04-01-2011 12:36 AM
#226
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trolling freetrollers
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Last edited by daven; 04-01-2011 at 01:10 AM.
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04-01-2011 05:26 PM
#227
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Well, I'm definitely being tested early and often. I played 3 sessions today, and they were all losing sessions though only the last one was so bad I had to force myself to leave because I was starting to get frustrated. Overall I dropped 1.5k though I was 800$ under EV. I'm not going to post how many hands played since I'm going to try not to focus on that. All in all I think I played well. I wasn't as sharp as yesterday but all in all I stayed focus, no outside distractions and took my time with most decisions. | |
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04-01-2011 05:35 PM
#228
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1- I think not calling turn is a mistake. You lose absolutely nothing by calling, and win lots of bluffs. I don't think he's calling many worse hands to a shove, and vs those you get their stacks on the river anyways 98% of the time. | |
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04-01-2011 10:07 PM
#229
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I was pretty sure he had KK or air, and I don't think he's going to bluff air on any river so I want him to fold KK no club. | |
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04-03-2011 01:24 PM
#230
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Put in just under 2k hands yesterday for +1.5k. I played my A game for the first 90% of the session and then felt that I was going into heat check mode (made two calldowns in medium sized pots that I knew were folds) so I stopped myself and enjoyed my Saturday night at a friend's housewarming party. Also got some surprising news about the job application I had mentioned a while back is still in play. Updates to come! | |
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04-03-2011 07:33 PM
#231
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2k hands today, -1.5k, as always just huge swings. Disappointing since I thought with my new approach I could enjoy some less stressful grinding. | |
Last edited by Ravageur; 04-03-2011 at 07:36 PM.
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04-03-2011 10:27 PM
#232
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Obviously the hand itself is madness..but call pre! | |
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04-03-2011 11:12 PM
#233
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Well if you think they bluff raise and float a lot then b/3bet seems pretty good there.. but yea call pre | |
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04-04-2011 12:44 PM
#234
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Well after a month or so of papers and waiting...I got my mortage pre-approval. Shipit! | |
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04-04-2011 10:48 PM
#235
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Played a bunch today, mostly what I think is my A game but I had a few dips. The problem I'm having is that I'm interpreting some of my wilder bluffs as being tilt when I don't think they're bad until I run into the top of villain's range (over and over again). So I really need to try to be objective and not results oriented about those kind of things. So far this month, I've had some solid EV death (2k under EV so far in only 11k hands, WHEEEE) and also seem to be running top two into bottom set about once every 300 hands. Throw in still probaby getting it in too light in 4-bet pots (this run is making me consider muckign qq pre, wth) So yeah, not going great so far. I'm super tired tonight, so not gonna post any hands. Will try to put some up tmr. Goodnight! | |
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04-05-2011 06:04 PM
#236
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Dude.. heard the news.. amazingness! | |
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04-05-2011 07:27 PM
#237
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What kind of job if you don't mind discussing? Congratulations! | |
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04-05-2011 07:48 PM
#238
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One less reg on my tables. :P | |
04-06-2011 12:26 AM
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Managed to play 1.5k hands for +750 so all in all a good day. Went and saw Source Code and despite the good reviews I had read the last 20 minutes ruined it for me. I could think of so many better ways to end that movie in a far simpler way that is both more satisfying to the viewer and doesn't take the overly convoluted bad matrix route that they took. | |
Last edited by Ravageur; 04-08-2011 at 10:21 AM.
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04-07-2011 06:21 PM
#240
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Not much to report on the poker front, was up 1k yesterday, down a few BI today. Have put in 20k hands so far in April, mediocre volume but I'm trying to avoid dwelling on that. | |
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04-08-2011 03:55 PM
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Par for the course. It seems to be impossible to dodge the real death runs, even when I think I'm playing my A game. It seems to always happen right at the start of my sessions so I find it harder to stop since it seems ridic to start a session and then stop right away when I've barely played and I'm not yet tilted. Yesterday I was down 1k in the first 300 hands and here was today. I managed to stop after 1k hands but ...wtf? | |
04-08-2011 09:40 PM
#242
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I think the JJ hand is a mega standard shove on flop. | |
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04-10-2011 12:01 AM
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04-10-2011 01:09 PM
#244
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Being lazy not making any condo posts, so finally gonna post some pics of one of the front runners so far. I'm going to see 2 or 3 more today and then another one on monday. Hopefully I can get all the visits in this week and then start tackling the decision making process. This one has great location (mile-end district for MTL people), but no balcony, and it's a loft style place which is great for a bachelor like me but not sure it will still be 'hip' in a few years. It's on the 2nd floor and overlooks Saint Laurent which is sweet. Another con is there's just the one big window so no window in bedroom although the wall opens up to let some of the window light in. Do you see what this stuff does to you? It gets you talking about bedroom lightning. I visited it yesterday and really dug the layout of the place and it all struck me as pretty baller. There's also a garage below if I ever needed a car. | |
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04-11-2011 06:57 PM
#245
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I love the big window, but not having any other windows would tilt me. I personally wouldn't want to buy a condo if I thought there was a chance I wouldn't like it in a few years. | |
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04-11-2011 07:10 PM
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Yeah I've checked out now well over a dozen places in person and so many more online. I've got it narrowed down to 3 and barring any new listings I'll be choosing one of those if they're still available (that's what so tilting about it all...you can finally make the huge decision and then find out it's sold). Two are new, one is used but has a nice balcony out back + good location + cheap condo fees though it's a bit smaller than the above one. Gonna be a tough decision for sure. | |
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04-11-2011 09:20 PM
#247
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Bedroom light is overrated imo especially in the summer when your trying to sleep. | |
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04-12-2011 02:26 PM
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I would usually agree with you. I live in a basement suite right now, though, so I really miss light I walk around my place in the middle of the day and it's like being in a cave without the lights on. Plus I feel like I would be more of an early riser if I had more light coming in when it's morning (which would be good because I don't think getting up at 12 pm everyday has been +EV for me) | |
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04-12-2011 02:34 PM
#249
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I'm generally an artificial light person... rarely open my blinds/curtains too much but I still feel like it would tilt me not having that option and a bit of light even. | |
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04-13-2011 12:04 AM
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Poker has fallen down in my list of priorities this month and while I've put in 26k hands this month I've probably only played 5k hands in the past week. Zero today as I was dealing with some stuff with the bank, condos, and my new job. Hopefully tomorrow I can get in an early session before I have to do more condo/bank stuff. | |
Last edited by Ravageur; 04-13-2011 at 06:44 PM.
