Taking the red pill in the philippines

Had an annoying week so far basically break even not running well and being capped for number of tables and hands per hour makes the variance a bit annoying. I can get in the same amount of hands in a day as some people get a session. So I wil be adding a 2nd site so I can at least play more tables and hopefully get more hands and get through variance quicker.

Maybe we will just win 10 buy ins tomorrow 🤔

What's the visa thing about? You have a wife from cebu?

I didn't see your V blog yet where could I access it?

I think the games in manila are good but I don't have any info about Cebu or other areas.

Maybe so. 10 buy ins would be good to win.

yes my Wife is Filipina

Manila games werent bad when I was living there and the games at Nustar are pretty good and draw a lot of tourists

and the visa process is horrible cant take up to 2+ years I do get to file for it to be expidited but thats 50/50 at best so we are just planning on being here for a while

Just because I am a addict for finding soft games, i refuse to play games that dont meet my table standards, my backer and I have decided to let me give PLO tables ago, theres just a lot more fish in plo games, so I played my first session today playing plo and here are the results

could of been better sadly coin was having an issue where PLO tables were showing as being private and u had to email support and they woudl just tell you to reset your client and that would fix it but it seemed to kill all the plo25 action today.

We will see how tomorrow goes the guy who backs me has a couple of plo crushers he also backs so hopefully they are willing to help me in a few areas I have theory questions and help me improve.

I am not great at plo and I question a lot of spots which i think is common in PLO jsut because of so many post flop possibilities and hand combinations but any more I can learn or understand the better.

I have played plo on some smaller untracked sites though and back in the day i played mostly mix games on stars so I do have some PLO experience and knowledge and I think I should still have an edge and be winning in plo25 and probably up to plo100 then anywhere past there Ill start to question my real edge in the game but we should also improve by then with experience playing and also studying

so thats the update thats the plan see you guys tomorrow.

So PLO is mad from the last time lieft it so it has welcomed me back with brutal vaariance to start

hitting a pretty nasty down swing last week and to start this week. Just cant win when we are ahead or we are getting unavoidable coolers......down a bunch this week and last....want to take a day off but tomorrow morning for me will be friday night so not really a night you want to skip. we will see how i feel in the morning.

Also I am at a point in NLHE where I know this is just variance and itll balance out with some volume in plo I deffinitly dont have the edge I have in NLHE even though the games are much softer to get a big edge you really need to grind out tons of study time off the tables and then a ton of volume due to the higher variance.

So we may just stick to NLHE I've spent years learning and playing it.

If we rate player level 1-10 with1 being the biggest whales who have no idea what they are doing and 10 being the top 1% of players in the world and a level 3 would be break even or barely winning and a level 4 would be a small winner and so on, in nlhe I'd say I'm a 6 or 7 I can beat the sites I play for about 5bb/100-8bb/100 depending on the site and stakes in plo I'd say im currently a level 4 maybe a level 3 depending on the table. So instead of putting in the work to become a level 7 PLO player might as well become a level 8 or 9 NLHE player.

3 sessions today
1183 hands
-$22.68

So far since weve been staked here are the results
NLHE
10238 hands
+$77.36
(last week adn this week we've struggled to win and post winning sessions)

PLO
2710 hands
-$178.32
(Rough start ran decently far below ev here)

But like I said I think we are just going to stick to NLHE we are playing 2 sites but coin is reggy as **** even at 25nl there are plenty of tables but holy regs

we could reg battle against them they are 25nl regs they arent going to be that good we will post a positive winrate against them

But that will lead to more variance and annoyance.

we played 3387 fast fold hands on an annonymous site nlhe -$18.88
regular tables +$96.24

so we will just stick to 6 tables of regular nlhe and hope this variance balances out before my backer moves me down to 10nl..................its only 10k hands though so thats a pretty small sample size doesnt mean to much yet.

whats ur SN on coin?

Its a secret 😉

Had an off day today me any one if my wife's friend from college just hung out was a good time. Back to the grind tomorrow.

I think we will still transition to PLO currently looking for a long term incentive based coaching deal which ive had success with in the past. Nlhe gets tougher every day hut I thi k in plo 4c 5c and 6c there is a bunch of money still to be made

Do You think anybody serious would be interested to work with you after reading your threads? You had PLO, MTT, Live Cash, Online Cash challenges/threads here recently.
All of which failed withing a month?

