Adam Junglen

I got home from Turning Stone on Monday night. It was a fun trip, despite not making the ante levels. This is the first time I’ve gotten home from TS without any foreseeable reason to go back. Sorta feels like graduating, for more than one reason. Grats to Justin Schwartz, aka stealthmunk on winning more than anyone else in the $5k (there was a 4 way chop). Justin rubs a lot of people the wrong way, but we’ve always gotten along. Good to see him do well.

It’s nice to be home, although I won’t be here for long. This time of the year sorta feels weird for me. Many of my friends head back to school while I catch flights across Europe and play in really juicy tournaments. This will be my third year out of HS and third year of flying to EPT’s in the fall. The time went by pretty fast, and I’d like to think I’ve used it well. The thought of college pop’s in my head now and again, and I’m not against the idea of taking classes. Just not this year.

Ray informed me a few weeks ago that he’s going to be moving back home. His dad is having some health issues, and he’s 83 years old. It’s a rough situation, but he should definitely be home with his dad. I wish them both the best of luck. It was good to get some experience living with someone, especially another poker player. I’m not sure what I’ll be doing when my lease ends here, but I’m considering moving. It shouldn’t be too difficult to figure out where….

Later,

-Adam

Life is good. I caught my flight from Cleveland to Syracuse and arrived at Turning Stone yesterday. This trip has a nice feel to it since it only took about 1/3rd of the usual travel time. It’s tough to believe this is the third year I’ve came up for August series. Basically been up here every single year I’ve been eligible (>18). The $1k is tomorrow and the $5k is on the 23rd.

I’ve just been hangin out with Gobbo, who I hadn’t seen since Australia, as well as Randal and Shaun. I’m not used to rooming alone, but on a trip like this, I don’t mind it at all. It’s actually nice not to have to worry about making too big of a mess/getting kick out (ie: last August), or Jeff putting a hole in the wall, etc.

Later,

-Adam

I just found a nice lil nonstop flight from Cleveland to Syracuse, round trip for $230 - so I’m going to Turning Stone to play the $1k and $5k in their Empire State tournament series. I’ll be slightly more enthusiastic about this trip, simply because I won’t have to deal with driving. It’s the little things that make me happy. The $5k should be a good challenge, it’s one of the tougher fields for a live tournament. Factors include: No TV incentive, not too many satellite winners, big buy-in, 18+, and nothing else going on. I’m sure there’s a few others I’m forgetting.

Pokerstars announced they will be holding a £20,000 + £300 buyin “High Rollers” event at EPT London from Oct 5th-6th. EPT London runs from Oct 1st-5th, so ideally I’ll be at the final table of the EPT London Main Event on Oct 5th, but if worse comes to worse, I’ll be playing in the $40k.

After EPT Barcelona I’m flying to my friend Tommy’s in Malta and hanging out and playing WCOOP tournaments. It’ll be nice to have a place with reliable internet during the WCOOP. Hopefully I’ll be on my A-game (or better yet, have won something) by the time I fly back to London for £40,000+ in tournaments in a 10 day span.

Still a bit of poker to play before all of this, FTOPS starts tomorrow on Full Tit, and this Sunday is pretty big as well.

Yea, it’s been awhile since my last post. I’ve probably sat down with intent of writing a new blog about 5 times now, but there really hasn’t been much to say. I suppose there’s always a couple weeks each summer where I don’t have much going on. Luckily that’ll change next year. The WSOP is over (except the FT), and I’ve got a lot to look forward to.

I’ve started making some healthy changes in my daily routine to help prepare for the upcoming events. Aside from eating healthier, just eating at all is a step in the right direction for me. I’m not obsessed with my body or anorexic, but I used to go days without eating more than a couple meals. I’ve started snacking on fruit and reduced the amount of soda I drink drastically. I think my stomach’s starting to expand, because I’ve noticed I’ve been able to eat more.

I’ve also started exercising a little. I can’t really run long distances (although I can jog a little) or do much on my feet yet. Just been doing some basic stuff, mostly upper body. I honestly haven’t exercised much at all the last few years, and it feels great.

Although I am confident in my game, I don’t think playing poker for a living is reaching my highest potential as a human. I suppose everyone is guilty of not reaching their potential, but there’s gotta be something else out there. That said, with EPT’s, WSOPE, and my 21st birthday in a few months, it’s time to get serious. I’m going to be playing poker for a living for at least a couple years. I’m really excited to start traveling and playing the circuit again, and feel very motivated to succeed.

Here’s my tentative schedule:

August: Possibly a VT studio trip, possibly a TS trip.
Sept 8th: Fly to Barcelona.
Sept 10-14th EPT Barcelona.
Sept 15th-October 6th: WSOPE/EPT London
Oct 7th-9th: Fly home, drive to Fallsview
Oct 10th - 16th: WPT Niagara
October 18th: 21st Birthday, $5k at Bellagio
October 20th-25th: WPT Fiesta Al Lago @ Bellagio

There’s also the WCOOP going on while I’ll be in Europe (lets hope I find a stable internet connection), and I’ll probably be at Foxwoods in early November.

Well, I need to get some sleep.

Later guys,

-Adam J

Well, if you hadn’t noticed yet, my volume for online mtt’s has dropped quite a bit over the last year. At times I’ll still put in moderate volume, but it usually just ends up being Sunday’s. I registered for the earlier daytime Sundays, played pretty well, and took down a small tournament on Bodog.

It’s been awhile since I’ve won an MTT, and even though it was a small tournament (1st was $6k), it feels good. I’m also psyched, because from two tables down to the win I was recording my play for PokerVT. So, that’ll be some good content. Stars is running a really sick promotion this week where they’re doubling all of their guarantee’s, so I might be playing a couple times this week.

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They’ve released some exciting WSOPE news. Including a new bracelet event.

- £1,500 No-Limit Hold’em (9/19)
- £2,500 H.O.R.S.E (9/22)
- £5,000 Pot Limit Omaha (9/24)
- £10,000 World Championship No-Limit Hold’em

EPT Barcelona is Sept 10th - 14th, and the £1,500 WSOPE event is just a few days after Barcelona. Some even better news is that they’re broadcasting WSOPE on ESPN this year =). That’ll attract more players and make the events more prestigious.

Later,

-Adam

I guess if you take a look at some of the links on my sidebar, there’s a variety of sites. Well, they used to just links to my friends and some of my favorite sites. Well, since I’m so involved at PokerVT, instead of having a link, they’ve given me a bonus code for the lucky readers of my blog.

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If you type “Junglen” (not case sensitive) while registering for PokerVT in the “Promo Code” box (no direct link yet, just the code), you’ll receive 10% off of the initial sign up fee. We’re also currently running a promotion where you receive an additional 60 days free when you sign up. Not too shabby, eh?

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I’ve been keeping busy outside of poker lately, with it being summer and all. Trying to spend time with friends home from school and such. I still plan on heading to Vegas in a couple weeks to do some work on VT, but besides that I don’t have anything exciting planned for August yet (which may change).

Later,

-Adam