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Comment on The new snake oil by TecmoSuperBowl

TecmoSuperBowl — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:43:36 +0000

I think the crux of your argument is your opinion that the consumer needs some level of protection. If a company (like DC) advertises the coach, then I think they do have a responsibility to properly vet the coach. But I struggle with the idea of putting the onus too much on others. We, as consumers, need to do our due diligence to ensure we aren't getting screwed, and this applies to all aspects of life. When we get screwed, then we learn from those mistakes. Sometimes life just sucks, in a vacuum.

Comment on The new snake oil by inavacuum

inavacuum — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:08:14 +0000

There's some confusion on leatherass. I brought leatherass up because he's a perfect example of someone who shouldn't write a theory book (along with almost everyone else) but can still teach a lot of important concepts that aren't related to poker theory. I also praised him in one of my earlier blog posts.

Comment on The new snake oil by Rdysn5

Rdysn5 — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 04:27:28 +0000

^If you mean the book Don't Listen to Phil Hellmuth by Dusty "Leatherass" Schmidt, that's one of the better poker books I've read. I have over 20 of them on my computer and to be honest there are only 3 that I found worthwhile: The Mental Game of Poker, Don't Listen to Phil and Mathematics of Poker. The rest weren't especially useful or relevant to today's games, I thought.

Comment on The new snake oil by JediMindTricks

JediMindTricks — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 21:37:15 +0000

Lol...Yo tim, what's all the bagging on leatherass. I'll send you a copy of his ebook if you want. You'd actually love it. ;)

Comment on The new snake oil by Mullanimal

Mullanimal — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 09:54:35 +0000

Let supply and demand decide the price, but people acting as watchdog and warning others is just as much a part of the market as supply and demand. I have bought two ebooks, one felt like a complete scam, not so much because of the material, but because by watching the authors videos and taking notes I had practically written the book already. I paid $300 or so to learn nothing new. The days of crazy priced ebooks seem to be gone thankfully.

Comment on The new snake oil by Ass Get to Jigglin

Ass Get to Jigglin — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 05:28:23 +0000

I think (and I think Tim's point is that) a coach can and should charge whatever the hell they want and let supply and demand decide, but that the consumer should be very skeptical of coaches in general (which is what his post was aimed at encouraging as to help the consumer avoid costly decisions). Thus he listed several characteristics of coaches that should heighten one's skepticism of a given coach, one of which happens to be charging a high rate without superb results at the tables, and another of which is over-use of buzz-terminology to appear to have more secret "new-wave" knowledge and skills than one actually has. Seems like perfectly reasonable advice to me.

Comment on The new snake oil by SCS

SCS — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:03:54 +0000

ralph - that's the point though. DC management can't take action, because no one has a clue about whom you are talking about.

Comment on The new snake oil by zachd2323

zachd2323 — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:39:54 +0000

I finally got the email and I LOL'ed. Time to crush in 2013!

Comment on The new snake oil by SCS

SCS — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:31:14 +0000

How does it help anyone if you don't reveal the coaches name, either on here or to Entity? If you really believe that the coach is ripping people off then you are doing a disservice to the poker community being keeping quiet about it.

Comment on The new snake oil by ralphcifaretto

ralphcifaretto — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:53:50 +0000

Ummmm, you missed the point. It was a fictionalised date (as I'm not going to reveal the coaches name, either to Entity or in this blog). I don't see why you think this decision is a troll. I'm not here trying to mess up a guys life or livelihood. It's just the opportunity came up where it might be a good idea for DC management to put in place some measures whereby every x months they review the coaching roster. Ask the coaches: Their price Their w/r Their volume The popularity of their videos (Other measurable factors) It's not solely a case of supply and demand (where the market dictates prices across the industry fall). This coaches price has stayed the same yet his ability (in relation to the rest of the industry) has fallen.

Comment on The new snake oil by SCS

SCS — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:30:34 +0000

ralph - If you don't wish to pm Entity, or Joe Tall, with your concerns, and if you don't want to name the coach here, then you don't care if someone gets ripped off, and you are just trolling at this point. By the way, I checked out which coaches released videos last June. There are 3 NL coaches who released videos that charge more than $100/hr for coaching - WiltOnTilt, Balugawhale, and Ansky. None of whom are known for playing 20+ tables.

Comment on The new snake oil by ralphcifaretto

ralphcifaretto — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:17:43 +0000

We'll take Moe's video release on x June 201y: I can show you that with a timestamp the >1 actions taken in the vid that are -EV. Moe is happy to say his w/r is <1BB/100 at SSNL. Moe chooses not to play many hands per month. Moe charges >$100/hr for coaching. Moe would be delighted to coach you (uninformed DC member). These are all facts (and we're using 'Moe' as the name of the DC coach). If we take the point about him making mistakes in his video. That is subjective yes. Taken in conjunction with the other points, it would be easier to see the mistakes as less a unique perspective from my p.o.v. (a microstakes player) and more what they are (-EV decisions which are some of the reasons why he can't beat the game. WHich he may be either consciously or not teaching low-level DC members the same mistakes. All for the low price of >$100/hr).

Comment on The new snake oil by inavacuum

inavacuum — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:24:59 +0000

The problem now is that we're entering a realm of subjectivity. When you say "X isn't a good player" that is an opinion and examples you cite are also opinions. If you're talking about recent videos, have you tried asking him a question related to some of these plays you don't like in a non-inflammatory way? Lets say there's a hypothetical coach called Moe. I think Moe is a laughable charlatan. Unless I have strong evidence to back up my claims I can't just go around telling everyone that Moe is a charlatan because for one, I might be wrong, and for two, I can't prove it beyond reasonable doubt. But I can encourage people to be careful. If people do that that are not only less likely to be ensnared by Moe but also other charlatans that I'm not aware of. If you have facts and you've stated them, that's good. If it is a proven fact that X beats/beat the game for X bb/100 and you think that is not good enough for his or her price, then people will listen to you and make up their own minds. That is actively happening. If you don't want to engage with DC appropriately on the matter, you can't ask for more than that. Saying soandso doesn't care or soandso isn't being pro-active enough are throw-away comments that stop anything from progressing and make it sound you're just trolling, which harms your entire discourse.

Comment on The new snake oil by ralphcifaretto

ralphcifaretto — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:50:33 +0000

I don't have a beef with the guy. I looked into many coaches on DC. Asked their prices. Watched their videos over a long period of time. ANd made an assessment whether they could help my game/in general, were good value for money. He's not a good player (watch his vids. I'll point out some examples). And he's charging an extortionate price (in real world terms). And he's happy for naive micro players to pay the prices. And you don't give a s**t. LOL, that's your right. And I'm not looking to PM Entity telling him such and such about y. If DC management aren't pro-active enough to regularly vet their coaches (in the case equate PRICE with CURRENT ABILITY (and I know we're getting into difficult measuring situations, as alluded to earlier in the comments, and prob the main blog post)) then all I can say is (when the inevitable negative thread on 2p2 pops up again), I told you so/I highlighted the situation (in this blog). I think DC is a great community and place of learning. But some people are looking to rip people off/take every penny out of people they can. Let's face it, if he was a good poker player, he'd be doing this at the tables. But he's not. I wonder why??? And many are happy to stand by and let them. WHatever.

Comment on The new snake oil by inavacuum

inavacuum — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:28:00 +0000

ralph (can I call you ralph?), I'd really like to not turn the comments into a witch hunt for a coach you have a beef with. That beef may very well be legitimate, but this isn't the place to pursue it. When I wrote this blog entry I didn't have any particular persons in mind. I find it interesting how individuals have reacted to the post, but I have no problem with any individual. My problem is with the situation on an industry-wide level. Not just DC, not just 2p2. I don't think DC have any checks in place to stop a coach charging whatever they want and nor should they. What I encourage is a healthy level of skepticism from the consumer as to why a coach charges what they do and whether that reflects an appropriate sum. As for checking that what a coach says about themselves is true and accurate, there are some checks DC can make but nothing would be foolproof depending on how devious the coach wished to be or not be. If you genuinely feel aggrieved I would suggest the best way forward would be to send a PM to Entity and explain your issue in a clear and precise manner and await his reply.

