Jeff Boski - AMA about tournaments and my Vlog

[Jeff Boski]

Welcome Jeff to our awesome community! Hope you will also have a nice time here :top:

Thank you. I hope to add some value and entertainment

 

[whiskers77]

Hi and welcome Jeff to Cardschat! Have a good time here

 

[kidkvno1]

How do you deal with a bad run on cards, other then bluffing??

 

[smknginmaine]

Arg. Anylove for the bubble? Had fun - took somelumps- in the Boski H5FR. Lol- ouch early, beat down, n out couple times. With the add on had near $1 and 6 hours in.
....4th.
or 464th (#of players)
same thing

 

[LarsLucidor]

Hi Jeff! How do you mentally deal with variance? Do you have any recommendations?
/Lars

 

[Jeff Boski]

How do you deal with a bad run on cards, other then bluffing??

Stick to your solid game plan. Fold bad hands, play good hands. Don't be frustrated that you haven't had any good hands in a while. It all evens out in the long run. I don't think your bluffing frequency should increase just because you are card dead.

 

[Jeff Boski]

Arg. Anylove for the bubble? Had fun - took somelumps- in the Boski H5FR. Lol- ouch early, beat down, n out couple times. With the add on had near $1 and 6 hours in.
....4th.
or 464th (#of players)
same thing

Nice run but just short of the finish line. I know you are passionate about the game, but don't show your emotions in the chat box.

 

[smknginmaine]

Nice run but just short of the finish line. I know you are passionate about the game, but don't show your emotions in the chat box.

Wise words. Working on it. I know..... I still got a ways to go
GL in the 420k ME today! Take it down :smokin:

 

[Jeff Boski]

Hi Jeff! How do you mentally deal with variance? Do you have any recommendations?
/Lars

Great question. Variance is tough for anyone to deal with. Often you will start asking yourself the following questions.

Am I running bad?
Am I playing bad?
Am I running bad AND playing bad?

You have to be honest with yourself. Take a step back and look at the big hands you played. Ask other good poker players for their options on your big hands. Make sure your train of thought is logical.

In the end you have to embrace the variance.

"Everybody will eventually run worse than they thought was possible. The difference between a winner and a loser is the latter thinks he doesn't deserve it" -Gigabet

 

[LarsLucidor]

Great question. Variance is tough for anyone to deal with. Often you will start asking yourself the following questions.

Am I running bad?
Am I playing bad?
Am I running bad AND playing bad?

You have to be honest with yourself. Take a step back and look at the big hands you played. Ask other good poker players for their options on your big hands. Make sure your train of thought is logical.

In the end you have to embrace the variance.

"Everybody will eventually run worse than they thought was possible. The difference between a winner and a loser is the latter thinks he doesn't deserve it" -Gigabet

Great advice, thank you!

 

[gabpoker]

Welcome to CardsChat, Jeff!

I had a chance to play with you briefly at the last summer at the Wynn in one of the $550 tournaments. Can't wait for this summer! going to be there for 29 days this year.

Do you have a routine to keep focused durning the summer grind?

Just got PrimedMind which has a wsop track that looks like it will help.


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[Zorba]

Thank you. I hope to add some value and entertainment

Hi and welcome to CardsChat Jeff, looking forward to reading your posts.

Do you fancy a lamb leg or a lamb rump.

I'm a lamb rump guy.

:sheep:

 

[XXPXXP]

Hello Jeff

How do you adjust yourself to A game, even you were not feeling good at that time?
would u share us your little tricks to boost yourself up.

thank you.
Welcome to Cardschat.

 

[Jeff Boski]

Hi and welcome to CardsChat Jeff, looking forward to reading your posts.

Do you fancy a lamb leg or a lamb rump.

I'm a lamb rump guy.

:sheep:

Is this some sort of inside joke? If not, lamb chops at most Las Vegas steakhouses are great.

 

[Jeff Boski]

Hello Jeff

How do you adjust yourself to A game, even you were not feeling good at that time?
would u share us your little tricks to boost yourself up.

thank you.
Welcome to Cardschat.

Good question. When you are not in a positive and focused mindset my best advice is this quote from Wargames. "The only winning move is not to play."

Once you are in a tournament, you don't have a choice. You need the mental endurance to handle the emotional swings that come with every hand you play. Don't get too high and don't get too low. It is normal human behavior to feel disappointed or tilted if you lose a big race or if you are on the losing end of a suck out. That is what makes tournaments so hard. Unlike cash games, you can't just get up and leave if you aren't feeling good physically or mentally.

On the flip side, when I am running good, playing good and feeling good, I call that "The Zone." Try to stay in the zone as long as possible and you will feel like an unstoppable force. Play fearless and aggressive and good things will happen in the long run.

 

[Zorba]

Is this some sort of inside joke? If not, lamb chops at most Las Vegas steakhouses are great.

