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Brian's Blog

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hes a kid with a dream

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downsizing? this doesn't sound good.

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and suddenly i dont feel so bad about dropping $800 at hawaiian gardens last week.

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sbrugbyco

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I wonder, what his total br is, like 15 mil tops maybe?

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It would be hilarious to see Brian grinding 10/20 NL in 6 months.

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Why?

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and by his account becoming empty he means he's only got 350k left

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It would be hilarious to see Brian grinding 10/20 NL in 6 months.

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Why?

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For the same reason it was funny to see Jerry Browne be the mayor of Oakland, see Flava Flav on the Surreal Life, to see Britney Spears become a fat ugly estranged wife etc

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wow...

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Love the comments on his site. Some helpful advice here which I am sure he never thought of before:

"I'm not quite sure how accurate you keep track of your plays, but in order to get an overview plays of your game you must take in account of all the hands you won vs. lost. Moreover, how many of those hands are won from luck and how many are won from skills. Take these factors and evalute your overall accomplishment."

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Will he get a deposit bonus when he donks all his FTP money away? [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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I wonder, what his total br is, like 15 mil tops maybe?

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I am thinking this is a high estimate, especially after a 3 mil downswing.

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It would be hilarious to see Brian grinding 10/20 NL in 6 months.

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Why?

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For the same reason it was funny to see Jerry Browne be the mayor of Oakland, see Flava Flav on the Surreal Life, to see Britney Spears become a fat ugly estranged wife etc

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I feel kind of sad for you...

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must suck to be blueman.

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It would be hilarious to see Brian grinding 10/20 NL in 6 months.

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Why?

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For the same reason it was funny to see Jerry Browne be the mayor of Oakland, see Flava Flav on the Surreal Life, to see Britney Spears become a fat ugly estranged wife etc

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I feel kind of sad for you...

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Why?

It's just human nature, come on, don't be hypocrites.

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Too much schadenfreude.

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I wonder, what his total br is, like 15 mil tops maybe?

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I am thinking this is a high estimate, especially after a 3 mil downswing.

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I actually ment "was".I am guessing he is still over or close to 10mil won from poker, so no need to feel sorry for him yet.I expect a full robusto pretty soon anyway.

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people should really respect what aba has done. He stood toe to toe with the best of the best and he wasnt afraid to make a move with millions on the line. how many ppl has the balls to do that. so he had a big downswing, big deal! that happens to everyone. if he can grind his way up to the top from NL50, then he's got the skillz to get his money back. I bet he will be back to the big games in the time and will do well the next time. people plz stop making stupid busto comments and dumb speculations abt his bankroll.

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ppl who bash aba are just jealous of his success. pretty simple. I have no doubt he'll have a boomswitch activated for him soon.

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Downsizings sucks

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u r really my least favorite poster. also, sick aba..hope it turns around soon.

-Mike

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I don't know if he ever had a DS in his career. I 'am sure this bad run will improve his mind and he'll become stronger.

No doubt he's still the best.

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sounds like he's tilting

'i lost $xxxxx but i think i played really well' = what people (including me) tend to say when they are not playing well

usually it isnt until after you pick up your game that you saw you weren't actually playing all that good

fwiw I havent followed his game throughout, but saw some PLO hands right after the 1.8 million pot - a moment where you'd expect him to be weak and play bad - that looked really bad

His best idea is to take a break, must do him good.

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lol so many people are gonna read his blog and be like " 3 million!!! thats so much, what if that happened to me?? I could never handle that. I need to drink some Mike's hard lemonade to forget about my problems."

There's a reason why you aren't the most fundamentally sound poker player in the world (like BT). Most people are scared of failure and just want to quit when the [censored] hits the fan. The honesty in his blog ( "I'm depressed") shows that hes not gonna make excuses. I'm not a huge fan of Townsend, I just think his game is very strong. If he can play even his "B" game he'll always be a big winner at any stakes.

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The honesty in his blog ( "I'm depressed") shows that hes not gonna make excuses.

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Was any thought actually put into this sentence?

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That sentence actually took me the longest to write. No joke, i couldn't figure out how to phrase it. Basically, I'm saying that people who are honest with themselves will make less excuses than those who lie to themselves. Which should actually be pretty obvious because making an excuse involves not being completely truthful.

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Love the comments on his site. Some helpful advice here which I am sure he never thought of before:

"I'm not quite sure how accurate you keep track of your plays, but in order to get an overview plays of your game you must take in account of all the hands you won vs. lost. Moreover, how many of those hands are won from luck and how many are won from skills. Take these factors and evalute your overall accomplishment."

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hahahaha

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Love the comments on his site. Some helpful advice here which I am sure he never thought of before:

"I'm not quite sure how accurate you keep track of your plays, but in order to get an overview plays of your game you must take in account of all the hands you won vs. lost. Moreover, how many of those hands are won from luck and how many are won from skills. Take these factors and evalute your overall accomplishment."

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hahahaha

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Salazar?

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Who the f are you? Did you make that post and feel stupid?

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Well, it's probably variance. But if one were to look for reasons, it could be the fact that he makes videos of himself playing and gives his opponents a feel for how he thinks.

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i'm 3 million up - - - baby, it's time to quit and take a
nice long vacation. IMHO -- he's probably exhausted and doesn't even
realize how much of his poker skills he's not using. he also
says he's been playing omaha-8 lately. maybe the switch in
games has him gunning for more draws in holdem?

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That sentence actually took me the longest to write. No joke, i couldn't figure out how to phrase it. Basically, I'm saying that people who are honest with themselves will make less excuses than those who lie to themselves. Which should actually be pretty obvious because making an excuse involves not being completely truthful.

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Well, you probably should have taken even longer to write it. Brian never said, "I'm depressed". He said, "This is depressing" a couple of times. When you use the quote as some sort of evidence that Brian is digging deep and sharing his emotions or whatever nonsense you were spouting in that original post about how this was clearly evidence that he would be okay in the end, you should at least quote him verbatim. In the context you are using it in, it makes a huge difference.

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Who the f are you? Did you make that post and feel stupid?

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Sorry, I thought you were the one who posted that comment on Brian's blog.

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It would be hilarious to see Brian grinding 10/20 NL in 6 months.

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Since when is 10/20 a grind??? People can live AWESOME lifestyles by crushing these games. This is precisely the reason why rugby will not be "Busto" in reality.. Personally, I would LOVE to be able to beat 10/20 nl, as would 95% of this forum I suspect.

Also, the fact that aba is honest and str8 forward about his downswing, makes me sympathize, I can't see how this would bring anyone joy.

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I have a true respect for Brian's game and for his results. However it seems to me that his daily wins/losses are too present in his mind. Not only when he deals w/ $1M+.

But for the sums we're talking about, well, I am very surprised to see he's so affected by the losses. It's Poker 101 and we all know it. Play within ur roll. I doubt he has the $40M or $50M+ he should, to play at the level he's at (pots over $1M...come on, even $15M is not much)

So far he looked really honest to himself, humble (compared to BustedJ, CTS etc.) and showing good b/r management, but now I dunno. Please, Brian, move down a little, don't get affected by your swings and don't make others happy by a melt down a la Britney Spears. Play 25/50 for a little while, leave your ego at the door, and many more will be impressed. GL.

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Well, it's probably variance. But if one were to look for reasons, it could be the fact that he makes videos of himself playing and gives his opponents a feel for how he thinks.

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He specifically addressed this by basically saying he changes his reraising range thus isn't giving anything away. I'm pretty sure many internet pros have signed up for some insight.

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salazaaaaaaaaaaaar