Comment on The new snake oil by ralphcifaretto

ralphcifaretto — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:33:58 +0000

^^^ That's the thing, it's v hard to make $100/hr these days unless you're good (possibly the requisite for a player to coach???) This guy doesnt even beat $1/2, Small Stakes. And yet DC allow him to charge a high rate through their site (Okay he was a solid winner in 2010. But 2010 =/= 2013. Yet he's charging the same price as he did pre-Black Friday. And the whole poker landscape's changed (Though I personally didnt rate his vids pre-BF. At least you could say it was a fair rate at the time. Now it's obvious he's trying to suck every penny out of this he can yet offering nothing back to the community). Do DC management have any checks in place to possibly prevent this? They're mucho rapido to post in the 2p2 threads when the inevitable thread (about x DC coach can't beat the game anymore). But isn't it easier to nip it in the bud now?

Comment on The new snake oil by SCS

SCS — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:51:59 +0000

I think for the most part a coach's rate should be lower than the coaches hourly while playing. I think it's fine if a coach, because of demand, charges a little over his hourly. My problem is when they are charging far over what they are making at the tables for coaching. For example, a coach who makes $100/hr at the tables, charges $250/hr+ for coaching.

Comment on The new snake oil by B-rye88

B-rye88 — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:19:15 +0000

Saying that a coach should not charge more than their win-rate != saying that a coach should be a winner in order to be an effective coach. For the first, I disagree. Why shouldn't/can't a coach look to make coaching their primary career? Maybe they like coaching more than they like playing? So long as the product is worth it, then I see no problems. For whether a coach should be a winner... I think I can agree that in theory, it's possible for a coach that can't beat the games to be an effective investment, and that in practice it simply doesn't happen very often if at all. So I 99.9% agree with you that a coach should be a winning player before a student thinks "hey I should pay this guy to teach me how to win".

Comment on The new snake oil by inavacuum

inavacuum — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:28:55 +0000

B-rye88, "(2) This seems silly for the same reason Improva gave Yugiohpro (if I'm remembering my blogs correctly) and the reason SchFerreira gave. Purchasing coaching is an investment. I don't give a rats ass what threads13' winrate is, the question is whether his coaching of me enabled me to make more money." A coach is of course free to charge whatever they like and offer whatever services they like. The consumer needs some protection however and in my opinion a good way for the consumer to protect themselves is to settle on a coach that is not obviously making coaching their primary career investment and is not being obviously greedy with coaching fees and look any crossover of the two. This is the main area where I think we will never see eye to eye. I am not trying to advocate that there is one right viewpoint, just that X is my viewpoint. The coaches winrate thing has been a bugbear of mine since day 1 (which is 2007, I guess). Coaches have a doubly hard job because a winner isn't necessarily a good coach but a good coach must be a winner. UNLESS you are not teaching application of poker theory. For example, I would never want to learn how to play like leatherass. But I think I could/have learned a lot from how leatherass thinks about poker. This is why it's ok to for Tommy Angelo (+other good coaches in his area that might exist) to do what he does. Back in the day there was a classic counter to this which was "what about MDMA?" (if you don't know who MDMA is, a little research will be quick and painless) everyone held up MDMA as this amazing theory coach who worked with high stakes players but didn't play. But he did/does play! It was a horrible misreckoning (and probably still is). If you want to take the standpoint that coaches don't have to be winners as well as good coaches, I understand it, but we will have to agree to disagree.

Comment on The new snake oil by inavacuum

inavacuum — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:13:23 +0000

SchFerrira, "b) Also, it always strikes me as creepy how incredibly strong marketers some of the worse coaches are. I think that is why you tend to associate stuff like ebooks/group choaching/ads with bad service. What I'm trying to get at is that having an ebook obviously doesn't make someone a bad coach, just because bad coaches are more likely to come up with an ebook." Of course not every single coach(es) who releases an ebook is going to be a scumbug. Just the majority. I'm sure for example that Matt Janda's forthcoming book is going to be useful to a lot of people. Not every item that comes through my letterbox at some is going to be junk. Just the majority. "BTW, another co-author of the ebook makes what are probably the only HUNL videos worth watching (and paying for) these days." I am almost certain this is wrong. But if you are saying X makes good HU content, I won't disagree with you.

Comment on The new snake oil by B-rye88

B-rye88 — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 01:50:40 +0000

A good coach: Makes money from coaching Is interested in the progress of the client (1) Charges less than their winrate (2) Enables a flow of information to and from the student (3) Doesn't have an ebook (4) Doesn't do group coaching (4) Doesn't advertise (4) (1) Of course I'll agree with this. I don't think this is mutually exclusive of the opposite, "Is interested in making as much money as possible from a client". What about people who want their client to succeed so that they will have more $ to pay them for coaching, and an inclination to continue? So long as the service provided is good, a level of greed on the part of the coach is fine. If that's the only focus, and there's no attempt to provide a worthwhile product in return, then we're in perfect agreement. (2) This seems silly for the same reason Improva gave Yugiohpro (if I'm remembering my blogs correctly) and the reason SchFerreira gave. Purchasing coaching is an investment. I don't give a rats ass what threads13' winrate is, the question is whether his coaching of me enabled me to make more money. Prices are not determined by what people think are fair. They are dictated by price, and utility. I fully agree that caveat emptor is a shitty setup for most markets, and that having agents in the system (such as coaching sites, 2p2) that act as forces to enforce product quality and protect consumers (students) is a good thing. But thinking that a coach should charge less than his hourly when playing out of some sense of personal fulfillment, honour, or that it's fair, just seems silly to me. (3) I agree with this so much that I honestly think it should have been at the top of your list and that the entire blog post probably could have been about it. Such an important part of mutually satisfying exchange between student and coach. (4)I don't know if you read my post in the blown-up "hand-reading" thread, but the fact that you make videos means you advertise. I don't really understand the hate you have against these though. It's the same as the coaching itself; it's a product. If the value to the student is worth the price, then sweet stuff. I've already stated I agree with having agents that protect consumers (I should also say that I think this is especially important in the poker coaching market, much for the same reason novice investors need to be protected when dealing with the financial services sector), but saying that "advertising is bad" seems just awful. What if a coach is positive that he's capable of delivering a good product and wants to share that with the world? Hell, what if he just wants to get rich, but has a good product anyways? For the GTO NL2 thing, I think you're wrong for the same reason I think everyone who makes that argument is wrong. People like to say "You don't need it to beat uNL". That's not the question. The question is "will you get better at poker by studying this?". And really, I don't think you can tell me you won't get better at poker by studying how EV works in poker. It's my opinion that a player will gain bigger edges on the competition, faster, by using the approaches to learning favoured by blah234, improva, threads, etc. It's quite possible I'm wrong, and I'm not going to sweat anyone who wants to think the opposite, but if someone at 2NL wants to know more about theory I see nothing wrong with that. I definitely agree that there will be great confusion brought about by a transition to GTO-style learning; not much we can do about that but trust in and help the aforementioned agents to help minimize it, and provide resources for students to help recognize charlatans. I think the worst part about this is that history thus far would suggest that there's a strong correlation between coaches with tons of advertising, multiple e-books, charge-outs > poker win-rates, etc. and scammers that provide little to no value to the people who trust in them. I definitely understand the revulsion people feel towards that, and the importance to the poker coaching market that steps be taken against that. I just think that saying "advertising is bad, nobody should charge out > their win-rate, etc." is reactionary and is looking at, imo, a weak-ish correlation and not causation.

Comment on The new snake oil by SchFerreira

SchFerreira — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:10:52 +0000

BTW, another co-author of the ebook makes what are probably the only HUNL videos worth watching (and paying for) these days. Not that I'm going to spend the $59.00 on the thing, just saying that because ebooks suck doesn't mean the authors suck.

