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As usual, it has been a few weeks since I posted a blog. Most of the time since I got back from WSOP has been spent working on my PLO book (Advanced PLO Theory), which will be done early September (quick plug - plotheory.com). I finally finished most of the technical work I had left, and am left with more interesting pieces of writing to do, plus some editing/cleanup. I've pre-sold a decent number of books and my schedule is near full for the next round of coaching, so I'm satisfied for now with the project.
When I've played, it's been a mix of grinding PLO and playing mid-high mixed games. I've done well in the 20/40, 30/60, and 40/80 games on Stars and Full Tilt, mostly just playing the mixes or stud 8, but some triple draw and o8 too. It's been fun to analyze hands in the games I suck at (Limit holdem and Stud High particularly) and once I get more free time I plan on trying to get better at them.
Also have played some 100/200 Stud 8 on Stars and run really good, something like +$10k in a 3-5 sessions, which pretty much made up for a brutal PLO session I played last weekend. ADZ124, who plays HSNL and has been in the HSPLO games quite a bit lately, was apeshit drunk, playing ~60/50 w/ 40% 3bet on ~10 5/10 tables. Long story short, I hope he buys something nice with my money.
I'm really excited about the WCOOP, it's easily the best series of the year and is so much better than FTOPSs for non-NLHE games. It's still a few weeks away, but I don't plan to play much poker until then, and the schedule looks great. There are $2k PLO and 8-game events, a 300r PLO, along with $500s in most of the mixed games, a handful of supersoft weekend NL events, and there's a decent chance I'll play the $10k horse. I haven't binked a big one online yet, and no reason to think I'll start now, but it'll still be fun to try.