End of a Poker Journey

How interesting that the last post I might make on this blog; coincides with the 'supposedly' deteriorating quality of writing within my blog.

Two weeks ago, my dad got diagnosed with cancer - and I will be fufilling his one wish by not pursuing poker fulltime.

I feel that this is the most natural time to be quitting this game as a serious hobby due to the fact that I started a new business only 2 months ago; and now I'll be also be trying to clear up a lot of family business issues from his end.

I'm not as devasted as I should be about my father's condition as I believe God has brought this upon him for the reason that he needs to stress less and let go of his worldly ideals - and I believe that he will have a full recovery when he has his own spiritual epiphany.

Also, for those that might be worried about me turning to illicit substances, can rest assure that there is really none of that will enter my life as a buffer for the emotions that I feel now - the only cure will be my constant occupation with trying to get everything in order, now that I am taking 10 times more responsibility than I've ever had in my life.

Like my donkey play...

http://www.pokerhand.org/?2595849

Addiction

Everyone has one, at some point - just make sure it's an addiction that keeps you moving forward, not one that keeps ur ass nailed to the grass.

Probably the Most Interestingly Freakish Thing that has happened in my Life

The stockmarket today closed at 5844.40, another series of freakish numbers ending with 4's.

It's almost seemingly fleeting that people think that the number 4 is associated with death, but rather I think it's associated with FORCE. So one four alone probably means death, but 4's COMBINED ACTUALLY INDICATE A LARGE FORCE OF SOME SORT in motion to get things at the right order. So following this rule my favourite number has to be 44.

Anyways the prelude should already bellow what I am now fully controlling the state of my subconscious high state that is perhaps the optimal it has ever felt ever.

I have just to prove this freakishly pyschic events have messaged my friend by sms at approximately 6am telling him that I'm going to win some tournaments.

I registered for my usual 50 dollar sng, and I owned this SNG so badly without EVER being at risk of being eliminated - jus from reading the chat dialogue, you will see how I fully tripped out another player on the table, while simultaneously berating him to grow up and open up his mind to a more natural way of playing poker - reading the player, not playing the mathematics and fundamentals of poker. One thing I realised is that the online poker world has now become a drone of mathematical fulls with no pyscological reads - almost making it a battle of long hours of multi-tablers - making this a feat of stamina rather than pyscological superiority.
But I have uncovered a few secrets of the fulltilt software - of which I am deciding whether to reveal or not in my blog.

So just to put my money where my mind is, I was promptly looking for the biggest buyin tourney, and found the 120 dollar knockout - and promplty in 2 hands went all in, becoz I realised it wasn't high enough stakes. I scrolled right to the top of the fulltilt SNG menu and saw jlivb or something sitting at a 2,200 dollar buyin in Heads up table - he sounded like a good fucken player so i registered STRAIGHT AWAY!...the better the player, obviously the more right I am about this fulltilt software glitches.

This is the following transcript of the chat log that occured in the HU match - while this chat log may seem long, it's actually quite short as I win almost ALL the pots - almost impossible feat, that was assisted by my constast chat trash talk.

