The First Posting

My name is Craig, and this is basically a tool I am going to try to use to motivate myself to play more poker, to make more money. (I have a bad habit of playing 150 tournaments in a 2 day period, then playing like 10 a day for the next 4 days)

I've gotten pretty frustrated lately.....I play basically perfect...and get sucked out on...not just when I am a 2 to 1 favorite, but...lets just say, I thought it was inpossible to lose with "edgar"
(edgar is my term for pocket Aces, Edgar Martinez is number 11 for the Seattle Mariners, and Aces can count as "1"...and short hand for ace ace is "AA"...hence "11", edgars #.

Since this is my first posting.....

Key info....

Seattle Mariners will win the World Series (I say it every year)
Seattle Seahawks, yes I love them too.
Seattle SuperSonics...well....I think they may become the Oklahoma Sonics real soon (they were just sold to a new owner)

Edgar Martinez is the Greatest Right handed hitter to ever play baseball (if ya note, most other great hitters were left handed...there are only about 2-3 others that are on the same level, and they are in the HAll of Fame.)

ATTENTION HALL OF FAME VOTERS: EDGAR MARTINEZ = Hall of Fame

There will be many references to "the Man"...but I beter get back to what this is intended for...

Which is...Make me play more...and report the results here....

That way I can remind myself not to play so tight that diamonds form in my anus...or play stupid like most of the players.

Lately I have been running extremely Hot, or extremely Cold....the swings lately have been insane...and I mean insane....

Example:
Within 100 SnGs I have been down $1380 and up $1750 (yes, over $3000 swing in less that $6000 woth of buy-ins....

A couple times I push with less than honorable holdings and lost....
But its just plain sick the ways I have lost in the last couple weeks.

Hero 13450 total chips
Lucky guy 50 total chips

Blinds 300/600

Yes I lost....
Here were my first 5 starting hands....
AKs
QQ
AJs
99
KQs

Wouldnt be so bad, except..with QQ and 99...he had 44 (both times) and yes...spike it on the river both times.

The best hand was the 6th Hand....he was upto 1600 in chips.

I'm in the BB.... (Blinds are now 400/800)
Edgar in hand (AsAc)
Lucky guy goes all in.....
I call of course....
Lucky shows Ts3d
Flop Ad 4d 4c

Yes I flopped a Full boat...and Mr Lucky is ...well...one of his hopes is a 4 on the turn and a 4 on the river for a split pot.....
The other miracle actually happens....

Turn 5d

I am thinking..."who cares, I got the boat, his flush means squat....."

River 3d

never had someone say "sorry" so many times....well...except for the back to back beats I took last year in the WCOOP.....That still burns my ass, hit Quads and lose...at least that time, when the guy got his chips in, he did have a flush, and was drawning dead to one card only on the turn.
But still, he makes the Final table with my chips and I bust a couple spots off the Bubble.
I dont remember what place he got...its was like 4th or 5th or something...I got the crappiest day of my life, and he made 6 figures.

Okay, I better not get on that...it was almost a year ago and still pisses me off.

I know people have to win the 20%, 33% and 40% portion...but it still sucks when they call with something rediculous like J4os and his a 4 card flush when I have a pocket pair or Axs.

Its funny...it doesnt seem to bother me as much if they call with a small pocket pair, or any face cards...I mean....ya push 10X BB at them, they shouldnt call with J9os or even 22 (I will never understand that...calling with 22, 33 or 44....especially if not in the blind and not committed to the pot.....calling for all their chips with 22, when at best...they might be even money.....calling with 92os is better...cause at least ya have a crazy chance of being the favorite.

Okay...enough bitching....

Last month had 16% ROI over 600 tournies...
This month have 5% RIO over 800 tournies...

need to play more....

Edgar Martinez.....Hall of Fame