1/3 Grinding and Bankroll

Been getting some nice gestures lately, old friend back in town said I deserved to rungood. Another guy at 10/10 said I was a good guy. Feel like my efforts to improve my table presence are paying off Â…! Now at 10/25 hold em with stand up game on.

Had wild dream I was in a crab walk race competition around a casino floor, Ru Paul was present sitting down at a table with her entourage, then my poker friend showed up in ski goggles to play. lol!

Was card dead at 10/25 except a whiffed AKo. Also lost stand up which isn’t a surprise given that I play tight and I got a bunch of trash hands.

My goal for the rest of the year was to make 20k a month which I actually did last month so I’m happy about that.

Gonna latte exercise / row and massage then head to poker.

Someone in the poker room who started playing plo not long ago said I was his idol…reminds me of when I first started playing and I had players I looked up to as well.

I’m waking up later than I would like again (surprise), but it gets dark so early anyway and it was overcast today so I didn’t miss any sun really.

Started running well at 5/5 KKT87ds won in a 4! pot, but then lost second nut straight on river to nut straight against table action and set to his turned straight. Lost a little more in a crummy 1/2 plo game after 5/5 broke and decided to grind 2/5/10 as this dude I don’t like slowrolled me and I didn’t want to play at his table anymore and the game wasn’t even good.

Continuing to push the overnight session to the extreme. Will probably just plow through and reset my schedule again so I wake up during daylight hours.

Lost a couple big pots mid set non nut open ender just mucked versus super postflop nit and 76543 4! pot bottom pair bdsd fd spr 2. Close one probably should have gambled. Feel like I am picking my spots well enough.

Went on a little heater at the end of the session winning 65432ds on 866cc to two hands that jammed flop. Also won AJ854ds on JJ2 to ?? (AA?). Gambled with J9765ds against a bunch of A high hands and lost that one and shortly after called it a session.

Woke up late but thankfully got a full nightÂ’s sleep. HavenÂ’t really had many sleeping issues at all for a long time now which IÂ’m really thankful for.

Swiping on tinder now and messaging my matchesÂ…this usually goes nowhere. Lattes music and then rowing and massage. Hopefully some decent plo games running this time of night but itÂ’s a Monday so it could be pretty slow. If I can finish the year with a $30,000 month that would be awesome.

It’s been slow here so if anyone has any questions feel free to ask.

So far sorta a slow session with some ups and downs…KKT88ds lost in 5! pot to A9742 was the biggest loss. Grinding on, in good spirits in a good game at least.

Overall table presence has been good.

A9742? Seems pretty bad. I hope you got some of it back [emoji6]

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Nah I kept losing unfortunately. Changed tables. It was all nits and the one whale. Not a great game.

Played until I got too tired, didn’t get unstuck at all really. Lost ds KK on 944 spr .5 to 4x. Made a loose call there. Also lost KQQ76ds to TT9…flopped top set turned straight and fd but he rivered off suit better straight. Also lost a ds AA 4! pot to Q rundown. Lost QJJT7 J87r both my bdfd to two T9s all in on the flop…super frustrating big one to lose. I had half the equity. Also lost nut wrap nfd to probably set of kings…river was straight but brought front door flush I didn’t have and he jammed, close spot I needed to be good 25%. Not my day to say the least.

Now lattes music and rowing and massage before seeing what games are running at this ungodly hour.

Running meh, lost with top set in 4! pot to wheel, lost set and nfd to two straights ott, otherwise pretty uneventful. Sorta bored to keep losing these bigger pots every session.

Made a comeback at the end with TT against a maniac 3! and then AAK33ds and AKQ43ds at 1/2/15. Exhausted gonna get my Chinese to go and snooze and wake up with the sun.

Been making some loose postflop calls recently against action players, leveling myself because they are so bad. Like nut flush on paired board or second nut straight. Hands I would have folded in a heartbeat in the past. People just usually have it at low stakes plo. Also need to work on my river calls with good but non nutted hands. I tend to over fold a little in these spots when I should be calling. Last night I did with second nut flush against someone who I know uses the naked A at a high frequency.

