Thanks a lot jake! Looking forward to the home game whenever you get it running

tyty max. Yeah, variance can be a real bitch. I'd like to say it gets easier to deal with patches of variance, but it still hurts a lot tbh. Hope things turn around for you soon

nice one husk

hey man. Thanks a lot for the kind words, i really appreciate it.

I posted this video quite a while back that i found explained the key elements as to why meditation is good for you. He also breaks it down into quite manageable chunks. Overall, consistency is the key to feeling the long term benefits of meditation. I personally advise simple meditation; no music, slowly building up time over weeks/months/years (starting with like 10 mins a day to get into the habit of doing it)

Here's the vid



Random meditations obviously do have an effect however the real benefits won't really be realised unless you're doing it consistently.

Cheers bro!

tyty boss. please stop making hands vs me every hand

Yes! I'll be twitching next week for sureeee

thanks a lot scorp. Good to see you back at the NL tables. Stay away from 200z tyty

I'm aiming to gain weight/size. Since starting at the gym i've gained about 8.5kg. With my schedule being super crammed I'm finding it hard to keep on top of gym/eating/studies and poker.

thanks!

haha, the heat is real obv. Will post a 200z graph when i've played 250k hands. Have played ~210 so far. Hope things are good with you mate

myyy man, tyty

Thanks for consistently following and offering support, much appreciated!

long may it continue

hahaha, tbf that pic doesn't really do me any justice. I don't think (:S) that i look that skinny irl, maybe i do though The eating is the hardest part for me. I go through periods of eating loads and then some days i'll get lazy. Doesn't help that i've got crazy fast metabolism too.

beans. Like 55kg bench, 80kg deadlift, 65kg squat

thanks!

cheeeers boss. you still playing 200z atm? haven't seen you in a good few days

Same! Hope that i can make some money with everything else going on. At least aiming to play my best and let the results sort themselves out.

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Month is going fine so far. Played well. Ran absolutely awful today with a 40% wwsf and 34% w@sd off 2k hands



Reg doing weird things



Reg doing even weirder things. I had to sit out of all my tables for 5 minutes cus i was laughing so hard at this one



Not the worst shape vs rec



100% equity all in ott is always nice



Got various social things going on tomorrow and saturday so likely very little grinding until sunday.

glgl

WRT gym i think youre probably where i was a year ago when i just started and i also struggled eating enough because of my irregular sleeping pattern etc id advise a low carb shake for breakfast postworkout and supper really ramps up the calories and obv a lot of protein.

Sick squat/deadlift run! Really glad you had a good month after last few - keep it up! Also agree with the OB hand fwiw man enough to know when ive been rekt


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wtf is QT doing

Looks like regs r teh new fish

Thanks for the tips. If you add me on skype maybe i could pick your brain for some help on diet? Add me @ben-raven

thanks a lot pete. haha, you weren't rekt!

i know, total shmooglie

this

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Managed to find some time to put a couple short sessions in. Totally smashed the tables up which was nice!



Running pure af here



vs weak reg. enjoyed this one a significant amount



Stationing in a spot that i prob shouldn't. Found it very very hard to peg him to any value hand that takes this b/x/b line. 8 makes sense i guess but quite hard for him to have any 8x in his 4b range. Meh



tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiilt brick



Off out tonight and tomorrow night. Maybe will put a short one in tomorrow day depending on how tired i am.

glgl

What goes on in my head after being subjected to the bxb line:

"1. Don't think anyones ever taken this line as a bluff after about 5 years of experience.
2. But makes zero sense whatsoever."
3. Call"
4. Oh he has it again."

A+

Some days later in reversed positions.

1. Bah, I guess I'm giving up turn.
2. Oh he checked back. Ugh, weird river... I kind of don't want to give up here. Bet check bet should rep a whole lot of strength. I could have x y z slowplay... sometimes. JAM!
3. Oh f*** he's tanking...
4. What?! With THAT?!

