Week 35-38: August 23rd-September 20th
1.) 118.42 hours of Poker
Yearly Goal:1271.33/1800
2.) 10 hours of Mental Game
30.71/75
3.) 6.5 hours of Fitness
Yearly goal: 78.88/200
Hi guys, it’s been about a month since my last post, so I figured now is better than ever to tackle this month update as I’m still slightly limited (eye surgery). Lot to talk about despite not really putting in many hands in September.
MAINE:
My first vacation in over a year was a good one. Maine is beautiful, was awesome to really soak in the nature on this trip after being pretty much cooped home for the past 6 months. Our drive was only about 5.5 hour from NJ to Boothbay, the harbor in Maine we were staying in.
Me and Victoria joined my brother and sister-in law for the trip and we decided to stay in a bed and breakfast overlooking the harbor. Now for me B@B’s weren’t on my to do list; but….it was really awesome. Service was amazing and the breakfast was actually to die for. I think the food up there may have been my favorite part.
Other than that, we kayaked to a nearby island a little over a mile away (girls hated, guys liked it), went to the botanical gardens, and then went on a few hikes along the coastline. We had planned to go to Acadia (which I’ve heard is gorgeous) but couldn’t make it work. After all that, it was pretty much lobster on lobster on lobster. Overall really nice time and I would definitely recommend to anyone on the east coast looking to get away.
*island we kayaked to
*Sample of breakfast
*Me and BIL on island after kayak (girls too pissed to join*)
*more kayaking
PRK Surgery:
As the summer was winding down and I had done very well this year decided to go to an Ophthalmologist to see if I’m a candidate for LASIK. I ended up being accepted but the doctor also offered PRK which after some back and forth decided was the best fit for me. (both laser eye surgeries, but the PRK surgery takes a bit longer to heal)
I ended up getting my surgery September 11th in Manhattan (eerie) not really knowing what to expect. Doctor and two technicians walk me into a room, have me lay down, tape my eyes shut. Then he took off some layer of skin (?) off my eyes after applying numbing drops to my eyes (quite bizarre feeling). They then tell me to look at the laser, and then boom it’s firing into your eye. No pain, only a little pressure…but my heart was beating out of my chest. I thought I’d at least get a Xanax before hand lol.
After the surgery, my eyes are blurry but can see better than pre-surgery. Doctor says all good, but pain will be bad next two days and start as soon as the numbing drops wear off. He was notttt kidding as my eyes were irritable and painful for 2 days straight. I couldn’t look at my phone let alone watch tv. So I basically smoked (not a big smoker) all day to sleep through it and ordered some taco bell (the life of Gazzy B amirite).
Since then, sight has gotten a lot better but still not 100% and the 2 sessions I’ve played I haven’t seen well and felt some strain so haven’t pushed it. But all things considered, it’s been awesome and I’m really glad I’m done. Sometimes I think I still have my lenses in tbh.
Surrogacy:
This will probably be the last time I update this til the end of the year just due to the fact things seem to change every 2 weeks through this process. We were supposed to have our embryo transfer yesterday, but last week the meds my lovely cousin, Jazz, was on didn’t have the response expected which basically means we have to start all over as far as meds etc and pushes back the time limit at least over a month.
In the end, everything is completely out of my control so I’m ok with it (especially being a poker player, it’s like our #1 principle), but obviously it’s a bit harder on my wife. So yeah will update everyone on this end of year w hopefully lots of good news!
Poker:
The heater has not died. I continually have run blistering hot at any sort of highs take action, in the end I have told friends it’s a top 3% year run but it really could be a 1%. Regardless, been that sort of year. On the flipside, I’ve been consistently working on my game, and also learning a lot from other great players these past 2 months and I'm starting to widen the gap between myself and a lot of my competition.
I’m looking to finish this year strong and then make that big jump into the elite company come next year.
A few random hands...
1.) a click here a click there
PokerStars - $10 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
SB: 75.89 BB
Hero (BB): 129.15 BB
UTG: 142.11 BB
CO: 112.8 BB
BTN: 51.3 BB
SB posts SB 0.5 BB,
Hero posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has A
K
fold,
CO raises to 2.5 BB,
fold, SB calls 2 BB,
Hero raises to 13.5 BB, CO calls 11 BB,
fold
Flop: (29.5 BB, 2 players) J
9
3
Hero bets 9.64 BB, CO calls 9.64 BB
Turn: (48.77 BB, 2 players) 2
Hero checks,
CO bets 24.24 BB,
Hero raises to 106.01 BB and is all-in,
fold
Hero wins 96.94 BB
2.) vs reg
PartyGaming - $20 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 4 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BB: 101.9 BB
CO: 147.61 BB
Hero (BTN): 221.73 BB
SB: 70.17 BB
SB posts SB 0.5 BB,
BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has J
9
fold,
Hero raises to 2.5 BB,
fold,
BB calls 1.5 BB
Flop: (5.5 BB, 2 players) T
5
4
BB checks,
Hero bets 3 BB,
BB calls 3 BB
Turn: (11.5 BB, 2 players) K
BB checks,
Hero bets 17.1 BB,
BB calls 17.1 BB
River: (45.7 BB, 2 players) A
BB checks,
Hero bets 199.13 BB and is all-in,
BB calls 79.3 BB and is all-in
BB shows 3
A
(One Pair, Aces)
(Pre 58%, Flop 75%, Turn 82%)
Hero shows J
9
(High Card, Ace)
(Pre 42%, Flop 25%, Turn 18%)
Hero wins 119.83 BB
BB wins 204.2 BB
3.) UL vs reg
PartyGaming - $10 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BB: 106.9 BB
Hero (SB): 141.83 BB
Hero posts SB 0.5 BB,
BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 9
8
Hero raises to 2.5 BB,
BB calls 1.5 BB
Flop: (5 BB, 2 players) 8
2
9
BB checks,
Hero bets 5 BB,
BB calls 5 BB
Turn: (15 BB, 2 players) 6
BB checks,
Hero bets 15.5 BB,
BB calls 15.5 BB
River: (46 BB, 2 players) 2
BB checks,
Hero bets 118.83 BB and is all-in,
BB calls 83.9 BB and is all-in
BB shows T
7
(Straight, Ten High)
(Pre 59%, Flop 33%, Turn 91%)
Hero shows 9
8
(Two Pair, Nines and Eights)
(Pre 41%, Flop 67%, Turn 9%)
Hero wins 34.93 BB
BB wins 213.76 BB
4.) Lucky vs weaker reg
PartyGaming - $10 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
UTG: 129.3 BB
CO: 116.56 BB
Hero (BTN): 113.65 BB
SB: 244.1 BB
BB: 132.59 BB
SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has A
Q
fold,
fold,
Hero raises to 2.5 BB,
SB raises to 11.5 BB,
fold,
Hero calls 9 BB
Flop: (24 BB, 2 players) 5
T
2
SB bets 13.8 BB,
Hero calls 13.8 BB
Turn: (51.6 BB, 2 players) 2
SB bets 27.6 BB,
Hero calls 27.6 BB
River: (106.8 BB, 2 players) Q
SB bets 79.8 BB,
Hero calls 60.75 BB and is all-in
SB shows J
J
(Two Pair, Jacks and Twos)
(Pre 57%, Flop 74%, Turn 86%)
Hero shows A
Q
(Two Pair, Queens and Twos)
(Pre 43%, Flop 26%, Turn 14%)
SB wins 19.05 BB
Hero wins 227.9 BB