Started with a $1/$2nl challenge, now we're here.

MA, you must be one miserable human

just trying to get OP to see how incredibly delusional he is for him and his family's own good. someone needs to keep Rayz accountable for his constant terrible decisions.

i also enjoy trolling cocky machismos who (lie) and say that "haters fuel them" and so forth. with his luck recently he better hope more people start telling him he's not a PLO pro simply because he wants to be. we fans must uplift our hero and the time is now (before it's too late).

almost got it right. standard stringer spacing is 16" OC.

might want to add crossmembers to avoid the stairs being springy

honestly think you'd be way happier getting a job man

Those are going to rot pretty quickly buried in dirt like that.

He really enjoys picking on people with mental issues. This isn’t the first time. I let rayz know he could ban him from the thread if he wants, but he’s cool with it, I guess.

yeah, right... that's why i've never been given an infraction for anything of the sort (or barely anything at all during my ~17 active years on this forum). i think it's fair game to tell someone that is obviously too cocky for his own good that he's not a god. Rayz's level of self-aggrandizing is worrisome.

what mental issues are you proclaiming Rayz has? go ahead and share your diagnosis.

he's said repeatedly that he appreciates my posts so why would he want to ban me from the thread? i'll voluntarily stop posting if he asks me to, anyway.

Right. Right. It’s all for his own good. Got it.

no? if you had read what i wrote (again) two posts ago i get enjoyment out of trolling Rayz (and also when others do it, of course). since he's said he appreciates (read: thrives on) "hate", and seems to be able to take a joke, i have no qualms about offering some sarcastic criticisms. the being helpful route has been tried by dozens ITT (me included) and it's a futile endeavor. any time Rayz asks me to stop posting; i'll happily oblige.

ironic how you accuse me of enjoying picking on people with mental issues yet you're the one that infers that Rayz has mental issues.

i'm done with this discussion now. i've got a pickleball match to play.

Your hourly right now is right around 64 an hour. I would set a goal that’s based around that as a baseline. Something like 30 hours leading into next week or 2k in profit, whatever comes first. You gotta start putting in some time man. I totally get the mental health struggles; must have been devastating to run it up only to run it back down, but this hasn’t been the first time that’s happened! Keep grinding and let’s run it up again

i think it's clear to everyone that rayz is always looking for constructive feedback which he definitely does not grunch and discard and that's what keep him at the top of his game

Was told shdnt b playing plo right now w the current roll. Prob shdnt play 2/5nl either. Gotta wait for 20k life roll before another shot take. As of now, 1/3nl only.
Today -$265 4hrs50mins. First table didn’t open until 10a. Got a 2 mile pre poker casino run around while waiting. Run 26 of 2024.

Whoever purchased the painter pole w the drill hole at the end got added value. Lol

Ur gd. Don’t want anyone banned ever.

@jbnasty they’re set in concrete. Used post hole digger to dig down a few feet. Put 3 screws in each post.
@johnn_on_the_spot gd idea.

Been raining last couple days. Maybe finish steps this weekend??
I’m realizing this is an ongoing project. Keep thinking of ways to make it better.

One of the hardest parts of being a poker player for me is to keep showing up after a few losing sessions. My hourly ($27 in 1/3nl) says keep putting in the volume. Taking @goddjunk advice and trying to log 30 over the next week.
+110 in March lol.
How long can I get by? Can I do this forever?

30 hours in a week sitting at a poker table sure sounds grim for being "semi-retired".

Can we do it for just one week tho?
Averaging only 16 hours a week currently. #semiretired
Need to get that avg up. The goal is more hours logged this month than last. We gotta beat 79 and got 18 currently.
Leaving now. Hit 4 quads for $300 high hand. We needed it!!
+$409 3hrs 29mins. Got to head to Lowe’s for pickle court materials.

Winning cures everything.

How many days a week are you wanting to play?

30 hours week / 7 days = a bit over 4 hours per day. Why quit at 3.5 hours? If we're going to play less days then obviously need to be hitting more hours to be on track.

Prob gonna go everyday and avg little over 4 hrs for this 30.
Quit today because of feel. Timing seemed right and I was over it.

So, every kid graduatig from high school is semi-retired? This "semi-retired" stupidity is just to make you feel like you accomplished something, which you haven't. You're just a narcissist who really values that participation trophy.

I humbly request you never utter the meaningless term "semi-retired" again.

Thanks,
meshanti

Do you include high hand bonuses/promos in your hourly win rate calculations?

I view sem-retired as someone who put in the work, has some assets, and now just wants to work part time to make enough $ to get by. It’s a beautiful life.
I think I started my semi/retired life in mid 30s.
Since this thread I don’t think I ever worked a 40hr week. Maybe a couple times during Covid w the side jobs, but doubtful. Averaging 20hr/wk over course of this thread. #semi-retired. *This year it’s 16hrs/wk and trying to get it up to 20hrs/wk by eoy.

Yes. I include all promos. It’s my $2 money that I contribute to promo fund out of every pot I win, so I will count when I hit a promo.
On other hand, count all tipping I do too.

Bad players left and gd players filled their seat.
Left when that occurred. Not rolled for 2/5 w gd players lol. Plus we have a fish fry to go to!!

Roll now 17k
+995 2/5 4hrs 9 mins. Won the week!! Lfg!
Fish taste better after a win!

#IAmNotARunner, but forcing myself to b one for another 8 days. 8 days!!! Countdown begins!!!
Started a 1.45mile w a 11min 33sec pace in December when a buddy @hello7027 started texting me pics of his runs.
Side note: @hello7027 is doing Couch to Marathon update vids on Insta.
This dude subconsciously put the runbug in me. Actually, if u hv a sort “bug” ur addicted, obsessed, and enjoying it, right? Like Golfbug or the poker-bug. Well, running is no “bug” at all for me. I fn hate it! W everything!
Realized tho that the running wd help expedite the weight loss 24lbs in 2024 goal, so off we went. A very slow 1.45mile in freezing temps thinking wtf is going on. Wth am I doing? Crack crack squeal squeak erck erck feelings throughout the body.

Signed up for this Triple Crown 10k’er that same month thinking I wd still b on the 24 in 2024. As u know, we accomplished the goal the first month and now still had to continue running throughout February and March. Still my mind wonders on these runs, but IÂ’ll get a 10k T-shirt soon. Oh boy.

#IAmNotARunner. Was always last in baseball warm ups. Only time I got the steal sign was when it wasn’t preceded by the indicator. On the base-paths, one time, Coach Buerger said, “Rayl get that ****ing piano off ur back!”

Got in the 3.4m this morning.
In 8 more days I’ll run the longest I hv ever run and will never again run that distance in my life.

Are you planning on maintaining current weight or gaining back some lbs? Have you been getting any concerning questions from friends or other players in the poker room about your weight loss?