Going mainly for poker?
I'd just hop on a SW flight and ask commerce to send a car.

screw that mope, won't even invite me to the side games.

And "side games" is a euphemism for? Banging brides maids?

Just saw an unintentionally hilarious commercial for "responsible gambling" from CET casinos, saying things like 'we don't want you to gamble when you've had too much to drink'. Yeah right, that's why we have cocktail waitresses who bring free drinks to the gaming areas but overcharge for them in bars and restaurants.

Oh, also, 'you shouldn't gamble when you're lonely and depressed'. When exactly would I be able to gamble then?

but that's a totally redundant advertisement right? i mean, the gambling can't be responsible anyways since it's not an independent choice...

and the waitresses can't control bringing alcohol as that's also not something they choose to do.

and there's no way to disprove these conjectures. ALL HAIL COYLE

I guess CET really had to make the advertisement. Still found it interestingly disingenuous.

Better late than never...

pf checkup. a strong player opens CO. how is this for a 3b range OTB:

22+
A9o+
A7s+
KJ+
KTs+
QJ
QTs+
JTs
T9s

Strong player or nit?

i'd drop 22, 33, and 44 (just personal preference)

i'd also go down to A8o or A7o and A6s or A5s (ace is pretty powerful here).

i may not go as low as T9s though and cut it at QJs or JTs. prob slightly controversial but even in position, high cards matter vs. a strong player. you can sim this pretty easily to see how each hand does vs. various strong player ranges.

I fold 22-44, but raise all Axs, A7o, K9s, KTo, and 89s. I don't have a big online database to go off like the all-stars do though so pretty much guessing. Obviously it will change based on who the blinds are.

best poker player in history of universe.

I didn't know we played together recently.

you were button in 9 seat....

This is basically my exact range too. Might add down to JTo. High cards are best as someone said but you still need to hit a variety of board textures. It wouldn't surprise me if online superstars have 76s etc in their range here

I like some of the range of UpHill, but if it were really against the best player in the history of the universe, I would cut it way back, figuring his higher skill level is going to cancel out the value of my position.

my default range looks something like this,

55+
ATo+
A5s+
KJo+
K9s+
QJo
Q9s+
J9s+
T9s
98s
87s
67s

finally. thought I was reading a thread full of 85 year old women

LOL. So the difference between young men and old women is ~6 hands?

Agreed throw in suited connectors, but not all of them all the time. Pick two suits and 3b w those.

85yo woman, out.

When we're (likely) heads up, is suitedness really worth 5 pips on the kicker?

A quick stove says no, at least vs the CO range I picked.

equity win tie pots won pots tied
Hand 0: 44.392% 41.55% 02.85% 2808558996 192428676.00 { 55+, A2s+, K5s+, Q7s+, J8s+, T8s+, 98s, A7o+, A5o, K9o+, Q9o+, J9o+ }
Hand 1: 55.608% 52.76% 02.85% 3566759844 192428676.00 { ATo }

equity win tie pots won pots tied
Hand 0: 51.625% 48.07% 03.56% 1125910824 83358928.00 { 55+, A2s+, K5s+, Q7s+, J8s+, T8s+, 98s, A7o+, A5o, K9o+, Q9o+, J9o+ }
Hand 1: 48.375% 44.82% 03.56% 1049803192 83358928.00 { A5s }

If the orthopedic shoes fit...

You want to fold T9s. You're a nit

i'm happy with having at least 45% and even that may be conservative.
position counts for a lot and initiative isn't anything to scoff at.
vs. the villain as described i like to have a bunch of Ax in my range, but i'm much happier adding AXs before AXo.
vs. weaker competition i may start adding some more AXo, but not many. like maybe only A9o.
the times it goes 3 or 4 ways to the flop (like when SB calls and/or BB calls) i'd rather have A5s than A8o.
also, you should be more concerned with how the whole range does vs. the CO range rather than each specific hand.
funny that you pick on A5s rather than 67s.

Yeah I'm almost sure they do.

i wouldn't ever consider 22 or 33. is that good or am i missing much by not 3betting them?

nah it's probably correct. my knowledge of ranges like that is rusty. i'd trust DD.