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After many years of going to school and saying no to drugs I graduated with a degree!  Little did I know it would lead me to being beaten into the ground at the hands of a soulless corporation.  After 3 years I quit to play poker professionally.  I've now been full-time over 7 years, yet revenge is still in the air.  It's crazy to look back and realize I started this blog as I was simply 'pumping myself up' to quit the real world and go full time.  Now I also do some writing for fun as a 'day job' (some freelance and paid, but an insignificant sum compared to 5/10 live) and airbnb my place when I don't feel like playing as much.

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Struggling and Trying to Refocus (8/11/2012)

The jump to 5/10 has been stressful and I'm currently struggling.  For the month I'm up $65 in only 40 hours.  Tonight I lost -$1800 and got so frustrated I left the casino after playing 3 hours.  -1k+ on a 2-outer, then I open 89s utg 6 handed and a short-stack flops a flush over flush.  Then I get over-aggressive and lose $600 more on a hand I shouldn't be in when just moving up in stakes.  The last hand had me the most upset, that one I could have controlled.

I've been trying to take a new approach where I'm never just going into the casino for a set amount of time.  I go during certain hours I think might have potential, and if it's bad I leave and try to prepare for the next "shift" that should be most profitable.

I'm not used to this huge schedule shift.  During the next three months I've decided I'm just not going to have a life at all.  No clubbing and fucking up two days out of the week and no inviting waste of time bitches to come in town for a few days.  It's going to be all poker, studying, mixed in with some working out, and if I chill it's going to be playing a video game at home or having a very chill night with friends.  I should at least be in the casino trying to find a game 6 out of 7 days per week.  And if I can't get anything going around here during the next week it's road trip time.   I just can't have a life for the next few months, there is no other way.

It's got to be all poker right now.  I'm too close to not at least give it 100% right now.  I can't cheat myself out like that.  I've been huge on balance the past year or so, but this jump is different.  I really have to give it everything I have and there is no room for error.  This stretch could have huge implications on my poker career or even life long-term.

-bag

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Reader Comments (2)

Get the bravo poker app and check out the games running in charlestown wv. The action is juicy on weekends. Hang in there bag.

August 12, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterJames

James,

I have bravo and have been checking the CT action regularly. I've played their 2 or 3 times before, but not high stakes yet. Do you have an email or way I could get in touch with you? I actually had a few questions about CT traffic. Thanks

-bag

August 12, 2012 | Unregistered Commenterbaglife

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