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PEACHY KEEN!!
February 18, 2010
Took another "shot" at 25/50 and quickly lost 22k.  I realize this is nothing at 25/50 but I'm seriously getting tired of running so terribly whenever I play above 10/20.  Some gems included:
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/801193
as well as other stupid hands I was too tilted to save (I 4bet jammed 5k into a call and a 3b to 600 only to have this guy CALL ALLIN with A9 and win vs my 77, I get allin w/ Q9dd on Jd8d4 after he instantly bet/3bets allin with J2 which is doing terribly vs my range, turn Q river 2 obviously).

Not only did this session include some of the dumbest calls I've ever seen but it was just full of losing flips and was all in all extremely frustrating.  There goes another whole week of grinding 5/10, which frankly, I am getting very tired of doing.  The 25/50 games I was playing in had to have been the softest I've seen in a long time, and were MUCH softer than a ton of the 5/10 and 10/20 games (better regs, WORSE fish).

I guess I have to just keep grinding. Sigh.


Feb 18, 10 09:59:35

oh god the dutch lol

DBKKK





Feb 18, 10 12:39:30

lol my friend is friends with the dutch

TheTyman9





Feb 20, 10 18:52:19

might help to smile more imo

zackmorrisfive





Feb 23, 10 00:34:43

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very funny imo sorry

TITOLOGY





Feb 23, 10 09:02:44

the dutch is so bad. i know i suck but i played live with the guy and he is just clueless. clueless but lucky.

nitehawk





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February 07, 2010

Today as I was walking from my car to the gym, some dude tried to mug me.  It went like this--
(dude walks up to me)
dude: give me your money.
me: what?
dude: give me your money n*****
me: are you serious?

At this point I seriously still think he is joking, because he has no knife or gun and although we were in an unlit part of the street, it was still quite a busy street with lots of car and foot traffic.  Turns out he was serious, because right after I asked he punched me right in the eye.  I turned around and since I was walking off the sidewalk towards the middle of the street the entire time, I'm in the middle of the street and he didn't pursue me any further.  Afterwards I called the cops and drove around for a bit, filed a report, but didn't do much else about it when we couldn't find him.  I guess the lesson here is...if you want to rob someone do it right.  Don't try to rob people with your fist on a busy street. 

The cops called an ambulance over to give me a checkup, but since I felt OK and none of my injuries seemed too serious I decided to go to the gym.

Fastfoward 2 hours...

I'm leaving the gym, which is on the 2nd story of a two story shopping complex with an attached parking garage.  I walk outside, and as I'm standing on the top floor of the garage I hear lots of screaming, yelling, and then...GUNSHOTS.  All of a sudden I'm thinking...how did I decide to come to this gym!  To be perfectly honest I had no idea it was even a bad neighborhood because the buildings look nice and new, but I suppose the reason for that is they tore down the terrible looking old ones.  What a TARP.
Anyways, right after the gunshots I start panicking, because I had never actually been in a situation like this before, but for the time being I felt safe on the 2nd story of the parking complex. As soon as I thought this though, I hear police sirens coming in from all different directions.  I decide to walk over to all the commotion and see what was going on, so I go to the edge of the parking garage along with 2 other guys.  I see...people streaming out of 2 clubs, lots of yelling, cop cars blocking off the entire block, firetrucks coming in, and most importantly--one guy on the ground in handcuffs and another guy on the ground not in handcuffs, not moving, and laying in a pool of blood.  I could only assume he was dead.
At this point I did what any sensible person would do, so I immediately whipped out my iPhone and started video recording what was in front of me.  I was trying to get the 2 guys on the ground, when all of a sudden I saw a cop with an m16 in his hand.  I'm not sure if you are familliar with guns, but an m16 is an assault rifle used in the Vietnam war that packs quite a punch.  This thing is NO JOKE, and I didn't even know police were allowed to carry it.  When I saw this cop I decided that pointing a black object at an alert officer with an m16 from an elevated angle in the dark was probably a bad idea, so I put my phone away, continued to watch the mayhem for a while, then drove home.

Word to the wise--if you are ever in San Francisco at night, I would avoid the area near Bay St and Powell St near the Northpoint Shopping Center.  It's not the tenderloin, but its not exactly safe.

