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07-22-2024 , 08:15 PM

#69551

rickroll

certifiable dipshit

Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 25,100

posting to fix bug

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07-29-2024 , 09:53 PM

#69552

hockcroc

stranger

Join Date: Jul 2024 Posts: 10

What time are you guys getting up to grind and for what sites?
Any general consensus for the optimal time to play from TH?

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07-30-2024 , 03:49 AM

#69553

BigBananas

old hand

Join Date: Nov 2017 Posts: 1,461

Breh...ppl grind with a schedule?

Legit just play w.e time i want and dgaf about best times.

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07-30-2024 , 09:30 AM

#69554

Henri!

newbie

Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 25

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Originally Posted by hockcroc

What time are you guys getting up to grind and for what sites?
Any general consensus for the optimal time to play from TH?

Well, I'm going back to Thailand in 2 months. And my schedule is to wake up at 5am and grind from that.

I'd be completely ruined without having a schedule, lol.

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07-31-2024 , 01:44 AM

#69555

Fossilkid93

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 14,322

I usually wake up at 11 AM grind 2-3 hours, then grind again at 10 PM and go to bed at 4 AM. Midday tends to be pretty slow for this timezone.

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07-31-2024 , 07:22 AM

#69556

hockcroc

stranger

Join Date: Jul 2024 Posts: 10

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Originally Posted by Henri!

Well, I'm going back to Thailand in 2 months. And my schedule is to wake up at 5am and grind from that.

I'd be completely ruined without having a schedule, lol.

What sites are you getting most of your action at 5AM?

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07-31-2024 , 10:25 AM

#69557

ramabranch

adept

Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 1,099

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Originally Posted by hockcroc

What time are you guys getting up to grind and for what sites?
Any general consensus for the optimal time to play from TH?

Wake up 5am to grind MTTs on the american sites

I know people that grind tourneys later on starting either 10am, 5pm or even midnight (latter being to play Euro peak schedule)

You can pretty much do whatever you want and it comes down to if you're a night owl or early riser, at least for MTTs (not sure how CG action looks like but you can probably find a game somewhere at any time of day I imagine)

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08-10-2024 , 05:27 AM

#69558

Knut_Hamsun

grinder

Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 478

Can someone help me get 10 usd onto my ps account? I can transfer first to a thai bank.

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08-15-2024 , 02:17 PM

#69559

Henri!

newbie

Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 25

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Originally Posted by hockcroc

What sites are you getting most of your action at 5AM?

Used to be Stars & ACR when I was there a few years back.

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08-16-2024 , 05:06 AM

#69560

jspill

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 8,630

Just did 3rd border run to cambodia this year, they allow unlimited ones now, new rule. Not 2 per year anymore

Pretty sweet, visa runs are really easy now. The thaivisa forum guys must be fuming

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08-16-2024 , 08:52 AM

#69561

Henri!

newbie

Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 25

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Originally Posted by jspill

Just did 3rd border run to cambodia this year, they allow unlimited ones now, new rule. Not 2 per year anymore

Pretty sweet, visa runs are really easy now. The thaivisa forum guys must be fuming

How long does it usually take?

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08-16-2024 , 03:41 PM

#69562

ramabranch

adept

Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 1,099

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Originally Posted by jspill

Just did 3rd border run to cambodia this year, they allow unlimited ones now, new rule. Not 2 per year anymore

Pretty sweet, visa runs are really easy now. The thaivisa forum guys must be fuming

Yea, and many countries that needed a proper visa to get into the country (like mine) now can do visa exemption and just get 60 days on arrival. Also that digital nomad visa that allows you to stay up to 180 days per visit.

The renewal of Thai Elite at the same price as before was not due to the taxing money from abroad thing but because of this new posture being adopted so they tried to do one last money grab before implementing these new measures.

They finally realized that (most) farangs bringing money into the country are not a problem and relaxed the whole visa thing, pretty ****ing nice.

See you all next year in BKK!

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08-16-2024 , 07:56 PM

#69563

jspill

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 8,630

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Originally Posted by Henri!

How long does it usually take?

They leave at 4.30am from Tesco by On Nut BTS and get back at about 3pm, the thaivisaservice.com agency

You get 60 days now not 30 and can extend it to 90 days. I use an agent in Pattaya for that to avoid spending a whole day on it and getting the TM30 form

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08-16-2024 , 07:58 PM

#69564

jspill

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 8,630

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Originally Posted by ramabranch

They finally realized that (most) farangs bringing money into the country are not a problem and relaxed the whole visa thing, pretty ****ing nice.

See you all next year in BKK!

Hopefully they let us do visas online one day as it's still quite tiring sitting in the van haha but can't complain too much

Presumably I could fly to Siem Reap then taxi to the border might try that next time

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08-16-2024 , 09:24 PM

#69565

5 south

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 6,973

I have a guy based in Vietnam that needs to fly in everytime a certain client is in town and usually stays 30-40 days per visit. Last month was his 3rd visit this year and got a few remarks from immigration. He's Russian so origin of passport could factor in but it's still ****ing Thai immigration. Enjoy it while it lasts but could change overnight.

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08-16-2024 , 09:49 PM

#69566

ramabranch

adept

Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 1,099

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Originally Posted by 5 south

It's SEA, everything can change overnight depending on which side of the bed the president/dictator/supreme leader woke up on, but this is a step in the right direction. Besides specific cases (I'm sure they'll still give some **** to the Chang tank top farang with dreadlocks when he flies in for the 3rd time in the year), what this all means is a change in the stance immigration is taking towards "our" kind of immigrant and thats great.

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08-16-2024 , 11:10 PM

#69567

5 south

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 6,973

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Originally Posted by ramabranch

Yeah but just never ceases to amaze me how logic can just fly out the window and they can one day reverse these policies on a whim at the detriment to the entire economy. Or those immigration officers. Remember before covid people with legit visas from embassies abroad were getting turned away by the 300bt a day immigration officers?
I keep my hopes up but know some dumb xenophobe is going to get in charge again at some point.

End my boomer Thai visa rant

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08-17-2024 , 12:30 AM

#69568

Henri!

newbie

Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 25

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Originally Posted by jspill

I thought they introduced new exempt visa when you get 60 days and can extend to another 60 days.

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08-17-2024 , 10:45 AM

#69569

Ist Das Crazyboi

grinder

Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 687

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Originally Posted by ramabranch

The renewal of Thai Elite at the same price as before was not due to the taxing money from abroad thing but because of this new posture being adopted so they tried to do one last money grab before implementing these new measures.

Yeah seems likely. Their business just got trashed, but the strat worked on me lol

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08-17-2024 , 09:02 PM

#69570

ramabranch

adept

Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 1,099

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Originally Posted by Ist Das Crazyboi

Yeah seems likely. Their business just got trashed, but the strat worked on me lol

su su bro, we all been bumhunted sometime

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08-18-2024 , 03:45 AM

#69571

Fossilkid93

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 14,322

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Originally Posted by Ist Das Crazyboi

Yeah seems likely. Their business just got trashed, but the strat worked on me lol

I'd be kinda ticked if I were still single, but considering I have a dog and wife (w/a weak passport) now, I'm glad to have gotten Thai Elite and just be done with any hassle.

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08-18-2024 , 10:00 AM

#69572

jspill

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 8,630

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Originally Posted by Henri!

I thought they introduced new exempt visa when you get 60 days and can extend to another 60 days.

haven't tried to extend it yet, I heard 60 days + extend another 30 days

I got 60 days stamp though yeah

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08-18-2024 , 10:29 AM

#69573

jspill

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 8,630

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Originally Posted by 5 south

I'd never fly in anymore, had too many close calls. I'd rather fly to Laos then come in over the land border, found an agent that has drivers in Laos who drive you through the checkpoints and know all the border guys so there's never any questions.

This rule change is mainly for land borders, technically there was no set limit at airports, it was just at their discretion.

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08-18-2024 , 01:03 PM

#69574

Henri!

newbie

Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 25

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Originally Posted by jspill

Any chance you could refer me to that guy? I'll be doing a border run by the end of the year from Chiang Mai.

And you're right, the extension seems to be only 30 days according to the WashingtonDC Thai Embassy website.

Edit: I just remembered when I was in Thailand 5 years ago, I flew to Vientiane from Bangkok and they didn't want me to let in without the return ticket. I had to buy it right there on my phone 10 minutes before the gate closed.

Or is now Laos more lax in terms of letting you fly in without a return ticket?

Last edited by Henri!; 08-18-2024 at 01:24 PM.

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08-18-2024 , 03:56 PM

#69575

jspill

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 8,630

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Originally Posted by Henri!

Line ID 300077, guy called Dirk

I've been to Laos without return ticket, an airline once asked me why I didn't have a Laos visa booked in advance, but they still let me fly

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