Yea,
HP sucks. A problem that happened more with the motherboard, it seems. A problem of HP itself. Just after waranty expires ofcourse.
Sending back to HP is wast of money. Probably need to buy a new one. All my hands gone 
This is a typical example of perceived obsolescence. Engineers trying to break stuff after 2 years. THANK YOU CAPATALISM ♦
GL with the studying. Do you have some1 where u analyse hands with?
ouch, sucks to hear. I had a similar problem but with my microwave 
but you have a boyfriend right, isnt he good with PC's? Maybe he could find a way to fix it... would def be better than buying a new one :X
Thanks! Yes, I do have people to review hands with, I have my coach and apart from that I have alot of other people who are up for it, but unf I am a bit lazy with the analysing still. Need to improve on that 
I comment on some hands every once in a while in the handeval forums but it seems I always get it wrong 
Perhaps it means I should do it more frequently, and I plan on doing that too It just turned out weird with the internet and all, I was supposed to do the blocks but staying with my family for a few days made it more impossible. Always good with a remind though, thanks! ♦
hope everything works out
xx
Originally posted by vonki
I comment on some hands every once in a while in the handeval forums but it seems I always get it wrong
You definitely should do it more frequently
I got a girlfriend. I'm a mascular man man. It's a dutch dialect nickname.
Well, went to the shop and they said it would be a problem to fix it. You can't just replace the motherboard of HP. Sux.
U should do it more frequently yes.
Originally posted by EmmaDauwe
I got a girlfriend. I'm a mascular man man.
oops, sorry ♦
I did spend an hour or two analysing just now, so we're off to a good start 
Originally posted by vonki
Originally posted by EmmaDauwe
I got a girlfriend. I'm a mascular man man.oops, sorry ♦
I did spend an hour or two analysing just now, so we're off to a good start
Oh to have an hour or two just lying around waiting to be used for analysing.....sigh......
Originally posted by sapheal
You definitely should do it more frequentlyI took your advice and analysed another 1,5 hours with a guy from here
we concluded that I play kind of passive and weird in some spots
so yeeep, alot of improvements to be made.
But finding what to improve is a very good start. It's alot easier when just not knowing what goes wrong...
Hoping to have my internet tomorrow, stayed with my family again tonight to babysit. I forgot how awesome it was to have a mom who makes dinner
I just had such an amazing moment.
As I left my mothers place earlier, I told her: "There is going to be a thunderstorm today. My head feels so heavy and I've got a terrible headache". She looks at me and says "I know, I can feel it too".
Once I got inside, I could hear the rain starting to pour down outside. I went outside to take a peak, and I could see flashes of light and heard light thundering, so I went back inside to turn off my computer and get my robe. I snuggled down on my porch and I could hear the thunder getting closer.
I smiled to myself and had a flashback from last summer, when I was visiting one of my very best friends in Holland. As we were walking to the store, I told him there was gonna be a thunderstorm today. He looked up at the sky, laughed and said "The sun is out and there are no clouds, why would there be a thunderstorm?". I told him "You will see". As we walked back from the store, the rain started pouring down and we had to rush back to aviod getting soaked. As we got inside, the thunderstorm had just begun and he asked me "how the f*ck did you know?". I smiled at him and said "I could feel it".
As I was daydreaming, the thunderstorm had gotten closer. I could spot a lightning strike down at the mountain close to where I live. It was followed by a loud BOOM only a second later. I jumped in my chair.
As I turned my head to the left, I spotted another lightning strike down, and just a splitsecond later it was followed by an even louder BOOM. It was so loud I could no longer hear my own thoughts, and I could feel the ground shake. I could feel a rush of emotions going through my body, a string of fear but mostly excitement and amazement. All of a sudden, I felt really small. Any worries and problems were washed away and I was captured by the moment.
I closed my robe even tighter around me, as if it would help keep me safe. I thought about how amazing the powers of nature are, and how small we all are compared to it. The air was fresh and I could feel the energy in the air.
Now, the headache is gone. I feel so refreshed. My head is clear, and I haven't felt this good in a long time. I wish these moments would come more often. Oh wait, no I don't. If they did, they wouldn't have such an effect on me.
Awesome post ♦ On a related note, I love it when it's pouring with rain outside and i'm all nice and warm inside ♠_cool:
arcanu91: thanks! and no, haha. There shall be no home-made threadsavers.
Wriggers: ty! rain is awesome, as long as you don't have to go somewhere in it ♦
Had another devistating session at NL50. Ran really bad and yada yada. Back to NL25 for rebuilding a bit. On a positive note I wasn't even close to tilting despite running really horrible 
really hoping to get alot more of that!
