Blog Feed: Act Like If & It Will Be!

I have not updated this blog in a long timeā€¦ I did go play on Friday 1/13, I played for 4.5 hours at Downstream Casino and won $462.00 I did not update this blog mainly because I there was nothing really exciting that happened. I played pretty well and at my table there was the usual mix of playersā€¦. One pretty good one (we avoided each other), 3 bad ones in varying degrees and 4 really tight ones (a little higher than the normal mix) and me. I played straight forward ABC poker and other the [..] > read more

More Poker

Published on 2012-01-01 09:44:00

I miss poker. I miss playing poker and I miss writing about poker. On this the first day of 2012 I resolve to play more poker. More to followā€¦. > read more

Please Keep WSOP Coverage

Published on 2011-11-11 20:15:00

I had my second World Series event I was glued to the TV for Sunday and Tuesday. I think it was awesome the coverage and the action. The only I did not like was hearing what a 3bet was 900 times. I found the coverage absolutely mesmerizing. I find it hard to believe that anyone watching the show would not become a fan, it really showed how poker was and what it was all about and most importantly it had little to do with luck. > read more

Poker Night

Published on 2011-11-08 11:24:00

I went to play poker on Friday night in Roland, OK. This is a little casino just across the state line from Fort Smith, AR. The casino is not the flag ship of the Cherokee Casinos, Tulsa and Siloam Springs are both considerably nicer. It did offer poker and did serve up the usual bad players. Since my personal funds have grown a little tight I have to be particularly careful I had one bullet. I was afraid of being a little rusty because I have not played much lately. I had to play tight and did [..] > read more

Year of Change

Published on 2011-11-03 05:45:00

I am starting a new blog, one for the changes I going to have this next year. I will update this blog about poker whenever I play. jtsyear.blogspot.com > read more

I Guess I am a Quitter

Published on 2011-10-26 19:00:00

There once was the drunk that refused to get help to stop drinking even though it was killing him. He told his friends the reason why he was not getting help was because he was not a quitter. I have made the decision to stop drinking for the time being. Not because I have problems with it, but because there is no need to drink, it works against my desire to lose weight and is an unneeded expense. I come from a long line of big drinkers on both sides of my family, I am sure some of them were fu [..] > read more

My Opinion ā€“ Full Tilt

Published on 2011-10-25 19:41:00

I have been quiet about Full Tilt. I wrote a few posts about them in past and myfriends can attest that I had concerns about themā€¦ not that I thought it wouldbe as bad as it has been just that things did not add up or came too easyā€¦Rakeback I signed up for an account (loser64) without anyrack back or any other incentive, so after finding out about rack back I triedto get it and was told no. Afterfrustration I gave up for a while. Ayear or two later I read on 2+2 how to get rackback I quic [..] > read more

Getting my 13 years Back

Published on 2011-10-22 11:52:00

This is the very last post about me bitching about me nottaking care of myself seems stupid if I cannot save me from me than I have noright to complain. I did some reading and I got my mojo back.I was doing some research and discovered that the averageAmericanā€™s life expectancy is 80.6 years. I was also reading that being morbidly obese (BMI over 40) you lose 13years. This means that my lifeexpectancy is about 67 years. OnNovember 3rd I turn 47 this means on average I have 20 years left aswe [..] > read more

Canā€™t Describe it

Published on 2011-10-05 11:32:00

At almost 47 I guess itā€™s about time I start to feel grown up. For years I had this feeling of a kid trying to deny something. If I ignore it, it will go away. It does not go away and in fact it gets worse (often more expensive too). I think the best way to describe it is I feel free. I can do what I want try what I want when I want. Having said that I am a fairly conservative person I take raising my kids very seriously. I would rather hang with them than almost anyone. I am more personally [..] > read more

Pokering

Published on 2011-09-28 17:37:00

On Saturday I had my first poker session on about 3 months. I was pleased with how I played as a whole. I really only made a few small mistakes so that cannot be all bad. I sat a new table and on the 2nd hand flopped 2 pair and won $55 against Top Top, few hands later I flopped a straight and got paid on 2 streets by a flush draw. Then I caught AA vs QQ, the table had very few limps unlike other $1 $2 games, I was in seat 3 and UTG made it $7, I called, expecting there to be raise, and there w [..] > read more

Upcoming Plans

Published on 2011-07-01 12:52:00

July is going to be a very busy time for me. I plan to be on the road a lot. I am heading to St. Louis two times and hope to hit the casinos another 2 or 3 times from home. August starts with a bang as well. I am leaving for St. Louis July 1st for > read more

Week One ā€“ Thank God for Beano

Published on 2011-06-25 07:48:00

My week started off with a bang, I dropped 6 Lbs. in the first two days. I lost weight every day. I really can feel the difference. To have full disclosure I was bloated also when I started which helped with the first few daysā€™ weight loss. Week O > read more

I Like This

Published on 2011-06-24 19:35:00

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Time to LIVE!

Published on 2011-06-23 19:15:00

I think itā€™s funny I have done a lot of things, been to a lot of places and yet I have done very little. I went to New York City in 1994 for 3 days, I went to a Broadway play and walked through Central Park, I ate at the same restaurant for 2 of t > read more

First Few Days

Published on 2011-06-20 20:31:00

I was bloated to start the diet so that helped me to get off to a running start. I have lost weight quickly. As a whole it has not been bad at all. It is a little weird not eating bread, however it is also a little weird eating beans more often. (L > read more

Well Now I have Too

Published on 2011-06-18 08:48:00

So I went to the gym and got my body fat taken last night OMG . It is one thing to know you are fat and another to know how fat you are. So now I have to do something about it. The Slow Carb Diet, like most diets wants you to weigh and measure your > read more

Holy Crap I Played Poker!!!

Published on 2011-06-16 18:38:00

On Wednesday I went to Downstream Casino, I was going to meet Scott Long who was there on business and to play some cards. Scott was busy but I was able to have a beer with him just before I headed home for the night. Now for POKER!!! This may have > read more

4 Hour Body Stuff by the Author

Published on 2011-06-14 21:10:00

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Who Knew?

Published on 2011-06-14 20:12:00

Since Black Friday and my forced retirement from online poker I have discovered a whole new life. I was unaware that the sun actually shined on weekendsā€¦.that there were other things to do after work. As much as I ā€lovedā€¯ playing online poker > read more

Dragging My Feet but Have a Plan

Published on 2011-06-12 22:10:00

As I wrote in my last post I am going to following the 4 Hour Body (4HB) program. It is a reduced carb, but lower fat way of eating. You do get a day off once a week and get to go crazy. In reading the 4HB I am seeing things I use and d > read more

Still Struggling

Published on 2011-06-01 20:36:00

I have taken control of most of my life, I am living in a clean house (something I have not always done)ā€¦ I know cant stand to have dirty dishes, even if they were just in the sink. I dress much nice, I donā€™t roll up my sleeves at work and > read more

Release Your Inner Nerd

Published on 2011-05-27 19:42:00

BBC America is having a Dr. Who marathon starting Saturday morning, I believe it starts over at about 9 PM. They are showing every episode of Dr. Who with Matt Smith as the Doctor. If you have not watched the Dr. it is well worth the time!!! > read more

Getting Ready for Tonight!

Published on 2011-05-24 18:11:00

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Itā€™s an Internet World

Published on 2011-05-20 18:04:00

In my home you will never hear there is nothing on TV, about 6 months ago I got a Roku I also subscribed to Netflix (about $10 a month) this opened a new world to me, I am able to watch TV shows and movies at will in hi-def as well.Granted there show > read more

Fat Like Me

Published on 2011-05-18 20:09:00

One of the things I have noticed her in Arkansas is how many fat people there are me included. I read that as a society we are getting heavier. The information is out there, I would bet very few people do not know how to lose weight ā€¦The problem is > read more

Shoes

Published on 2011-05-15 16:13:00

I had been planning on it for a while, but I finally dragged my ass over to Rush Running to get some new shoes. My shoes were over a year old, shoes that are in heavy use should not be used longer 3 months so I was overdue. Shoes are important, they > read more

The Next Step AGAIN

Published on 2011-05-14 17:32:00

I only was able to get 4 days in my 5 5 goal this week. We had a bump in the road on Wednesday when I was unable to exercise. I also was not able to do it today, plus the weather is damn cold for NW Arkansas. My issue still remain > read more

The Five Five not Fifty-fiveā€¦. and Fun Run Update

Published on 2011-05-09 18:27:00

I talked about the race with my youngest daughter. It was the Gold Rush as you know we were suppose to run a 5K race. I talked to her about the race and she kept insisting on running the 5K, about 5 minutes before the 1 mile fun run was t > read more

Act Like It & It Will Be!

Published on 2011-05-05 20:08:00

I wrote about this before and on my other blog. I decided to change my lifeā€¦ well better way to put it was I wanted to change how others perceive me. In the past I really did not take pride in myself, we can debate all we want as too why I was th > read more

Not Reading the Fine Print

Published on 2011-05-04 20:31:00

My 6 year old daughter came to me a few months ago and asked if she could join the running club at her elementary school. I said ā€Of Course, Babyā€¯. Her mother informed me that it would cost $35 for her to run in the club. I thought it was a littl > read more

Accepting A Tough Betā€¦

Published on 2011-04-28 20:07:00

So you may or may not know but I decided to run a half-marathon, at the St. Louis marathon next April this would be the 2nd for me. I have begun training for it, but to be honest motivation has been lacking. I just got lazy for a while.. > read more

A Week or So Later

Published on 2011-04-26 18:21:00

So we are a week into the end of the online poker boom (for now)ā€¦. and since this is my blog, what does it mean for me? Well glad you asked! I am done with online pokerā€¦. we have all knew that something was up with the payment processers when the > read more

Laziness = 2 Weeks of Stupidity

Published on 2011-04-24 22:08:00

I have been a lazy fuck for the last 2 weeks. I have broken all my rules. All the words from the other blog of meal planning, exercise and getting into a routine have gone by the wayside. The slope slippery, just one little push and and > read more

What to do?

Published on 2011-04-20 18:52:00

The events of the past week are now in the past, online poker effectively dead in the US for the foreseeable future, what do I do with this blog? I do own the domain name, I do have 4 years of history of writing on this blog, and I do still play poke > read more

Dr. Who Nerd

Published on 2011-04-18 17:25:00

I am a Dr. Who fan, I watched the show a little as a child, but it was not until last year that my son and I started watching it on a regular basis. I know most people do not know much about it, hell this year while officially called season 6 > read more

IMO Itā€™s All Over but the Shouting

Published on 2011-04-16 09:53:00

With the recent charges being filed against the big three poker rooms, I think its all over but the shouting. Why? Well Iā€™ll tell you. It is going to be impossible to get money online, it is also going to be difficult to get money offline a > read more

My WSOP-C

Published on 2011-04-11 18:26:00

I want to say that I had a great timeā€¦ it was more fun than I had anticipated. I really wish there was more to talk about. In the first 30 min I had QQ, AK, and AA and won with all of them, never getting to showdownā€¦. But I was able to get to $ > read more

Table 62 Seat 3

Published on 2011-04-08 08:20:00

Well I begin my quest for a Circuit ring today in St. Louis at the WSOP-C. The event starts in just a few hours I a ready and excited. This will be the biggest tournament I have ever played, (made a little cheaper via satellite). I will b > read more

Seriously How *$%# hard can it be?

Published on 2011-03-31 19:09:00

Well I seem to make it harder than it needs to be! I keep bleeding my online and live games together and itā€™s not working on either account. I play too loose for online and too tight for live. Beating both games (at the levels I am playing) should > read more

Saturday Nights Not the Night for Poker

Published on 2011-03-28 18:23:00

I went to Roland OK on Saturday to play their bounty tourney with some friends, one of whom has been doing well in tourneyā€™s lately. I also wanted to practice some live MTT play before St. Louis, where it looks more and more like I will be playing > read more

