FULL RING, MY NEW HOME TILL COACHING

I rocked the full ring games tonight. I decided to play to prepare for Vegas (2 days left) and am glad I did. I found leaks in my preflop hand selection (not all I am sure) and got some post flop practice also. It felt good to be able crush all 8 tables, there was a point where I made some bad decisions due to allot of hands playing out at the same time.

I can not stop thinking about my lessons that should be coming up soon, my soon to be coach is just waiting for a mike. I think I will continue to play full ring till the lessons start as long as I continue to print money. The last week has been a really exciting poker time for me and I am looking really forward to becoming the player I want to be.

THE DONKY PLAY LEVELER

I played good tonight till I make a huge donk move which leveled me for the night. I don't want to talk about it right now.

ANOTHER PROBLEM

I think I am raising to further define my opponents hands to much and losing value or having to fold to reraises. I do this because I can not read a hand to save my life sometimes. I want to know where I stand instead of playing poker. I am going to have to figure out how to fix this without losing a ton of money.

I AM NOT GOD.

I got a little cocky and made some bad calls and raises but overall I am still improving. I calmed down after I got the idea that people can still beat me and got some cash back Going over my PT stats, some big pots that I lose are from being overly aggro at the wrong times. This includes but is not limited to raising myself off of draws. I am also getting it in PF with the worse hand (AK) and will tone that down a bit as well. Overall I think I need to pick my spots better and less frequently to improve my win rate and stop the spew that is my game.

AHA MOMENT

I feel I had an aha moment today, I am reading players better it is winning me some pots. I continue to play only 2 tables as I watch The Wire. I might not be cut out to multi table. I will have to play more tables at some point this month to keep my elite status at AP, I hope that I will play as well as I have been while playing 2 tables. Hopefully I am not just running well and creating bad habits with these "amazing" plays I have been making.

CR FLOP FLOATERS ON THE TURN

I was cr flop floaters on the turn with some success today. It was nice to feel in control of the table, like I was the unpredictable one. I was also playing good ABC poker and making good folds (which is rare). I have only been playing 2 tables at a time because I am addicted to the wire and I just got seasons 2-4. I am almost back to my high point for the month after the rough stretch I had.

UP AND DOWN TO END EVEN. AGAIN.

Exchanged a few PMs with my future coach today and I am excited about starting my lessons. I feel that he will be a good teacher, seeing as how he used to be a teacher. He asked what I felt like paying and I suggested $75 an hour. I am not sure how this comes across to someone that is a successful 5/10 player and only hope that I did not insult him. I asked how he felt about it and he said he would ask around and see what was average in this type of situation. I am slightly worried that he will come back with a high figure like $200 or something. It will really put me to a tough decision. I mean, how much can 1 hour of coaching improve my play? How bout 2? And 10? I would like to get 10hrs or so. I shutter to think how many hours I will have play to make up 2K at 1/2. On the other hand, poker is allot more fun win you beat the hell out of everyone. I would get more hands in if this were the case, and I would be happier on a day to day basis. I think I would be most happy if he came back with an hourly rate that included him getting a % of my winnings over X hands (I did suggest this) I would feel good that I had the confidence of a good player and would be less prone to tilt. I think I will also broach the topic of a bonus once some trust is established. I would like to be able to beat 3/6 for a decent rate and think I will offer 10K to him if he can get me there. It would be only one month of 3/6 earnings at 3.5BB/100. At that point, when the lessons are an obvious success, I would not hesitate to dish out serious coin. As you can see from the length of this, and the late hour of it's entry, I am excited about this.

LAAATE NIGHT SESSION HELP A BIT

Made a buyin at .5/1 when I hit a flush with AQ vs AK.

ELITE VIP STATUS ON AP

I have to play like 20K hands to keep my status on AP. With that status I get the 200K APR points converted to 3K, my rakeback, deposit bonuses, and now the 9% interest. The 9% interest comes with allot of conditions though, here they are.


* Maximum balance eligible is $500,000
* You Must be Elite
* Your average daily balance must be greater than $1000 (balance snap shot taken once per day)
* You may not have any payouts during the calendar month
* You must earn the VIP points needed to maintain your Elite status during the calendar month
* Interest credits to your cash account will be given within the first 7 days after the closing of the previous calendar month
* All issues not covered in the terms and conditions will be decided on by Absolute poker, and all resolutions will be final
* Absolute poker reserves the right to withdraw this program at any time, with 10 days notice
* You may not have any payouts or transfers during the calendar month

OK PLAY

I played OK today. If I had not exhibited some serious FPS I would have had a solid session and recouped most of my losses. As it stands I broke even for today over 900 hands.

I just realized that AP and UB results are not separate in PT, I have no idea why this is but it irritates me.

I will be getting a coach for some serious time, I am deciding between two people that are both very qualified. I am excited about it and plan buy around 10 hours which I expect will cost about 1K. While this is quite a bit I think it will pay for itself so fuck it.