Thought I would start a thread documenting my adventures here in Mexico...since it really is an adventure and it is really just so beautiful here, so the pics need to be seen!
I moved to Rosarito last week with Ben Yu (ProfessorBen on 2p2) and Clayton Newman (Clayton on 2p2), two friends of mine who also play poker full time.
Both of them are more higher stakes players than me; I'm a low to mid stakes mtt grinder and so while I put in more hours than they do, they play a bunch of different games at higher stakes and so they have more interesting hands that are fun to talk about.
I came down here with just one small suitcase of clothes, my laptop and monitor and about a week's worth of grinding snacks and protein drinks. I'm going back to Vegas for a day or two this weekend to get more clothes and stuff like allergy medication and flip flops, though.
I can't really explain the feeling I had when I logged into PokerStars less than a day after submitting all my documents and was able to sit down and play a real money game from Mexico for the first time since April 15, 2011. It was such a life-changing time for me when Black Friday happened and I really can't believe it's been that long since I have been online. On one hand it feels like a lifetime ago and on the other hand it feels like yesterday.
I hit the ground running on stars, and over the past 4 days have been averaging 50 mtts/day and about 165 VPPs/day putting me at Silver status on Stars about midway through my session tomorrow (I took today off).
I will try to update this thread once a week or so with new pics and updates of my grind
For now, here are the pics I took a few days ago that I posted on FB and sent to my mom so she knew I was alive and in a safe place, lol.
The grounds of our complex:
Our private beach:
Our building:
View from balcony and also where I take my breaks at 55 minutes past the hour to stretch and breath/relax:
Me at my grind station, in pajamas obv:
Anti-tilt/meditation station: