River Spirit modifies its poker tournament schedule
A new tournament schedule has been implemented at River Spirit casino in Tulsa. All of the events are now open to everyone to enter (the men's, women's and senior's tournaments have been discontinued)...
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Luck is a funny thing
I spent two and a half years jobless, while looking for a worthwhile job in my chosen career path (although I admit I could've been more tenacious about it). Meanwhile, I'm playing poker online and eking out a profit--not enough to live on, mind you, but enough to hope that one day I might. Then BF hits and my online run comes to a screeching halt. I rejected the idea of trying new sites as too risky, and opted for the live poker route. At first, I did great. $2K in 2 weeks. Then the bottom fell out and I couldn't scoop a pot no matter how big a favorite I was. So for 8 weeks now I've been breaking even overall in the cash games. Obviously, this can't be explained entirely by luck. I AM making mistakes.
The corporate world finally called me back into the office two weeks ago, taking bankroll constraints and self-sufficiency issues out of the equation. I was never great at pinching pennies, and I'm enjoying the reprieve. Funny thing is, now that I'm flush with cash, I'm tearing up the felt in tournaments. Cashed again tonight for a $700 profit. I've final tabled 6 of 7 tournaments in the last month, and cashed 5 times. Is it just my luck changing? Or is it that I'm playing tournaments where the stacks are shallow and preflop play dominates the action? Or is it that I'm playing better now that I don't have to worry about downswings? Or a combination of all of these?
Whatever the case, I hope it continues.
The Poker Blueprint arrived, and I'm halfway through it. So far, there's not much here I didn't already know and practice. But I've just gotten to the post-flop chapters, which is where I'm making most of my mistakes. I'll probably read it twice through before I return to the cash games.
All in all, things are looking bright. The pressure is off, the green line is moving upwards, and I couldn't be happier.
M
The corporate world finally called me back into the office two weeks ago, taking bankroll constraints and self-sufficiency issues out of the equation. I was never great at pinching pennies, and I'm enjoying the reprieve. Funny thing is, now that I'm flush with cash, I'm tearing up the felt in tournaments. Cashed again tonight for a $700 profit. I've final tabled 6 of 7 tournaments in the last month, and cashed 5 times. Is it just my luck changing? Or is it that I'm playing tournaments where the stacks are shallow and preflop play dominates the action? Or is it that I'm playing better now that I don't have to worry about downswings? Or a combination of all of these?
Whatever the case, I hope it continues.
The Poker Blueprint arrived, and I'm halfway through it. So far, there's not much here I didn't already know and practice. But I've just gotten to the post-flop chapters, which is where I'm making most of my mistakes. I'll probably read it twice through before I return to the cash games.
All in all, things are looking bright. The pressure is off, the green line is moving upwards, and I couldn't be happier.
M
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