Where have all the Rounders gone?
Pointless question of the day ... Is it just me, or has there been a dearth of online players with usernames inspired by the movie Rounders? I couldn't begin to tell you the last time I sat down at a table to play a TeddyKGB_986 or a Knish45. Used to be I couldn't sit at a table that didn't have at least one TeddyKGB. Now, I can't find any. I wonder if they all busted out and quit? Then again, I don't play at the tables I used to. Before my big crash and burn, I was playing 5/10. Afterwards, I started playing Omaha. Maybe they just don't frequent those tables.
On a very tenuously related note, Poker Room has updated their graphics to a more realistic look. How is this related even remotely, you ask? Well, with the old graphics, I always felt that several were inspired by Rounders characters. The guy in the top left corner, for example, bore a striking resemblance to Teddy KGB. Another at the top right-of-center always reminded me of Worm. Now they're gone. The Teddy KGB avatar now looks like a salesman who blew out of work to hit the casino. The Worm avatar is now black. And I'm sure that quite a few players are disappointed that the woman at top right appears to have undergone breast reduction surgery. Not me. The boob jokes in the chat box were extremely tiresome.
Hmmm ... you see, this is what happens when I don't play enough. I start getting all these weird, pointless thoughts.
Speaking of playing, I've really scaled back lately. Of course, this is mostly due to the great bankroll implosion. But I have continued my penny Omaha experiment. Since the last time I've posted, I have now run my $1.79 to over $30. And I'm starting to pick up the game. For instance, I can now recognize when I've made a completely boneheaded call. I'm not quite to the point where I've stopped making the boneheaded calls, but at least I can recognize them afterwards.
But while the penny Omaha has been fun, I'm now beginning to look ahead. (Probably the surest way for me to lose my bankroll again.) I'm figure, though, that I'm pretty much getting all the mileage I can out of the penny game. I still don't have enough to play a little higher, but I figure I can step up to the quarter game once I get to $50. Playing for pennies, that could take me a week or two. But I can't get ahead of myself. I think I can now recognize the over-confidence that gets me into trouble. As long as I can see that coming and head it off, I should be able to continue doing well. I hope.
On a very tenuously related note, Poker Room has updated their graphics to a more realistic look. How is this related even remotely, you ask? Well, with the old graphics, I always felt that several were inspired by Rounders characters. The guy in the top left corner, for example, bore a striking resemblance to Teddy KGB. Another at the top right-of-center always reminded me of Worm. Now they're gone. The Teddy KGB avatar now looks like a salesman who blew out of work to hit the casino. The Worm avatar is now black. And I'm sure that quite a few players are disappointed that the woman at top right appears to have undergone breast reduction surgery. Not me. The boob jokes in the chat box were extremely tiresome.
Hmmm ... you see, this is what happens when I don't play enough. I start getting all these weird, pointless thoughts.
Speaking of playing, I've really scaled back lately. Of course, this is mostly due to the great bankroll implosion. But I have continued my penny Omaha experiment. Since the last time I've posted, I have now run my $1.79 to over $30. And I'm starting to pick up the game. For instance, I can now recognize when I've made a completely boneheaded call. I'm not quite to the point where I've stopped making the boneheaded calls, but at least I can recognize them afterwards.
But while the penny Omaha has been fun, I'm now beginning to look ahead. (Probably the surest way for me to lose my bankroll again.) I'm figure, though, that I'm pretty much getting all the mileage I can out of the penny game. I still don't have enough to play a little higher, but I figure I can step up to the quarter game once I get to $50. Playing for pennies, that could take me a week or two. But I can't get ahead of myself. I think I can now recognize the over-confidence that gets me into trouble. As long as I can see that coming and head it off, I should be able to continue doing well. I hope.
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