Nomadic OMC

Things are in motion in La Belle Province, stuff like the Francofolies festival (numerous free French music shows in multiple designated/vehicle blocked streets of Montreal ), the G7 (where Trump obviously had to create panic in the Western world by his acidic/butt-hurt comments ) and the patios packed of peeps stepping out of hibernation into the estival streets underneath the golden skies yo

Now at a riper nomadic age, I have a foot in both worlds : one that likes to indulge in nicer AirBnB apartments, restaurants and not give a frack about the end bill ; another that still prefers simplicity, nature and that remains a minimalist even if I have the means to indulge as much as my desires. I mean, long gone are those days of hitchhiking miles upon miles, sleeping in parks/by the side of the road, running out of monies in foreign countries, getting free food & clothes from churches etcetera, yet I can still do shut my eyes for months on end and live as a monk with his begging bowl (sorta of...). But regardless of my consumer preferences, it feels great to have a very healthy BR and have next to nil chances of going break

Speaking of my buddy, he actually messaged me primarily to ask for monies (and because we will likely meet up in Sept-Oct) as he found himself in a dire situation in Nepal : he was charged by a bull while hiking, had to hang on to its horns while being swung around like a toddler (remember, he is 72), only to end up body slammed to the ground with the young bull stomping him repeatedly Villagers came to his rescue and made a stretcher out of bamboo sticks ; he had to spend the next 4 days in the hospital recuperating.

As far as monies goes, he receives a pension of (the equivalent of) 1500USD$ monthly. Since he spends most of his time in meditation centres, food and lodge is cheap/free. This lifestyle is mainly by choice, as he brought in, a few years back, a duffel bag stuffed with a cool mil in cash to the Canadian equivalent of the IRS as he felt the ethical need to do so through meditation (he felt the money was dirty as it was acquired by smuggling precious stones across borders). We are born broke and die broke, right, and everything in between is just variance, or so goes the poker saying...




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WestWorld

In the center of the labyrinth, hides the Minotaur. This otherworldly beast - or perhaps too human... - of whom not much is voiced... We know of the ultimate outcome of this part human/part animal Demon and that Theseus comes back victorious and unscathed, but nil is said of the dreaded silence during the battle in the heart of this existential maze... The truth remains unmirrored.

I was in the heart of the maze on my Ayahuascan trip. In that perfect uncanny balance of magnificent awe and fear in the face of the unknown. Yet my fight vs my demons remains indescribable... Even in a thousand words across timeless languages, its concise grasp escapes intelligibility... Except in the deafening silence of a thousand and one empty echos, that is…

Then again, perhaps Theseus was always meant as a Victor, the Minotaur to be defeated and no other outcome could ever be…. Perhaps we are simply programmed, that I was meant to go deep into the heart of nowhere during that Ayahuascan night and that my alleged illumination was but a digitally instilled and predestined spark…

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The Road

Went to Mont Tremblant yesterday after the grind and caught the sunset dwelling amongst Les Laurentides mountain chain The Mont Tremblant village located at the foot of the mountain, really reminds me of Lake Louise (in Alberta) : a multitude of restaurants, shops and bars create this welcoming and enticing atmosphere Ohhhh, where has my early 20s gone, right, those nights of drinking until no tomorrow and showing up to work on 4h of sleep... or doing mushrooms 3 nights a week and (literally) barking at the full moon on the hillside high as a mama-fracking kite Fun times, I tell you, REALLY fun times

Anyhow, as I was speeding along the highway (nothing outrageous, about 120-125kms in a 90 zone, as it was night…), it struck me how taking a curve in the unknown of the darkness, was a similar sensation as going all-in with air : you are left hanging upside down in pure emptiness - and suspension -, your opponent staring you down, unsure if he will look you up or not, while you sit there, utterly powerless with nothing else to do except staring at the green felt of the stupid table, trying by all means to control the rythmn of your respiration and your body reactions...




