Everyone thinks differently ..

Its been a long time since i have concentrated on tournaments.. i use to be really good in them and profitable.. today i was very concentrated in my play.. but unforunately when it came down to the final 3, my lack of patience and the unfamiliarity of my opponents reckless play in the final 3 busted me out.. player 1 "aggressively loose" switched gears and went all in with blinds 2000-4000 for 50-60k preflop consitently ..on one occasion he went all in 50k with 23o vs KQo.. and hit is 2xx flop.. prepelling him to chip lead.. it was the worst play i have even seen in a while.. but yet i was licking my chops that i would bust this guy if we went heads up.. especially with player 2 being tight and just wanting to move up in the ladder.. the final 3 looked easy .. unforunately that wasn't the case..

i figured i would be able to wait player 1 out but his ability to switch gears threw me off.. until i made the mistake of using his table image to infer his card and play on this particular hand that busted me...

PokerStars Game #6464674774:
Tournament #32805176, $20+$2 Hold'em No Limit - Level XV (2000/4000) - 2006/09/29 - 17:56:10 (ET)
Table '32805176 9' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: seefox (113242 in chips)
Seat 5: RidMyDebts (85372 in chips)
Seat 8: The_Gamblar (71386 in chips)
seefox: posts the ante 200
RidMyDebts: posts the ante 200
The_Gamblar: posts the ante 200
seefox: posts small blind 2000
RidMyDebts: posts big blind 4000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to The_Gamblar [7d 7s]
The_Gamblar: raises 8000 to 12000
seefox: calls 10000RidMyDebts: folds
*** FLOP *** [Th 4c Ac]
seefox: bets 36000
The_Gamblar: raises 23186 to 59186 and is all-in
seefox: calls 23186*** TURN *** [Th 4c Ac] [Kd]
*** RIVER *** [Th 4c Ac Kd] [Qh]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
seefox: shows [Ah Js] (a straight, Ten to Ace)
The_Gamblar: shows [7d 7s] (a pair of Sevens)
seefox collected 146972 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 146972 Rake 0
Board [Th 4c Ac Kd Qh]
Seat 1: seefox (small blind) showed [Ah Js] and won (146972) with a straight, Ten to Ace
Seat 5: RidMyDebts (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: The_Gamblar (button) showed [7d 7s] and lost with a pair of Sevens


lesson of the day.. everyone plays and thinks differently.. if we didn't think differently then we would all be robots or all the same.. the key to a great poker player is the ability to understand how his opponent thinks and use it to his advantage.. its not easy but if u can master it with time

Lets play some F'n cards

Its time to hit the tables... its been a while since i've been concentrated and ready to take down the poker scene once again.. Been slacking but its time to learn from the best and play with the best.. i spent most of my roll this year on varies things but to play with the best you gota be stackin.. Been away from the online scene as im working hard to improve my live game skills.. tonight gonna hit Niagara, 1-2nl.. my rolls at 1 g and by the end of the year my goal is 10g's .. will be keeping you all updated .. keep grindin..

The Saga Continues

I haven't posted in a while. Its been a great summer. One of the best yet. I experience something that i thought i would never feel again, a new love. A beautiful spirit that i could share my life with.

I realized that poker is just a job and its not life. But like a 4-card flush draw that has you priced in, with outs that are as far as Europe. With one card remaining, destiny takes over. You're stuck in that moment of uncertainty, as you play it in your head over and over again. Then snap! reality comes into play and your outs are erased as the river is pain and heartache. You think to yourself if there will ever be another pot worthy enough to take down as the one you had in your hand was the greatest win yet.

Waking up without your presence, i slowly turn to the world map and realize that Europe is further than just a bus ride on the 186.

My love, until the day we cross paths once again i'll be there with arms wild open.

But life has more instore, as my story from rags to riches continues...