GL WCOOP! I mean, for those that play :\

First time I was awake this early mid week in a while, almost lost with so much light :) It's the last day of the summer, but it seems like it's still impossible being outside, as it's so freaking hot...
Def not time to say goodbye.

World Championship of Online Poker starts this Sunday, and for the first time since going Pro, I'll be forced to watch all the heroes from the rail (but won't be able to troll them in the chat box, without having any $ on my PS account). Feels really weird KNOWING I'm the best MTT player in the world, yet missing out on both the WSOP and the online version of the annual world championship.

Work is hectic even more than ever before - I get new students on board daily, we are currently recruiting new horses, and I grind as much as I can with the PS-Free circumstances - All this comes very close to Mrs Tilt's Due Date, which are very very excited for :)

GL WCOOP! I mean, for those that play :\

First time I was this awake in mid week in a while, almost lost with so much light :) It's the last day of the summer, but it seems like it's still impossible being outside, as it's so freaking hot...
Def not time to say goodbye.

World Championship of Online Poker starts this Sunday, and for the first time since going Pro, I'll be forced to watch all the heroes from the rail (but won't be able to troll them in the chat box, without having any $ on my PS account). Feels really weird KNOWING I'm the best MTT player in the world, yet missing out on both the WSOP and the online version of the annual world championship.

Work is hectic even more than ever before - I get new students on board daily, we are currently recruiting new horses, and I grind as much as I can with the PS-Free circumstances - All this comes very close to Mrs Tilt's Due Date, which are very very excited for :)

Back in Business

Well, It's been ages since my last post.
It's not that I'm not working, or something changed... I've been actually just too busy to find the right words to describe all what's been going on over the last month and a half.

As it's 7:40 AM after a Sunday (way pass my bad time) I'll be short and tell you guys that all in all it seems were BIB!! - no, I'm still banned from PS. BUT...
My guys are alive and kicking.
Sunday session was a success (with a big score by A.B.Y, the guy who def deserved it the most with his recent work and progress), and I'm def pumped for the near future.

Much more new stuff to come!

Ill tell more soon...

First week/Sunday without looking at the "Stars"...

This first week of Stars-free-life has been weird. I mean, taking a vacation is awesome, but in this story, Amaya won't reverse its decision, so I was currently left mostly job-free.
Unlike a few other guys facing a similar situation, knowing I can't afford to spend any time on bitching/whining, I immediately started taking action to build a new work plan. My first goal was to be able to play some kind of poker on a Sunday night... I ended up finding an opening, and played quite a few birds - Managed to finish with decent profit, and pretty happy with my game tonight overall!

It's going to be rough to get back from this disaster, but at the end of the day, like I always say, there's always a solution. Keeping positive is a key, working hard to get results is another one.

Keep sending that good karma our way !

SoSick didn't finish playing his part in the poker world... he's just allowing all of you little fishies to win something for now... ;)

First day of the rest of my life

We woke up today to our new reality...
Unemployment isn't fun, really.
This blog is named over my PS Online SN, and that's worth nothing ATM in practice :\

It's still too early to discuss my plans, I don't have any yet. With So-Sick-Junior's arrival getting so close, I'm mostly focused on the present. Can't plan that much ahead right now. Imagine that just a month ago I was sure Ill be in Vegas by now, Bracelet hunting after getting there in Scoop ME... (and now Scoop's are nothing but a dream).

I want to thank everyone who showed their support over the last few days with various tips on what's ahead. I am always very happy and honored to have such a big group of friends/colleagues.

Guess I'll have some more time to write in the near future, just hope I'll have stuff to write about :)

With love to Mrs Tilt,

OMG I'm So Sick.

Black Friday

*This might be my last post ever*

Ill start off by saying I'm drunk. It's been a while...
We woke up today to a new reality - PokerStars announced it's withdrawing from the Israeli market, and as of this Monday I'm basically out of job. More over, I might be Career-less.
I have no idea what's going to happen. No clear plan.
I went trough so much shit over the last few years, fighting my way trough the stuff around, making it work - and now this comes. I don't really know what's next. Not for my business, not for my self as a professional player.

While I didn't have the privilege to cry earlier, I'm still obv shocked learning that my life today are def not the life I had when I went to bad last night,
I'm still a SICK poka player. I just don't have the platform to show it anymore.
Sucks.

I thank Mrs tilt for her full support, and hope we can work out, together, trough this new fucked up situation.

#getthereonetime

Cool Story Bro

Everyone has a cool bad beat story. In professional poker, no one cares about yours. We would use the phrase *cool story bro* a lot, when we hear another boring "Man, my AA got cracked" wine...

One thing that's 100% correct for all pro's, is that your biggest bad beat ever, is just another hand/point of life, and eventually a bigger one will likely come over.

I guess money wise, my 2 biggest were my pre-bust hand in WSOP ME last year, and my bust hand at this year's Scoop ME (which was posted on FB). But generally speaking, those 2 were pretty std... I might have suffered tonight my own cruelest yet though, when within 2 minutes I went "From Chip-Leader to Cheerleader", in the biggest weekly MTT I'm playing. Very close to some serious cash.

Yet I'm fine.
Variance is a bitch. But I'm fine.

This game is not for the weak. As long as I'm happy with how I played, I could really care less about this shit. I'll just win the next one. And if not, then the one after.

There's just one possible finish to my tough grind - All I do is *WIN*.
Feel free PM'ing tho for a cool story, bro... ;)

2 tired 2 sleep - GG Varna

6 hours before I fly back to my one and only, and I'm kinda too tired to sleep - last 2.5 days in this shit hole were probably the most hectic I ever had (work, sleep a bit, eat a bit, work). I'm pretty sure I'm never coming back, but def a lot of important experience and information to carry with me.

I have no idea about where and when my next live trip will be, next month or so will be mostly dedicated to working on my game, working with students, and hopefully grinding some BR for the upcoming months.

Wish all my bro's best of luck in Vegas, get those bracelets! This time around, I'll be, unfortunately and most likely, cheering only, from across the other side of the world...
And always make sure u get unstuck :)

Personal note (which I'd recommend to many), from this trip, for my self, for the future - When u get used to the highest class organization, don't get tilted from encountering the lowest...

Variance is a bitch - Still got there!

No, not me... My Finale of Scoop was pretty painful... Toughest 2 weeks of the years ended in the green, but def should/could have done much more.
One of our horses got super close to ship a big one, but missed it too...
No big binks.  We were basically all done, and pretty sad... It was all almost over... Even had an "Epilogue" talk with Mrs Tilt, explaining why I can't buy that cool big house just yet, after being so close again....

BUT then... Team OMG finally got there!!!!!!!! And I could not have been more proud of, and happy for my partner - the man who works the hardest, and deserves it the most!!

Being close so many times, touching it over and over again... It's def a frustrating part of our line of job (MTT's) which we hate but live with without a way of controlling it. That's because Variance is a bitch, FYI.

He just nailed it!
He believed in himself (almost as much as I believed in him).
His Mrs was pushing (us both) around about good karma and vibes every day.

He got there.
We got there.

Now dreams just get bigger, and motivation gets higher...
Work Hard, Get There - That's our business logo!

It is not normal being normal anymore

Me and Mrs tilt talked a lot about me not having any normal friends. Some more than others, but bottom line all of them are fucked up one way or the other (feel free PM'ing me in case you disagree).

Stress is growing to become the number 1 premature death reason in the world. I suffer from it (I cough a lot when I get anxious). Some eat sweets (etc..). Others have to have a drink/ a smoke when tension is high. The worst turn to violence. And many more...But the abnormal behavior we see within society goes way beyond stress and the above disorders - BOTTOM line no one is really normal nowadays, right?

AND IT'S FINE!

Nothing wrong with not being normal. The abnormal is the new normal :)

That's why I don't judge no one for their choices in life, as long as this doesn't affect others - While at the same time I don't like being judged by ppl who don't approve with my line of work, personal relationships and/or private life. I care only about what the MR's tells me, cause she's the boss.

My lifestyle and my line of work doesn't suit most of the population. It doesn't always suit me and my family. BUT IT'S MY LIFE TO LIVE. YOU DON'T LIKE? WE DON'T CARE.

Catching, Taking And Skipping (A Break).

It's hard for me to take a break. Around 36 hours till Scoop Start, on a Vacation with Mrs Tilt, and I'm finding it really hard to think of anything else but the 2 most important weeks of the year..
Wife keeps getting upset with me not able to put my cell phone down for more than 10 minutes straight, but I'm just too anxious - This 2 weeks may have such a big influence on our future, that I'm just not able to let go.

