Originally posted by sim5sim5
Originally posted by alphabeat
@Clawin: Was playing 4 tables so far. Pretty much beating my limit, starting to get bored, so decided to ramp up to get to the next levelu need to think about your decision
I don't understand. Do explain, sir?
I'm guessing you're comfortable with 4 too but thought I'd just let you know that how comfortable you are with 4 tables should be the deciding factor and not boredom. ♦
Btw are you still going for that kickboxing thing?
Agree with clawin & mahank
also one very important thing what i have learnt in poker so far is to realize that when we r beating our current limit & getting bore that perhaps is a good sign
if u think u r completely ok with 4 tables, u can go ahead and add to it step by step but more important is to move up subjest to ur BRM even if it means less tables to start with
but never take this route that ur bored so need to add more tables or move up because this may lead to a disaster which u will only realize when things will go wrong
whatever decision u take in poker should be a +ive EV
i can tell u many players who r supernove & r making good rb & earnings $ x/hr by mass multitabling but there is a secret which i can tell u where u will not be a supernova but will earn x+/hr & add VALUE
now u need to think about what that VALUE means & how important it is because this is the one factor where people do compromise just because they r making money & ignore it although they will not accept
Hmm, thank you all, that does make a lot of sense.
I think I will stick to 6 tables and try to move up to $3.5 games with about 80BIs. Have about 60 now, so need to grind a little extra to move up. Shall be slow moving, but shall soldier on
@Mahnak: turbo 45mans are my main game, but I sometimes add 90 and 18's as a change of pace.
Heehee, fish on a heater!
Like a good student, I took everyone's advice. Got back down to 4 tables, as before, as I grudgingly had to admit, I was missing spots. I'll learn to multitable once I'm beating the $15s
Then, following sim5sim5's advice, I decided to move up stakes correctly. Setting my ABI at BR/100, I opened 3x1.5 + 1x3.5 tables
Played pretty decently, I think, sucking out only as much as I got unlucky for. And then I was lucky/skilled enough to win the first 3.5 game I ever played and one of the 1.5's
Biggest winning day yet! Much thanks Sim5Sim5, Clawin, MahNak for all the feedback and advice!
BR: 279$
New ABI = $2.5 = 2x3.5 + 2x1.5. Will keep this plan till hitting 300/250
@Clawin: About the kickboxing thing, I'm afraid not, man. Place got a little weird for me, and a lot of the old folks quit. Not too much excercise these days, should do something about it soon
Awesome man!
And about the getting back in shape thing.. Tell me about it. I've been trying to get in shape since forever. Need to stop going out on weekends. More importantly I can't seem to work out for more than 2 weeks for some reason. 
Something always comes up and breaks the momentum.
@clawin: Heh, I know all about this 2 week wall issue. Keep yourself motivated for about a month, then sheer inertia will keep you going. You get too lazy to stop! I bought me a gym ball at home, so I do all kinds of acrobatics on it now. But am getting good at it, so it's no longer a work out. Should find something else, or take this to the next level
After only 18 years of living in Bangalore, I finally went to the Bangalore palace today. Place is an underappreciated gem! Shall blog about it, keep a lookout!
Aand we hit next milestone of 300 dollahs! Shall slowly start adding more % of the 3.5 dollar games. I don't notice as much skill difference between the 3.5s and the 1.5s, so swings should be the same as before. But players are tighter and tend to push/fold more correctly.
Wsup forum!
Still in the grips of a good upswing. Very important to make only the right decisions at this time, and understanding when i'm just unfairly getting lucky!
Getting the hang of the 3.5's pretty well, they seem to be less solid than the 1.5's, I have no idea how. Of course, could just be the illusions of a tiny sample size where I got lucky
BR: $335
ABI: Shall switch to all $3.5 dollar games soon. Start opening a $1.5 per set if I slip below $300
I shall pick up the holdem resources free copy to analyze my game now that I'm headed towards the non-trivial money space
Cheers,
Arun
Good stuff man. What changes have you made to your game which has led to this awesome upswing?
Nice, hopefully you will touch 4 figure in couple months if you continue playing as good as now.
Keep up the good work.
Heh, some stars must've moved around and I reoriented my room for maximum feng shoo.
Nah, moved up the stakes, so the leaps are more remarkable, that's all, I guess. And yes, followed advice and kept to low number of tables.
Should consider coaching shortly. Know any 45man specialists who i can ask?
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After only 18 years of living in Bangalore, it was finally decided for me, that it was time to visit the Bangalore Palace. It was quite a wonder really, after so many trips to the ‘Palace grounds’, for concerts and even that excuse for a Fun world, that I had never visited the actual Palace. Wikitravel was no help, categorizing the place as a tourist trap to avoid, and a quick survey of Bangaloreans around me revealed my niggling doubts: No one had been there. We set out to find out why!
The place opens at 10:30 am Monday through Saturday, and stays open till 5. We headed out before the Saturday madness hit Bangalore, and reached the grounds by noon. The grounds are extensive and well maintained and an utter pleasure to drive through. We shared the road with colonial era horse carriages, and are drawn towards the centre of the grounds, where the Palace stands.
The Palace itself is a sprawling, ivy covered castle, built in the Tudor style, with fortified battlements and turrets. But an unfortunate air of disrepair and neglect seems to filter through the place. Dozens of horse drawn buggies line the front of the structure, giving the whole place a very fairy tale feel. Only two of the carriages are horsed and in working order, put to the task of ferrying tourists around the castle for a fee.
A step inside the entrance quickly reveals the reason for its tourist trap status. Entry fee for the Palace is Rs 225 for Indians, and Rs 500 for the Phoren. Even if that was forgivable, a ridiculous Rs. 625 is charged for bringing cameras in! Hence this post shall contain no pictures of the Palace, which is a very sad loss indeed. But a consolation is that the entry fee includes an excellent audio guide which is pretty extensive.
The audio guide takes you across a ballroom that is highly reminiscent of the debutante balls from Jane Austen. The room itself can be rented out for occasions for a reasonable fee of Rs 360,000 for an evening (Food, drink not included in price, obviously) Passing an elephant head in the main entrance way (someone had to mention the Elephant in the room. The cruelty of our predecessors was breathtaking), we are led upstairs to the Darbar Hall. The audio guide speaks volumes about the coat of arms presented to the royal family by the British, the mythical Ganda Berunda, a two headed eagle, and flanked by animals with bodies of lions and heads of elephants (as seen on the side of every KSRTC Bus)
Further on are the chambers of the menfolk, replete with depressing photographs of hunts and trophies of the fallen. One remarkable, although nonfunctional, item on display is a chair meant for weighing of Jockeys. (Photographs conspicuously absent, due to the regressive tourism policies of His Highness). The women’s chambers, for the ones who prefer less violent trophies, are a welcome change. Funnily enough, the audio guide seems to completely overlook the fine artwork on display in these chambers. The tour ends on a pretty lame note among the offices that keep the affairs of the palace running, which included a souvenir shop for fine silks in the style of the Raj.
Outside the palace, the grounds are extensive and somewhat maintained. Trying to find a moment of peace is hard, as the security guards are hell bent upon shooing you away. We took the overpriced, tourist trappy buggy ride anyway, Royal horses need to eat too. He takes you on a half-hearted path around the grounds and tries to sell you a longer ride.
But what strikes you most is what isn’t there: the crowds that this place deserves! Right now, it totally deserves the tourist trap tag it has been given, but this need not be so at all. Fixing the ridiculous entrance prices might pay itself very quickly indeed, if more people can be attracted to the Palace. Getting rid of that hilarious 625 Rupee camera charge might actually do the marketing this place so badly deserves, and for free, too! And every destination of this caliber deserves an expensive souvenir shop and fancy restaurant, tourism ABC really.
This place is a gem, hidden away perhaps by a few layers of bureaucracy and Royal ineptitude, legal disputes and a whole lot of neglect. But a gem nevertheless.
tldr 
Yup. A friend of mine works in an Event management company and I help her out with weddings and also refer people to her. Last year went for a wedding to the palace.
It was really good.
Nope, no pics.
His Royal Highness has decided that camera fee at the palace should be set at Rs 650, hence no pics, sorry! I heard that this fellow writes pretty decently, so do try to read! ♦
Wow, upswing is over and how.
3 days of running terribly bad happened. Worst hand yet was moving in AI pre with QQ. Answered by 2 people, AK and 99 and I lost to both! Busting on the bubble.
Didn't cash a single game today.. Redlining only saved by an unexpected bonus i uncovered. Played a bunch of headsup PL, kept losing to inside draws! Grr, bad day
BR: P*: 259+$10 reload bonus
iPoker = $38
I guess these swings are normal in the games that you're playing. Happens now and then.
Just chill out and play good poker. Detach yourself from the result.
