Jack's Bar

C'mon Jack you're going to start getting the results you statistically deserve soon just whatever you do don't let it effect your game! Didn't get to a 2.8k BR without doing the right thing - just keep doing it. Go jack go!

Tnx dude, I'm starting to realize more and more that perseverance is a virtue.

You need strength and willpower to persevere and have a shot at achieving your goals, whatever these may be.

Some inspiration:

Wow nh sir, must be nice to have those 5 stars looking back at you when you're sat a table. Yeah I think that'd do the inspiration trick for me too heh

LOL no, that is just inspiration. In perfect avatar format, I'm just not sure if its appropriate to make it my avatar.

I'm just a lowly silverstar for now, hopefully this will change in the near future

haha oh nice, tricky mr jack sawyer... I must say stars is the most tedius place to grind points that at the micros that I've come across, everywhere else the points seem to increase at like 4 times the speed!

Good luck dealing with the downswing. I hope it turns for you soon.

Tnx dude, appreciate it.

Running bad always goes hand in hand with playing bad. The difference will be subtle, and unnoticeable to any but the most observant of players.

Its the little things that count, and a lot of the little things can become massive when snowballed together, all the while you are sitting there thinking that the planets are aligned against you. In fact they are aligned against you too, since the rate with which 9:1's will lose will seem dauting, specially if it happens multiple times in a row.

For now, 7K seems to be a nice figure to get to while grinding. I will consider that the minimum roll required to play in the $22's and the $33 MTTs.

The key thing about poker is that you have to find a way to maximize your potential returns in as little time on the table as possible.

I have to go out now, I'll finish this post some other time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHZEyI8EY9I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fh6lGI1bOkw

so yeah, its all about maximizing effectiveness. sounds simple, and it is, but this is what all of us struggle the most with.



the key thing is how do you go about maximizing effectiveness?
is there some sort of magic pill you can take and be "maximally effective"? books? more importantly, can someone drill it into you?

ninja bump

wtf where are u Jack?

Yeah, just when life's driving me to drink again there's no Jack's Bar at FTR...

Thanks for drpping by guys.

Nah, the bar is closed down until further notice. Since I installed Windows 7 (probably 29 feb, judging by the date on my Vista backup), I have not grinded seriously.

Like all good Hollywood movies, my bar will be back eventually. I just have to deal with a few things first, while enjoying my newfound perspectives on a variety of issues.

Hope the bar opens soon. The wife and kids are out of town 'til Friday, so I have time to tie one on. Hell, I might get crazy and try a couple of tequila shots.

All the best, Jack.

Thanks. I will leave this tidbit;

Antonius:

"No one has ever taught me a single thing about poker. I have never read a book of poker, not a single page. I never got a lesson from anyone. So its very good way to figure out yourself how to play, cuz then you have to use your own ... imagination and think all the situations through and what would be the best options and you'd have to learn from your mistakes ... when you do mistakes you try to remember those to not make the same mistakes again.
Basically, I enjoy playing high stakes poker or any kind of poker where I play with people I have played a lot before, cause I have long history with them and I have my piece of mind there."

But his wiki page says he was mentored. Whatever, he's obviously my new hero.

Originally Posted by Jack Sawyer

Antonius:

"No one has ever taught me a single thing about poker. I have never read a book of poker, not a single page. I never got a lesson from anyone. So its very good way to figure out yourself how to play, cuz then you have to use your own ... imagination and think all the situations through and what would be the best options and you'd have to learn from your mistakes ... when you do mistakes you try to remember those to not make the same mistakes again.
Basically, I enjoy playing high stakes poker or any kind of poker where I play with people I have played a lot before, cause I have long history with them and I have my piece of mind there."

But his wiki page says he was mentored. Whatever, he's obviously my new hero.

This quote from High Stakes Poker was wild. It blew my mind. I'm doing all this work and here, Antonius, didn't do a damn thing (of course besides practicing). It's rather interesting. Does this mean PokerStove, HEM, and studying is overrated as compared to practice, practice, practice? Who knows? But maybe I'll start something in the BC and see what everyone else thinks. Nice post.

By the way...your avatar is beautiful. Who is that?

