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EightFive

Birthday: November 16, 1986
Location: Ann Arbor, MI

ALL-TIME STATS
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Total Entries: 500
Total Won/Lost: $1,291.18
Total Hours: 556
Earnings/Hour: $2.32
Biggest Win: $252.00
Biggest Loss: -$20.10



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April 23, 2008, 1AM: Played 2 hours, 30 minutes, Made $2.01 at Full Tilt
$2 Buy-In No-Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament (13th out of 213 Players)

I can't believe the flaming out I have been doing between 13th and about 16th lately, so sick.  Playing good, whatever.  Got it in as a favorite again, it will turn around soon.

Last Update: April 23, 2008, 1:41AM | Permalink (0 Comments)


April 23, 2008, 1AM: Lost $1.00 at Full Tilt
$1 Buy-In No-Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament (227th out of 755 Players)

JJ into AA as a short stack...shrug it off and move on

Last Update: April 23, 2008, 1:39AM | Permalink (0 Comments)


April 21, 2008, 10PM: Played 35 minutes, Made $1.60 at Full Tilt
$0.10 No-Limit Texas Hold'em

I didn't play very long, but after reading about some of Barry Greenstein's cash game stories I was itchin to play some cash.  I am starting to think that playing some cash could be a good change of pace for a little bit and could provide a good break from the downswing I am experiencing in MTTs right now.  Hopefully it could replenish my bankroll a little too.  After cashing out most of my online roll I am lower than I have been in a long time, and seeing it grow again might just do wonders for my confidence.

Last Update: April 21, 2008, 10:51PM | Permalink (0 Comments)


April 21, 2008, 10PM:
Weight Loss Bet

Recently there has been a running joke about how I have gained a fair amount of weight this year among my friends.  I think about a year and a half ago I weighed about 160 lbs.  Right now I weight about 183-185 lbs.  The biggest reason is probably how bad I eat.
 
Well I was talking to Jaspinal tonight and he bet me $20 that at the beginning of next school year (September 1 being the official weigh-in day), that I would weigh at least 25 lbs. more than him.  He weighs about 160 lbs. right now, or so he tells me.
 
He runs a lot as it is and want to get in better running shape.  He says he want to get down to about 150 lbs.  My guess is that he only gets to about 153, meaning I need to get to 177 to win.  This is definitely something I think I can do.  I definitely want to get in better shape and stop the snowball before it gets rolling.

Last Update: April 21, 2008, 10:47PM | Permalink (6 Comments)


April 21, 2008, 10PM: Played 15 minutes, Lost $2.25 at Full Tilt
$2 Buy-In No-Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament (150th out of 188 Players)

didn't want to play 10 mins into the tourney...played super bad...have to start playing only when i feel motivated...

Last Update: April 21, 2008, 10:33PM | Permalink (0 Comments)


April 20, 2008, 11PM: Played 1 hour, 30 minutes, Lost $2.25 at Full Tilt
$2 Buy-In No-Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament (68th out of 191 Players)

I think I have been playing well recently.  I have been a little more patient and have stuck to being more aggressive in better spots than I may have been doing before.
 
With that said, it is frustrating to get pretty close as I have recently.  I think I have had a 13th, two 15th's, and a couple other low 20's finishes out of several hundred only to make a dollar or 2.  I need a big finish for my confidence's sake.

Last Update: April 20, 2008, 11:46PM | Permalink (0 Comments)


April 20, 2008, 11PM: Lost $1.00 at Full Tilt
$1 Buy-In No-Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament (541st out of 813 Players)

The 'ol JJ v 89 preflop lol.

Last Update: April 20, 2008, 11:33PM | Permalink (0 Comments)


April 20, 2008, 10PM:
WSOP Fantasy League

I realize that in posting this I give away what a loser I am, but oh well, I had fun with it.
 
Today I came up with a World Series of Poker Fantasy system where my friend and I pick a "team" of players much the way you do in other fantasy drafts.  I came up with a list of players using the chip counts from the WPT Championship that is going on right now, and a few other players I thought of.  This competition will be between RyanMo6707 (used to post on here) and me.
 
I also picked out 41 of the 55 WSOP events this year that will count toward the "league." I didn't include ladies, senior, or staff tournaments.  I also didn't include a few of the stud hi lo small buy in tournaments that take place on the same day as higher buy in no limit tournaments.  This was because 90% of the players in the draft pool will be playing the NL tournament, making the stud tournament much weaker.
 
The next step was to develop the scoring for this little competition.  A cash is worth 100.  A final table is 300.  3rd=500, 2nd=700, and 1st=1,000.  I also weighted the tournaments based on buy-in.  All tournaments under 5k will be scored with the previously mentioned points.  Points for 5k buy ins and 1k rebuys will be multiplied by 1.5.  For 10k buy ins multiply the points by 2, and for the 50k HORSE, multiple the points by 3.
 
I ranked roughly the top players that I want to draft.  Players near the top include: Phil Ivey, Daniel Negreanu, Allen Cunningham, Phil Hellmuth, Erik Seidel, Barry Greenstein, Mike Matusow, and JC Tran.  Obviously these are players with a proven track record, and they also (with the possible exception of JC Tran) all know how to play all the games well.
 
I also would want to take a a few players like Isaac "Mr. Menlo" Baron, Michael Binger, Jonathan Little, Scott Clements, David Pham, Gavin Griffin, and Michael Mizrachi, because while they may not play all the games, they put in a huge volume during the WSOP.  Hopefully they will be able to rack up a lot of points.
 
I am not sure how much money we will have on this, but I will keep you guys posted (mostly just because it's fun for me lol) on how badly I am beating him.

Last Update: April 20, 2008, 11:35PM | Permalink (4 Comments)


April 20, 2008, 4PM: Played 2 hours, 12 minutes, Made $1.15 at Full Tilt
$1 Buy-In No-Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament (32nd out of 613 Players)

AQ v AJ
 
One of these days a few of these in a row will go my way.

Last Update: April 20, 2008, 4:08PM | Permalink (0 Comments)


April 20, 2008, 1AM: Played 30 minutes, Made $2.28 at PokerStars
Texas Hold'em

Decided to 2-table 1cent-2cent 6handed cash tables while listening to PokerRoadRadio (highly entertaining)...was kind of messing around a little bit and was amazed at how tight you could play until making a hand then just jam 5x pot into the middle and they call with mid. pair.  I was having more fun playing this then I have been playing tourneys lately so maybe I will fire up 4-5 tables of this tomorrow instead of playing tourneys.  Maybe I can make a few bucks and more importantly enjoy it again.

Last Update: April 20, 2008, 1:46AM | Permalink (0 Comments)



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