Haven't ate Ramen in months

  FIRST,  I'd like to say I've been getting a number of emails about coaching, and I regret to inform most of you I'm quite full at the moment but will be taking on a couple new students soon. (If I didn't email you back I'm sorry I've been busy with other projects) Thanks for all the support guys!

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  -So lately I've been staying on my grind like a skateboard. I've been down to Minneapolis quite a few times in the past couple weeks. Times started out rough,  I had about 1k hands in at the 5-60 spread limit level and was down about $2.5k, yikes. I ran so bad that I don't care to elaborate much on it. But the 2-60 game I'm killing, and making up for my losses in the 5-60. I realize these stakes are quite low, but the biggest game in MN is 5-60 and it seems like its so profitable that I try to get on the table whenever its going (which isn't very often). Avg buy-in at this level is about $500. So its a decent game, but just plays so tight its almost too easy to bully these live fish time after time. They simply don't understand simple math, ranges, nor care to improve their games. Their play is always the same, and the faces at the table never change. Always the rich guys that love to spew. Its kinda like a circle of life at these tables. I grind all week online (when the weather permits) then take off and drive 2 hours to Minneapolis for the weekend. I sit there grind 2-60 in until a bigger game opens around 11pm-12pm, and keep in mind the 5-60 doesn't always get going, but when it does I try to feel out the table for the first hour or so, find ranges, play into my image, and then after an hour or two I like to open up and 3 bet more often to balance my ranges. Most of the time these guys show up after working all week, they give me their money, they leave, another guy shows up, he gives me his money, I go to bed for the night. Play again the next night, and the circle continues. I drive home about 2 hours, party with their money, then grind online for the rest of the week. Had a 1k day online yesterday which was nice, after a 9 hour session. After my session I did some studying with Simakos for about 2 hours. We pretty much just tuned-up our games, and didn't help each other that much, but it's always good listening to different points of view. Like they say, "even a donk can teach you something about poker". GL at the tables everyone! (except lol, cigaro)
 -I leave you guys with yesterdays graph

Running with the bulls

Hey Hey Hey, won 2.5 buy-ins in the last cash game, crazy soft of course. Putting some major thought into my next couple of months, and the end of the year for that matter. It sounds like Vegas will be getting put off for awhile. Probably moving to town for some better internet connection. A move is def +EV right now, the internet I currently have is horrible and goes out almost everyday. I can't grind as much as I'd like online with the poor connection, and it really ways on my conscience day after day. There is so much money to be made, and if I'm not playing I'm obviously missing a lot of chances. Up about 1k this month, and looking forward to the rest of the month and some big cashes. Been playing a little bit of cash online, I'm really getting the hang of it I think. Everytime I play I seem to improve and learn something new. With my live cash game background you would think I'd catch on right away and crush, but its just not like that. Its a different animal in so many ways. Its kinda nice though, right now, learning this new animal that so many people are making a living off of. I feel confident at just about any game. If I get bored I just change it up, MTTs, SNGs, or cash. I'm profitable in all of them, although MTTs are my least amount of profit, and that's simply because my sample size is very small. As soon as I move out I'll be putting in major volume in the SNGs/MTTs. I wanna see how profitable they really can be if I dedicate myself. The amount of games I'm putting in right now simply crushes my morale. If I'm running badly and can only play 1k games in a month I simply won't make enough money to keep up with my massive spending habits. Lately, since I've been running bad in the SNGs, I've been playing HU cash on Fulltilt, and a little on Stars. Its a big help to my wallet, and if the internet goes out while I'm playing its not really a big deal, as compared to if I had 2k in equity running and it went out. Might take a run down to Madison this weekend, and play the 2-5 NL there. I was told it runs 24 hours a day, and is very juicy. Its quite a drive though, but its definitely an option for the coming weekend. If I were to drive down there I'd probably grind around 30 hours straight. It just wouldn't make sense to drive all the way down there, and only see a small amount of hands. Perhaps I'd stay for a week or so, who knows. I'll keep it updated. See you at the tables all. GL everyone (except lol, cigaro)

-Blake

Fishing Season

Today was a short grind. I grinded hammered all day while taking shots of patron and grey goose from my office desk. It was interesting to see my view points change on different spots well highly intoxicated, and it seemed with every shot my thought process would change(JOKE). I made about $550 today and am excited about the grind tomorrow. The best news about today though has to be the cash game going on tonight at the casino near my place. Soooooo juicy! Theres a country music concert so you know what that means old country fish everywhere. The country concerts seem to attract the best fish and I'm sure all cash game players know this. If theres a casino with a cardroom, and a concert its almost so +EV you have to stop everything your doing, put your life on hold, even if the wife's having a baby, and make it to the game. I haven't played a good cash game for about a month so I'm very excited to print some money off. GL EVERYONE (except lol, Cigaro)

-Blake