Thanks for dropping by my (still semi-closed) bar!


1) My view of poker and its various sides has changed a lot (A LOOOOT) over the course of years. I'm fairly bad at explaining myself, but I agree with Patrick hence why I quoted him. Its also a bit odd that Ivey, Antonius nor Benjamine have made no books, whereas Hellmuth, Gordon, Sklansky and soo many more make a new book every passing second.

2) Laura Michelle Prestin

o my, just how pissed off are you?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $6.00+$0.50 Tournament, 400/800 Blinds 50 Ante (2 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

SB (t4840)
Jizzy Sawya (Button) (t8660)

Jizzy Sawya's M: 6.66

Preflop: Jizzy Sawya is Button with ,
Jizzy Sawya bets t2400, SB raises to t4790 (All-In), Jizzy Sawya calls t2390

Flop: (t9680) , , (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: (t9680) (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (t9680) (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: t9680

Results:
Jizzy Sawya had 4, 2 (three of a kind, twos).
SB had J, A (two pair, Aces and twos).
Outcome: Jizzy Sawya won t9680

Sup Jack.

Heres a tune 4 ya.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cifLehBXQ8w

Nice one.

Here's a mean flute for you!

http://www.imeem.com/aristafan/music...emble-que-mas/


I just came to the stunning realization that the first computer that I have ever ever ever used or been exposed to in my life was this thing


An original Apple Macintosh. My God.This means that at some point I will have to buy a Mac, just to return to my roots.

Oh, and I've been studying Chinese recently. And Japanese. I'm gonna expand on my polyglot side.

Zàijiàn!

First I ever used was a TI994a.


What could I possibly return to?

I've always wondered Jack, whereabouts in the world do you live?

put some music in here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbY8Tn-LD1U
music makes running bad less painful

Originally Posted by Ash256

I've always wondered Jack, whereabouts in the world do you live?

I live here. Hey, there's liquor named after my island!

Originally Posted by dev

What could I possibly return to?

one of these imo

Hey jack found a great drink today only had time for one though so any chance you could line me up a couple on ice with pepsi when you re-open?

Italian Disaronno Amaretto, thanks =)

Sure!

here ya go

Hey jack found a great drink today only had time for one though so any chance you could line me up a couple on ice with pepsi when you re-open?

Italian Disaronno Amaretto, thanks =)

Try it in coffee....yum, yum

Wait a sec, that's been sitting a while. Drink up, man!

Originally Posted by Jack Sawyer

Originally Posted by Ash256

I've always wondered Jack, whereabouts in the world do you live?

I live here. Hey, there's liquor named after my island!

wow.. that looks like possibly the most awesome place in the world..

how awesome is it?

I'm having a Caipirinha, which is the Royal Flush of cocktails imo




fuck it, i'm even including a tutorial on ow to make one
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...22155758179455






I'm feeling the grind for the first time in weeks. Lets see where I reach this time. I'm grinding the 6.50's after taking close to 3K out of my roll to pay for unnecessary shit I shouldn't have to pay for. Heh, that's life.

I was superrolled for the 6's, and now I'm adequately rolled for the 6.50's. But no matter, I'll try to reach my eventual goal of 5.5K this time.

My goal is modest. With a 5.5K roll, I could grind the 27's for a good living on my pirate island. I could do higher, but I feel that higher the only thing I will get are nitfests that run only half the day, and I hate that.

I got about $500 on stars right now, after having today withdrawn $300. Let's see how the road to 5K will pan out, and how it all unfolds.

I lost all my hand histories ever, since I made some idiot backup decision in 7 that actually overwrote my old Vista OS backup, but its all good, since I did not really use Prospector or Tourney Manager that much anyway. I only used it to see session data, such as the amount of games I have played during a session. Results on sessions would make me results oriented, and its totally normal that I would finish a session -20BI or +20Bi. Grinding SNGs is a madhouse lol.



Oh, and I'm officially reopening my bar if and/or after I reach Goldstar this month.

Originally Posted by Ash256

wow.. that looks like possibly the most awesome place in the world..

how awesome is it?

Its pretty good, but we have to like kill all politicians here and then it would be perfect! They are all selfish, corrupt bastards imo.

