the gist: Funny writing and pictures of hot chicks, who does not like that. These guys have mad access to the poker world and do not mind stepping on a few toes occasionally. If an overview of poker is what you are looking for or the hottest scoop then this blog will fit the bill.
Just in case you did not believe is check out this page called girls on the rail.
the gist: the king of degens plays and covers poker, his blog is updated constantly and you will never get one of those whack ass “I just did not feel like blogging this week”. It really is an insiders view of gambling, reading Pauly’s archives will keep you busy for weeks.
the gist: There might only be ten blogs in poker worth reading, Shane’s is at the top of the list. When Haralabos Voulgaris left Big Poker Sunday’s on PokerRoad there was really only one choice and that was Shane. Irreverant, colorful, edgy, sharp, backbiting, you name it and Shane can be that at times. He also somehow fits perfectly in a world where most people are struggling yet keep plugging.
the gist: David Benefield is one of the biggest winners online but that is not even close to what makes this blog interesting. The kid is an open book, he plays the biggest tournaments and the biggest stakes. His reflections on his life are poignant and laughable at times. His candor is refreshing, he talks like he has played poker forever but he looks twelve years old. If you want to know what the future of poker looks like read this blog.
the gist: Rather than continuing down the path of blogging about my poker experiences I think it is more interesting if I point out the best that exist out there. Daniel’s is that. He does not hold back, speaks his mind and occasionally makes an ass of himself. Which is totally entertaining. If you liked him before you started reading this you will love him after, or completely hate him, which is precisely why it is the one blog everyone in poker reads.
At about the 6:15 mark you will see a profile of Dean Hamrick, he is one of the nicest guys in poker and he crushes online as MSUsfinest.
I had a successful trip down in Louisville even though I didn’t get to play as often as I would have liked but I was happy with my play for the most part. I won 11,000 the first session… 1,400.. the second.. 700 the third… and 2,800 the last. The last 3 sessions were such a grind it was sick. I started off big stuck all 3 days and someone grinded back a win. I was never winner until the very end of every session but sometimes you just have to take what you can get. I really wanted to play the 5K NL tourney that started sunday but it was my friends birthday so I ended up staying in town to go out with them. That decision might have cost me alot of money though because I heard the game has been really good the past few days and the tourney field was really weak. However, that doesn’t mean I would have won money but at least the odds would have been in my favor.
I am supposed to head out to Las Vegas Wednesday to hang out with some friends and go to the PGA event but I am not sure if I should go or not. I just bought a house in my hometown of Avon, Indiana and I really need to pack and get moved over there. I guess there isn’t too much of a rush though since I still want to paint and do some other things. I almost hate to leave because I of the PLO game here in Louisville. I have won my past 8 sessions and even though I don’t really care about how many times ive won compared to how much money ive made, it is still good for my confidence and temperament.
I hope everyone else has been doing well and incase you have wondered… I still cant win online.
Matt Humphrey
humphreyin@hotmail.com
In the next few days I am going to try to sit down and think about some goals I want to accomplish, some short-term, some long-term. After reading my old blogs on blogspot.com I have realized that I used to be really focused and committed to making lots of money and having pride in my play. However, when I play just to be playing.. I tend to struggle. I have been doing really well playing live poker again in Louisville like always, but just not taking online seriously enough for some reason. I think my last 4 sessions in Louisville were 11,000..3,500…7,000…and 1,300. I have probably made about 3,000 online TOTAL during that time which is absolutely ridiculous. Especially since at one point i was up about 30k last week. I did run really really bad but it still didn’t have to be that bad. I really need to work on my attitude sometimes when playing online… i just expect to lose every big pot I play. Poker is hard enough, you don’t need to worry about all of those other little things or it makes it almost impossible to win.
The point of this whole thing is to remember to take pride in what I am doing. To remember that I want to be known as a great player and that day in and day out I need to PROVE I am a great player. And as of right now I am not. Because it takes alot more than just playing correctly to be a great player.
Tomorrow is the start of the WSOP-Circuit Event in Louisville so I will be spending alot of time down there the next two weeks. I will probably play a few tourneys and hopefully we will get to play PLO everyday and if not then at least 30/60 stud.
Good Luck,
Matt Humphrey
Humphreyin@hotmail.com
I haven’t been playing much online lately but have been traveling to play more, which I enjoy. I have been playing in some small games around Indianapolis and also going to Louisville. The Louisville PLO game has changed recently to 5-10 blinds(it used to be 10-25-50 dollar straddle. The game seems much easier and you can still get some pretty good wins. They have been playing 2/5 PLO in Evansville, Indiana every Monday and Wednesday and I have heard it is the best game in the country right now. Evansville is where I first started playing poker so I understand how bad the PLO can be there sometimes. It is weird because usually this time every year the farmers get their money and the games get really good.
I have been hearing alot about the new Horseshoe casino near Chicago. They have been playing 100/200 NL omaha which is a pretty dumb game actually but I guess the action is out of this world. I will try to update my results on how I do the next few weeks. As for Louisville I played it Friday and won 11k.. I played about 10 hours and never really had much going for me.. up about 3k most of the session then made quads and won a big pot.
I will have some friends in town this week so I’m not sure how much I will be able to play but after that I plan on getting on the road and making some good money again. I enjoy playing live soooooooo much more than online. I struggle taking online serious anymore because i have just been having the craziest swings ever.
Update coming soon.
I am near Syracuse, NY for the weekend. I am posting this with the new wordpress app for iPhone.
Nice to get some rest. I have been playing a lot of NL recently with wildly different results. I started off on UB with the idea that a lot of the good players are gone, which for the most part is true. The one thing about being super aggro at lower limits is that people call you very light. I have lost some pots being too aggressive hoping people were on draws that were not. I ran about $700 into about 10k in 3 days and then hit a dead spot. That is when I moved to Cake to give that a run. Currently I am on an uptick there but I have not been playing there long. My experience on Cake is that people call you real light. If they call the flop they are likely in for the river but when you hit your hand you can stack them. My game is mostly geared to stacking people because they think I am bluffing all the time. This strategy works better below 5-10 but there is a fair amount of fish at those limits too at both sites.
I did have a weird experience the other night when I went out to dinner. Having dinner next to me was a mother and son. As it turns out he plays online poker for a living. I almost did not believe him when he said it, I thought my wife was playing a joke on me. So we had some interesting conversation. Always nice to have another poker friend in the Twin Cities.
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