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When I'm not going for 300 hours I'd say I listen to music between 10 and 20% of the time and never watch movies. Maybe twice a year I'll watch a sports event on my phone at the table. This month it's probably 40% of the time with music, and I've watched one episode of a TV show and one movie...

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Originally Posted by upswinging

Stay on target.. stay on target... STAY ON TARGET!!

This is good practice for you if opening a small business is still your goal. Think of countless 300 hour months, no sleep and constant worry... and of course joy and satisfaction and happiness. Sort of like having a newborn.

Thanks! I think 300 hours of any other work would be easier simply because it usually counts lunch breaks, 15 minute breaks, etc... But I know when I do start a business it'll involve aggressive spurts of work like this.

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01-23-2017 , 08:32 PM

#4777

Tuma

Worships Amon-Ra

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Yeah 300 hours of sitting on your ass and playing 20% of hands is really hard work

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01-23-2017 , 09:25 PM

#4778

Avaritia

Confirmed 2500 hour haver

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Dude. It's incredibly hard work. The first 5 years of my working career were manual labor jobs and I miss them more than anything.

Digging ditches >>>>>>>>>>>>> sitting in a cube >>>>>> big pharma clinical trial human guinea pig >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> customer service reps >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pro poker player

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01-24-2017 , 12:08 AM

#4779

dem88boyz

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Hows the table cuse?

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01-24-2017 , 12:13 AM

#4780

cuserounder

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Originally Posted by dem88boyz

Hows the table cuse?

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You in the room?

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01-24-2017 , 12:18 AM

#4781

Snowball2

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Originally Posted by Avaritia

Geez, I can't imagine a worse desk job than customer service rep, but I guess you can. Did you have to sell anything? If not, it may be a bit easier

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01-24-2017 , 12:39 AM

#4782

All-inMcLovin

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Originally Posted by dem88boyz

Hows the table cuse?

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Originally Posted by cuserounder

You in the room?

If I had to guess, I'd say he was at your table.

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01-24-2017 , 12:48 AM

#4783

cuserounder

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Just ran KK into AA for at least the fourth time this month, which is pretty sick in and of itself, but we also both hit sets which is at least the third time I've been set under setted this month, which is also pretty sick before considering one was with QQ and this one with KK - obviously hands way less likely to have that happen. The third was 66, though, which is normal.

On the flip side I managed to only lose about $350 at 1/3 on the KK/AA despite being about 700 effective to start... So I've got that going for me.

I've also run very good in some spots, it's just been a month of a lot of extremes between running good or bad.

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01-24-2017 , 12:52 AM

#4784

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Originally Posted by Avaritia

It's definitely way harder than people think, but it's kind of irrelevant, I suppose. Thankfully, I'm not in it for the adoration and respect of Tuma!

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Originally Posted by Snowball2

Geez, I can't imagine a worse desk job than customer service rep, but I guess you can. Did you have to sell anything? If not, it may be a bit easier

That's gotta be near the top of that list for desk jobs...

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Originally Posted by All-inMcLovin

If I had to guess, I'd say he was at your table.

I'd be somewhat surprised, but maybe?

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01-24-2017 , 01:49 AM

#4785

dem88boyz

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Originally Posted by cuserounder

You in the room?

No just seeing how the table is and how you are doing... #teamcuse

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01-24-2017 , 01:57 AM

#4786

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Originally Posted by dem88boyz

No just seeing how the table is and how you are doing... #teamcuse

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Ah, I thought maybe you were in town and at a neighboring table. My table is not as good as it was, and I continue to run weird, but I'm hanging in there, I'm up a little, and I'm grinding forward. I'll try to get a couple more hours in, and maybe more than that if I'm not tired. Somehow I've been at the table for 9 hours and 34 minutes so far with only two minutes of breaks

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I have stood up/stretched a few times, though.

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01-24-2017 , 04:42 AM

#4787

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12 hours and 5 minutes brings me to 244 hours and 24 minutes. That's 5.5 behind my desired pace, assuming I get my 10 in tomorrow... That should be an amount I can make up after my two days off; I just need to get back after it strong.

