After my last post, all of my Adsense ads turned into "predicting pregnancy" and "Lose Weight Quick!"...
Well screw that. Adsense is a nice little tool for people looking for a quick buck. But a quick buck is not nearly enough to entice a long-term winning poker player into fouling up their blog.
Goodbye Adsense. Your BS is not worth a few cents per click.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
It is already October...
After 2 record months in a row, I'm finally beginning to slow down and focus on things of higher importance (namely, the fiance, baby, and everything else involved)
I know I'm terrible at updating my blog, I've come to terms with this.
I attribute at least 50% of my winnings from the past 2 months to the fact that I've finally grown some real cajones and started taking some shots. I've been playing 1kNL basically every time I know I'm far ahead of the field. I devote every Sunday to major MTTs, which I give a very concentrated effort to. And I've finally started expanding my game beyond the ridiculous 9+ table grind that I've become so accustomed to.
To all of you low limit grinders out there - take more shots. Keep an eye on those higher level tables and sit down whenever you know you are ahead of the other players. You are robbing yourself if you let fear keep you away.
Sure I may have run like God the last couple months, but if I hadn't taken shots, my incredible run would have resulted in 1/5th the winnings I experienced.
I'll start including more in-depth strategy and more thoughts on individual hands once I make blogging a regular part of my life again. Quite frankly, I make no promises on that.
Sophy Jade Wallace is due to be born within 2 months now, and there are many more things that demand my attention. I regularly notice my barren blog, and wish I kept up with it...one of these days it will become a more prominent part of my life.
Until then - This 6-figure poker pro will keep his insights and strategies to himself!
Peace out bitches ;)
I know I'm terrible at updating my blog, I've come to terms with this.
I attribute at least 50% of my winnings from the past 2 months to the fact that I've finally grown some real cajones and started taking some shots. I've been playing 1kNL basically every time I know I'm far ahead of the field. I devote every Sunday to major MTTs, which I give a very concentrated effort to. And I've finally started expanding my game beyond the ridiculous 9+ table grind that I've become so accustomed to.
To all of you low limit grinders out there - take more shots. Keep an eye on those higher level tables and sit down whenever you know you are ahead of the other players. You are robbing yourself if you let fear keep you away.
Sure I may have run like God the last couple months, but if I hadn't taken shots, my incredible run would have resulted in 1/5th the winnings I experienced.
I'll start including more in-depth strategy and more thoughts on individual hands once I make blogging a regular part of my life again. Quite frankly, I make no promises on that.
Sophy Jade Wallace is due to be born within 2 months now, and there are many more things that demand my attention. I regularly notice my barren blog, and wish I kept up with it...one of these days it will become a more prominent part of my life.
Until then - This 6-figure poker pro will keep his insights and strategies to himself!
Peace out bitches ;)
Saturday, September 01, 2007
Update - I Win a Donkament!
Actually, I got 3rd... But it still feels like a win to me.
August was going to be the best month of poker I ever had, and then it got better!
With the advice of my friend Bojazi, I decided to turn last Sunday into a tournament day. I entered a few 180man tourneys on Stars, the 11+1R on Stars, and the 100$ 100k guaranteed on Bodog.
After busting out early in all of the Stars tournaments, I was pretty POed. But I still had a decent stack in the 100k, so I kept with it and kept focusing. I got close, and had a few lucky hands along the way, but I finally hit the final table.
I played amazingly on that final table. Stole and re-stole blinds at the perfect times. The cards didn't even really matter (I think the best hand I had during the whole final table was AQs).
By the time it got down to 3 players, I was 2nd in chips. I believe the chipcount was about 1mil/700k/350k. I still support every move I made during the final 3.
I got it all in with 99 vs the shortstacks' JTo, and he doubled up, leaving me with only 300k chips. I then went all in with 99 vs the chip leaders 79s. A 9 flopped, but after the turn and river, there was a 5flush on the board - leaving us with a split. One final all in with my A9o vs A7o chipleader. There was a 7 on the flop, and that was the game.
I still wonder what it would have been like if I came out ahead in any of those 3 dominating situations, but I am still very happy with the 9000$ prize for 3rd I received. By far my biggest score.
