New Monitor

No, I didn't get a new monitor, but I do want one, like really bad, but I don't know what exactly I am looking for...I know I don't have a big reader base, but if someone strolls across this that can help, I would appreciate it.

I hate my current monitor with all of my being. It is very very blurry and hurts your eyes, esp. after playing an MTT for 5 hours. It is my old monitor from an e-machine if that helps explain how it sucks so bad.

I have found a lot of monitors that I like, but will have to have someone tell me if they will work for poker or not...of course they will work, but I have always heard that you have to have 1600x1200 res. to be able to run 4-tables without overlap...I have found plenty of monitors, but that, but just don't like the way they look...I really want this 20" LCD Flat panel by Acer that I found called the F-20 Ferrari...check it out...Acer Ferrari Line...but it has 1680x1050 max. res. which would mean the the 1050 is slightly under the 1200...So will 1680x1050 run 4-tables without over lap, will it be damn close, or not work at all unless it is 1600x1200????? If someone can please help that would be great, you can email me at AConstantGrind@comcast.net...

Cashed in a $3 rebuy for the first time last night, kinda sucked b/c I went out 145th outta 2300, which is nice, but the profit was minimal, but hey....It was a cash, and that okay with me, but first was 5k and I deserve it more than the guy that got it I guarantee you...lol

Again, please help me with information on this monitor situation if you can.

Late

Nothing much....

Well, I dont have much of anything to report...AS far as poker goes I am at a stalemate, which is far better than hating it b/c I am playing horribly as losing significantly...im not losing too bad, I make up for my losses and just have been stayin pretty close to even for almost a week now..

I have been playing some MTTs and have figured out how to make it deep almost every time, but just haven't been able to execute and reach any final tables lately, whether it be bad beats or some donk, doesn't matter, but just kinda dull.

Looking foward to Memphis in May and to the Jermain Taylor fight in Memphis in June, that will be a big weekend...but I will get back at ya, after I make this final table tonight...Late

Comme Ci Comme Ca

Yes you are still at the right place, some of you quick minded ones might have thought you accidently landed on some French mime's blog...The title means "so so" in French or just alright...thats a short way to sum up this weekend and last night...Nothing spectacular on either side, loss or gain...I was on the go a lot so I didn't get just a lot of playing time, but just nothing really worth telling about..

I did get another shot at a MTT final table, $5 or $10 buy -in with 2051 entrants, I finished 30th, which the pay out was just stupid for almost 4 hours of playing, but I played well, and dominated early on, but had some nast beats towards the ends and a couple of bad calls when short stacks pushed into me...I went on with AQo, was on the button and pushed after it had folded around to me with 61k...blinds were 6000/12000, Big blind thinks but calls fairly quickly with 22 and it holds of course....Oh yeah, I neglected to mention that not only did he only have to call about 49k more, but he was also the chip leader in the tourney with almost 400k, so I don't blame him, it was a race and he knew that, and he won.... I will live to breathe another day...

So fairly uneventful...outside of poker, this past weekend was awesome, Kid Rock puts on I think the best concert I have ever been too, not a big fan outside of live, but he puts on a hell of a show..He even did a cover to "Free Bird" with a giant pic of Ronnie Van Sant on the Jumbotron, which was awesome, and emiotional to some...Went to the horse races Sat. for one of my buddies bdays, didn't cash one ticket in 8 races and left...I hit the Superfecta last time though for about $450, so I was expecting to have an off day....Going to prob play in the $30 +3 MTT on Staers tonight with Nate, so will update on that tomm or something....LATE

GOD, I LOVE POKER!!!!

Happy Friday to everyone...today is a beautiful day...Last day of the week, my bankroll is fat, the Hogs play in the 1st round of the NCAA tourney, and going to see Kid Rock tonight....many, many things to be happy about...I just love life and family in general...

So, I am a little happy about the way things have been going for me, on and off the felt...On the virtual felt, things are looking up and have actually never been better....I booked a nice win the night before last, my first profit of $1000 in one night without having played any tourneys, all cash games....all $2/$4 NL cash games in fact...I believe that thye are softer than both the $1/$2 and the $3/$6 games, alteast on Stars....Things are really starting to look up for me, I have been making in a lot deepers in MTTs and as of late have had some decent cashes, and have been consistently winning in the ring games....I honestly think my game is improving, I am pretty confident in my play, but I think I am getting better...

My goal for this year was to make $10k...And with the money I have been making so far, I could reach that by July, for real...I do need to keep playing my same game and not change anything b/c I have more padding on my bankroll, and just keep doing the damn thing...

My wife even cashed in here first online MTT the other night...so props to her...but thought I would just let all my avid readers(LOL) know whats been goin on and spread my bliss...Going to Kid Rock tonight, and then prob to the Horse Track tomm, so I will update sunday or Mon....

LATE

Another cash and some nice pots

Well, poker has been fun and profitable as of late....I cashed in another tourney last night, just a $3 +.30 so no good money, but it is a cash, and I played super aggressive the whole way which worked, I was in the top 10 for the majority of the tourney and still was when I got busted..

