1/3 Grinding and Bankroll

Looking less likely we are having a hearing tomorrow, and there's no reason we should, my dude is feeling better now and needs to get out of there.

Beautiful weather today, went for a walk and smelled the magnolias a little, got some oat and whole milk for my morning espressos. Going to test how my tummy handles the two to see if I am really lactose-intolerant. Ran well enough too, an $18k month already. Sadly the money means less and less to me as my bankroll keeps growing; it would be more stimulating to play stakes that will make life-altering wealth for me in a short span of time, but the slow and steady profits are nothing to sneer at either. "Bean by bean the bag fills up," as my Mom says in Greek. Life is only so long, the question is how long do I want to grind for these amounts as opposed to moving up.

No hearing, the hospital convinced my client to sign himself in for just long enough for them to discharge him the same day which is a bummer because the judge we got probably would have ordered his release at a hearing. I did get a chance to talk to mom and client again and provide any practical advice I could moving forward.

Left work for the day then got a call at the last minute that my colleague who was back after taking medical leave was having IT issues and I needed to cover half of her docket the next morning! So I hustled back home to take care of prep for that then came back to play some mix. Lost KJTT7 KKhh on AT5hh to AA and 23 btn bet I c/r and we got it in three ways when the bb put in the flop 3!. Left for 5/T/25 where I got AKs v. Q6s all in pre for $2k and he ran it once and I lost, putting a slight halt to my really good run this month.

I am also working on developing a mixed games equity calculator talking to different developers. Fun little side project.

Interviews went fine, one hearing today is very likely, outcome will come down to the judge.

Ran well at hold em but not at plo in a deep action game. Lost AQQ77 to KK933 versus the high Vpip whale, lost wrap fd to bottom two open ender and top set. Whale had rebought for $2k earlier (max is $700) and I tried buying in for $300 over the max this time after getting felted for the fourth time but a cranky winning reg said I couldn’t. When I mentioned the double standard she claimed she didn’t know the whale rebought for so much earlier even though she was sitting right next to him. Despite the runbad at plo I won enough at hold em to only lose a few hundo.

Ran well at plo at live but then after traffic died down ran bad at big o in the mix and 2/5 at mgm, A9542 in big o lost in 3! pot to AKQQ3 on K74. At 2/5/10, lost AQo to A8s to action player all in pre and KK to QQ to a grinder also all in pre. Thankfully just broke even due to the rungood at plo earlier.

At work I got my client out of the hospital after a hearing, another win. He was smiling from ear to ear when he found out he was being released because the hospital failed to prove one of the elements of the law to justify holding him longer. He really disliked being held captive there. Good feeling.

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I am definitely here for the poker, but it's interesting reading your client threads. My stepson is having serious psychological problems right now, and we'd do anything to be able to force him to seek treatment -- preferably in-patient. He's delusional, though, and thinks we are conspiring against him. When we can get him to talk to someone, he can pull it off as if he's OK. He hates his meds, too, unfortunately, because they seem to help a little. My husband breaks down two or three times a day -- it's heartbreaking for me.

Sorry to hear. If he is a danger to himself or others you can always have him taken to the hospital. Check your local state law on how to do this. Otherwise it’s really up to him whether he gets help in the community. I hope he does! you can gently encourage him.

His symptoms might not be severe enough yet. Wish your family the best. I don’t think the solution is criminal - better would be having him taken to a hospital for treatment if things get too out of hand.

Yesterday was pretty uneventful, lost at plo but made it back at 5/T/25. Listened to some really good music in the car ride, dream theater pull me under and some old sleeping beauty songs, battle with the forces of evil and forbidden mountain, and me and youphoria by royskopp. I was replaying my cross examination from the hearing and getting really pumped up while listening, and I spontaneously started to smile from ear to ear, just like my client had. I think I experienced pure joy in that moment.

Game didnÂ’t go last night as a few people
no-showed so I left for mgm where I had to wait an hour for a seat to open up. Very crummy mood at this point but I didnÂ’t tilt too hard. Made some at 1/2 but lost some at 5/5 in a meh game. Someone from my old bar poker days recognized me from years ago and asked about cash game strat, said he wanted to make poker a supplement to his income. Took me back to where I started.

Ran meh yesterday, have to do some work today as I am covering for a colleague over the long weekend and next week. Also trying to meet a friend. 4! AAK85ds and got it in on QT9 my K-high flush draw and lost to AK664 with the nut flush draw. I was ahead pre and post. Lost KK754 to J7632 pre as well against an action player. Colluder husband started saying things like did the doctor clear you and therapy yaddah yaddah as I approached his table and I told him I could care less what he thought about me because he was a loser. He seemed quite agitated while I just laughed in his face.

After some work prep on Sunday I played the big mix, started 50/100 then kicked it up 150/300 and I ran well. It was a good line up and I got invited so I played for a decent chance to win some of my money back in that game. I chatted up an immigration lawyer and we would throw each other a quarter when we either of us won a pot (his idea, as we are both members of the bar), it was very friendly.

I ran pretty well overall and made $6,800. I started by folding the winner for the low in Badacey a 76-low iffy with three people drawing. Did much better in the big bet games flopping nut flush against worse flush and getting the full pay out of $2,500 (the cap after we kicked it up), also won dramaha a split between 2-7 single draw and five card omaha high, starting with T-low and flipping an open ender to go with my pat T and scooping after turning the nut straight; also won in badeucy with a 7 dugi T low against two highly skilled pros at the end of the night who were after my money limping in on my big blind.

