First day in the books! I have not played many hands of NL200 during the past years so this seems like a funny little side project. However my opponents played mostly as I expected but it is very interesting to unveil the differences compared to the stakes I normally play.

I played over 5 hours while I was having fun watching how my new opponents were playing. I won’t be playing this long sessions very often – as this is a side project for me.

My concentration was a bit off, still played pretty ok without any big mistakes. Haven’t really played at Party Poker this year, so need to get used to it a bit more. Will post some graphs later!

DJ Commish jumped into the world of DJing after spending his college days on the radio at St. John’s University. His DJing debut happened accidentally but his tenure in Hip-Hop for nearly a decade is no fluke. This Bronx born and bred mixer reflected with HipHopWired on how taking over the turn tables for a friend led to programming with over 2 million listeners and how Hip-Hop’s progressed from the years of Cash Money and No Limit to the new age of Gucci Mane and LMFAO.

Origin: The Bronx

Current Location: The Bronx

1. Trey Songz feat. Fabolous- “Say Aaah”

2. Lil Wayne, Drake, Nicki Minaj, Young Money & Lloyd- “Bedrock”

3)  Yo Gotti Feat. Gucci Mane, Trina & Lil’ Boosie – 5 Star Bitch Remix

4) Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys – “Empire State Of Mind”

5) Jay-Z “On To The Next One”

6) DJ Khaled feat. Usher, Jeezy, Drake & Rick Ross- “Fed Up”

7. Clipse- “I’m Good”

8. Snoop Dogg feat. The Dream- “Gangsta Luv”

9.) Ludacris “How Low”

10) Gucci Mane feat. Lil Wayne, Birdman, & Jadakiss- “Wasted Remix”

HipHopWired: Let’s start from the beginning. Take me back to when you decided DJing was for you.

DJ Commish: That was nothing I really intended on doing. I started out doing radio, being a personality and doing sports. I was more of a sports broadcaster at St. Johns University where I went to school. I was the head of the Urban Music Department at St. Johns for up and coming DJs. I was hosting a party just trying to get my DJs featured and one of the guys had to go to the bathroom. He was mainly a reggae DJ and I always had a sense of what to play for hip-hop. He said, well I have to go to the bathroom; I need you to play a few records. So he gave me a crash course on how to use turn tables and how to play and he went to the bathroom, I played and the party continued.

HipHopWired: And that was it.

DJ Commish: That was it. He came back from the bathroom and saw that I had the crowd under control so he went to sleep while I finished out the party. We became resident DJs at the club after that day. The owners came up to us at the end of the night. So that’s how I started DJing. I had no records at the time, I had no equipment, I didn’t have anything.

HipHopWired: Right. How has being able to work with Red Alert and Goldfinger helped to influence you and your style?

DJ Commish: Well with Goldfinger, it’s funny. My first weekly in New York outside of college parties was at club Envy on Wednesdays. That was one of the biggest parties in the city at least hip-hop wise. I was downstairs, no-name guy along with another guy I went to school with and Lord Sear was with us. We were just playing records but Goldfinger was the headliner. So having to compete with him to keep a crowd on my floor; I wasn’t being advertised at all, people didn’t know my name, so having to compete with him was basically like learning how to play every week. So even though he didn’t sit me down and say, look here kid this is what you need to do, he taught me by leading by example. I in turn earned his respect by being able to do that.

Red Alert used to come down on a weekly basis and say what’s up to us. We were just some young college kids, he didn’t know who we were but we knew there was a legend in the building talking to us. So there was one day where I was having a bad night personally and I said something stupid off the cuff about how I was gonna quit DJing and Red ripped into me on that. *Laughs* He kind of let me have it. To this day I say thanks for letting me know that what I was doing was actually meaning something. He was just giving me those words of encouragement.

HipHopWired: So there’s no competition with any of you all?

DJ Commish: No. As far as Goldfinger and Red are considered, no it’s all love. Goldfinger actually guest DJ’ed at one of my Thursday parties about a week ago.

HipHiopWired: Now did you make a conscious effort not to be a part of a DJ crew or is that just the way things worked out?

