1. There is a Leggo bash going on at 6pm (today). I am about to get some sleep in preparation for it, but I think we did things up just about right. If you RSVP'd and got a confirmation for it (or if you're just coming in general), check your PMs for a slight change in the agenda. Probability and Vitas are here and I am standing on chairs barking orders at them so that everything is just perfect.
2. Travelocity blows. I have used it two times in a row because I was getting prices that were more appealing than Expedia, but I have been using Expedia for a long time and never had a problem. Travelocity was completely unreasonable, their customer support was terrible, and the price for the ticket went up a few hours after I booked it so they wouldn't let my gf on the plane. Lately I have been acting kind of stressed, and I believe it to be attributed to the incompetence of others.
3. I have made zero dinner breaks this WSOP in 7 tournaments. I had 2.5x average in the 5k 6m at the first break a few days ago, and then I had 0k at the end of break number two. Whoops. My first dinner break in the Main Event would be siiick.
I liked my last video a lot. It was almost like a reality show though, because it showed me getting no action most of the time as I have become accustomed to lately.
Tonight we went to Rok Vegas at NYNY. It was okay. I suppose just about as okay as a club can be during the middle of the week. Relatively young crowd and very low traffic table outside, was pretty quaint. Obviously I am not keen to the club scene, and it was not as hip as Pure or Moon or XS or wherever else, but it seemed to be an okay experience.
So, the series has been the series so far. It's the WSOP, so I'm guaranteed to drop like $100k on tournaments and staking. I've learned a little bit from my mistakes last year, and I've been more prudent about the pieces I get and the prices I get them at, as well as the tournaments I play myself-- some of them I just don't play well. Foruntunately I'm going to avoid playing the ones that I might be tempted to play poorly in. I'm very happy with my performance thus far in the events I've played. I've stuck with purely high stakes NLHE events and shorthanded stuff, and I've got the $5k 6m and the Main Event left on my plate. Here's to running good or at least getting my first ever live cash.
Speaking of running good and cashing in everything he plays, Mr. Luckychewy decided that it was not enough to cash in 3 events this series, and he should add a final table to the resume. So he went and final tabled the $5k shootout, which I lost in 7th place at my first table, despite doubling up on the very first hand of the entire tournament with set over set. You can sweat him here on Leggo, or at Pokernews, or live at the Rio with me and my people. I will be with a bunch of drunkards more than likely. Hopefully he binks it, he is the best tournament player in the world, and if he keeps running like he is, he is destined to win a lot.
Speaking of Mr. Luckychewy and his cashes, two randomly funny anecdotes. The night before the $10k WSOP HU, we are talking about how soft the field is going to be. My buddy who is a midstakes player is playing in the tournament, and we're just talking about who his best draw would be. We (me and chewy) decide that for sure John Duthie is the softest spot in the field. As fate would have it, he draws John Duthie and loses with AK suited to Duthie's AA. Then, a few rounds later, Chewy loses to Duthie in the first match in the money! Zing! We are clearly the donks, and they both said Duthie played erratic and weird but not nearly as bad as they assumed he would. Then, last night before his second table, Chewy was reading off a list of the winners. He said something about David "the Dragon" Pham and predicted their paths would cross in the tournament. Fast forward 18 hours and Chewy beat the Dragon heads up after sucking out on him with JJ > KK. Awesome.
Speaking of things that are awesome, we are having a Leggo party on July 2nd at a pretty sick house just south of the strip. It should be a convenient 5 or 10 minute cab for anyone staying on or near the strip. The house will be complete with everything we could possibly want to keep us entertained for an evening, or a night, or a morning. Here's a link to the post about it and if you have any questions just PM or email Probability, he'd be more than happy to help.
That's it for now, I have to get some rest before railing Chewy tomorrow.
I've been caught up in living a fast life in Vegas. I mostly talk about the dreadfulness of this place, but I think I actually like it. There is always something to do, for better or for worse. I guess your decision making and self control are placed at a premium. The quality of my life has been so good its been bad. I've been eating too much, relaxing too much, etc. and am feeling a little unproductive. I'm sure that can be remedied now, but I think I will just focus on doing it in a month when I am not in a place with so many great restaurants. As always, balance is the key.
I have not been playing much poker lately, but I booked a small win my last session on Stars, so I have a decent taste in my mouth. My gf has been here for the last few days, so we were doing stuff cool couples do, like seeing animated movies and eating sushi. Now that she's gone, hopefully I'll be able to focus on poker a little more, although my ability to do that is just not that great in general. It seems like I always have a friend or two or five out here visiting me, which is both awesome and slightly harmful to my actual 'job.'
Leggo party is coming up on July 2nd. If you aren't in Vegas but were thinking about planning a trip out here, you should do it. Seriously, dooo it.
I've been in LV for just over a week now, and I'm having a good time. I sort of have a whole lot of stuff going on and nothing much at all going on at the same time, which is weird. I've been eating good (but bad) and playing a lot of basketball and playing a decent amount online. I'm mostly losing money at poker lately, but I'll try to turn that around by winning a tournament.
I'm playing the 5k 6m tomorrow, but I haven't had a chance to play live cash yet. I almost did today, but the games looked kind of meh and it seemed just like a huge hassle and playing online seemed so convenient. I'm glad I had a chance to play online, because I played really well despite getting put in really unfortunate situations. I'd say the last few days I've been playing a lot closer to me B+ game than I used to play. Maybe one of these days that'll turn into something and I'll start winning money again, who knows.
