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nath
Located: Houston, TX
 
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I'm best known as a tournament player, but I play cash games and games besides hold 'em as well. I travel a lot, some of it for poker, some of it for the rest of my life. I try to maintain a life outside of poker-- my friends can tell you whether or not I do a good job. email - nath.antonio@gmail.com

Poker Blogs by nath
Reviving my coaching businessPosted August 26th, 2010
A few of you took me up on my offer last time it was open. Here's a brief detail: Sometime in the next couple of weeks, I'll be posting a much mor (more)
Just some bitchingPosted July 29th, 2010
Just when I had some money goals and hand goals I wanted to reach at the end of the month, I immediately hit a 20-buyin downswing. Every time I sat d (more)
brief thought about psychologyPosted June 19th, 2010
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showpost.php?p=19691904&postcount=178 (more)
admission of failurePosted May 17th, 2010
I blew it today. No bones about it. I ran well and played well (and developed a pretty solid strategy for the format in the meantime) in today's e (more)
TenacityPosted May 7th, 2010
I've put a lot of hours in this week, which has me thinking about poker, which has me thinking about writing something about poker. It's late this ho (more)
I went up to Austin last weekend for my first real vacation in nine months or so. It was a revelation; a great chance to decompress and a reminder of (more)
improvingPosted February 19th, 2010
I'm gradually learning to structure my life better. I've pared my life of most of the unimportant things, and now I'm trying to stop wasting time and (more)
same old boogiePosted February 10th, 2010
Geez, I'm terrible at updating this thing regularly. I keep thinking about it, and then I get to it once every two weeks or so. Anyway, a big re (more)
I just heard about this, but it seems that Stars is offering a little freeroll series the last week in January for bloggers. Winners get SCOOP ticket (more)
A day offPosted January 13th, 2010
I had a few bad sessions in a row the last couple of days-- nothing crushing, but enough to make me pause and rethink what I was doing. The loss coul (more)
at the turn of the new yearPosted January 1st, 2010
I've been playing a lot more over the holidays and I feel like I've finally turned the corner. I went on a tremendous winning streak starting about t (more)
Preparing for 2010Posted December 9th, 2009
Well, 2009 is about to come to a close, and with it, I'm wrapping up my time in Houston, at least temporarily, and setting forth on the poker trail on (more)
back to basicsPosted September 26th, 2009
Hola, amigos. Been a long time since I rapped at ya. (Great, I'm ripping off Jim Anchower .) Anyway, for those of you who were wondering what I've (more)
everyone's a hustlerPosted July 7th, 2009
This day gave me a hard reminder of why I don't like this city: Everyone is always trying to take your money. It started with a simple taxi ride f (more)
Sometime on Wednesday I was still uncertain as to whether or not I would play in the Main Event, then decided to move some shares. I sold more than e (more)
stumbles on the way backPosted June 29th, 2009
Ew. I hate taking this long between updates, but I get in a spot where I sense that I haven't done anything, and writing about doing nothing is worse (more)
punch it throughPosted May 10th, 2009
Wednesday night I took 2/1908 in the Stars 27.50 for $5400. Call it luck, coincidence, timing, what you will, but it was a fortuitous endeavor and an (more)
Ugh, I'd been thinking about writing something recently but I didn't realize I'd gone so long without a new entry. I'm back on the low-stakes grind (more)
Step OnePosted March 23rd, 2009
Still trying to get more money online. Don't have much now, so I've stuck my toes in low stakes MTT SnGs to get warm until I do. I'm also trying to (more)
one step backPosted March 7th, 2009
Put in a brutal session at the Isle earlier this week. My play got sloppy and I also got in a $1400 pot with the best of it and lost. I'm taking a (more)
Random thoughtPosted March 2nd, 2009
Playing live again and starting from the ground up has forced me to reconsider the way I play fundamental poker. It's forced me to re-establish a bas (more)
First stepsPosted February 28th, 2009
I was in Lake Charles over the first few days this week, visiting family and taking the opportunity to hit the live games some more. I put in two ses (more)
Holding PatternPosted February 20th, 2009
I'm not going to make it to Los Angeles. I just couldn't work out the finances. It's unfortunate, but also understandable; I work in a field where " (more)