By now I had alerted the table I was quitting after the orbit due to work today (yes I have to work on the holiday), and someone said “why not stay? Your clients are where they belong.” After I won the pot I said “f my clients! They need to stay in the hospital anyway! I’m playing all night!” to applause and glee from the table. And then I quit. It was nice because one of the players is an extremely wealthy business owner who lost a pot to me and said I deserved to win it. As I walked away for the night he looked at me and said “take care of those people.”

Had an intense Memorial Day which consisted of working all day, doing a couple dozen client interviews, and prepping for five or six hearings, many of which will go today. I had a tough one where the client was very symptomatic and threatened to slap me and thought I was AI! I somehow did it all in 12 hours and still found 45 minutes at the end to wind down and play 20/40 mix over the holiday weekend where I actually ran well and made $600 or so, winning with AKQ52ds in a 3! pot flopping top pair nfd and nut low draw and making nut nut on the river.

Today I have hearings probably all day, then I can rest and start all over again on Thursday.

Just woke up from 12 hours of sleep. Glorious. I got one of the worst judges possible for my efforts prepping arduously over the holiday weekend but was happily surprised to get one client out of the hospital and my advice saved many others from appearing before her and being detained. The two clients held were quite sick compared to the guy who got out. Of course I immediately started second guessing my efforts and scrutinizing how I could have done a better job for both of them.

Despite being in a fog and exhausted and brain fried, I squeaked in a little poker at the end of a long day of hearings and ran well, making $2,100 in an hour or so at plo. Mainly won multi-way all ins preflop with AA or dsTT986.

I don’t know whether to be delighted with how the weekend and yesterday went since I pulled it of or horrified at the lack of time and resources to prepare for so many cases.

Played a little at live after work but the games were meh and I ran meh so I left for mgm. Played one hand at 10/10 hold em where I opened A5s and versus straddle got it in on 984 my nfd at spr 6 and lost to a set. Luckily for me I got a seat at 10/10 plo in a good game at mgm not long after and ran well, made $8,500 there in a couple hours, mainly holding with AA. Biggest pot was AAQ88ds in 3! pot to $1,200 three ways flop 832r and got it in against I assume worse set or two pair and held for $2,200 on the flop. Another good one was AQ976ds, flop AT8 both my bdfds, got it in against ? when I c/r and he called and called turn when I made my straight for a $6,500 pot. Nice for things to have turned around in poker variance the past couple months.

$123,575 left.

Yesterday after work drove to mgm to avoid the bad games at live again and started off well but then paid off a nit’s dsAA and left for 5/10/25 where I did all right until I 3! KJs and got 4! by another nit, called and whiffed. Decided to head home to watch mixed games online with a little profit for my efforts to get a decent sleep for court today.

Don’t pay off the nits!!!

Pleased to hear poker players sometime have a heart! Wondering if you talk about poker in your work environment or even mention it (maybe to the odd judge as we know they love poker because Rounders etc)? Generally I'd say people don't due to the stigma, especially if they play often. I'm guessing you wouldn't bother about the stigma of poker so much ...

Don’t really talk about it although in my interview I did mention I play, too much misunderstanding. Not worth the hassle.

Had a crazy night of poker, started winning $4.5 at 5/T/25 just could not miss, then lost $8k at 10/25/50 biggest was QQ lost to 23s on 456 in a 3! pot at a low spr, and was card dead and got scooped as a favorite in another all in pre 77 v. AQo.

Thankfully got into the 10/10 plo and ran well, making back most of my losses and booking a win on the day.

Mention it as in you play poker? If so, I too find many misunderstand poker. I don’t even tell anyone I know that I play really. People who don’t get poker don’t respect it, and can’t appreciate the math and hard work and effort that goes into the grind. Thats why I appreciate forums, and try and make poker friends.

Yeah no one really gets it they just think it’s gambling and bad and think less of you. Too much ignorance. I am trying to buy a place by the end of the year close to work. Short term goal.

I can relate. My parents were always like that, and still are. I learned from them just not to mention it to normies lol. Lot of ignorance in the world, be it towards poker or other things. Buying a place is a great goal to work towards.

The fish got me the last session of the month, revenge for my rungood most of May no doubt. Couldn’t really win a pot. The games were slow mostly and by the time the action player sat down at our table I was already stuck and the few good spots I had against him I lost too. Like dsAAK86 on K54ss my nfd 4! pot spr 3. He had two sets, 4455.

Happy it’s a new month at least. Last month I accomplished a lot at work so it was a milestone career-wise. Poker-wise I made over $20,000 which is double what I was aiming for now that I’m working. Wow! I scored big in the mix at 10/10 plo a few sessions as well which never hurts.

I’ve really stepped up my game in hold ‘em too and buying in deeper has helped increase my winrate quite a bit.

For this month I would like to play a less and keep my hourly similarly high. I want to exercise more as well.

I’d also like to go on a date. Single and ready to mingle!

Having the paycheck and crushing at work, and still pulling down $20k in poker on the side is pretty epic, congrats on the great month! Goals for me. Love to see it!

Hope you run good with dating as well!