And so we have two more days before heading to May; And The SmallerHoTrunner has been quite a learning experience for me. This makes month #3 since i started playing online again, after taking a few months off from poker. This past Sunday morning was pretty much like winning the Sunday Million for me; When at last i shipped a tracked MTT on Merge for Pocketfives.

April was a major success for me learning wise; But i still have so many things yet to grasp. Along the way i have been lucky enough to run it with several players i respect; And it helps a ton when you can ask for advice and then apply it to your game in real time. I would like to give a special thanks to STEVE LEWIS also known as ArzCardzfan who is a long time friend here and in real life. Steve is the very reason i even attempted to play MTT poker. Steve was my favorite player over 8 years ago; And will continue to be so until the day that i die. If not for him i would be dead or in jail by now; As poker and God of course steered me away from a very dangerous life that i once lived!

Sunday- Tmobile was nice enough to sit me out of the $33.00 $25,000 with 43bb's and 4.5hrs in or so! Could have been 5 hours but im not really sure; But i was also deep in another MTT as well. Anyway once i got re-connected i had 12bb's with KK in the BB. MP opens with around 30bb's and c/o calls! I tank jam and MP tanks calls A4s and c/o folds and the turn is the Ace and my night/day was over! So FUCK YOU TMOBILE THE CABLE MAN IS ON HIS WAY NEXT WEEK!

http://www.pocketfives.com/f10016/of...warded-678738/ Hope to see more entries this month in the May Hot Runner for the USA Friendly players!

CURRENT STANDINGS OF APRIL COMP-(2 DAYS REMAIN)

http://www.pocketfives.com/contests/...apr-1-30-2013/
And with about 30 hours left from the time of me writing this entry. It still seems pretty tight between #1 and #2
Good luck to Donkiam and Wesss and Icurazedmybb!

http://www.officialpokerrankings.com...B-04CF8E923567 it's strange how i can look at my roi from month to month. All losing roi's but slowly headed to the +ev

Well it's 3pm here and time to update my work logs, which is a pain in the ass!

So i am 3/25 of my last Mtt's with two weeks to go in the Smaller HoTrunner series. Just going to cut to the chase and eliminate the bullshit. Bottom line is that i need to find a fold button and stay more focused. Currently i am sitting in last place in this contest, and i am not at all happy with how i have managed so far. I also feel like i made to many adjustments to my game and i can see it. I also think that i might be pushing myself a little two much atm with work and poker. Between the energy drinks and lack of sleep; I feel that the end results are starting to affect my play right now. Ive also been running into some spots where i am at a crossroads between being a nit or sticking to my game plan of aggro all the time.

One thing that i don't plan to change is attacking the 20/5 and 32/10 player types, when i can play them in pots in position. Also i am going to attempt to play with better hand selection vs. villans who favor calling 3 bets rather lite. I was really pissed about Sunday because i got home a little late; And had to late reg most of the tourneys i really wanted to play. Then it seems i really have my hands full in this month long contest; But i will continue to be motivated by this also. I feel like it has me more driven to improve more than anything. It's really a different game and change of pace, when you see how your game sizes up to others. And this contest is just letting me know that i am not working as hard as i need too!

Lastly i am expecting to play much better for the next week or so; Since overall my ROI% for this month has suffered. The upside is that my ITM% is still aight but i guess somewhere i am slowing down a bit too much too early. I am a big fan of staying above the 20bb mark at all cost; So i will make the needed adjustments tonight and see how things go!

Good Luck at the tables!

Just to catch up and recap my past Sunday, was an epic fucking fail. Maybe i am just to much of a sore loser, or just to hard on myslelf. But when when you start to make excuses for yourself; You will become your own worst enemy. Sunday was one of those days that made me want to just quit poker, and kill myself LoL. It was as though someone was somewhere creating ways to give me second best or crush me. Obv i blanked the entire Sunday session, as i hung on for dear life in my final Sunday MTT(4.40 rebuy) of the night. Yes like everyone i understand that shit is just going to happend sometimes. But Sunday i really felt like some how i must have pissed off one of God's angels or something. Anyway things went pretty awful which also meant i had leaks to plug!

Made two very important adjustments!

Unlike most i take a very different approach to MTT poker tournaments. And yes it does get me into a few spewy situations every now and then. I truly feel and continue to stand by the fact, that optimal out the box and unconventional plays. Can and will pay off in MTT poker when done correctly vs. the correct villans. I really learned the reason why they call loose passive players so dangerous. I mean it's not the fact that you are going to get out played by them; But moreso you outplaying yourself. Hand selection vs. these types have really helped my game. Also one major adjustment i decided to make last night, was too tighten up my game a hair during the later stages of the tournament. This really helped my image when i needed to chip up during bubbles.

http://www.pocketfives.com/contests/...apr-1-30-2013/
Current Standings Smaller HoTrunner USA.

Right now i am sitting at 3rd place in the smaller hotrunner event. I feel like i am holding my own so far, and this contest is a huge motivational tool for anyone who gives a shit about getting better. I really wanted to see more entries, because i was just looking to see how i sized up vs. better poker players ect. But these guys who have entered more than fit the bill, with over $1 million dollars in comb tracked cashes. I have somewhat of a stratergy for this comp, and that is to ship everything i play LoL. Bottom line though i have to do/play and run better if i plan to make this interesting.

Five Final Tables on Low Volume

For April i have managed to get to 5 final tables without getting the job done. And once again just like last night's affair i went from finishing 4th the night before; To finishing 3rd last night in te $3 rebuy $1,500GTD.

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Poker Statistics Statistics includes regular scheduled Carbon Poker tournaments.

http://www.officialpokerrankings.com...C85DA.html?t=2

So far just for the month of April i have $725 in winnings and 27%ROI with my ITM% being right about where i feel it needs to be on Merge. Overall my numbers since i began playing again are slowly climbing; With improvements monthly as i play more and more hands. And to be honest i am really starting to become very dissapointed in myself, due to the fact i am not closing out anything. I mean anyone can get deep and FT, but the real respects comes from winning the fucking tournament. But then i also look at scores in poker from a working man's point of view. Last night across all of my games i made around $400; Which might not seem like much to the avg grinder. But this is just about how much i make for a 12 hour shift@work. And then when i worked for McDonalds back in the day, It took two weeks to make a $400.00 check. Moral of the story never forget where u come from!!!!

Peace and Good Luck at the Tables!!!