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Frist. Thx Mr. Sheep, I was just about to open another one, but you saved the day. Also LA -30h if I arrive at all. I'm flying United so I totally expect all of the worst that could happen. They already asked for my CC details at online check-in for "refreshments". Wtf? I just hope they don't shoot me before I arrive.

That trip will totally mess up my sleep schedules even moar than usual. If we are on schedule which I totally don't expect, see before, I'll arrive at 5:45 pm local time, and I'll prolly sleep most of the time before, so that's already a great start
Well, we'll see, it should be fine for what I'm really doing in LA. Which is playing pokerz. I have some work excuse but that doesn't really matter. Also clothes shopping. I just praised HK in suiteds fred, but some things it's terribru for. Like clothes. You will find the same stuff as the US, but like 3-10x the price. Europe and Aussieland better but still moar expensive than US.
I'm staying at my standard hotel. It's in Torrance actually but yeah just LA basically. Maybe I should of have looked at Bike and Commerce hotel prices, I didn't even look. I stayed at the commerce-attached hotel before though and it was kinda meh. The hotel I'm staying, it's nothing special, 3*, but you can upgrade to a suite for small money which I already did, and it has a nice couch and bed and 2 tellys, and a small pool and a small gym and you can park roomside, kinda. What moar do you need? And is prolly bigger than my new HK island home and pretty much every hotel in Asia. I've stayed in a 6 sqm Tokyo hotel room for kinda the same price before.
And the Torrance hotel had a reception girl, at least before covid, who was decent and always flirted with me. No idea why, but seems she kinda liked me. No idea if she's still dere, but anyways. The breakfast was terribru, like pretty much every Murican hotel I've ever stayed at but you know me, jetlag, pokerz and the dispensary will 100% make me miss that...

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Holy wall-of-text-TR, B̶a̶t̶m̶a̶n̶ FWWM!

Sounds like a great plan except it’s officially:

Clothes are quite affordable in Polandmøller. Anyway, how long will you be staying in LA-møller? Remember, you're still in the race for the much coveted BBV Poker Player of 2023 title.

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Confirmed. Only 4 days in LA thanks to Morph but 4 moar days in Panamöller, that's the other reason I am crossing dere.
Not sure current state of pokers dere, but I'm staying at a hotel that had PLO game last time around. Still in the hunt for POY, will update on progress.
The bike would of have the tail end of a tourney series, you could buy in into day 2 of the main with 66bb but doesn't look like a great deal, there is also a payout for those who survive day 1 which I assume comes from the prize pool, so not gonna do that

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Quick TR update. Arrived a little too late, but otherwise unremarkful, ok United flight surprisingly. I don't wanna say it was good, cos I have booked a couple moar United flights over the next two months or so, and then all hell would break loosemöller, prolly, but it was okmöller, it had that precious free middle seat, main meal was ok, breakfast was terribru but what can you do. Still had free beers despite my fears, even had Stellas and others. Also by far the shortest US entry interview evar: How long will you stay? 4 days. Ok, byemöller.
Nevertheless some delay with carmöller, drove to some dispensary, hesitated to even go out cos everything seemed closed and hoodish, then some peeps came round to shoot me. No, was just some gals delivering flyers for the new location. They could of have used some of that in Newjerseymöller, see my older TR. Californianmöller crazyish Europeanmöller like always, they even have prizes with taxes now, at least everywhere I've been so far.
Anyways arrived at the Torrancemöller hotel at 1am, took two gummies, and slept from like 4am to 4pm thanks to Morph. It wasn't even Indica, some hybrid *hit. No chance to check out the reception gal thus far. Woke drank several coffees, answered several e-mails, made it to the f*ing Walmart, ate and slept again.
Made it to the Hustler at 11pmish. Was tempted to play the 5/5 (300 min 1k max), but they had a ton of 2/5 tables (200-500) and only two of the higher, so I figured that's where the action was and was right. In for 500 out for 989 without any remarkable hands, never had AA/KK, at the peak I had moar but what can you do. Some fun drunk Italian guy there, but he didn't look like he knew how to play dis game had he been moar sober either.
Just played literally 3.50 hours cos I'm a lazyfu'' Back to the hotel and took three gummies cos why not. Can already feel them. Back for moar pokers and disorientation tomorrowmöller, prolly.

Thanks for the update plus chip porn!

^Not much chip pron, that was less than 1k.
Update: Thx to the freaking edibles I took until after 3pm to get out of bed again. Did I mention that weed got really cheap in Californianmöller? That pack was 12$, other stuff was really cheap too. Anyways, so that killed pretty much all day plans, again. Watched some handegg, wanted to arrive at the pokerz for the evening game, which kind of succeeded.

So, made it to the bike at 8ish, could of have played the 2/3 but that was like 100-300, so I waited for the 5/5 which was 300-1k. In for 1k, down most of the session, but anywayz out for 1702 cos I can. Only remarkable hand I prolly missed some value, multiwaypot, called 20 in BB with K9s, I CR from 25 to 125 on K93r and some (not the best) player cold-called with like 800 behind. Original bettor shoved for 290 total, and I was contemplating whether to call or raise, finally settled on a reshove covering him and he obv folded. Other guy had K3.

Table broke after 11 and I left cos I was kind of not feeling the place. Looked kinda shabby actually, would need a renovation.
I kinda do not like the Commerce, it is too much like a big hall for me, also kind of an shady area, so I settled on the Gardens casino. However, securitymöllers would not let me in with my foreign ID without a passport. Oh well, so back to the Commerce after all. Seems to be a thing at Californianmöllers now though, even though nobody cared at Hustler and Bike cos at the Commerce they would ask for it too, but would seat me anyway after I argued what I showed was a state ID (German ID card). I even have players cards for all the LA casinos, but they are in my unsorted mess after my move in HKmöller so could not bring them.
Anyways 5/5 occupied, which is kind of a small game at Commerce anyways, 300-500, so I played the 5/10 500-1.5k, which was actually the biggest game at the freaking Commerce at that time, Sheepday midnight, so whatever, but I can say that, been there, done that, lol. They had a 4/8 Big O but that's limit, right? If it was PLO it would obv be bigger. Anyways multiple tables of the 5/10 but the game was soso and got worse from there. I was down again most of the time, ran terribru actually, kept on making second best hands, lost 800 when I ran TP and FD into a set. However, fought back and won a 2.4k pot on a flip most likely. 4bet KK to 225 pre OTB, 3bettor called after a long while. Shoved a QJ 10 flop for like 900 moar. Not bcos I liked it too much but I'm obv not folding here with overpair and str8 draw evar. Got instacalled and thanked Morph. However, turn blank river J and I was good. Based on his antics after the hand he prolly had the A-high FD which also had the str8 draw. But overall the game was not that easy and I left after 2am, cos no identifiable spots left. Anyways in for 2x 1k, out for 2306, I'll take it. Bad pic from neighboring table before I left.

Commerce was improved actually though, it was not very busy which might of have helped, but looked a little bit moar clean, friendly dealers/staff, not too many shady guys hanging around, so a little different than I had in memory.
Considered rounding it off at Hustler, but tomorrowmöller I actually have to do some work and have to make it in time for my 2pm checkout, so no edibles for meow.
1. Still no trace of the reception gal.
2. Prices with taxes not universal, the effin polo locco today had it as in the old days
3. Moar pokerz tomorrowmöller prolly

GL, thinking of going in December...

Update: Morph has cursed me, prolly. At Hollywood Park, HP always fuarks me, I really have to find some schedule that does not have me there. I was actually up almost 1k early, then it all went south. Not many significant hands, just standard stuff, like the Armenian right next to me, he called my AI with QK on a Q73 flop with a backdoor straight, backdoor flush, backdoor trips, let's call it like that. Turn T River 9, you know what he had. In for 1500, out for 464. Called it quits earlier than I could of have cos wasn't feeling it. But totally useless, airport just opening meow, and nothing open in the middle of the night. Could of guess have guessed it, prolly, small city airport, lol. Whatever.
But hey, everyone was complimenting me for my shirt that I bought at the effin Burlington for like 15 dollars along with tons other stuff, so that part was accomplished at least.
Reception gal lost in space.
HP prices without tax too, so that still has some way to go.
Off to the active war zone. Some protests going on, but it shouldn't affect the city too bad. Or so I've heard. We'll see.

1. Just not to end the year
2. Without a list
3. Some things have really gone downhill
4. With the absence of folding
5. Greets from IAH
6.
7. Very enjoyable flight actually
8. Saw a lot of SW Murican scenery from the window
9. Lots of drilling ruining the landscape though
10. Cos Murica
11. The south is full of environmental disasters apparently
12. Earlier I've been to NOLA and surrounds
13. Particular the surrounds were really bad too
14. Anyways I'm drunk
15. Cos I can
16. And you know why?
17. New Belgium
18. Voodoo ranger
19. Cos Murica
20. AaaaaAaaaAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
21. Not a cheap thrill
22.
23. Plus tax and tip obv
24. Cos Murica
25. Did you notice the 7.5% part tho?
26. So there's that
27. Make no mistake
28. I'm on the third
29. Cos Murica
30. Had two right out if the arrival gate
31. There was a pizza shop that also had that
32. Now walked to the departure gate
33. Surprise, there's a bar with a very similar menu and prices
34. Cos Monopolies and all that
35. Past the Polaris lounge and all the other peasants
36. I don't really wanna pick on United
37. They've been ok thus far
38. Bur the Polaris thing is like one of the most Murican things ever
39. Just don't name it business class
40. Give it an extra fancy name
41. How bout Polaris?
42. Cos you know
43. The Murican way of life
44. Do you know the Murican way of life?
45. Spending money you don't have
46. On things you don't need
47. To impress peeps you don't like
48. Just between you and me
49. Obv I'm hating too much
50. Actually the Chinese are eerily similar to Muricans in that regard
51. But enough of that
52. I apologize
53. I'm drunk
54. Cos Murica
55. Right there he was
56.
57. I'm not saying it was the guy from the big lebowski
58. But it was the guy from the big lebowski
59. Right there at the IAH bar
60. Off to Panamöller

Y does it suddenly ask for webpages with images again? I'm too drunk for dis. Anyways here are the pics if sum crazy ninja mod wants to add them into the missing spaces

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I forgot to mention the pokar regs/pros were like the main reason I got to that rant. The 5/5 regs seemed the most miserable, like constantly complaining how broke they were. Lol. You know maybe look for another jorb, you know LA is freaking expensive, kind of like a place I know very well. But peeps seem moar industrious dere. Just sayin. The 5/10 guys seemed a little moar confident but maybe just small sample size...

Listmøller approved. Safe travels!

Bizarre. For the money one would spend on one beer plus shot, Sheep could eat an entire week.

Grass is very cheap though.