This cheered me up a little bit.

.. just get me out of here and let me do my own thing.

I need that inspiration back that I had a week ago.


I walked through a party filled with beautiful girls and didn't blink an eye. I only cared about two cards and a stack of chips... I dream about wearing nice suits and watches, riffling chips as smooth as ice... and bluffing without my heart skipping a beat... the rest is just details...

Sick life

How to lose money and be happy

It seems that no one I know will ever understand. I'm doomed to hear bad advice all the time. I don't even want to repeat it. I have to let it go in one ear and out the other. The only one who might understand if I gave her the chance... maybe that Korean girl from a few weeks ago. Maybe I'll see her again someday.

I'm not stuck up or stubborn. I think I do a nice job... No way would I let an easy day get to my head.

I had two great call downs tonight.

The first one, I had 56. Raised to 30 bucks or so. Two callers.

Flop QJ5, two clubs.
I bet $35. 1 fold, BB calls.

Turn, J of clubs.
He checks, I check behind. (Terrible card, pot control)

River, 3 or something.
He bets $80, I think and call.

He had KT for a missed straight.



Another hand, I had 77 in the BB.

Flop is QTX, all diamonds. I have a 7 of diamonds.
SB bets, I call. (whoever else was in the hand folds)

Turn is a 6 or something. Nondiamond.
He bets, I call.

River is another low card. Nondiamond.
He bets, I call.

Pair of sevens is good.


I ran fairly well. Straights and full houses, but no call down on either when I bet them big.
I also bluffed a guy off pocket queens, and he was absolutely certain I had a straight... nope, just bottom pair and a flush draw.


So I'm cruising along, and the last hand I play:

KQ of spades in middle position. Guy behind me has posted his blinds. I raise to $20.
He calls, so 4 callers total.

Flop is K67, two diamonds, one spade.
I bet $35, guy who posted raises to $80, everyone folds, I call.
I put him on KT or KJ at this point, and I figure he doesn't know I've hit the flop fairly hard.

Turn is a 4 of spades.
I check, he bets $200, I raise to $600, he goes all in, and I call for my remaining $500

I think my line was really strong... and I had to call my remaining chips since the pot was so large. I was absolutely willing to get it in here once I made my $600 raise. I'm not going to back down. Of course I would prefer him to fold here... I didn't put him on a set. I figured an ugly two pair at best, and he would lay it down. Well, to the river...

Brick.

I missed my flush.
Can you guess what his hand was?

I gambled.

I went snowboarding up at Mammoth over the weekend, and I had a lot of fun. It was originally going to be just me and my brother since his friends were thinking there wouldn't be enough snow. They changed their mind when the weather took a turn, and my aunt ended up going too. My brother and his friends stayed in Motel 6, and Penny and I stayed at the Westin. The wind was really crazy, and they kept parts of the park closed while we were there.

I got really fucked up Saturday night. It gets dark so early in the winter, and it seems like there's nothing else to do but start drinking once the sun goes down. My night was straight out of the movies. I didn't talk with that many people at the bar as far as I can remember but Hell, I probably couldn't even speak English anyways. I was just too busy drinking... I got lost on my walk back to the hotel, and I don't even know how I originally found the bar. I am a giant luckbox.

Anyways, I've been up late and browsing the internet at random, and I came across an amazing read. It's a story about a guy who packs up all of his stuff and starts traveling. He takes up a job as a rafting guide, and he winds up in Canada/Italy/Africa... I thought it was an inspirational read. HIs writing style is great and is probably what sells the story.

You can check it out on the poker forums I read frequently here:
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/79/edf/changing-your-life-787/

It's making me want to travel, get out and see the world. I've already had some notions about visiting Japan and running around New York. I'm a scrappy, resourceful kid, I could do this...

This guy was traveling the world with $100 to his name at some points. Wow. Just wow.

fucking clowns

Yesterday was odd. I had fun, but I ended up ditching a girl. She just wasn't interesting or fun to talk with... I didn't know what else to do. She spent half the time I was with her texting other people on her sidekick. She couldn't hold a conversation if her life depended on it. Smoking and drinking weren't an option either, so I felt like my best option was running for the hills. So I did. I grabbed some In-N-Out on my way home to console myself too.