Hope you stick with something if you are serious about it, otherwise all of this is just a waste of time.

How is your son doing? Wish him best of health and good luck to you!

Failed is a harsh word. A lot of it was me just getting bored with posting on here.

But we got a backer got a coach PLo is under way.

My son about to be 5 mo ths old and is very healthy and happy thanks for asking!

Going to lead the touturb channel more in a docu-series direction currently looking for 6-8 more players to cast click link for more information

https://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/244/y...

Ive been neglecting this blog for lilke 2 weeks my bad been busy. Plo hates us we lost like 10 buy ins so backer had us switch back to NLHE where we are much better studied and experienced. I will still study some PLO I think for my future PLO will be a vital part I think NLHE gets tougher every day and I think PLO especially 5 card and 6 card will remain soft for a long time. But those games will have to wait to be played till I have rebuilt my bankroll to a healthy ammount no longer need backing and can afford some software I need to improve in those games.

As for this week (our weeks start on Tuesdays We took Tuesday off this is a typical off day Tuesday for me is Monday night US time so the games arent as good as they could be so Tuesday is a typical day off for me like it any monday would be for most poker players.) Today though we did win 4 buy ins playing about an hour of NLHE then we really couldnt find any good tables there were either short handed or just pretty nitty. I could easily reg battle at the stakes im playing currently and still post a postive win rate but the hourly is going to be crazy low adn with rake at the limit im currently being held at it makes more sense to study during those times and also let my mind and body rest. I did manage to lose about 9 pounds last month but we didnt come close to the 100k goal at all.

So new Goals this month Lose 20 pounds (this was a good goal last month, I have to easy into working out again with my ptsd and anxiety if my heart rate spikes to fast it can cause a bad anxiety attack and Ive had that happen in the past and had to go to the ER for emergency medication to get it under control and I dont feel like have that happen here)
So we've been doing light weights in the morning followed by some light cardio in the pool to kind of lower the heart rate slowly and also cool down and relax, I also do a nightly walk with my son and wife. So this month we will keep slowly increasing how hard I push myself in the gym when it comes to lifting and I'll continue the pool and walks because why not those are good for the mind good for the body and just generally relaxing. I can use it to vent to my wife about running bad she can complain to me about her friends or w.e and our son really enjoys the nightly walks and its good for every one.

Also Date nights we kind of failed those we did get 2 in but missed a few but we knew money would be tighter this month and last month due to higher rent and the holidays so it was expected that we wouldnt get in as many date nights and self relaxtion days as we wanted. This month thats going to be tight again and we did have a kind of date night last week but we did take our son just to save the money for a babysitter so Ill count it, hes a good baby and you barely notice hes there.

as for the weekly gifts for my wife I failed that she got 2 gifts the entire month but again we knew that was going to be tough with finances.

I would love to make 100k this month would really help especially since we are in a bit of make up so 100k goal again. I am in a interesting spot I sitll plan to play live probably starting more next month but my backer doesnt back live so ill likely have 100% of my aciton when and if I do play live and still 50% of my aciton online. Now for the 100k goal I will count all of it if I make 100k but have to split it and only get 50k I still won 100k that month and ill also include any live winnings into that 100k.

But I think thats it up the update now I think the docu-series will be put on hold I just cant find the cast members I want and I dont want to swarm myself with to much to do because if I accomplish my daily goals its pretty packed.

I'll give you an example I wake up about 10 am Eat breakfast and everything you do in the morning. Get to the Gym about 1045 am work out for baout 20-30 minutes then do a 15-20 minute pool cardio session. Then I come back to my condo shower and shave and everything then relax for a bit get some hydration in and about 11:30 AM to noon I start my session. I am trying to play 3-4 hours a day but like I stated above if the games arent great and are super nitty with the rake at this current stake its not worth playing them im better off getting some R&R then battling for a **** win rate post rake. So when the games allow we will play 3-4 hours a day online that means we end about 2-3 am US central time and then It's time to eat Dinner then after dinner we take my son on his walk then we all come back chill for a bit maybe play some games or watch a movie and then go to bed. Now when I start adding in live play that'll impact it slightly I'll play 2-3 hours and leave here to go play live at 3pm and play till 6-8 pm depending on how the games are. If I stay till 8 pm I do miss my sons nightly walk and I kind of feel bad about that because I enjoy them and I know he likes having both of his parents there with him for his walk at night. I know I know thats liek 15 hours a week thats barely a part time job but the reason I waited till 34 to have a kid is becasue I wanted to be move involved then my dad was, my dad was and is a great dad he has jsut always had to work a ton to just make sure we got by and that made him miss a lot of stuff, we'd see him maybe late at night or on the weekends and I want to be around my son more than that and I have the ability to, so if that means less live poker or whatever then so be it my priority will always be my freedom to do what I want when I want and being around my family will always be top priority above anything else.