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04-13-2011 06:43 AM
#251
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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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04-13-2011 01:21 PM
#252
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Lol at the artwork in the second to last picture. | |
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04-13-2011 01:26 PM
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04-13-2011 01:59 PM
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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. | |
04-13-2011 02:13 PM
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the one with the red kitchen looks pretty f awesome until you get to the red kitchen | |
04-13-2011 02:25 PM
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04-13-2011 06:39 PM
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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. | |
Last edited by Ravageur; 05-08-2011 at 02:02 PM.
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04-13-2011 06:47 PM
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04-13-2011 07:53 PM
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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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04-13-2011 08:26 PM
#260
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trolling freetrollers
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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. |
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04-13-2011 11:01 PM
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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. | |
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04-15-2011 12:47 AM
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you're def the Official Montreal SwampRat | |
04-15-2011 12:57 AM
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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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04-15-2011 09:11 AM
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Congrats on the condo. Pretty exciting. | |
04-15-2011 01:57 PM
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Sweeeeeeet, that's amazingness! Congrats, looks pretty sweet. | |
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04-16-2011 05:00 PM
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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. | |
Last edited by Ravageur; 05-04-2011 at 09:06 PM.
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04-16-2011 06:53 PM
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trolling freetrollers
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i'm not canadian - but in nz there are mortgage offers that are pretty flexible. Some banks call them 'simple variable' with a floating rate and no fee to switch over to fixed at short notice and no fee etc for making ex-schedule extra payments. Can't really go wrong fixing below 5% though, and banks won't like it but will eventually give you a deal where you can make zero-fee extra payments once they realise you are serious about it. |
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04-16-2011 07:57 PM
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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. | |
Last edited by Alexos; 04-17-2011 at 12:41 AM.
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04-17-2011 12:51 PM
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A couple good links about the fallout: | |
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04-17-2011 03:47 PM
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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. | |
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04-20-2011 12:35 AM
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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. | |
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04-20-2011 07:59 AM
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that last hand is insane, but obviously you thought UTG would get it in with AQ/Ax even that deep. | |
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04-21-2011 07:02 AM
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I agree about your 99 assessment. But I'm more from the, there's no point getting it in with what MIGHT be a small edge but likely a DOG, when you will certainly have a much bigger edge in other hands. | |
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04-26-2011 11:40 PM
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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. | |
Last edited by Ravageur; 04-27-2011 at 12:40 AM.
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04-27-2011 03:17 PM
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life sounds good atm. I'm confident you can quickly get back to 400nl+ when you don't have to withdraw to pay for living expenses. | |
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04-27-2011 04:22 PM
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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. | |
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04-27-2011 05:07 PM
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05-04-2011 09:01 PM
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T.O. was fun. Quick TR: | |
Last edited by Ravageur; 05-05-2011 at 01:03 PM.
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05-15-2011 08:17 PM
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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. | |
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05-31-2011 02:46 PM
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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. | |
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05-31-2011 04:08 PM
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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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05-31-2011 06:31 PM
#282
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where are you going in europe? | |
06-01-2011 12:05 PM
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I'll be headed to the UK. | |
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06-15-2011 12:51 PM
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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. | |
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06-15-2011 01:05 PM
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Awesome. Lmk if u need any help. | |
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06-15-2011 08:55 PM
#286
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awesome dude, run hot with the new place! | |
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06-16-2011 03:29 AM
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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! | |
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07-04-2011 09:14 PM
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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: | |
Last edited by Ravageur; 07-04-2011 at 09:18 PM.
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10-24-2014 01:14 PM
#289
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BANNED
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Anyone up for some Poker for this weekend? Which room do you guys usually play? |
10-24-2014 03:57 PM
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jesus fricking christ ......is the only thing you are able to post digging up long dead threads and asking where people play in the fairly certain knowledge that they wont be responding.......quit doing it else i'll just delete the posts as spurious irelevent posts adding nothing to FTR's content. |