The $2/$4 NL Cash games were hot last night and were FULL of donks just willin to pay my bills, so thanks to "stealurmoney" and many others for the donations...I won two $450+ pots in about a 25 mintues span, which is always nice, and I only sat down with $160...I lost a couple pots and then won some more small ones, and when I quit had made $600+ in about an hour and those two diff tables....I could definately have no problem with working the rest of my life for that wage....got to go back to work....update later...LATE

Another good, yet disappointing finish..

Well, today was okay, made some decent money in the cash games and a few SNGs....all in all nice...

I also had made it deep in another $10 on Stars, only to get raped towards the end...and i know you are prob thinkin I just tryin to blame it on something, but I'm not....Played nice for 3+ hours down to top 3 tables sitting in about 9th in a very close field..Wake up to QQ in the big blind...4 people call the 2xBB raise, yeh double the big blind, and of course I come over the top for all my chips, I have every one in the hand covered, but this idiot calls of all his chips after thinking with AQo...flop all blanks, turn blank, River Ace....WHAT!?!?!? I know this sites not rigged, but damn, give me a break....that left me with 25k, and I really just wanted to make it to top 18 for a small improvement in money, and busted out 22 when my AK couldn't improve against JJ...So 3.5 hours for $50, definately not worth it, but as I have said, I am very proud of my improvement and have been consistently going deeper in these MTTs, hopefully it will be a permanent trend...

Also damn near made the money in a rebuy tourney finally only to get shot down in the end...$3.30 + Rebuys....Play for 3+ hours yet again, actually same time as $10...Push with KK under the gun(after having raised the previous 2 pots) and only cat at the tasble that has me covered makes the 30k chip call with 44....don't see that play, but hey...I'm not him...Of course a 4 comes on the river....yes, on the river, not the flop or turn where it wouldn't have make me puke, but on the River...busted out 3 hundred something with 243 paying...so close, but no cash...Sucks to play in a tourney online for 3.5 hours and not even cash...

Lost a couple SNGs today, nothing spectatcular at the cash games, but still ahead for the month and thats what counts...Late

Brokeback Poker...

I don't even know why I titled this post that, but it seemed funny....don't know if you all have heard the references...but Brokeback and Brokeback Mountain(referring to the movie about gay cowboys) are now just other words that we can use to describe fags and other things that are gay.

Anyways, its Monday, which always sucks, not to mention that I am at home sick from work, which is good and bad, I don't like sitting home all day, but I do get to play plenty of poker, and probably make a lot more money than my job pays...Well, nothing special has happened since my last post, with the exception that I bubbled the final table of a $10 on Stars yesterday....First place was $2900 and I played immaculate poker only to have this hand come up...Over-agressive player with A3o in big blind comes over the top of my 4BB raise all-in for another 60k in chips, leaving me with 34k, shortstacked....but I make the call with ^^ as I know I am ahead and this will put me in the top 3...Well, of course, Lee Jones likes to see donks win and spikes an Ace on the River, and I am down to 34k...I move in with Q10o from the Big blind and small blind has to call, has 6 10s, I am in dominating position to double up and make the FT, but of course, right out of the door is a 6, so I lose....4 hours, $100 profit, not bad, but I wanted the FT for my stats and the bigger money of the Top 5, but I am improving to say the least....I am starting to consistently make it deeper in these MTTs and I will take down a huge 1st place, and I mean huge, by the end of the year...I love grinding it out, but I am good enough, and plan on having a good cash or win before to long in a big- buy-in event on here....

I also did a little 5 SNG challenge for myself, $6+.50 Turbo One-Tables, which showed me what I already know, I can consistently make the money unless a donk takes me out early....Out of 5 the results were: 8th of 9(-$6.50), 7th of 9(-$6.50), 2nd of 9(+$9.70), 3rd of 9(+$4.30), 1st of 9(+$20.50)....So I spent $32.50 total on buy-ins and got a total of $54 back, for a grand total profit of $21.50....big deal...just thought I would do this, and I played them all at the same time, which was fun...so....playing right now in a few MTTs and one SNG, will update later....Late

On the Rocks.....

I have not done so well since my final table experience last wednesday...I have been bubbling many SNGs and gettin my money in with the best in the cash games, only to get kicked in the nuts by some Donk on the river...I am still in the positive for the year, so I am technically only losing winnings, but it still hurts to lose 1/4 of what you've made in 3 months in about 3 days...
I hate cashing out, I do not know how many times I have to complain about this, but every time I cash out, I have bad luck immediately following..

