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Is this not a troll thread? What are you doing OP?

nice blog

I am as real as a bee sting in the butt.

1. Gambling is currently my primary source of income. "Turning Pro"

2. I have been living in my parent's house since last summer when I became unemployed. "and Leaving Mom's Basement"

3. My goals for the next few years center on traveling across the US and as far abroad as possible. "to Travel the World"

I feel like only an idiot could read the thread and think it was a troll. Not saying you are one but it's quite obviously not a troll so what are your motives in saying so?

+1 OP has more guts than the most people and seems to know what he wants so hope he keeps it up.

Just some advice like needing multiple screens to study same time as playing are trolling / idiotism.

Good day guys and possibly one gal. I want to take this time to say thank you to all who have given me advice and words of encouragement. While I may not reply to every comment, I want you to know that I read all of them.

You will not see me posting many one-liners bc I think it is just a waste of thread space if I am the one constantly doing it. I respect everyone enough that if you have written a well thought-out post, I am going to put the effort into effectively replying. There are actually a few longer responses that I have already written, and am waiting to post. I try and limit/force myself, depending on the given day, to one long post every other day or so. I am trying to maintain my motivation level and life-balance at the same time.

With my nut trip there what do you think he can call a jam with? Villain was new to the table and in his twenties, so I was default assuming he is competent. Though the manner in which he played this hand might say otherwise. I'm not calling in his shoes with worse than trips. Can he really be calling enough with a 10 or smaller pair? I just can't imagine he could play an over pair this badly, which he did not later on with AA and JJ.

I guess enough of the time he will call thinking I am bluffing more than he will have the nuts? The way he played the hand I was fairly certain he was not nutted.

We have to bet the A9 hand to let the opponent make the mistake of calling. It doesn't matter if it seems like he can't call with anything we beat, we have to give him the chance to make a mistake there. Also reciprocity, some nits check back A9 there, we bet it and profit overall.

These are my top 4 reasons why Jacksonville has such soft poker:

1. Lack of solid pros/regs at the 1-2 level. At my home casino the average 1-2 table consisted of maybe 5 decent regs and 4 recs. Down here the table makeup is more like 2 average at best regs and 7 recs.

2. A degenerate crowd of younger men, mostly black, playing. At a full-service casino these guys will spend all of their time in the pit. At Bestbet there is dog and horse racing, and a few tables of blackjack in the poker room. I think it is a big deal that they do not have baccarat, craps or roulette. These men are forced to utilize poker to get their gambling fix. I have seen many young men sit down with the intentions of setting their $100 on fire. If they have to leave and still have money, a popular tactic is to start announcing all-in blind. Rarely do any of them take money off the table, and they have to be in run-like-god mode. Once I saw a guy crack big overpairs five times in two orbits.

3. A large flow of tourists looking to just have fun, especially in the winter time. Simply put, no one is coming to Ohio for vacation.

4. The culture down here tends to produce less experienced regs/recs. Unlike up north it is warm all year with lots to do. In the Upper Midwest it is either chilly and damp, or freezing half of the year. This could cause poker enthusiasts to be spending a lot of time indoors, and taking the game more seriously.

Does it work?

Two yeps!

**** me what a sort!

I am always amused by British slang when I find out what it means. We speak like 95% the same language but the slang is so different.

OP DEFINITION
sort
A word often used by Cockneys,Mockneys 'suvvern' lads and Geezers to describe a 'fit bird'
Oi,John,now SHE is a right Sort!

I am going to play a game of "sorts" by posting thread savers every once in awhile of pretty local birds from wherever I'm currently at.

Part 1

I returned to my parents house a little over a week ago. My journey back however, was more noteworthy than I would have liked. The day before I was dealt my death blow at the poker table, I was starting to realize I needed to sell some metal. I found that flying round-trip with a small airline, and parking for $3/day, cost less than it did to drive (after accounting for the actual cost per mile). I am surprised by the amount of people who just count fuel as the sole cost. The newer the car is, the more wrong they are.

While I was exploring different travel options, I stumbled upon this new app called Roadie. The jest of it is your car is used to transport items that are too heavy to be cost-efficiently and/or quickly shipped by a traditional carrier. The rates are only worthwhile if the delivery route is aligned with a road trip you are already driving. To me this seems really cool bc it substantially lowers your trip cost, and it gives me a chance to relive my truck driving days. You get to go to places you otherwise never would have gone, and there is a mission-like emphasis placed on the trip to make it seem more exciting.

For my return drive home, I accepted a job on Roadie to pick-up a truck part in Atlanta, GA and deliver it to a truck stop north of Bowling Green, KY. This would take me almost 100 miles out of route, but it was still worth it. The job paid $71, which covered 38% of my total costs. If you are a gas only person, you could say that you made a little profit.

