"The Pen:" Live NLHE Chat Thread

0 for 4 is just around the corner bud xx

Nice. 😀

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If the story ends with the bad beat and no motor boating or at least hand stuff, you should be banned.

we legit now, finally got that blue checkmark

No thank you please

If you thought spending 24/7 for the better part of a month with your mother with Alzheimer's and sleeping at your parents house while your father is recovering in the hospital would be a fun way to relive the glory years of your youth I am simply telling you you are sorely mistaken

Sorry slim. Def not looking forward to that, though at least neither of my folks still live in my childhood home.

Ug, those can be tough days, sorry you're going thru that.

I was "lucky" in that sense with my parents passing relatively young / quickly (mom in a car accident at 70, dad a heart attack at 68), so us siblings were spared the difficultly of caring for a parent as they spiraled downhill in their latter horrible years. My cousins are going thru that with my fave Uncle / Aunt right now and it's a brutal process that I'm selfishly thankful I missed.

My mother-in-law has gone downhill quite quickly since Covid, and we're currently in the process of trying to get her to give up her house and move closer to a ~senior living place that would make my wife's life so much easier (especially as things get worse).

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My parents are seemingly normal, never getting lost, missing apointments, etc

but every time i have dinner with them there's going to be at least 1 or 2 questions they ask me that they just asked 10-15 minutes earlier, sometimes it's even back to back - so their short term memory is definitely failing and it is very concerning

oof

The 1/3 NL game last night was an awesome juicy throwback game, with the maniac and his friends producing standard 5x 7way pots every other hand. All I had to do was be patient.

By the 2 hour 20 minute mark of my planned 3 hour session, I had seen exactly 2 flops. But my patience finally paid off, as within a span of 10 minutes, I picked up AA, AK and AK.

During those 10 minutes, the maniac and one of his loose buddies were on a smoke break.

*serenity now*

I only lose $16 in those 3 hands, and only lose $63 on the session.

Up $26 for the month (16 month winstreak on the line) with 2 sessions left.

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RIP Phil Lesh - A box of rain will ease your pain

Sorry slim. Can confirm Alzheimer’s is a b****. I am sorry that you are going through this. I wish I could say it gets easier, but instead I’ll let you know that your feelings are legit and you’re not alone.

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Not to bring more oldz to this thread, but I’ve found myself imaging my death a lot recently. Not an idealization or suicidal thoughts, but more of a

1. I feel old
2. I need to take better care of myself
3. Here I am taking a piss and next thing I have a flash of me having a heart attack while I have my prick out pissing all over the floor and wall and realizing my phone is in the other room so GG, nice life

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You’re right in the middle of the pre school kid thing still? It’s definitely a tough time to keep fit and healthy with bad sleep, lack of personal time etc etc

I know it’s hard but if you can find a way to stop drinking and eat a little less it will really help. I’m at the end of month 10 of by far the hardest and worst year of my life to date for bad things happening and life stress etc and I reckon about the only thing that has helped keep my sanity and mental health together has been my ability to control my body. I’ve always trained but I’m minimum 6 days per week without fail but most importantly I’m at way way less alcohol and a lot of fasting and clean foods and have managed to drop 20lbs and it’s helped me at least feel good about myself and keep my head clear and mainly positive.

As an aside, I also started TRT a few weeks back and that seems to have helped mojo even more, albeit I’ve added about 5-6lbs, which is probably all water. Might be worth getting some bloods done because you’re in the age range now and T levels really can make a big difference

You'll be aiight. Sleep will be fkced for a while, but it gets better.

18 months, and counting, alcohol free here.

The TRY has definitely made a difference in that department. Probably thinking about it too much tbh

I haven’t quit booze totally and don’t want to, but I’ve basically made Sun to Thurs alcohol free and then I drink a lot less on the weekend. Once you get out of the habit of the random Tuesday beers and wine it gets a lot easier and actually makes the booze less worth it on the weekends. I still want to drink socially but I feel way worse the next day

I thought that said “sluts” and I was like F-yeah!

been hitting lots of midwestern casinos, mostly for the sportsbooks but getting in plenty of blackjack as well

it's pretty great to see how terrible alcohol is on decision making

when the table is sober it's fairly calm and jovial with people more or less making rational decisions and very little tipping

it's also been a healthy reminder of why i do very little socializing outside of my core friends - because most people are just incredibly stupid - i hate being the smartest person in the room, but that is almost always the case at the blackjack table

Well I'm really old compared to most of you guys. I never think about death but I know it will happen. Just have to keep going as they say. I walk a few miles every day and do taichi/chi gong work every day. Weights/strength work 3 days a week. Hanging on so far 😀

Ya, little ones. I’m sure everything is related, but it doesn’t feel like it is. I think it’s more a realization that in far from invincible and haven’t made the best health choices over the past 4-5 years.

I need to get myself remotivated to pick up exercise and cleaner eating.

Glad to hear you’ve found a healthy outlet to distract you from an otherwise difficult time.

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Coming down from major work stress. Aside from normal stuff, I had two book chapters due, one at end of September (I didn't make the deadline) and one at end of October which I finished yesterday. I thought I'd have some down time, but the first one is already back from the editor with red pen all over it. sigh.

Stress ain't good. I've been very fortunate to find myself at a job / situation for 30 years where I've never had a single deadline; things get done when they get done.

Try not to sweat it too much G, if possible?

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