Back From the Oil Rig...
Whenever my husband works for many hours for many days and we hardly see each other, we say he's out on the oil rigs. That's kind of where I've been. I do apologize for my wordlessness as of late. A funny thing happened...the world outside of poker requested that I visit.
Poker can be all encompassing if you let it. I was letting it. Which is difficult to do when you have a family and a full time job. You see, while I might view myself as "Karen" poker star extraordinaire, the rest of the world views me as Karen, high school teacher and mother of two. So the rest of the world called, I answered and now I am back to poker.
I had fun tonight. I really like the VPP freerolls. I have played in three or four now, and have made the money in all of them. Tonight was particularly fun because I happened to knock out Mr.VPP himself...and collected a little bounty. For some reason, and I would love to know if others experience a similar phenomenon, I really do play my best poker when I play in VPP events. I'm stumped. Perhaps it's because I find the banter relaxing. Perhaps I feel I have something to prove. Or, perhaps I'm just playing better players than I normally do and am forced to bring my "A" game every time. I don't know why, but I like it. And I hope it continues. It makes me feel good to do well.
I do have a conundrum though. And perhaps someone reading this blog can provide some insight. When I'm reading the posts in the forum I hear tell of large bankrolls, sites with lots of fishy tables and great poker successes. I think, "Oh, those guys must be so much better than I", then when we play at the same tables I find that we seem to be fairly equally matched. Yet my bankroll is still paltry, my successes are okay but nothing stellar and my resolve is wavering. How, oh how, will I build my bankroll, and start really reaping the rewards of my unwavering commitment to the game of poker?
Okay...enough of that. I've been pondering something else. And again I invite comments. Here's a scenario that seems to happen every time I play:
I'm playing at a low, no-limit table. There's no more than $50.00 in any given bankroll at any given time. Then, there's some clown who thinks he knows so much about poker that he's giving the entire table "free advice" on how to improve their game. My concerns for such a character are twofold:
1) Why would you tell your opponents how to be better poker players? So they can take your money instead of vice versa?
and, this is the one that really really gets to me;
2) If you are such a fantastic poker star, why are you playing in $10 buy in tournaments, or 10/25 cent games? Surely there is more money to be made elsewhere with such skill...
I have always said that there are many many silly silly people in this world. Now, I know that if I really want to find them on short notice, all I have to do is log onto any given poker network, and buy into a low limit ring game....
The End.
Be well and good night
Oh and as a P.S.--if you really really want to read more of Kaycee's blog, I would sure like to hear your feedback...comments always spur me to write more...and more...and more....until you just can't shut me up!
Once again, be well.
K.
Poker can be all encompassing if you let it. I was letting it. Which is difficult to do when you have a family and a full time job. You see, while I might view myself as "Karen" poker star extraordinaire, the rest of the world views me as Karen, high school teacher and mother of two. So the rest of the world called, I answered and now I am back to poker.
I had fun tonight. I really like the VPP freerolls. I have played in three or four now, and have made the money in all of them. Tonight was particularly fun because I happened to knock out Mr.VPP himself...and collected a little bounty. For some reason, and I would love to know if others experience a similar phenomenon, I really do play my best poker when I play in VPP events. I'm stumped. Perhaps it's because I find the banter relaxing. Perhaps I feel I have something to prove. Or, perhaps I'm just playing better players than I normally do and am forced to bring my "A" game every time. I don't know why, but I like it. And I hope it continues. It makes me feel good to do well.
I do have a conundrum though. And perhaps someone reading this blog can provide some insight. When I'm reading the posts in the forum I hear tell of large bankrolls, sites with lots of fishy tables and great poker successes. I think, "Oh, those guys must be so much better than I", then when we play at the same tables I find that we seem to be fairly equally matched. Yet my bankroll is still paltry, my successes are okay but nothing stellar and my resolve is wavering. How, oh how, will I build my bankroll, and start really reaping the rewards of my unwavering commitment to the game of poker?
Okay...enough of that. I've been pondering something else. And again I invite comments. Here's a scenario that seems to happen every time I play:
I'm playing at a low, no-limit table. There's no more than $50.00 in any given bankroll at any given time. Then, there's some clown who thinks he knows so much about poker that he's giving the entire table "free advice" on how to improve their game. My concerns for such a character are twofold:
1) Why would you tell your opponents how to be better poker players? So they can take your money instead of vice versa?
and, this is the one that really really gets to me;
2) If you are such a fantastic poker star, why are you playing in $10 buy in tournaments, or 10/25 cent games? Surely there is more money to be made elsewhere with such skill...
I have always said that there are many many silly silly people in this world. Now, I know that if I really want to find them on short notice, all I have to do is log onto any given poker network, and buy into a low limit ring game....
The End.
Be well and good night
Oh and as a P.S.--if you really really want to read more of Kaycee's blog, I would sure like to hear your feedback...comments always spur me to write more...and more...and more....until you just can't shut me up!
Once again, be well.
K.
4 Comments:
Hey Kaycee....I just wanted to let you know I really enjoy your blog. You started playing about the same time I did and I like your writing style. I've gotten over the way you treated me in the Green Chip freeroll. :)
As to your comment about not having "stellar" success, I think it will be tough for anyone to provide insight without knowing more about your game. What do you play, where, stakes, style etc.? From watching you play in the few VPP tourneys you play good solid poker all the time. You are consistently good, whether you are short or big-stacked, early or late in the tourney, whatever. I would think that would translate well to other games.
Hey Swamp...
Thanks so much for your insights. I truly do appreciate them.
Thanks also for your compliments...my poker ego appreciates them. And the writer in me likes to know that others enjoy my words.
Be well.
K
Hey Kaycee, i also enjoy reading your blog... I dont have a HUGE bankroll like you suggest, but i have turned my 50$ into over 5,000 bankroll... it all started when i started bonus whoring VPP... each site brought my bankroll up bit by bit, plus i got a bunch of cool free stuff...
I started playing .25/.5 NL cash games, and now i mainly play .5/1 NL with some 1/2 and 2/4 thrown in... in my PT database i have over 30k hands since i started seriously playing back in july, and god knows how many hands on the other sites that dont support PT... i probably have 10k+ hands at mansion alone...
I think one of the differences between us 2 is that im 23, work a crappy job, and have plenty of time to play poker, which i normally play 6 hours a day, 10-14 if its a day im off work...
You are an exceptional tournament player... i dont normally play in tournaments, just cash games... so thats why i have trouble hittin the money sometimes...
best of luck
kaycee, you say you read about all the "successes" of people and how they walk all over everyone and have large bankrolls, blah, blah, blah......
I would say around 80% are complete liars who refill their accounts each week. They are the ones you see play junk at the tables and have a big night, then turn around and lose it all the next day. They think they are good and they talk a good game but if you could actually see the results they would be a lot worse than yours.
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