Black Card Arrives..

So, I was very impressed first with the letter (an actual letter sent by mail) that FTP sent me about a month ago letting me know that I had qualified for their new reward program. Then FedEx rings my bell and delivers my black card, This was presented in a very nice presentation box and this thing is an actual steel card - pretty flippin awesome! not very convenient to carry in ones wallet but why would you anyway? :)

High Stakes “milk” Prop Bet.. GL ME!!

So everyones probably heard of the gallon milk challenge where you have to drink a full gallon of milk within 1 hour and not thow-up an after after.. Well yeah, I’m doin that shit!!

This is a challenge between myself and my close friend Michael who is under the influence of common sense and thinks this is not possible.. I disagree.

Back in the swing…. But down!

After taking the better part of August off I jumped back in and It has not been going well to say the least. I had got to the point where I expected bad things to happen every time i was involved in a large pot. I cannot say that I played my “A Game” but i also am confident that I played well through some terrible beats..

Downswings, Tilt and Realization that we will always have both.

A few weeks ago I experienced a pretty bad downswing playing heads-up Omaha, In retrospect I guess Its amazing that I have not experienced this kind of downswing yet and I have that to be happy about..  )

New and Improved HUD along with FTP Table and BG

MonstrHuntr hooked me up with the most awesome BG and table for FTP, perfectly matches my “less is more” mentality when it comes to tables, BG’s and avatars..

Avatars tilt me to no end.. I cannot even bare to sweat my students when they have on avatars, I have very specific reads and histories with each of the avatars.. you will tell me “thousands of ppl use that avatar” but I know better

LOL, Variance!

Heads-up poker in any variety can be extremely swingy, this week is by no means a “huge” swing although it does demonstrate a normal frustrating couple of days that some of you may experience while transitioning from SNG’s to cash games..

H.U.D Stats..

So I thought it best to get something posted that everybody could come back to. Here is a snap shot of my HUD layout and I will go over what these stats are and what we can learn from them.

Variance came to visit last week..

Of course its hard to complain about poker when you end a week in the black however a look at my weeks graph is sickening..

At first I was really crushed with the weeks results after such a great start however I looked at my W$SD% .... 34.5% and I now can laugh at variance.. "This is all you got for me? at 34.5% W$SD% and I still can't lose.... bring it on bitch!"

Vegas: Pics Inside!

What a great trip, poker-wise this trip sucked.. Definitely My 10 handed game was rusty and I should have spent some time getting back in the groove prior to arriving. to be fair for the stakes played my results were pretty pointless up or down this amount, However losing is always frustrating and particularly when your opponents are incredibly weak and predictable..

Ok, so to the awesome-ness of Team Moshman!!

As Collin was playing $2/5 NL at Venetian I noticed Teddy "The Iceman" Monroe walk in the room.. I had been seeing Teddy every time I visited Venetian playing $8/16 Limit Hold'em.. Lou had the distinct honor of playing with the Iceman himself a few days prior. I was jealous having never sat a world class limit holdem player myself.. Anyway, Like myself Collin was very much wanting to meet the man behind the diamond headphones. I finally found the nerve to approach "The Iceman" before he took his seat and asked if he would be so kind as to meet my group and take a few pics, Of course I mentioned Collin Moshman author of two best-selling poker books would be among my group. Teddy mentions as we walk that he himself is writing a book and its going to be the best-selling book of all time, this was the most exciting news I'd heard in a very long time.. "The Iceman" was gracious enough to not only take several pictures with our group but also tell us many of the projects he is currently working on and even hinted that we could be part of it.. I assume only financially involved as I can not imagine how we could bring anything to "Iceman Productions" and obviously "The Iceman" can burn more dollars than our group could put together so A real honor to even be offered such an opportunity..

Here are the pictures from this most historical event:

Such an awesome experience..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN2lk1S_7D8

After which we decided to go to dinner at Grande Lux I snapped a few pics to share..

Katie enjoying a fruit cocktail on a stick:

We flip quarters to see who will sit next to Vandweller, He constantly molests his table mates:

The two brits Kevin "lovejoy" and Simon "Is it time to eat yet" Galloway:

Here we see the eating habits of the British is far differant, I decided it best not to post the pics from desert:

We all lost the "can he fit the whole thing in his mouth" bet :(

So I keep getting asked, "What is Grind4Moniez like in real life? :

The next night we visit the gourmet steak house (Hugo's Cellar) Lou, Aaron, Katie, Collin and Simon Enjoy Cognac and cigars after the meal:

C.C roulette for the bill:

Simon takes his first loss of the trip in..:

Running Below EV, Grind4Moniez and our Growing Team & Vegas

A real blog this time guys!

So this week has been very frustrating poker wise as I'm running like shit.. Small sample of sngs, but still...

Cash games have been ok although action has really slowed. down.

I have decided I needed more help coaching as my current group of students has grown and I have several possible candidates coming on board soon.

coaching is something that I really enjoy and take very serious, seeing my students progress and become winners themselves is very awesome! I have the privalage now of having one of my first students coach along side me, "Grind4Moniez" will now be working with me in the coaching my stable..

I have total confidence in his abilities in heads-up limit holdem. Having Lou going over HH's and sessions will allow us to collaborate on what area's need most improvement. this is also going to allow me more personal time with each student and also I can produce more videos each week.

I have setup a private forum board for my group to go over hands, post discussions or just brag about their results. Being able to interact with others that are learning the same game and trying to improve is a huge advantage!

On Tuesday I will be leaving for Vegas where I will be shacked up at Bellagio for 2 weeks. I am really looking forward to this trip (and my current online results are helping me in this regard) It seems like forever since I played some live poker so tomorrow I'm hitting the tables for at least a few hours just to brush-up on my live game skillz..

Later!

kidKash vs DaffyDeth part 1

kidKash vs DaffyDeth Part 1

So, Im starting to do more videos as this is a great way for my students to get an in-depth review of their matches.. Here is part 1 of a leak finder series where I played vs DaffyDeth who I am coaching.. Hope you enjoy!

DaffyDethVid1

My Students are Awesome!

I have been spending more time coaching lately than playing myself however seeing my students progress is very exciting.

Here are 3 of my students that I’m working with, I have a total of 5 currently however 2 only recently started playing.



Heads-Up limit Hold’em

Games: 1,347 Avg profit: $2 Avg Buy-in: $20 ROI: 10% Profit: $2,329

Heads-Up Omaha hi/lo

Games: 593 Avg Profit: $5 Avg Buy-in: $30 ROI: 15% Profit: $2,743

Games: 198 Avg Profit: $2 Avg Buy-in: $17 ROI: 8% Profit: $299

Team Moshman goes Live..

So finally the Moshman coaching site has went live at www.CollinMoshman.com

Collin Moshman is the author of best-selling poker strategy books: Sit 'n Go Strategy and Heads-Up No-Limit Hold 'Em. He is also the lead SNG coach for Stoxpoker.com

Collin has put together an awesome team of expert coaches in almost every type of poker and I am thrilled to be among them and be a part of "Team Moshman"

I will be coaching all forms of fixed limit Heads-up poker. I will also have my blog on the site and plan to post graph's of my students progress.

Poker wise everything has been okie-dokie! I have not been able to play much live poker since Atlantic City as the mix games and Omaha games here in AZ have dried up for the moment - I may have to just buckle down and play some 9handed $20/40 which is equivelant to watching paint dry but I gotta shuffle some chips soon..