Thanks, Some things are similarly priced, things like taxis etc are just as expensive as Western countries. When it comes to beer(£1/beer in bars), or Hotel room rooms things are alot cheaper. I'm staying in pretty nice hotels for ~£12/night, and obv wouldn't be able to get anywhere near that back home.

Im looking to find a place to rent soon, I think you can get somewhere nice for £300/month.

Gona spend the day working my way back up the coastline tomorrow, so should have some good pics

Played this hand today, against a reg a play a decent amount against. Dont want to mention reads etc incase he reads this thread. Still an interesting hand/nice surprise





Against super aggro guy

Real nice to end up against this actual holding, still lost both runs

Sounds awesome there
First hand is some kind meta ;d
gl keep crushing

FTP monkey avatar obv not working

Avatar confirmed changed, had a tough time picking one, looked for the most tilting one, went with the gnome, not so tilting at first but his emotions tilt the **** outta me. Gotta look for dem Hidden edges.

TLDR

So I'm back in Patong, What can only be described as a town of debauchery. Didn't bring my camera but I should catch some good degen pics in the next few days.

Last night I went out for a casual beer, decided on A pint of Guinness in an Irish bar which was surprisingly "irish" compared to most foreign Irish bars Ive been in. Pint of Guinness costing ~£8 :O, back to the Changs after one

Was gona call it a night after a few beers and a enjoyable Community shield match, when I'm approached by a tiny man with offers of the infamous "ping pong" show. Claims its free of charge, but I have to buy a beer. I had always planned to go and witness this, so why not now? confident there must be something this Gnome isn't telling me. I decide to go.

I get in lead into the showroom and order a Chang(usually ~£1/beer), to be handed a bill of £20, "damm that tiny wee ****". I let it fly as I probably would have spent money on a ticket(and dont have a choice).

The show itself seemed a little warn out, the main girl seemed to be getting on, and the others kinda looked like I guess you would if your 9-5 was sitting on ping pong balls. I get handed a balloon by one of the girls, unawares that this now gives me my own part in the show. Myself and 3 other guys are called up to the stage, the girl smiles and asks us to put the balloon in our mouths...ok, next thing dat old girl comes out with darts, and I remain stunned as she proceeds to fire the darts from darks end bursting the balloons.

We then get asked to go backstage, as expected, its a tiny make up room with a few naked Asian ladies, they ask me to get naked for "You next part in show", I'm just not drunk enough for this yet, I refuse, 3 of us are asked to go back to the audience . Turns out the one remaining guys part was to sit while the girls try to get him hard on stage for humour, good fold IMO.

Cant remember much after that, I recall finding a local whiskey priced at £1 a glass, GG.

Starting to ponder the prostitutes, Its something I'm not keen on, usually because any whores Ive came across have been beat up, ageing ones. These ones are hot as ****, and dressed for every possible Asian fantasy, with the beers involved, and the fact that they just walk up and feel your **** could make it a tough spot. That being said the normal girls are disgustingly easy, so hoping I can stick to them for awhile.

Poker still going as always, losing.

sick update, damn first time i heard about pingpong shows... looks pretty lol

things gonna turn around, gnome is pretty powerfull avatar, i also find the pilot pretty good... ima stick to my panda tho

Lol anyone who has the Panda avatar seems to swear by it. Perhaps u's are onto something...

There is nothing more tilting than a 6 max player who decides to play me a match, always so god dam nitty








Couple of LOLnicehand hands:











#whenwillitend

On a lighter note just opened my first beer, and will be heading back into this jungle armed with a camera, could be fun.

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Thanks

As predicted last night ended up being a blur, promised myself I'd remain in control...

Started off in another Irish bar, was LOLbad but one sign I seen made me smile, Never has this rule been so apparent as in Thai



Went to an Aussie bar afterwards, only cause there is one bar girl there who I want so bad, all the other bar girls are loud and aging, standard thai bar girls, shes shy and just sits by the cash register and smiles. Im determined to ask her on a date, but I imagine she gets it 100 times a night being so cute.

Started talking to 2 Aussie guys for awhile, but they just wanted to drink all night(they where confirmed old), and I had other plans.

Went to this place



Which can only be described as degen heaven, whores dancing everywhere, they can get quite rude(grab your balls etc) but I think I handled myself pretty well.

After that the night gets a little blurry, have flashback of smoking a sheesha, then sitting down on a street corner with some guy and 5 girls, From memory he claimed to be some sort of guru, I was intrigued because he didnt seem to want any money(99% of people here who ask you to take part in something want monies), cant remember all of it but meditated for awhile, the girls seemed to love this guy, then he asked me to kiss him, aha, always a catch, gg bro.

Decided to have another 3 days in Patong, Im spending far too much money but having crazy experiences everytime I go out. Even had a winning session, fish gotta win sometimes

thailand sounds ***** crazy man, dont worry about the monies and enjoy the good time

Loved thailand. Patong will wear on you eventually, it is an absolutely fantastic place to get loose but it is the most intense party destination. Tiger bar is ok but kinda forced imo, further down the street there are better bars that have 6 tequila shots for 100 baht or something stupid like that and better atmospheres. Looks like you're having a great time, **** poker, keep living and partying. Gl.

