Running Very Well (4/22/2011)

I'm certainly running well for the month of April so far.  I don't want to report specific results and jinx myself, but it's been my best month live so far.  And the month is far from over.  There are still two more weekends of big volume ahead.  I've also been finding good action on weekdays, which is very promising.  I even logged a huge win on Sunday night, which is a night I wouldn't normally go into the casino if online poker was still around.

My goal is to stay disciplined and focused.  I need to keep playing fundamentally solid and waiting for the right spots.  I don't need to force anything, I have nothing to prove to anybody.  The remainder of my month will be replaced with a clear disciplined focus.  No multi-day alcohol binges, no clubs, no wasting time on stupid girls.  This is not the time to slack off because things are going well.  This is not where I say "Oh whatever I've won more than double of what I would have made in corporate already for the month, let's just take off and have fun!"

In contrast, this is the perfect time to UP MY VOLUME, since the pressure is off.  Just have fun and see what happens.

I also received promising news from Pokerstars about being able to cash-out hopefully sooner rather than later:

“We were very pleased to receive the news that allows US players to cash out their real money balances.

In response to this update, the Cash Out option in the PokerStars Cashier will temporarily be unavailable, to allow us to prepare the technical solutions and formulate the plan and processes required to allow you to cash out your balance.

Please be assured, US player balances are safe. We will notify all US players as soon as the cashier is available to allow you to proceed to cashing out. In the interim, any pending cashouts will be returned to your account in order to ensure players have the opportunity to cash out orderly.

Providing you with the facility to cash out is our top priority right now, and hopefully all US players will be able to cash out via the PokerStars Cashier in the near future.

We apologize for the temporary delay, and sincerely appreciate your patience and cooperation, as we continue working towards providing you with a solution to cash out.”

Awesome sweet, so there is a high probability that MY MONEY will be returned to me?  Excellent news A+++……..

Obviously  I’m still going to be set-back some.  My Supernova status is gone, I have FPPs I will never be able to use, and any other perks are wiped out.  But this is great news.  I need to take the roll out and use it to start over online eventually.

For the record I have no hard feelings towards PokerStars.  In my opinion they should be rewarded.  If I could play on Stars tomorrow I would.

They stuck it out when other sites bailed and helped fund ways to fight the ridiculous US laws.  They provided superior software and security compared to other sites, and they helped promote the game to ridiculous levels.  They even helped us donate to charities and disaster relief funds, often matching donations.  They provided jobs to millions of people.  They provided me a path to survive on my own, as opposed to declaring allegiance to a wage-slave corporation.  Millions of people were provided with the entertainment they freely chose.  It seems Stars stood up for American citizens and their constitutional rights more often then some of our own government officials did.

-bag

Comments

[Lucypher]

Bags, although I know the volume is low compared to online, I am not at all surprised to hear you are doing very well now that most (if not all) of your play is live. The online games are much tougher than the live ones. I suggested for a long while that you would crush the live games while you were lamenting difficult online losses. As much as I hate losing the capability to play online, the loss of playing online has finally motivated me to go play at some live underground games (since I live too far from a casino to play regularly).
I took six buddies from my homegame to a place Saturday night and we absolutely pummeled the games we played in. Stay focused. Keep grinding. Good luck.

[baglife]

The month was going really well with the exception of the last 15 hours. I think I will definitely be earning more in the short-term playing live. Maybe it will open a new door of focusing all on live play.

I've heard stories of underground games often being super-soft. Well done, just don't get raided!

-bag