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[jimmer]

I may work out a deal with a buddy of mine to stake me in some of the local games--never had a backing arrangement, but it might be a way of controlling the really negative emotions I've tended to experience with downswings.

It really helped me when i was being staked, cause as part of the agreement, I had to show every hand that won / lost me more than 20% of my stack and every hand I went bust on.

As i had to explain myself to 'the board' it really made me think about the hands I was l playing and the reasons why. It brought my game on heaps and bounds.

[xDiamond_CutteRx]

Well, I just finished my last official act of grad school and I've had no luck with summer school positions. Guess I had better make sure I still know this Poker thing.

[jimmer]

What does this mean......

.....Guess I had better make sure I still know this Poker thing.

. If you are seriously having these type of thoughts, you are gonna fail , cause your attitude isn't right.

Was the statement just "a line", or are you seriously thinking this?

[xDiamond_CutteRx]

What does this mean......

.....Guess I had better make sure I still know this Poker thing.

. If you are seriously having these type of thoughts, you are gonna fail , cause your attitude isn't right.

Was the statement just "a line", or are you seriously thinking this?

Oh I was only half serious. You know how I am.

Anyway, I fired up Stars tonight for the first time since January... wow a lot has changed with the tables. Anyway, although it has frustrated me in the past, according to my records, PLO actually earns me a pretty decent hourly rate, so I 4-tabled 25PLO for a little while... up a little more than two buy-ins (or four at the 50 BB max tables, which there seem to be a lot of). I'll take it slow, try to be honest about my play, and see what happens. I might play a little bit live to mix it up, but I don't want to play above what I'm comfortable with at the moment. The good news is, I seem a little more relaxed now that a lot of my other worries are out of the way.

[xDiamond_CutteRx]

In the swing of things:

Been playing PLO the last few days. Some good, some bad, some very frustrating as per usual. Online was interesting for a bit, but with my new lifestyle (more exercise, less computer), I don't think I can just sit around the house all day. The bottom line is I'm up $130 after claiming my stellar reward thingy. Not a bad little haul, should pay for my gas for my road trip to San Diego in July.

Graduation was this weekend, so I cleared a few hundred bucks in presents. I will probably invest a little playing live--there are a few new cardrooms around here anyway. Let's see if live can hold my attention and interest better than online, because I'm about ready to cash out after only one weekend.

[HalfSugar]

Maybe quit grinding online now? It seems like it's not worth it ultimately and it sounds like your life is better without it.

[xDiamond_CutteRx]

Yeah, grinding is fun for like 3 days and then it's, well, a grind.

I'll see how live Poker treats me sometime this week probably.