Post Black Friday, I might start putting on pants before noon and talking about synergy again.

Here's a post I did on Two Plus Two a while back: "I'm a Web Developer, Ask my anything"

In the spirit of bringing a different flavor to Leggo (much like Curtains and his chess videos), would anyone be interested in a more tech centric series? Any suggestions on some things you'd like to see? If nothing else, I could take a few member sites and "leakfind" them.

If I can find enough/any interest I'll talk to Matt. If not, I might make a few member videos.

In the meantime, I'll be in West Palm Beach 1st-3rd and Vegas 4th-11th if anyone is around.

-Tom

Just booked tickets/hotel out in Vegas 4th - 11th if anyone is around.

AIM/Skype: Thisbetom

On a ~15 BI downswing lately bumhunting. Bit of run bad, complacency, and curiosity (not being able to fold to aggression).

I think bumhunting has made me way too complacent in my games though, so I'm gonna take a shot actively finding my action from bad regs at 200-400NL... I'm pretty sure my FTP PTR is bad enough that I can get it too :-/

So close to $20k lifetime holdem earnings I can taste it.

Shiiiiiip. Kinda lazy on the volume too, but motivated to do more in April. $2k away from lifetime $20k holdem mark.

Just zoomed out in my all time graph for "All Games" (had a lol foray into HU PLO @ ~170k).





I feel like some "summary thoughts" are in order, but that would infer I get way more credit than deserved... I honestly owe it all to Tommy Angelo, bw07507, HemmaCuda, JaymesBond, ssells73, IcarusJam, LaserShow, Kesky, bschoo, LozColbert, briaar, bluw0rld, Hatya, Nikachu, Probability, and the Leggo Cast/Crew. Thanks again guys.

Looking forward to clearing the $20k or *gasp* $100k mark here soon.

Poker has sadly been on the backburner lately... Probably ~70k in 3 months since my last update.

I got a contract job with HEM working on something "super secret" that should releasing a Beta in a few days, but I'm looking forward to that cooling off in 2011 and putting in more hours at the tables.

I'll do a 2010 summary with my journey through SSNL and should be starting 2011 at 100NL HU/6M

Vegas: I'm flying in 8AM 12/16 and leaving 8AM 12/19. I'll be staying at the Venetian and be at 2/5 for the majority of my stay, but if any leggolites are in the area and up for a drink, it's on me.

-Tom

=== Poker ===

# Month #


# HU "grudge" (all same villain) #




# 6M #
/embarrassing

=== Coaching ===
# Tommy Angelo #
Things are going really well w/ Tommy. He has an amazing grasp on high level things. I sent him two of my hands (~page each in word) and he put little arrows/inserts for us to go over. Across all these items, he pointed out very major flaws in logic for how I approach the game (as they either pertain to winrate or being "tiltless"). Looking forward to wrapping up his site and continuing sessions.

# ssells73 #
Just had a session w/ Scott and locked in 4 more. Really recommend him for anyone wavering in their game. Great player and has the "coach" quality down too.

# ???HU??? #
Trying to get a hold of Built2Tilt as a HU coach. Other than that I have a few "mentor"-esque relationships I've been trying to ping for advice on going about crushing through SSNL... So far I have:

> Bumhunt/sit empties over 5 sites Thurs-Sun
> Play regs Mon-Wed and review hands extensively.
> Get decent coach who plays a lot for ~2 sessions a week.

=== This week in Post-its ===
=== Status of July Goals ===
# Poker #
Little less confident in my 50NL 6M game, but I'm doing something about it... Still need to quit heroing and just accept sometimes the fold is the best play given ranges/board runouts (though it seems like I'm always getting the short end of that shaft lately).

# Health #
Bought a bike and have been biking ~5 miles (errands/groceries) everyday for the past 3 weeks.

# Life #
Being very proactive about my TODOs, but still procrastinate on a lot of long term things.

=== Goals for August ===
# Poker #
> Crush 50NL 6M and move to 100NL ~mid month.
> Cut down tables and concentrate

# Health #
Continue biking everyday

# Life #
Same: Be more proactive about getting things done. Finish unpacking and have a more minimalistic room/approach to living. Get on a better, more disciplined sleep/grind/life schedule.

I have this post-it notepad that I write on and paste onto the wall in my new apartment... Thus: This week in Post-its:

=== Poker ===
I've been handling 50NL fairly well, but ran into some extreme variance as of late. I've been going over hands a lot, and I think my plays are profitable, I'm just on the wrong end of some ranges.

# Month #


# HU #


# 6M #


Most of the variance/swongs came from playing some deep fish HU and them running godly. I always level myself into calling down vs loose passives when they clearly have just had the nuts and been able to go to stacktown 4 hands in a row.

=== Coaching ===
Started coaching this month with Tommy Angelo. It's been great! I'll update more on the specifics of each lesson in future posts.

=== Status of July Goals ===
# Poker #
I put in a lot of volume before ~week trip to Vegas mid month. After coming back I was a bit more lazy and also had to move.

# Health #
I've been decently good about jogging, but my eating habits are terrible... After eating something from P Terry's (a localish In And Out Burger), I really can't motivate myself to go jog like I should.

# Life #
Didn't really focus as much attention on this as needed.

=== Goals for August ===
# Poker #
I'm still not confident in my 50NL game and need to work on a few specific leaks before I bump.
> Continue to watch videos
> Quit heroing w/o reads
> Learn to fold and be OK

# Health #
Bike more. Jog more.

# Life #
Be more proactive about getting things done. Finish unpacking and have a more minimalistic room/approach to living. Get on a better, more disciplined schedule.

=== Some Giraffes! ===


The hand history review went fairly well yesterday... Worked through a lot of tough spots w/ Joseph/sw1ngin on 2p2 via Skype/Mikogo.

=== Some Maths! ===
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/58...-check-837675/

=== Some Tilt! ===
I realized going over lots of my hands that I'm experiencing that passive tilt a lot of people have complained about, but I never thought was a big issue.

My realization came when I got 55 in vs 44 on 532tt. My stomach sank as I watched the cards peel when I should be jigging a little that I got it in w/ 75%.

=== Some GTO! ===
I'm a bit lost in GTO land at the moment. I need to go back to the grind and think about some more lines... I get to the point where I get overwhelmed/lost during most hands and I need to just stop/breathe/think about ranges and then act.

=== Some Post-its! ===
Stole the GF's Post-its collection (thinly veiled dating a college girl brag... lol old guy beat) and have been writing quips/notes as they come up in session:

Probably referencing some of the screenshots in this blog:

It's called Poker Journal. I'd definitely check it out if you have an iPhone and play live at all.

Currently all the stuff online is from version 1.2, but it's on version 1.7.1 on the iPhone, and the upgrades literally make the program... So don't look at the online screenshots, just install/demo it on your phone.

They have a "Free" version, but the paid is more than worth it.

I'll do a more detailed review when I have time... Still at the coffee shop going over hands.