Link to live PLO SHR ft (with Felipe Ramos and Jungleman) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6XfxHoWoVY

Watched a little of this on the stream last night (commentary was beyond my linguistic capabilities). One day you're playing against Negreanu, then Mr. Cates ... Anyway, hoping you're ended up doing well (I think there were six left when I hit the sack and you had around 20bb).

Yeah, the language barrier thingy over here has been interesting for me, as Portuguese is pretty darn close to Spanish, which makes playing poker, eating at restaurants, basic conversations etc. quite easy for yours truly So, as opposed to when I am playing live events in Argentina where I am literally always the non-Latino foreigner (and obviously standout in the process), over here, having the likes of a couple of dozens+ foreigners, I actually pass for... an Argentino, go figure

I finished in 6th (12k CAD), when I committed a slight ICM error when the 4th in chips (that slightly had me covered), opened for full pot and I mistakingly thought I had fold equity with my AKs (the 6th in chips had 7bbs, I had 12bbs). I did not win the flip (I need to learn had to flip better, as I loss 2 crucial flips worth 10ks in equity ffs), but such is life. Going back to the day2 of ME on Saturday (with 2x average) and then got the 3k HR to finish off the series.

Hope all is well friend, peace.

GL with the next event. Nothing wrong with fine tuning ICM spots via a little retro analysis! (mind boggling how tight some folds need be). Anyway, did experience some vicarious joy seeing you FT a PLO event. Hope to see some more non-"non-Latino foreigner" adventures amongst the poker legend demographic.

I don't think you have to beat yourself up about going broke with AK and 12bb flipping at that stage. But what do I know - I haven't kept up with current tourney strategy in recent years.

Still a decent cash and a shot at mo money in the main event - GL

Thx bro! And yeah, I usually do a little studying before coming to a series, especially considering that the gist of my lab work for the past couple of years has been (almost) strictly aimed at PLO cash. So this being said, I did navigate the early stages of the tournament and was one of the better players playing deep. Moreover, considering my online success over the past decade and what I have accomplished there with both NLHE and PLO @ 400 stakes, I try not to kick myself for making hiccups when it comes to ICM, but still, it stings, you know

Speaking of named pros, I stopped being star struck by and have since engaged in quite a few banters/interesting conversations. What was interesting about this series though, is that given that it is in Portuguese and all, and that we, as non-Latino foreigners, walk somewhat on common ground, so I got to hangout with them more as peers this time than I would of in a normal series. I can say this about a few of them :

- Felipe Ramos is one of the better humans I have met (that is internationally famous). So humble and a genuinely nice guy

- Jungle is a fracking alien, no doubt about it I mean he was a zombie throughout the tournament, looked completely uninterested and had to be reminded constantly when it was his turn to act His way of handling himself at the table or even the simple act of walking around, is pure eccentricity at its finest (and probably flirts with being on the autism spectrum). Nice guy though, we joked around quite a bit and he answered some of my theory questions when we were alone off the table

- Benny Glaser : now I did not hold him highly in my esteem levels after we had squared off years back in Dublin and his arrogance rubbed me the wrong way. That said, he just seems to be extremely competitive, takes the game to heart and turned out to be an alright lad after all

- I will not name this last fellow (out of respect), but when we engaged thoroughly in conversation (being the only English speaking lads at the initial table) and he came off as being pretentious af and whatnot (with an actual tingle in his eyes that he is something special), I did not get turned off by his arrogance like I usually do in this precise situation... It was so transparent that the dude must of had it rough in high school and that he is using his poker fame to compensate/hide behind, so none of the "playing Triton 100ks", "having a 100% of himself", "making millions of dollars", bothered me this time around, as arrogance is the best shadow to hide one's insecurities, right...

Thx friend! Yeah, I still remain bummed out with the last hand before the final table that I elected to take a flip (as opposed to folding) and how I no longer had the 2nd-3rd most chips at the final table, but found myself 6th In the end though, I probably just cost myself 3-5k in equity (which is oftentimes an hour's swing online) and just need to learn how to flip better, you know

Meh, min-cashed the ME for 3k, which is quite disappointing, when factoring my initial EV of having 5.5 starting stacks, but quite satisfying when considering that I ran bad, just barely squeezed into the cash and lost ATo < A8s for 35bbs literally the hand after the bubble burst. So much more happy with this (little) score than the PLO one, as the former is due to run bad, as opposed to an ICM hiccup like the latter. 3k HR tomorrow, we got this

Hey friends, by all appearances - granting desire moving forward... - I will be blogging on a new site : https://www.unibetcommunity.com/foru...comment-346367

Of course, all of yous know my story and this will be a follow up to it ; see you there!!!

Sounds like some major life changes happened recently - hope you can adjust as smoothly as possible - the vipassana sounds like a good plan.

Best of luck on the mtt grind over the next months.

Will you occasionally update here or is every thing moving to the new blog site?

The separation with L has been much HARDER than I could of fathom - and inhuman, might I sadly add... - and never would of envisioned this despicable/devilish side in her. But alas, such is the fate of someone that has DEEP af trauma and has not dealt with it, unfortunately.

I will still be updating over here occasionally, much in the same pace as I have done recently.

I'm confident 10 days of vipassana will ensure you remain in the right kind of space. I look forward to hearing how you float on through all the gnarled thoughts and emotions. Easy game!

Ohhhhh, for sure man!!! I am TREMENDOUSLY looking forward of ridding myself of A TON of emotional shyt!!! I also know that it will be painful af (but necessary).

So, by all appearances I will be blogging quite frequently on my new Unibet Community thread (linked above), as I have an ample amount of newly found time upon my hands and a desire to (narratively) let loose yo So expect frequent updates folks

Best of luck on the next chapter, Dubn! I'll be sure to pop into your new blog so I can follow your progress.