http://donkeysquad.com Poker Blog Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:13:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://donkeysquad.com/2008/08/28/funny-video-bill-filmaff/ This weekend is Labor Day and because of it, I get a day off on Monday, Sept 1st.  I am going to try again to have a "Pro Day".  I am going to get up early, and act as if this was my profession.  I am planning on logging 4-8hr ... http://donkeysquad.com/2008/08/27/professional-day-sept-1st/ After watching the last video, I was itching to play and I started to watch Phil Ivey play some 2000/4000 Limit OH H/L.  He seemed to be getting killed by David Bengemine, but after a few minutes he came back and looked about break even.  While I was watching, I ... http://donkeysquad.com/2008/08/25/25-in-15mins-wish-i-could-do-this-every-15mins/ This is notes from the NL100 Holdem 6-max video from Stoxpoker.  Nick is playing 4-table on party poker.  Lets see what I can learn. Pressure.  Betting at pot after pot.  So when he plays a big pot, he might be a little under dog, but he would have probably made it ... http://donkeysquad.com/2008/08/25/notes-from-video-007-nl-holdem-6-max/ Well, I am going to take notes while I watch this video from Stoxpoker.  This video is the first NL Holdem 6-max video that was ever put on Stoxpoker site.  Nick "stoxpoker" Grudzien made this video.  I think he made all of the first twenty or so video on the ... http://donkeysquad.com/2008/08/23/notes-from-video-005-nl-holdem-6-max/ I have been staying up late every night to watch the Olympics.  It would not be a big deal if I did not have to get up at 6:15am every morning.  I am only getting 4-6 hrs of sleep every night and it is starting to ware on me.  I ... http://donkeysquad.com/2008/08/22/the-olympics-may-kill-me/ I have always though of myself as a proficient poker player.  I have read several poker books (not all the way through but large parts of them), watched about 200 poker training videos, have tracked by winning/losing through poker tracker, started a blog (this site), encourage and taught others how ... http://donkeysquad.com/2008/08/21/taking-my-game-seriously/ A friend of mine is trying to get back into shape.  He does not look all that bad, but he has hit about 220lbs which is a lot for his height (5'11").  He holds it well, but he wants to lose 40lbs to get back into "Football" shape.  It made ... http://donkeysquad.com/2008/08/21/getting-back-into-shape/ After church on Sunday, I saw a few old friends that I play some home games with.  They want to get together and play some poker again.  The other surprising thing was that they both want to start playing more as a part time job. Now, I know that they both ... http://donkeysquad.com/2008/08/18/friends-want-to-play-poker-part-time/ Poker has been on the back burner for the last 3 weeks or more.  I  have been focusing on other things this past month and it really has taken me out of the game.  I have still been reading the 2+2 forums and watching/downloading some videos, but I don't have ... http://donkeysquad.com/2008/07/21/july-no-poker/