FTP Advisor: You can easily change your playing environment by placing your mouse on the background and right-clicking.ChangPogo: are u ready to get pwned?ChangPogo: lol gl!ChangPogo: jus &&##z and giggles!ChangPogo: do u know i'm only a 50 dollar sng player?ChangPogo: LOLChangPogo: taking my first real 'SHOT'Dealer: Hand #6350332525Dealer: ChangPogo has 15 seconds left to actChangPogo: i would ever be so happy if u go super aggro when i have the best hand, and super passive when i got nothing!Dealer: ChangPogo has timed outDealer: livb112 wins the pot (30)Dealer: Hand #6350337424Dealer: livb112 has 15 seconds left to actDealer: livb112 has 15 seconds left to actDealer: ChangPogo wins the pot (60)Dealer: Hand #6350344385Dealer: ChangPogo wins the pot (60)Dealer: Hand #6350346908ChangPogo: come on, u got some place u gotta be?...slow down man!Dealer: ChangPogo has 15 seconds left to actChangPogo: oh, so we got someone who doesn't like chatting aye?Dealer: ChangPogo has 15 seconds left to actChangPogo: how can u live behind a computer all your life and not even learn how to chatChangPogo: seriously got some social issues thereDealer: livb112 wins the pot (120)Dealer: Hand #6350356742ChangPogo: i recommend getting some therapyDealer: ChangPogo has 15 seconds left to actChangPogo: poker isn't LIFE u knowChangPogo: i really worry about ur lifestyle livbChangPogo: seirouslyChangPogo: pls, if u wanna talk about it, i'd be more than happy toDealer: ChangPogo has 15 seconds left to actDealer: ChangPogo has 15 seconds left to actChangPogo: i know i'm kind've sounding weird, but i think i was meant to play this sng, not to win or lose moneyChangPogo: but to chat to youChangPogo: seriouslyChangPogo: i know u got some BIG issues in your life right nowDealer: ChangPogo has timed outChangPogo: and u need to talk about themDealer: livb112 wins the pot (120)Tournament Director: The blinds are now 20/40Dealer: Hand #6350370038ChangPogo: denying it won't help your causeDealer: ChangPogo has 15 seconds left to actDealer: ChangPogo wins the pot (288)Dealer: Hand #6350375810ChangPogo: u are about 4 hands away from tiltingDealer: ChangPogo wins the pot (80)Dealer: Hand #6350378374ChangPogo: i knowChangPogo: this is oneDealer: ChangPogo wins the pot (40)Dealer: Hand #6350379725ChangPogo: two...Dealer: ChangPogo has 15 seconds left to actChangPogo: finally grew a backbone aye?Dealer: ChangPogo has requested TIMEChangPogo: i should really shove my K8 against ur QJs hereChangPogo: but seriouslyl is that all you got in your game after all that 2k grinding?Dealer: ChangPogo has timed outDealer: livb112 wins the pot (288)Dealer: Hand #6350388880Dealer: ChangPogo has 15 seconds left to actDealer: ChangPogo wins the pot (160)Dealer: Hand #6350392540ChangPogo: that was three...Dealer: ChangPogo has 15 seconds left to actDealer: ChangPogo wins the pot (80)Dealer: Hand #6350398101ChangPogo: wow u really are a solid proDealer: ChangPogo has 15 seconds left to actChangPogo: must be that dude triyng to get suckers onto cakepokerChangPogo: LOLChangPogo: thaz a mad scheme u got there goinDealer: ChangPogo has 15 seconds left to actChangPogo: anyone who knows anything is gonna know that site sux ballsDealer: ChangPogo has 15 seconds left to actDealer: livb112 wins the pot (168)Tournament Director: The blinds are now 25/50Dealer: Hand #6350409543Dealer: ChangPogo has 15 seconds left to actChangPogo: i might need to make my first laydown of the nightChangPogo: it's a tough oneChangPogo: the hand starts with a 2ChangPogo: and ends in a 7Dealer: livb112 wins the pot (50)Dealer: Hand #6350414351ChangPogo: any guesses as to what it might be?Dealer: ChangPogo wins the pot (50)Dealer: Hand #6350415754Dealer: ChangPogo has 15 seconds left to actDealer: ChangPogo wins the pot (100)Dealer: Hand #6350419152Dealer: ChangPogo wins the pot (50)Dealer: Hand #6350420557ChangPogo: tbh, i'm jus here waiting for the weapon of mass destructions and making chit chat to u in the meantimeDealer: ChangPogo has 15 seconds left to actDealer: ChangPogo has 15 seconds left to actDealer: livb112 has 15 seconds left to actChangPogo: poker poker it's sooooo fun, start with the best hand and go downhillChangPogo: time to fold ur 44Dealer: ChangPogo wins the pot (100)Dealer: Hand #6350431707Dealer: ChangPogo wins the pot (50)Dealer: Hand #6350433040Dealer: ChangPogo has 15 seconds left to actDealer: ChangPogo wins the pot (100)Tournament Director: The blinds are now 30/60Dealer: Hand #6350436454ChangPogo: surely i can't be catching this many hands!ChangPogo: u must fight back somehow somewayDealer: ChangPogo has 15 seconds left to actChangPogo: find it within ur tired mind to pull this one closer manChangPogo: this is a whitewashChangPogo: jus pure domination!ChangPogo: lol NICE SLOWPLAY!Dealer: ChangPogo has 15 seconds left to actChangPogo: CHA CHING!ChangPogo: SURELY ev!!!!Dealer: livb112 wins the pot (120)Dealer: Hand #6350448957ChangPogo: go post that hand on 2+2 mate!Dealer: ChangPogo has 15 seconds left to actDealer: livb112 has 15 seconds left to actDealer: ChangPogo has 15 seconds left to actDealer: ChangPogo shows [Ts 9c]Dealer: livb112 shows [Ah Kd]Dealer: ChangPogo shows a pair of NinesDealer: livb112 shows Ace King highDealer: ChangPogo wins the pot (2,678) with a pair of NinesDealer: livb112 finishes in 2nd placeDealer: ChangPogo finishes in 1st place and wins: $4,400


