Ok...haven't been on here for a bit. Feel free to move to off topic if you want. Ironic that Fed is complaining about a thread not containing poker content. I'm uncertain where the hate is coming from but when you are happier in your life perhaps you will not be so hateful towards others.
BTW, I've driven across and up and down both countries several times -- sometimes alone with my dog and sometimes with a girlfriend. I love road trips and the open road for the most part and I love having the freedom to do it. I'm always striving for a better situation in my life...if I'm not happy at work then I try and find something better for me. Same thing with location. If having a wife and staying in one place is your goal in life then I hope that you achieve that, but don't think that is what you want because that is the model presented to you by someone else...find what you truly want and what truly makes you happy. I've never been one to argue with another's goals or wants -- if that is what you truly want then you should probably be more mature and find a career for yourself, I doubt that playing micro to low level poker for a living is going to attract any decent women into your life and it certainly isn't going to provide for a stable relationship. For me, your goals aren't what life is about. As for me "trying to get women", trust me it isn't that difficult a task when you are in my position in life to date many attractive women. Thinking of having sex with women as a challenge means you are doing it wrong on just about every level.
Some changes in life make you realize more about yourself and make you a deeper and more evolved person. Sometimes you really have to take some time alone to figure out where you want to be and what is important to you as a person.
Checked into Palace Station a few nights ago. Not much to say about the place given that I usually stay at places like Palazzo, but the room was modern, clean and nice -- very nice for the cheap price. I really don't know why anyone who wants to do anything on the strip would stay there, but for my wants it was perfect. The best part about the place is probably the views from the top level of the parking garage.
For everyone else in this thread, I appreciate all comments and suggestions. I like getting perspective from all angles so everything is helpful. Obviously, I am looking for a great situation for myself and have a few very good options which is great and I am fortunate for that...I am not looking at going pro as a poker player, I don't think that I mentioned that anywhere. I already know that I become disinterested much faster with grinding sessions than in the past.
As for poker in Vegas, I haven't played too much and I don't think I'll play any significant limits this trip...my mind just isn't in it.
I was a bit bored so thought I'd try grinding low limit 1 3 PLO and then 1 3 NLH a couple days ago -- I can't keep enough interest in the game to play well that low and booked a couple losses at the Aria, one at each game...I have never bothered going over there to play before due to the location and I don't enjoy the room at all...I think I played 105% of my hands in each session. It's a pretty dark room with lots of very sad, negative local grinders trying to eek out a living at 1 3...perhaps the 2 5 and 5 10 would be more to my liking, but I am not in a mindset to play good poker right now. I just find it sad when anyone playing below 5 10 takes it too seriously and sits there miserably being a nit and thinking getting $3/h comps is a good reason to select a poker room. On the upside the parking garage there is pretty cool.
During my 1 3 PLO session this happened:
Which I found a bit odd. While playing at the V today I was told that Cunningham is broke and is trying to rebuild. If he is playing for money that means something to him he certainly does not play PLO well. He played super tight and the stacked off a 3 way pot for just under 200bb with a set of 6s on a KJ6cc board...not very good at all. I don't play tournies so I never sit with tv pros, it was a bit surreal sitting at his table. I don't get impressed by "poker pros" at all it was just kind of strange seeing him at my table.
I've decided to just play for fun for the rest of the trip and found a 8 16 1/2 kill O8 at the V today...this is still by far my favourite room -- played for about 4 hours while waiting for my Rio check in time and made a bit of money. Some nicer and more social people in the game than the depressing 1 3 grinders. It seems that limit games usually have more enjoyable and interesting people to have a conversation with than low limit NL games. Lots of old locals in the game which is usual for low limit O8...it's fun raising lots of pots vs lots of older nits. LO8 and S8 are by far my favourite games to play if I'm not grinding to make money and I'll probably just play some O8 for fun for the rest of the trip -- apparently there used to be a 30 60 ad Red Rock that doesn't go anymore, that would have been a good game for me. As it stands this is the biggest O8 game running right now.
At the Rio now on the 32 floor...I have a nice requested mountain view which is why I chose to stay here.
I'm going to see a clinic here in Vegas tomorrow and I may fly from here to San Diego for a job interview for later this week. So far all 3 clinics I saw want me to lead their respective emergency services so it's nice having some options.
Not much blending the pokerz these days, but still:
