Q1 2024 Goals & Challenges Update
We have set a lot of big goals and challenges. The biggest goal that I have for this year is starting a YouTube channel. Some other goals I have for the year include losing 30 pounds. I started the year…
Poker Session Guidelines
Poker Session Guidelines I have examined my last 100 hours or so and I’m making about $30/hour. I don’t feel I have been playing my best, but more importantly I don’t feel like I have been following my session guidelines….
Wonderlust
It is the last week of October 2020 and I haven’t played much poker this month. I decided to take some time off to travel and study for my series 6 exam. The series 6 is an investment license which…
Vegas Woes!
For those of you who don’t know, I have lived in Vegas in 2008 and 2018 for a short period of time. The first time I was there, I just began playing poker as my primary source of income. I…
Still Running Hot In Sept 2020
As I write this blog, I am in Las Vegas, Nevada. Lately, I’ve been spending a lot of time studying tournaments. I’m going to be playing more in the future. I want to travel more so this works out well…
Hand Analysis 2-5 NL
At 500 effective, I stacked Villain a few hands earlier. He is slightly tilted and frustrated. The hand installed him in he limp called $40 with 9x when we had Queens on a 99Q flop. Few rotations later, 7 handed…
10 Reasons I Don’t Always Buy In For The Max
The reasons I’ve listed below are in no particular order of importance. Intangibles in poker are extremely important as it pertains to playing for profit. I would argue it’s more important than knowing and executing technical skills. Some of the…
Free Roll Bink!
First and foremost, let me thank everyone who supported me last week during the tournament. I am happy to report we made the final 3. We decided to chop and I was 2nd in chips. We padded our bankroll with…
2020 Update
It’s been sometime since my last blog entry. A lot has happened since I moved to Vegas in 2018 and lived there for about six months. I was not planning on moving but when a house I was under contract…
Negatives of Dating a Poker Player
Last week we discussed the positives of dating a professional poker player. If you are a first time reader be sure to check it out. Today’s blog entry will cover just what the title says, some of the negative aspects…
The Pros of Dating a Poker Player
The Pros of Dating a Poker Player. Like most things in life, there are both positives and negatives when it comes to dating a professional poker player. Here is a list I’ve compiled of some of the positives. 1. They…
Life Before Poker
For as long as I can remember, I have always been a very competitive person. Growing up I participated in many different sports: basketball, football, soccer, tennis, baseball and track. At fifteen I started a LLC called JaRo Promotions, we…
Life Balance and Poker
The profitable player who’s a guppy at life! Burnt out, depressed, over eating and poor diet habits, relationship/marital problems, lack of exercise, no goals, poor financial literacy and poor bankroll management are just a few of the treacherous pitfalls I have seen…
Goal Setting vs Themes
Setting and updating personal goals has been a huge part of my success. I find it helpful to use white boards as well as apps on my phone to keep track of all my goals because It is important to be reminded…
10 Good Times to Float
What does it means to float? The term floating in poker refers to calling a bet on the flop or turn with plans to take away the pot on a later street. 10 Good Times to float. 1. Against a…
8 live poker tips
8 live poker tips 1. Punish limpers as much as possible — there will be a lot of them. 2. Turn up your aggression on the button, especially against weak players in the blinds. 3. Keep an eye out for…
Transitioning and Learning LO
Transitioning and Learning LOThe last week we put in a few sessions at 2-2 PLO. Up to this point I have only played a few sessions here and there. In the past I would play occasionally when I hosted a…
Why I play poker
Why I play Poker Poker is a game that will humble you. It will build you up and it will break you down. They say poker takes a minute to learn and a lifetime to master. I don’t consider myself…