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01-24-2017 , 12:54 PM

#4788

Avaritia

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Originally Posted by Snowball2

Geez, I can't imagine a worse desk job than customer service rep, but I guess you can. Did you have to sell anything? If not, it may be a bit easier

Heh I've never been a customer service rep but I've been close enough to it that I'd rather sell my body before becoming one. Still beats poker tho!

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01-24-2017 , 01:08 PM

#4789

Dream Crusher

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Originally Posted by Snowball2

Geez, I can't imagine a worse desk job than customer service rep, but I guess you can. Did you have to sell anything? If not, it may be a bit easier

I think most people would say collections is worse. It's a grind but I loved it and was really good at it. Doesn't pay for **** though. If we're just talking about the actual work then for me the nut low is computer programming. I found that to be even more boring than grinding spreadsheets.

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01-24-2017 , 02:49 PM

#4790

KatoKrazy

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Originally Posted by Dream Crusher

Ha, I went from collections to getting my CS degree and writing embedded firmware. Collections definitely way, way worse.

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01-24-2017 , 06:05 PM

#4791

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Just getting started at the Borgata... Feels cool to be back in my old stomping grounds.

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01-24-2017 , 09:03 PM

#4792

dem88boyz

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Originally Posted by cuserounder

Just getting started at the Borgata... Feels cool to be back in my old stomping grounds.

Get those hours in!! I am assuming you are staying the night and making a little trip out of it?

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01-24-2017 , 09:19 PM

#4793

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Originally Posted by dem88boyz

Get those hours in!! I am assuming you are staying the night and making a little trip out of it?

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Yeah, this was the trip I had planned out of town with my girl for a couple days. There wasn't going to be any poker but instead of playing back home today I decided to do it here to get some comp dollars to use tomorrow on the off day. Slightly disappointed I won't have one log with the 300 number on it, but Amphora Lounge is clutch and doesn't take cash!

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01-24-2017 , 09:23 PM

#4794

dem88boyz

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Originally Posted by cuserounder

Amphora lounge is the nuts!! Nice bar food is good! Did i miss something, you have a girl? Info?? #GETEMCUSE

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01-24-2017 , 09:36 PM

#4795

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Originally Posted by dem88boyz

Amphora lounge is the nuts!! Nice bar food is good! Did i miss something, you have a girl? Info?? #GETEMCUSE

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I'm a little worried as to whether my black label expires 1/31 or already did... Using my Amphora oneeee timmmmmmeeeee!

I usually refer to her as the girl I'm seeing. If you look in the Facebook dictionary next to, "it's complicated," you'll probably see our picture. Things are good, though!

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01-24-2017 , 09:37 PM

#4796

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You're supposed to run AA/KK into baby quads like three times a month... right?

"Oh, quads again?" is the new "It's hard to make a pair!"

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01-25-2017 , 01:28 AM

#4797

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I just ran into quads against the same guy again lol... I check-called the turn and river, though, with top boat... So I lost the minimum.

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01-25-2017 , 01:59 AM

#4798

skillz_2106

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Wait, you ch/called two streets with top FH..? MUBS much?

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01-25-2017 , 02:28 AM

#4799

KatoKrazy

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Originally Posted by skillz_2106

Wait, you ch/called two streets with top FH..? MUBS much?

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I assume the board was something like Q7772 or something and he had QQ.

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01-25-2017 , 02:36 AM

#4800

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Wait, you ch/called two streets with top FH..? MUBS much?

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Let the record show that on January 25, 2017, cuserounder was called MUBSY!

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Originally Posted by KatoKrazy

I assume the board was something like Q7772 or something and he had QQ.

Limped pot, my BB, JdTd. 993dd. I lead out, one call. Tx I x/c 25 into 50. 9x I x/c 65.

Nothing too crazy. I could have/should have bet the river against most opponents but I was highly confident he'd check back the turn with 44-88.

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