Comment on The new snake oil by SchFerreira

SchFerreira — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:06:30 +0000

Hey Tim, nice blog post. I kinda want to touch on a couple of subjects: a) About X releasing "How To Crush Online Poker in 2013": I've actually had coaching with one of the co-authors of the ebook (about a year ago), one of the most respected coaches on 2p2, and I can say it was worth every cent I invested. So yeah, just to clarify and keep in mind that X has some top notch coaches and their reputations shouldn't get dragged along by whatever bs marketing ploy X employs. Overall, as you know, I agree with your general opinion on poker books, videos and coaching. b) Also, it always strikes me as creepy how incredibly strong marketers some of the worse coaches are. I think that is why you tend to associate stuff like ebooks/group choaching/ads with bad service. What I'm trying to get at is that having an ebook obviously doesn't make someone a bad coach, just because bad coaches are more likely to come up with an ebook. c)I think it's ok for anybody to charge as much as demand possibly allows. After all, you're basically working overtime and on time that could be spent going out or being with your family. I think that if paying 1000/hour to get coaching from NL2000's top winner of 2007 isn't worth it, the market will eventually correct that. Marketing only goes so far. Also, the real problem there are the people who wont even do a tiny bit of research before commiting such huge investements. d) The Council of Poker would lack any legitimacy and forever remain in obscurity without Phil Hellmuth's participation and endorsement.

Comment on The new snake oil by ralphcifaretto

ralphcifaretto — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:22:14 +0000

I only brought it up because the blog enabled me to (so agree there's no point going into the justifiable price argument). I'll just mention numbers then leave it at that. If a $1/2 player 20x tables and wins at 1BB/100, his hourly at the tables is ~$40. He decides not to play regularly but his coaching is available on DC per hour for > 3 times his hourly playing the game. I'll let the numbers do the talking.

Comment on The new snake oil by inavacuum

inavacuum — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:55:17 +0000

mitch, I've heard a lot of people praise Tendler's work. I don't think particularly it is for me, but I accept it might be for others. The important factor is that tilt/A-game/lopping off the C game/whatever you want to call is addressed at the same time but in a separate space to theory. ralphcifaretto, you are definitely entitled to your opinion and I do not think DC is the type of site to deny you expressing it (assuming you're not trolling, which you aren't). However, I'm definitely not trying to start a "who has justifiable rates" discussion because it can never be solved to satisfaction (of the truth). Instead I simply encourage everyone to employ a healthy sense of caveat emptor.

Comment on The new snake oil by ralphcifaretto

ralphcifaretto — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:30:01 +0000

+ 10000. There's a coach on dc who's rates are soooooo inflated it's unbelievable. I'm just a poker learner, and member of the dc community so my opinion is just that, an opinion. I also feel that a coach should cost as much as his hourly would be. Especially 1 who only plays ~200nl, and doesnt seem to beat it for a large amount. The reason I'm saying this, the opportunity came up (this blog). And I dont like to see naive people get ripped off. I know its up to the consumer to decide whether a coach is worth their prices, and who am I to say x coach is too much? But if a guy can't beat the game, he shouldnt be charging $[a large number in real world figures]. And DC should be really regulating, if he's going to continue being advertised on this site.

Comment on The new snake oil by mitch

mitch — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:23:33 +0000

I'd add Jared Tendlers Mental Game of Poker book as a different approach to Tommy's that's more effective for some people. Agreed with everything else. Great blog.

Comment on Content is coming by kerwinty

kerwinty — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 07:04:36 +0000

can't wait. inavacuum and zoom pretty sick.

Comment on Content is coming by Big_Mick00

Big_Mick00 — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 01:21:18 +0000

will be renewing my sub for this.

Comment on Content is coming by B-rye88

B-rye88 — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:23:23 +0000

^ That's why it made so much sense to me. I figured he was like "I enjoy subs, and I enjoy inavacuum videos, so when it comes out I'm going to be like BAM! subway + video".

Comment on Content is coming by inavacuum

inavacuum — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 13:33:27 +0000

Eating a chicken and bacon melt may or may not improve the viewing process (I'm going with improve).

Comment on Content is coming by Ulyss

Ulyss — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 13:03:30 +0000

mmmmmm .... sandwich

Comment on Content is coming by B-rye88

B-rye88 — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:15:11 +0000

It took me until just right now to realize that PVH meant a subscription, not a sandwich. Gawd I'm duuuuuuumb.

Comment on Content is coming by B-rye88

B-rye88 — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 22:26:52 +0000

Weeee! GL HF Can't wait :)

Comment on Content is coming by SpewKid

SpewKid — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 20:04:50 +0000

awesome, can't wait

Comment on Content is coming by PrinzVonHapunkt

PrinzVonHapunkt — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 13:51:39 +0000

oh damn, instantly buying a sub when this happens

Comment on Content is coming by sandr1x

sandr1x — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 13:49:42 +0000

Looking forward to it! ps: life with face cards is awesome, ain't it? ;)

Comment on How we do by soleztis

soleztis — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 04:46:26 +0000

no talent ass clown

Comment on How we do by inavacuum

inavacuum — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 07:39:56 +0000

(Actually I have no idea, redline is just a function of what games we're in, so whatever it's like will be correct, assuming I am playing the most +EV I believe possible).

Comment on How we do by inavacuum

inavacuum — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 07:39:10 +0000

Dude, it's on the catwalk in Milan.

Comment on How we do by TecmoSuperBowl

TecmoSuperBowl — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 02:57:31 +0000

Yea, but what about your red line? Is it thin?

Comment on How we do by shuttle

shuttle — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 19:13:50 +0000

nice graph :)

Comment on How we do by inavacuum

inavacuum — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 07:56:23 +0000

@dvv15, yes but only if I feel the student and I would work well together. Whomever is interested should send a PM.

Comment on How we do by dvv15

dvv15 — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 21:27:31 +0000

sweet, do you currently take new students?

Comment on How we do by PrinzVonHapunkt

PrinzVonHapunkt — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 17:11:45 +0000

buut how much did you lose?

Comment on How we do by lawnmoe

lawnmoe — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 07:27:03 +0000

very impressive

Comment on How we do by inavacuum

inavacuum — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 06:47:16 +0000

Party, OnGame, PKR, Microgaming. I would say 75% Party. NL50-NL1000.

Comment on How we do by kerwinty

kerwinty — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 04:22:36 +0000

Great stuff Tim straight up... pretty sick...

Comment on How we do by 13Strike

13Strike — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 03:35:24 +0000

+1 site and stakes.......yo

Comment on How we do by SchFerreira

SchFerreira — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 22:20:01 +0000

Sites and stakes?

Comment on How we do by Ass Get to Jigglin

Ass Get to Jigglin — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 21:41:39 +0000

Very nice sir

Comment on Curse of the pokerbros by pokergarden

pokergarden — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 06:07:05 +0000

A true bum hunter only plays vs homeless people.

Comment on Curse of the pokerbros by SnappieVouz

SnappieVouz — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 17:56:32 +0000

I heard that workshop is awesome, bro.

Comment on Curse of the pokerbros by inavacuum

inavacuum — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 07:10:50 +0000

Just to be clear, the gentleman I was having a discussion with in the comments must have deleted his own, I have neither the power nor the desire to do so. We were having an interesting (I thought) conversation on whether or not my post was hypocritical. For the record, no one has called me anything. I don't socialise with any pokerbros and I play poker with chat turned off so I'd have no idea one way or the other. The blog is mainly for entertainment purposes, hence the post in the first place. Whether I am truly as bad as the pokerbros is something I will meditate on at the next Shamanic Hand-Reading Workshop with Matthew McConaughey.

Comment on Curse of the pokerbros by inavacuum

inavacuum — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 07:05:18 +0000

It's something they're going to have to figure out for themselves.

Comment on Curse of the pokerbros by PrinzVonHapunkt

PrinzVonHapunkt — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 04:12:13 +0000

if you tell them, aren't you a pokerbro yourself in a way?

Comment on Curse of the pokerbros by zooroaster

zooroaster — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 21:50:08 +0000

How do you tell a friend they're a Pokerbro?

Comment on Curse of the pokerbros by KRANTZ

KRANTZ — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 21:39:26 +0000

lol, pokerbros! well put

Comment on Waiting for the rapture by inavacuum

inavacuum — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 12:20:11 +0000

I answered your question via a new blog post.

Comment on Waiting for the rapture by zooroaster

zooroaster — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 23:33:17 +0000

I know we got a bit sidetracked talking about how great 'Pool is but seriously how much do you put into table selection, especially post BF? I'm really being hard on myself to table select better although sometimes it can take about 10-20 minutes. I often am looking at a table I'm in line for and rejecting it just to get back on the same list. Its getting kinda hard to get the loose on the left and tight on the right but maybe since the stakes you play are so much higher that it won't matter since they are mostly regs.

Comment on Waiting for the rapture by inavacuum

inavacuum — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 07:03:04 +0000

It's alright, different rules for foreigners. When I was a kid I used to love the Minnesota Vikings. No idea why. Probably because they had Vikings.

Comment on Waiting for the rapture by zooroaster

zooroaster — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 02:52:19 +0000

Well that rationale doesn't bode too well for me...I'm just a silly American who's never been Merseyside. :(

Comment on Waiting for the rapture by inavacuum

inavacuum — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 20:37:17 +0000

I've never even been to Manchester so I'd find it hard to support a club there. Although when I was at school my entire year supported United except me and one boy who supported Forest. And they'd not been to Manchester either, that's for sure.

Comment on Waiting for the rapture by zooroaster

zooroaster — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 20:13:16 +0000

Its all good, I hate others a lot worse. At least its not a Manchester team. But hey, you got a Champion's League title and we got 50 million.

Comment on Waiting for the rapture by inavacuum

inavacuum — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 06:51:38 +0000

http://s8.postimage.org/v2m67uyyt/plasticfantastic.jpg Sorry.

Comment on In which I nitpick by zooroaster

zooroaster — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 22:53:07 +0000

There's one thing that irks me and a lot of my sports friends...after some sort of collision either by sporting object or players on the field, you can almost always hear a commentator say, "That was a near miss". Obviously, the collision never happened thus a near hit.

Comment on Waiting for the rapture by zooroaster

zooroaster — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 22:48:43 +0000

You word would have been more than enough. Should be an interesting final. Do you have a club team? You are in the UK, no?

Comment on Waiting for the rapture by inavacuum

inavacuum — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 06:12:16 +0000

3 days before the semi-final I said I'd back Spain here http://www.deucescracked.com/topics/526351-Euro-2012?forum_id=111-Off-Topic&page=2&per_page=60

Comment on Waiting for the rapture by zooroaster

zooroaster — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 23:21:28 +0000

By the way, was your avatar switch before Spain won the shootout?

Comment on Waiting for the rapture by zooroaster

zooroaster — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 23:19:51 +0000

Well I am glad you did. You are one of the main voices that I regularly seek out. Always very insightful. To use your reply to a reference to the blog post: how hard would you say you've found it, as a person playing for his livelihood post BF? Do you still log a good hourly when encountering "REG'S"?

Comment on Waiting for the rapture by inavacuum

inavacuum — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 22:28:37 +0000

I decided to stop sports betting because it was taking up 8-12 hours a day with all the work I was putting into it. I'd made enough and wanted to focus more on my wife and family. I gave poker a shot and decided that if I could make it work after coaching I would keep doing that and if not I'd look into something else. The most important factor was being able to work the hours I chose. This was about 5 years ago. It's been fine so far.

Comment on Waiting for the rapture by zooroaster

zooroaster — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 19:25:22 +0000

Nice forward progressive thinking as always. I know its probably been addressed but how did you segue into poker?

Comment on SS stats, haiku, flaming stealth banana by valent_Mos

valent_Mos — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 10:39:44 +0000

Hey i that's awesome, i really liked the FWF Blueprint, And thanks for the updates, keep reading online poker blogs, and keep updating my knowledge as well.. Thanks..

Comment on SS stats, haiku, flaming stealth banana by Kristine_wane

Kristine_wane — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 12:32:46 +0000

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Comment on SS stats, haiku, flaming stealth banana by Julia_Kent

Julia_Kent — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 12:18:11 +0000

Hey i agree Ingrid, pretty good information i can say.. i don't remember but i red this before somewhere else as well.

Comment on Waiting for the rapture by cam167

cam167 — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 16:54:20 +0000

You the man Tim

Comment on SS stats, haiku, flaming stealth banana by Ingrid_Nelson

Ingrid_Nelson — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 10:16:42 +0000

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Comment on Waiting for the rapture by SiQ

SiQ — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 23:22:55 +0000

good stuff.

Comment on Waiting for the rapture by KRANTZ

KRANTZ — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 22:02:23 +0000

nice post

Comment on Waiting for the rapture by inavacuum

inavacuum — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 08:57:05 +0000

I spent a good deal of time studying the UK and Irish horse racing markets. It's a widely misunderstood field. If one was to just try and pick winners in every race, I don't think racing experts would do much better, or any better, overall than clueless punters just guessing. However, there are some ways to make a profit without resorting to trading on prices. Contrary to popular belief there are some "systems" that work, but typically they return only a small investment per season. For example, one method that will always return a profit is the "Millard Maxim". That is, you look for maiden races (a race in which no horse has ever won a race before) for 2 year olds only where the favourite is a horse that ran very well last time out. This horse will invariably be odds on, allowing you to lay it for cheaper than 1 unit. They almost never win. There are probably 30-50 of these per season and maybe 5-10 win. Each time you are risking somewhere between 0.5 and 1 unit to win 1 unit. However, if you really want to be successful you had to develop your own ideas. I had a lot of success studying up on the breeding of each horse to determine how well that horse would handle the going that day. The going is the most important factor and far more important than the quality of the horse. It's just a fact that some horses love soft going and some love firm. A Ferrari will beat a Land Rover in a race on tarmac, but who is going to win in a swamp? Another thing was to learn which yards would bet on their own horses. That meant monitoring each race in real-time using an API app and looking for money coming in a minute before the off. For some training yards this means nothing, for others it's extremely significant. Then you could also learn which yards would strongly prepare their horses for maidens and which wouldn't. A horse that has never raced before will be a very high price, even in a maiden, unless it's from an extremely prestigious yard. However, some yards would put out very well trained first-timers and thus their price would be artificially inflated. I had a 90/1 winner from this, as well as many 30-50/1s. And there's much more. All in all, it's a ton of work that's mainly why I stopped when I had to start spending more time with my young family, as it was taking 12 hours or more per day to do all the studying and processing. Poker earns me slightly less, the life rewards are greater.

Comment on Waiting for the rapture by soleztis

soleztis — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 04:34:03 +0000

Obviously not the main point of your blog post, but what info were you studying during your time as a sports bettor?

Comment on Waiting for the rapture by shuttle

shuttle — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 01:21:43 +0000

Yep, beating the regfish is the way to make the money in the highers stakes games for sure.

Comment on Waiting for the rapture by PrinzVonHapunkt

PrinzVonHapunkt — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 12:17:42 +0000

Sounds like being able to beat regfish is getting more and more important

Comment on Mike McDermott is an idiot by TommyHollywood

TommyHollywood — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:49:45 +0000

I definitely went too far when I said it was stupid in my comment, I didn't mean for it to sound so rude. Also my film comment is I agree irrelevant. But, I don't understand how people can say games and sports are incomparable. I'm not saying they are the same thing, just that they can be compared. Hell you can compare anything that requires repetitive actions or competition versus an opponent to a sport. You can compare sales to a sport. I think it's important to be open minded and take certain techniques from various fields to improve in others. That's all I was saying, I didn't literally mean to stop writing blogs, just that if you can't see similarities between the two then it's worrying.

Comment on Mike McDermott is an idiot by shuttle

shuttle — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 07:49:24 +0000

Poker is just so fundamentally different to just about every sport I can think of that this comparison is silly. I also tend to agree with the 200nl grinding thing for the most part, maybe not the timeframe but more just that if people don't work on their game for long periods of time it's a great indication that they are very unlikely to make it to the top.

Comment on Mike McDermott is an idiot by inavacuum

inavacuum — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 08:01:20 +0000

The point of the film and whether I missed it or not is irrelevant to using those character types to highlight an existing phenomenon. As for poker/sport, it's a comparison that's come up so often that it's been thoroughly debunked. It had to be, because whenever one of the 2+2 coaching scam threads appears someone goes down the "Tiger Woods has a coach!" road and that needed to stop happening, obviously. I don't think I will stop writing because someone disagrees with me about something, but I do appreciate feedback both positive and negative - thanks for reading.

Comment on Mike McDermott is an idiot by TommyHollywood

TommyHollywood — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 07:51:54 +0000

I think you've missed the point of the film. And, if you think comparing poker to a sport is stupid, then I don't know what to say really. Sure it's a game, maybe not a sport. But if you can't find it in your mind to compare games to sports then maybe you shouldn't be writing blogs.

Comment on Mike McDermott is an idiot by inavacuum

inavacuum — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 09:15:37 +0000

I wasn't trying to imply that Rusty has never made videos and should. The point is that people won't watch them for a variety of reasons, some valid, most not. I don't know many nits with BRM like Mike, but we are of course each entitled to our opinions. You've called my post silly and plain stupid and then go on to compare poker to a sport. Oops.

Comment on Mike McDermott is an idiot by TommyHollywood

TommyHollywood — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 05:42:17 +0000

This post is just silly really. Your examples don't even ring true, Leatherass has made vids for a bunch of different sites. Mike McDermott was a nit too and just had a dream of winning the main event some day. And, the comment about 2 years being some kind of magical cut off for your ability to progress as a player is plain stupid. If you treat poker as a sport then it's common in sport to not reach an elite level until you've put in at least 10,000 hours of practice and play.

Comment on Mike McDermott is an idiot by huntse

huntse — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:39:28 +0000

leatherass makes vids for bluefirepoker. He joined and pretty much immediately Phil Galfond left. Make of that what you will. I agree with everything you've said though- Most people are completely unrealistic about what's possible and how much work it will take, and what else (eg rungood, beneficial personal circumstances etc) is going to be required to fulfill their goals. For example I was reading one of those "challenge" threads on 2+2 where this guy said "I'm going to learn 2-7 triple draw and crush oogee". Oogee being one of the main TD regs who is always sitting at the nosebleed tables waiting for action. This guy starts off playing part time after work at the nanostakes and keeps posting... and keeps posting... and a few months later he's still at the same stake and still posting... and then someone says "What do you do to work on your game?" and he says "I don't really work on my game I just play". So he wants to beat the games build up a huge roll and beat one of the most well-known regs while not working on his game. Needless to say a short while after that his challenge ends with him going busto before he even gets to .50/1 TD. The thread in question is at http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/174/poker-goals-challenges/10-20-triple-draw-playing-oogee-hu-791005/

Comment on Mike McDermott is an idiot by I3betyoutillyoudie

I3betyoutillyoudie — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 12:50:02 +0000

i thought i remember hearing about a few people who have played ss/ms for a number of years and then shot up? even if i am just imagining that i disagree with that point.

Comment on Mike McDermott is an idiot by SnappieVouz

SnappieVouz — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 17:25:20 +0000

" If it's been 2 years+ and you're still playing 1/2 NHLE, it's not going to happen." Hmm. Okay.

Comment on Mike McDermott is an idiot by cam167

cam167 — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 21:09:13 +0000

Awesome post T, and I can def be counted as one of the guys who "just" does what the instructor says, without being totally sure of why im doing it. Thats why I stopped watching the Ying and Yang series :) In alot of the examples you bring up, you had a certain dynamic going, wich I obv didn't, and I started leveling a shit ton, min clicking it back left and right :D

Comment on Are you the regfish? by shuttle

shuttle — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 19:28:28 +0000

It's funny, when reading this I was thinking that your level of maturity is somewhat rare in the poker world.

Comment on Mike McDermott is an idiot by shuttle

shuttle — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 19:17:41 +0000

Great post, I definitely agree especially about the coaching part. I kinda feel like that's why Grindcore's videos had a huge fan following (obv they were good videos too). Personally I'm most definitely in the "idiot" category :P But yeah having spent like 5hours+ a day for the last few months studying my ass off I can say for sure that actually getting to the nosebleeds these days is like so fucking difficult and people probably aren't going to be putting in the effort to make that goal anything but terrible. I think being realistic about that stuff is definitely a good thing as a coach even though it's not the most glamorous thing and maybe not even what your students initially want.

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Comment on I.. can't figure out what I was doing in Utah this morning by ShuffleNCut

ShuffleNCut — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:06:15 +0000

I wish to dispute the fact that Fletch is the undisputed best movie of all time. That honor CLEARLY belongs to the 1993 Rob Schnieder masterpiece: Surf Ninjas.

Comment on I.. can't figure out what I was doing in Utah this morning by nawhead

nawhead — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 06:17:03 +0000

good taste in movies. never seen 39 Steps tho. will watch.

Comment on I.. can't figure out what I was doing in Utah this morning by QED42

QED42 — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 18:37:13 +0000

It's a real shame that the only cinemas in the UK show nothing other than modern releases really. I'd love to open a small cinema, maybe 2 screens that shows older films that modern audiences never got a chance to see on the big screen. I believe it's the next 10-20 years that films from the 40s and 50s start to become public domain which should be interesting.

Comment on I.. can't figure out what I was doing in Utah this morning by mitch

mitch — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 02:25:00 +0000

"Also, I had no idea Andrew Robl was big in Hollywood." ahaha so true.

Comment on I.. can't figure out what I was doing in Utah this morning by kerwinty

kerwinty — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 00:30:16 +0000

Was good in warrior which although, a tad bit cheesy, I really like too.

Comment on I.. can't figure out what I was doing in Utah this morning by CloudyDream

CloudyDream — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 22:48:15 +0000

Tom Hardy broke through with Inception. He is going to be in the new batman movie as Bane.

Comment on Are you the regfish? by TecmoSuperBowl

TecmoSuperBowl — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:13:38 +0000

Excellent post sir. Every time I see a "better" player berate a "fish" for playing poorly (cough*TravD*cough), I smile inside. They simply don't get that they are getting mad at someone for handing them theoretical $, and by doing so, they may prevent them from doing it in the future. WHY YOU GIVE ME MONEY IN LONG RUN!? WHY YOU NO PLAY BETTER AND TAKE MY MONEY INSTEAD?!

Comment on Are you the regfish? by Acombfosho

Acombfosho — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 09:34:56 +0000

Great post, guilty as charged with many of the points -Do you berate fish live or online? no -Do you berate regs live or online? no -Is your immediate happiness directly related to your session results? yes -Do you feel like you have played well after a winning session and bad after a losing session? no, i look at EV, which comes later -Have you ever lied about your winrate "because that's what it would be if you didn't run so bad"? no, but running bad at higher stakes hurts a lot more obviously -Do you frequently comment about how terrible certain regs are to your blog/Twitter/Skype group because it makes you feel better about your own game? no -Do you grim or slowroll people who don't deserve it? (Who deserves it? Shortstackers and people who have done it to you.) no -Do you sit out/change seats instantly in rhythm with the fish? yes, but this is good right? -Do you refuse to play HU with any other player who isn't a certified bloater "because of variance"? no -Are you obsessed with yourself or others running behind or ahead of EV? yes haha -Do you feel that you should have won pots that you did not win? yes -Do you feel that the work you have done entitles you to a living from poker? no, and it isn't my job -Do you feel that you definitely deserve to earn more than Bob because Bob is a total fish, man. no Bob is cool, he's enjoying it -Do you often mock mass tablers with low winrates and massive earnings because every time you've tried to mass table you've failed miserably? no I admire big winners regardless of their style -Do you classify yourself as a certain type of player? (It's a LAG isn't it?) no -Do you insta tag certain players as nits/regfish/donks/tards/bumhunters when they may not be? yes i tag fish instantly but thats due to 200 hand samples (small, but still enough to see a difference between a 55/2 and a 22/18) -Did you watch every video on the internet (once without pausing, and skimming the mathematical ones), all the ebooks (none of which you paid for) and hired a coach that you didn't listen to and spoke over every time he tried to help you? Yes and no. I dont watch many videos these days. But i studied them a lot and took notes on the ones I did watch. I have read most of the ebooks and again took notes. and yes I never paid for them, i was sent them in pdf by people who had either bought them or received a copy from someone who bought them. Ive bought over 60 hardback books however. -Are all your poker friends exactly the same as you? no they are much better than me, and actually do poker for a living, i have life leak issues which prevent me from being a true poker professional at the moment Wonderful post! Thank you

Comment on Are you the regfish? by Fight Club

Fight Club — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 03:46:49 +0000

Nice post, I thought I was good at this, but 3 or 4 still stand out there for me.