I ended August as a record month, with nearly 23k in total winnings. It came in perfect time too - as the baby is due in less than 3 months. A friend of the family is selling us his used 2002 Highlander, and this easily covers it.
As for today - September started with a huge BANG. Despite losing the 2nd biggest hand of my life with KK vs AA, double stacked at the NL400 table - I still ended the day at +500, and +94 from both of the stars weekly freerolls.
Also today, I hit my 2nd 1-outer ever.
55 vs KK - Board - AK557
So I am extremely excited about August, and this upcoming September. If I continue to reach my goals, I will have a record breaking year. Updates to follow!
August was going to be the best month of poker I ever had, and then it got better!
With the advice of my friend Bojazi, I decided to turn last Sunday into a tournament day. I entered a few 180man tourneys on Stars, the 11+1R on Stars, and the 100$ 100k guaranteed on Bodog.
After busting out early in all of the Stars tournaments, I was pretty POed. But I still had a decent stack in the 100k, so I kept with it and kept focusing. I got close, and had a few lucky hands along the way, but I finally hit the final table.
I played amazingly on that final table. Stole and re-stole blinds at the perfect times. The cards didn't even really matter (I think the best hand I had during the whole final table was AQs).
By the time it got down to 3 players, I was 2nd in chips. I believe the chipcount was about 1mil/700k/350k. I still support every move I made during the final 3.
I got it all in with 99 vs the shortstacks' JTo, and he doubled up, leaving me with only 300k chips. I then went all in with 99 vs the chip leaders 79s. A 9 flopped, but after the turn and river, there was a 5flush on the board - leaving us with a split. One final all in with my A9o vs A7o chipleader. There was a 7 on the flop, and that was the game.
I still wonder what it would have been like if I came out ahead in any of those 3 dominating situations, but I am still very happy with the 9000$ prize for 3rd I received. By far my biggest score.
I ended August as a record month, with nearly 23k in total winnings. It came in perfect time too - as the baby is due in less than 3 months. A friend of the family is selling us his used 2002 Highlander, and this easily covers it.
As for today - September started with a huge BANG. Despite losing the 2nd biggest hand of my life with KK vs AA, double stacked at the NL400 table - I still ended the day at +500, and +94 from both of the stars weekly freerolls.
Also today, I hit my 2nd 1-outer ever.
55 vs KK - Board - AK557
So I am extremely excited about August, and this upcoming September. If I continue to reach my goals, I will have a record breaking year. Updates to follow!
Thursday, August 23, 2007
I once had a blog...
Every now and then over the past half-year, I would come back to check on my blog. I still cringe every time I look at it. I really was proud of this blog when I was keeping up with it and posting on a regular basis. Even 15 minutes per day would have been enough to maintain it... I certainly had other priorities, but I could have found 15 minutes in a day to check my blog occasionally.
Long story short... In the past half-year, I've:
1) Lost my best friend, Patrick Blandford (21 years old), in a car accident.
2) Dealt with numerous serious family issues
3) Got my girlfriend pregnant - there is a long back story to this, which I think I'll write about and possibly post.
4) Been convicted of a Class-A misdemeanor and had a warrant out for my arrest because I got the ticket in December of '05 and nobody ever bothered to send me a letter with my court date. My first court date was apparently supposed to be about 7 months after I received the ticket.
5) Paid a lawyer WAY too much money to reduce my charges from 6-months suspended license to a 1 year probation period with random drug tests.
6) "Manned up" and eventually became OK with the fact that I am going to be a father.
7) Have been preparing for the baby, which is due November 21st.
All of these serious issues have been resolved or dealt-with at this point, and I finally have the time to expand a bit, and continue the blog that I let be forgotten.
If I keep blogging consistently for a month or so, I think I'll continue working with my other blogs about Internet Marketing, and raising a Chocolate Lab. I'll cross that bridge when I come to it though.
So if you happen to come across this blog and used to be a reader - check back in a day or two. You should see some bomb-ass poker tips from a long-term grinder.
Long story short... In the past half-year, I've:
1) Lost my best friend, Patrick Blandford (21 years old), in a car accident.