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Feb 7, 10 05:21:44

Dont stop, make it pop, dj turn the speaker up!!

streetfamep





Feb 7, 10 10:45:57

I was held in the back of my store on the ground with a gun to the back of my head. While the store was run through, its no joke man glad your well.

asufan23





Feb 7, 10 11:15:14

so i am reading your blog, thinking, where the fuck does this guy live? sounds like a total shit hole, and i am glad i dont live there.

then i get to the last paragraph, and what do you know, I LIVE THERE!

not in that hood, but in SF. Come to the haight. there may be bums, but you will get hugged and not mugged :)

omninihil





Feb 7, 10 13:02:32

just look at it as getting extra cardio in, once you leave the gym run to your car

Eazy83





Feb 7, 10 14:09:27

yea i live in the presidio and its very safe. i also go to the gym in the marina on weekdays and thats safe too. i just go to this one on weekends because the other one closes early. oops.

Eric Liu





Feb 7, 10 15:23:41

i was just reading about this on the news- guy from richmond died, 4 others in critical condition and the shooter got shot my the security guard- pretty crazy situation to be in for you

CeJeH





Feb 7, 10 17:11:06

Shit that's messed up. Ever since this police have been stocked with heavy rounds, not just SWAT.

RodeoBlue





Feb 7, 10 22:35:29

On the news

http://cbs5.com/wireapnewsca/1.dead.4.2.1477022.html

Eric Liu





Feb 8, 10 07:47:51

I got mugged near the Civic Center bart station when I was in high school for \$7. I love the City!

Spudt24





Feb 8, 10 23:22:05

It's not the tenderloin, but its not exactly safe.

wtf does that mean ?

frankcastle





Feb 9, 10 01:05:28

The Tenderloin is considered the unsafest part of town. San Fran is crazy how one street can be so nice and literally one block off there will be cameras bc it's so dangerous..

cpar1





Feb 9, 10 02:01:04

why?

why are you going to gyms in the tenderloin!? you got enough money go somewhere else!

__blank__





Feb 9, 10 17:50:23

I know that area!

Eric, I know exactly where your talking about because I go clubbing around that area sometimes. It is somewhat shady, and very odd since the 24hr fitness is right across from the clubs.

If I work out late, I usually gotto the 24hr on Ocean Ave, although thats probably farther from where your at.

Hitsurume





Feb 9, 10 20:24:10

pretty sick Hitsurume, I will try that one out. what about the one on Van Ness, is that any good?

Eric Liu





Feb 12, 10 19:25:27

Never worked out at Van ness, so I can't really say. You also have the option of Daly City's 24hr which is actually open 24hrs, but that place is sooo old and janky. The one on Ocean closes at 2am I believe, so I usually go there around 10-11pm.

Its funny I was out at the haight the other day and all my friends were talking about the shooting at suede haha.

Hitsurume





Feb 13, 10 01:56:52

"Turns out he was serious, because right after I asked he punched me right in the eye."

lol?

if this happened to me, i'd probably be shocked at first but eventually amused at his sheer audacity.

collegesucks





Feb 17, 10 16:10:58

Eric come and live in London, much safer you get held up by a carrot no joke.... not even organic!!!!

DA





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February 06, 2010
In the last few days I've been running quite well, winning a ton of flips and hitting a lot of draws when I've semibluffed.  However, I'm not playing up to par at ALL and I'm not sure what it is.  I think the 5k hands/day schedule is really getting to me, because I'll formulate reads on players and then act the exact opposite of what I should do.  This has especially been happening tonight and yesterday night.  Normally I would just quit the session when I'm playing like this, but there were so many fish playing that I talked myself into staying.  This turned out to be the wrong choice as I made one bad play after another vs the regs and still ended up even most of the time due to suckouts and winning flips.  I think I'm going to lighten my play load a little, and see how that goes.

On the up side, I've been going to the gym every day, and I'm really starting to feel a difference.  It's amazing how your body craves exercise when you are consistently doing it, yet it rejects exercise so very hard when you are doing nothing.  I hope to keep it up, and the upcoming weeks of travel will definitely test my resolve.  Hopefully I'll still be able to keep this rigorous workout schedule :).


Feb 6, 10 04:17:52

Keep it up. I'm a chubby guy as well and have cut soda out of my diet completely and started working out more and its made an immense difference on how I feel.

asufan23





Feb 6, 10 14:14:38

Gl with the exercise. I've started exercising as well and it makes me feel 10x better.

pjj





Feb 7, 10 03:10:56

<3

nutedawg





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February 02, 2010
So since my last downswing I've been making a lot of changes.  I realized I was tilting a lot and tilting very quickly, which was a result of my lifestyle of constant traveling and shifting timezones, too much drinking and partying, and not enough exercise.  Since mid January I've been working out every day and grinding the crap out of 5/10.  It's been going pretty well so far, as I've consistently made about 3k a day whenever I play.
I had a chat with one of my horses about all the factors affecting play, and it reminds me of all the things I thought I'd always be wary of: a healthy diet, lots of exercise, and getting enough sleep.  I definitely haven't been doing these things and its interesting  how I can look at someone else who reminds me of how I was a few years ago and how much I've changed.  I suppose the money and vegas lifestyle is addicting, and its something I have to watch out for in the future.  For the time being, I'm really happy with what I am doing now and will continue to do so.
Another cool thing I am doing--I've been watching a documentary called "Life" narrated by David Attenborough.  For those of you who don't know, David Attenborough is a naturalist who has a plethora of knowledge regarding nature and has narrated many documentaries for decades.  If you've seen the popular "Planet Earth" series and enjoyed it, I highly highly recommend this series, as I feel "Life" supersedes the quality and rarity of what you see.
Wish me luck at the tables! :)


Feb 3, 10 08:57:04

Glad to hear about the lifestyle adjustments Eric, it really does make a huge difference in one's play, imo. Keep up the good work!

Stinger885





Feb 3, 10 09:08:33

thx hastings, grats on ur huge win :)

Eric Liu





Feb 4, 10 00:09:06

i hate attenborough he reminds me of an old english senior that i see touring in europe. so much that i actually ordered the american version of planet earth just to not hear his voice over it

Playitlikeaset





Feb 5, 10 14:27:58

LUCK

markchantler





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December 28, 2009
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/783078

no just kidding

edit: made a huge suckout just now!
http://www.liquidpoker.net/h/783092


Dec 28, 09 09:16:06

stop prank calling me pls k thx. :)

lana





Dec 28, 09 11:18:48

Damn how did the board not pair on the river in that second hand?

faarcyde





Jan 1, 10 12:06:26

I think a more positive mindset would serve you well...

Stinger885





Jan 24, 10 09:31:58

2010 is yours :)

which EPT u plane to play this year?

pokmoney





Feb 2, 10 00:36:01

just run better in the bigger pots obv

Shrewww





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December 25, 2009
I was meaning to make part 2 of my video a few weeks ago, but a deathrun has sucked all the energy out of me.   Since I don't really use Pokertracker and there are way too many stupid hands to count, I'll just let PTR do the talking:


Well at least I'm not running at 0 hotness.  Downswing is 100k and counting....

Merry Christmas to me!


Dec 26, 09 00:05:07

lol at merry christmas to me

Playitlikeaset





Dec 26, 09 00:08:42

sry Eric, but I just looked it up and you are actually at zero now (trying not to lol). At least you had that huge upswong a little bit ago.

nutedawg





Dec 26, 09 02:35:03

fuck poker.

Probability





Dec 26, 09 04:54:10

tilt score 100

ckinson





Dec 26, 09 11:10:23

Lol I've always had 100 tilt score. Anyone know how that's calculated?

Eric Liu





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December 01, 2009
So on the first day of the month I lost 40k playing 25/50 PLO with antes and 25/50 NL HU.  Most of the hands were standard I think with me perhaps spewing a bit by playing a little too loose pf in PLO, although I probably only spewed off 5k or so in equity.  Coupled with the fact that I had lost 40k in the last 2 days of November means that I'm starting the new month -80k.  Well, I have a lot of recovery work to do!  Playing high variance games to start out the new month will do that I suppose.  I wish I could get some sick volume in this month as I did last month, but I'm not sure that's going to be possible with my packed schedule for December.  I'm going to try and get a lot of live hands in as well, and intended to play the bellagio cup tournament.  Wish me luck!

Dec 1, 09 08:36:30

you always seem to run bad

Playitlikeaset





Dec 1, 09 10:21:10

yay !!

best of luck u rock !!
love you when you FT some ept. u so cool with elky and others !
whats your plane on live mtt for 2010?

R u in Prague today?

2010 IS YYOUR YEAR !! weee gl !


i love your videos at my level nl50 100.

pokmoney





Dec 14, 09 00:13:12

You are the best! I can't wait to see you play live!

princessJ





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November 29, 2009
Well, November has ended and it has been a good month.  I told myself I'd stick to 5/10 but that only went so far, as good spots at 10/20+ kept popping up again and again.  I ended up running well towards the latter half of the month, not playing very many hands but always keeping an eye out for good games.  I ended the month +165k, which is the best month I've had for the 2nd half of 2009.  This will motivate me to grind a lot more and put in a lot more hours, as I realize now over the last year I have really not been playing enough volume to show any significant results, and instead have been focusing on too many other things.  Speaking of which...

I invested in a bar in Cambridge, MA that was supposed to have opened ages ago, but because of needed renovations and problems with the city it has JUST opened.  The bar is called "Lord Hobo" and I am very psyched about its future prospects as the first week looks great so far.  If any of you are in the Boston area I suggest you try it out!

Last but not least, I leave you with a traditional p3achy_keen bad beat hand:
www.liquidpoker.net/h/772600

That, ladies and gentlemen, is the kind of thing that makes angels cry.

Nov 29, 09 20:29:17

ouch

lclee





Nov 30, 09 22:21:19

invest in a bar in Cali, so I can actually go to it!

SixPeppers





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November 13, 2009
After running good this month for the first 20k hands, I decided to take a few "shots" at 10/20 PLO w/ antes and 25/50 NL.  I ran good towards the beginning half and was up to +110k on the month, but I decided that it would still be a good idea to finish off my 100k hand goal.  Unfortunately, I started running bad and then proceeded to lose 85k in the next week at combined 10/20 and 25/50 NL and PLO w/ antes.  This is obviously very frustrating as it means I will again have to move down to 5/10 to complete my goal.  I am at nearly 50k hands on the month, and intend to finish the month playing 100k hands at 5/10.  No more taking "shots" until next month!


Nov 19, 09 16:03:31

how's that going?

Keruli





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November 02, 2009

UPDATE ON MY LAST SIX MONTHS

 

 

I’ve been doing a lot of traveling these past few months and I haven’t had time to update my blog or make many videos.  So, I’m sorry to all the fans for the delay, but I’m back online with new news.  I broke even this summer for WSOP.  I bricked all the tournaments but two of my horses, Jonny McGowan and Steve Levy had some good final table scores.  I also played in the European Cash game again this season.  For the majority of the European cash game, I played really well but made two thin plays against Andy Black and failed.  I ended up down 17K Euros at 50/100 so it wasn't too bad.  For more information on the European Cash game, check out this link: 

http://www.pokerchanneleurope.com/ecg/.

After my disappointing experience at the European Cash game, I flew home for a week then back to London again for WSOPE.  I finished 10th running QQ into Jason Mercier's KJcc while short.  Flop came down AcK10c so I couldn't even get a sweat lol.  A lot of ppl give Jason shit for running good, but I'm glad I busted to him because I think he was by far the best player left. While I was there, me and my horse Evan and a bunch of liquidpoker guys MezmerizePLZ, Fazi, Twistedecho and the Hansen brothers stopped by Jalouse, which is one of London’s hottest nightclubs.  We ordered two 2 foot tall bottles of Belvedere and had a sick time...I ended up diving off the elevated dance floor and smashing my head, but that didn't stop me.  Needless to say, it was a good night.

I then went to NYC and had the most expensive meal I've ever had at Masa for a $1.5k dinner for two.  While I am aware that this might be a bit pricey for miniature slabs of raw fish, it was insanely delicious and worth every dollar.  Chef Masa is a culinary genius and a genuinely nice guy; he explained everything we were eating and where the fish came from.  I highly recommend Masa to anyone who loves sushi.

 

Right now, since I've had a recent small downswing and my horses are not doing so hot this year, I've decided to multitable 5/10 for the month.  My goal is to play 100k hands and make $100k.  So far I've played about 20k hands and made $75k, so I'm a pretty much on track in terms of number of hands.  I'm excited to see how much I can profit at 5/10 and hopefully it will be a boost for my confidence. 

           I know it has been a while since my last blog, but I will definitely be updating a ton more from now on.



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Nov 3, 09 00:59:00

fun to here about life

vonMech





Nov 3, 09 03:47:49

75k in 20k hands at 5/10?????

ECart





Nov 3, 09 08:06:39

Sick! Good Luck in the challenge

bazuko





Nov 3, 09 09:24:57

17ptbb over 20k hands?????

jcl





Nov 3, 09 10:08:50

75k at 5/10 over 20k hands... smells like PLOmahahaha to me : )

Rollover2k





Nov 3, 09 10:26:08

drooling at your masa dinner. i've only eaten in the bar area, and it's not the same experience. glgl this month!

lana





Nov 4, 09 17:26:28

Euro Cash Game: -17k Euros
Dinner at Masa: $1500 of deliciousness
20k hands at 5-10: +75k Americans
Staking TheZadester: PRICELESS!!!

Macdaddy34





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