Working a regular job on the side makes for better poker

I know most poker players dream of playing poker for a living. We tend to view the regular working stiff as a hamster running on a wheel and getting nowhere. For most of us, the 9-5 M-F life is just too boring and predictible. After struggling through several months of making a living only through poker, I finally took a part time consulting job. I now have a supplemental income that pretty much covers all my bills. I have discovered that poker is a lot more fun when it is supplemental. The bad beats hurt less and seem to happen much less often. It is amazing how much better you can play when you are not in a must win situation. So my advise for all of you thinking about "going pro", is to make sure you either have plenty in the bank and a huge bankroll to start with, or have something part time or on the side to help with the bills. You will be much more successful and have a much better time.

Good luck!

Why are people so stupid?

Ok, before I get into stupid people, I got knocked out of the tournament from my previous post by a stupid person.

Now, on to stupid people. Stupid people are unaware that A9, even if it is suited, is not a good hand. Not only that, they dont realize that it is not a good hand to call off all your chips preflop. Stupid people think that hand is great and they are idiots. I hate them and they should not be allowed to win at poker, even if they hit their 3 outer, or flop two 9s, suck out a four card straight. If you play A9 and happen to get super lucky because you are a moron, you should actually have to forfeit your hand and give the pot to the guy who actually knows what he is doing. Dont be a stupid person.

Til next time

I'm Back?

Well, I am not sure that I am back, but at least I am going to get a post in once every six months or so. Seriously, I am going to make an effort to post more regularly. Poker hasnt been kind the last six months, so it has been hard to motivate myself to post here. Also, I have started playing online again, so it is easier to post while playing, which is what I am doing now. Actually, I am playing live and online at the same time. Talk about multi-tabling.

Regarding my online play, I am focusing on my specialty, multi-table tournaments. I typcially play the 45 man turbos on Stars, although I am currently in the $70K guaranteed ($11 rebuy). I have only had to buy in once so far, so hopefully I can make this a cheap overall investment. I will post again later with my results (it could be several months from now, but eventually I will do it). If you would like to see how I am doing, my username is Strumey. I currently still hold my shark status at sharkscope, but have been on a bad run lately, so it might be in jeopardy.

A couple more things for this post...I may have a friend named Travis help me with this blog. He is an excellent poker player who has really dedicating himself to becoming an expert. He has read almost every major book on poker, and plays regularly both live and online. Although he is a tournament specialist, he can hold his own in cash games as well. I look forward to having his help in reviving this blog. Also, be sure and check out Bill's blog regarding his bachelor party in Vegas. It is some very funny and inspiring reading.