 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $30897 | Rake $3
Board [8h Jc Qh 7d Ad]
Seat 1: ta1887 (button) mucked [7h Ah]
Seat 2: LittleZen (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: ADZ122 (big blind) showed [Tc 9c] and won ($30894) with a straight, Eight to Queen
Seat 4: ADZ124 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: ktrieu folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: kingsofcards folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: poker1O1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: m_reed05 folded on the Turn
This is amazing lol, my biggest pots were mostly 2k (and some 4k pot at 10/20) and I'm here, sitting at a 5k table, playing a 600bb pot against a retard. I can't believe it yet.
Anyway, I ended up 20k up at 25/50. I thank my backers (artanis and my coach) for their truth.
bb
Friday, February 6, 2009
Hi
I’m in the train heading to Vannes to enjoy a week with my parents and bro’s. I took my laptop so I can play a bit, although I know I won’t play as much as if I would be in Paris. Anyway, it’s always a pleasure to leave Paris (even if Paris still is the best city in the world imo) to travel, it is prolly one of the best aspect of being a poker pro player.
Let’s talk about poker now. Febuary has gone fine so far, I have not played as much hand as I would like to but I’m like 17k up for 10k hands. Mainly thanks to a good run (4 or 5k above the expection, poker is easy), it looks I’m on pace to do better than January and according to table ratings I believe I’m #1 600nl FR on stars for the month so far.
I also started to coach/stake a French player. I wanted to get involved with 3 students but even with one (plus 2 guy I exclusively coach however), I feel like I can’t play as I would like to. Results in terms of $ don’t show up yet but I’m confident they will soon. We started at 50nl and we are now at 100nl, I hope we will go up to 400nl, I would be really proud of him.
Next week, I leave Vannes for Bordeaux to enjoy a week with friends. It’s funny because Vannes is a small town (50k habitants) and Bordeaux is much bigger (3 or 400k habitants I believe) and these towns are going to meet them eachother for the finale of coupe de la ligue in Paris (a soccer competition). I don’t particuraly like Vannes (tho I spent most years of my life) but because a friend has been supporting Bordeaux for his whole life, I will probably be rooting for Vannes, I hope we will have some ridiculous prop bet for this game. I’m looking forward to keep you updated.
Also, next month, I’m considering leaving for Thailand for a month and a half. Some French players are there atm. I remember when I left school 3 or 4 month ago to play poker for a living, I told my parents and friends that I will enjoy having free time to travel the most I could. I guess it’s a good way to prove them I was not lying. Obviously, being in Thailand would be the best to make money given I would be able to play a lot.
The Thailand opportunity reminds me that time is counted. College inscriptions are soon and I feel like I have been wasting time so far. I still have 7 months of course to do whatever I want before going back to school. I hope I won’t waste them.
bb
I’m in the train heading to Vannes to enjoy a week with my parents and bro’s. I took my laptop so I can play a bit, although I know I won’t play as much as if I would be in Paris. Anyway, it’s always a pleasure to leave Paris (even if Paris still is the best city in the world imo) to travel, it is prolly one of the best aspect of being a poker pro player.
Let’s talk about poker now. Febuary has gone fine so far, I have not played as much hand as I would like to but I’m like 17k up for 10k hands. Mainly thanks to a good run (4 or 5k above the expection, poker is easy), it looks I’m on pace to do better than January and according to table ratings I believe I’m #1 600nl FR on stars for the month so far.
I also started to coach/stake a French player. I wanted to get involved with 3 students but even with one (plus 2 guy I exclusively coach however), I feel like I can’t play as I would like to. Results in terms of $ don’t show up yet but I’m confident they will soon. We started at 50nl and we are now at 100nl, I hope we will go up to 400nl, I would be really proud of him.
Next week, I leave Vannes for Bordeaux to enjoy a week with friends. It’s funny because Vannes is a small town (50k habitants) and Bordeaux is much bigger (3 or 400k habitants I believe) and these towns are going to meet them eachother for the finale of coupe de la ligue in Paris (a soccer competition). I don’t particuraly like Vannes (tho I spent most years of my life) but because a friend has been supporting Bordeaux for his whole life, I will probably be rooting for Vannes, I hope we will have some ridiculous prop bet for this game. I’m looking forward to keep you updated.
Also, next month, I’m considering leaving for Thailand for a month and a half. Some French players are there atm. I remember when I left school 3 or 4 month ago to play poker for a living, I told my parents and friends that I will enjoy having free time to travel the most I could. I guess it’s a good way to prove them I was not lying. Obviously, being in Thailand would be the best to make money given I would be able to play a lot.
The Thailand opportunity reminds me that time is counted. College inscriptions are soon and I feel like I have been wasting time so far. I still have 7 months of course to do whatever I want before going back to school. I hope I won’t waste them.
bb
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