JustPosted February 8th, 2009
[i]"You do it to yourself, and that's what really hurts. You do it to yourself, just you, you and no one else."[/i] -Radiohead I busted out of (more)
FTOPS and the LAPCPosted February 5th, 2009
I've set the wheels in motion to sell action to some FTOPS events. I plan to play a dozen of the NL events starting this weekend. Shoot me a PM if (more)
The mere fact that you are reading this post 19 days after my last one should tell you all you need to know about my failure to meet my goals as a pok (more)
Slow first week of 2009Posted January 9th, 2009
I didn't get home from New Orleans until the 3rd. The only session I've played since I've been back, I lost 3 1/2 buyins. I feel I'm still playing t (more)
Goals for 2009Posted December 30th, 2008
I've fallen off the map a bit this year. Part of the reason is that I wanted to spend more time at home, having settled in somewhere for the first re (more)
odds and endsPosted December 8th, 2008
I'm still on the heads-up tip. I've been slowly picking up my hours, but it's not enough. My life is somewhat busy these days and I'm often doing ot (more)
post-FTOPS and morePosted November 18th, 2008
I only had one cash in the FTOPS, but I played a very small schedule. I finished 46th in event 19 (out of some 2200-odd). A deep run that I couldn't (more)
hey steady steadyPosted November 10th, 2008
the HU grind has been going okay. I've had a profitable run at it, at least, although I've also had a couple of sessions I should have quit sooner. (more)
The sabbatical is overPosted October 27th, 2008
Well, I haven't written in an extremely long time, and it's largely because I've been laying low, and partially because it's been a busy/crazy time ou (more)
Long time / WCOOP startingPosted September 4th, 2008
Haven't posted in a while. Haven't played much or done anything of note. I've been throwing in short sessions of HU cash, to get my head back in the (more)
The Dog Days of SummerPosted August 19th, 2008
Wow, apologies for taking so long in between posts. I thought I had written something last week. I barely played any FTOPS events. I couldn't qui (more)
Rebuilding modePosted July 30th, 2008
Like an NFL team who bought a couple of expensive free agents to make a Super Bowl run and now finds themselves well over the cap, I'm in rebuilding m (more)
Unwinding at homePosted July 19th, 2008
Well, I've been home for a week now, just unwinding. Very little playing poker-- I tried for a couple days, but I still needed to decompress before I (more)
Out of the main eventPosted July 10th, 2008
Not very interesting. I raised ATo and won the blinds and antes; I raised A7o on the button and folded to a shove (he showed AQo); I shoved AKo over (more)
and on to Day 3Posted July 10th, 2008
I have 38,700 chips. It was a rocky day for me, and I had something to do with that, with my impatience and attempts to make things happen when I did (more)
WSOP ME Day 1Posted July 7th, 2008
I finished day 1 with 58,825 chips. After I won a big pot in the first hour, I basically did nothing until the last hour, when I caught a big rush. (more)
WSOP Voice Blogs - Day 1dPosted July 7th, 2008
Day 1d - First Update (more)
the $1500 and the Main EventPosted July 4th, 2008
I busted 82nd in the $1500. The hands have been reported, but basically, I doubled up in a huge pot when I called a shove with an overpair on the tur (more)
Made day 2 of the $1500Posted July 1st, 2008
First day 2 and first cash of the series. I have 65k going into day 2 at 800/1600/200. I'm exhausted so no full writeup but more will come when it's (more)
Brief review of my last three live tournaments: -I start at a very tough table in the 5k six-handed and bleed chips until the table breaks. I doub (more)
Ordered a new laptop todayPosted June 24th, 2008
After some hassles with a bank that has a dim view on shipping to a different address than the billing address, the order should go through today and (more)
Technologically deprivedPosted June 19th, 2008
Apologies for no updates the last few days. I've been out of communication because my laptop-- which was already my backup laptop, broken keys and pr (more)
I busted the $1500 today about 3 1/2 hours in; I donked my stack down to 600 at one point, fought valianty back, then lost A9 < QJ and A3 < A4 to end (more)
I posted yesterday's handsPosted June 14th, 2008
on 2+2 in the High Stakes MTT forum: Four quick decisions from yesterday's $2k nl interesting pf spot from yesterday's 2k NL (more)
Two long and fruitless daysPosted June 13th, 2008
Well, I arrived Tuesday night and jumped right into Wednesday's 5k and Thursday's 2k. In each tournament I made it to the break after dinner with 12. (more)
Last Call Before Las VegasPosted June 9th, 2008
I'm leaving for the WSOP on Tuesday. I'm getting there a little late, but I wasn't quite ready to go. I had to finish some things at home, not to me (more)
There are good times, tooPosted May 28th, 2008
Full Tilt Poker Game #6601960394: $14,000 Guarantee (Rebuy) (49477142), Table 6 - 100/200 - No Limit Hold'em - 18:16:42 ET - 2008/05/28 Seat 1: wooki (more)
speaks for itselfPosted May 15th, 2008
16 left in the FTOPS $300r 6-max. Full Tilt Poker Game #6422686934: FTOPS Event #16 (45241217), Table 115 - 4000/8000 Ante 1000 - No Limit Hold'em (more)
Slaves to fatePosted May 14th, 2008
Sunday my run in the Million was cut short in 82nd. These three hands took me apart: Poker Stars $200+$15 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t10000/t20 (more)
And a diamond is just a lump of coal until it's been under pressure. And other platitudes to make me feel better about the frustration of the last (more)
So I decided to give it a full Sunday schedule today. Started at 1 PM (Central) with the $109r on Stars and the $240 knockout/warmup/I'm-not-sure-wha (more)
Well, April has been, among other things, hectic and bizarre, so if you're wondering why I haven't written in a long time, you'll have your answer soo (more)
Is April the cruelest month?Posted March 29th, 2008
So my vacation from poker is about to come to an end. I'm currently in Seattle, where I've been hanging out with my cousin the last few days. (I wen (more)
Sigh. I just wrote a really long entry detailing my upcoming plans and lost it when I had to re-log in. Note to self, write long entries in a Word d (more)
checking back inPosted March 4th, 2008
Been taking time off poker lately since I've gotten back from L.A. (Okay, I did enter some events on Sunday, but after busting out of the two biggest (more)
busted LAPC MEPosted February 27th, 2008
I won my first pot at showdown of the entire tournament at the 200/400/50 level. Then the next level I screwed up PF when gbecks opened 1800 in the C (more)
I feel a need to get back home. I've had enough of poker and enough living in a casino. I didn't really even get to see Los Angeles-- just like la (more)
(subtitle: How people support each other on the road and how they improve each other's games.) It starts with the small things. Poker players are (more)
Most of them think I played it fine. I disagree, because my initial instinct was to squeeze preflop, and I strive to always trust that first. But it (more)
survived day 1Posted February 24th, 2008
I have 16,300 chips. I would very much like to have more but Michael Mizrachi runs like god against me postflop. To wit: (all of these hands happ (more)
took 2nd in the $1585Posted February 22nd, 2008
as much as i want to win i really can't complain about cashing for 80k. michael binger won and he played well so i can't fault that. it unfortunatel (more)
made day 2 of the 1585Posted February 21st, 2008
I have 54,000 in chips going back at 1k/2k. 18 of us left; tough field. I'm too tired to post specific hands, but what's most notable is that I ha (more)
LAPC $545 and a fun handPosted February 20th, 2008
I busted out shortly after the first break. Important facts and hands: 2500 starting chips, blinds 25-25, 40 minute levels. The table was a rem (more)
fun hand from LAPC $545Posted February 20th, 2008
This hand was against the man who doubled me up with the 77 vs. my JJ. Let me set up the action with an earlier hand: Blinds 25/50, pot is five (more)
last thoughts before L.A.Posted February 15th, 2008
Life has been busy lately; I've been looking for a new place to live and been bouncing around a little as a result. I've managed to play some poker; (more)
I'd been really pushing myself to play a lot this week, and as a result, when I finished a session, I didn't always want to think, talk, or write abou (more)
I put in over 4,000 hands on Monday. I rarely do anything like that, but I was feeling the need to work, and I decided to just stay home all day, buc (more)
First few days in the booksPosted January 17th, 2008
So far the grinding is going well. I need to put in more hours, but I'm playing well and game-selecting well, and as a result I'm up about 3k in the (more)
a humbling momentPosted January 11th, 2008
Even after everything I've done, I have a long way to go, and a lot to do before I really "make it". Today's reminder of that: My brother and brot (more)
I have not disappearedPosted January 9th, 2008
Haven't played poker at all this year. I went to Houston for a few days, then Baton Rouge for the BCS Championship Game (Geaux Tigers!) and now I'm i (more)
So I got hammered yesterday-- mixing in no tournament cashes with a 12-buyin cash downswing. My "big month" that I had anticipated after the 2nd plac (more)
