I know everyone is dying to know, what the heck happened in my life during the month of March? Basically, a lot of things to set up an exciting April. We had our tryouts for Minnesota Magic AAU team that I will be coaching and while we got some good players, I was a bit dissapointed that our boss decided to go with 3 teams instead of 2. If we had just made 2 teams and taken the top 16 or 17 of the 28 kids that tried out, we would be a lot better, but I understand it is a business and the more kids he can place on teams the more money he can get. We ended up leaving the try out with 7, 2 of which I had to have. Of course one of those kids had a really high maintenance mother and it turns out he has already left the program. We were able to recruit 2 other kids so we currently have 8, including a very explosive point guard that I'm sure you will here about down the road. I have no problem "stealing" basketball plays and during the NCAA tournament I used my TIVO quite a bit to rewatch certain sets that seemed to work a lot. Our first practice is this Tuesday and I could not be more excited about it. I think I can know understand why certain coaches like Steve Lavin will go ten years without coaching and then find themselves back in it,it really is a powerful addiction. I really think that I will coach some basketball team in some way for the rest of my life. I'm really fortunate at the age I am to have already coached has many teams as I have, and coaching AAU is a ton of fun and a totally different experience.
On another topic, I have my fantasy baseball draft tonight. I finished 4th 2 years ago and an emberassing 12th of 12th last year. The guys and gals that we do the league with are really competitive so it is a lot of fun, I think I have a better strategy this year and really want to win! I think I actually want to either pick first or 11th or 12th so I won't blow my first round pick as much.
I don't know if I mentioned this in the last blog, but I now have two cats! Bobcat and Junie, I got them from the Humane Society and they really get along well and are both really friendly and nice.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Monday, March 1, 2010
Feb 2010 Poker Update
Allright Here we go.
Poker Stars $- $299
ROI -16 %
Total Prizes $975
Tournaments/Cashed/ % 12/81 15%
Best Cash: 10th in $5Rebuy for $320
Pokerstars +/- in 2010 : $- 949
Summary: A very frustrating month on Pokerstars to say the least. You saw that right, a 10th place finish, which means that I bubbled the final table of a very big tournament. First place was over $7k, top seven spots where all over $1k. I actually wasn't having very many big losing or winning days on Stars, and then the final few sessions of the month were all triple digit losers which put me negative on there. Also, 15% cashing is not good, that needs to improve.
Full Tilt $ +920
ROI + 103%
Total Prizes $1,869
Tournaments/Cashed/ % 7/89/ 8%
Best Cash: 1st in Daily Dollar for $1601
Fullt Tilt +/- in 2010: + $1088
Summary: Well what do you know I actually won a tournament. On the first of the month I somehow won the crapshoot that is called the Daily Dollar. Sadly that'sabout all I won on FT this month, and tried to play some more $26 tournaments with my new bankroll, bad idea. With the payout structures more top heavy on Tilt, I really need to be more disciplined, so this month I am not going to play any buy ins higher than $12 on the site.
Live Poker: DID NOT PLAY
Again, really hoping to change that.
Month Overall : + $621
2010 Overall: + $141
Poker Stars $- $299
ROI -16 %
Total Prizes $975
Tournaments/Cashed/ % 12/81 15%
Best Cash: 10th in $5Rebuy for $320
Pokerstars +/- in 2010 : $- 949
Summary: A very frustrating month on Pokerstars to say the least. You saw that right, a 10th place finish, which means that I bubbled the final table of a very big tournament. First place was over $7k, top seven spots where all over $1k. I actually wasn't having very many big losing or winning days on Stars, and then the final few sessions of the month were all triple digit losers which put me negative on there. Also, 15% cashing is not good, that needs to improve.
Full Tilt $ +920
ROI + 103%
Total Prizes $1,869
Tournaments/Cashed/ % 7/89/ 8%
Best Cash: 1st in Daily Dollar for $1601
Fullt Tilt +/- in 2010: + $1088
Summary: Well what do you know I actually won a tournament. On the first of the month I somehow won the crapshoot that is called the Daily Dollar. Sadly that'sabout all I won on FT this month, and tried to play some more $26 tournaments with my new bankroll, bad idea. With the payout structures more top heavy on Tilt, I really need to be more disciplined, so this month I am not going to play any buy ins higher than $12 on the site.
Live Poker: DID NOT PLAY
Again, really hoping to change that.
Month Overall : + $621
2010 Overall: + $141
Life Update first, then a poker update
Gonna do a brief life update before I do all the poker mumbo jumbo in the next entry. (Dane I really don't think people care, nobody really reads this.) Well in case anyone does...
I recently moved into my own apartment in Minneapolis. Like any living situation there are pros and cons, but overall I like it, seem to be able to afford it, and it is nice to leave for work 13 minutes before my shift starts and still arrive early.
However, I am going to need be even more frugal in the next coming months because I once again have decided to coach AAU basketball this spring/summer. I am going to coach younger kids this year, 15 U, so freshmen basically. It is a level that I first coached a few years ago and I think it will be a lot of fun. It is of course volunteer, and since it takes me away from my normal job on weekends (at least Saturday for sure) I may only be getting 3-4 shifts a week for awhile. I didn't think I was going to do it again, but I got so excited when the director of the Magic called me that I just knew it was right.
My former roomate Cory and my brother have really been doing well with their own radio show Jakey and the Ace. Cory has gotten really good at booking guests and so far has landing professional wrestler Ken Anderson, and NFL Network Anchor Scott Hansen. He is thinking about going to Brown College for it, and I might just go with him!
I recently moved into my own apartment in Minneapolis. Like any living situation there are pros and cons, but overall I like it, seem to be able to afford it, and it is nice to leave for work 13 minutes before my shift starts and still arrive early.
However, I am going to need be even more frugal in the next coming months because I once again have decided to coach AAU basketball this spring/summer. I am going to coach younger kids this year, 15 U, so freshmen basically. It is a level that I first coached a few years ago and I think it will be a lot of fun. It is of course volunteer, and since it takes me away from my normal job on weekends (at least Saturday for sure) I may only be getting 3-4 shifts a week for awhile. I didn't think I was going to do it again, but I got so excited when the director of the Magic called me that I just knew it was right.
My former roomate Cory and my brother have really been doing well with their own radio show Jakey and the Ace. Cory has gotten really good at booking guests and so far has landing professional wrestler Ken Anderson, and NFL Network Anchor Scott Hansen. He is thinking about going to Brown College for it, and I might just go with him!
Monday, February 1, 2010
Poker Review Month of Jan 2010
I'm gonna just lay down some barebone facts on my month of poker. I now play on 2 poker sites, Poker Stars and Full Tilt. I play much more on Poker Stars as I have a lot more money on the site due to my success last year.
Pokerstars -$ -$648
ROI -21 %
Total Prizes $1,131
Tournaments/Cashed/%/ 21/117 18%
Best Cash: 2nd in $16.50 9pm for $240
Summary: The problem this month on Poker Stars was really simple. Too many days of losing over $100. Even if I'm not winning every day (and face it, no poker player does) minimizing some the losses, whether its by better game selection, better playing, etc. will let those wins really help a lot more. Cashing 18% of tourneys really is not that bad, if I can get up to to 20% in Feb, I think I'll be all right.
Full Tilt $ +$168
ROI 29%
Total Prizes $570
Tournaments/Cashed/% 12/72 17%
Best Cash 7th in Daily Double B for $298
Summary: I'm not worried at all about the 17% cashing on Full Tilt yet, becasue I play a lot of $3.30 90 man ko tourneys on that site, which have way more variance and you can go awhile without cashing. That being said I have busted a few between 10-18th and that has been really frustating. The final table in the Double B was awesome, first was over 2k so that woulda been sweet obv.
Live Poker
DID NOT PLAY
Summary: hoping that changes, but really during basketball season it is almost impossible for me to play a lot of live tournaments.
Month Overall: -$480
2010 Overall -$480
Obviously hoping to turn that around, being single in my own place now will either be really good for my poker game, or really bad. Stay Tuned.
Pokerstars -$ -$648
ROI -21 %
Total Prizes $1,131
Tournaments/Cashed/%/ 21/117 18%
Best Cash: 2nd in $16.50 9pm for $240
Summary: The problem this month on Poker Stars was really simple. Too many days of losing over $100. Even if I'm not winning every day (and face it, no poker player does) minimizing some the losses, whether its by better game selection, better playing, etc. will let those wins really help a lot more. Cashing 18% of tourneys really is not that bad, if I can get up to to 20% in Feb, I think I'll be all right.
