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| No bedroom pics? The first one seems pretty big/spacious to me. Its so hard to say, cause it would be so expensive to get things as big as the first one in Toronto! | ||
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Nine to five is how to survive - I ain't trying to survive / I'm trying to live it to the limit and love it a lot //
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I think that last condo's designer was colour blind. What's with the red (cherry maybe) wood cabinets and the maple or pine wood flooring. The all black and grey neutral furniture on a earth tone wood floor is also pretty hard to look at. Other than the yellow paint on the first one, i like the lines and the space set up. Most condo's these days love to put hte kitchen right in the middle of the condo so you have to walk through it to get in the living room. Let the flaming start!! |
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LOl yeah the cherry cabinets are awful, I would definitely paint/fix that. BUT! Big news!!! (for me). I put in an offer on a condo today. It's the one with the terrible colours (lime green + pink bathroom ftw) and girly decor (turns out it's a gay couple that's been living there, and since I am pro gay rights I feel like this is a good omen). The kitchen is awesome, bathroom is great except for pink, balcony is right off kitchen which I like and there's a separate office for work/grinding. It's also in a pretty centrally located awesome neighborhood surrounded by some greats restaurants and bars. Also good is that since there's only 3 apartments in the building the condo fees are really low since there's no real upkeep. Some places you can be paying 200-300$/month just in condo fees and have to attend montly meetings and a bunch of BS (doesn't include municipal and school taxes which vary from 2k to 5k/year. This place taxes are 2k/year + 60$/month in condo fees which is sweet. The problem is...since it's awesome they're probably going to get a ton of offers so I am about to be thrown into a bidding war which might take it out of my price range. Cue the run good one more time dealer. Here are more pics of the place: Mine is the one with the balcony, 2nd floor on the corner        
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| Congrats on the offer, run good one time! I think that condo looks great! I love the kitchen so much (obv other than the paint, lol). | ||
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i don't like the place in the first post, both of the places you posted 2nd time around look good. More space is never a bad thing, check out what street noise is like for all of them and be prepared to spend a little on money on paint if that's the only downside. the one you've put an offer on looks great. |
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don't raise with the straight flush bro, nobody ever gonna call that shit
allin, reload, repeat please read: http://www.philgalfond.com/lets-make-some-changes/
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lime green was definitely a bold and aggressive play, maybe a sign that that place has the potential for fostering a laggy lifestyle conducive to massive swings. pretty exciting if you ask me |
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| you're def the Official Montreal SwampRat | ||
 Get your own badge! Click profile at the top and FTR Badge from the left nav. "The Dragon in My Garage" by Carl Sagan I say onto you, I've felt the dragon! I felt the touch of his tail, the breath of his fire, and I know without a shadow of a doubt that the dragon exists!
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| Whirlwind day - cliff notes are that I got the condo (pics above) for what I think is a pretty stellar deal so that's really great. I can't wait to get settled into there - I live in the Montreal Swamp (thus the swamprat title) so this is going to a huge upgrade. All sorts of other stuff going down (bank/deposit/building inspector/mortgage/new intimidating job) which is sort of overwhelming me at the moment. Hopefully I can get a grip on things tomorrow. I move into the new place June 15th. | ||
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Congrats on the condo. Pretty exciting. Montreal is a great place. I lived there for many years and sometimes I wish I could go back. Cheers, P |
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| Sweeeeeeet, that's amazingness! Congrats, looks pretty sweet. | ||
