i am pokermax
My name is Vic de Guzman. I am an amatuer poker player from the Philippines.
Though I play a lot of poker, both tournament and cash games, I still do not consider myself as a professional player. However, I consider myself a student of the game, eagerly learning and appreciating this mind-blowing card game. I am known in the Philippine Poker scene as POKERMAX.
Why POKERMAX? A lot of people say that I bring so much action at the tables.
I've had some Poker Tournament success in my 5+ years playing poker,
namely, Champion of the 2nd season of the POKER BAR TOUR (2006), 2009 Filipino Poker Tour Champion wherein I bested a field of 667 (the biggest field in Asia) with a prize pool of 6 Million pesos, Champion of the 1st Rotary Charity poker event, 48th place in the 2009 Asia Pacific Poker Tour in Cebu, and several other tournaments wherein I placed in the money. I am currently a regular player at the Manila Bay Poker Club at the Mall of Asia and The Big Ace Poker Club in Mandaluyong.
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You Make The Call - World Series of Poker 2008 WSOP
Daniel Negreanu is the Poker God?
Funny All-In - World Series of Poker 2008 WSOP
Poker - Insane first hand!
You Make The Call - World Series of Poker 2008 WSOP
Daniel Negreanu is the Poker God?
Funny All-In - World Series of Poker 2008 WSOP
Poker - Insane first hand!
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Barry Greenstein, 5 6 of hearts, KK & QQ
Tweeks and Fixes before the Big Dance
Lost my cajones!
Play to win!
3 Million Tournament - DONE!
Mega Million Tournaments
Straight Flush....No Good!
POKER....... As I know it.
Online Poker and Bad Beats
March Madness
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Barry Greenstein, 5 6 of hearts, KK & QQ
Tweeks and Fixes before the Big Dance
Lost my cajones!
Play to win!
3 Million Tournament - DONE!
Mega Million Tournaments
Straight Flush....No Good!
POKER....... As I know it.
Online Poker and Bad Beats
March Madness
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Fresh start, Same ol' grind I've been away from the tables (both live and online) for almost a week already. I took my annual Holy Week break. No poker at all. Not even books nor videos. I'm not really a religious guy but somehow the family tradition dictates that I have to observe Holy Week in a quiet and spiritual manner. That means no beach, no parties, no booze, and NO POKER for one week. Its all good coz my time out from poker will eventually develop some "hunger" in my game. I hope to come out more aggressive and more decisive in my poker sessions. It also relieves me of any poker fatigue. Oh yeah, I really believe that there such animal as "Poker Fatigue". It is when you have been running bad for a long time, your decision making becomes questionable from all the beats you've been getting. I'm not saying that I've been running bad. In fact, my cash games have been profitable as of late. Still, there's fatigue when you're running good. The rush and high energy you get everytime you're running good will somehow get to you sooner or later. Time out or quitting is always a good thing to recharge yourself. It also helps you put matters into proper perspective. I have been reading a lot about The Noble Eightfold Path. Among the topics in this Buddhism teaching is about Right Mindfulness or the controlled and perfected faculty of cognition. It is by taking a time out that one can somehow achieve a controlled faculty of cognition, that which is "tilt-free". I believe that having this as among your poker guides, one can somehow assure himself of having his A-game every session. In my future posts, I will try to share some of my learnings from the Buddism Teachings and its relevance to my poker game. In the meantime, I will get myself ready for the start of a new poker grind. |
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