The Well: TOO EAZY!

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full ring posters you wanna meet in person (other than me obviously)?

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Just go to PCA you jackass.

95% Chance I'll be there. Probably go to a EPT event or two as well. I did the Casino this circuit and it definitely changed my life as a poker player. I really hope to live with poker players after graduation, anyone who has the means to spend a week at a major tournament where lots of online players are should make it a priority. It's definitely one of the best things I've done for my game.

[too eazy]

Well, I'm off to class for a few hours. I'll answer all the questions when I get back.

[too eazy]

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[GT30]

Are you a Sox fan?

[too eazy]

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Are you a Sox fan?

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Naturally.

[Mike Kelley]

What do you feel your edge is at the poker table?

Favorite sports moment?

Most satisfying hand of poker you have ever played?

Worst cooler you've ever experienced?

Worst downwing?

Best day?

Who are some of your poker mentors?

[boston]

1. I think you told me you used to live in southie, did you ever meet whitey bulger back in the day? If so did he get a cut in the underground 100nl+200nl underground poker games?

2. pats game yesterday was sick

3. when evaluating on your own play, how did u figure out all of your leaks+plug em?

[The Rat Pack]

Do you think more fish play full ring games or 6 max, or is it pretty even?

[too eazy]

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What do you feel your edge is at the poker table?

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Perception of my opponents frustration levels. I can usually get a good grip when someone is liable to be making a move or a hero call and adjust my play accordingly. I play a very loose game and it is clear that because of that some of my opponents get very frustrated, my ability to recognize and adapt to this frustration is probably what puts me 1-2ptbb over the standard regs long term winrate imo.

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Favorite sports moment?

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Personally or Televised? Televised has to be the 2004 ALCS. I was a freshman here at Uni and the Sox have just been the hardest team to be a fan of for so long, dropping just about every huge game they ever played, so to see the four game comeback was just unreal. I recently went to Montreal and when these two old french guys found out I was from Boston they started telling me how they don't know much about baseball but that 4 game comeback was the most impressive thing they've ever seen etc. and it sort of added to the scope of the whole thing.

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Most satisfying hand of poker you have ever played?

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Wow, this is a tough one. I actually think it came in a tournament, where I got A7o aipf deepstacked in a blind on blind situation with a really, really good tournament player who had KQ. I can't recall who the guy is but he's a very well known tournament player and it was at TS. I thought I was a big dog in the tournaments, I went for a limp/reraise knowing he'd raise any two given his play, and he shoved. It was the first time I think I made a real solid live read for big money (I think it was a 5k buy in?).

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Worst cooler you've ever experienced?

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I'm not sure this is actually the worst since I've played so many hands, but I did recently have a two-card Ace high flush vs a Straight Flush for 2bi in a 2/4 full ring game. The guy had like J9 hearts (he limp called from EP too making this combo even less likely) on a board that had KQT hearts come the river. I gave out the worst cooler to Lionel whatever (stars 2/4 reg) when I flopped Quad J's on an AJJ board to his AA.

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Worst downwing?

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I think 20bi at 100nl, and 15bi at 400nl. Might have been a ~18bi downswing at 200nl as well in there. I've had a lot of pretty big swings, but again this is mostly due to playing 20+ vpip, as I frankly think my tilt control is one of my biggest poker strengths.

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Best day?

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In terms of buyins, I believe it's 12bi in ~1.5k hands, which was very recently at 2/4 full ring. There were a few days where I've won 10ish bi but over 3k+ hands. Biggest in terms of $ was back when I was playing higher stakes six max games and I cashed big in a 20r, something like 15k or so.

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Who are some of your poker mentors?

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It sounds corny, but the community as a whole is my biggest. I think another area that I excel in is taking things in not just from good players but from bad. When I read forums I analyze the information that players I consider bad put out there, and try and get in touch with their thought process so that I can manipulate it when I'm at the tables with other bad players. As far as good players are concerned, there's been guys I've talked to extensively about poker who have really helped me along the way. Tecknowledgy, JonnyCosmo, DoomerFD and ActionDJ on stars were some of the first people I really talked online poker with on a regular basis that helped me get into shape. There were some guys in the local Boston games I played with from diverse backgrounds/poker experience who used to sit with me after a game broke and talk poker after all the losers left, and we learned a lot from each other. Guys like PoorUser, Rekrul and PeachyKeen tended to post some mind-blowing [censored] that helped me reconsider things I had previously considered fact.


Sheesh, nice questions Mike. Had to use my brain there.

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1. I think you told me you used to live in southie, did you ever meet whitey bulger back in the day? If so did he get a cut in the underground 100nl+200nl underground poker games?

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Around here, we don't talk about those types of things. Although I will say that I do believe the city was better when he was around.

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2. pats game yesterday was sick

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So sick.

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3. when evaluating on your own play, how did u figure out all of your leaks+plug em?

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This is probably an area where I am lacking. I think the most progress I've made in this regard has come from posting hands, and sending out tons of PM's/IM's on hands I found troubling or even remotely interesting. Usually I would send a hand looking for say... river advice, and get a comment about preflop or flop play in return that really helped me realize areas where I was slipping. I also do pretty extensive PT review compared to the typical player I believe, which can help at times. Being in communication with other serious players is key in this regard.