Some Money Coming in

Published on 2011-03-18 00:23:00

I played Zips last nightā€¦. and was able to chalk a win up thank Godā€¦ and tonight I will take.. And tonight I am bankroll challenged right now > read more

Online Confidence Shot

Published on 2011-03-14 19:26:00

I have no confidence. It feels like one bad thing after another is going to happen to me. I am at the point that I expect it. I need to figure out how to get my head straight. I think part of it is the stakes you never know what people have because t > read more

Tournament stuff and Talking to a Newbie

Published on 2011-03-11 20:02:00

I was talking to a friend that does not play poker. I was explaining variance and that you have to be prepared to not cash or run bad in any given tournament. I explained that if a player is above averages they can reasonable expect to have good fini > read more

Well At Least that is Something

Published on 2011-03-10 23:35:00

I played a MTT yesterday did not cash but played well and I am ok with thatā€¦ getting unlucky is part of poker. Especially tournament poker. There were ~2400 runners and I went out 457ish. I had and either lost or had to fold several premium hands, > read more

Poker Decision

Published on 2011-03-07 19:06:00

The variance of tournament poker is killing me. One thing I did not realize until it was pointed out to me Sunday is Stars has made all their scheduled tournaments have more than 1500 chips most are 15 min levels and 3000 chips, the 180 mans have not > read more

Been a While

Published on 2011-03-04 18:37:00

I have not updated in a while because I have had nothing but bad luck and really do not have much to talk about without it sounding like one bad beat story after another. I was asked about my live cash game and you can read below. Last weekend went > read more

Poker Update ā€“ Coming to Grips

Published on 2011-02-23 20:34:00

I was reading El Nino1ā€™s blog yesterday and he was talking about having a hard time making the adjustment back to online play after playing a bunch of live poker. I have noticed I have the same issue. I struggle to get tight enough in full ring pla > read more

The Worst Poker Day Ever

Published on 2011-02-21 20:31:00

So I played a shit load of SNGā€™s yesterday, I had a total of 1 min cash. I was sucked out & cold decked more then I could ever imagine. Ending with 1st hand of a 27 man SING in the BB and limped to me I check with 44. Flop K, 4, 8 and was set o > read more

Break

Published on 2011-02-15 00:25:54

Over the past few weeks I have been more then a little burnt out with online poker. The beats seem to stick with me more, I seem to be making really poor decisions and I cannot figure out a way to fix it. So I have decided to take a break from > read more

Break

Published on 2011-02-15 00:25:00

This is Frustrating

Published on 2011-02-13 22:23:56

Feral Cow PokerPokerStars No-Limit Hold'em $0.10/$0.25 - 9 playersBB: $11.25 UTG: $10.35 UTG+1: $30.56 (Hero)MP: $29.38 MP2: $25.00 HJ: $25.45 CO: $33.99 Button: $26.22 SB: $25.00 Preflop: ($0.35) Hero is UTG+1 with (9 players)UTG folds, Hero raise > read more

This is Frustrating

Published on 2011-02-13 22:23:00

Life Lessons From a Poker Weekend

Published on 2011-02-11 20:57:26

First Sorry for the delay in updatingā€¦ Since I got back it has been crazy at work on top of getting 20 inches of snow. I met up with some friends in Tunica, MS. last weekend and I learned things at the table that not only will help my game but will > read more

Life Lessons From a Poker Weekend

Published on 2011-02-11 20:57:00

Tunica bound

Published on 2011-02-03 08:20:07

Snuffy, budgetcoach and I are heading to Tunica for the weekend. I'll be tweeting if you want to keep updated. @jwthoma > read more

Tunica bound

Published on 2011-02-03 08:20:00

Snuffy, budgetcoach and I are heading to Tunica for the weekend. I'll be tweeting if you want to keep updated. @jwthoma > read more

Simple Person Simple Hud

Published on 2011-01-27 19:21:44

If there is one thing about me that is consistent and that is change, In the past I have reverted back and forth between full ring and cash games, from PT3 to HEM, from tourneys to cashā€¦. One of the things that I find the most fun to change is the > read more