Full Tilt $ +$168
ROI 29%
Total Prizes $570
Tournaments/Cashed/% 12/72 17%
Best Cash 7th in Daily Double B for $298
Summary: I'm not worried at all about the 17% cashing on Full Tilt yet, becasue I play a lot of $3.30 90 man ko tourneys on that site, which have way more variance and you can go awhile without cashing. That being said I have busted a few between 10-18th and that has been really frustating. The final table in the Double B was awesome, first was over 2k so that woulda been sweet obv.
Live Poker
DID NOT PLAY
Summary: hoping that changes, but really during basketball season it is almost impossible for me to play a lot of live tournaments.
Month Overall: -$480
2010 Overall -$480
Obviously hoping to turn that around, being single in my own place now will either be really good for my poker game, or really bad. Stay Tuned.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Wild Rails
Does anyone remember Valleyfair? It's an amusement park here in Minnesota. Anyway, they used to have this rickety rollar coaster called "Wild Rails" (it is not called mad mouse or something really stupid) Anyhoo, Wild Rails was a unique coaster in that the cars were small and only seated 4 people. The ride itself was very jerky and would cause a lot of fast reactions like oh shit! and waht not. Well I used to go to valleyfair all of the time and one time me and my freind Kelvin Johnston went on the the Wild Rails ride, now I know not everyone knows Kelvin Johnston, but he was my best friend for a good 6 years of my life, basically grew up in the hard years of 12-16 with him and the late Aaron Christopherson. Anyway Kelvin is the funniest person in the world, 6'5" foul mouthed, loud, great storyteller, etc. So Kelvin and I are on this ride, not really aware who else with us cuz we were stoned and just wanted to enjoy it. So we are on this jerky ride and it was as jerkyas ever and had me and me and Kelvin both screaming FUCK! SHIT! OH WHAT THE FUCKING HHELL!! OH GOD DAMMIT! FUCKING TITS!!!!....and so on. well, as the ride ended, we turned around ann noticed there were 2 HORRIFIED looking 7-8 year old girls in the backseat of our car that obviously learned a few new words that day...
Thursday, January 28, 2010
I know I know
I know I haven't updated this in forever. Whats there to say? I'm gonna WARN u, a lot of it is gonna be negative but then I will attempt to end it with positivity. Should we just get the negative stuff out of the way? I say yes. I will use bulet points or dashes, cuz FUCK the long version.
-Grandma Shirley is very sick. Luekemia is in its later stages. She is a very tough woman and is taking it so well its amazing. She wrote everyone a letter basically telling them she is dying. It was done in such a graceful way I totally had to go in the bathroom and cry becuase I will nver cry in front of my father.
- I got DUMPED, over the phone 2 weeks ago. That was not very fun.
Okay thats out of the way here is some good stuff.
-I'm moving this weekend, gonna have my own place gonna be sweet, probably will have girls over, well I mean i'll try too, but it is me here so we will see. I also have some goals for this year.
1.) Save/make enough money playing poker to buy a new car. I have put $2500 into it the last year and i bought it for $4500 so getting sick of that.
2.) Get in better shape.
3) good god go back to school? I dunno its only january fuck off already.
-Grandma Shirley is very sick. Luekemia is in its later stages. She is a very tough woman and is taking it so well its amazing. She wrote everyone a letter basically telling them she is dying. It was done in such a graceful way I totally had to go in the bathroom and cry becuase I will nver cry in front of my father.
- I got DUMPED, over the phone 2 weeks ago. That was not very fun.
Okay thats out of the way here is some good stuff.
-I'm moving this weekend, gonna have my own place gonna be sweet, probably will have girls over, well I mean i'll try too, but it is me here so we will see. I also have some goals for this year.
1.) Save/make enough money playing poker to buy a new car. I have put $2500 into it the last year and i bought it for $4500 so getting sick of that.
2.) Get in better shape.
3) good god go back to school? I dunno its only january fuck off already.
Monday, November 23, 2009
Wake me Up When November Ends
Hey guys! All month everyone's been buggin me "When's the new blog comin up man?" Well after weeks of procrastinating here it is. It might be really long, and it might not really all make sense but I will try to keep it organized. Lets get the poker part of the way and go from there.
HORRIBLE month for danezone and the poker. Down about $1800 or so, which really sucks (it happens, it happened before earlier this year.) I didn't play THAT bad, but certainly could have played better, especially later in the month when I was gettin really frustrated, sometimes downswings happen and it seems like no matter what you do, even when you have the better hand 90% of the time with your chips all in, you just don't get there. I've been wanting to play live more, but really just can't seem to find the time. Lately I am working nights on the weekends, so perhaps one of those nights I will head down to Canterbury and finally play.
