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Anyone ever take a shit so good they took some time to enjoy a post-bowell movement smoke?

Man, so I was at this restaurant with some bomb ass home made, perfectly warm bread pudding with ice cream. Great coffee too. Tough not to think about a cig in that situation.

I will not even bring up the post-coital smoke with the (non-existant, fuck my life) bad bitch on instagram straight flexin.

My blood pressure and health was on point last checkup. It is a good thing I do not live in Paris.

What about the greenest endo leaf?

Do Medical Doctors, MD prescribe kush for anxiety, depression, bipolar out in places that are awesome?

Time to drink some more Monsters.

Peace, Love, and Tolerance

RiKD

ps Tolstoy is the shit. So, is Nabokov. So, is Flaubert.




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Hey LP - long time no see hope all is well here are a few random things I've been up to lately.

Work
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I'm still currently work 3rd shift on our tech team for a big bank however I've began to interview for a few different sales positions within the bank; currently in my 3rd round of interviews for a Sales Analyst position which would eventually lead to a Sales Consultant role which has a nice compensation package that would bring the overall salary up to about 120-150 depending on performance ofc. The other job I'm interviewing for is a Financial Advisor - which would be EXTREMELY tough for the first three years as you build your business (generally only about 30% of FA's make it past the first few years - 50% are weeded out within the first 6 months) However after those first few years of long hours and hard work things would eventually get easier and more lucrative as you build your book of business and the nice thing for this position is the commission would not be capped, so it's all on how hard you really want to work with comp ranging from 25k (probably would be let go relatively quickly with those numbers) all the way past a million a year for the top performers.

Life
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I recently moved into a new (old) house with my gf - loving it, however with both of the job positions it'd mean I'd be relocating which would suck to deal with that and move AGAIN within a month or so. Seriously fuck moving, I never knew I had so much shit.

I have unfortunately fallen off the working out + eating well routine and am pretty much starting over as of a few weeks ago. Where I was about 275 at the start of June two years ago, I'm starting at about 245~250 this time around. The biggest factor is time to go, working third shift started off as easy but it has really dragged on my health over the past few years - so the sooner I can get out the better.

Poker
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I still play live 3-4x a month - I generally stick to the 6/12 limit or the new 10/20 limit game - and very rarely during the year I've freerolled up to the 20/40 game when the right players are in the game.

I also recently tossed a bit of coin back online with ACR for some fun (wow it's been so long since I've played online - such a great feeling!) I'll be looking to withdraw the amount I've deposited within the next few days as I'd rather not be burned later. So at least now what's left is fun money and I know the system works :D


tl;dr life is good :D

Take care LP <3

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Hey guys,

As most of you know i did pretty shitty in live cashgames when i got here.

im re-dedicating myself to online poker and studying a lot more than i've been in the past couple months.

going to be playing some live mtts like the wynn 565, mostly making this blog just so when i load LP its a constant reminder to myself, but yeah, back to Bovada.

Was at the venetian last night with my roomie, she wanted to play 1/2 plo,i sat and watched that game for about 2 hours, probably the softest game i've ever seen. If I ever play live again its gonna be PLOlol, NLHE is so fcking nitty lol, there were like 3 regs at the table,was such a juicy game.

hrm, so whts comin up is EDC this weekend, I may or may not go, not sure, want to grind a lot, took like 4 days off and just did 2 mtts yesterday so i really need to be working a lot so I can do lots of live MTTs in July.

Back grinding online put 300 on takin it back up to the moon.

Good Luck,
Ryan!


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Giving 150eu Neteller for MB ( guess 149 to me on MB since they have a tax )
Will send first to long time reputable members only :/



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I am a hypocrite.

I talk about and discuss minimizing the objectifying of women in this world, yet I go spend $10.50 to watch Entourage and enjoy the show. I watch porn. Not super exploitation forced blow job stuff (does that make it better?) but I do watch it. I get off to a pretty face, tits, ass, and vagina. I check out the women with the great breasts in the low cut blouses, the women with that ass in the yoga pants, the feminine beauties in the sun dresses (does it make it better that they know what they are doing?)

I am a hypocrite.

I talk about and discuss the crimes occurring in Indonesia, yet I am rocking dope Jordans on the regular.

I am a hypocrite.


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Hey guys,

Yesterday was one helluva fckin day, had a poker buddy from Vancouver come over (hes usually deep in the main, Dave Pecassi or something like that) from Vancouver, we talked tournies like all night, but best all of..!

I moved in 3 days ago, been training my roomie who is a good live player in tournaments. He went into Day 2 Planet Hollywood like 10th/86 in chips (78k bb 1k)

now theres like 45 left, top 36 ITM!

really just taught him to 3bet his broadways and the frequencies his opponents really have stuff and hes just been BOSSIN

one time for the ROOMIE@LV!!!!!!!

Beendrinking lots of wine and getting 2 know my roomies the last few days hehe, geting back otg today after 2 day drunken stoned hiatus

GL LP,
Redrain I didn't know you haven't played in a year, no hu match, build ur life up and gl to you man.

i was drunk i took that comment personal, laughed when i got up.. ;P

gl to you and everyone,
if someone wants to br you for the hu game we can do it but i can't freeroll you to touch my br obv.

gl,
Ryan


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WAZAAA!!!

Im going to Warsaw for 4 days. I wanna:

1. play poker at a casino (preferably cash games)
2. live in a nice area with nice bars/restaurants (I heard Praga is good, is it?)
3. any other recommendations on things I should not miss.

Can you guys pliz help mi wit dis? Tenk yu.


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if we XR the flop and bet the turn with the intention of bluffing the river every time, what combination of turn/river calling frequencies create a profitable bluff?

Let's look at a common BB v BTN XR scenario:

2.5x pre so 5.5bb to the flop

2.75bb cbet and XR to 10.5bb, villain calls

26.5bb to the turn, 88.5bb remaining

now the stack sizes are kind of awkward to get it all in by the river without some slight overbets but w/e we'll use the sizings commonly seen in practice

turn barrel 20bb, villain calls

66.5bb to the river, 68.5bb remaining

Pot'ish sized shove for 68.5bb


let's say villain folds 30% of the time on the turn and 50% of the time on the river, is this a profitable 0 equity bluff?


0.3(26.5) + 0.7(0.5(46.5) - 0.5(88.5))

= -6.75 (pretty sure this is right, confirmed w/ representative scenario in CREV)

So a 0 equity bluff with those conditions is not profitable, lets say our bluff has 10% equity. So we plan to shove all rivers as a bluff and lose 90% of the time when called and win 10% when called, whats our EV now?

0.3(26.5) + 0.7(0.5(46.5) + 0.5(0.1(135) - 0.9(88.5)))

= 1.0725 (not so sure about this one, the represntative scenario i came up with in CREV says 0.37... not sure if i setup the CREV scenario wrong or if this EV math is wrong)


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Hey guys,

came out to LV to test the waters.

First couple cash sessions were hell to say the least, then had a great session at the mirage and a deep run in some $300 100ks.

Got a great room with a fellow player here and his girl, place is extremely nice for a great price.

So if ur in LV just drop me a msg, i'll post some pics when i get to it with my phone, really nice place.

Happy to be back in the poker realm.

#needanherbalconnection #PlzhelpwiththatLP PM ME~!!!

#grindingmyassoff
#studying

GL everyone,
Ryan Neilly


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hey guys, today we did the 270+30 wynn, got really deep but couldnt hit AJhh on 566hh board, took some time off and booked my first winnin session so far @ CG's. not huge but goin in the right direction.

Tried out the Mirage, loved it. nice $2 comp bonuses too

said fuck it, take live serious, took out a few bills intead of 1bi and yeah that worked well. lets keep it rollin.