2) Dealt with numerous serious family issues
3) Got my girlfriend pregnant - there is a long back story to this, which I think I'll write about and possibly post.
4) Been convicted of a Class-A misdemeanor and had a warrant out for my arrest because I got the ticket in December of '05 and nobody ever bothered to send me a letter with my court date. My first court date was apparently supposed to be about 7 months after I received the ticket.
5) Paid a lawyer WAY too much money to reduce my charges from 6-months suspended license to a 1 year probation period with random drug tests.
6) "Manned up" and eventually became OK with the fact that I am going to be a father.
7) Have been preparing for the baby, which is due November 21st.
All of these serious issues have been resolved or dealt-with at this point, and I finally have the time to expand a bit, and continue the blog that I let be forgotten.
If I keep blogging consistently for a month or so, I think I'll continue working with my other blogs about Internet Marketing, and raising a Chocolate Lab. I'll cross that bridge when I come to it though.
So if you happen to come across this blog and used to be a reader - check back in a day or two. You should see some bomb-ass poker tips from a long-term grinder.
Friday, January 05, 2007
Returned from Vacation
Back from my vacation, and jumping right back into the Poker treadmill.
I am a little frustrated with my game at the moment. I feel like I am making mostly correct decisions, but I'm in general playing very tight and predictable. I'll be sticking with 6max instead of full ring, since full ring just pushes me further into the systematic ABC approach to the game.
Planning on playing 50NL during the day (8-10 tables just because it is very exploitable and I need to build my roll), and 100NL at night. Table selection at 100NL is always significantly better for me at night.
I've put in 2 hours (about 1.3k hands) at 50NL so far today, and there really not many hands that are noteworthy. 50NL is very simple and easy to play...
Will be putting in at least 2 hour hours tonight at 100NL, and probably just 4-5 tables.
Updates to follow.
I am a little frustrated with my game at the moment. I feel like I am making mostly correct decisions, but I'm in general playing very tight and predictable. I'll be sticking with 6max instead of full ring, since full ring just pushes me further into the systematic ABC approach to the game.
Planning on playing 50NL during the day (8-10 tables just because it is very exploitable and I need to build my roll), and 100NL at night. Table selection at 100NL is always significantly better for me at night.
I've put in 2 hours (about 1.3k hands) at 50NL so far today, and there really not many hands that are noteworthy. 50NL is very simple and easy to play...
Will be putting in at least 2 hour hours tonight at 100NL, and probably just 4-5 tables.
Updates to follow.
Thursday, December 21, 2006
A shift in blogginess
After doing some updates and checking over my previous blog posts - I realized that there were more personal than poker-related posts. This wouldn't be too much of a problem - except for the fact that my poker-related posts are all generally pretty low-content and *shame* whiney.
I've made a decision to convert this blog into primarily poker posts. Strategy, hand discussion, Sixth Sense development, etc. will be the subjects of the majority of blog posts from now on.
To compensate, I've set up three different blogs for the three different areas of my life that I am currently working on improving.
Life, Love, and Poker
Learning Internet Marketing
Daniel Cain Wallace
The names of these blogs still may change a bit over time, I'm not sure if I'm 100% happy with them.
So look forward to more quality poker-related content - "Hands of the day", strategy articles, news from the poker world, etc. This site may actually generate some information that will be useful to my fellow poker players.
Come back and check it out soon!
I've made a decision to convert this blog into primarily poker posts. Strategy, hand discussion, Sixth Sense development, etc. will be the subjects of the majority of blog posts from now on.
To compensate, I've set up three different blogs for the three different areas of my life that I am currently working on improving.
Life, Love, and Poker
Learning Internet Marketing
Daniel Cain Wallace
The names of these blogs still may change a bit over time, I'm not sure if I'm 100% happy with them.
So look forward to more quality poker-related content - "Hands of the day", strategy articles, news from the poker world, etc. This site may actually generate some information that will be useful to my fellow poker players.
Come back and check it out soon!
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Back, and doing well
I've been able to free up enough time for a decent amount of poker these past few days, here is a graph of my progress since the 14th.
This has been a very big turnaround from the hellish nightmare of Oct/Nov.
Still not the kind of money I've been used to, but 1.5k over 1 week is nothing to frown at.