While taking a break is really hard, catching one is necessary - I really need Mr's Variance to be on my side now. I'll be there ready to put on a good fight, so I'm sure will my team be - We just need that small help everyone needs to win an MTT.

Ready to put in those 15 hour work days, 14 days in a row. Ready to skip any the breaks if needed. Ready to work hard. Ready to Rock.

Leggo.

Party of 8 - Got there!

Been a while since my last post. I'm always keeping myself  busy between grinding and working on my game (and with my students on their game), but the last month or so has probably seen me push myself to the limit, getting ready for SCOOP (in 1 week time!) - But the main reason for not writing was just a general lack of motivation.

For most ppl It's very hard to step out of their comfort zones - Think I'm better than avg in the field, but def not *uber* exited about trying new stuff I prefer skipping. Tonight I passed one of those tests - I actually made dinner! For real ppl! And not just Mr's Tilt - there were 8 of them! And they survived! (I think/hope). What might not sound like a big deal to someone, was a great deal for me... Was getting ready for this for days!
Making it work puts so much more confidence in me, that hard work (and I'm super exhausted ATM) can make everything possible, even when pure talent and desire are not 100% there.

My business's slogan is *Work Hard - Get There*. That's what we do.

Promise to write again before Scoop. Promise to write again after shipping a Scoop. Promise myself Il'l take some time off after Scoop to rest and get better... BUT FOR NOW JUST FOCUSED ON GETTING THERE.

TY

TY (thank you) for being there for me. TY for loving me. TY for supporting and tolerating me. TY for inspiring me. TY for giving me the strength to put up so much shit (and still keep getting back for more the next day). TY for being you, my one and only.

50-50

I'm not sure If I ever wrote about this before, but life's always 50-50... It's the way I look at life ever since learning that all though Poker's a game of skill - most of the ppl of the world, even the intelligent part, aren't able to accept it.

so shortly speaking

50-50 It's going to rain.
50-50 I am going to win the lotto today.
50-50 Ill die today (or you). (That's also 50% that we gonna live!).
50-50 I'll be traveling to some exotic Island over the upcoming holidays.
50-50 every hand vs every hand in poker...

etc...


Believing in the 50-50 theory makes you look at the world in a very optimistic way - No matter how deep in shit you are, u still have a 1 in 2 chance of making it! That's pretty good, right?

Lately I was talking about miracles with some of the closest ppl in my life. Some said they don't believe in such, some said were just unlucky by nature.
So whatever, I don't need no fucking miracle.
I always have 50%, that will do, and I'll take my chances...

(I did start thinking about this classic miracle...)

I'm Smart

I am Gaby.
Exactly six years ago today, I turned my biggest dream in life into a reality (New Zealand with Mrs Tilt).
Ever since getting back, I work really hard, pursuing new dreams.
I am stronger than most ppl in this cool VID,

while being mistakenly perceived, even by some of the closest ppl in my life, as a degenerate gambler...

I will not give up on my self even when shit seems to be tough.
I'm smart. Ill continue being like me, be like Gaby.

My New Chess Era

No, I'm not getting back to playing chess. Just got asked by my team manager (I still play for a club the first/top Israeli team championship) to get on board (literally) for a couple of games, since he didn't have all of his top (and active) players available.

Playing chess for a living is an even shittier decision than picking up Poker. You grind your balls out, for basically very little/almost no income. As I said in my first post ever in this blog, that with Poker, at least you have the dreams about actually getting rich one day...

When I was a "Chess pro", I used to study a lot and was pretty good at the theory part. Like with Poker, you can choose tighter or more aggressive approaches to the openings (obv there's mixed strategies too). I was normally choosing the more up to date *loose* openings - playing those, had to have me up to date, with all recent developments. Basically retired now for almost a decade, I changed my philosophy completely - I can't compete with the young guns at the theory part, so I choose more random openings, and try *exploiting in vacuum* and getting my midgame skills (assuming I have such) on board - as if I was a cash player who's looking to get his edges on the post flop part, avoiding the pre flop 3-4-5-6 betting wars... Funny that the way that online poker evolved over the last year (with so much of the game going from to the pre to the post) - has some correlation to the way I look at chess now.

This was my first ever post written from my mobile phone. That's because I have a new and shiny one. #Bragggggg

Happy TCOOP everyone, may you flip well :)

Cheers,
OMGImsoChess