August is Flying By...

Hello all. It is already August 13th. So many things coming up in September- Borgata Open, Aruba, and then Foxwoods in October. And unfortunately, I do not know if I will make it to any of these. First off, I am playing the 50 seat guaranteed on Saturday for the Aruba trip. If I win the trip, I am going, I don't care how busy I am. Secondly, Borgata and Foxwoods are 50/50 right now. I would love to go and spend two weeks at each and dominate tourneys, but I made a commitment to my law practice. I promised myself I would spend the rest of the year working really hard and building up, so that I can grow a decent bankroll for Jon and myself. I hate that our poker earnings are constantly used for bills and life expenses. For the next three months, all monies earned in poker are going towards the bankroll and I am going to make sure my business pays for all of our living expenses and to grow our savings, because I am tired of worrying. My business, overnight, took on a life of its own and its great. I am so happy with it. Jon has agreed to assist me in many of the smaller,easier assignments I am receiving from attorneys, allowing us to increase our revenue substantially. Don't get me wrong. We are both still dedicating a lot of time and energy to poker. We have to, it is also a major source of income for us. My point in telling you this is, the variance of poker, especially before you have had a major cash to establish you, can be so great, that at times, it is definitely nice to have a stable income to fall back on.

I want Jon and I to be set for our futures. I want our IRA's to grow, our bankrolls to grow, and our savings to grow. I want, in 5 years, to be playing poker full time, without the thought of being an attorney. But I will grind now. I will grind as a poker player and as an attorney. Eventually we will have our dream. Because when I set a goal, I make it happen. I have never NOT achieved something I have put my mind to. I want to have a house in Vegas and a place in New York. I want to come and go as I please. I want to not worry about money. And all of these goals will be achieved. I promise you.

As far as poker is concerned, I have been grinding entry chip satellites and $50 sngs and found that these are the best and most profitable ways to grow my somewhat modest online bankroll at this point in time. Until either Jon or I have a big cash, this is what I will do. I will grind and do the best I can to build it up. Truth is, I don't mind grinding. It's almost like real work, except without the mean boss and relentless begrudging routine!

I also need to stop berating players online. Sometimes I can't help being a bi**ch, but I need to have class. I like to think of myself as a classy person, and my comments online do nothing but degrade my image and insult my opponents. While, granted they deserve these insults most times, there is no reason to badger the donkeys. They are there for me to make a profit off of, I wouldn't turn away clients who need an attorney, why would I turn away donkeys in poker?

Sorry that this post was more of a reflection on myself and my goals rather than about poker so much but it needed to be said. Thank you as always for reading- I promise to have more interesting literature next time.

Good money and peace,

Lucky C and Ace.

Happy August!

Hello readers, how are you doing? Things have been going very well lately. I have been doing well. Won five or six entries on ub for numerous tournies, came in 11th in the Deep Stack last night, which was a small cash, but I played really well and I did bust in an unfortunate manner. Three nights ago, I cashed for fourth in the 30k guar for 2400$ but was partners with someone, so only got 1200$ but that's still fine, anything to build my accounts and get me back on track.

So there is a hand I wanted to post for discussion. Please leave comments if you have any thoughts on this hand. In the deep stack last night, early on, blinds 20 40. I had built a nice stack to 7000. I have A 10 os on the button. One limper, I raise to 110. The bb calls and limper calls. Both limper and bb are super tight players. Flop comes out A 10 j with 2 hearts. Although I have flopped top and bottom, I am not happy with this flop. Limper and bb's range def include AJ, KQ, two hearts, and bb could have pkt jj. They both check to me. Pot is 340. I decide to check. If I am ahead, I am going to stay ahead on turn albeit a high card most likely. Second, if I am behind, I have few outs to catch up and I can control the size of the pot. I really think this is a good spot to check. Although I will end up calling more bets on later streets, if I am ahead I induce bluffs and if I am behind, I can decide where I am at based on size of bet. Turn is 2 sp. BB bets 300 which is almost whole pot. Now I give him AK AQ AJ or kq. I call. River is 6 cl. He bets 300 again. I decide to call instead of raise. I call, he has AQ and I am good. One player I know who is a decent player, suggested that I should have won a bigger pot based on strength of my hand. I actually liked the way I played the hand. If I thought I made a mistake at any point, I would admit it- I think it is very important to be honest about one's play in order to get better. I reviewed the hand with Jonathan and he agreed that I played it well. What do you guys think?

Another funny story. Jon was playing pokerstars Donkevent last night. One of the players bet small into a rather large pot on the river and Jon called with ace hi bc it appeared the bettor had missed a draw, bc a bet did not make sense. So Jon called with Ace hi and the player turned over 3rd pair. So Jon said, were u trying to bluff? And the guy's response: "why did you call, I don't bet with nothing!". LMAO On the floor laughing. If you bet into 3 players out of pos on river with third pair, does that not equal a bluff? I guess not to everyone.

So as you guys know, I do some poker coaching online, railing players, discussing hands, plays, strategy etc. So one of the newest players I talk to is very religious. Late one night, while we were discussing various hands, he says to me "If I wasn't a christian, I'd be a pimp." One of funniest lines I heard in a while. Another friend, who is very tan, told me "you are so white, I should rub myself on you and give you some color." That's either a very weird suggestion, or the worst come on line I ever heard. LMAO. But so cheeezy, its hilarious.

Ok guys, that it for now. One more thing, I don't know how much poker I am going to be playing this month. I am swamped with work and need to get it done, so we see how it goes. Talk to you guys soon, and makes lots of $$$$$$$$$$!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good money and peace,

Lucky C and Ace