Rise and Grind, SCOOP and Chocolate Cake for a Year
I was glad when May started because a new month always seems like a fresh start. I played just over 1,200 SnGs in April and ended up losing the most money I’ve ever lost in a single month of playing...
View ArticleLAPT Peru, WSOP and Tough Games Online
Well I didn’t win $100k playing SCOOP! I’m definitely surprised since it seemed like a sure thing after that dream. I didn’t get to play as much SCOOP as I would have liked, mainly because most of the...
View ArticleCoping with the Pro Poker Grind - Courtney Gee Poker Update
I haven’t updated this blog in forever mainly because I haven’t been playing poker. A couple weeks into June, I had a standard downswing and found myself tilting a lot worse than usual. I decided that...
View ArticleAdapting to Stay Profitable - Courtney Gee Poker Update
One thing I’ve learned about playing online poker for a living is that you have to be flexible because things are always changing. Always have a backup plan in case things don’t go as they should....
View ArticleCourtney Gee Takes on Heads-Up Hyper-Turbo SNGs
So I changed games again. Last time I mentioned that PLO was a temporary solution while I tried to figure out my next move. I never really expected to play it long term (although a girl can dream)....
View ArticleGetting Rid of the "Courtney Leak" - Courtney Gee Poker Update
This blog entry is going to be a pretty positive one since I’m happy to report that I'm still playing heads-up hypers. I haven't played a ton of games or won a ton of money, but I’ve learned a lot...
View ArticleExplaining Heads-Up Hyper Turbo SNGs by Stakes
I haven’t talked much about my experience with heads-up hyper turbos yet, so I figured I’d do that today. If you follow my Mental Game Blog, you’ll know that I’ m currently playing buy-ins between...
View ArticleCourtney Gee LAPT Peru Trip Report (Part 1)
I somehow went all of November without blogging here. I meant to write before I headed off to Peru for the LAPT Grand Final mid-month, but the writing never materialized. But, better late than never,...
View ArticleCourtney Gee LAPT Peru Trip Report (Part 2)
Catch up with Part 1 of Courtney's trip to Peru here. I’m a really light sleeper and my hotel room was (once again) extremely noisy, so I slept even more badly the night before Day 2 than I did the...
View ArticleCourtney Gee: More Volume and Higher Stakes in 2013
The theme of 2012 was definitely “did not play enough”. I did a rough calculation of the hours I played last year and it probably averages to 15 hours per week at the most, which is pretty sad. The...
View ArticleEmotional Stress, Big ROI, Advice for Moving Up
January was a mixed bag for me. If you’ve been reading my other blog, you’ll know that I’ve had a lot to deal with outside of poker. Someone very close to me is battling alcoholism and things took a...
View ArticleMoving to Malta and Making Poker a Priority
Since making it a goal to play 30+ hours per week, I’ve found out how bad I have become at organizing my time. I’ve also realized that poker has never been my number one priority, even after I quit my...
View ArticlePoker is a Horrible Form of Income for Planning Anything
Last time I talked about earning money for a three-month trip to Malta. Because I wanted to give notice to my landlords at the end of the month, I had to make all the money necessary for the trip in...
View ArticleTrip Report: R&R and Poker at WPT Montreal Part 1
When I made the decision to postpone Malta, I started looking into alternate smaller trips I could take in the spring or summer. I found out about WPT Montreal, a $3.3k tournament at Playground Poker,...
View ArticleTrip Report: Analyzing My Play at WPT Montreal
Editor's note: Get up to speed with Part 1 of this trip report here. Day 2 of WPT Montreal started with 302 players remaining. 73 players were scheduled to cash and I thought there was a chance the...
View ArticleInside the PokerStars VIP Club Live Summer Party in Vancouver
One of the best things about PokerStars is their creativity when it comes to rewarding people for playing on the site. Last year they started VIP Club Live, a series of parties for PokerStars players...
View ArticleADZ124: Epic Life Story Part 1
Matt "ADZ124" Marafioti is a writing machine and he's decided to open up and share some personal thoughts and stories from his past. Matt talks about his early runs in online poker and the reasons he...
View ArticleStout's Sunday Report: September 19, 2010
The Sunday tournaments didn't go so well for Matt Stout this week but he's still up almost $175,000 since he started the Sunday Report in February. Check out Stout's Sunday Report every week for an...
View ArticleADZ124: Epic Life Story Part 2
Matt "ADZ124" Marafioti is back with the much-anticipated second installment of his poker story. In Part 1 we heard about massive online heaters and personal life experiences. Part 2 doesn't...
View ArticleStout's Sunday Report: September 26, 2010
Matt Stout was a little late on the draw with his most recent Sunday Report but he's got a good excuse! He's been in London playing the WSOPE and the EPT. In fact, he busted out of the WSOP Europe...
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