So I played for about 2,5 hours earlier, then had a 2,5 hour coachingsession with Pontus. First he watched me play and bombarded me with info and feedback like always, then he shared his HUD-layout with me and explained some stuff. He then asked me if I wanted to watch him play for a bit on NL400. But ofc I wanted to! ♦
He made it look so easy. 
With some hard work it will be... mehehhe.
I watched a video after that, and have been reviewing a bit of hands and i still feel like I have been slacking today?! 
a few months ago I would view that as veeery good efforts on my side. I thikn most can relate to that. That means I've definitely improved in one of the most important area: putting in the hours and the effort.
Despite this I am way behind on target. 9,2k/40k hands played. At least I'm learning alot. Gonna get to bed now so I can wake up to a new day and get going again. 
I'm a bit lazy mode, so will just quote what I wrote in Sapheals blog:
Originally posted by vonki
This blog will for sure be one of the blogs I will follow with most interest. Already alot of wisdom in the first posts
For all of those who don't yet know Sapheal you can take my word for it, you won't regret reading this blog nor attending his coachings!He's a really friendly and open-minded person who genuienly wants to help out! One of the friendliest and easy going persons I've had the pleasure to get to know!
His coaching on mondays are perfect for those of us who play NL50+ (probably even those who play lower) that haven't got Platinum status, as he plays NL100 and NL200 on the goldcoachings.Few people can make poker look as easy and logic!
Definitely one of the blogs you should follow for your own good!
Enjoy!
I'm in a happy place right now. The song pretty much represents how mellow and good I feel at the moment.
Not because poker is going great, quite the opposite. I'm in one of the worst runs I've had, with 10+ BI's under EV so far this month. The difference is how I'm dealing with it.
Anyone who knows me for a while is aware that I am a quite emotional person by nature, and that I previously have let tilt and emotions get the best of me. I used to get devistated, I used to doubt myself and feel like I was wasting my time and doubting if I could ever make it as a professional player. I would let it affect my whole life. I would get sad and feel bad and take it out on people in my surrounding.
This time it's different. Even though I've had moments where I thought I handeled the tilt well, I would still not feel like I do now. I am still happy, I am full of energy and motivation and I have no doubts of my abilities. I am still confident in myself, my game and that I will make it.
I've never gotten so far that I could smile about the situation. But I can now, I'm simply smiling, knowing what I have overcome. I know the results will follow, I know I will be climbing up again soon enough, and I know there is a future for me. A bright one.
Despite feeling so good, I will continue to work on my mindset aswell as my game. Not only do we have to work on it when things go bad, but even when things are good. So that's what I'm gonna do.
Get back on the tables, keep a tiltfree head and just enjoy this amazing oppertunity that is right in front of me to grab!
To everyone who's struggling: Just keep on trying, and don't let emotions block the light at the end of the tunnel. It's there, you've just gotta make sure to never loose sight of it!
xoxo
This time it's different. Even though I've had moments where I thought I handeled the tilt well, I would still not feel like I do now. I am still happy, I am full of energy and motivation and I have no doubts of my abilities. I am still confident in myself, my game and that I will make it.
I very much like this quotation. I think it sounds like a professional approach: improving one's game and feeling good about the way we play, not about how much we're under EV or how bad spots we had.
When it comes to what Veronica wrote about me and my blog - thank You. It is also a great pleasure to get to know better somebody as open-minded and 'with strong foundations and vision of own goals' like You. I think you can do great things in life and have a lot of energy, and courage to pursue your goals.
Pure pleasure, my pleasure.
Cheers,
Michal
I had the weirdest experience tonight/this morning.
I was sleeping comfortably in my bed for 3-4 hours when suddenly, I practically jump out of my bed, having been woken up by a very loud boom causing my whole house to shake. I think to myself "OMG a bomb is exploding, we're under attack!"
As I look around me trying to figure out where I am and what is happening (still half asleep) I see a flash of light through my courtains followed by an immediate boom that again causes my house and my windows to shake. Ye, another thunderstorm.
I can't recall ever having been woken up by it, and certainly not whilst all windows and doors are closed. The rest of the thunder wasnt as loud, so I suppose those first 2 lightnings struck really really close.
I went back to sleep for a couple of hours, and when I woke up I rang my mom (as my family lives in the same neighbourhood). She told me the whole family were woken up by it too and that their whole house shook aswell. It was like a minor earthquake she said. I couldnt agree more, and for someone who hasn't ever experienced an earthquake, that's kind of scary ♦
I have a new routine before my sessions...
[x] Fresh water
[x] Fresh fruit
[x] Calming music playlist
I downloaded a whole bunch of Gregorian albums...
it works like a charm so far
