august results...

i started this month with a bad run and ended it with an even worse run... anyway here are my pokertracker results and my graph for the month...


still up for the month, so i guess i'll take it...


update on my race to 30k...

amount needed: $22,711.90

amount made: $7288.10

i don't think i can make it, but i'll keep on trying...

-choy

big loss...

... i'm not playing for a couple of days... gonna buy that car i've always wanted... fuck it!

-choy

APPT manila bust...

busted out at 14th place... i made a stupid move (donk! lol)... i was getting tired and i couldn't handle the pressure anymore... plus i didn't think my stack was gonna last anyway, i had a really short stack... i am happy i made some money tho...

so tomorrow i am taking the first flight out of here... i think i'm gonna be sick again as i was just recovering from the flu... sayang, would've loved to stay here a little longer...

-choy

let's go PLO...!!!

i think i'm ready to play pot limit omaha for real money online. i watched a few videos, read a LOT of articles about it and talked to some really decent omaha players online... i ran some starting hands odds and stats at pokerstove too... so, yeah i am pretty excited to start playing some plo action! gonna start with $2k and start playing at the 50 dollar buy-in tables at fulltiltpoker.com...

-choy

flu...

yep, i have the flu... nice... #$@%$@^#@$^^$^

sick...

i am feeling sick atm... i think i caught a virus somewhere... anyway this is good for me i guess, cos i need a break from drinking, smoking and poker. i think i'll just rest for a couple of days.

-choy

bad start...

had a bad start this week... meh.

-choy

running well...

i ran well at the end of this week... so i am definitely gonna find something "NOT POKER" to do...
here's my results for the week...



looking at my pokertracker... and i can say that the "gods" are on my side... here are some hands where i can say i got extremely lucky!

http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/253109

http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/253510

http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/253516

http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/252635

enjoy...

-choy

brag post...

i made $1k today! yay! so tomorrow i am gonna take a break! i've been playing day and night cos i wanted to maintain a nice winrate since i've been running bad. anyway, i don't think it's a bad run really. i think there are more decent players logging in and lately i haven't been that selective in choosing the tables i play in. i should be playing the fish more and avoid those fucking nits.

anyway... here's my results for the day...

prop bet...

ok... to whoever knows me... i'll make a proposition bet... i will not smoke for 3 months starting at a specified date... they say the first 3 months is the hardest part when you quit smoking... SO, you win if i smoke, i win if i don't... the bet is 10k php... any takers?

you know where to find me...

-choy

nicotine and the brain...

came across this article this afternoon... http://www.today.ucla.edu/2000/001121nicotine.html
... this is a lot worse than lung cancer! so i am gonna try to QUIT smoking for the nth time...

-choy

quote...

a quote by frank wallace...

"Poker is merciless.

Poker is a game of money and deception. The consequences are always deserved. The penalties go to the weak--the rewards go to the strong. The loser dissipates his time and money. The winner earns satisfaction and money. But what is the net result of poker? Is it merely time consumed and money exchanged with nothing positive produced? Is the net result a negative activity?

Poker exposes character ... poker is a character catalyst that forces players to reality. Those who evade thinking and act on whims cannot escape the penalties. Those who use their minds and act on logic are rewarded. The results are clear and true: The lazy evader loses--he can never fake success. The thinking performer wins--he is always rewarded.

The good poker player functions rationally. He views all situations realistically. With objective thinking, he directs his actions toward winning maximum money. He pits the full use of his mind against the unwillingness of his opponents to think. Thus, the good player cannot lose.

In poker, a person is on his own. He must act as an individual. No one will help him. Success depends on the rational use of his mind. Success depends on exercising his positive qualities and overcoming his negative qualities. Success depends on him alone. In poker, a person can function entirely for his own sake. The results are his own. The loser makes himself a loser. The winner makes himself a winner.

Poker is sheer justice. "

'night

-choy

PLO...

i am getting bored playing NLHE... i think i'm gonna learn to play pot limit omaha, as there are a lot of juicy games at pokerstars and fulltilt poker... this should be fun...

-choy

i'm up, i'll take it...!!!

looking at my week's results... all i can say is i am so okay with this considering i was running bad... won some money... i am happy even if it's just a small amount...

results:

what a loser...!

well i lost AGAIN! i never get any breaks in these tournaments... meh... anyway i had fun and i really enjoyed playing with these guys from cebu... i am definitely going to that tourney at sinulog!

anyway, i am sooooooooooooooo soooooooooooooooooo drunk...

night!

-choy

tourney...

looks like i'm joining the tourney tomorrow after all... this should be fun... :-)

wish me luck.

-choy

random thought...

opportunities come and go in life... once you realize you're in a really good situation, focus on it, never let go and plan all the way to the end... and never EVER let anything or anyone distract you.

anyway, today was a pretty good day. went to the beach with my kid vincent this afternoon and just goofed around with him... it was fun, i forgot how much i really REALLY love the beach. just being there brought back good memories of random stuff that has happened to me.

after the beach me, vincent, kaleng and michael had dinner at "harana"... it was a pretty good day... 'night

-choy

still running cold...

not getting any good hands lately, tho i am up for the day... nothing big, just a little more than a buy-in which isn't bad... i'm pretty happy with the way i played today, i adjusted accordingly with what's happening at the tables, how the players are playing and what kind of cards i'm being dealt... tho i really don't want to play too tight, i had no choice but to nit up just to squeeze in a win for the day...

-choy

fuck poker...

i was up over $1000 yesterday in one session... tried to steamroll and played some more... then went down around $800... played some more till 3am, almost broke even... then lost it all so i was down around $500... when i woke up this morning i played really really TIGHT... just broke even... well, almost... i am down 50 bucks or so...

i can't believe someone could run this bad... fuck!

-choy

update: i won some money playing just 2 tables... nothing big... just a little over 2 buy ins... but still, fuck poker! meh...

reminder for choy2(me): just go for 2-3 bi a day until the end of august you dumb stupid little f@#$! you were running good before you started playing longer sessions, YOU SICK #@$#!

heads up...

was playing a little loose today... and the variance was just too high for me to handle... and, also, i was playing more heads up poker so yeah... "variance"... nice word, eh santino? lololololol... anyway, there was a hand that put me on tilt... i played it really well until he caught his 2-outer and sucked out on me... it is pretty sick...

sick hand

i need a break... i'm gonna play airsoft this afternoon... i need to do something NOT POKER!

-choy

beer...

i promised myself i will not drink this weekend... but i ended up drinking with my good buddy, isidro, and my cousin, niño... i've been drinking quite a lot lately, i think it's time for me to stop for a while before it becomes a habit...

So tomorrow night will be my last! i wont drink for a while after that...

-choy

lost...

i lost some money today... i made some bad plays in tough spots, and that made me think that i really really need to improve how i play. i still have a lot to learn, especially now that i am planning to play longer sessions. anyway here's today's numbers... really hate looking at it.

i was planning to play tonight... but after this post i think i'd rather do something else... i might just relax and watch a movie or something...

-choy