I spent part of Monday night going to a keynote speech by a early childhood education specialist, Sharron Krull. She said a lot of things that reinforced what we were already looking for in a preschool, but also gave me some hope for poker. The speech was paid by a co-op preschool network in the area and it was free to attend. One of her biggest points was that children (and adults) develop connections between the hemispheres of their brains by certain types of movement. Pretty much anything that gets your body parts to cross your median line. She taught us this song, "Tony Chestnut Knows I Love You," that had a lot of those movements in it. You can watch these kids singing it on YouTube if you want. Basically, it is more important for kids to be doing these types of activities than trying to write their name (their hands aren't even developed well enough to hold a pencil properly, but they can develop them by playing with playdoh or in the sand box). She said adults can make these connections, too, by doing these activities.

I don't think I will be singing "Tony Chestnut" anytime soon between sessions, but it makes me think I am on track with breaking up my 50 minute sessions with a physical activity, because cross-lateral movements like that really help to wake up your brain. I will sing "Tony Chestnut" with my kids, however.

Poker wise, I had a huge crisis in confidence on Saturday, doubting whether I had a future with poker or not. I shared this with my wife (mistake?) and she pretty much told me to stop being a baby and reminded me of all the things I had said in the past. She is right. I have been playing much better since Valentine's day, but have been overly concerned with results and that has definitely led to some tilt. I also departed a bit from my whole business plan that I wrote out, which is not so smart since I really do believe doing those things will lead me, ultimately, to success. I have pretty much come to grips with the fact I won't be cashing out at the end of the month, but I did ship myself 2.3k in tax refunds, so it is not so dire for the family. I also figured out that I have been way overestimating my FE when playing my draws against certain opponents, and that has led to some unnecessary variance. I had to play one really ugly hand to figure that out.

Today I answered some HH and played a bit while waiting for my car to be serviced. This thread has been bothering me: http://www.leggopoker.com/forums/mic...-qq-10028.html

Here is the original post (not mine) to make things easier:

Just sat down No reads.

Full Tilt, $0.10/$0.25 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 6 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter

MP: $88.31
CO: $49.25
BTN: $40.91
SB: $48.37
Hero (BB): $25
UTG: $15.46

Pre-Flop: Q Q dealt to Hero (BB)
UTG folds, MP raises to $0.75, 3 folds, Hero raises to $3, MP calls $2.25

Flop: ($6.10) J A T (2 Players)
Hero bets $3.75, MP calls $3.75

Turn: ($13.60) 3 (2 Players)
Hero checks, MP checks

River: ($13.60) Q (2 Players)
Hero bets $7.50, MP raises to $36.40, Hero folds


I am not sure I cbet that flop. What are we ahead of that we get value from that calls our 3bet? We don't have any reads at all, so, 88 or 99? Bet/folding the river seems like a mistake too, for the same reasons. C/c river for value against two pair? I don't think they really bet, tbh. Seems kind of weak, too. I think you just have to c/f and hope to win at showdown.

Play well. Do good work. Keep in touch.

PFJ