DJ Commish: I didn’t make a conscious effort at the time. At first it wasn’t a conscious effort, I wanted to get with a crew but a lot of people thought I wasn’t ready. Not as far as my music is concerned but as far as my commitment toward being a DJ every day. I would say that that was in question. As far as playing music is concerned no one had any issues with that. I was never part of a DJ crew but they would always give me work. When I say “they” I’m talking about friends of the Union, X Factor at the time, people would always help me out. At that point I could understand it but now I feel like I don’t need to be part of a crew. I’m thinking about working with DJs, I actually am currently working with younger DJs but we’re not under the name of a crew.

HipHopWired: Who are these younger DJs you’re working with?

DJ Commish: DJ Prince is one of my radio partners for All City Live Radio. A lot of other guys, Correct, G Money, I just offer advice and trade work with them whenever I can just to help. You always wanna give back and see other people realize their dreams.

HipHopWired: Right. So with your tenure in the game, how have you really seen Hip-Hop change and grow? You’ve been in this business since 96’.

DJ Commish: Yeah, I started radio in ’96 and I started doing clubs in ’98. The game has changed dramatically, the industry has changed. In ’98 Cash Money was coming out, No Limit was huge. The south was really starting to come into its own. So in that aspect the business has changed dramatically. I think it’s more the business side now. The best way I can say it is that it’s de-regulated now. The record labels don’t have as much control now. They’re lost now more than ever which is kind of good because artists who do have money to invest in themselves can create their own label and create a fan base. Now it’s really about having fan bases. For DJs it’s always been that way and you’re seeing that more with artists now. That big machine’s not there like it used to be but for the right people it’s still there.

HipHopWired: Are you pleased with where it’s at right now? Or do you agree with Nas and think it’s really dead?

DJ Commish: I wouldn’t say that it’s dead. I would say that it’s changed and people have to change with the times. The way business is being done is different. You have to recognize what works for you as an artist and you have to find your niche. It’s more rewarding for some people who got opportunities for people who work hard. Now you see someone blowing up you say, okay they worked hard they’ve been around for a minute.

HipHopWired: Let’s switch gears for a second. Tell me more about your deal with Music Choice TV and give me a breakdown on the “MC Mixtape Channel.”

DJ Commish: “MC Mixtape” started on tax day, April 15 this year. It’s a 24 hour network that features DJs all day long and all night long. Each DJ does one hour sets. Actually we just started doing 30 minute sets, so I have a 30 minute set and a one hour set and there are different genres of music you can choose. I chose pop so that I could reach a different audience. I know I can play that, I’ve done it but on a national level people may not know that. I just wanted to do something a little different. It’s great, it’s on 44 million homes nationwide so it gives me that television exposure that I need and it’s an all around good product. You still get to play music the way you want to and the feedback has been wonderful for me.

HipHopWired: Who are the most popular pop artists that you play?

DJ Commish: You can play a Shakira, a Lady Gaga but then you could play a Gucci Mane “Wasted” and still be considered pop. I have that kind of freedom. Basically what it means by pop is that you have the freedom to play anything. I love having that, no restrictions whatsoever. I can play anything, in a one hour mix you may hear Taylor Swift, Drake, Nicki Minaj, you may hear LMFAO. I’m getting that feedback from people that they don’t know what I was going to play.

HipHopWired: So are there any artists you’re really pushing for right now? Anyone you’re trying to break?

DJ Commish: You know what I didn’t realize how powerful this music choice thing was. I’ll give you an example I started playing LMFAO, they had a song with Lil Jon called “Shots.” I started playing it in May and I went out to Vegas in June and I had never been out there. So I’m thinking it’s an electro hip-hop record it should be big in the clubs out there. I went to play out there, no one had that record. None of the DJS had it, none knew what it was and they’re coming up to me saying, did you produce this? This is great! And I’m telling them no, this is LMFAO featuring Lil Jon. That record really took off after that. That’s one of the records that I’ve actually seen a response like that. It’s cool, you just don’t know who’s listening. You have no idea who’s listening.

HipHopWired: So besides the Music Choice TV channel, what’s the next project you’re working on….any mixtapes?

DJ Commish:  Well we’re going to set up WLIU live radio again. We had to leave the air in late summer because of contract issues but we’re starting back up December 20. It’s on ITunes radio and at the height of it before we had to leave we were up to 2 million listeners worldwide. That’s one of the main projects but I’m still doing clubs, I’m trying to branch out and do more in Connecticut. I have a hip-hop summit I’m going to be the featured DJ on November 20. Just mainly clubs, I’m going to start working on another. All my mixtapes are on my website DJCommish.com

HipHopWired: So that would be the best way to get in contact with you or do you have a Twitter or Myspace?

DJ Commish: Yeah Twitter.com/DJCommish, DJCommish.blogspot.com, they’re all linked to my website. That’s where you can find booking information and all my mixtapes.

HipHopWired: Is there anything else you want to add in?

DJ Commish: Definitely be on the lookout for “All City Live” which will be back very soon. We’ve got some big surprises coming up. We have a lot of guests lined up. I didn’t realize how important that show as to the industry until we left but we’re back now.

Real Talk…Snoop came with it when he was on No Limit…….”G.A.M.E. that’s my thang and it ain’t no rules when you in this game!”

Taking out original No Limit wallpapers as already said here

basically the homepage has the same features as its Korean homepage, there’s intro, casts, video… it’s just…… I think the Korean homepage is cuter? :p

Btw, I’m kinda curious whether the drama will be subbed or dubbed XD

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Here are my basic bankroll management rules that I will be following at all times. You will probably notice that some of the rules (like #’s 1,3 and 4) are similar to Chris Ferguson’s bankroll management rules. Im going to do a few things differently but the basis is still the same. Im going to be a little bit more conservative in this aspect. He knows what hes talking about and has alot of experience with it. I hope this helps anyone who needs it.

1. Dont buy into any No Limit or Pot Limit cash game for more than 5% of your total bankroll.

2. Dont buy into any single table sit-n-go for more than 4% of your total bankroll

3. Dont buy into any MTT for more than 2% of your total bankroll

4. Must leave a No Limit cash game table if 10% or  more of your bankroll is at the table  at any time.

5. Dont buy into any 18,27,36 or 45 player MTT for more than 3% of your total bankroll.

6. When you have a very small bankroll that does not allow you to be properly bankrolled at the smallest levels, you must leave any No Limit cash game when you are ahead 50% of what you started with. Example – you have a $3.00 bankroll, and you sit down at a 1c-2c No Limit game with 40 cents. You must leave the table when you reach 60 cents and then rebuy into another table for a lesser amount. Limit games are a little different from No Limit in that you probably wont go broke on one bet. You dont have to worry about going broke on one bet so on Limit tables I am going to be a little looser on my bankroll requirements. There is no 10% bankroll rule on limit tables.

Rules on taking shots at higher levels

1. You may take a shot at a new level only if you win more than the buy in for the new level at the lower level or in a tournament.

2. You must stop for the day if you lose your buy in when taking a shot.

3. You may not take a shot at another level if you are already taking a shot at a new level. Even if you win enough for a higher buy in. You only get one shot per day.

Thankfully bodog also gives you 50 free frequent player points to use when you sign up for an account. After my first attempt at a $500 guaranteed freeroll ended after the second hand when i went all in preflop with 99, I used 30 of those points to buy into a 300 dollar guaranteed tournament with over 850 people in it. Top 63 got paid and i finished 36th, good enough for $1.50.  This cash will not be enough for the $2.00 minimum buy in to play at bodogs lowest No Limit Stakes, which is 5c-10c No Limit. However, this will be enough to play at the lowest limit stakes, which are also 5c-10c. I am mostly a No Limit player but this will be a good opportunity to refresh my skills at limit poker as well. Im very happy to get started with real money so quickly. Hopefully I wont need to start over again at zero. Here are 2 screen shots of my cashier before and after the tournament. Now its time to work on my bankroll management rules….

“Every time you state what you want or believe, you’re the first to hear it. It’s a message to both you and others about what you think is possible. Don’t put a limit on yourself.”