I've got some Leggo gear at the house, so if you're in LV or at the Rio, let me know and I will get you stuff if you'd like to wear it. I can't give a bunch of stuff to a bunch of people, but I can give some stuff to some people, particularly active Leggo members. If you're a Leggo coach and need stuff, PM me also if you're here!
I got sent this link which I've watched a few times. It's pretty funny, not even like laugh out loud funny to me, but I just think it's clever and blogworthy.
1. Our house is reasonably cool. It's a rental, and a little beat up, but it's pretty legit and it's got what we need.
2. The gated community we live in is run by Nazi's. The first day and a half we were here, we had to walk to stuff close by because my car didn't come in on time. It wasn't TOO bad, commercial stuff is pretty close, but we kept having to hop the back fence (wall)... and this guy in a golf cart kept waiting for us. I had to explain to him 3 times that my car wasn't here yet and we'd stop jumping the fence like hoodlums soon... he was ornery. Also, we left our garage door open for an hour or two while I got my car wash, he was WAITING by our house telling us garage doors were not allowed to be open. I punked him pretty bad a couple of times.
3. Naked Fish is awesome.
4. I'm eating too much! Hopefully I'll start cranking up the exercise volume soon.
5. It's pretty hot, maybe even really hot, but this is nothing compared to what it'll be like in a month. FML.
Also, I went to the Rio yesterday to put some stuff in my box and for Chewy to register for the 40k (which I decided not to play), and CardRunners has a TON of WSOP stuff up. I thought they spent a lot last year, but they've clearly spent twice as much this year. I'm pretty happy about this, because I think it benefits the Training community as a whole, so props to them for trying to attack this live player market.
I feel like Leggo has been crushing lately-- our last three videos are quite good. I watched ~1.75 of them, including the entire Ashman video. It's good, unsure if it's his best because I haven't watched all of his videos, but he's come a very long way as a video producer and I'm stoked that he made a video out of one of his matches on his way to the 25k HU win. It's definitely worth watching, especially if you need to gameplan for your next 25k HU tournament.
I've got a video coming out in the next week or so, and (hopefully?) Rob does too. Chewy ought to have part two of his video vs Menlo out in the next week or two also.. what a sick lineup we have. And a bunch of people who are probably going to win a bunch of WSOP bracelets, which is even sicker. (Chewy has already guaranteed me a win in the 40k)
Speaking of how cool Leggo has been lately, there is a ridiculous thread in Mico Stakes where RedJoker goes over stats-- something he's very good at. I actually asked him for his help recently when someone from my Memoirs group asked me to go over some stats. He definitely knows what's going on when it comes to Stats/Strategy/all things cool. I hope he's got a video or two coming out soon too, I'll have to talk to him.
Not a bunch to say, I played really well in round one, and probably decently well in round two, but I lost to a (random?) Swede. I think he's a donator at high stakes games.
I was a little disappointed because I played well.
Oh well, I made a short video where I talked a little bit about the tournament in general, and I want to wish the best of luck (gogogo %s) to Ashman and Dave.
The Video quality isn't good, but for the most part its supposed to be just for the audio on the Leggo Youtube channel because there isn't much going on in the video anyways.
Vegas snuck up on me this year, and it's coming up in only a few days.
My month is going pretty well lately and has definitely turned around. Not sure how much more I'll play, but I've just been playing pretty well (although straightforward) and grinding 25-50 lately. I had a really good session with my friend sweating me the other day, although it did have to end with me playing the gayest hand in the world [1].
I've got a new 10-20 video out. I think it's just what the doctor ordered for so many people trying to move up above 5-10. A lot of it is what it's really like: crappy shorthanded games with some good players, some nits, some randoms. A lot of chance, not a bunch of game selection if you really want to play 10-20+ full time. It has gotten mixed reviews so far, but I am a fan of it, and it features me getting owned by a fellow Leggo pro (who will have a video out within the week, btw).
People have been asking me who this new pro is, and I promise you that he's coming in the next few days or week or so. As far as I know, his debut is a 200-400 video.
My next blog will likely be a video blog just before I leave for Vegas-- and there is gonna be a ton of cool shit in my blog and on the Leggo YouTube channel while everyone is in Vegas. Expect lots of interviews from Leggo people and friends of Leggo and everyone.
Also, I won a pretty funny hand today [2], I put it at the end of the blog, check it out.
Peace.
Edit: I almost forgot, I went to see Billy Joel in concert the other day with Elton John. It was a pretty sick show with dueling pianos where they helped play some of each others songs, etc. I honestly didn't know even half of Elton John's stuff, but Billy played everything I Wanted him to play. I did take a few short videos of the concert, but I haven't uploaded those yet. I might put them up eventually. For now, here's a prelude + song of the song that he opened with (granted, this is from a long, long time ago-- but he's still got it).
I've gone to the movies the last few days. I saw Angels and Demons last night. It was good, better than I expected. 7/10. Then tonight I saw Star Trek, based on numerous recommendations. It was very good, but maybe not as good as the amazingness other people said it would be. 8.5/10.
I've played a decent volume of hands in May, but I'm not playing really well. Tonight was a beacon of hope-- I played nearly flawlessly and finally had a good session. Here are the two biggest pots I played tonight-- the first is against a friend of mine and the second was against the "spot" at the table. After those hands is a graph of the month.
Enjoy.
Full Tilt Poker $25/$50 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players -
