Well...sorta. I got my $436 in rb back, lost $100 last night in an MTT, and decided to attempt to 4table grind NL$25 with this measly $300 or so because I don't feel like depositing. I may get another $3k from my friend if I REALLLLY feel like it, but i think I wanna push myself to grind this shit. I played today and managed to win $10, putting the bankroll at a whopping $346 woot woooot!! Haha this amuses me. I remember I grinded $300 in rb up to $20k in like a month and a half in October- such a nasttty heater. I wish I still ran like that.

I was inspired because I just received my brand new Samsung 24 inch 1080p HD monitor from FTP! It's the SyncMaster 2443 BWX...its really sweet. I'm shocked at what a difference the size of monitor makes to my eyes (both the comfort and the visual "wow" factor).

On a side note, will fortunately get to go back to the gym for the next month while at home, and got EXACTLY a 2.0 when all the grades came in, meaning I'm not going to be initiated for the fraternity yet, but I'm not totally fucked yet either. I expect to get a 2.8-3.2 next semester, tbh. My classes are:

Math 108 (business calc)
Spanish 106 (I used to be REALLLY good at spanish)
Comm 101
Some computer visual art class, since we're required to take an art class, and fuck drawing/painting etc

Three days ago, some fraternity brothers called me at 1030 a.m. and asked me if I wanted to roadtrip to NY with them. I obliged, ended up going, and sorta BS'ed the story to my parents when they called so that they never knew I was in NY hehe. We did fairly tourist-like things, saw Times Square, ate at good places, and did some drinking. We only had two nights to see such a big city, so we couldn't do a ton, but it was still fun.

And Happy Chanukah bitcchhesss. I actually told my parents no clothes, giftcards, or money, so this should be amusing to see what they get me.

So I'm going to try to grind this $346 up to a beast roll. I looked at my bonus status, and apparently I get $350 free as my end-of-year bonus. I'mma try to take this $700 and turn it into like $3.5k in a month. I actually feel motivated to grind with this monitor...srsly. I don't know wtf it is- it's possibly the change of scenery because I'm not used to playing on a big screen? I know whenever I switch poker sites, I actually am motivated to do well grinding because I feel rejuvenated looking at something new. I've grinded up small rolls before when I put my mind to it...so here it goes!

On a side note, have unfortunately been spending money like crazy, so now would be a beast time to grind a good roll and start earning money at poker again. Fortunately, I have a very good amount of money in the bank, and essentially have no mandatory living expenses, so my plan was to essentially live off this money for the next 3.5 years, then pay for/furning an apartment for like 6 months or so after I get out of school and get a job. I realized that I do miss poker and the competition, as well as I feel like a bum sitting on a bunch of money but not actually "working" while a lot of my friends grind out like $7/hr lol. I've ran badly, but I've also been irresponsible, and I realize that if I get even more financially-stable now, it will pay off ridiculously down the line.

BTW, blog counters being reset is BS!!!

Here's a gay hand from today that took away a lot of my profits :-(

His flop semi-donk bet (wasn't first to act but he bet OOP into the PFR) seemed a little week on this kind of flop texture, so I c/r. He thought a bit and called. His range is certainly a 6, but I was thinking something like JT-JK or some type of mid pp. Turn gave me a sweeeeet draw, so I decided to barrel again, since we had good stacks to bet and not have to comitt myself, and he couldn't just randomly shove a J...he would need 6x+. After he thought and coldcalled the turn, it was obv he had a 6. I ginned the river (so I thought) and shoved...but he rivered a full house- fuuuck! Ah well, next time...that was like the only bluff I ran the whole session lol. I'm still not running well, but I can see myself doing well if I stick my mind to things. NL$25 isn't cake anymore, but it isn't exactly impossible either. I miss the old days on Stars/Party though, where NL$25 was like play moniez, and even 1/2 was like ridiculously-filled with donks. 2/4 was also EASILY beatable, while now it's pretty hard, since it shares the same player pool often with players that play up to 5/10 or even 10/20.

Seat 1: Villain 1 ($39.80 in chips) -

Seat 2: Hero ($45.15 in chips) -

Seat 3: Villain 2 ($43.50 in chips) -

Seat 4: Villain 3 ($13.50 in chips)

Seat 5: Villain 4 ($25 in chips)

Seat 6: Villain 5 ($76.35 in chips)

PRE-FLOP:

Hero posts small blind $0.10

Villain 2 posts big blind $0.25

Dealt To: Hero

FOLD Villain 3

FOLD Villain 4

RAISE Villain 5 ($0.85)

FOLD Villain 1

CALL Hero ($0.75) (Pot Odds: 1.60)

CALL Villain 2 ($0.60)

FLOP:

Pot: $2.55

CHECK Hero

BET Villain 2 ($1.70)

FOLD Villain 5

RAISE Hero ($5.30)

CALL Villain 2 ($3.60)

TURN:

Pot: $13.15

BET Hero ($7)

CALL Villain 2 ($7)

RIVER:

Pot: $27.15

BET Hero ($32) - All in

CALL Villain 2 ($30.35) - All in

UNCALLED Hero ($1.65)

SHOWDOWN:

Hero:

Villain 2:

Villain 2 collected $84.85 from main pot with a full house, Sixes full of Eights

SUMMARY:

Total pot: $87

Rake: $3

Final Board:

Seat 1: Villain 1 button didnt bet folded - Net Gain/Loss: ($ 0.00)

Seat 2: Hero small blind showed [4s 7s] and lost with a straight, Eight high - Net Gain/Loss: ($ -43.50)

Seat 3: Villain 2 big blind showed [8c 6c] and won 84.85 with a full house, Sixes full of Eights - Net Gain/Loss: ($ 41.35)