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Speeding Bullets

Got woken up by the deafening - and tilting - hotel alarm that proceeded to go berzerk for the next eternity or so ; I sat up, observed my tensed body for an hour before engaging the sunny outside world for some more exploration of Mont Laurier and Maniwaki yo Problem is, Mother Nature had (stubborn) plans of her own when she threw rain my way rain followed by thunder storms So it was a race back home as I stormed down the highway like the mama-fracking Man of Steel - -, got back to my desk and put in 3h or grinding yo : +400$ in 3h

It feels good to have hit the road again and it does bring a fresh dose of inner balance, but I am still bored here in Quebec I am missing the novelty of moving around, discovering, being immersed in a different culture, a different language and meeting a ton of peeps Well, only 3 weeks left here and then off to Vancouver Island which, while not being some new untouched exploring ground for yours truly, is still kinda of exciting.




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Button Clicking Soul Sucker

Good day at the office today, as I managed to stare at my screen for 6h, even if I got repeatedly smacked in the face by nasty variance Nonetheless, these days of heavy virtual volume are far and few in between, so I do welcome them with open arms when they come skipping along

For those of yous that invest in cryptos, I recommend looking into ETC (ethereum classic) that will be listed on Coinbase imminently ; when BCC was first introduced on the latter, it went from 1500$ to 3500$ in a matter of weeks I expect the same initial market enthusiasm for ETC (now sitting at 14USD$) and have already traded for 3k with 4 more to come Obviously, I will dump it faster than a nasty case of diarrhea about 2 weeks after it hits the Californian based trading company

Am looking forward to hopping on that Vancouver plane come July and flying away towards new adventures And darn, even moreso to Europe come November, as Montreal is just not cutting it for me any longer and I don't fathom coming back for a long stay next summer...




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Exploring Northern Boundaries

Having been looking into future road trips for when I come back here to Quebec ; after all, my family ain't leaving these parts anytime soon, so must keep my nomadic soul occupied, right, and my dreamer brain wandering... Anyhow, I stumbled upon an itinerary that really fits my eternal luv for desolated and nordic regions : the 13h train from Sept Isles to Schefferville. CBC has an article pertaining to this scenic route :

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montre...orth-1.2956267

I wish I had seen/thought of this trip beforehand, but whatever, it will be something to looking forward to when I get back But anyhow, there is no road to get to Schefferville : you either have to fly or take the train. And basing myself on the next youtube video filmed on the said train ride, it looks pretty fracking amazing : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-TVQpPLRlY

My aunt use to teach over there for a decade before they shut down the mine and the place became a ghost town, going from a population of thousands to barely over 200 souls




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Stepping Stones

No grinding this weekend - niece singing yesterday/Father's Day today -, but had already accumulated 21h of volume this week, so not too much of a RB setback... This said, I did purchase 7.5k in ETC ; now all we need, is coinbase to list it, the price to be artificially bloated before proceeding to dump that shyt Such as happened to BCH and Tron (had purchased 10k of the latter), albeit I will soon get back into Tron, as I believe in their future...

Will hit the road direction Val D'Or tomorrow after 5h of grinding ; it should be fun If not, not much. Am excited for the upcoming B.C. part of my summer and do hope it will spice up things a little





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Hands

Seven hours and twenty-four minutes folks ; yup, yup, that is how much yours truly managed to put in today Let's forget how 8-10h/day online use to be trivial a few years ago... Let's forget how I made a habit of going hard for 4 months str8 in the Yukon every summer grinding 55h weekly (albeit, must of it live back then...)... Nope, let's forget the past lower stakes navigated by a fresher brain and younger body and just be happy for today's grind, yo

Also came storming out of the gates, was up 3.5k at one point, until... variance being variance, I could not win a flip for the life of a flipster, Jeezzzzusss flipping Murphy

We got hit by some rain today, which delayed my Abitibi trip ; will be hitting the road tomorrow afternoon, after a 3h session or so.




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Overhard Breaky

My... Brain... Is... Fried Fried like sunny side up eggs ; nope, nope, make that an overcooked omelette with a TON of melted butter, crispy onions and cheese because I am French, of course The fact that I slept in my van yesterday (ehhhh, no hotels with vacancy in neither Val d'Or, Amos or Rouyn on a fracking Tuesday evening, go figure ), grinded for 5h today, had a HUGE dinner and drove for 7h in the past 24h, just batted me down

Val d'Or is amazing and it feels great to be back on the road again Flirted with the waitress tonight (cute af) and it was going quite well, but alas, it did not lead to anything outside of a good conversation. Still cool to hit it off with a pretty chick in her late 20s and come to the realization that I still got it a little, you know

Got family dinners this weekend and a theatre play for St-Jean Baptiste Day (French Canadian national day, even though we never managed to separate) and then buddies coming over for a couple days next week. The grind will be intermittent until I get to Vancouver in 2 weeks (I will play that 330$ Reentry PLO tourney at The Playground though next week).




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Sur La Route

I am not going to talk about the crypto downswing...

Really refreshing to have my state of mind shift from "ehhhh, I am burnt out from the grind/bored from life " to "let's hit the road yo, life belongs to those of us that fracking grab it ". Ohhhh how a small change in the parameters can turn around the whole equation, right

We spent a good chunk of yesterday's family dinner speaking of Europe and what aspects/countries of the Old Continent enthral us ; Since my early 20s, at a time where I preferred spending my winters in the cheaper/more adventurous continents like Asia and Latin America, I always knew that I was delaying the exploration of Europe for my 40s when I would be more ripe physically (ehhh ), financially stable, and indulging in middle-age comforts (fancy restaurants, eye candy architecture, luscious women) that held less appeal in my hippie days. Anyhow, 11 more day before flying to Vancouver yo




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60 Years of Cinema

In honour of St-Jean Baptiste (Quebec's national holiday), will be (re)viewing the excellent Dede, A Travers les Brumes, a movie depicting Andre Fortin's rise in fame in the French Canadian music world, before leading to his tragic suicide. Excellent movie. And one of the best that Quebec has to offer.

Speaking of which, and because I spent a couple of years back in my Uni days viewing a ton of Quebecois movies, a few suggestions :

- Polytechnique, Denis Villeneuve : About the 1989 shootings at University of Montreal. Powerful movie.

- Un 32 Aout sur Terre, Denis Villeneuve : Villeneuve's first flick which depicts a man's severe street beating and his subsequent fantasy-coma-induced journey.

- Les Ordres, Michel Brault : Released in 1974, this movie revisits the 1970 October crisis where martial law was declared in Quebec and the Canadian army came in and arrested/detained a few 100s of innocent peeps. A classic.

- Leolo, Jean-Claude Lauzon : Depicts the story of a French Canadian family that is instilled with that existential and tragic dread often associated with Quebec's cinema. And it was curiously included in Time's top 100 movies of all time (in the top 20s, if I remember correctly...).

- Le Vent de Wyoming, Andre Forcier : Like all of Forcier's uncanny magic-realism universe, this film follows the characters through their dark and tragic faith.

- Yes Sir! Madamme, Robert Morin : After his mother's death, a son inherits inherits reels of films and starts filming in diametrical opposite fashion a reel in English, followed by a reel in French which clearly contradict each other As an ode to Quebecois culture, the film obviously finishes as the hero swimming a la "French Frog" naked in a pod with "Oh Canada" playing in the background

On the poker front, booked a very solid week of profits, but given that I am down to my last 10 days here, the grind will be put to the side somewhat. I will grinding in a few hours when I can, and going to play that PLO tourney Thursday at The Playground, but if not, I will come back with a new schedule once on the West Coast




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Last Sprint

A few days left for the last minute scramble of trying to meet up with a few friends (that I have thus far not seen), packing, cleaning up my chalet and reaching my June RB goals (just a couple of hours away ).

