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Random thoughts on poker

By lakong on 11/08/2025 read lakong's complete blog
I haven't played since the Anti-gambling legislation was signed. Since I usually play on Pokerstars there is nothing really stopping me, but I guess I'm just a bit tired with poker and I thought a break would be a good thing. In fact, I haven't played live in a few month too.

I played in about 6 events during the World Series and really got burned out by it. The World Series was a big zero for me this year. Last year I didn't do very well either during the events, but I had a great run in the satellites and actually came out ahead. Plus, in most of the events when I did get knocked out it was usually the result of bad beats or just getting cold decked. For example, I lost in the Main Event when I hit a full house on the turn only to find out that my opponent flopped quads!

This year I just didn't play well. Now sometimes, bad play can be easily masked by getting lucky. This year I had no luck AND I played poorly. Not a good combination.

I do want to play again soon, and will probably ease back into it with a trip to the Hustler one day next week. I like the Monday night tournaments and will shoot for that. The Hustler runs a very professional tournament. The structure is typical of weekly, one day tournaments -- fast structure, not a lot of chips, etc. However, what I like about it is that I can play fast, loose and aggressive with no fear because I love their NL cash games. So if I do get knocked out early, no big deal. I'll just play the cash games. This no fear attitude has served me well in the past. I have made the final table about 30% of the time I have played. Not too bad.
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