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Originally Posted by mixedminh
Update: Played 3 short sessions. +187, +226, +50.
Two things I want to talk about:
1) Having trouble getting the volume in this week. Felt somewhat impatient tonight. It didn't affect my game but just felt irritated and made me just cash out and leave. What do you live grinders do to motivate yourself?
2) 2 limpers in EP. I am in the CO with KhKd. I open to 12, button calls along with both limpers. 4 players to the flop: 6d 2h 2d. Checks to me, I lead out 25. Button raises to 55. Limpers fold and I call. The raiser is an older gentleman whom I have never seen bluff or semi bluff.. his range is 77-QQ, 66, A2. Turn is 4d. I check, he checks. He is not slowplaying, so the flush concerns him. River Jh.. hero??
Paid insurance bill.
Roll: 5000.
Well i am not a grinder any more but i am a recreational live player now[1/2 to 5/10euro nlhe and 1/2 to 2/5euro nlplo], but for me playing pool, bowling and fishing[sweetwater on pike and bass so active fishing not sitting and stare at a float] helped to clear my mind and forget about poker and bad beats when i was playing 4to6 nights a week.
But i guess that where all private games, because here in the Netherlands live poker is only allowed by state casino's since 2005 or there about.
But i think you should find/play a game/sport/activity you like very much, and do /play that a couple a times a week, and working out seems to work for you i think looking at your story.
But i also ate good and healthy at least 5 days a week, and i noticed it when i didn't, and another important thing to me was drinking enough[like water and tea no sweet sh.t like juice and soft-drinks or coffee] and i found that out the hard way also[easily forgotten by many players i played with, but very important in my opinion]
And to make a long story even longer, i think that finding "things" to do that makes you forget about poker helped me a lot when i was grinding 4to6 days a week, and for me it where more then one, but hey every man is different right! maybe for you it is reading who knows.
Well anyways i wish you lots of wisdom and profit on your road to a good home and better live , with or without poker in it.