Occasionally I might post on sports betting or DFS. It is important that I only consider it a hobby bc at best I have only a slight edge. I don’t even have near enough volume to know this for sure. Poker is where I have by far the biggest edge, therefore the more involved I get with sports games the less money I will make.

From time to time it is good for me to take a week completely off from poker bc this allows me to keep my mental playing state fresh. The last few months though, I spent way too much time focusing on betting and playing DFS, and this really negatively affected my income. I think betting $500/month would be okay bc I don’t really do anything else for fun that costs money. A positive in the near future for my poker bankroll is that from April thru August, I have no sports to play. My interest is only in CFB, the NFL, CBB and a little NBA.

Don’t worry, my gambling degeneracy ends with sports. I don’t play, actually I hate table games and slots. I did lose a few hundred learning how to play perfect blackjack strategy, so that I could maybe count cards one day. I have no plans though to do this anytime soon.

Not sure if anyone cares about college basketball, but for fun I wrote up a NCAA tournament gambling guide.

1 North Carolina
2 Kentucky

UNC has the easiest path of any #1 seed to the Final Four.

UCLA is a popular pick, however their best players are banged up and Kentucky’s young team is improving game by game.

5 Iowa State
7 Michigan

Kansas chokes often in this tournament. They lost in the opening round of their conference, which doesn’t translate well in March. They are underwhelming down low, and if Purdue with their two outstanding big men can get past Iowa State; I like them against KU as well. ISU has already played KU twice beating them on the road by 3, and losing at home by 4.

Michigan is arguably the hottest team in the country, winning 10 of their last 12. Their lone two losses in that stretch came in overtime and on a last-second shot. They can light it up on offense from all five positions. 6’10’’ stretch four D.J. Wilson is a match-up nightmare, and senior guard Derrick Walton Jr. can carry this team on his back when it matters most. One other note, UM has been playing inspired ball since the team plane almost crashed the day before the start of the Big 10 tournament.

2 Duke
5 Virginia

Duke is overall the most talented team in CBB. In their last 6 games they have beaten #1 UNC, #2 Louisville, #3 Florida State and #5 Notre Dame. They probably should have have been a #1 seed. SMU is also dangerous, not having lost a game since 1/12. They have possibly the most unique starting lineup I have ever seen. Their five starters are all 6’6’’ or taller, and average at least ten points and five rebounds per game.

The defending national champs do not usually have much repeat success in this tournament, and that does not bode well for Villanova. They heavily rely on their outside shooting, and are not a good rebounding team. That is a recipe for disaster, and I think that they have a terrible draw. Wisconsin in the second-round is going to limit Nova’s possessions with their pace of play; and Nova’s poor rebounding is only going to make it worse. If they are able to get past Wisconsin, Virginia plays a very similar style. They already played Nova earlier this year, only losing 59-61.

2 Arizona
5 Notre Dame

Arizona has an even easier path to the Final Four than the #1 seeds. It also helps that they are getting healthy at the right time.

Gonzaga historically struggles as a higher seeded team. I think that playing so many games against bad competition really hurts them in the tournament. I like the winner of West Virginia/Notre Dame to knock them off. I am going with the Fighting Irish bc of their great 3-point shooting, and forward Bonzie Colson’s ability to beat you inside and out.

Final Four Picks

1 North Carolina
7 Michigan

2 Duke
2 Arizona

2 Duke
7 Michigan

2017 National Champions - Duke Blue Devils

Part 2

I set out from Jacksonville with barely enough money for gas. I did not have any left for food, but I was able to scrape together enough spare change for a couple meals. I was cruising through southern rural Georgia when on a whim I decided to stop for gas. It was at a low traffic crossroads in an all-white backwoods area, and somehow the gas station was still owned by Arabs. I didn’t want to have to make any extra stops anywhere near Atlanta. I despise the ATL, as it is right up there with Chicago, New York City and Los Angeles for the worst traffic I have encountered in the U.S.

Boy am I glad I did stop bc as I walked around to the other side of the car, I immediately saw that the front tire was sitting on the rim. I got to change my very first tire, and thankfully I had all the necessary tools. It took about an hour after reading up on my phone how to do it. The cause turned out to be a very small nail. Now I was faced with a dilemma. I could give up the Roadie job and wait a couple days to get some money, or push my spare tire to the limit. Of course I chose the later option. There were dozens of stories on the internet saying that donuts are more durable than they tell us, and people successfully driving 1,000 miles on them.