Might be purchasing some more BTC in the upcoming days, given the 6.2k price and all... Crypto tweet of the day by Alistair Milne :

-"banks are praying bitcoin is a bubble and it will pop…. but bitcoin isn’t the bubble, it is the pin"

If not, my wanderlust-nomadic-daydreaming mind has already turned its attention as far as Europe, where I am looking into which countries to visit... A new language to learn, like Italian, perhaps... Or if I will stay in Europe for the winter (ehhhh cold ), fly to Myanmar-Japan (meditation retreat, Asian women) or head back to Argentina-Bolivia-Brazil (Spanish, ayahuasca)... All good dilemmas, I tell you, and really fun to be thinking about all these options once again My time in Quebec was a mere 2 months, but it really feels like I stalled here, settled down, as oppose to it being but another stop along the eternal journey yo




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Omaha is a Blast

Finished 4th in the 330$R Omaha tourney. Am really happy with my play, ran really good in the early stages and then could not do squat at the end

Hand of interest : after 3 limpers, I wake up with AA34hh and while this is the kind of spot that I will more often then not check it back and thus not bloat the pot OOP with weakish aces, because this is a bounty and one of the limpers was shortstacked (reentry tournament and even if the guy was passive af, I believe that recs will often say "f**k it" and shove instead of calling off 20-40% of their stack pre) so I decided to squeeze, but alas, got called in 2 spots

Flop (19.5bbs)
J67

Not a board that I love life and all, but since I am first to act and that the other deep stack is sandwiched in between the shortstack and myself, I decide to lead out for 7bbs with the intention of putting MP in a tough spot/have the LP shortstack potentially shove and then I could reshove over the top... But curiously, MP calls as does the shortstack, FML

Turn (40.5bbs)
J67 K

I am about to give up vs any form of aggression, but curiously, it goes check-check...

River (40.5bbs)
J67 K 3

I check, OMC MP bets 15bbs, shortstack folds and I go in the tank for 25 seconds... My first reaction is to let it go - because OMCs are going to nit it up OMC style, right -, but I have the 4 blocking the nuts (not insignificant in itself), making the river that much more of a blank... If he had KJ, he would of protected his hand on the turn, no doubt... Anyhow, the hand goes from a borderline fold (in my mind) to a pretty easy call in 25 seconds ; I call, villain says "he missed" and then goes on whining for a minute or so, saying "how could you call, I could of had a wrap". To which I answer "I had a 4" where he does not get the blocker effect, "says what does that have to do with anything!?!" and refuses my argument that I think he would of bet the turn with KJ... Oh poker players and ego

Anyhow, I am beat, I will crash now




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Notepad, Quebec Style

Can't be arsed to construct a narrative that even remotely holds up linguistically across several paragraphs - -, so a few random notes :

- 2 + 2 trolling : Over my 7+ year tenure on 2 + 2, I avoided the cheap content threads in the travel section (think sexpat/degeneracy adventures with posters trolling/applauding the shipwreck that is the story of the OP) or over here in the PG & C section where most posters seem to seek a clueless OP to flame (as his chances of success rely on pure delusion ). I have thus far chosen to follow quality threads with sensible posters, well thought out material and while these remain in the clear minority, there are some hidden gems to be found on 2 + 2 But, alas, for some reason I have been following some crash & burn OPs lately with a ton of cringe-worthy reg posters in there ; the know-it-all nature of the latter by far more tilting than the naive attitude of OPs. Anyhow, thought a couple of times about leaving 2 + 2, but I am too lazy to find another platform... Unless some of yous have some suggestions...

- Crazy Dreams : 2 nights ago, I dreamt I was playing a cash game vs Daniel Negreanu ; I could not win a hand to save my life, did not know what the stakes were, but was completely fine with being down 30k or so... Upon awakening, what struck me moreso than my genuine acceptance of downswings, was my empty and vain quest for glory ; sure, if I eventually bink/final table a big tourney event, the thrill would be intense, the pleasure palpable, but then it simply vanishes... As far as public recognition goes, nobody gives a flying f**k about that guy at the table bragging about binking a tourney, be it a 6-7 figure score or not ; no, we all think he is an annoying fracking douche Now, seeking praise from your close ones is a different story all together, but still...