Comment on Are you the regfish? by soleztis

soleztis — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 22:30:13 +0000

DC Short: How To Un-douche Your Poker Self

Comment on Are you the regfish? by Destruval1

Destruval1 — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 22:11:14 +0000

Class post, thanks for the reminders.

Comment on Are you the regfish? by snarble5

snarble5 — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:43:40 +0000

Great post.

Comment on Are you the regfish? by Buby2132

Buby2132 — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 13:36:03 +0000

Such a good blog post. Hats off to you.

Comment on Coaching results by jaimestaples

jaimestaples — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 02:26:52 +0000

SiQ steals the show lol

Comment on Coaching results by cam167

cam167 — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 23:24:00 +0000

Grats to you and your student.. If anyone has heard you talk about poker, this doesn't come as a surprise. New vid series or it didn't happen imo

Comment on Coaching results by chuck651

chuck651 — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 18:55:36 +0000

lol^

Comment on Coaching results by SiQ

SiQ — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 09:00:31 +0000

I didn't get into coaching for the money. I got into coaching for the women.

Comment on Coaching results by soleztis

soleztis — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 04:34:44 +0000

If you divide the eightfold path by 2 you get the 4 step thought process. If you prefer to multiply by 1/2 that also works

Comment on Coaching results by Ass Get to Jigglin

Ass Get to Jigglin — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 02:01:34 +0000

@ astra - may I ask what the 4step thought process is?

Comment on Coaching results by TecmoSuperBowl

TecmoSuperBowl — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:16:28 +0000

lol @ Tim

Comment on Coaching results by astra

astra — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 19:38:32 +0000

Only one of a few video instructors I've heard go through the 4 step thought process. Hope your available when I reach 50nl.

Comment on Coaching results by inavacuum

inavacuum — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 07:21:17 +0000

I'm pretty confident it exists.

Comment on Coaching results by iluv68

iluv68 — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 06:04:45 +0000

do you believe in charity?

Comment on Coaching results by zachd2323

zachd2323 — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 22:55:09 +0000

Hmmm interesting....I'm thinking about getting coaching sometime in the near future. Not just yet, but hopefully soon. I'll definitely keep this in mind when I make a decision!

Comment on Coaching results by inavacuum

inavacuum — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:41:35 +0000

Thanks kerwinty, gl!

Comment on Coaching results by kerwinty

kerwinty — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 00:35:07 +0000

and btw DC peeps, meant when I move up stakes, not that inavacuum was expensive. From my experience he is a bargain....

Comment on Coaching results by kerwinty

kerwinty — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 00:12:59 +0000

Think you are a sick coach and once I can afford you, hoping to get it going again. Not surprised your guy is crushing it. Congrats!

Comment on I still can't chip riffle by I3betyoutillyoudie

I3betyoutillyoudie — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 04:33:53 +0000

Got my jakeys on.

Comment on I still can't chip riffle by huntse

huntse — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:57:41 +0000

Sheesh. Chip riffling I can do. Poker? Not so much.

Comment on I still can't chip riffle by inavacuum

inavacuum — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:03:44 +0000

Be calm and serene like buddha. I have no need for movement. Well, either that or jiggle my leg furiously.

Comment on I still can't chip riffle by 2fouroffsuit

2fouroffsuit — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:29:52 +0000

What do you do when playing live if you don't riffle your chips?

Comment on I still can't chip riffle by identifier

identifier — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:17:37 +0000

p.s. I pay 10p/20p live and can chip riffle, sort of. Barely. 3 chips each side. Will swap riffle lessons for coaching ;)

Comment on I still can't chip riffle by identifier

identifier — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:16:22 +0000

+1 for the kid part. Not so convinced about the wife bit. Yours sounds a winner though, so congrats :)

Comment on I still can't chip riffle by mitch

mitch — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:40:47 +0000

*Adds wife + kids to todo list* Also lol'ed at the watch comment. Paging I3bet.

Comment on I still can't chip riffle by CloudyDream

CloudyDream — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:34:09 +0000

"Spending my $ on retarded watches". Nice burn.

Comment on I still can't chip riffle by sandr1x

sandr1x — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:47:41 +0000

It's really awesome when those we love share our passion by participating themselves. I envy :)

Comment on In which I nitpick by kerwinty

kerwinty — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:28:14 +0000

Don't know if you are into sports or pop culture from the states, but a site called www.grantland.com has some of the best writing around. Their staff cover a very wide range of subjects, and the founder, Bill Simmons is brillant imo.

Comment on Games are good by xav1er

xav1er — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:41:29 +0000

wow Tim, nice run! :) GG

Comment on SS stats, haiku, flaming stealth banana by funnyjames

funnyjames — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 05:28:24 +0000

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Comment on No lollygagging by SnappieVouz

SnappieVouz — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 10:19:48 +0000

GOOD POST If I ever get back to poker I would become the biggest bumhunting dude that only plays long session + multiple table when running awesome, and play 2 and very short ones when I am running bad... Just to sum up what you just said so I won't forget. PS .. buy MW3, it's da nutz

Comment on No lollygagging by inavacuum

inavacuum — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:08:49 +0000

Possibly, you'd have to ask DC.

Comment on No lollygagging by cam167

cam167 — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:59:56 +0000

Nice post Tim, I'm def guilty of grinding it out.. Gl with your bear hunting, and if you ever do it IRL I hope you run better :) Btw, will we ever get a blueprint from you? Would be really awesome..

Comment on SS stats, haiku, flaming stealth banana by inavacuum

inavacuum — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 14:01:20 +0000

Hello spam bots. Lets hug.

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Comment on SS stats, haiku, flaming stealth banana by sampaul713

sampaul713 — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:39:42 +0000

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Comment on Games are good by cam167

cam167 — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 05:58:17 +0000

Grats Tim, i'm really happy for you..

Comment on Games are good by freakstar

freakstar — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 15:16:05 +0000

start at hand 4647 next time. Sick run! :)

Comment on Games are good by inavacuum

inavacuum — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:06:10 +0000

@ kerwinty No one site in the main. There is no Party or Stars in that mix, almost everywhere else probably.

Comment on Games are good by Acombfosho

Acombfosho — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:59:49 +0000

[ ] three dollars a hand [x] gg

Comment on Games are good by hansgeertsma

hansgeertsma — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 22:12:24 +0000

Nice run!

Comment on Games are good by kerwinty

kerwinty — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 19:39:52 +0000

what site you mainly playing on Tim?

Comment on Chat is popular @ micros by TtheAntlers

TtheAntlers — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 02:51:21 +0000

I knew it!

Comment on Chat is popular @ micros by doc.lemon

doc.lemon — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 01:50:44 +0000

LOL REALY FUNNY GUY MAN YA TOTTIE yu stupit

Comment on Chat is popular @ micros by inavacuum

inavacuum — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 18:33:29 +0000

Can believe it.

Comment on Chat is popular @ micros by TtheAntlers

TtheAntlers — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 18:30:04 +0000

doc.lemon = w33m1ck14?

Comment on Chat is popular @ micros by doc.lemon

doc.lemon — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 23:51:59 +0000

seems standard? He's obviously trolling and having fun :)

Comment on Chat is popular @ micros by TBZAZ

TBZAZ — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 19:08:27 +0000

LOL!

Comment on Chat is popular @ micros by TtheAntlers

TtheAntlers — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 17:40:36 +0000

I'm going to be dissecting every single DC post I read now trying to figure out who is capable of such drivel.

Comment on Chat is popular @ micros by inavacuum

inavacuum — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 08:37:20 +0000

That's why I posted it.

Comment on Chat is popular @ micros by Buby2132

Buby2132 — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 03:29:42 +0000

w33m1ck14 is a regular DC forum user.

Comment on At the end of the day by inavacuum

inavacuum — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 10:36:33 +0000

@ orestto - it hasn't gone out of my head in a month :(

Comment on At the end of the day by orestto

orestto — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 20:18:27 +0000

lol, I've caught myself singing 'at the end of the day' like 20 times in the last week.

Comment on At the end of the day by NixonTheGrouch

NixonTheGrouch — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 17:30:33 +0000

British rap is about as good as I expected it to be.

Comment on At the end of the day by hansgeertsma

hansgeertsma — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 05:58:22 +0000

I think you'll be surprised so many people read blogs:)

Comment on At the end of the day by Steppin Razor

Steppin Razor — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 01:46:31 +0000

I read it, but don't watch videos so we seem to be at an impasse.

Comment on At the end of the day by Brodog

Brodog — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 01:09:27 +0000

Hi, I was going to send you a private message but can't see how to do that so have had to post here! Was wondering if you have any slots for some poker tuition, and what are your fee's? I'm currently playing 10NL, have read loads of books and watched poker tutorials. Although I seem to be a winning player at these levels, my poker thinking is far from where I want it to be! Love the blog by the way.

Comment on At the end of the day by TtheAntlers

TtheAntlers — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 19:03:58 +0000

It would seem that the US and Britain aren't so different after all.

Comment on Misclicked live by zealindaus

zealindaus — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 03:21:47 +0000

hahaha i can just imagine the scene. i would've been with the whale on that one...

Comment on Misclicked live by SiQ

SiQ — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 12:43:58 +0000

have to concur with your view on idiocy in the middle.

Comment on Misclicked live by TecmoSuperBowl

TecmoSuperBowl — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 19:03:51 +0000

Comment on Misclicked live by mrjusticerowlatt

mrjusticerowlatt — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:43:17 +0000

It's "I would have gone with..."

Comment on Misclicked live by TecmoSuperBowl

TecmoSuperBowl — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 16:36:59 +0000

This would have gone over their heads, but I would have gone with "forgive me, mon ami."

Comment on Misclicked live by inavacuum

inavacuum — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 13:50:31 +0000

Seriously considered fold/showing every time I was in that spot from that point forward, but I think the masses would have rightly or wrongly had me thrown out. I think one reason why these things hurt those players the most is that they are the most emotionally effected by small things. Highly recreational players are in it for fun and thus don't care too much. Highly professional players should have read and have a good understanding of Elements of Poker. The rest hinge their immediate happiness on every flip, bad beat... and accidental show.

Comment on Misclicked live by mitch

mitch — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 13:33:55 +0000

Uhh why did you show when the pot was multiway? Other than that cool insight, haven't really considered that before.

Comment on SS stats, haiku, flaming stealth banana by Steppin Razor

Steppin Razor — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:07:57 +0000

I really liked the FWF Blueprint as well. Having him emphasize the number of times he went busto was good. I think people sometimes gloss over that part of their career when telling their story. Or were lucky enough to never have started that way. And it underscores the bit about college. W/o some backers at key times, who knows if FWF ever makes it to high stakes? And unfortunately, few people know backers, let alone ones willing to stake a college dropout.

Comment on SS stats, haiku, flaming stealth banana by sforzisi

sforzisi — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 21:08:06 +0000

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll53/uraizen/mother-of-god-super-troopers.jpg @ those stats.....

Comment on Om Mani Padme Hum by inavacuum

inavacuum — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 22:59:02 +0000

I've got around that one by having a particularly awesome wife.

Comment on Om Mani Padme Hum by delcrossb

delcrossb — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 22:34:34 +0000

I look forward to when you hire a personal assistant, but I think that one is way farther down on the list.

Comment on Strange live player thought process #3651 by 2fouroffsuit

2fouroffsuit — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 21:36:19 +0000

I put you on AK.

Comment on Strange live player thought process #3651 by AshThePro

AshThePro — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 23:39:34 +0000

He just wants to weave a bad beat story and tell his friends about it. The "worst" card makes it so he can play the victim, always.

Comment on Strange live player thought process #3651 by QED42

QED42 — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 18:20:30 +0000

I think when people say that they are wishful thinking you into the best hand you can have that they beat? So I would guess JT of some variety making 2 pair on the river.

Comment on Strange live player thought process #3651 by ceegee

ceegee — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 05:17:06 +0000

I donno, i can definitely pin live players to a couple of hands in their range by the river if not their exact Cards :p but ya most people who say they can do that have no idea what they're talking about

Comment on Strange live player thought process #3651 by TtheAntlers

TtheAntlers — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 23:54:14 +0000

imo a live player "Putting people on hands" is the mental equivalent of pulling two random cards out of a hat.

Comment on Your destiny is all fucked up! by DosXX

DosXX — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 23:43:52 +0000

I read your book about the bible it is totally sucks.

Comment on Your destiny is all fucked up! by sforzisi

sforzisi — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 21:06:02 +0000

Ha!

Comment on I Can't Chip Riffle by infire

infire — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 23:16:25 +0000

I'm guessing it's a combination of having observed and talked to others who do this and thinking that their hand is sometimes good while not wanting to give up but not knowing how to best proceed? Just taking a stab. Good observation on wanting to buy a showdown. I never really thought about that before, but it's sort of like that limit play where you raise a draw on the flop in order to see a river or whatever. Thanks, I feel enlightened. :)

Comment on I Can't Chip Riffle by inavacuum

inavacuum — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 09:32:03 +0000

I do, in some aspects anyway, understand WHY they make plays like described. It's because they are trying to protect their hand/buy a showdown. I can understand why fishier players at the micros would do this. But the people I were playing live were clearly not fish (in the classic sense) but seasoned live regs. What I don't know is how they come to learn to play that way (it's not from any kind of online training site or coach, unless there's a really really bad one out there I'm unaware of).

Comment on I Can't Chip Riffle by infire

infire — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 09:23:13 +0000

I see this type of action from microstakes fish online as well, and I wish I understood it. Since I suck, the illogic of it throws me for a loop and too often I just end up paying off light, so apparently it can somehow be a good play vs stationy tagfish such as myself.

Comment on I Can't Chip Riffle by Drshoe

Drshoe — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 17:03:31 +0000

where abouts do you play? I might head down to fox or the vic sometimes this weekend

Comment on I Can't Chip Riffle by QED42

QED42 — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 13:52:07 +0000

Thanks for the over view inavacuum.

Comment on I Can't Chip Riffle by delcrossb

delcrossb — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 02:47:25 +0000

The trick is to set the chips next to each other, then press the outside of each stack. They just riffle themselves from that point. It really only works on felt. Another good one to work on is where you take 3 chips, cradle them in your middle, index, and ring finger. Use your thumb to bring the front chip to the back by sort of flipping it over. That'll give you a good sense of chip dexterity.

Comment on I Can't Chip Riffle by inavacuum

inavacuum — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 21:32:06 +0000

I can only really comment on the places I've been, The Fox Club, Empire and Vic. The Empire is good for the passing trade due to its location but seemed a bit all over the place when I went in, possibly just caught them on a bad day. The Fox Club is good for the most part but has terrible dealers and only tends to run cash up to 1/2. The Vic always seems to have a game running (don't try going to the Fox Club early on a week day) and runs from 1/1 up to high. Very well run, good dealers, sometimes not as soft as elsewhere, but definitely first port of call.

Comment on I Can't Chip Riffle by QED42

QED42 — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 18:29:34 +0000

Is there a good summary of what sorts of cash games run in the london card rooms/casinos or would you be kind enough to give us a short review?

Comment on I Can't Chip Riffle by corkeye

corkeye — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 18:08:15 +0000

high sorry accidently pressed return

Comment on I Can't Chip Riffle by corkeye

corkeye — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 18:07:56 +0000

Fact, most players that do sick chip tricks are absolute donks. They try and emulate Tom Dwan by protecting their bb with 6

Comment on I Can't Chip Riffle by sforzisi

sforzisi — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 16:49:52 +0000

It's difficult to make a pear and they don't like to be bluffed into folding one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QH0IA8AD6M http://itunes.apple.com/app/poker-journal/id300726038?mt=8#

Comment on Never do this, the saga resumes by inavacuum

inavacuum — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 10:52:52 +0000

No, I don't. Honestly, I try as hard at NL5 as anywhere else. I just like to win the stakes aren't important (obviously to some extent they are, I'm making a living from midstakes and if I played highstakes the money would be important). I just ran really bad at NL50 and really good at NL200.

Comment on Never do this, the saga resumes by Int20h

Int20h — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 01:40:47 +0000

Do you ever get the feeling that you might not be playing as good at NL50, compared to NL200, because it might not feel as much of a challenge as NL200? If you are a winner at a certain stake, how does one find the motivation for playing like 2-3 levels below? Do you ever sit and play at a not so profitable/tough game/table just because you like the challenge? Love the blog, kind regards.

Comment on The Lament of Sammy Neutron by rampage

rampage — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 10:02:14 +0000

fabulous read. thanks. a master and a scribe. invigorating.

Comment on Never do this, the saga resumes by inavacuum

inavacuum — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 22:54:09 +0000

I have no serious desire to play 50 OR 200, I just felt as though 50 was taunting me :(

Comment on Never do this, the saga resumes by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 22:38:31 +0000

lol, why not just start at 200?

Comment on Full Tilt small stakes redux by thelynchmob1

thelynchmob1 — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 12:25:18 +0000

Yeah I've played on PKR before, and the games are super soft IMO (no doubt due to the novelty factor) but it's practically impossible to multitable. Might check out Ongame.

Comment on Full Tilt small stakes redux by inavacuum

inavacuum — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 12:22:50 +0000

Ongame and Boss mainly. Ongame because the regs are so bad and Boss because I have a very nice deal there. Sometimes I will play a table or 2 on Pacific or PKR. You can get very good deals on ipoker, as you are aware, but the games are terrible.

Comment on Full Tilt small stakes redux by thelynchmob1

thelynchmob1 — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 12:00:38 +0000

inavacuum, what site do you play on? I was thinking of moving to iPoker or something for a better RB deal.

Comment on In which I nitpick by thelynchmob1

thelynchmob1 — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 22:30:00 +0000

When I was in English class in about year 10, we had to do a mock match report that we had to make up. At the time my teacher said that mine was fantastic and wouldn't look out of place in a national newspaper. Thinking about it in light of what you said, that seems like much less of a compliment. :(

Comment on Never do this by DJ Sensei

DJ Sensei — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 20:58:12 +0000

I've always been pretty successful with my move up get unstuck sessions too, though you're right that they probably aren't a great idea.

Comment on Never do this by thelynchmob1

thelynchmob1 — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 18:43:11 +0000

Just play 200NL all the time, ldo.

Comment on Never do this by QED42

QED42 — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 18:37:57 +0000

The graph from my first shot at 50NL rush looks a lot like your 50NL graph there, maybe the doom switch is auto on for anyone starting out at 50NL rush?

Comment on Never do this by tychoon

tychoon — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 18:06:44 +0000

You only tell us never to do this because you want all the money...

Comment on Full Tilt small stakes redux by I'm_ILL

I'm_ILL — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 08:33:22 +0000

Besides FT the only other site I have played on is Pokerstars and I left that for rakeback on FT. The only other bonus I get is free CR membership. As for U.S. sites, the only other site I would be comfortable playing on is Doyle's Room which has a 33% rakeback but how does there VIP program fare?

Comment on Full Tilt small stakes redux by inavacuum

inavacuum — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 14:29:46 +0000

Some affiliates will offer more on "VIP" deals. If you don't know how to get one, looking around 2+2 may be a place to start. The problem with those deals is that you do need to ensure the affiliate and the skin are reputable, which isn't always possible. Many Euro site affiliates will start at 30% rakeback minimum, with a rakerace and with a frequent reload bonus that's much healthier than FT's. This obviously adds up to a lot more value and that value is crucial when you're trying to build a roll. If you can find all of those things and also a rakeback deal that's more like 40-50%, you can see how much more attractive that is to FT. I don't know how FT's Black Card system will fare in terms of what new overall RB % people will be looking at. If it closes the gap, that's obviously can only be a good thing.

Comment on Full Tilt small stakes redux by eraser

eraser — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 13:36:24 +0000

You don't have a large enough sample size! (obv joking) On a serious note, what do you recommend your students to do when you say "seeking the best deal"? Finding the best rakeback% site or seeking deals on 2+2threads etc? I have tried finding superior rakeback%s, but most affiliates seemed to offer the same %? In the "EuroTrips" series, you mentioned about getting good rakeback, but you never mentioned how to find them... could you elaborate or maybe give me a hint?

Comment on Full Tilt small stakes redux by inavacuum

inavacuum — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 15:40:52 +0000

Honestly I haven't studied the changes/new features enough to have an opinion. It's causing a huge stink on 2+2 and I'm just allowing that to amuse me - people don't seem to understand that FTP is running a business and will run it in order to make the most profit. If they don't like it they can act with their feet and then FTP will be forced to make changes. As it stands I feel most of it is simply posturing from the userbase and that only a small % of the biggest nits will move away.

Comment on Full Tilt small stakes redux by sforzisi

sforzisi — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 11:43:30 +0000

VNH, sir. What do you think of the black card and rakeback changes implemented?

Comment on Teeth by TecmoSuperBowl

TecmoSuperBowl — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 23:43:33 +0000

Sick cow!

Comment on In which I spend a weekend in London (or Paris) by inavacuum

inavacuum — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:34:51 +0000

"Do they have the choice of euthanasia as well, thus making it optional?" They have the option to leave through the unmarked door. Behind which is X. X is unknown because no one has ever come out.

Comment on In which I spend a weekend in London (or Paris) by inavacuum

inavacuum — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:34:00 +0000

I wouldn't worry about it sforzisi, it's tenuous enough to native English speakers. Coming at it from another language is probably even more perplexing.

Comment on In which I spend a weekend in London (or Paris) by sforzisi

sforzisi — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:04:05 +0000

I have to confess that I checked wikipedia and am still scratching my head: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anathema

Comment on In which I spend a weekend in London (or Paris) by jjd323

jjd323 — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:22:44 +0000

*I am not actually advocating compulsory sterilisation. If you got that impression, you're probably reading the wrong blog. Do they have the choice of euthanasia as well, thus making it optional?

Comment on This is a blog post by Quietman1970

Quietman1970 — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:12:20 +0000

I know its a week after the post but I just had to join the amen choir. Blog more. You were funny, fluent, and on point. I want to read more.

Comment on This is a blog post by inavacuum

inavacuum — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:50:17 +0000

Thanks for the comments guys, it's appreciated. Enjoy your weekends.

Comment on This is a blog post by derover

derover — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:09:11 +0000

Hey Tim, Just wanted to leave a message as an old student of yours :) Too bad it didn't go well at 10/20, better luck next time. I'm sure you will have no problem moving up, its just a matter of time.

Comment on This is a blog post by dzejkej

dzejkej — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:31:03 +0000

Looking forward to more posts :)! Good luck!

Comment on This is a blog post by Hightower

Hightower — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:05:45 +0000

+1 to the above. I Lol'd all through reading this: "entreated to my verbosity" is best phrase I've heard for a while.

Comment on This is a blog post by sforzisi

sforzisi — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:58:03 +0000

Blog more!

Comment on This is a blog post by orestto

orestto — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:17:32 +0000

"Stepped in human poo (I have an 18 month old, not a bowel condition)". Haha, nice. I mean not nice, but funny. I stepped in dog vomit the other day, but yours is probably worse.