You got me, yes it's a bit of a running joke I'm the Australian Lambassador, and this is my very close friend [emoji6] Baaaaabara.

Your read was spot on, hate to be HU with you.

Great to see you here at CardsChat.

[emoji6]

 

[Jeff Boski]

Welcome to CardsChat, Jeff!

I had a chance to play with you briefly at the last summer at the Wynn in one of the $550 tournaments. Can't wait for this summer! going to be there for 29 days this year.

Do you have a routine to keep focused durning the summer grind?

Just got PrimedMind which has a WSOP track that looks like it will help.


.

My only routine is to play almost every day. It just depends which event I think will be the most profitable each day. The WSOP has a great schedule this year with many $250-$1,000 events. I will be playing at the Rio most days.

Fight to urge to get drunk with friends every night to drown the sorrows of your tournament failures. Come back stronger the next day. Get at least 6 hours of sleep, eat clean and exercise.

I have heard good things about primed mind but have not checked it out yet.

 

[smknginmaine]

Good question. When you are not in a positive and focused mindset my best advice is this quote from Wargames. "The only winning move is not to play."

Once you are in a tournament, you don't have a choice. You need the mental endurance to handle the emotional swings that come with every hand you play. Don't get too high and don't get too low. It is normal human behavior to feel disappointed or tilted if you lose a big race or if you are on the losing end of a suck out. That is what makes tournaments so hard. Unlike cash games, you can't just get up and leave if you aren't feeling good physically or mentally.

On the flip side, when I am running good, playing good and feeling good, I call that "The Zone." Try to stay in the zone as long as possible and you will feel like an unstoppable force. Play fearless and aggressive and good things will happen in the long run.

Too True! Week or so ago I was making a batch of medicated chocolate covered caramels. Yummy I was wise enough to not take to many tastes through the process. I made a few hundred of them so it was a long process.
My mistake- I wasn't wearing gloves when hand dipping the caramels in the medicated chocolate. Basically took a 4-5 hour hand bath in medicated coco balm.
Oops! Thank goodness was only playing a couple small buys and a CC freeroll. Couldn't really see. Clicking aimlessly until adrift......
I didn't make the money- or even my bed- that night.
Awoke with a nice keyboard pattern pressed into left side of my face and perma- grin still lingering.
:smokin:

 

[finaltable1]

Hello Jeff,
I've been watching your table in two big events at ACR at the end of 2018, quite memorable gameplay, you had nuts at showdown calling pre-flop bet with pocket T9. It was cruel, because opponent had pocket kings I also remember that one of your fans disturbed the table chat with "GO Boski, GO!" messages during an hour or more, was it part of your strategy? )
Welcome to the forum!

 

[MikeCarasone]

What’s the best route or play with AK post flop and you miss the flop completely, obv a cbet is always likely but what do you when they call or raise big. If you miss the turn and river what’s the standard action taken. I know position and stack size dictates a lot so let’s say we have position and 30bb.

 

[Jeff Boski]

Hello Jeff,
I've been watching your table in two big events at ACR at the end of 2018, quite memorable gameplay, you had nuts at showdown calling pre-flop bet with pocket T9. It was cruel, because opponent had pocket kings I also remember that one of your fans disturbed the table chat with "GO Boski, GO!" messages during an hour or more, was it part of your strategy? )
Welcome to the forum!

Ah yes, the million dollar Venom final tables. Good times. I edited the twitch streams into highlights on my YouTube channel. I have never hired a viewer to spam the table chat. I don't think it would be an effective strategy.

 

[Jeff Boski]

What’s the best route or play with AK post flop and you miss the flop completely, obv a cbet is always likely but what do you when they call or raise big. If you miss the turn and river what’s the standard action taken. I know position and stack size dictates a lot so let’s say we have position and 30bb.

Too many variables to give an exact answer but it is best to play AK aggressively. Sometimes you can represent AA or KK since you have the blockers. If you miss the flop, it is better to c bet dry boards like 442 or 952r than T87s when your opponents continuing range will be much greater.

 

[Bartown]

Hi Jeff,

Huge fan of your VLOG i have seen many of them but not all yet... i find your insight to be aggressive and has helped me in opening my game up. I also appreciate your honest no holds barred approach to let us know how you feel about things refreshing. Please keep the great work and crush the tables.

 

[Jeff Boski]

Hi Jeff,

Huge fan of your VLOG i have seen many of them but not all yet... i find your insight to be aggressive and has helped me in opening my game up. I also appreciate your honest no holds barred approach to let us know how you feel about things refreshing. Please keep the great work and crush the tables.

Hi Bartown,

Thanks for the feedback. I now have over 300 Vlogs on YouTube so sit back and enjoy!
(Subscribe, like and comment also!)

 

[Bartown]

Yes sir I have been posting an liking as of late. Great work on today's VLOG Excellent points sir well done.:rock::rock::rock: