Christmas Cheer Update #Glühwein#Bratwurst#Feuerzangenbowle

Christmas Cheer Update #Glühwein#Bratwurst#Feuerzangenbowle

Due to how I've been running: ahead of schedule, and HOT, I decided to take Tuesday Off to hang with a friend of mine. Really hoping to finish off my Supernova Elite grind as soon as possible since exam-time is almost over and I wouldn't want to miss out on all the fun parties ahead :)!

 Went to see the new "Hunger Games Trilogy" earlier on yesterday but it was most certainly not what I expected. . . I have no clue how it ended up making top 2 in box-office. Given that I've already read the series; I was upset that so much of the dystopian/imbalance and abuse of power/abuse of poor aspect was downplayed a ton. Then again "Sappy Love scenes and special effects" is probably more +ev to the general audience.

Initially we were just going to pig out on a massive amount of greasy and salty food. . . but given then Christmas Cheer around downtown she diverted our attention to the Christmas market!

It's essentially a "Farmer's Market" but with 90% of the vendor's being German. I spent the entire time whilst waiting in line attempting to pronounce "Feuerzangenbowle" . . . only to sound like an idiot when ordering bleh... :(

German cheesecake, Glühwein, Bratwurst afterwards I was starting to speculate that it was less of a "Christmas Market" and more of a "German Market".

German food is and was awesome as always; I was really speculative of the Gluwein and the Feuerzangenbowle since "Warm-Alcohol" . . . sounded "strange". It was amazing, giving the impression of hot- Apple -Cider with a hint of red-wine.

Today was pretty normal day as usual. It snowed some more last
night and there was a . . small amount of snow still on parts of the ground. Really doesn't feel like Christmas in Canada without snow. . even though Vancouver gets at most a week of it a year.

Pretty stoked for going skiing soon though! Whistler usually has good snow earlier on during the season, before it gets slushy and such. Grouse Mountain is also a viable option as it's probably an hour drive and most likely be a day trip.





I had a really good slice of Apple Pie today at a Cafe near by. It was one of the Cafe's that's just been there and I knew about it. . but never really tried it.

Unlike the "drowned in sugar" , "1% apple 90% rubbish", "store bought" pies. . . there was actually no added sugar and plenty of apples within the pie. Delicious.

And of course finally. . . the grind. =X.

S'all about the nutrition. I blame the run-bad/play-bad on nutrition.

#Glühwein#Bratwurst#Feuerzangenbowle + beer+pastries+candies probably is not the most "healthy" thing.

VPP Count:

981654.55

about 18.3k left~ About 41 hours left! 

Hopefully I'll be able to hit another 10-20bi upswing before then as well! 

Good luck on the tables everyone! =]

and Happy Holidays!

Day Trip Around Vancouver

Due to the particularly sunny day and my desire to explore a little bit more of the beautiful city I reside in I took a day off.

Deciding to take the trip towards the ''sketch'' part of Downtown Vancouver east-side the "ghetto".

Anticipating the the tagging and graffiti that would've been a result of "Specific Gang Territory" I came across these.


For cultural and stereotypical reasons my guess is that the Red Dragon is probably affiliated with the Chinese New Years gang.

The Graffiti on the right is probably a vandalism done by the 'Japanese Anime and Manga Gang'.




Last but not least, let's not forget the representative of the 'Simpson Triads' who has marked the largest canvas of vandalism within my explorations.






All jokes aside, don't want to unintentionally offend the  these were by far the most artistic expressions I've stumbled upon whilst strolling throughout the inner city.

Started HomelessTale. A compilation of all my personal encounters/interviews/talks with the homeless of Vancouver.

Supernova Elite 2013

So apparently it's a little bit over half way through the year; and many who have attempted their first shot at the chase for 'Supernova Elite 2013' have given up. 

Let's see a breakdown of it.

1,000,000 vpp's - 3.5mil FPP's-56,000  (starting at supernova, tad less at bronze star)
milestones + stellar = 44,500
=100k~ roughly the first year.

http://www.pokerstars.com/vip/supernova/elite/



Halfway mark- Game Plan 

This year over about 500k hands of 100nl full ring both zoom and ring games, I've averaged approximately 0.25vpp/hand.

Sitting on 530k vpp's I will need approximately 1.88m more hands at 100nl fr.

There is 166 days left in the year meaning averaging 11.3k hands a day for the remainder of the year; this shouldn't be too difficult considering I'm averaging between 1200-1500 hands / hour between; 4 tabling zoom-fr ; 4 tabling + 12 regular tables; as well as 16-20 tabling regular tables.

This is assuming A) I do not mix in 200nl fr games 'hence not increasing my VPP/hand
                         B) Do not engage in 6max/ PLO/ other forms of the game.

The goal will be to play as much as 100nl full-ring that is possible when possible and not miss out on too many days of grinding.


So close but yet so far Scenario

At any given point where the projected 'near future' estimation of yearly vpp's is between the 900k-950k vpp range. A certain risk must be evaluated.

Ending year with 900k VPP vs SNE
- 20k milestone at SNE
- 5x multiplier v 3.5x multiplier

If SNE chase resulted in marginal failure this year, however is reached next year. The difference in cost is roughly : 20k + [(5-3.5)*1,000,000*0.016]= $44,000.


At which point; a last minute sprint plan for SNE will be drafted up.

Short Summary Reaching SNE 100nl FR - 2013

         Stars VIP = 100k~        Hands/Hr; 1200-1500            
                                                Hours Required; 2666-3333

                                                Hourly

1bb/100= 40k~                        42$-->52$
1.5bb/100= 60k~                     48$-->60$
2bb/100= 80k~                        54$-->67$
3bb/100= 120k~                      66$-->82$


When you put the numbers in perspective. . .all of a sudden a rake back pro is making more than the average hourly of the middle class.

VIP- Vancouver Re-Cap

The VIP Live hosted by PokerStars in Vancouver was the first and one of the most amazing experiences I have ever been to.

Open bar, food, drinks, prizes. Unfortunately didn't win the TAG heur aquaracer. . . however had an opportunity to meet some amazing people.

Meeting some of the local 'pros' really put me at ease in realizing there are 'others like me' out there; and that I wasn't the crazy kid with the dream.  It's a definite 'must' for all aspiring pros out there to meet pros in real life, turns out we're all normal people who do normal things. 

               

                                                     Group Photo with Vanessa Rousso

                                                                

Just chill'n with Nanonoko

     Randy 'Nanonoko' Lew, definitely one of my heros to look up to. If you're ever wondering why I'm always at the tables... or how I ever put in that much volume; this is it.

His amazing win rate, ridiculous amount of volume, and consistent results over the years all whilst playing one of the relatively unorthodox styles in the poker community. . . 

You'd think he's a 'nit' being the amount of tables he has to juggle at the higher stakes . . . just watch him play for a bit. 

Tyler Frost & Daniel Liu

Had a chance to talk to frosty012 later on in the night,  since he went to 'UBC' as well. Tyler grinds at the same stakes as me and it was very nice to put a face to the 'villain' ;).