I have been trying to have a social life, I'v hung out with some of my old friends the last few Thursdays and again this past weekend, problem is they always have like one girl in the group who is like "I'm just one of the guys haha!"...except you're not, you're an overdramatic girl just like the rest of them, don't try to fuck with me and tell me otherwise. I'm supposed to go on a party bus with these people on wednesday but honestly I am really starting to consider not going.
This is gonna be a rough month for me anyway, just really busy with work getting crazy this time of year, coaching basketball and the fact that for lack of a better word, my girlfriend is gone till atleast the 17th, its a good thing what she is doing, but that does not mean that I don't miss her.
Basketball has been going well, we are 3-1, got killed today and as far as in game coaching, haven't really gotten a chance to do too much of that. Here are scores from our first 4 games.
STA 42 Fridley 18
STA 57 Columbia Heights 9
STA 47 SLP 8
Centennial 36 STA 6.
Yep scored 6 points today...Have never seen anything like it. We were missing 2 of our starters but still was really dissapointed in the way we played today, for a tough team, we played like a bunch of scared little wimps, maybe i psyched them out when I told them hey Centennial is good we better be ready, but we couldnt make a layup, couln't catch a ball really couldn't do anything. I really hate Monday games becasue it just seems we are always lackluster on those days. The nice thing is we have a game tomorow so we can put this one behind us in a hurry. By tomorow I mean today, it's 1 am and I work at 6am, but I slept till 1230 today and kinda ruined my sleep schedule, plus I know from experince that when i have a day off and then work the next day at 6, I'm not gonna get any sleep anyway so why kid myself? Random thoughts to leave you with.
-I'm actually getting decent at Madden
- My mom got a new cat, which is nice, but today my mom felt the need to say out loud EVERYthing the cat was doing "oh look penny found her toy, oh now she's got a pen, oh now she's going behind the chair...and so on."
-People have told me I should do a standup routine or write a cartoon about my family provided I do all the voices, I think it would be a ton of fun.
HORRIBLE month for danezone and the poker. Down about $1800 or so, which really sucks (it happens, it happened before earlier this year.) I didn't play THAT bad, but certainly could have played better, especially later in the month when I was gettin really frustrated, sometimes downswings happen and it seems like no matter what you do, even when you have the better hand 90% of the time with your chips all in, you just don't get there. I've been wanting to play live more, but really just can't seem to find the time. Lately I am working nights on the weekends, so perhaps one of those nights I will head down to Canterbury and finally play.
I have been trying to have a social life, I'v hung out with some of my old friends the last few Thursdays and again this past weekend, problem is they always have like one girl in the group who is like "I'm just one of the guys haha!"...except you're not, you're an overdramatic girl just like the rest of them, don't try to fuck with me and tell me otherwise. I'm supposed to go on a party bus with these people on wednesday but honestly I am really starting to consider not going.
This is gonna be a rough month for me anyway, just really busy with work getting crazy this time of year, coaching basketball and the fact that for lack of a better word, my girlfriend is gone till atleast the 17th, its a good thing what she is doing, but that does not mean that I don't miss her.
Basketball has been going well, we are 3-1, got killed today and as far as in game coaching, haven't really gotten a chance to do too much of that. Here are scores from our first 4 games.
STA 42 Fridley 18
STA 57 Columbia Heights 9
STA 47 SLP 8
Centennial 36 STA 6.
Yep scored 6 points today...Have never seen anything like it. We were missing 2 of our starters but still was really dissapointed in the way we played today, for a tough team, we played like a bunch of scared little wimps, maybe i psyched them out when I told them hey Centennial is good we better be ready, but we couldnt make a layup, couln't catch a ball really couldn't do anything. I really hate Monday games becasue it just seems we are always lackluster on those days. The nice thing is we have a game tomorow so we can put this one behind us in a hurry. By tomorow I mean today, it's 1 am and I work at 6am, but I slept till 1230 today and kinda ruined my sleep schedule, plus I know from experince that when i have a day off and then work the next day at 6, I'm not gonna get any sleep anyway so why kid myself? Random thoughts to leave you with.
-I'm actually getting decent at Madden
- My mom got a new cat, which is nice, but today my mom felt the need to say out loud EVERYthing the cat was doing "oh look penny found her toy, oh now she's got a pen, oh now she's going behind the chair...and so on."
-People have told me I should do a standup routine or write a cartoon about my family provided I do all the voices, I think it would be a ton of fun.
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