Saturday, July 14, 2007

Updates from the Lazy Poker Player

Yah, it's been a while since I made an update and a lot has happened since then. I'll keep it simple for now and give more info in some future updates. Basically last time we talked I was in Dallas for a few months trying to figure out what to do next. I was playing online at PartyPoker for a while (until they banned US players) and I was playing at FullTiltPoker and WorldPokerExchange. I was reading every book I could get my hands on, reading posts at the twoplustwo forums, and playing a ton of No Limit Texas Holdem (NLHE) and some Pot Limit Omaha High. My game just didn't seem to be getting any better despite putting in a lot of effort. I made the decision to move to Las Vegas to get some live play in with the hopes of getting better and moving up limits. So In April, with basically no plan, I logged onto google maps, routed a trip from Dallas to Las Vegas, packed up almost everything I own into my Jeep and drove 1200 miles straight to Las Vegas only stopping for gas, bathroom and a few snacks. After like 17 hours I arrived. I parked my Jeep at New York New York Casino and made my way over to Excalibur for a 20 hour session of $1/2 NLHE. I'll continue that story later.

It's quite amusing how at any one time I always think I'm a decent poker player but time goes by, I learn more and get a lot better and then I realize how horrible I was before. I wonder if this trend will continue until I die. I've read like 40 poker books and always thought I could learn most of what I needed to for playing poker out of a book, but I was horribly wrong. Much of the "good stuff" is left out. I'm not sure if this is to keep "trade secrets" or if no one can explain it well enough. I'd have to guess that anyone making a decent living at poker can't give away all his secrets lest his day job be at risk. I've started taking some notes and may submit some articles to some poker magazines/sites to see if I can get some exposure.