Should def 4bet aa pre there. She is getting 100% of her 3bet range in preflop but might not if the board runs out bad.

I don't think she's folding KK or QQ overpairs on many boards, and I do want action from the fish. 4betting would be okay though, yeah, I thought it was a bit more shallow. This deep I'd get it in, but I would not 4bet 150bbs deep with KK in this spot at all. I'd flat both possibly at 100.

Could very well happen.

There is money in my skrill, there is money in my skrill, there is money in my skrill, yeaaaah.

sol - I heard a roumer that no one iz poasting - so I will axe u a question or 2. What are yer goals 6 mo / 2 yr / 5 yr? In teh pokerz and life?

Do you plan on gamblin state side?

Well, the challenge technically hasn't started yet, so I guess it's undertandable, but yay questions!

My 6 month plan is pretty clear. The next 3 months I shall be in Australia grinding, the 3 after that I will go to the UK, tie up some loose ends (attend my graduation), grinding all the while. I even looked up a pretty sweet hotel to stay in (serviced accommodation for the win).

After that, I shall be trying to get a visa, and my plan will depend a lot on that. I'll need to have access to 200k to get it, so this challenge is actually quite important. If I get it as I hope to, I will stay in the UK and grind there for the 2 years after that, and possibly the next 5.

I don't have any real plans to go to the US to grind long term, but I do want to go the the world series. May consider doing it next year, but my schedule is probably quite packed, as my exams are around June. If I get my visa I might not be able to go to the states for the next 2 years until I change visas because I won't be able to leave my girlfriend's side until I do. Pretty lame. I guess I can convince her to come though.

I hope to be saving something like 150k+ a year into my savings for the next 10 years. By then hopefully I have enough money saved up to not have to worry too much even if poker becomes less profitable, which I personally doubt, but better safe than sorry, you know.

My current plan is to never actually get a real job for the rest of my life. To be honest, I don't have many marketable skills so it's not really a brag saying this, but I think I probably will not deviate from this part of the plan. Might have to live frugally. Who knows, I might one day be barely above breakeven, like so many regs who used to crush 5 years ago. Let's hope that won't happen.

Good luck mate! What are the games like over in England?

hey sol - i remember in the live thread you were asking about odds for winning a certain amt in a certain timeframe - is there a wager on this or is it just a personal goal?

Small wager, but for a specific volume/day thing instead. My friend was going to be vs me a lot but I think he wussed out.

London games are pretty good, but it does depend. At least though you can get consistent action 24/7 so it's not too bad if you can suck it up and play low at times.

I HAVE ARRIVED IN AUSTRALIA

and went to play at the casino the first night to show how much of a grinder I was, granted it was after eating with some friends I'd met up with.

Was a bad idea, tired and not in the zone, also ran bad lost some money.

I'm starting to regret doing this. The casino is depressing; it was like vancouver, chinese people everywhere, not saying a word and being grumpy, terrible breath, slow roll me first hand in stupid spot, then take ages for decisions. Dealers I got (played 2/4) seemed very inexperienced; maybe higher stakes ones are much better, but the hands/hour is really low. This is stupid. Going to try play more later and see it it's better.

No pics, too tilted. I might quit poker and challenge and just play dota2 after all.

sick OP and that pic of all the £20 notes gives me an erection.

gllllll!

edit: jst remember pokers a grind, if it was all easy and there were no downsides to it everyone would be doing it...

The casino is depressing

THIS

gl tho

Late nights, weekends, table selection mean good times. Old Chinese nits, bad breath, inexperienced dealers are merely obstacles to be avoided. If I had a proverb I'd use one right now.

Hahaha yep its a fn death trap, so depressing. Ive realized i can only play there once or twice a week maximum without it taking a toll on everything i do.

Thurs Fri and Sat are generally fun though, depending on the table you get. Just find one where people are drinking and having a good time and ask for a transfer. Every other day/night is horrendous imo

Wait did you get off a 9 hour flight then go straight to the casino?

If so... ofc you're hating it.

Going to grind just of the plane is ******ed...

Also never come to Perth if you want a good hand per hour rate in Australia relative to Melbourne...

Do you guys really find Crown Casino so depressing?

Personally I really liked it there and I wanted to come back more than just one night, however I didn't find the time as I was too busy working

Also about the Hands/Hour, atleast at the table I played (and I assume all of them?) they had a timer for each persons decisions, no matter which kind, which I actually found alittle annoying but got used to it over night. Would this not have a huge impact on quickening up the game alot?

Oh and bump I really enjoyed the read until now, and please do not stop blogging!

Crown have a timer at the lower limits

The problem is the low quality dealers and the fact that a lot of players like to really use up as much time at every decision point.

At the higher limits there is no timer (correctly) but its still a bit of a pain in the butt.

From the rooms I have experienced in Australia, I dont think Melbourne is any sadder of a place then any of the others, its just that in general poker rooms suck in Australia.

I was going to update but I lost motivation. I was talking to a friend, and I just said this.

Rationally speaking, I think there's 0% chance I'd actually kill myself right now, or in fact, at any point, but if someone gave me a button right now that will make me die, I would consider pressing it, because I am emotionally ready for it. Essentially I am kept alive by my laziness.

It is a good thing I am really really really lazy.

I had a very good short session last night and I am currently on track with 1k/day. I'll update with photos and stuff. I think I am going to go to sleep before I do or say anything else stupid.

That's a good thing (not the killing yourself bit), you are unlike 99% of the population that cling to life, very stoic like, you are basically free nothing can really do you any harm.

Laziness in my opinion equates to happiness. Especially if you are content with your own laziness. Most lazy people don't really need much to bring them happiness, unlike the neuritic personality's that are constantly striving for achievements in the delusional thought that it will bring them happiness (which they don't realize is only momentary) before they are on to there next "achievement."

In continual becoming without being; in continual desire without satisfaction; in the continual frustration of striving of which life consists. -Schopenhauer

You might find this interesting:
http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/phl2...uer/vanity.pdf

i am taking a philosophy class on happiness right now. Funny you should mention Schopenhauer wasn't he the guy who said we would all be better off never having been born? I also remember this quote from him that made me chuckle: "Because people have no thoughts to deal in, they deal cards, and try and win one another's money. Idiots!"

Sounds like a fun guy.

Hope you feel better soon sol.

Funny that you mention that quote i was just reading that essay by him.
http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/s/scho.../chapter4.html

Haha yep, one of the most intelligent philosophers/man to grace the earth (behind Nietzsche), despite his pessimistic attitude. You should check out The world as will and representation its a great book.

oh sol i still regret the day i made you angry with not understanding what a polarized 3betting range is, hope you forgive me one day. Good luck will follow since I've always liked your advice and writing.

As predicted I feel much better having slept and woken up. I'm going to check out the place I'm going to lease later today. Imma do that, maaaybe put in a session, and post many photos. Also earlier, I went to my friend's warehouse and did manual labour. Thankfully I did not get paid so my "never had a job in my life" is still running a okay.

Schopenhauer is pretty cool, as is Nietzche. It's a real pity the latter is so often misunderstood by people who've basically never read his philosophy except when out of context. I wonder what % of people who know he said "God is dead" knows how the rest of the the quote reads.

I have two friend studies Philosophy, and I'm quite interested in the topic itself. Useless things are most interesting to me, after all, everything is useless, and life is useless, so the most useless thing are the most representative of life! Or something. No but really it's pretty cool, although my friend mostly bashes descartes when he has the chance.

Looking forward, keep posting!