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Thanks guys. I'm very happy about the condo, the more I talk to people to people the more I'm confident I made the right choice. Building inspection is on tuesday, I should have my mortgage picked out next week (i'm leaning towards at least a 5 year fixed if I can get it around 4.x%. If any Canadians have input on this it's welcome) and I'm going to try to push for the ability to make double payments + lump some payments yearly. If things were to go well I want to pay this sucker off ASAP. As for Poker...well....there's so much being said about what's going on already that I'm just going to take the route of 'wait and see'. I'm pretty devastated for the american pros I know...what a nightmare. There's nothing I can say to help, only that this really really sucks. I put in over 2k hands today so far , my first session in some time and I lost a tiny bit and played decently but not great. This whole month has been so busy for me that it's impossible to place too much focus on poker, so I'm just going to try to play when I can and not do any damage. I'll be putting in a few sessions over the next few days for a rakerace. Updates to come. |
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don't raise with the straight flush bro, nobody ever gonna call that shit
allin, reload, repeat please read: http://www.philgalfond.com/lets-make-some-changes/
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Dyl- check that website I told you about and try to negociate the best rate. I wouldn't pay more than 4%, every .1% less u pay will save u thousands in the long run. edit: may have to pay over 4%, think its a good rate especially historically and all the worries about inflation etc... This site is decent too: Canadian Interest Rate Forecast |
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Nine to five is how to survive - I ain't trying to survive / I'm trying to live it to the limit and love it a lot //
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A couple good links about the fallout: The Fallout From The Full Tilt / PokerStars Pullout — Bill's Poker Blog Pot Committed: The End of the (Poker) World as We Know It |
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God, I hope no Americans are reading this because my whining will seem so incredibly insignificant compared to the bullshit they are forced to deal with. Regardless, I need a vent post due to how much poker has been owning me since I took a 4-day long break last week. It also doesn't help that I just made the biggest purchase of my life and am thus on an incredibly thin roll. It would be pretty annoying to have to grind nl 100 which is what I'm looking at right now. On an even more depressing note, the job that I received seems now very much in jeopardy (as I previously mentioned it's in the poker industry). I feel like I'm a little piece of lint in a dryer being thrown around over and over. I just hope I land on solid ground come May. Past 2 days of fun - I'm only like 8 BIs under EV this month so that's not even out of the ordinary, I just never have the best hand and keep putting buyins in drawing dead over and over in what I think are good spots.  Some hands: No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (5 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com Hero (SB) ($398.44) BB ($200.13) UTG ($247.54) MP ($227.15) Button ($224.85) Preflop: Hero is SB with A  , 31 fold, MP bets $6, 1 fold, Hero raises $19, 1 fold, MP calls $14 Flop: ($42) 5  , 4, 9 (2 players)Hero bets $27, MP calls $27 Turn: ($96) K  (2 players)Hero bets $48, MP calls $48 River: ($192) 6 (2 players)Hero bets $303.44 (All-In), MP calls $132.15 (All-In) Total pot: $456.30 Results: Hero had A , 3 (high card, Ace).MP had K  , J (one pair, Kings).Outcome: MP won $453.30 Just for the LOL No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (4 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com SB ($209.65) BB ($287) UTG ($197) Hero (Button) ($227.70) Preflop: Hero is Button with 7 , 71 fold, Hero bets $6, SB raises $19, 1 fold, Hero raises $44, SB raises $107, Hero raises $177.70 (All-In), SB calls $82.65 (All-In) Flop: ($421.30) 4 , K, A (2 players, 2 all-in)Turn: ($421.30) 7 (2 players, 2 all-in)River: ($421.30) K (2 players, 2 all-in)Total pot: $421.30 Results: Hero had 7 , 7 (full house, sevens over Kings).SB had A , K (full house, Kings over Aces).Outcome: SB won $419.30 No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (4 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com SB ($193.30) BB ($261.50) UTG ($205.50) Hero (Button) ($295) Preflop: Hero is Button with 7 , JUTG bets $6, Hero raises $20, 2 folds, UTG calls $14 Flop: ($43) 6 , J, 2 (2 players)UTG checks, Hero bets $26, UTG calls $26 Turn: ($95) 8 (2 players)UTG checks, Hero bets $50, UTG raises $159.50 (All-In), Hero calls $109.50 River: ($414) 6 (2 players, 1 all-in)Total pot: $414 Results: Hero had 7 , J (two pair, Jacks and sixes).UTG had J , J (full house, Jacks over sixes).Outcome: UTG won $412 His sizing owned me into thinking he was pricing himself in with KK/QQ spade. 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No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (5 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com SB ($214.27) BB ($200) UTG ($203) Hero (MP) ($427.05) Button ($205.55) Preflop: Hero is MP with A , 101 fold, Hero bets $7, 2 folds, BB raises $21, Hero calls $16 Flop: ($47) J , A, 2 (2 players)BB bets $25, Hero calls $25 Turn: ($97) 8 (2 players)BB bets $73, Hero raises $379.05 (All-In), BB calls $79 (All-In) River: ($401) 10 (2 players, 2 all-in)Total pot: $401 Results: BB had A , A (three of a kind, Aces).Hero had A , 10 (two pair, Aces and tens).Outcome: BB won $398 No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (5 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com SB ($100.03) BB ($225.35) UTG ($242) Hero (MP) ($338.65) Button ($198.10) Preflop: Hero is MP with 5 , 41 fold, Hero bets $7, Button calls $7, SB calls $6, 1 fold Flop: ($23) K , 6, 2 (3 players)SB checks, Hero bets $17, Button calls $17, 1 fold Turn: ($57) J (2 players)Hero bets $38, Button calls $38 River: ($133) 8 (2 players)Hero bets $150, Button calls $136.10 (All-In) Total pot: $405.20 Results: Button had A , 3 (flush, Ace high).Hero had 5 , 4 (flush, Jack high).Outcome: Button won $402.20 No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (4 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com SB ($201.30) Hero (BB) ($195.30) UTG ($287.10) Button ($235.16) Preflop: Hero is BB with A , J2 folds, SB bets $5, Hero raises $16, SB calls $12 Flop: ($36) J , 4, J (2 players)SB checks, Hero bets $18, SB calls $18 Turn: ($72) 7 (2 players)SB checks, Hero bets $46, SB calls $46 River: ($164) K (2 players)SB checks, Hero bets $113.30 (All-In), SB calls $113.30 Total pot: $390.60 Results: SB had 4 , 4 (full house, fours over Jacks).Hero had A , J (three of a kind, Jacks).Outcome: SB won $388.60 No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (4 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com SB ($170) Hero (BB) ($203) UTG ($444.40) Button ($225.35) Preflop: Hero is BB with A , 102 folds, SB bets $7, Hero raises $22, SB calls $16 Flop: ($48) A , 4, 5 (2 players)SB checks, Hero bets $26, SB calls $26 Turn: ($100) 7 (2 players)SB checks, Hero bets $56, SB raises $120 (All-In), Hero calls $64 River: ($340) 9 (2 players, 1 all-in)Total pot: $340 Results: SB had 4 , 4 (three of a kind, fours).Hero had A , 10 (one pair, Aces).Outcome: SB won $338 wheeeee |
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Bleh, another short session today with bleh results. 3 BIs under Ev, -500 and I misplayed a couple hands versus a mega-whale. Examples here: He was literally doing completely random stuff, making huge bluffs, calling pre with any 2 and peeling 4 high no draw on flops. He was running at 63/51/35% 3-bet lol. No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (5 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com SB ($241) BB ($214.15) UTG ($227.15) Hero (MP) ($398) Button ($242) Preflop: Hero is MP with K , AUTG bets $6, Hero calls $6, Button calls $6, SB calls $5, BB raises $43, 1 fold, Hero raises $392 (All-In), 2 folds, BB calls $169.15 (All-In) Flop: ($446.30) 10 , 9, 6 (2 players, 2 all-in)Turn: ($446.30) 3 (2 players, 2 all-in)River: ($446.30) 7 (2 players, 2 all-in)Total pot: $446.30 Results: BB had 8 , K (straight, ten high).Hero had K , A (high card, Ace).Outcome: BB won $443.30 not that impressive but fun to be right No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (5 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com SB ($201) BB ($62) UTG ($991.36) MP ($197) Hero (Button) ($420.97) Preflop: Hero is Button with 4 , 4UTG bets $6, 1 fold, Hero calls $6, 2 folds Flop: ($15) 3 , 6, 8 (2 players)UTG bets $8, Hero calls $8 Turn: ($31) A (2 players)UTG bets $18, Hero calls $18 River: ($67) 3 (2 players)UTG bets $60, Hero calls $60 Total pot: $187 Results: Hero had 4 , 4 (two pair, fours and threes).UTG had J , K (one pair, threes).Outcome: Hero won $184 Solid board for him to 3-bet/fold imo No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (4 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com SB ($200) BB ($617.13) UTG ($196) Hero (Button) ($524.10) Preflop: Hero is Button with 4 , 41 fold, Hero bets $6, SB calls $5, BB raises $22, Hero calls $18, SB calls $18 Flop: ($72) 4 , 9, 10 (3 players)SB checks, BB bets $40, Hero raises $125, 1 fold, BB raises $260, Hero raises $375.10 (All-In), 1 fold Total pot: $672 Results: Hero had 4 , 4.Outcome: Hero won $870.10 And then my big mistake. I really should just flat pre here...no point trying to push a small edge this deep but I really though he would make huge spazzes like he had been doing. No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (4 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com Hero (SB) ($896.10) BB ($200) UTG ($475.13) Button ($193) Preflop: Hero is SB with 9 , 9UTG bets $6, 1 fold, Hero raises $19, 1 fold, UTG raises $39, Hero raises $155, UTG raises $306, Hero raises $721.10 (All-In), UTG calls $124.13 (All-In) Flop: ($952.26) J , 10, Q (2 players, 2 all-in)Turn: ($952.26) 3 (2 players, 2 all-in)River: ($952.26) 7 (2 players, 2 all-in)Total pot: $952.26 Results: Hero had 9 , 9 (one pair, nines).UTG had A , A (one pair, Aces).Outcome: UTG won $950.26 In other news, I started a full time position today. It's definitely a bit of a shock knowing you have to wake up with real responsibilities beyond just putting in a session at some point but I have a feeling it might lead to some positive changes, meeting some new people and I'm all for that, so all in all I'm trying to take it in stride with an open mind. We'll see how it works out, hoping for the best. |
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that last hand is insane, but obviously you thought UTG would get it in with AQ/Ax even that deep. congrats on getting a condo, paid for with poker profits. that's a 'baller for life' story if there is such a thing  I hope the new job is everything you hope it will be! |
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Haven't been updating this as much mainly because poker has taken such a backseat. In the past week I've put in about 7k hands at NL 100 for +1.2k which has been a relief. I should be rolled for NL 200 again soon which is the ultimate goal. Once I have steadier income I may be able to aggressively move up in stakes since I won't have to withdraw which is something that's been lacking in my poker development the past year. As for my condo stuff, I settled on going with a 5 year variable rate mortgage. I went with this because since I intend on making some lump sum payments to pay it off faster, the savings that I should accrue on the low rate now should trump any future higher rates. As with anything though, there's always some roadbumps. Just when I thought everything was set with that, the bank is asking for the condo to be evaluated by a 3rd party, so I need to try to set that up tomorrow before I'm out of town for the weekend. I'm already counting the days till I move in June 15th and I can stop worrying about some impending fail. This weekend I'm heading to Toronto for UFC 129 at Rogers Center. I'm an unashamed GSP fanboy so while this is going to be sick, I always get a bit nervous when I'm watching his fights live. There will definitely be a wee bit of pre-gaming to take the edge off so I can relax and enjoy it. I'm flying in Thursday and meeting my dad for a meal at Simple Bistro, a resto a good friend of mine works at. It's supposed to be good french food done by an asian chef so looking forward to that. Then on Friday night, Alexos, Griffey, their gfs and me (fifth wheel ftw) are going to Ame (amecuisine.com) which should be amazing. Then saturday night we are in a private box for UFC, so heck...life ain't so bad  . Also, spring is finally coming around here in Montreal. Played a couple sets of tennis yesterday, and while I was rusty it has me pumped for tennis/golf this summer. I'm almost tempted to break down and get a car so I can do a bit more golfing but I've become pretty addicted to the ease of MTL public transportation. Will definitely post a trip report when I get back. GSP gogogogogog |
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Yeah never got into football just caus it takes so many people + lots of organization + rules and I was a skinny kid in high school. I signed up for both a soccer and a softball league tuesday and thursday nights this summer. Soccer for some cardio, softball for making some friends and apparently it attracts attractive opposition. Put in 2k hands today for +3 BI, bringing me to +15 BI over 8k hands at NL 100. I'm even running above EV (in some sick way I wish I wasn't running good because I want to save whatever small rungood window I have for higher stakes). It also helps that there are some savage whales at NL 100. Case and point: No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (5 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com SB ($110.03) BB ($87.94) UTG ($200.61) MP ($105.26) Hero (Button) ($127.37) Preflop: Hero is Button with Q , Q1 fold, MP calls $1, Hero bets $4, SB calls $3.50, 1 fold, MP calls $3 Flop: ($13) Q , 4, 9 (3 players)SB checks, MP bets $2.50, Hero raises $16, 1 fold, MP calls $13.50 Turn: ($45) J (2 players)MP bets $45, Hero raises $107.37 (All-In), MP calls $40.26 (All-In) River: ($215.52) 2 (2 players, 2 all-in)Total pot: $215.52 Results: Hero had Q , Q (three of a kind, Queens).MP had 3 , 4 (one pair, fours).Outcome: Hero won $234.63 Tmr morning getting condo evaluated then heading straight to the airport for TO. Gonna be sweet. Also Habs/Bruins Game 7 tonight which is going to be a huge sweat. I'm losing my nerves after all this game 7 madness...I was pulling hard for the Canucks last night and was so sure they were going to blow it ....until they didn't. Cheers. |
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T.O. was fun. Quick TR: Thursday night went out to Simple Bistro, a small french cuisine restaurant in the Mount Pleasant district. Had Elk Osobuko (sp?) which was tasty but I probably should've gone for some classic steak frites action. My friend who works in the kitchen sent out a bunch of oysters and since I'm an oyster fiend that made my night. I think long long longterm it'd be fun and crazy as hell to open a restaurant with a buddy. I can't cook, so I would have to be in charge of the other stuff. I am fully aware that something like 8/10 restaurants never make money and tons go out of business in the 1st year, so I would definitely only do this when I could handle that sort of swing. Friday me, Alexos, Griffey and their GFs went out to Ame, a Japanese restaurant. I had high expectations and hmm...I have mixed feelings on it. The decor was awesome, the wine was awesome, some of the dishes were amazing (sashimi, sushi, some salads, lamb) but it let me down in a couple ways. It was a communal restaurant so everyone shares everything and we had a ribeye which was overcooked and there was a couple things which were just ok and i dunno - the ambiance in a big swanky Toronto restaurant just felt strange with everyone wearing suits and stuff. If you're wearing a collared shirt in MTL you are pretty safe to go just about anywhere. Just different cities, one with a huge thriving business class, the other with more of an artisan population. Saturday was the UFC, and it was good, but the GSP/Shields fight did disappoint, though it's not George's fault after he had to fight through this: YouTube - Sheilds poke GSP We were in a box suite which was cool, but we got stuck with a group of sportsbetting degen d-bags which sucked. On the job front, I'm still waiting to really sink my teeth into things - so I still have no idea what my schedule lifestyle will be like with a real job. On the condo front, everything is settled except setting the date with the notary. the LAST hurdle is within sight, I'm pretty pumped. On the Poker front, I've put in some hands on ongame and PKR with ok results, but I'm not playing enough to really say much about these sessions. I do know that PKR is way softer than even Ongame, but it's annoying to have to deal with super slow software when I've been getting used to putting in 1k hands/hour. I'll have to decide if the higher winrate is worth it over volume (I'm thinking it is). Updates to come! |
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I have taken great pleasure in this blog, so I refuse to let it die, even if I don't have too much to say either than an update. Work is going fine - it will pick up next month when I take a trip out of the country to meet some of my co-workers. June 15th I'm still moving into the condo so I'm in the process of getting insurance, organizing signing date with notary, and yes..wait for it...picking out colours as I have found a painter to repaint it the week I move in. I think i'm just gonna do a grayish off-white and then if I want to add colour in one of the rooms/bathroom I can do that later when I have time to properly consult someone since I have zero faith in myself. I've mostly stuck to the four-hour body diet, but I finally hit my 'peak' when it comes to lifting. There was a funny moment when I was trying to do pull-downs (the thing where you're sitting down with a pad above your knees and you pull down a bar towards your chest). Since you have to increase the weight everytime (you only do 1 set of 7ish reps), I had nearly gotten to the bottom of the rack since I'm 3 months into this regime. After 3 reps, when I got the bar down to my chest, I didn't have the strength to control it on the way back up and the bar literally picked my entire body up off the ground and elevated me. I got some pretty good stares from my fellow meatheads as I scrambled to get my feet on solid ground. When you reach this point, it supposedly means that you're not eating enough or not drinking enough water, but I think it's just that I'm too small to be doing any more weight. Since I don't trust myself to try to put on a bunch of weight (any excuse to eat garbage will spell disaster) - my plan is to do some alternative free weight exercises and start at a lower weight and work my way up until my 'peak' and then who knows. Soccer and softball season is starting in a couple weeks, which i'm looking forward to. I've been making some new friends through the job lately, but it's a pretty male-centric culture so I'm dying to meet a new female face or two, especially since it's spring-time and the hormones are racing (TMI)?. Apparently softball is actually good for this although I can't imagine why - but I will embrace my inner underhand thrower with an open mind. On the poker front, my volume sucks but I've changed back to a fishier site and am now back comfortably playing NL 200. With less time to play, winrate is more important than rakeback/volume so I'm just going to focus on winning since big downswongs are going to be particularly painful if this is all the volume I can put in. May so far - the NL 200 is on PKR which is the slowest software around so it's not as bad as it looks : 
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Poker update! My play has been sparce, but all in all May was a good month poker and lifewise. The new job is interesting if still a bit mysterious. Poker volume is way down, partly because of the job, partly because of condo stuff, partly due to laziness and mainly due to playing a lot on PKR where volume is about 300 hands/hour. I think I played ok - and I'm happy that I took consecutive shots at NL 400 despite running shitty every time which seems to be my deal everytime I move up. I'm sure it's affecting my play somehow. 3k under EV this month - but after seeing all the stuff Griffey is going through, I will just take my quiet modest month. I'm really looking forward to June. New condo, a Euro trip for the job and some great weather in Montreal are going to make for the start to a great summer. I will hopefully be able to post some pics of the place once I'm moved in and it's painted. May 2011: + $500 redeposit bonus and + 400 rakeback.   Cheers! |
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| gj man! quite the spike at the end there, that's what I call a good quit. | ||
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Nine to five is how to survive - I ain't trying to survive / I'm trying to live it to the limit and love it a lot //
Can offer RB deals on most sites, PM me.
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"Once we reach a certain level of mastery, we see there are higher levels and challenges. If we are disciplined and patient, we proceed. At each higher level, new pleasures and insights await us--ones not even suspected when we started out. We can take this as far as we want--in any human activity there is always a higher level to which we can aspire."
Check out my blog here! "You are a degenerate Gaam-balur" http://www.philgalfond.com/lets-make-some-changes/
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Pretty exciting day for me today. This morning was the signing day, and I now have the keys in hand and am about to head to the new condo to start the painting/redecorating/renovating process. There's not all that much to do, so hopefully by next week things will be fully operational so to speak. Can't wait, pics to come! Oh and yeah - i've played like 500 hands of breakeven poker this week, and i couldn't care less! |
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| Awesome. Lmk if u need any help. | ||
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Nine to five is how to survive - I ain't trying to survive / I'm trying to live it to the limit and love it a lot //
Can offer RB deals on most sites, PM me.
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| awesome dude, run hot with the new place! | ||
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New place is living up to expectation so far. One semi-interesting thing. The bar that's right across the street is far wilder than I expected. Picture at least 30 people chilling outside the bar smoking/chatting at 2:30am on a wednesday night. While this can suck for noise level late at night - i don't think I really care. Kind of cool to feel like i'm part of the vibrant city and not hiding out in the subu*cough Alexos*rbs. But it might get tilting if hammered people are nonstop interrupting my sleep. It is also hipster central, so I expect to get berated for not wearing a 1983 retro Nintendo t-shirt. We shall see! Painting is such a bitch, went at it with a real painter tonight for a few hours after going out for an unreal meal at Garde Manger with RedZilla and Genitruc in the Old Port, and I'm utterly destroyed. Nighty night! |
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While, - work life seems to have taken over, but I think I've just made my last 'baller poker purchase' at least for the foreseeable future. Here it is: Maxwell Leather Sofas | Sofas | Restoration Hardware A 96' Leather couch! Yes - i'm spending more on this than I probably will on food for the next year, but apparently these things are indestructible and will be the focal point of my little bachelor's pad for years to come. I have a bad habit of falling asleep on couches anyway, so I figure i might as well splurge on a good one rather than a bed lol. I havent played a meaningful hand of poker in about 3 weeks, but I will hopefully get back to the tables with a tiny bit of regularity in a week or so. Happy summer to you all. Cheers. |
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