Simple Person Simple Hud

Published on 2011-01-27 19:21:00

2 Solid Days of MEH

Published on 2011-01-26 22:26:22

I have played 1100+ hands each of the last two days. I have ended each day up but under $2 each day. The good news is Monday I was down 4 buy inā€™s and 2.5 buy ins on Tuesday before making my comebacks. Now if I look at the superficial things, I hav > read more

2 Solid Days of MEH

Published on 2011-01-26 22:26:00

Brutal Fucking Game

Published on 2011-01-23 01:31:49

Poker is fucking brutal you can make the correct decision and still lose and lose ugly. I think the hardest thing to learn is to make the correct decision based on the information in front of you and then move onā€¦. I have been listening to a lot o > read more

Brutal Fucking Game

Published on 2011-01-23 01:29:00

Not My Night

Published on 2011-01-22 00:39:39

This was the worst its gone in a long time. Feral Cow Poker Hand ConverterPokerStars No-Limit Hold'em $0.05/$0.10 - 8 playersMP: $10.00 (Hero)HJ: $11.49 CO: $10.91 Button: $10.61 SB: $5.20 BB: $12.56 UTG: $10.00 UTG+1: $15.32 Preflop: ($0.15) Hero i > read more

Not My Night

Published on 2011-01-22 00:39:00

Old Promises Old Results & Old Plan

Published on 2011-01-21 18:43:24

I forgot one thing, one thing that I sore I would never ever do again. I have told myself I would never do it again and yet there I was doing it again. No it was not playing 6 maxā€¦ I have promised myself that I would not play any 6 max poker in 201 > read more

Old Promises Old Results & Old Plan

Published on 2011-01-21 18:30:00

Poker Stars Day 1

Published on 2011-01-19 21:08:48

It is been a swingy night to say the least. > read more

Poker Stars Day 1

Published on 2011-01-19 21:08:00

It is been a swingy night to say the least. > read more

So Long I Must Be Goingā€¦

Published on 2011-01-19 18:32:00

I did it I cleared my Iron Man bonus, I made the additional $125 last night only 18 days into the year. Now its time to switch poker rooms. I am officially done with Full Tilt. I have had a pretty good run there and once I got rake back I thought it > read more

Great Weekend Part 2ā€“Live

Published on 2011-01-17 14:45:00

After getting a good nights rest I met a friend and went to Down Stream. I played 2 session, each one about 3.5 hours. Session 1: MEH I there was not many hands to write about, I dis backdoor a flush when villain hit straight, that took me fr > read more

A Great Weekend Part 1ā€“Live

Published on 2011-01-16 13:55:00

On Friday after taking the kids to see the movie the Green Hornet, I went out to Cherokee Casino to play some cards, On Saturday headed North to Downstream for some fun and relaxation. Friday was weird, there were only 2 hands of notesā€¦. other then > read more

FYIā€¦ I Still Hate Wednesdayā€™s

Published on 2011-01-13 19:18:00

Oh the in humanity of it allā€¦. I had one of the worst night I have had in a long long time, the only thing that I would have done different is turned off my computer. The variance caught up to me and I dropped 3 buy ins. Ok that is off my chestā€¦ > read more

WBCOOP

Published on 2011-01-12 23:17:00

I have registered to play in the PokerStars World Blogger Championship of Online Poker! The WBCOOP is a free online Poker tournament open to all Bloggers, so register on WBCOOP to play.Registration code: XXXXXX 190764 > read more

And Iā€™m Feeling Good

Published on 2011-01-12 21:08:00

I am happy with my play so far this yearā€¦ I am up almost 20 buy ins (was at 20 but had a couple of losing sessions). I also moved up to 12 tables and have very little trouble keeping up but it does keep me pretty busy while playing. I am also doing > read more

Ughā€¦

Published on 2011-01-10 22:21:00

It was a night that started out badā€¦. and I was able to grind till down only $2, I may have miss played a couple but stillā€¦ Hand 1. HEM/Full Tilt NL Hold'em $0.05/$0.10 - 9 playersButton: $3.74 SB: $7.00 BB: $10.00 (Hero)UTG: $12.71 UTG+1: $9.46 > read more

Getting My Shit Together: Happy for the Start

Published on 2011-01-10 18:48:00

I have had a pretty good beginning of the year. With the exception on Sunday when variance kicked my behind, I have played very well. I continue to run above the 4bb/100 goal I had set for myself, but I need more hands to really get a fair representa > read more

I Feel Like I Won

Published on 2011-01-09 22:47:00

I guess I was due to lose sometime this yearā€¦ I am glad I was able to real it in someā€¦ > read more

My Suckout From Hellā€¦

Published on 2011-01-08 16:41:00

I have been known to whine bitch and moan when I get sucked out onā€¦ well I guess I need to show one of the biggest suckouts for the stakes, I have ever hadā€¦ In case you wondered what I was thinkingā€¦. I was trying to isolate, the eventual caller > read more

The Year I Got My Shit Together

Published on 2011-01-08 00:34:00

I have decided to make 2011 year I got my shit together. I doing this in all facets of my life. Personal, professional and poker. I will be chronicling all the changes that help me get it all together. I will talking about pok > read more

I am backā€¦.

Published on 2011-01-07 20:34:00

So I was showing my lack of computer skills, as a present to myself I bought the domain name neverbluff.com and Google hosts it. Anyway I am such a dumbass I did not figure out what all I needed to do until todayā€¦ I have gotten off to a hot start, > read more

2 Tabling .05 .10

Published on 2010-12-30 00:04:00

Some was the short tables and some the 40 to 100 bb tables all was on Stars > read more

Review and Plan:

Published on 2010-12-29 19:15:00

I was going to write a year in review, but in reality there were very few high lights, it was a steady stream of losing, playing bad and losing moreā€¦ I can make excuses some of which are validā€¦ like my marriage ending caused me to lack focus, bu > read more

New Year, New Plan

Published on 2010-12-27 22:27:00

I have been playing online poker for a long time, I started playing SNGā€™s and tournaments on Poker Stars. I moved over the Full Tilt due to playing the old Ante Up AIPES and the online tournament series Poker Sluts. I finally switched to cash games > read more

Did not win much but played well

Published on 2010-12-24 00:18:00

Feral Cow Poker Hand ConverterFull Tilt No-Limit Hold'em $0.05/$0.10 - 9 playersSB: $10.00 BB: $9.46 UTG: $10.68 UTG+1: $5.95 MP: $15.13 (Hero)MP2: $4.06 HJ: $11.81 CO: $8.46 Button: $4.00 Preflop: ($0.15) Hero is MP with (9 players)UTG folds, UTG+ > read more

My Month

Published on 2010-12-20 11:52:00

An exercise in basically nothing. 1.8bb/100 > read more

Life and Other Priorities Get in the Way:

Published on 2010-12-14 19:59:00

I have hit the wall with online poker. I play it but it is not as much fun for me as it once wasā€¦ I hid in poker while my marriage dissolved. Things have changed for me over the last few months. I am on my own. I do not have the > read more

Got to Effing Love Starsā€¦

Published on 2010-12-11 15:12:00

I know its variance but when you are light on bankroll it SUX? All in good right? Got to Love the turnā€¦ > read more

Part One Done

Published on 2010-12-11 00:12:00

Feral Cow Poker Hand ConverterPokerStars No-Limit Hold'em ($5.00+$0.20) t75/t150 ante t15 - 9 playersSB: t1,150 BB: t2,570 UTG: t390 UTG+1: t2,925 (Hero)MP: t2,300 MP2: t840 HJ: t1,005 CO: t2,290 Button: t1,530 Preflop: (t360) Hero is UTG > read more

My First Lesson as Wanna be Pro:

Published on 2010-12-10 22:43:00

I think I have figured out something, I may have thought about before and hell over the years may have written about it before. Here it isā€¦..AVOID STUPID MISTAKES. I think that is simply the most import thing any of us can do to fix our game. > read more

I had a Great Weekendā€¦

Published on 2010-12-06 23:03:00

Since Saturday AMā€¦.. I will take itā€¦ All I played was $10NLā€¦ 30bb/100 > read more

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