CARDRUNNERS

What's Your Edge

Timex's Poker Blog

January 25, 2010

Hey, I've had dozens of people offering me their condolences for getting 3rd after losing those 70/30's and at least this time around, I feel like I'm pretty much over being super disappointed when I get deep and come up short. In Dortmund last year after coming 5th, I made a blog post entitled fml(it was really short, and was actually not that much complaining but I was really upset, and one of the first readers commented and said "FYL..... WTF FML!!!" or something along those lines and I sort of realized how stupid I was an took it down). This year after busting despite getting it in pretty good in the major hands I lost(JJ v A7o and JJ v ATo for people who didn't watch) I was pretty happy, I could have so easily just came 8th or 500th. I've been realizing so much over the last few months, that basically when playing poker its the money that matters, if you are winning money, you shouldn't be upset about poker and if you are losing money, you shouldn't be upset since you are accepting a profession where you can lose large sums of money over a long period of time. This year I was thinking about how much I expect to make with playing a reasonable amount of live volume, most Sundays and an average of about 1-1.5 other days during the week, and have now made almost twice that in January. If I don't make my goal for the year, then I might go back to the immature ranting Mike of Dortmund last year.

I'm likely going to writeup daily trip reports so you guys can see just how well I ran. For the people who watch my videos and say I need to "play more poker" and outplay more people and do less coolering/getting it in bad and winning, I REALLY don't recommend reading these

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Jan 25, 10 22:42:02

great job & congrats. I guess u can see how high the expectations are when u get third and people say "you'll do better next time" lol....

igetmoneyobv

Jan 26, 10 03:06:39

Make 2010 the Year of your life. You made twice what you wanted to make for this year so its time to set a new goal (it is only January ;) : hit them up for another (same goal as the start of the year :) Honestly, I know you need to hit a few cards early and late in tourneys but you are a awsome player. good work enjoy living the life i wish i did

streetfamep

Jan 26, 10 06:40:41

How about adopting me?

hunch

Jan 26, 10 07:46:58

well played - I watched most of the final table and it made for excellent viewing

pmurphy

Jan 26, 10 09:30:57

Great perf Mike !
you rock the final table ! pure pleasure no read no tilt great !

all the commentators was surprise by yours skill !

and the spectators too :)

No worry you have some other EPT to making the History of TWo title !

gl

pokmoney

Jan 26, 10 10:22:59

everyone this summer should consider themselves lucky that you're not able to play wsop yet.

lana

Jan 26, 10 11:29:10

Nice work

HI Mike,

Good to see us Canadians started to do so good!

The hard work has paid off!

Sick Cards

Jan 26, 10 12:34:42

lol lana, i gotta win some bracelets this summer while i can before mike becomes legal

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