*Spends next few zoom orbits patiently awaiting the next chance to give villain chat abuse*

calculate your maintenance (calories you need to consume each day to maintain your weight) then add a surplus, extra 3500 cals/week should equal gaining 1lb/week on average. 1g fat = 9 cals, 1g carbs = 4 cals, 1g protein = 4 cals, break down your daily calorie consumption into a suitable diet

once you decide 1lb protein/1g bodyweight and 70-90g fat it becomes fairly simple though as those are both very reasonable assumptions. making up your diet as clean as possible is obv optimal but takes more discipline is boring etc. right now im eating 2 shakes and 2 meals of rice/chicken/broccoli a day - i forget what nice food tastes like but the results are great

sick month, gl.

edit: 5-6 small meals would be better but unless u have time to meal prep its not possible for vast majority of people

hahaha so much this^

Thanks a lot for this info. I enjoy to cook and could do the meal prep, i've heard that is the most effective way of gaining mass. Will have to think about a schedule wrt to eating/prepping food

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Got pretty crushed today. Played one hand absolutely atrociously too. Probably the worst played hand in 6 months, I will not be posting it hahaha.



Sigh vs weak reg



The wreckage vs rec here is out of control. shame he got there



first hand of the 2nd session. wasn't nice vs rec



Getting it in with awful equity



Will do some grinding tomorrow! Bout evens for the month too.

glgl

Somehow ended up browsing this guys vids, he's literally the creepiest guy ever, some truly bizzare stuff on his channel

This is kind of the issue I have with getting into meditation through videos or guided practice. it feels really creepy or just makes me uncomfortable. it's like I can't take the teacher or the practice seriously.

Templesounds all the way!


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nice month kid wp

bugger of a day mate but who cares really cos overall results are sicko!!

I had the same reservations but have been using the app "Headspace" and don't find it overly weird or creepy.

Haven't been on 2p2 for a while. Barely playing nowadays and along with that checking 2p2 less. Thought I would log in to check some of the old threads I followed and really pleased to see you are back to your winning ways. WP

This is really funny and true

Subbed gl! I think it's good you post some hands after sessions to study and get input.

hahaha, i haven't seen his other vids. I did like the meditation one though

If you wanna take anything away from his or anyone's meditation videos then let it be this; you don't need to be in a class, surrounded by music and the sounds of waterfalls. You just need to be alone, in a space you feel comfortable and be willing to sit with the difficult feelings that come with meditating - namely boredom.

Just start small (10 mins) and gradually build up over time. Your mental resilience is just like any muscle in your body, it needs training and will grow in strength over time.

How much money are you winning to have posted in here???

yeah man, we wouldn't ever let one bad day get to us thanks for your support!

ah, any reason why you haven't been using 2p2? Thanks for checking back in! glgl

I'd like to say i study them but i don't go into too much depth I generally know when i've made a mistake but i like that people chip in their two cents cus it helps me to see things from another perspective.

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The games were totally insane for no reason today. Totally crushed some souls




Insanely nice spot to get it in with 100% equity



Yuck river vs recreational and reg (rec was the IP player)



bzzt vs rec



luck vs super nit rec, hence the preflop call



Had this hand from yesterday. Kind of a rinse (tag 24/17 rec opener). Reg in the bb



Seeing clients tomorrow and will put in a session too no doubt.

glgl

This. Headspace really is the way forward for anyone looking to get into meditation.

I'd argue BBB that for people starting out, as little as 2 or 3 mins at a similar time daily is enough. At the beginning the benefits will be negligible so habit creation is the key. It would be difficult for people with no experience of the benefits to find the motivation to practise for that long each day as the initial motivation would quickly dissipate. Habit needs to step in when initial motivation wanes. By starting with a really small number (and building up slowly as you say) then consistency and habit creation will be much easier to achieve.

It wouldnt be totally useless to meditate for such short periods as you get the confidence from achieving goals, and you get to figure out your best posture which becomes really important when you meditate for longer periods as discomfort during longer sessions can really screw up your focus.

2 or 3 minutes is way to short for me. I can't get my mind to stop moving in that short of a time period. i feel like every time i would even start to get somewhere it would be over. i like the idea of 10 minutes.

Yea headspace starts with 10 minutes and a lot of that is easing you into and out of it. I've got really poor concentration and I found this to be perfect. After 10 days they're 15 minutes long and a further 15 days on they're 20 minutes. I'm doing 20 minutes a day now and can mantain focus throughout.

I liked working my way through day 1, day 2 etc and slowly adding to the time. It makes you feel as though you're progressing rather than just doing the same thing every day. I guess it's the equivalent of adding weights when you go to the gym.