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	<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2007 16:21:15 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[emotions]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[learning to get through the frustrations of this damn game is still, by far, the hardest aspect for me.

I won my biggest tourney less than a month ago.  And since then... I haven't even cashed in over 30 tourneys.  When my AA just got sucked out on in my latest tourney, I tried my hardest to stay focused on my play (which was ideal) ... but just couldn't.  I know I am not &quot;doomed&quot; - but still find myself regressing to those thoughts.

I haven't been posting much here cuz I am not sure anyone actually reads this - but this might be a good way for me to get this negative thinking out of my system.]]></description>
      <link>http://blog.flopturnriver.com/post/chardrian/996/emotions</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2007 16:21:14 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>General</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Goals]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Prior to this year, I always set my poker goals in terms of how much money I wanted to make and how fast I wanted to do it.  With my tendency to tilt, that is just not a good way for me to operate.  I need to concentrate on poker as a long term game, and to do that I really need to concentrate on my play and not my results.  So this year, my goal is simply to play the best that I can.]]></description>
      <link>http://blog.flopturnriver.com/post/chardrian/920/Goals</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 06 Jan 2007 00:31:39 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[FT $150 on Stars]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Well I came in 5th last night for a nice little score in the nightly $150 tourney on Stars.

When I got knocked out last night, I wanted to puke.  I came 4 spots away from winning over $26k and two spot away from over $10k which would be my biggest cash ever.  Instead I took home a nice, but not what I wanted $6k.  Today - I feel better but not goot.

I made one big mistake with 2 tables left when I had a huge stack and correctly read that my opp had an overpair on a 7 hi board when I had A7, but then convinced myself that he just had overs and called.

Other than that, I am playing really really well.  Just need the luckbox to come through.  I lost/split two big AK hands on the FT last night and that did me in.

The other part of my game that I really need to work on is maximizing value when I do get monsters - I made a couple mistakes doing that last night as well.

I do feel that my game is very strong again though so maybe I'll get that 5 figure cash yet.

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      <pubDate>Sat, 18 Nov 2006 13:03:57 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>General</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Back to 14k]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Yay - I am back to $14k!]]></description>
      <link>http://blog.flopturnriver.com/post/chardrian/766/Back-to-14k</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2006 01:54:19 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>General</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Still playing well]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[I only played one tourney tonight because my wife needed the computer.  SO I entered the $10 rebuy on stars (the $55 k guarantee.  And ended up sitting out the first hour.  So I started the second hour with only 4500.  But worked my way up to over 85k at one point...  And then proceeded to do my one big donk move of the tourney.  I made a big bluff with 7 hi against a maniac opponent who I knew had mid pair best.  But I made the bluff on the river when I should have done it on the turn (even then he mighta called).  

It was a great move against the wrong opponent (and I knew that he was a calling station, which is why I am upset).  

Anyhoo - I still made quite a bit playing limit and am almost back to 14k.  Still just waiting on one big cash.]]></description>
      <link>http://blog.flopturnriver.com/post/chardrian/764/Still-playing-well</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2006 01:35:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Playing well]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[I played well again tonight.

Fired up 4 MTTs.  Made a move at a bad time in the rebuy on stars and then every other tourney I played fine and would have gone much deeper if I didn't get bad beat.

One more big cash and I am back to my alltime high bankroll.

I really do feel it is just a matter of time.  ]]></description>
      <link>http://blog.flopturnriver.com/post/chardrian/763/Playing-well</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Sep 2006 02:15:45 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>General</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Back to 13k]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[I played a whopping 25 hands tonight.

Just hunting around for drunks and found some (but at some limits that are way over my roll)  - anyhoo it worked.  Back up to $13k.]]></description>
      <link>http://blog.flopturnriver.com/post/chardrian/762/Back-to-13k</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 09 Sep 2006 00:38:26 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Back to 12k]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Well the good run is still going.

I actually took some horendous beats tonight, but still ended up + for the night and crept back over the $12k mark.

]]></description>
      <link>http://blog.flopturnriver.com/post/chardrian/760/Back-to-12k</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Sep 2006 03:06:01 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>General</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[back to 11k]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Goosed the roll back up to 11k tonight playing some 20/40 (yes I know I am underrolled but the games are juicy) and some 10/20.  Took a bit of the edge off of yet another bubble in an mtt (this time out in 43rd when 40 got paid).]]></description>
      <link>http://blog.flopturnriver.com/post/chardrian/755/back-to-11k</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2006 04:10:24 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>General</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Back to 5 figures]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Yay I just ran super duper pooper scooper hot before work (6 hands at 10/20 on Party and I won 4 of them including AA twice) and goosed my roll back over 10k.

It very possibly will go back below it again - but it feels good to have reached my goal for the year again.

]]></description>
      <link>http://blog.flopturnriver.com/post/chardrian/748/Back-to-5-figures</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2006 12:55:19 +0000</pubDate>
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