~Oprah

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Jamie

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Anyone who followed hip hop through the 90’s had to experience No Limit Records to some degree. The label definitely had its moments of glory. One of my personal No Limit highlights was 1997’s “I Always Feel Like” by TRU. Peep the video…

TRU – I Always Feel Like (1997)

Por: Fraktal

Hoy llevé a mi primo a la México catedral, su primera vez en las luchas. Acostumbrado al show de la WWE y a ver al CMLL en el 9, jamás había tenido la oportunidad de ver la acción en vivo, y este viernes 24 de octubre, no pudo haber sido mejor para el.

Primera lucha de mujeres, buena demostración a cargo de las técnicas Lluvia y Estrella mágica, mano a mano de minis con un PequeñoDamian 666 inspirado venciendo a Bam Bam.

El poder mexica (Dragón rojo, Sangre Azteca y el rey del yogurt, Misterioso Jr) saliendo con todo contra Hijo del fantasma, Valiente y Stuka (en lugar de La Máscara) y Kemonito (el cual esta vez salió ileso), agarrón personal entre Dragón rojo y el valiente y el reto por el cinturón welter que ostenta el técnico, y que curiosamente le arrebató a Sangre azteca.

Después el No limit, Yujiro, Naito y Okumura, sin el brillo de otras funciones contra el maestro lagunero Blue panther, Hector Garza y El Sagrado (en lugar de Black warrior, extraño cambio en el cartel, ya que sonaba interesante ver a Warrior rapado vs su victimario Yujiro).

Después la mejor lucha de la noche, por el campeonato mundial Medio, Averno vs Volador Jr, reñida al principio, con los retos a la gravedad del Volador y la fuerza y maña de Averno, se notó la experiencia del rudo, ya que en la tercera caída, y después de 3 devil’s wings seguidas pudo derrotar al técnico.

Y al final la “estelar”, sin mucha gracia, con el Negro Casas apaleando a Místico, que para desilusión de sus fans esta noche simplemente salió a pasear, ya que para nada se presentó su espectacularidad habitual. La función fue de Strongman cargando a Atlantis y Ultimo guerrero, y Shocker como su second. Si las luchas de Strongman se van a basar en su fuerza bruta la gente se va a aburrir de verlo.

Curioso que los rudos ganaran la primera caída sometiendo a Strongman…entre los 3. Al final de la tercera el musculoso aplicó una desnucadora al Ultimo guerrero, y este ya no se levantó, al parecer porque se estaba convulsionando, Atlantis aflojó su máscara y enseguida todo el staff entró al ring para sacar rápidamente al guerrero, el cual espero se encuentre bien.

Para ser la primera noche de mi primo en la México catedral, será inolvidable en sus memorias, para ser una noche más de lucha libre para este servidor, la lección la dio Averno, ya que teniendo al público en contra supo sacar ventaja de su experiencia y mostrarles a todos esos espectadores que van por el show del Místico, que la buena lucha libre va más allá de ser la estrella actual del firmamento del consejo.

Las mayores diferencias entre el No-Limit Texas Holdem y el Limit Texas Holdem involucran la posición y el valor de la mano. La posición es mucho más importante en el No-Limit debido a las decisiones que tomas tendrán un mayor impacto sobre tu stack. Si atrapas a alguien en No-Limit con la ayuda de tu posición, puedes ganar el stack completo de tu adversario en comparación con unas apuestas extra en el Limit. Grandes conectores como A-K, A-Q y K-Q decrecen en valor cuando juegas No-Limit ya que es más posible que ganes pequeños pots y pierdas algunos grandes con este tipo de manos. Además, todos los pares incrementan su valor cuando se juega No-Limit ya que eres capaz de doblar gracias a tus oponentes cuando logres una pierna. Los grandes pares, A-A y K-K, también incrementan su valor cuando se juega No-Limit ya que tienes la oportunidad de atrapar a alguien y quedarte con su stack completo.

