Day off

I took a day off from playing poker today, which I guess is definitely rare for me. I seem to be somewhat of a "workaholic" I guess, as normally I put in at least some hands every single day. I don't want to become lazy just because I'm my own boss... and I think I've had a really great work ethic so far as a pro. But there comes a time where a day off is just necessary.

I spent my time sleeping in, running some errands (bought some new Bauer Vapor XXXX hockey gloves!), and played an exhibition intramural hockey game tonight with my team, Blue Steel.

I also watched a Cardrunners video. I ended up watching "Exploitation vs Exploitability, Part 3 of 4" by Vital Myth. The video was fantastic. I've also watched part 1 and 2 and I think that he is one of the best instructors on Cardrunners. His videos are so much more clean and professional than all of the other vids. Also, he has novel ideas that he discusses that can be easily applied to anyone's game. He explains his thoughts very well and does a great job making videos. I definitely recommend watching this video series as soon as you can.


At the end of the vid, he had this quote on his powerpoint:

"Don't avoid tough spots. Jump into the fire and learn how to walk on embers."

- Corwin Cole aka [vital]Myth


I really believe that what he said there is excellent advice. Before I got lessons from Nutedawg, I definitely played in a way that allowed me to avoid tough decisions. I didn't take any risks by playing hands in more optimal ways and that really hurt my development as a player. However, Nutedawg said something to me that was very similar to what Vital Myth said. Since that revolation, I've become a lot better player. It's definitely something I'll be talking to my students about and trying to help them understand what that means.