There is also a huge influx of foreigners coming to live here currently for some reason.

GL Jack.

Originally Posted by wesrman

GL Jack.

Tnx dude. You grinding again too?

Originally Posted by Jack Sawyer

Originally Posted by wesrman

GL Jack.

Tnx dude. You grinding again too?

Yes if i call getting raped at micro stakes by idiots grinding..lol.

Thanks for the drink =)

And good luck getting your grind back on man!!

[quote="Jack Sawyer"]I'm having a Caipirinha, which is the Royal Flush of cocktails imo




fuck it, i'm even including a tutorial on ow to make one
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...22155758179455

I've actually had a couple of these and they are pretty delicious. My girlfriend is from Brazil and if I understand right that is huge down there and may even have come from down there. I actually had one with alcohol made by University of Sao Paulo because her dads friend has some sort of connection but it isn't for sale to the public. First time I've ever actually seen the drink anywhere other than with her family. Pretty cool.

Yeah, its Brazil's national cocktail. The remarkable thing is that there are literally millions of variations on this particular drink. But all share the cachaça rum and tons of sugar as main ingredients.

Its pretty much the nuts yo. I have seen it once at a bar I was at, and then I saw it on an episode of Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, in which they went on the story etc. And then I tried it, and got hooked lol

Bah. Roll was at $650 yesterday, now at $550 today. Goddamn how can i not win a single 80/20 ever, blah blah.

Holla Jack!

Gotta celebrate I got accepted for that internship. Hook me up with some Grey Goose and dirty bitches, as both will be rare where Im going.

Congrats!

Here you go




Good enough?

Jack, new avatar chick is hawt, but something about that pic is bothering me. It's a kind of natural pose in the middle of what seems to be a busy street. Where in the world do gorgeous women wander around in lingerie?

Its more of a lingerie-ish bathing suit at the beach. I wonder if I can photoshop the dude out of the bg though.

Originally Posted by Jack Sawyer

Its more of a lingerie-ish bathing suit at the beach. I wonder if I can photoshop the dude out of the bg though.

Theres a dude in the background???

200 VPP away from silverstar, haven't grinded in the past week or so. Lets see if I can make it between todat and tomorrow. That's about 70 SNg's at the 6,50 level.

gogogogogo


edit: meh, I had some cheap rum yesterday with mango juice, and today i got such an awful diarrhea its uncanny. I guess I can't drink cheap alcohol anymore (except green rum which is cheap but I haven't had issues with it), because I also once drank white label in massive quantities and shat green the next day.

Originally Posted by Jack Sawyer

200 VPP away from silverstar, haven't grinded in the past week or so. Lets see if I can make it between todat and tomorrow. That's about 70 SNg's at the 6,50 level.

gogogogogo.

kick it dude - nice to hear you're back in poker world, now make $$$

And caipirinhas are the nuts, them and the old pisco sours are two of my favourite things about latin america.
Right now i'm commencing a mission to sample every beer in germany. Ten days down and I haven't even made a dent...
as I type it's

Dude I just had time to read the whole first page of this OP. Best OP I've read so far. Too bad last call already past. Cheers anyways!

You're closed so I brings my own booze.... share and share alike!

OPEN THE BAR DAMN IT.

That is all.

LOL, I will soon...


in the meantime, here's some bossa

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7LvUSofgmI

1) Bananas, cut in blocks
2) Ice
3) Nestle's Homemade Vanilla Low Fat and No Sugar Added Ice cream
4) Some Bacardi 8
5) extra creamy milk Carnation or Frisian Fag

All of these to taste obv. The Bacardi should be no more than 2 or 3 shots, we are not looking to make this alcoholic rather just to give it flavor. You can also use the rum of your choice.

Experiment with the amounts but don't overdo it. We are looking for your own taste.
Throw all of these in a blender, and press pulse a few times, just enough to have no big pieces of ice left in the drink.
You can also garnish with some sprinkles of Cinnamon.
Note, you should not add any sugar, or honey, or splenda or equal to any of this. Its all naturally sweet.
You can also substitute the bananas with Sapodilla or some Mamey Sapote, and you will have a variation of the great taste.


