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Quick Weekend Recap 2008-01-28 06:00:00 I don't have much time to sum up this past weekend. Here's the long and short of it:Played a little $100 NL at Titan Poker late Friday afternoon and lost a half buy-in after getting all-in pre-flop with my TT versus an aggressive player's AK. Lost $20 of free bonus money from InterPoker and lost it on my first hand at a $50 NL table. I posted in the big blind and got stacked in a heads-up pot where both my opponent and I hit our flushes on the river: my Queen-high lost to his King-high... [This is only a post summary.. Visit Klopzi's Mediocre Poker for the full story.] ...

The Presents Keep Comin' 2008-01-24 06:00:00 A couple days ago, InterPoker sent me an e-mail informing me that they'd placed $10 into my account as a birthday present. Pretty sweet of them considering that I haven't had the opportunity to play at InterPoker ever since Neteller pulled out of the online gaming industry. In any case, I figured I could take my $10 to a 6-max $25 NL table and try to run it up to a respectable amount then cash out. And that's when I remembered that I'd also received an e-mail from InterCasino... In that... [This is only a post summary.. Visit Klopzi's Mediocre Poker for the full story.] ...

Session Review #13: It's all in the flop 2008-01-24 06:00:00 I managed to put in about an hour at Titan Poker's $100 NL tables last night. Although I made a few good plays here and there, I ultimately ended up down about 10 BB. The main obstacle that stood in the way to untold riches was my oppponents' insistence on not laying down their cards to my continuation bets. We've all had nights like that, though, and I recognize that this is just a part of the game we all know and love. Sometimes you just need the cards... I've got some hands for review... [This is only a post summary.. Visit Klopzi's Mediocre Poker for the full story.] ...

Book Worm 2008-01-23 06:30:00 I haven't had much of a chance to play any poker since my "monster" one hour session on Saturday. I was hoping to play a little poker on my birthday; however, I thought that a little poker might mean more than 15 minutes of hurried poker while my youngest son whined and cried. The poker bug has now taken over once again and I'm eagerly looking forward to my next session. In the meantime, I've been doing my best to work on my game away from the tables. Your average B & M poker player would... [This is only a post summary.. Visit Klopzi's Mediocre Poker for the full story.] ...

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Distinguished or Just Plain Old? 2008-01-21 11:30:00 According to the radio this morning, psychologists have declared January 21st, 2008 to be the most depressing day of the year. Short day, long night, frigid temperatures outside, and Christmas expenditures all make today the worst day of the year for most people. It also happens to be my birthday... I had a busy weekend, filled with cleaning, more cleaning, baby-sitting and a bit of the whole Sunday worship thing. I also ate my own body weight in spinach dip and snack mix too, which has... [This is only a post summary.. Visit Klopzi's Mediocre Poker for the full story.] ...

An Uphill Battle 2008-01-18 06:00:00 I made two New Year's resolutions this year. First, I wanted to play more poker than I did in 2007. Ultimately, I want to be playing at least $200 NL by year's end. The second resolution involved weighing myself on a daily basis and allowing my shame to be a strong catalyst to a good bit of weight loss. Poker is coming along nicely. I've been playing - just not as much as I'd hoped. It's still early in the year, so there's plenty of time to make up for some missed hands. I mentioned... [This is only a post summary.. Visit Klopzi's Mediocre Poker for the full story.] ...

Session Review #12: Klopzi versus The Sneaky Bastard 2008-01-17 06:00:00 When you play as few hands of poker as I do, there are upsides and downsides to the short sessions. If things go well and I get lucky at the tables, my winning streaks can last a month or two before I start losing again. On the flip-side, a losing streak can seem interminably long if it lasts any longer than 1000 hands (typically one month or more of poker for me). Well, I've been winning so I'm happy. I've got some hands from my last session: whaddya say we take a look? No matter the... [This is only a post summary.. Visit Klopzi's Mediocre Poker for the full story.] ...

A moment of your time... 2008-01-16 18:15:00 I had a pretty good session last night at Titan Poker. I played a pretty tight game and was rewarded by getting no action with my Pocket Aces, Pocket Kings, Pocket Queens, and Big Slick. Actually, I'm exaggerating a little bit. After moving to a new table midway through my session, I managed to stack a solid player with my rockets when he decided to get a little frisky with me at the wrong time. I'm a bit pressed for time tonight so I can't write much more. As much as I'd like to post... [This is only a post summary.. Visit Klopzi's Mediocre Poker for the full story.] ...

Setting My Sights 2008-01-15 06:00:00 No poker for me last night. Instead, I chose to play a bit of Mass Effect after having a long day at work. I am going to play tonight at Titan Poker's $100 NL tables while watching some TV with my wife. Of course, all plans are subsequent to change depending on the volatile mood swings of my youngest son. Even though I've been continuing to play video games while getting back into poker, I find the juggling act to be working out better than expected. I keep my focus on poker by constantly... [This is only a post summary.. Visit Klopzi's Mediocre Poker for the full story.] ...

A Little ABC Poker 2008-01-14 22:50:00 I played my shortest session of no-limit hold'em this past Saturday afternoon: 12 minutes. In a 24 hour day, I managed to obtain less than one-quarter hour to myself for the express purpose of gambling online. It was a good session that saw me up about $3.50 in just 24 hands which is phenomenally good if we look only at my win rate of 6 PTBB/100! For today's post, I wanted to look at some hands that I played one night last week. It was a good session (financially) and I think I played... [This is only a post summary.. Visit Klopzi's Mediocre Poker for the full story.] ...

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So bored... 2008-01-11 11:14:00 Sorry, no real post today. I'm currently sitting in a training session that I've been asked to endure. It's pretty boring but I'm getting paid, so I can't complain. I managed to squeeze in a small session at Titan Poker yesterday. Twenty-seven minutes of $100 NL; $21 profit. That puts my win rate just shy of 4 BB/100, which is pretty typical for me. I'm still only 800 hands in at this limit but I'm happy with the results. This weekend, the plan is to play a couple sessions and... [This is only a post summary.. Visit Klopzi's Mediocre Poker for the full story.] ...

Sick and Trying 2008-01-10 06:00:00 Although I planned on playing poker last night, my job as a full-time father took precedence. With a number of nasty cold viruses out and about this time of year, it seems that a few have slipped by our defenses and infected each and every family member. Rather than hitting the felt, I helped my wife take care of our sick kids. And although I'd like to play poker tonight, the forecast is not looking so great... Since I was so busy last night, I didn't even get a chance to do up any hands... [This is only a post summary.. Visit Klopzi's Mediocre Poker for the full story.] ...

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