I do not however think that it is all bad luck. In fact, I know what the problem is, and I still don't make an attempt to fix it...I work up my bankroll, and at the same time I am progressively moving up the limit ladder, and then when I leave myself only $200 for example to play with, I still feel the need to play $2/4 NL to maximize my gains, and usually grind it up a little, only to make a bad move or someone donk me of all my chips...SO...what am I goin to go...prob keep going about it the way I have been...I can not leave ALL the money I make in my account for many reasons...I have a young family, am still in college, and have to pay bills, and I also don't have a six figure income at my job, so....there's that...But I do consistently win, even if I do have brutal downswings, and periods where I may not play for a week or so...So poker is good to me in the long run b/c I am a winning player, even though it may be on a smaller level than some...

I am going to try to start playing more MTTs, b/c I just simply don't play in many....I seem to think the ring games are my bread and butter, which they are, but I have had decent results in the few MTTs I have played, but then there is the issue of time commitment for MTTs, which is a topic I won;t even get into...

Outside of poker, everything is good...The Hogs are finally doing good, with the exception of busting out of the SEC tourney to Florida, but they WILL, mark my words, be a legitimate threat in the Big Dance....Drank here for a bit last night watching the game with a pretty good crowd, and then went to a club called On The Rocks in the Rivermarket and get biligerently(?) drunk and had a great time...

Update later tonight or tomm, hopefully with some Final Table results.....LATE

$5 into $438 in 2 hours, I'll take it...

Well I finally did it...I made the final table in one of those $5+.50 Turbo MTTs...I have played so many of them over the last year or so, only b/c they offer good returns if you make the final table and they are so quick b/c the blinds go up every 5 min. like in a turbo SNG....

They are every Tuesday and Thurs. night on Stars at 9:39pm precisely, and they have them other times too, but these are the only ones I play in...You have to play aggressive, or not so much aggressive, as you just have to get all of your money in a shitload of times and hope for the best. Because of the blind structure and fast levels, this tournament is comprised of coin-flips, and a lot of them, it is commonplace to see a 4-way all-in pot, with the worst hand preflop sucking out on the river. This is not to say that I just donked my way to the Final Table, you do have to make good moves, its actually very tough skillfully towards the end.

I finished 5th out of 1716 people, which payed out about $438 and added another final table to my stats....This is probably the most I have caught pocket Aces in a tourney ever, probably like 5 or 6 times....and yes i know, anyone can win with cards like that....But it was a nice cash and a very action packed two hours....First was almost $2000 which would have been a lot nicer, but I went out with AKo vs. QQ and didn't improve, so at least i didn't blind out, I made a move at the wrong time. I did lay down JJ to a bet that put me all in so that I could make the final table, which I thought showed discipline although I am sure I had him dominated....

I played two $15+$1 SNGs as well, won one, and bubbled in the other....I also played a $20 +$2 MTT and was sitting above average after the first hour break, when I was dealt AK in the small blind with blinds at 100/200....4 limpers in the pot when 'Aggresive Donk' raises to 750, what!?!? well it gets to me and I instapush for like 3900 total to take down this big pot right there....'Aggressive Donk calls after thinking forever with 22....I think this is a horrible call, I mean at best I have two random over cards on him...he calls all but 100 chips with pocket dueces, stupid...but of course it holds and I'm out...so whatever...

I have to get back to work, so I will update later....Late

Damn, I get going and then fall off a cliff...

What up?? I know it has been forever, like more than 2 weeks.....but as I told you before, I had my personal computer use at work cut back in a big way, and that prevents me from keeping my blog updated like I should....or at least its a good excuse, I could do it all at home, but usually, the short time I am at home before bed, I am playing or doing something else....So onto poker...

I have managed to get a little run going as of late, and then last night I decided I don't like money and would donk it all off to the ever so receiving douches at the $2/$4 NL tables...Nothing spectactular, but I had been doing very nice at the NL tables(which is a change, I usually play limit) for about 4 days str8, which I know to anyone that it halfway good, is not a run of any sorts, but I had made more than a 1k in a short time, playin gonly $2/$4 NL and a few SNGs, and then in a bout 24 hours, lost it all.....yes.....broke, bitch! I did manage to cash out a lil more than $200 to save some of my self-esteem...But I will redeposit and get going again I am sure, and just hopefully make better decisions when I start to get a lil money...And I've got to make myself quit playing when I am on tilt....I KNEW i was tilting last night with my last 200 or so and still manage to make horrible calls and push when i shouldn't and just in general DONK it all off....

AS far as life goes, everything is great....My little one is getting to be a hoss, and work is well, and school is going as always....I was announced recently that Middleweight Champion of the World Jermain Taylor, who is have met more than once, is from here, and my wife has done a root canal on, is going to be fighting Winkie Right in Memphis at the FedEx Forum...the big fights like this are always in Vegas as many of you know, and told myslef I was going to go either way, but this will be one helluva weekend......Memphis(Beale St.), Platinum Plus, Tunica, lots of alcohol, sounds perfect....

The Razorbacks finally got their shit together and have won 5 str8 games, which is cool....It hasn't been very fun to be a Hog fan for awhile now, and they made it to the Big Dance and I am looking foward to it...

Sorry about the amount of non-poker related topics, but it has been so long, it seemed necessary...so I will try to start being consistent with keeping this updated....Im out