Yesterday, my nightmarish dreams brought me back to the kitchen world where I find myself in a chef uniform working the line and arguing with a waitress... What a f**king nightmare God I don't miss that grind... It would be the death of me, tbh...

- We never get there : This overlaps the aforementioned empty quest for glory, but we never get there, we never do... Whether it be in poker moving up in stakes and telling yourself "when I get there, it will be the shyt. I will feel complete". But then you don't. And you move up again in stakes and again, alternating in between setting goals and achieving vacuity, goals, emptiness.... Such is the case in every aspect of our lives. Whether it be consuming material goods, conquering women ("if I get, that chick, I will be the happiest guy in the world..."), money, or any God damn set challenges. Because we never get at the top of the mountain, as there is always another cliff to climb beyond that hidden fog... And when and if we do, we find that our happiness remains idem. From my personal experience, happiness is found outside of the ego through love and compassion.




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Peace

Great update. Keep climbing my friend.

PS: If you do leave 2p2, do let me know where you land. Thoroughly enjoy following your progress, and I feel we have a similar take on life.

+1 to what Chaos says above. The content that you create is some of the best stuff on 2+2.

In regard to your thoughts on the glory from tournament binkage, I feel similar pressure. Although I really don't play many tournaments, so I don't even know why I would expect some significant outcome. I am constantly trying to talk myself back from the want to impress others, and rather focus on impressing(improving) myself. I know in the end there is something very hollow in trying to impress others, but I struggle to escape the want to do so.

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Some Good News

I got a couple of good news this week : surprisingly, the Canadian government has reimbursed my 2012 poker taxes and I got the great and officail feedback that I can play online in Spain which brings me back to my initially plan of spending lots of time there (even if I use a VPN for obvious security/anonymous reasons, there is no way I was going to Bryan Hasting's it ). Which also means that I will get an extra kick in the butt to pursue my Spanish studying (ehhh, motivation was lacking ).

Not sure how this European journey will end up going as Canadians are only allowed 3 months in the Schengen area then have to leave for the equivalent period of time before rinse-repeating... There is an option of being nomadic and alternating in between Eastern Europe and the Schengen area, or simply doing the 3 months and then going to one of either Asia (Myanmmar and Japan) or back to South America (Bolivia, Peru, Argentina) and basically sticking with the 6 months in Canada-6 months elsewhere... The problem with the latter, is that I am f**king bored out of my mind thus far in Quebec Hopefully the next part of my Canadian journey will renew some sort of passion for my country of origin...


Will probably just be lazy and stick with 2 + 2... I have been writing some articles on Medium, and will probably dedicate a new url to my novel once it is completed (ehhhh, been slacking so much in this area, but hope to write a chapter in the next 2 months...).

I decided to make a run at one of these elusive 2-5k BIs final tables and thus dedicate 40k in BIs this year, and perhaps more in 2019... While the pursuit for glory in itself is vain and empty, live MTTs bring back my initial recreational enthusiasm for the game + meeting the live circuit grinders is pretty (or at least those that remain humble).

Thx for the comments and great compliments guys, I always immensely enjoy them




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Family Rant

One of the primary questions included in the questionnaire upon arrival of a vipassana meditation retreat, is "how is your relationship with your family?". Hummm, that has always been an interesting one for me, as it went from "not speaking to them" for several years, to "better and better". The latter being directly correlately related to my inner peace ; who would of funked it, right But of course, spending a lot of time with relatives comes with its unique challenges...

Given that I naturally embrace Eastern Philosophies and all, it always amazes me to what extent many peeps here in the Western world fail to see both sides of the equation ; I mean, we are all poker players and hopefully sit down to analyze all information/parameters at hand, but what strikes me the most from normal Western peeps (and perhaps moreso Baby Boomers...), is their tunnel vision/AKA that insistence of theirs to always see stuff in a positive light. Forget about nihilism. Forget about the fact that in every single nanosecond of this bottom-world life, we live and die. Forget about the intrinsic concept that life feeds and life and that we kill/destroy in order to subsist. I mean, not that I dwell in pessimism or overt nihilism (I see both sides of the spectrum and decide to embrace positivism), but to hide oneself from the full equation is quite blindsided, no I was talking with my buddy this week and he seems to believe that this form of ignorance is prevalent with the babyboomers... Not that I want to give in to stereotypes, but I must agree, at least to a certain degree...

Anyhow, another tilting aspect of spending a lot of time with family : hearing the fracking same stories over and over and f**king over again At least if they were interesting to start off with... That said, I do remember when I was 25 and Mariane, my gf with which we journeyed just over 2 years together, once (kindly) told me :

- "You tell the same stories often". To which I replied :

- "Why didn't you stop me and let me know?", right, out of fear of being annoying... But she carried on with her ohhh so sweet voice and endless compassion :

- "You seem to enjoy telling them so much, so I did not want to take the pleasure away.".

Love. Love. Love. Fracking She was a very special one, that little lady. She had that patience and instinctive (feminine?) understanding of human nature/emotions, something that might - alas - escape me when I naturally fallback to an intelligible and conceptual way of seeing life.




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Of Business Class and Common Layovers

Apparently I booked a business class flight…. When I got into the airplane, I naturally made it through the first class aisle before looking down at my seat number and realizing…. that I had past it!?! Well, there is a first time for everything, right…. It actually took me a good 30 minutes to get vague flashbacks of clicking on the added 100$ or 200$ in extra fees for the first class option (I used my Air Miles). Anyhow, I am always one for trying new stuff and I do feel comfortable in all kind of social status settings, but it did feel kind of weird initially…

I only will be staying 3 nights in Van, but I do plan on checking out the casino for a small PLO session, catching a movie, buying some BTC (got 1.7k cash on me + potential winnings), strolling around downtown Vancouver and spending a few hours in cafes writing. And of course, grinding 10h online. As far as the next month goes, I plan on grinding 25-35h weekly, studying 4h (split in between poker and Spanish) and working on a chapter of my novel.

Update : well, I wrote the above lines during my flight, but since landing/being in my hotel, I might of found a date (from an online dating site) with the cutest Chinese chick to ever roam the earth Tbd...




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What do your family think of your nomadic lifestyle?

Granville Street

Managed to put in 3h this morning online and will probably get 8-9h overall today when factoring it my potential session at the newish casino in downtown Van. I do not expect too much of the latter, given that the initial rake of the PLO game was something like 20$ which was then reduced to 16$ after numerous complaints, if I am not mistaken... Unfortunately, such is the present state of live poker : the rake is forever increasing while the popularity of the game is shooting downwards

It feels great to be on the road once again I will be meeting up with that Chinese lady tomorrow and while I do not expect much out of our encounter, I am open to extending my stay in Vancouver if we end up hitting it off


Well, given that I am 41 and have been flying with my own wings away from the bird's nest for over 2 decades now, I am simply happy that they are still alive But if you question refers to what they initial thought of my nomadic ways and me leaving Quebec 19 years ago, it was tough for them at first. Not only was I hitting the road for an undetermined lapse of time, but I was simultaneously quitting University.

My folks are fairly successful financially and while they are politically social-democratic, they remain somewhat conservative in their ways. They are 2 instances where my rebellious nature threw them for an absolute loop : the first time I got arrested at the age of 18 (for weed) and when I decided to leave Quebec with no vision on coming back. The other stuff was barely a bump. Like playing poker professionally. Getting arrested anew. Living in Asia for 3 years. Having buddhism meditation be at the core of my identity (they are Christians).

At this point in our mutual ripe ages, our relationship went from disharmonious/not speaking much for a decade, to relatively pleasant and peaceful/spending much more time when I come to Montreal. That 2 months stint that I just had in Quebec, was solely for spending time with them (which I did for at least 3 days a week ). I will say this though : families are very interesting... and oftentimes quite the challenge




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Online Dating

Not that I am counting or anything, but just for amusement sakes : I am 5/9 as far as online dating goes and reaching home base. Of course, it is not about the end game like tonight - like any other time -, where I showed up with little expectations, on friendly terms and given that she looked much better in her pics than live, I was indifferent as far as the end result went... So we called it a night after dinner and I headed back to the hotel.

Will be extending my stay for an extra 4 nights, as I will be meeting up with a Dawsonite friend on Monday, yo A cool French Canadian hippie chick that worked at the casino, is into travelling, ayahuasca, learning Spanish and has been living in Van for a year now. We are most likely going to meet on strictly friendly terms, but I am looking forward to it and might suggest to her to meet up on the road in Europe/South America perhaps...

Alright, given that I am unexpectedly spending the weekend here, the plan is go to Granville Island tomorrow, hit the casino tomorrow night for some 2-5 (in Coquitlam, is it???), catch a movie at the cinema, chill in Stanley park on Sunday and Monday is when we hang out for what she said will be a surprise that I enjoy




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Multi-Culturism

It is extremely pleasant to walk in the streets and pick up on bits and pieces of conversations muttered in French, English (of course ) and Spanish ; while I remain utterly ignorant when it comes to other languages like Hindi, Mandarin and Arabic, I am so proud that Canada was founded on principles like Multi-culturism (well, at least for the Charter of Rights in 1982) Of course, we are flawed as a nation, have our own issues, yet to aspire to such a diversified and open-minded cultural identity, is quite refreshing, especially given our present times... Same goes with Justin Trudeau : numerous aspects of his social-media-abiding-personality can be criticized, sure, but the our Premier remains one of the last social-democratic standing in the Western world and is lifetimes better than the previous Conservative Premier Stephen Harper

I wanted to come back on what I said yesterday, as I thought it came across as superficial af and not a clear picture of what I wanted to transpire... While the evening was pleasant, the sexual flame was (somewhat) lacking and I was hence emotionally-GTO-detached about the end result... Of course, her being less appealing than advertised in her pic was part of it (I am a little vain after all, even if I try to discourage it...), but I do have a tendency to fall for singular physical traits : some of the women I find REALLY attractive, would look very average to other peeps, but particular features like dark tones (hair, eyes, eye brows), round faces/strong cheek bones, or a snobbish sexually appeal, really stand out for me

My investment in ETC has thus far paid off ; if the overall crypto market has significantly declined in the past couple of weeks, ethereum classic has gained an astounding 30% It pays to pay attention




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Times They Have Changed

I remember years back when a 5 digit month use to feel euphoric and lead you to believe that anything was possible In fact, it felt more uplifting then, then does a 10k week feels now in 1/8th of the time , go figure We become more desensitiize to the swings, making variance of 5 digits comparable to a Sunday walk in Stanley park Which is good, right, as money should never really have that much of a grasp on us... And bad, if we let our own ego get inflated, live it up balla style or, more importantly, forget how other peeps have it really hard in different realities (think 3rd world countries).

After my 5h virtual session and a subsequent nap, I feel the urge to grind some live pokerz for some reason... This reason most likely stemming from the fact that it is Friday, I want to catch dem weekend vibes/dressed up sexy women on Granville Street, a massage at the casino and loosely splash in a 4 card game where I would not give a rat's arse about losing (up 4k for the day at that point).

I am pretty happy when I show up and was seated at a shorthanded table (most of my PLO experience (about 300k hands) is HU or shorthanded online) but, alas, because it is a 1-2 game and the min buy-in is 200$ (no max), most folks at the feeder table oblige by this min cap and limp-Pot it, hence punishing folks like yours truly that buys-in deep So after the first hand where I try to iso the spot to my right (sitting on 1.5k) who limped after an EP limper and I raised to 60$ with a junkish As (AJ97) and then got squeezed/had to fold to the initial EP limper , I start limping all of my range from EP and only raising in LP (albeit quite light) to counter the fracking shortstackers I am pretty happy when I get moved to the main table where averages stacks arre north of 1k Will probably go back tonight for a similar 2-3h session yo




+10.7k in 22h online, 0$ in 3h live this week


Run good all