22h deep

Yeah, so I played calm collected, nit-tastic poker. 100NL PLHA. Raise QQ from the CO (IIRC), flop is Q9J. Action against 400BB deep guy goes: Check, Bet, Raise (I want to say minraise but I think he potted it), I think for all of two seconds and push. I really don't care what he has since top set is crushing an unknowns range. He eventually calls with Q8o, the nut combination of Pair+gutshot. Turn Ten, River Seven.

In poker "we welcome that call" since he's basically trying to give me money. Weakest hand I would probably push there is AKs, overs+FD+gutshot. I can't see myself pushing just an OESD. Not sure what I'd do with AA. I might push AA/KK there too so I guess they would be the weakest. Regardless, Q8o is total garbage equity wise on that flop.

But the thing about poker is, it doesn't matter in the short term, or even the medium term about the EV of your decisions. Do you realise how fucking long it will take for me to start seeing the true +EV of these hands? Not only do I have to flop top set, I have to get it all-in for 100BB with pair+gutshot (or something else that has about 12% equity). That doesn't happen very often, obviously.

Like I've said before, the only way I can scoop is when I have the other guy drawing dead. Whine!

And, obviously, when I'm on the bad end, which is normally only ~30% (e.g. overpair v. two pair, FD v. set) I don't get there. The good thing is I am not often on that end. The bad news is it doesn't actually matter. If you're losing 90/10's and losing 30/70's, you're screwed.

I'd also like to mention that pushing AK preflop doesn't seem to be sound for some reason. Wait, I know, I have 50% equity in most of these pots (although I have been pushing into AA a little too fucking much), and yet I can't win one. Whine! Anyway, CTS says the solution to light 3betting is to push Axs hands. If I were to try that: I would be called everytime by all PPs and dominant Aces & I would be busto.

That's enough poker BS. Wii came on Saturday. 22 hours into Zelda. It is fucking awesome. I intend to play it again and get everything. I see in the guide that I've missed some pieces of heart, etc. I will try and get all the Poe's this time through. Don't think I can be bothered with the bugs, though. I guesstimate I have at least another 20 hours to go this time through (just reached the desert). I think I did Ocrina in 40 or 60.

One thing I will say, the Wii remote pointer is fucking wank. I haven't managed to complete the Star game (lvl1) yet. Maybe it's me/my setup but it's impossible to control the pointer accurately. Oh yeah, I can't make the arrow shot in Karioko (sp) village either. I've tried player Red Steel too. Gave up after 10 minutes. Try and aim and I just end up spinning around constantly while being shot to death. It nice!

Oh, and the sports is actually quite a good aerobic exercise (uh, not the bowling/golf bits obviously). Improved golf, boxing, & tennis games will be cool. Baseball sucks, and the video game version isn't any better. Maybe I'm just bitter since I can't actually bat.

Haven't actually talked much about Zelda but I stand by "awesome". I think I prefer being a wolf to human. Unfortunately part of that is because you don't have to use the fucking pointer. I also love the Midna (sp) jumping sections now, even though I thought it was crap at first. "Oh, wow, lock & jump. How boring!". Yeah, it's not particularly skillful but it is stupidly cool.