1 hand i wanna go over, im not 100% sure how you guys would play this.

ep limps (hes quite tight) - limper behind, i decide to limp A6ss on 200bb cuz well hes tight as hell and betting almost every board. idk if he even has a raise range..

so flop comes Q92cc, i have A6cc, he pots the flop, i was in CO but had the button, i opted to flat the pot bet, turn 4d, he bets $45, he has $300 behind, i have him covered, whats your play?? call raise fold? all seemed good, calling bloats a huge pot and well i can still bluff TJ if i miss, folding is fine since im 19 invested and if i hit i probably wont get paid on clubs too often, atleast not for a large bet since its pretty transparent imo.. raising gives me options altho the texture sux, so i think flop reraise is best.

honestly i just folded cuz i didn't see myself getting paid off if i hit.

what are your thoughts, we were both about 200bb deep, he just went pot pot, i had NFD in MP, reward was good but risk seemed high..

let me know what you guys do here OTT please.

Thanks!
Ryan


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God. I'm like in a maze that I can't get out. I'm going in circles and not feeling fulfilled with life.


I wake up and do things I don't care about. My days pass by. I'm feeling empty inside. I got a girlfriend for two years that made the emptiness go away. She left me and now it's back. WTF. I want friends and life experiences. I had that when I was younger but ever since I started playing poker, I felt like making money was better than spending time elsewhere. I used to make solid solid money. Now it's okay... still better than an entry level job, but I'm starting to wonder more there is to life. My lifestyle is non-existent. Should I move to a city and know no one and start over? Like... fuck. Only people I know right now are my parents, my friends from school that kind of have their own lives now. My ex that I keep texting with no response. I'm almost 28... :X


I think eating and exercising is huge in mood improvement. Let me add that I'm pretty bad socially so I don't get out often. I'm just craving that human contact. For whatever reason I don't feel it with my parents, only with my GF. Man..... any words of wisdom for me? AGAIN. Haha


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So I'm doing a live show with Uri Peleg tomorrow
And as part of it we'll do some heartstone action
So I had to try it as part of the research
It's now 5:41 am and I'm still up ffs.



Priest so op btw

Anyone here playing?
I'll have some struggles with deleting this thing for sure tomorrow :D


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Hey guys, been here for about 36 hours so far.

Last night I made my way over to the venetian, seems like the best 1/2 in town.

early on we had a nicedouble up, then get stacked on a J66ss 3d(2flush turn) Qx river he bombs...
he bets every hand.... i have to call turn n river.. 46o. ++ BI for 150, peak 325,finish 86. fml.

day 2,feeling way better today things lookin good, get the thevenetianaround 11am.

grind it out,150 to about 250,then this handhappens.

seat 2 is playing about 35/30 3-4 AF but does check marginalspots to showdown (JJ on Q4567 3way)

I open KK UTG+1,station fish calls (hes in 400 so far) - sb has 400 hes a laggy reg. (for 1/2)

945ccx

36 in pot i bet 27, station fish (-400 player) flats - sb tank jams. i had roughly 60bb behind,hes beenlag as hell...betting 60with overs n shit multiway...

i think a few seconds, jam.

he has 555. other player tp+fd.

miss king.

-150 today.
-75 yesterday.
taxi fees $60

fml.
lol

online poker!!

lol gotta hold those, what u guys think about the KK 3 way (player A wasa fishplayer Bseemed solid reg, he wasby far the most aggro at the table,me being #2 or #3 aggro on the table.

just bet fold? i had 150or so i think start of hand - otb had 100, he had 400, so that changes his allin a lot since its vs 75bb and a 50bb station, but that stations range was really wide.

you fold or call?

Thanks,
Ryan Neilly


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If i have 50% to win a game at sc2, and Baal also has 50% to win a game at sc2. If we both play a game, the odds at least one of us wins is 75%. Everyone should agree with this.


Now lets say we both study for a true/false exam, and we're both expected to be right on 75% of the answers. Assuming all questions are equally difficult, what is the odds we are right on a question where we agree on the answer? Is it still 75%? or is it more? Can it be 93.75%?

Now here is the whole point of this.

Let's say i'm a winning sport better, and on close fights of -105/-105 odds, i am right about 75% of the time.
Baal is also a winning sport better, who's right 75% of the time.
If we both agree on a bet, does it mean we're going to be right over 75% of the time?

Then, let's say there is 10 winning sport bettors like us. If all other 9 winning sport betters agree on something, can it make sense to go against them if i disagree with them, or should i just avoid betting that fight?


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