You ever think about travel? or you tied down at home?

Yea downstairs is super forced, I rarely go downstairs unless its for a quick perv pretending I need the bathroom. Upstairs imo is the best place on the strip, just cause its 200bht in and once you pay that you are free to party and dont get hassled. I cant stand the Bar/worker girls calling you in, I could be wrong(as I havent indulged yet) but I imagine once they get you in they just hassle you to buy them drinks etc, And I just couldnt be bothered with that, spend most of my time in the Irish/Aussie bar, just cause that doesnt happen, even if the drinks are slightly more expensive.



Pokerwise still struggling to get volume in, put together a few winning sessions, but still losing for the month. Not too fussed and not working hard on my game either, enjoying myself too much.

Went on an actual date with a Thai girl today, shes very nice and works at one of the sluttiest dance clubs on the strip(I didnt meet her there ). Im aware im probably like guy number 5 despite of what she says, so im just having fun with her rocking bod while I can haha

nah not really, obv i cant speak for other countries but czech republic is pretty good in partying (weed and other drugs everywhere, nice girls, good beer) + i own some real estate here and am still a student here so pretty much tied down but i like it here...

maybe going for like a month or two during the holidays w gf or maybe more down the road

Seems like you are having a great time there mate. Keep it up
Life experience is priceless.
Continue with stories and pics, they are amazing

Ah fair enough, sounds like you got something pretty good going

Thanks, I am


#winning



Im always amazed when walking around Thai how there isnt more accidents, everything seems to be done with a complete disregard for health and safety. By this I mean guys half way up buildings doing work with no harness etc.

Stumbled across this yesterday,



Starting to make more sense...

Have to leave the country for a day tomorrow due to visa, still yet to make plans haha

sick rb line bro

really mate? i cant think of a play style i find more fun playing against, and the nittier the better. how can you not love bluffing a fuuuck ton and just pound people around and have them fold like weak little kittens

preflop nits suck :C

Iknow lol I dont know why it doesnt show Ive typed in 20% but still nothing

Pretty much that, im a blue line warrior so im not so good at pushing nits around, most of the ones I play seem to not want to fold either, so I always hate being conscious that their ranges are super tight and they dont want to fold alot of it becomes pretty much nit on nit warfare

nice life bro, hope things are as awesome as they seem :P moaarr updates on the ladeez.. plz

oh .. a new song for you to add to the grind list .. dno why but i could get stacked ten time over and still wna groove when this comes on...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPE9u5TCRIs

cheers bay, been looking some new tunes lately, got that one on repeat


Looks like Ill be grinding a ton over the next few days, decided to get a scooter, easier to get around and taxis are crazy expensive here.

Naturally I go out and get smashed and try to drive it home, fall off turning a corner in the rain, gg me.

Challenge complete!

Haven't done much exploring last few days, settled down, booked a months stay in a place with a fellow 2+2'er, been putting in a solid grind and running hotter than hell.

Within touching distance of victory, thinking hard about my game and putting a good amount of thought into every decision I make, mainly with optimal bet sizes, what im doing may even be bad in alot of cases, and my heater could be saving me, but for the first time in awhile im having alot of regs quit me(@ higher than 50nl), so I imagine what im doing is making me tougher. Only time will tell.

Spending my free time watching movies or going to the beach, tough life.

About to start a session, if all goes well ill have my closing out thread post to follow.

Sadly not the victory post I had in mind lost a little, played pretty well, and alot (1.8k hands).

Still <1k away from completion, really focused on my game and would be surprised if I didnt have this challenge completed by next week.

Some hands from the session:

I call this one the OBT: (overbet boss train)





6 card Royal

Obv some history behind me checking the flop, then get the nut worst turn(irony)






Think ill play another session later, grind on the mind.

Killed the end part of the month to take home the crown, one month before deadline. Pretty happy to hit the goal.

Focused on setting new(potentially too ambitious) goals and working hard towards hitting them.

Starting to play the deep ante 6 max games, mainly just to get action. Confident im a fish in these games, due to my lack of 6max study/wanting to play every hand, But im a winner over my small sample and Ill adjust and start to crush

Some hands from these games so far:








Obviously ill still be focusing mainly on HU, but these are an exciting new challenge to get stuck into.

Will make a new thread very soon with my new goals, really focused on poker atm and want to make get started asap.

Original Goal list:

[X] Find a new house(currently back living with parents)
[X] Average 8 hours sleep a day(currently get around 12 )
[ ] Average 40k hands/month. - but not too worried
[X] Winrate of 10bb/100 v regs. - hard to tell but Ive been doing well.
[X] Battling anyone @NL100+
[X] Rub prop bet monies on titties.


And of course, Giraffe



Thanks to all those who posted and wished GL!

sick stuff, looking forward to your new pg&c!
i should battle with you someday again, too bad you play when i sleep

Thanks man, Im currently trying to become nocturnal to get the juicy games again, so maybe soon



Link to new thread for all interested:

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/17...ax-nl-1367614/