I set off again, this time at a limp. I was careful to only drive 60 mph on the Interstate, and stuck to lower speed limit highways when I could. While picking up the truck part I was reminded of one of the reasons why I no longer am in the trucking industry, and that is no one values a truck driver’s time. Everyone else is getting paid by the hour or a salary, so they are in no hurry to do anything. 99% of drivers get paid by the mile driven. There were so many times that I had to sit around and wait for hours at a time, meanwhile my wage per hour was dwindling down to near minimum-wage levels. Anyways, at the ATL Volvo service center it took a couple of hours just to pick up a pre-ordered part. The lone employee was slow, and the truck company had difficulty processing their payment. It is funny that when I called the guy I was working for to tell him I was running late bc of the flat tire, he actually offered me a job upon hearing I used to be a driver. He said they were always looking for another good driver, but I know that he really meant to say we don’t pay enough to keep good drivers.

The last leg of the delivery began with me paying a McDonald’s worker in dimes and nickels. I reconfirmed that math is not the strong suit of most McD’s employees. I kind of felt like a dick but a man has to eat, right? I got to Kentucky at 2am, which sucked bc I hate driving long distances at night. It is boring without being able to see anything, and as I am not a coffee drinker I tend to get heavy eyelids. I slept at the truck stop, and the next morning I decided to roll the dice again on my donut. I figured if I made it this far, why can’t I make it a few more hours to home?

The good thing about Planet Fitness is that it is open 24/7. I would be less likely to go during the day when it is busy, but between 11pm-4am it is so chill. There are maybe about ten other customers at any given time.

I don’t have anxiety in general, but I guess I do have social anxiety according to the “medical field”. When I was still in college my parents sent me to a psychologist, who proceeded to medicate me. After several months I quit playing mickey mouse games with the “DR”, and went cold turkey off those BS poison pills. They did nothing positive for me; only bad side effects. I had chronic thirst, a slowed down metabolism and I couldn’t maintain erections during sex for a couple years after I stopped taking the medications.

I am able to function competently enough socially for my needs; now that I have learned some truths about myself and mankind in general. I have finally realized that I am not “normal”, and that is okay. I am not happy being in large groups, meeting new people, or when in most public social situations. I am happy being alone for long periods of time, with occasional interaction amongst a small group of family or friends. A compatible female companion and pets are perfect for filling most all of my social needs. I used to never be happy bc when I was alone I mentally beat myself up for not being like everybody else. It is also easier to go out in public when I remind myself that strangers don’t really give 2 ducks about me or what I am doing. Yeah they will take a glimpse of me and judge in their minds for a few seconds, but after that they will go back to their primary focus; which is 98% of the time on themselves.

Maybe I’m missing something here, but why do all humans need to be the same? I consider myself as being closer in nature to that of a panther rather than a baboon. To an outside observer though, I might resemble something more like a giant sea slug if we are going by appearances.

LEGAL DISCLAIMER:

The contents of this thread are solely based upon my opinions or figments of my imagination and should not be considered as professional advice or facts. I am not responsible for whatever actions you may take upon reading these contents.

ATTENTION IRS:

All poker winnings contained in this thread were sadly bet on black.

That 3rd paragraph in your last post resonated with me so much. Most of what you write sounds like I could have written it to be fair. Sincerely wishing you all the best mate.

The reset is almost complete. I have been spending a lot of time selling on eBay, and the rest watching college basketball. It was a lot of fun to be able to watch March Madness on a jumbo flat screen in a recliner. Now the thread is about to get back on track with the pokers.

I started this thread for two reasons, as a means of personal reflection for myself and to inspire others that have a similar mindset and ambitions. When I cease to be effective in either of these areas, that is the day I stop posting. If I can encourage just a few people, than this thread was worth creating. I remember last year reading several interesting threads on here and while I wouldn’t model myself after those guys, they did help in stirring up some of the motivation I needed to begin my journey. That I can go anywhere and do anything, while I use poker to finance these things.

Our whole lives we have had entities putting chains around our minds. I wish for nothing more than to be free from the influence of Christianity (although I am far from an Agnostic), government, Hollywood, news media, peer pressure and Western society. There is an abundance of independent thinkers on 2+2, so I think I am in the right place to share my story.

It's GO time!!

Oh, I wish I was in the land of cotton,
Old times there are not forgotten.
Look away, look away, look away Dixie Land!
In Dixie's Land, where I was born in,
early on one frosty mornin'.
Look away, look away, look away Dixie Land!
I wish I was in Dixie, Hooray! Hooray!
In Dixie's Land I'll take my stand,
to live and die in Dixie.
Away, away, away down south in Dixie!
Away, away, away down south in Dixie!

I would play that ole antebellum song whenever I got to drive the truck down south. The traditional Southern U.S. is so unique from the rest of the country. It is too humid for my liking but I do enjoy the cultural atmosphere, especially over the insufferable environment of the urban sprawl on the Northeast Coast. I’m not sure which would be more enjoyable, driving through hell or the I-95 stretch from Richmond, VA up to Boston, MA.