En No-Limit es importante tener en mente la cantidad de dinero que tu y tus oponentes tienen en la mesa. La variación en el tamaño del stack afectan en gran forma como se desarrolla el juego. Algunos ejemplos son los siguientes:

1. Tienes $500 y tu oponente tiene $25, las ciegas son $2-$4. Estás sentado en la ciega grande con J-10 y tu oponente hace all-in desde una posición temprana (una posición a la que se llama bajo el revolver). Todos los demás jugadores se retiran. Esta es claramente una situación en la que deberías retirarte ya que seguramente tu mano no es la mejor y estás arriesgando $21 adicionales para ganar solo $25 por lo que no es rentable. Si tu oponente también tuviera $500, entonces aceptar podría ser aceptable ya que tienes la oportunidad de ganar $500 al arriesgar $21. La decisión de aceptar o no depende de que tan bien juegue tu oponente después el flop.
2. Tienes $1.000 y tu oponente también tiene $1.000, las ciegas son de $2-$4. Tienes Q-Q y apuestas $20 para continuar. Tu oponente, que actúa después de ti, hace all-in por su stack completo de $1.000. Deberías retirarte a no ser que sepas que tu oponente no tiene A-A o K-K. Si tu oponente realizara la misma jugada con solo $60 frente a el, deberías aceptar su all-in con la esperanza de que no tenga A-A o K-K.

Frate, e criză economică mondială, nu avem bani … de nimic, abia trăim. Dar cluburi deschidem. Chiar la greu. Oferta din partea de vest a ţării este una deosebită. În această toamnă, două cluburi se redeschid oficial şi două se redenumesc, se face un rebranding, un nou look.  Plus un club nou nouţ. Toate, în plină criză!

Vă sfătuiesc să nu mâncaţi nimic toată săptămâna, să faceţi foamea, să strângeţi bani, iar apoi să cheltuiţi tot ce aveţi weekendul următor. Vă invit la o călătorie de vis, prin partea de vest a ţării. Începem de vineri, după ora 23, unde fostul Discoland şi viitorul Vanilla Club îşi deschide porţile cu un nume de marcă: GURU JOSH PROJECT, creatorii remixului 2008 de la „Infinity”, piesa de club a anului trecut. Acolo puteţi vedea trei cluburi într-unul singur, ca la cafea, 3 în 1. Sala cea mare e destinată evenimentelor de genul acesta, cu invitaţi de marcă şi muzică specială de club. Apoi, o sală medie, cică fosta La Mania, în care se va merge pe muzica retro, anii ‘70, ‘80 şi ‘90. Şi va mai fi şi o a treia sală, pentru iubitorii r’n'b, hip-hop şi reggaeton. Tare, nu? Să revenim. Deci, vizităm clubul ăsta vineri, stăm la GURU JOSH PROJECT, bem ceva şi apoi repede fugim la Komodo, care şi el se redeschide oficial vinerea viitoare. Mergem să îl vedem pe prietenul DJ Maryo, omul care a deschis în trecut Park Place, a mixat în nenumărate cluburi de prin zonă, din Timişoara, Lugoj, Arad, Sânnicolau Mare (nici el nu mai ştie câte au fost exact). Acolo asculţi şi retro, şi house, deci e de bine! Tot vineri, avem after hour, cu un alt bun prieten, DJ Drummer, care tocmai la ora 7 dimineaţa îşi va începe setul, la noul Club Boom, ce urmează să se deschidă foarte curând. Stăm acolo să îl adulăm, după care pe la 10 mergem să ne odihnim. Avem drum lung sâmbătă! La ora 21 plecăm la Lugoj, unde se deschide Club No Limit, fostul exclusiv, bem ceva, vedem cum arată şi pe la cel târziu 11 jumate plecăm la Sânnicolau Mare, unde avem iureş mare de tot. FIRE BURNING PARTY, la Club Onix, cu show de foc, spectacol pirotehnic, nişte animatoare care cică sunt bunăciuni, muzică bună (fără manele), show de bar, ceva băutură moca pentru fete, deci iureş ca lumea aici. Se face un re-branding al clubului, cu evenimente săptămânal, că cică nu prea are lumea nebiubitoare de manele unde să se distreze în Sânnicolau. Eh, ce ziceţi? Vă ţine? Distracţie plăcută vă doresc, oriunde aţi merge! Să înfruntaţi criza prin cluburi, să vă îmbătaţi de necaz!