Woke up in the morning, schedule is officially reset again. Nice to be up during the day with the usual downside being inferior game quality.

Enjoying caramel lattes with oat milk mixed with whole milk. Going to toe push ups and massage and try to get into a game. I’ve gotten some outreach from former clients and colleagues. Sorta miss contributing to society a year plus into just doing poker.

Early morning 10/10 ran overnight and I played for a little lost dsAA to JTT85 twice and A6554ss to AKK heads up on KQ5dd at a low spr I decided not to get any more stuck and left for 1/2 plo.

Lost AK875ds in 3! Pot KQ7cc my low fd spr 1, made some back at 10/10 again and then the game broke. Grinding on. I feel like lately I’ve been getting it in too light after the flop. Some close spots and I usually go with them.

Playing well, got a sf blocker bluff through but lost two pair nfd gutter but won a lot of other pots. Gonna wrap up soon and book the win getting tired even though game is good.

Booked a solid win, winning a little this month again, nice to have that winning energy back on my side for a few weeks now. Get to see the sun rise this morning. Woke up a little earlier than I expected.

Enjoying lattes music and swiping (mostly left), will see how much energy I have for workout and massage later.

Wondering what else I need to be doing to increase or maintain my happiness and life progress at this point. I feel like I’m pretty set for a while now given my age and personal situation and it’s just a matter of what I want to do with my time. I guess I’ve made it in poker at least. Have had a fulfilling legal career. Overcame my mental illness. I’m only 37, not sure what is next. Just more poker? I scrolled through job listings online and the pay is lower than poker and it’s not in fields I am interested in….

Tonight bball star was in town and played 10/10 plo. Action player in the game made a “rough play,” promoting a negative comment from the baller which the action player didn’t like. They have a squabble. Action player says he doesn’t want to play as long as bball star was in game. Table is aghast. funny part is that the action player didn’t know at the time who the VIP was and stormed off the table. :O

So update on the story is actually VIP made a joke “where is seat six?” (action player was locked up and winning), and action went all in and lost after that comment and out of frustration told the baller “enough!” And then stormed away after pressuring the game organizer to choose between him and the VIP. Omg! (But he really didn’t know who the VIP was.)

I just play live right now. Thank you!

Getting stacked by an NBA legend is surprisingly depressing. AA952ds 952 both bdfd spr 1 to his KJ755. Could have explo folded as heÂ’s sorta a nit.

Edit: he started going ape pre and I got a good spot against him with AJT75ds and scooped.

As he quit and walked away he tipped the dealer very generously as he won big with him. I said “he loves you so much he wants to bring you to the game!”

I texted my friend the hand I got stacked and he responded “aiyah he doesn’t need the money.” I told the bball player this and laughed and he replied, “I need ALL the money!” lol.

Made a couple good plays in the mix, 88753 went for snow in triple draw after second draw and got through, and AJT43 got it done on J252 in big o. Questionably broke an 8 dugi T low in badeucy facing a cap pre three ways. Worked out as I made a wheel and chopped but probably could have scooped if I drew 1.

Good sleep with doggo Olive, she’s so sweet. Lattes music and rowing and massage walk her then play.

Beautiful doggo! Who takes care of her when you’re on your 20 hour benders? Fortunately I have a GF to take care of that and don’t need to invite a random dog walker into my home

I am borrowing her from my folks. I don’t play that long normally, usually max is 10 hours maybe 15 longest when I need to reset my schedule.

Last night I took two breaks to take care of her, she got the attention she needed!

Good winning session, folded a couple winners including a snug fold pre for a big backraise all in from a tight player when I squeezed AKK98ds, he had earlier flatted AA so definitely in range but this time he had KKTT4. Won elsewhere KTT99 flopped top boat in 4! pot for example. Also folded KKT93 and the cold four better was light a with a J high marginal rundown. I believe I wasn’t adjusting to table dynamic well enough last night, not totally tuned in. They probably did not want to face a squeeze from me so they backraised themselves and had seen me squeeze without AA before.

Lattes now with Olive resting nearby with Sarah Bareillis playing. Good times! And last night’s gorgeous sunset.