Merry Christmas to allPosted December 25th, 2007
...regardless of which particular holiday you celebrate, today is a day for love and joy, a reminder of what really matters in life. I am in Lake Cha (more)
donkaments, life, psychologyPosted December 14th, 2007
I final tabled my second consecutive UBOC event on Wednesday night (I didn't play Monday or Tuesday's events), taking 8th in the PLO8. Obviously 8th (more)
Quick Sunday updatePosted December 10th, 2007
Had one of the simultaneously most successful and frustrating Sundays I've had in a while. to summarize: -16th in the Stars Sunday Warmup. -25t (more)
November wrapupPosted December 3rd, 2007
November was not my best month in poker. Buoyed by my success at 1/2 and my desire to take it slow and play overrolled, I found myself, either consci (more)
So I'm back in Louisiana visiting the folks for Thanksgiving. In between big homecooked meals and football, both televised and backyard, I found the (more)
From yesterday's PokerStars Sunday Million. Villain is unknown. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t600 (9 handed) Hand History Con (more)
Tournaments are sillyPosted November 13th, 2007
Now that I've played a few FTOPS events, I feel qualified to comment on what I've observed since my return to tournaments. My conclusions? Well, rea (more)
Back home, upcoming plansPosted November 7th, 2007
Was out of town for four or five days there so I didn't get a chance to play or write -- I was hardly ever at a computer. However, the FTOPS is sta (more)
grindingPosted October 25th, 2007
It's been a while since I wrote, but to be honest, there isn't a whole lot to talk about. I'm still grinding that heads-up; I played less last week t (more)
Played close to 7,000 hands at $1/$2 and made ~$5100. Ran about 18 PTBB/100. I have no idea if that's an indication of running really hot, or just t (more)
First full day of heads up goes wellPosted October 9th, 2007
My car's in need of repairs, so I spent most of the day at home. Luckily for me, I decided to put in some hands at $1/$2 heads up. I had a really, (more)
I returned to Austin a couple of days ago, and I haven't been playing poker since. Haven't been reading the forums, really, either, and only occasion (more)
the WCOOP is over and I take a breakPosted October 2nd, 2007
I didn't cash in the WCOOP main event, and as I've been saying for some time, I'm quitting tournaments for a while. I just haven't been having fun (more)
Sorry for the delay in updatesPosted September 28th, 2007
I've been dealing with some personal stuff this week. I'm in Louisiana right now and probably won't play anything until the main event. When I'm don (more)
brief updatePosted September 21st, 2007
Another cash in today's WCOOP (#9 - the $200 rebuy). I finished like 143 out of 2600 and some. Not especially interesting or worth the time (I playe (more)
My 2007 WCOOP debut augurs wellPosted September 17th, 2007
On a whim-- well, not quite a whim, but a moment of inspiration-- I decided to jet from Austin City Limits early on Day 3 and play the WCOOP event and (more)
Plans, mentality, and some readingPosted September 11th, 2007
That last post was borne out of a bit of frustration. After venting, I approached my problem more rationally and decided the solution was to grind som (more)
a really frustrating dayPosted September 10th, 2007
I was looking at desktops online and talking to Adanthar when he mentioned the $200 turbo at 5 PM and the $100 satellite to the $1k at 5:30 (both on F (more)
my first day back at the tablesPosted September 5th, 2007
Was a success! I turned a nice day's profit, mixing in some 2/4 and 3/6 NL with some 30/60 limit. I think the lion's share of the money was made at l (more)
Something in the meantimePosted August 31st, 2007
Had a few minutes free here, and I wanted to put this up for a while. I posted the hand history of my win in the Stars $55 50k guaranteed on PokerX (more)
Catching UpPosted August 27th, 2007
Greetings from Houston, TX. I'm in Texas for a few days; I'm going to look at places to live in Austin and take a few days off from poker. My lapt (more)
I had a pretty brutal week this week. I know I posted about the win in the Stars 50k earlier, but I'm pretty sure nothing else went right. I got a (more)
the Cardplayer article is onlinePosted August 16th, 2007
It's in the "Inside Straight" section. Look for the "Online hand-to-hand combat" section. nath interviewed in Card Player (more)
Ship the Stars 50kPosted August 14th, 2007
Won the $55 9:30 PM freezeout on Stars tonight for 11k. Over 1000 runners. Nice little score to put me in the black for the month on tournaments. (more)
Turning StonePosted August 12th, 2007
