JDMcNugent - the man, the myth, the formerly broke punk...

[Reel Deal]

I also seem to remember a post by JD right before he went on his 180 run where he was really down about always getting his $ in with the best of it and being constantly out drawn. Then right after that, bang, he goes on his tear through the 180s and hasn't looked back. You remember that post JD?

[JDMcNugent7]

Ya i remember this...
here it is - Titled $22, 180's SUCK! ->

lol. man i really did start off completely sucking at those - then i read HOH1 - helped a TON - and ya, i think starting to consistently win the 8 or 9 of those that I did helped improve my game and gave me more confidence as well. The run at TLB - getting 3rd place helped alot too.

[Talking Poker]

Holy crap - that post was two and a half month ago!!! I can't wait to see where you are in another two and a half months. I have to think you're going to level out soon here, and maybe even have a bit of a downswing. Hopefully you'll be readt for it when it happens and keep your cool though. And if it doesn't happen and you really are playing in the $25/$50 NL game with Matusow, well................ damn son!

[JDMcNugent7]

lol, that is pretty crazy huh? 2 months ago barely had the roll to play in a $22 180, and now its just ridiculous.

I too, think i will level out soon. I hope to continue beating the 5/10 and 10/20 games, but I'm in absolutely no hurry to move up past that. 10/20 is the Highest freakin Limit on stars - i should be quite fine playing it and not moving up.

Also - I have been and am ready for a major downswing sometime soon - It can't keep going so good like this - and I think i'll handle the downswing fine - its inevitable and im ready for it. I'll be sure to let u all know when it happens

[johnp158]

That's good to hear. Because surely some sort of downswing will happen, and it seems like it would be really easy to go crazy. If your bankroll can handle the swings, that's one thing, but it's another thing altogether to think about the fact that you've lost $10,000 in a night or something. So don't go crazy.

By the way, I don't expect that to happen. I've been away from the forum for a while (actually posted what I said was Part 1 of 2 of a Vegas trip report at the very beginning of January before going to California for the month and never posted the 2nd part) but now I'm back and extra-jealous and probably about to move BACK UP to 1/2 NL. Sounds pretty paltry now, huh? Well I'm working on it, and I seem to be making about $40/hr, which isn't a good way to measure winnings in NL, but it sounds better to other people when I talk about it.

When did this post become about me? Keep up the good work and remember all the little people at Talkingpoker when you take down a big one.

BTW, you planning on trying to win entry to any big WPT tournaments, etc? Aruba? Is it too late for Party Poker Million? Would your mom let you go out of the country for a tournament since you can't play one here?

[Talking Poker]

The best part about this....... you don't have to worry about being tempted to move UP to "win it all back" like some people do.... you know, since there IS no up!