I've been playing a home game on Thursday afternoon/evenings since lockdown started. Funnily enough, also on Zoom. They must have seen a fair surge in recent times, I'd never even heard of it pre lockdown. Hadn't actually thought of using it to record poker sessions until Donald mentioned it in your other thread on coaching.
If you do any more group poker sessions in future then I'll jump in for sure.
Hi guys. I know most guys doing diaries post their results on a regular basis, however I have decided that I am going to just do this twice a month, on the 15th and 30th/31st, via the link below:
It details my Sky Poker P/L and Other Site P/L at various staking levels.
I've had a good couple of weeks on Sky, mainly thanks to a £110 Big Weekend win early in the month and a £110 Summit win last Tuesday.
In line with my OP I will be branching out to play more $215's+ on other sites as well as my usual SkyPoker games.
It will also show my "Live Poker" Profit/Loss when/if that ever happens, post Covid-19 lock down.
There is also a column for how the Horse Racing Jackpot Syndicate is working out. I am expecting we will be making our first attempt during Royal Ascot at some point.
Although it certainly won't be day one on Tuesday.
The work I am doing on my Poker game with @thisltedu is very much in it's infancy and I do find change quite difficult, however the early results (On Sky at least) have been quite promising.
It's a case of a tweak here and there, and not trying to change too much in one go. Whilst at the same time, being open to alternative thoughts, ideas and perspectives on the "sub-areas" that I am working on.
Donald's (@thisltedu) help and support with this will, I am sure benefit me in the long term and hopefully my feedback to him, will assist with his game too.
Thanks for the interest people have shown in this thread, and remember we have a Poker Terms Zoom Quiz on Thursday at 4.00pm for those interested.
PM me your email address if you want to join the quiz.
Hey Graham. Sorry to hear about the health issues, sounds like you are getting them under control though which is good. You said you have got yourself an exercise bike, how about getting a real bike, think it's pretty flat round Huntingdon like most of Cambridgeshire so it isn't too strenuous. I've started getting out a bit more since lockdown on my bike. Best of luck to you and Donald with the poker.
Cheers Greg.
Hi Greg.
Thanks for the post and good wishes.
Regarding the real bike, I did think about that, but have a couple more ailments that I didn't mention.
I used to play competitive table tennis, and in January 1999, I was representing Colorado Springs against Denver. (I lived in Colorado Springs at the time)
I went for a forehand smash, and dropped to the ground in agony, with what was later confirmed to be a herniated disc in my lower back.
Why do I remember the date so well?
Well, it was my 30th birthday which I spent in agony having MRI scans.
I remember thinking the day before, "Being 30 isn't going to change me", I will still be playing my five a side football matches 4 times a week, tables tennis 3 times a week and "partying hard" in between!
But the reality was quite different.
Months of traction, physio and steroid injections every two weeks in my spine, was what actually ensued. Initially having to crawl to the fridge as I could neither stand nor walk. After about six weeks, I improved enough to be able to walk with crutches.
After 3 months I could take my first steps unaided and after six months I was able to walk "properly", albeit with a limp, but I was able to go back to work.
However the point is, I have to avoid harsh impact if I can, especially as I also had an umbilical hernia about 5 years ago.
I have been able to play some table tennis in recent years, albeit at a much lower level, so I probably could ride a "real" bike as long as I avoided uneven areas.
Reading all this makes it sound like I have had a tough life, when actually, in the things that matter, it couldn't be further from the truth!
I am grateful every day for just how blessed and easy my life is, especially when I see the struggles of others. I have great parents, siblings and a truly wonderful son.
I had such a happy upbringing, have the most wonderful friends, and I play poker for a living which I love!
I have freedoms that most of the world's population don't have, and I know just how lucky I am.
And is is luck! That's all!
Being born in the "right" place, at the "right" time, to great parents is a luxury that I had that most people don't. Having an "ability" to be able to make a living playing poker, largely is just luck that my brain happens to be wired in a way that is compatible to some degree with poker.
I can't say that my poker successes are due to hard work and dedication, because they are not, it's just good fortune that my mind works in a way that lends itself toward statistical/analytical thinking.
More recently, as you know, I have started to put more effort into improving my game, so if I can elevate my game from here, then part of that success I could say would be "earned."
However, to date, I have just played from instinct and not put in any effort to improve outside of playing the game itself. I often have advice for others, but rarely have had the desire or humility to learn from others.
This is a big change for me, and I have to credit @thisltedu with motivating me and pushing me to be open-minded enough, and humble enough, to consider change and accept that I may get worse before better.
I would say I was passively arrogant about my poker ability, however this arrogance would have, (and still will) keep me from making improvement if I am not careful.
SO THE ARROGANCE HAS TO GO!
Anyway, enough about poker. When I think of these minor obstacles that I have had to overcome (and they are minor in the grand scheme of things) the overwhelming feeling I have, is one of immense gratitude to life itself.
I am a very spiritual person, if I had to class myself religion wise, I would say I am a hybrid between being a Buddhist, Hindu and Christian.
I believe in a God, but not one that is separate from us, one that is omnipresent in everything we do, everywhere.
For the spiritually/religious minded among you, to me The Buddhist "Enlightened Mind", Hindu "Nirguna Brahman" and Christian "God", all feel like different expressions/terms for the one consciousness that we all are.
Sorry if that seems a bit heavy.
Anyway, I wasn't planning on going into religion or anything, but it just felt natural to explain my thoughts on it, in relation to how it affects my outlook on life.
I get so much solace from following a "spiritual path", and to add a further answer to @Phantom66 question about coping mechanisms for Bi-Polar, then my spirituality is massive for me, when it comes to dealing with adversity.
Wow, that was a long answer as to why a "real bike" might not be ideal!
Apologies if it's all a bit too much.
P.S. Got my date for my 24 hour ECG, it's 22nd June at Hitchenbrooke Hospital and the procedure should be straight forward, something like this:
Lucky to get seen so soon, as they are just doing five holter monitor fittings per day, due to Covid.
Nice results for June so far, hopefully keep crushing.
With regards to what you are saying about making diet and exercise changes, I have been having similar thoughts recently. Ten years of partying and other unhealthy lifestyle choices had left me pretty unfit. Given that lockdown pretty much put a stop to socialising (other than the odd boozy Zoom quiz or home game), I too thought this would be a good time to start doing some exercise. Dusted off the bike and after about 6 miles I had resigned, out of breath, to falling at the first hurdle.
Then bought an electric mountain bike about a fortnight ago and have covered around 150 miles since, it's very addictive. Being someone who had done next to no exercise for a decade I know how difficult it is to break that routine and get the motivation to take the first steps. If you are looking for a non strenuous introduction to exercise then I couldn't recommend it highly enough. It's probably easier on the hips and spine than playing table tennis to any decent level.
Hey Graham. Sorry to hear about the health issues, sounds like you are getting them under control though which is good. You said you have got yourself an exercise bike, how about getting a real bike, think it's pretty flat round Huntingdon like most of Cambridgeshire so it isn't too strenuous. I've started getting out a bit more since lockdown on my bike. Best of luck to you and Donald with the poker.
Cheers Greg.
Hi Greg.
Thanks for the post and good wishes.
Regarding the real bike, I did think about that, but have a couple more ailments that I didn't mention.
I used to play competitive table tennis, and in January 1999, I was representing Colorado Springs against Denver. (I lived in Colorado Springs at the time)
I went for a forehand smash, and dropped to the ground in agony, with what was later confirmed to be a herniated disc in my lower back.
Why do I remember the date so well?
Well, it was my 30th birthday which I spent in agony having MRI scans.
I remember thinking the day before, "Being 30 isn't going to change me", I will still be playing my five a side football matches 4 times a week, tables tennis 3 times a week and "partying hard" in between!
But the reality was quite different.
Months of traction, physio and steroid injections every two weeks in my spine, was what actually ensued. Initially having to crawl to the fridge as I could neither stand nor walk. After about six weeks, I improved enough to be able to walk with crutches.
After 3 months I could take my first steps unaided and after six months I was able to walk "properly", albeit with a limp, but I was able to go back to work.
However the point is, I have to avoid harsh impact if I can, especially as I also had an umbilical hernia about 5 years ago.
I have been able to play some table tennis in recent years, albeit at a much lower level, so I probably could ride a "real" bike as long as I avoided uneven areas.
Reading all this makes it sound like I have had a tough life, when actually, in the things that matter, it couldn't be further from the truth!
I am grateful every day for just how blessed and easy my life is, especially when I see the struggles of others. I have great parents, siblings and a truly wonderful son.
I had such a happy upbringing, have the most wonderful friends, and I play poker for a living which I love!
I have freedoms that most of the world's population don't have, and I know just how lucky I am.
And is is luck! That's all!
Being born in the "right" place, at the "right" time, to great parents is a luxury that I had that most people don't. Having an "ability" to be able to make a living playing poker, largely is just luck that my brain happens to be wired in a way that is compatible to some degree with poker.
I can't say that my poker successes are due to hard work and dedication, because they are not, it's just good fortune that my mind works in a way that lends itself toward statistical/analytical thinking.
More recently, as you know, I have started to put more effort into improving my game, so if I can elevate my game from here, then part of that success I could say would be "earned."
However, to date, I have just played from instinct and not put in any effort to improve outside of playing the game itself. I often have advice for others, but rarely have had the desire or humility to learn from others.
This is a big change for me, and I have to credit @thisltedu with motivating me and pushing me to be open-minded enough, and humble enough, to consider change and accept that I may get worse before better.
