Wave of Mutilation

So a while ago I got a 30" Samsung 305t. It was definitely awesome, but it started to go busto (refurbished) really soon after I got it. The whole right side was flickering weirdly. Don’t get me wrong I’m all about candlelight, but I’d prefer it with a romantic dinner rather than a grind session. Anyway the place I got it from doesn’t carry many 30" monitors. So I had to wait for them to stumble across another one. Luckily for me they got a brand new NEC Multisync 3090waskldfjals;djfsfd. Retail on this gem mint monster is 2k. I had to pay to upgrade, but it’s better than letting the Samsung go bust and having to purchase one anyway. The NEC got here today and maaaaaan it’s nice. But it better be for a 2k monitor. I mean, this thing better sing, dance, tell jokes, and cup my balls while I piss. I guess that’d be way more convenient if I used a pee bottle while grinding :0

One of the main things I’m taking away from making episode 4 is that we often play against our opponents as if they are someone else that we’ve played against in the past. In some situations it’s not bad to apply, though it can be very costly when you’re essentially guesstimating for stacks, or in stack threatening situations. I think it’s important to build a read and get some history. You hear Krantz say it all the time in like every other video he’s ever made “We don’t get any new information”. There’s a reason he keeps saying that.

Another good point is that though raising the flop IP almost always works vs. weak players, because they will either fold too much or go on insane monkey tilt too fast, as I’m playing against players who can reads hands better, even though they’ll fold some, I’m giving them a bit too much information too quickly. It will be much harder for them to read my hand if I don’t let them know what I don’t have, if that makes sense (not to mention I won’t get blown off of hands w/good equity and in the case of A high stuff, showdown value). I still think there is clearly a time and dynamic for all the flop raising I like to do, but I’ll probably work more calling into my game in spots where I’m just pedal to the metal.

I’m pretty motivated, and should be over my sickness in a day or two. The grinding shall then begin. If anyone is interested in me making a magic vid or something chime in here :) If there’s enough interest I’ll record a vid of a draft or some constructed on magic online.