July 24 - Moving along...

Finally strung a few good/winning sessions together! For some odd reason, I've been very unmotivated this month. I could have easily put in 50K hands more if I had the motivation to do so. But between a 15BI downswing and life stress, I'm just happy to have put in the hands I did. I'm at 32K hands right now and still down slightly on the month (-$200ish)...which I'm sadly very happy about. I still have a week to go though, so I expect to b around 40K-50K hands by the end of the month. Sadly, I feel as though I've been a huge let down to my FR-challenge team (which, I guess by pure results, yes, I've been exactly that), which I hate being especially as a Captain. Though I believe the majority of my team had a bad go-at it, but hopefully we can get a last minute WR-boost =)

I feel as though a slight depression is coming over me lately. I haven't met a single one of my goals, I haven't ran in like a week (an if I can't manage a run, there's no way I can manage a lift)...I dunno...i need to get my shit together. I have spent quite a bit of time thinking things though, which is good overall. Just trying to figure out what's effecting me, why it's effecting me, and how I can get through it. The majority of the reasoning for feeling the way I am is the stress of living here. Back in Boston is always very stressful for me (divorced family is here as well as my brother's resting spot) and I think I've overstayed my time here.

Thank God I only have about 1.5months left here. I love my family, but my family+this place = not good for me. I'm looking more and more forward to Vegas everyday! I'm currently trying to spend a lot of time to figure things out so I don't have to have a very long 'introductory period' when I get to my Vegas house. I'm looking for jobs, financial planners, and housing stuff regularly.

I've decided it would be best if I get a job out in Vegas. I like to be social, and really dislike that poker is such an individual game. I mean, yea, I could go to a casino an grind out for 75hrs/week (which is very easy for me to do live)...but I generally dislike poker players while playing poker. 1.) most people at a casino tend to smell foul, 2.) people there tend to be morons. Either they don't understand real life, they have an IQ hovering around 42, or they have the most anti-social tendencies ever. Or 3.) they are the over-ego people that make me go crazy. Couple that with the scum of the earth that casinos tend to attract, and I think live play for that many hours a week is out of the question. =)

So I'm thinking a job will help me feel a little more financially secure, will hopefully offer me benefits (healthcare included), and offer me the ability to learn something new. I honestly love nothing more than learning, whether it be learning someone's backstory, a new marketing technique, or how to read a weather map. That, and I'll be able to meet some new people and cut out my resume gap, makes a job (which seemed like a drag in the past) seems more lucrative now.

For those that haven't yet, please watch my latest video if you get a chance (check the “Videos” page of www.splitsuit.com). I think it came out fairly well, and I will probably do another one within the next 2 weeks. However, I think I'm only going to post them on 2p2 once a month just so I don't bother everyone and overpost vids and stuff.

And as usual, a fun hand!:

Full Tilt Poker Game #7350098528: Table Rio Poco - $1/$2 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:26:08 ET - 2008/07/23
Seat 1: thewire ($148.50)
Seat 2: AJ105 ($133.50)
Seat 3: BPRANGERS76 ($197.20)
Seat 4: AirsickAce ($140.70)
Seat 5: greatstar00 ($42)
Seat 6: OBPWRX ($59.10)
Seat 7: Its RIGGIGGITY ($48.95)
Seat 8: refresh13 ($185)
Seat 9: lucksallugot ($100)
refresh13 posts the small blind of $1
lucksallugot posts the big blind of $2
The button is in seat #7
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Its RIGGIGGITY [8c 8s]
thewire folds
AJ105 folds
BPRANGERS76 folds
AirsickAce calls $2
greatstar00 folds
OBPWRX calls $2
Its RIGGIGGITY raises to $48.95, and is all in
refresh13 folds
lucksallugot adds $2
lucksallugot folds
AirsickAce calls $46.95
OBPWRX folds
Its RIGGIGGITY shows [8c 8s]
AirsickAce shows [5c Jd]
*** FLOP *** [Qs Ac 9d]
*** TURN *** [Qs Ac 9d] [Kc]
*** RIVER *** [Qs Ac 9d Kc] [2d]
Its RIGGIGGITY shows a pair of Eights
AirsickAce shows Ace King high
Its RIGGIGGITY wins the pot ($99.90) with a pair of Eights

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