Wow, I didn't realize it had been so long since I wrote. I apologize for that. I arrived at Turning Stone late last night. I busted out of the $3 (more)
Turning Stone $500, Part 2Posted August 6th, 2007
One of the things that wasn't fully covered in my last post was what I did between the 200/400/50 and the 1000/2000/300 levels. Since I was only post (more)
The tournament started with something like ~190 runners. We all received 3000 chips; blinds start at 25/50 and go up every 30 minutes. I like Turnin (more)
I've been playing 2/4 and 3/6 no-limit heads up on them. I put in a profitable session of 1300 hands (including a brief trip to 5/10 where I got stac (more)
nothing really new to reportPosted August 1st, 2007
I've been mixing up the games I play for a change of pace, and because I want to get good enough to find a profitable situation when it arises in any (more)
Quick recap of my last week... -This is my third week being ranked in the PocketFives tournament player rankings. I've moved up to #89 this week. (more)
been a while since i wrotePosted July 23rd, 2007
Sorry for that, but I was in the middle of getting things together to leave Las Vegas. I wasn't playing much poker anyway, so there wasn't really any (more)
what's nextPosted July 13th, 2007
I decided not to enter the Bellagio Cup main event. I played a $1500 supersatellite for it Tuesday night and after busting with JJ < AK in the first (more)
Not long for the main eventPosted July 10th, 2007
It was over a short five and a half hours in. Some highlights: -Playing far too many pots, I swing early up to 22k down to 19k up to 24k down to (more)
I wasn't even going to enter the Stars 100k until my roommates talked me into it and I registered a minute before it started. I took down almost 24 (more)
more Full Tilt rebuy funPosted July 7th, 2007
I'm liking this new FTP rebuy schedule. I've been playing them as much as I can since they added the $55 rebuy and the $109 6-max rebuy. Tonight I (more)
today's annoying beatPosted July 6th, 2007
OK, this one isn't exactly like a huge beat, except that i can't get there on the river: PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t150 (5 (more)
LOL donkamentsPosted July 6th, 2007
Full Tilt Poker Game #2870798131: $55 000 Guarantee (21385599) Table 27 - 15/30 - No Limit Hold'em - 20:20:37 ET - 2007/07/06 Seat 1: Dungz (2 600) (more)
results from todayPosted July 5th, 2007
Didn't make it far in the Stars $320 though I had some wild swings early on. Tripled up with a straight draw in a 3-way pot, then couldn't get AQ to (more)
It occurs to me that I don't blog enough. This is a problem not just because it deprives you, the reader, of many interesting hands and stories (not (more)
Here's how I got the chip lead going into the final table of the UB $530 last night. It's the final table bubble, and again, villian is BelowAbove. (more)
Just another nail in the coffinPosted July 1st, 2007
UB $530. I was chip leader going into the final table. Hand #44016431-20 at Sun830pm75K-Final (No Limit tournament Hold'em) Started at 02/Jul/07 (more)
So today's story... ...after getting into the $1500 NL as an alternate and waiting two hours to be seated, I get crippled early when I run 44 into (more)
More and more frustrationPosted June 29th, 2007
Tuesday and Wednesday I played online and made the money of four events while making no final tables (that's three final two tables and a final three (more)
This is why I'm hotPosted June 27th, 2007
Sick three-bet bluff on Cake Poker I showed, of course. (more)
a rough two daysPosted June 23rd, 2007
Ugh, I feel like I never have time to write these out in full. Anyway, a quick summary before I leave: Wednesday was day 2 of the heads up event a (more)
Made day 2 of the $5000 HUPosted June 20th, 2007
I made the round of 64 in the WSOP $5000 heads-up match. They started with something like 390 players so many of us (including me) got first-round by (more)
Too tired to write muchPosted June 18th, 2007
Long days of poker with not enough sleep in between. Made it well past dinner break today ($3000 NL) but still busted short of the money. I will p (more)
The last week at the WSOPPosted June 15th, 2007
Ugh, I tried to update this a night or two ago and my PC crashed in the middle of writing. Anyway, I'll give you a quick recap. Friday I entered t (more)
(I had a strategy blog entry I wanted to write, but I'm putting it off because I had to talk about Vegas.) So I got to Las Vegas two nights ago. L (more)
Greetings ReadersPosted May 16th, 2007
Hi. While I assume you at least know something about who I am if you're here, I can't be sure. So let me tell you a little bit: My name is Nath (more)
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