OK WAIT UP....BACK DA FUCK UP...THAT SHIZNNIT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO READ ISN'T IT MY LOVELIES?...WELL...I HAVE THE HAND HISTORY IN MY POKERTRACKER SO IF ANY SUCKER WANTS TO BUY IT OFF ME, THEY CAN OFFER ME $4,400 OR NEAR OFFER.

neways utlimately the bottom line of the chat log is all you need to read to see that my goodluck streak will last to the rest of 2008 and all you fulltilt poker suckers playing against CHANGPOGO will be pysched OUT!

Interesting Hand

here's a fun hand http://www.pokerhand.org/?2528791 usually i don't slowplay JJ preflop, but there was jus too much chance that the first 3-bet player had JJ crushed too often to make 4betting an option.

Sickest Tourney Bluff Ever

Full Tilt Poker Game #6039680281: $18,500 Guarantee (1r+1a) (45280374), Table 4 - 40/80 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:39:19 ET - 2008/04/14
Seat 1: Zookie1095 (3,980)
Seat 2: Bruce Buffer (3,937)
Seat 3: uwantmeinurgame (4,198)
Seat 4: TXrounder1 (4,398)
Seat 5: ohmyguinness (7,583)
Seat 6: ChangPogo (8,870)
Seat 7: MsXRed (4,410)
Seat 8: baxur (5,279)
baxur posts the small blind of 40
Zookie1095 posts the big blind of 80
The button is in seat #7
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to ChangPogo [4s 8d]
Bruce Buffer folds
uwantmeinurgame calls 80
TXrounder1 folds
ohmyguinness raises to 250
ChangPogo has 15 seconds left to act
ChangPogo calls 250
MsXRed folds
baxur folds
Zookie1095 folds
uwantmeinurgame calls 170
*** FLOP *** [As 9d 5c]
uwantmeinurgame checks
ohmyguinness has 15 seconds left to act
ohmyguinness checks
ChangPogo bets 644
uwantmeinurgame has 15 seconds left to act
uwantmeinurgame folds
ohmyguinness has 15 seconds left to act
ohmyguinness raises to 2,000
ChangPogo has 15 seconds left to act
ChangPogo raises to 8,620, and is all in
ohmyguinness has 15 seconds left to act
ohmyguinness has requested TIME
ohmyguinness folds
Uncalled bet of 6,620 returned to ChangPogo
ChangPogo mucks
ChangPogo wins the pot (4,870)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4,870 Rake 0
Board: [As 9d 5c]
Seat 1: Zookie1095 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: Bruce Buffer didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: uwantmeinurgame folded on the Flop
Seat 4: TXrounder1 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: ohmyguinness folded on the Flop
Seat 6: ChangPogo collected (4,870), mucked
Seat 7: MsXRed (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: baxur (small blind) folded before the Flop


I will try to explain my thought process later..

New Life, the Meaning of 4, and Finishing Deep Again.

I have started a new business venture on the 4th of April (01/04), with one main partner and a few creditors. We have got a nice value office near the station and have a few running ideas to get the business in the green hopefully within a few months at the latest.

Our first project of note is garnering enough interest to raise some debt financing from people, and we will be offering at a higher rate than the market.

Last night I final tabled the 18k AGAIN, this time dominated quite thoroughly, but losing half my stack against top pair with overcard + fl draw, and then losing a coin flip with AJ v 99 to finish 4th for 1.7k.

Here are two hands that show how badly i was tilting people with my bets that contain the number 4 in it (I was playing fairly TAG, not LAG, and this bet tends to be even more effective when u catch a few hands pre, and ur image seems laggy pre).

http://www.pokerhand.org/?2396757 ok honestly, who goes all in preflop with J6 as a 3bet??

http://www.pokerhand.org/?2396717 this is a great trapped hand where usually the default play with AA is to RR preflop to stop those that are drawing to sets.

Anyways I have a new number, so anyone interested should drop me an email.