Friday, December 15, 2006
Thursday, December 14, 2006
New Harmony, Indiana
Mary kidnapped me and took me to New Harmony, Indiana for our 1-year anniversary. It was a great time.
We rented a log cabin out in the middle of their park, and out of 11 cabins, ours was the only occupied.
There was a wood burning stove in the middle of the living room, a giant bar-like kitchen area, a bathroom, and 2 bedrooms (which we did not use).
We blew up our air matress near the wood burning stove, spent a good hour figuring out how to get a fire started, and then just hung out for a good 2 hours before leaving to eat at the Red Geranium. The food was great. I ordered the roasted duck breast, which I've decided I like much more than chicken. There were "wasabi mashed potatoes" which taste very much like they sound. Fairly gross :P. There was also this new vegatable on my plate. I commented to Mary that it looked like "a cross between broccoli and asparagus". Our waitress must have heard me, and came over to tell me that it is a brand new vegetable, broccoli crossed with asparagus. Neato!
We spent the next day exploring New Harmony. The town looks pretty much like every other run-down town in the midwest except for 1 key difference - The people actually took care of their house and land! The houses, though modest, were very well taken care of and fit perfectly in the quaint little town. There was not even a McDonalds in New Harmony. Their movie theater only had 2 movies, and they both only showed 1 time per day. Despite how ridiculously small the town was, the people still put in enough time to make the place look nice. Other small towns need to follow New Harmony as an example.
We saw the outdoor church, visitors center, and a few other random "old historic" buildings that were lined up as tourist attractions. Much like the cabins, the town was deserted. I suppose December is not their biggest month for tourism. The visitor center (on the right) was the most impressive piece of architecture in the town...and it was out in the middle of nowhere, overlooking
All in all, Mary and I had a great time. We got to spend plenty of time together, without the many distractions of reality. The 1-year anniversary is a big landmark, and really pushes our relationship to a new level. I can only hope the next year is as good as this one was.
'Til next time -
We rented a log cabin out in the middle of their park, and out of 11 cabins, ours was the only occupied.There was a wood burning stove in the middle of the living room, a giant bar-like kitchen area, a bathroom, and 2 bedrooms (which we did not use).
We blew up our air matress near the wood burning stove, spent a good hour figuring out how to get a fire started, and then just hung out for a good 2 hours before leaving to eat at the Red Geranium. The food was great. I ordered the roasted duck breast, which I've decided I like much more than chicken. There were "wasabi mashed potatoes" which taste very much like they sound. Fairly gross :P. There was also this new vegatable on my plate. I commented to Mary that it looked like "a cross between broccoli and asparagus". Our waitress must have heard me, and came over to tell me that it is a brand new vegetable, broccoli crossed with asparagus. Neato!We spent the next day exploring New Harmony. The town looks pretty much like every other run-down town in the midwest except for 1 key difference - The people actually took care of their house and land! The houses, though modest, were very well taken care of and fit perfectly in the quaint little town. There was not even a McDonalds in New Harmony. Their movie theater only had 2 movies, and they both only showed 1 time per day. Despite how ridiculously small the town was, the people still put in enough time to make the place look nice. Other small towns need to follow New Harmony as an example.
We saw the outdoor church, visitors center, and a few other random "old historic" buildings that were lined up as tourist attractions. Much like the cabins, the town was deserted. I suppose December is not their biggest month for tourism. The visitor center (on the right) was the most impressive piece of architecture in the town...and it was out in the middle of nowhere, overlookingAll in all, Mary and I had a great time. We got to spend plenty of time together, without the many distractions of reality. The 1-year anniversary is a big landmark, and really pushes our relationship to a new level. I can only hope the next year is as good as this one was.
'Til next time -
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
1-Year Anniversary
My live-in girlfriend, Mary, is taking me somewhere for our anniversary. She still has not told me where, but we are leaving within an hour and a half.
We're both pretty stressed today. She has been planning this thing for a while, and did not have enough time today to do everything she had planned out. I'm stressed about money...like I always am.
I played a few hours of poker yesterday, and about 30minutes today. When I get back from wherever it is we're going, I will have to start putting in some serious hours.
Learning more and more about IM every day. I wandered on this great site - http://www.stevepavlina.com/. This guy graduated from college in only 3 semesters, and is a master of time management, self motivation, and making money. I will be learning a lot from his website in the months to come.
Now, I am off to continue preparing for wherever it is Mary wants to take me.
Later all!
-Dan
We're both pretty stressed today. She has been planning this thing for a while, and did not have enough time today to do everything she had planned out. I'm stressed about money...like I always am.
I played a few hours of poker yesterday, and about 30minutes today. When I get back from wherever it is we're going, I will have to start putting in some serious hours.
Learning more and more about IM every day. I wandered on this great site - http://www.stevepavlina.com/. This guy graduated from college in only 3 semesters, and is a master of time management, self motivation, and making money. I will be learning a lot from his website in the months to come.
Now, I am off to continue preparing for wherever it is Mary wants to take me.
Later all!
-Dan
Sunday, December 10, 2006
Little gap in posting
Been busy as hell this past few days - haven't had any time to blog at all. Haven't had time for poker...for internet marketing...for anything. I'm really going to have to start sacrificing some of my personal time to get these articles in.
Mary celebrated "Saint Nick's Day" with me on the 7th, and gave me most of my Christmas presents early. It was an amazing night. I got "Eragon" (the book, not the movie), a whole bunch of candy, a very sweet glass piece, and a few other small gifts :). I wanted to give her her present early, but she convinced me not to.
I've got to get back into poker head-first for the next month or two. I've got one big monthly nut to fill, and am not even close to filling it yet.
Ugh, life is hard
Mary celebrated "Saint Nick's Day" with me on the 7th, and gave me most of my Christmas presents early. It was an amazing night. I got "Eragon" (the book, not the movie), a whole bunch of candy, a very sweet glass piece, and a few other small gifts :). I wanted to give her her present early, but she convinced me not to.
I've got to get back into poker head-first for the next month or two. I've got one big monthly nut to fill, and am not even close to filling it yet.
Ugh, life is hard
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Played some poker!
It is becoming more and more clear that Internet Marketing is going to take a while to get established in. It will also be a while before I know everything I need to start making some money - so today I played some poker to try and make that monthly nut.
It went pretty well. Considering I was only playing 50$ NL 6-max, a +300$ day is actually quite good. I plan on sitting at 50$ NL for a while, regaining my confidence, building my bankroll, etc. etc.
The players at this level are ABSOLUTELY HORIBLE. Free money for anybody with some patience and half a clue how to play poker.
Glad I finally had a good day - I really have been due for one for the past couple months.
:)
It went pretty well. Considering I was only playing 50$ NL 6-max, a +300$ day is actually quite good. I plan on sitting at 50$ NL for a while, regaining my confidence, building my bankroll, etc. etc.The players at this level are ABSOLUTELY HORIBLE. Free money for anybody with some patience and half a clue how to play poker.
Glad I finally had a good day - I really have been due for one for the past couple months.
:)
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
3 Dollhairs!
Yesterday marked the first actual money I've earned from my blog! A whopping 3$! I am just getting on my way though. I am posting about 2x daily, making new contacts, writing articles, figuring out new places to advertise and expand my name. This ball is starting to roll!
Today I will be writing more articles, checking out Craigslist, and seeing if I can get those jerks at Paypal to finally release the hold on my account.
Today I will be writing more articles, checking out Craigslist, and seeing if I can get those jerks at Paypal to finally release the hold on my account.
Monday, December 04, 2006
AGLOCO!
AGLOCO is a new upcoming pay-to-surf program, where you get paid for surf the internet just like you normally do every day! It is currently in beta mode, but people are allowed to set up their accounts right now before it goes live.
Remember AllAdvantage back in the day? People making 1000s of dollars with bot programs that randomly click links? AllAdvantage paid out over 100mil before they had to shut down, and AGLOCO is shaping up to be the next AllAdvantage. Get your piece of it!
All it does is install a toolbar on your Internet Explorer (which can be minimized and taken off when you dont want to see it) and displays various ads while you surf. You don't even have to click them.
Their referral program is where it really starts to shine though. You get paid for your the people you refer surfing the web too! All of the information is listed on their website, I encourage you to check it out.
Be a buddy and use my affiliate link - http://www.agloco.com/r/BBBD9269
'Til next time!
Remember AllAdvantage back in the day? People making 1000s of dollars with bot programs that randomly click links? AllAdvantage paid out over 100mil before they had to shut down, and AGLOCO is shaping up to be the next AllAdvantage. Get your piece of it!
All it does is install a toolbar on your Internet Explorer (which can be minimized and taken off when you dont want to see it) and displays various ads while you surf. You don't even have to click them.Their referral program is where it really starts to shine though. You get paid for your the people you refer surfing the web too! All of the information is listed on their website, I encourage you to check it out.Be a buddy and use my affiliate link - http://www.agloco.com/r/BBBD9269
'Til next time!
Sunday, December 03, 2006
Worst Burglar Ever- Funny
I've posted a mention of this before, but now that I figured out how to add the video straight to a blog - here it is. One of the funniest f**king videos on youtube.
Taking a break
All of this weekend, I'm taking a break from poker. Not a single hand will be played.
A little work is still necessary - The Sixth Sense Bodog scanner is still being a pain in the ass, and I really am not sure why. It'l take at least an hour or two of work, and must still be done despite my poker break. Ah well.
My dad and I talked a bit about our new Internet Marketing ideas last night after the game, and I think we've got a real winner on our hands. Hopefully I'll be able to learn what is needed and rise up to make this another good stream of income, because I am pretty depressed about the whole poker situation and could use an alternative means of income.
Updates to follow!
-Dan
Oh, and I know it is old - but I laugh at this picture every time I see it. Enjoy.
A little work is still necessary - The Sixth Sense Bodog scanner is still being a pain in the ass, and I really am not sure why. It'l take at least an hour or two of work, and must still be done despite my poker break. Ah well.
My dad and I talked a bit about our new Internet Marketing ideas last night after the game, and I think we've got a real winner on our hands. Hopefully I'll be able to learn what is needed and rise up to make this another good stream of income, because I am pretty depressed about the whole poker situation and could use an alternative means of income.
Updates to follow!
-Dan
Oh, and I know it is old - but I laugh at this picture every time I see it. Enjoy.
CARDS FIRST DOWN!!
My Dad, Dan Berry, George King, and myself went to the UL Cardinals game yesterday, and witnessed quite a beating :). The Cards were very favored to win (I think the spread was 27 points? Not sure on this. ) so the 48-17 score at the end was pretty much expected. UL is a high-scoring team, regardless of their opponents, so you can always expect an exciting game.
At the end of the game, they played "Country Road" by John Denver (I think?). The very same song played by West Virginia last year, after the collosal upset due to a rule-breaking, game-breaking, on-side kick made at the end of the game. The exits were blocked, so all of us UL fans had to sit there and listen to those inbred hicks sing their song. I never thought that I'd be cheering for WV to win, but in this case, a win for WV is a win for UL. And win they did - WV beat Rutgers 41-39 in triple overtime last night, and made UL the Big East conference champions. Orange bowl for us!
Now, I am an amateur college football fan at best, so I'm not going to try to delve into stats, other teams, or any of that stuff - but from what I understand, UL will be going to the Orange bowl vs Wake Forest - which means I'll probably be going to Florida on Jan 2nd :)
Huzzah!
-Dan
At the end of the game, they played "Country Road" by John Denver (I think?). The very same song played by West Virginia last year, after the collosal upset due to a rule-breaking, game-breaking, on-side kick made at the end of the game. The exits were blocked, so all of us UL fans had to sit there and listen to those inbred hicks sing their song. I never thought that I'd be cheering for WV to win, but in this case, a win for WV is a win for UL. And win they did - WV beat Rutgers 41-39 in triple overtime last night, and made UL the Big East conference champions. Orange bowl for us!
Now, I am an amateur college football fan at best, so I'm not going to try to delve into stats, other teams, or any of that stuff - but from what I understand, UL will be going to the Orange bowl vs Wake Forest - which means I'll probably be going to Florida on Jan 2nd :)
Huzzah!
-Dan
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