I would say I was passively arrogant about my poker ability, however this arrogance would have, (and still will) keep me from making improvement if I am not careful.
SO THE ARROGANCE HAS TO GO!
Anyway, enough about poker. When I think of these minor obstacles that I have had to overcome (and they are minor in the grand scheme of things) the overwhelming feeling I have, is one of immense gratitude to life itself.
I am a very spiritual person, if I had to class myself religion wise, I would say I am a hybrid between being a Buddhist, Hindu and Christian.
I believe in a God, but not one that is separate from us, one that is omnipresent in everything we do, everywhere.
For the spiritually/religious minded among you, to me The Buddhist "Enlightened Mind", Hindu "Nirguna Brahman" and Christian "God", all feel like different expressions/terms for the one consciousness that we all are.
Sorry if that seems a bit heavy.
Anyway, I wasn't planning on going into religion or anything, but it just felt natural to explain my thoughts on it, in relation to how it affects my outlook on life.
I get so much solace from following a "spiritual path", and to add a further answer to @Phantom66 question about coping mechanisms for Bi-Polar, then my spirituality is massive for me, when it comes to dealing with adversity.
Wow, that was a long answer as to why a "real bike" might not be ideal!
Apologies if it's all a bit too much.
P.S. Got my date for my 24 hour ECG, it's 22nd June at Hitchenbrooke Hospital and the procedure should be straight forward, something like this:
Lucky to get seen so soon, as they are just doing five holter monitor fittings per day, due to Covid.
I didn't appear to received your PM, was it a Forum PM?
yes mate it was
Haven't got it for some reason. Not to worry, I'll post the link to join on here anyway. I was just going to email everyone a Hand History for discussion.
Comments
Can you PM me your email address please before Thursday, and also anyone else that will be joining the quiz?
If you do any more group poker sessions in future then I'll jump in for sure.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTXsdXGLc-eHZPr-52l_aZf7oLoSKsyAHlEFNOwQ53YFTSg9tXRmVcdliakAZCBuN0sw90TAYgWr7np/pubhtml
It details my Sky Poker P/L and Other Site P/L at various staking levels.
I've had a good couple of weeks on Sky, mainly thanks to a £110 Big Weekend win early in the month and a £110 Summit win last Tuesday.
In line with my OP I will be branching out to play more $215's+ on other sites as well as my usual SkyPoker games.
It will also show my "Live Poker" Profit/Loss when/if that ever happens, post Covid-19 lock down.
There is also a column for how the Horse Racing Jackpot Syndicate is working out. I am expecting we will be making our first attempt during Royal Ascot at some point.
Although it certainly won't be day one on Tuesday.
The work I am doing on my Poker game with @thisltedu is very much in it's infancy and I do find change quite difficult, however the early results (On Sky at least) have been quite promising.
It's a case of a tweak here and there, and not trying to change too much in one go. Whilst at the same time, being open to alternative thoughts, ideas and perspectives on the "sub-areas" that I am working on.
Donald's (@thisltedu) help and support with this will, I am sure benefit me in the long term and hopefully my feedback to him, will assist with his game too.
Thanks for the interest people have shown in this thread, and remember we have a Poker Terms Zoom Quiz on Thursday at 4.00pm for those interested.
PM me your email address if you want to join the quiz.
Cheers,
G
Thanks for this StayorGo
Should be able to at least pop into the Zoom Quiz on Thursday.
Cammy
I didn't appear to received your PM, was it a Forum PM?
I may join but just to watch as frankly I steer clear of learning poker terms!
With regards to what you are saying about making diet and exercise changes, I have been having similar thoughts recently. Ten years of partying and other unhealthy lifestyle choices had left me pretty unfit. Given that lockdown pretty much put a stop to socialising (other than the odd boozy Zoom quiz or home game), I too thought this would be a good time to start doing some exercise. Dusted off the bike and after about 6 miles I had resigned, out of breath, to falling at the first hurdle.
Then bought an electric mountain bike about a fortnight ago and have covered around 150 miles since, it's very addictive. Being someone who had done next to no exercise for a decade I know how difficult it is to break that routine and get the motivation to take the first steps. If you are looking for a non strenuous introduction to exercise then I couldn't recommend it highly enough. It's probably easier on the hips and spine than playing table tennis to any decent level.
Hope everything goes well for you. I've got too get fitter too, well, got too is putting it a bit strongly, want to is probably better. One day
Run well at the tables.
Mark
You are more than welcome, can you PM me your email address.
Cheers,
G
Reminder Zoom quiz tomorrow (Thurs 18th) 4pm.
Link to follow.
See you then.
Are you gonna email it ?
Was going to post it on here.
There is a hand history to go with it that I have emailed people, but didn't send it to you as you were just "watching"
Let me kn ow if you want it.