Serve immediately.

bday drink w/ a hottie plz?

Sure!

a bucketful of imported beer


the obligatory tequila shot




and a classic pinup. hope you like ravenhaired chicks in skirts!




hope you have a great day today dude!

Monday, June 1st

A new month begins on a Monday. This month happens to be halfway of the current year in which I have seen so many ups and downs, in all aspects of my life.
Seems like a fitting date to reopen the bar.

First up, poker. I have been crushing the games I play in since January or so, maybe even more. But I always had to move some money out of the sites to do shit with it, sometimes necessary and at other times not so necessary. The end result was that I got my money to a fairly large sum on the PokerStars, as I had about 150 BI for the 16s and was about to jump to the 27's near end of February to mid-March. Needless to say, I again had to move money out of the site, this time leaving me behind with like a measly $500.
The little I had left, I grinded for some time with it, but quickly decided against it. I had halved my $500 roll to just $250, "running bad". At one point, it seemed I was unable to win in significant pots while being ahead.
I was crushed, so decided to lay the smackdown on poker. Roll going down that much and installing of Win7 made me put poker on the slow heat, let it sit there for awhile while I think about my next move. I have not touched the grind seriously until about the beginning of May. I only decided to grind again upon seeing some people visiting my bar, even though I had not updated in a few months.
I had a little motivation again, and decided to do some grindage. Put goals for myself, which were try to reach any VIP Level that was not bronzestar. I started May again in full speed.
But again, midway through May, I was running like absolute dogshit. I have not been able to put together wining days playing the same games I so soundly crushed just two months prior. I started seeing monsters under the bed. Stars was out to get me. Whenever I had a pair, someone had a better pair and I gave him or her full action. Whenever I had Ax, someone had Ax+ and again I gave him full action. Get it in good, lose. get it in bad, lose. It started to get on my nerves.
At some point, I deposited some money to get my roll back to around $500 and see if its psychological reasons behind my losing. But it continued. Break-even session after losing session after break-even session.
Had I lost it? What the fuck is wrong with me? Why do I lose so much, and how is it so that people seem so lucky vs me in allins?
It turns out, that somewhere along my now short hiatus from poker, I went into complacency mode. I was not competitive anymire. I couldn't give a damn. I thought "hey, I achieved silverstar 4-tabling, I'm on the top of the world! Maybe I should try for goldstar, ... meh, later". And I forgot how to play.
I was getting beat, sure, but showdown poker is idiot's poker and I have stated this a long time ago in my other blogs too. I just forgot it. I forgot the fundamentals, the core gameplay that makes a player to be able to win at least in my case.
I have tried and tried to get back in the zone, but to no avail. I have dropped a ton of buyins since I started to play again this month. I ceased to win.

But then, it happened. Somewhat. I have won a few games again. I have started to see things like I saw them before. And this is good.
In some other post, I will cover life.



Basically, it means, JUNE HERE WE COME.


TL;DR

THE EPIC RESIDENT COSMOPOLITAN ICONOCLAST BARMAN IS BACK.

I will try to put down 1K VPPs total, play 4 2-hour sessions of basketball, run for half an hour in the morning and fuck 3 different girls within the next 5 days. GOGOGOGOGOGO

0/1000 VPP
0/3 Girls
1/4 Basketball sessions
1/4 morning runs

0/1000 VPP
1/3 Girls
2/4 Basketball sessions
2/4 morning runs


LOL, why when I want to grind I will not get time to grind? Its like a curse. WTF

But I can't compromise the others, since, well, health first. We'll see.

Looks like you're priorities are straight, keep up the effort!

Thanks man.

Here's a fitting tune:
http://www.imeem.com/people/0LT-aYn/...easy-life-mix/

Also, tonight I saw the juciest regularly running 3/6NL live game ever. I already know what to do with my profits (when I eventually stop breaking even and/or running bad). Either busto or robusto baby!
I'd need at least 3BI before taking a shot imo

0/1000 VPP
2/3 Girls
4/4 Basketball sessions
3/4 Morning runs

It was a hectic week, but no poker. I am also going abroad today, so no direct internet access for a week.

Great 80's cheese:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EHpozHn-QA

ok so get the fucking poker in there somewhere... so it took me 5 tries to type somewhere, im kinda drunk. but seriously, either get the poker in or change the order of your goals to girls/basketball/runs/poker (which is perfectly acceptable)

hahaha i hear ya.

i was out on vacation last week, so no poker at all again. No basketball or runs either. See what I did there?
This week, play resumes though.

Thanks for dropping by! Here's a little something for ya I discovered while on my trip:

PokerStars (Tournament): $15 + $1, 2 players
Sat, Jun 20, 2009 12:55:49 CLT
(Format: BBCode)

Jizzy Sawya ($6,940)
bradym ($6,560)

bradym is the button.

Precards:
Everyone antes $25, bradym posts the small blind $200, Jizzy Sawya posts the big blind $400.

Preflop: Jizzy Sawya is dealt :Th: (2 active)
bradym raises to $800, Jizzy Sawya calls $400.

Flop: :Qd: ($1,650, 2 active)
Jizzy Sawya bets $800, bradym raises to $1,600, Jizzy Sawya raises to $6,115 (all-in), bradym folds.

Final Pot: $4,850
Jizzy Sawya, net: $2,425, Won uncontested Flop, has 7 T (Queen High)
bradym, net: -$2,425, Folded Flop

Haha, nice hand dude!

Let´s have a mojito together and raise our glasses to the sweetness of life!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7LvUSofgmI

this series is the nuts, check out jazz and the 80`s and jazz and the 90`s, its awesome

for more 80s:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X43ZyUGOPyw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pxbfx...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Slzlm3OPeNg (!!!!)

btw, hit me keeper, wildturkeysour would be nice

hags

mojito's coming right up!




and a wild turkey!



@hags: yes, I got the bossa n' marley and the bossa n' stones cd's. those are the nuts yo! First albums I got from allofmp3 when they were still operating.

I know what I want, and I know how to get it. All I have to do is actually do what's needed.

I need a push over the hill.


Oh and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RU00AEYir20


edit: pasted here for future reference
http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...00.html#791922
http://www.flopturnriver.com/blogs/author/jack-sawyer/
http://aviislounge.wordpress.com/
http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...to-t88936.html

But do you know what people really want? They want what they’ve got. It’s a simple formula: You have what you want because your actions produced your results. Not your words and certainly not your wants.

I dont know what I want and neither how to find out. I thought the trip to the middle east will enlighten me and give me a better idea of myself, instead Im just focusing on being 11 for the next 24 hrs.

The great quote currently in my sig will help you with that. Ponder on this for a bit.

But do you know what people really want? They want what they’ve got. It’s a simple formula: You have what you want because your actions produced your results. Not your words and certainly not your wants.

What hand minraises then 3-barrels this board?
PokerStars (Tournament): $10 + $1, 6 players
Tue, Jun 23, 2009 02:47:50 CLT

Jizzy Sawya ($1,210)
jpizzle0688 ($5,090)
Rosie1986 ($1,350)
Païtabière ($1,410)
choubakka1 ($1,055)
Z3MCoupe ($3,385)

choubakka1 is the button.

Precards:
Z3MCoupe posts the small blind $15, Jizzy Sawya posts the big blind $30.

Preflop: Jizzy Sawya is dealt (6 active)
4 folds, Z3MCoupe raises to $60, Jizzy Sawya calls $30.

Flop: :Td: ($120, 2 active)
Z3MCoupe bets $90, Jizzy Sawya calls $90.

Turn: ($300, 2 active)
Z3MCoupe bets $150, Jizzy Sawya calls $150.

River: ($600, 2 active)
Z3MCoupe bets $210, Jizzy Sawya raises to $910 (all-in), Z3MCoupe folds.

Final Pot: $1,020
Jizzy Sawya, net: $510, Won uncontested River, has 8 5 (a Pair of Fives)
Z3MCoupe, net: -$510, Folded River

Fucking misclick-call pre

PokerStars (Tournament): $75 + $7, 4 players
Tue, Jun 23, 2009 02:25:32 CLT

SumnerIV ($3,545)
Jizzy Sawya ($2,255)
Sick_Dog 808 ($3,370)
72Spades ($4,330)

Sick_Dog 808 is the button.

Precards:
72Spades posts the small blind $75, SumnerIV posts the big blind $150.

Preflop: Jizzy Sawya is dealt (4 active)
Jizzy Sawya raises to $450, Sick_Dog 808 folds, 72Spades raises to $1,830, SumnerIV folds, Jizzy Sawya calls $1,380.

Flop: :Ks: :Ad: :Ac: ($3,810, 2 active)
72Spades bets $424, Jizzy Sawya raises to $425 (all-in), 72Spades calls $1.

Turn: ($4,660, 2 players)

River: ($4,660, 2 players)

Final Pot: $4,660
Jizzy Sawya, net: -$2,255, Lost at showdown, has 8 7 (Two Pair, Aces and Eights)
72Spades, net: $2,405, Won at showdown, has Q Q (Two Pair, Aces and Queens)
SumnerIV, net: -$150, Folded Preflop

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeUrX...eature=related




Can't complain today, really.

Dilemma's.


A friend just called me up to ask what I thought about 3 weeks in Colombia by the end of July. He is very busy, but another friend of ours (whom he kept better contact with than I did) is getting married and invited him over for his marriage in Portugal. My friend would then tell his people he went out to Portugal, but instead, we would go to Colombia obv. For 3 weeks.

Colombia, as I have mentioned various times before, is chock-full of the most stunning babes you will ever see. I obviously want to go there as much as a fat kid wants to go to a candy store. As much as George Foreman wants to grill. But a few problems came up with this suggestion:
a) I'd probably need an estimate of at least $2K for the trip, taking into account a cheap $30 hotel and spending money.
b) I have been going out quite a lot lately with a ladyfriend who is in town and who is, incidentally, from Colombia. I always pay for the girl whenever we go out.
c) I was planning to buy one of those petite laptops, and I really need it for future plans I have. With the accessories, like a tote and a sleeve, its probably about $1.25K pre-shipping. If I'm going to Colombia, I'd need it.
d) I was also planning to go on a cruise with a whole group of friends. The cruise takes place in November, but I would need to pay it off mid-August. That's about 1.5K. And if I go on the cruise, I'd need the laptop too, but its a bit far away so its a non-issue right now.

So, unless I start regularly getting in $200 days, Its not gonna happen within such a short timespan. Something's gotta give. The question is: What?



Edit: and then I see my sig.

But do you know what people really want? They want what they’ve got. It’s a simple formula: You have what you want because your actions produced your result. Not your words and certainly not your wants.

Money is just paper, go for it.

I missed out on the Vegas trip this year and realize I shouldn't have. I've got enough money, and can make more. The 1k I would have spent in Vegas (if not more) would have taken a dent into what we have saved, but I realize now I could have made it.

To make up for it I'm going to Vegas August 1st-3rd, then Jamaica the 4th-10th (the Jamaica trip was already planned). Freaking just go for it or three months from now you'll be saying, "damn, I should have done that."

You are right UG. Now I'm undergoing some hardcore grindage to get the monies.


And thanks for dropping by. Here, grab a cold one

I see you brought three, counting you and UG there´s one left for me, right?

Only thing I can say is: Make dat mobniez and travel as much as you can and spend as much time with your friends as you can.

I could have finished my studies almost a year ago, had I spent more time with reading and writing and less time with freinds, adrenalin, girls and booze. I confessed to my dad, that my degree is gonna take some more time, cuz Im a lazy fuck and he was like:" Well, better live your life now, instead of leaving kids and wife behind in some midlife crisis later on"

Tnx for the words man, I'm in grind mode for a few days now. I will either make it or fail admirably.

Tonight I'm having

In my opinion, the Vodka is always for the short skirted chick, even if she's on a star trek glass.

On a somewhat different topic, this pic makes me think that I should have more mixers at the home bar. Maybe I should have mojito mix or something. Tips from the playa/bartender?

edit:wars becomes trek... I blame the crown royal. Next stop: glen livet 21yr.

Barman's choice: I need two meters of good beer and a place to fall over.