If I was money and poker focused I'd get my wife a place to live and send money back to her but I'd go back to the US and take advantage of the whale pool that WPT gold is but money isnt #1 on my list, its top 5 for sure but idk probably #3 or lower. #1 and #2 would be a tie between being a good dad and a good husband, #3 would be taking care of myself and imporiving myself as a person because its hard to do #1 adn #2 if I dont do #3 and #4 would be a tie I guess with #5 I dont want my wife to work because she has to I want her to work a job if she wants to, I also dont want my son to be told no if he wants something because I simply cant afford it, hell still be told no plenty becasue I dont liek spoiled kids but I want it be because he doesnt need it or its excessive not because I cant afford it give it to him. To accomplish #4 we have to make money so that would be #5 I guess, although its hard to rank them because they all kind of tie together, to be a good dad and a good husband is to provide protection and financially what they need to not just survive but be comfortable and happy so obviously I have to make money to do that, but if i dont balance life and poker I'll be providing enough but Ill risk ruining and missing moments with my wife and son so then I'd risk failiong #1 adn #2.... interesting late night thoughts.

But thats the updates from the past two or three weeks good luck every one sorry for vanishing for a bit.

Sounds like you have about 6 hours between walking your son and when you go to sleep. Is there any consideration for trying to make money during that time period?

The games during that time frame are pretty bad I've tried to put action i but since they are mostly sites that cater more towards US players, like coin, the games are super nit infested and just really arent that good, the best bet if I wanted to play more hours honestly would be to wake up earlier or start grinding earlier and gym and work out later. With that being said I havent had a long term real job since leaving the Army in 2017, I have worked some part time jobs here and there to help the pressure of a bad downswing and to give mea purpose to leave the house but no real work and I dont really like waking up at 6 am I did that for 7 years in the army and dont feel like doing it again. I could work out at night and swim at night but I prefer to have the pool and gym to myself so I can blast my own music and not worry about other people.

So later hours would really only work if I included live play in those hours and that takes away personal time for me and my wife without my son being awake.

Balance is hard

Played a hour or so today but the games were horrible would fine 1 fish with like 20 bbs or less on a table and the rest were jsut nit af did still win half a buy in but wasnt a huge day still got in some decent volume need to multi site more though I think. Will also help when I get moved in Feb to a more permanent living situation so I can actually set up a decent sized monitor to play on not just a laptop screen.

But this week we are up about 4.5 bis
About to have some dinner and then watch a movie with the wife and back at it tomorrow thank god the weekend is coming and the games will be good again.

Wife is sick so took the day to take care of our son only got about 500 hands in today made just under 2 BIs

I mean, I get it, I spend a disproportionate amount of time with my wife, but I feel like you aren't thinking critically. Getting up at 6am because you have a drill sergeant yelling at you and getting up at 6am because you want to grind are two very different things. What are you doing at midnight that you couldn't do at 6pm? Why not sleep when your son goes to bed, get up at 4am, have the gym to yourself, and then start grinding at 6/7am which if my time zones are correct, would be prime time in the US which seems like when you want to play? You aren't watching live sports or TV shows or going out late night your time, you can set whatever schedule you want to get everything in in your day that you'd like.

unless youre playing higher than 1k. There is no such thing as dead games. Thats a you issue leaking hard. If you want to be a profiessional and make money, start acting like it. It all takes max 1 day to set everything up and it seems like already its going to be excuse after excuse after excuse.

I agree I could battle the nits at stakes im at but I think theres more valeu in not being burnt out and getting extra study time in over battling the regs. Yes I can still beat the regs for a decent winrate but I am a table selecting maniac and I like to have soft tables where I can win at a much higher winrate.

I'm not sure what yo mean by set everything up though.

Man we woke up at 4 am in btc and AIT and that was liek 18 weeks the rest of the 7 years was just waking up because my job said I had to.

I'm not a morning person i could probably change that but its a harder change than you think