flop small :: Bet Big

Mr. Ben McMath has aspirations of losing weight through excercise. I have aspirations of making money through gambling. So we made a little wager. I’m open to side bets from others as well.

On a related note, we discussed wagering whether I could lose 5 pounds in a week but interest in that seemed to die off. Anyone else interested?

Christmas has come and gone. I played barely a thousand hands over the period of last Wednesday to today. Instead I took the time to relax, enjoy being with my wife and do other things that are not poker. I couldn’t help but think that no doubt the casinos were open around the world on Christmas day. And what a sad thing that is. I’m not a man of religion by any stretch of the imagination. But in the western part of the world at least, Christmas has become the time to spend your life with what is really important. Doubling down on an 11 isn’t it.

What a dull night! I played well, got some cards, won small pots lost big ones and missed a value bet that a 2+2 chum pointed out. I ended up down just a little but I passed 5000 hands. Now that I know I can do 5k hands a week, I can shoot for 20k hands in a month.

I think what I’ll do from here on out is post weekly updates.

Hands: 851
Gross: $-122
Net: -$2292

This hand was posted to the 2+2 boards by two different people (one was the winner). Someone please change MP1s password on Party - for his own good (the button too). (more…)

No mincing words, this was one of the bigger dives I’ve taken in a little while. I ended up dropping down to 3 tables of 15-30 by the end of the night to help taper the downswing off (this is where the mathematicians in the crowd jump in and say that has no effect). Did I mention the swings are a bitch? (more…)