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Anyway, it f'ing sucked. I don't feel like typing the story here but I got hit from behind thanks to some questionable driving by a moderately attractive 24 year old girl. Meh.
I wish it was my car though because I'm getting a sweet new car at the end of the summer and this would be a fitting end to mine. My mom's car isn't in bad shape, just kinda bent in the back rear a little on the bumper. My neck is bumping too, btw. It wasn't hurting earlier but now it started to.
To celebrate my first auto accident, I will be going to the O Lounge in Chicago, which I'm told is a moderately priced club in Lincoln Park that isn't too trendy (which is a good thing). This night will probably result in a huge blackout by all involved, which should inspire some good blogging tomorrow.
See ya,
tc
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i can't believe i didn't tell my blogage that i saved a lil girls life on saturday afternoon!!! it was close to 3am when i did my last entry so that's my excuse
so we were hanging at the pool and i was sitting on the side with feet in water when i hear this mom starting to scream from jacuzzi area and girl with pink headcap on is going down and run 15 feet and this lil girl is trying to find air and another kid is actually trying to help but dragging her down, she has her right arm up and i grab it and pull her out, just a lil 45 pound girl..not sure if i need to do cpr or what so just light bump her back and she throws up water about 3 times, and then puke a couple times...then lady who is a doctor is there took over and she was fine..the mom was over there and as she was throwing up she starts bitching at her and i was like hold on, lets get your kid breathing before we get all over her...was not happy with the mom as she shoulda been all over her like a hawk since she couldn't swim in the first place, and secondly in a time like that the only thing she should be doing is getting her right...mom i think was embarrassed as she didn't even say anything to me after the fact but many peeps came up and told me great job, although anyone coulda done what i did..saw the girl later that night jumping rope outside which made me smile
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I'm back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I finally arrived back in Seattle today. I can't even explain the happiness I felt today driving home and seeing all the evergreeen trees, beautiful mountains and all the Washington State license plates! I can't believe I ever left this state for so long. It is the best ever and I'm so happy to be back for a couple months. All I need to do now is find a place to sublet for a couple months that is furnished. The search has been pretty tough so far, I have nothing in the works. But I did set up wireless internet at my mom's house today, so that is crucial. I can finally use my computer here, I have never been able to do that. It is all very exciting! LOl....doesn't take much with me!
My Mom and I watched a movie called Under the Same Moon today. It was pretty good, about a boy who crosses the US border from Mexico to go reunite with his mom. The little boy actor in it was amazing. I would def recommend it. It's in Spanish but with english sub-titles.
I played a little poker after my Mom went to bed and man I just can't win these days. Honestly I just can't stop bluffing, I don't know what is wrong with me! I need to stop though cuz it just doesn't seem to work anymore, no one believes me ever. I just need to wait and value-bet the shit outta my good hands. Tomorrow I might play again or instead I might just make it a video-watching night. I haven't had one of those in awhile and I think it would be really good for me. And when I say video-watching I mean poker video-watching!
Anyways hope you all are running good and loving life. If you've never been to the Pacific Northwest you really should because it is the bomb!
Peace out!
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well...im going to be taking a break from poker for a while...NL at least...just found out that my mom has to have brain surgery to remove a tumor...again
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So, today I ran amazing. I played a little over 1,200 hands and ended up making a little over 10 buyins. Incase you are wondering, this averages out to be ~40 ptbb/100. Not bad for only 2-tabling.
Many of you are just going to scream "you just hit a good variance streak." You are right, I did, but there were times someone 3bet shoved me for 200 BB when I looked down at aces. How can you not call that? Other various stupid plays include shoving the river for 4x ($40 shove into a $10 pot) the pot with a J-high flush, I looked down at an A-high flush on a 4x diamond board.
Another play includes me holding AJ in the CO, isolating the fish limper, being called by him, flopping AAA for quads, checking, turn comes K, he has K4, checks to me, I bet pot (.50c), he min raises, I raise pot again, he calls, and shoves the river for another ~4x pot bet ($40 shove into $11). Snapcall, win, good game.
So yes, variance may have been on my side, but when people just give you money, I don't know if I would just completely call that variance.
On a side note though, before I post my graph, my blue line finally passed my red line as of today. Thank you to everyone who made the donations to me today.
Without dragging this blog post on, my graph for today: (some hands included in my first blog post, today started at 4,200 hands on that graph)
Aug 21, 08 22:40:52
nice results m8, but what exactly is an "open 3bet shove" lol, if its a 3bet its not an open
Aug 22, 08 07:31:49
Hah oops - you are right. I had originally put "open shoved" but then looked at the HH to find out it was a 3bet, forgot to take out "open". :) Thanks
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I've often wondered about my parent's take on the whole poker lifestyle. This weekend's New York Times Sunday Magazine offers some insight, in a piece written by Lucy Ferriss entitled "My Son's Gamble."
I think that Professor Ferriss' piece is one of the most heart wrenching stories ever written about poker, far more so than Martha Frankel's "Hats and Eyeglasses." In this Sunday's piece, Ferriss admits to hacking into her son's virtual poker accounts, changing his passwords, and ultimately coming to terms with his vocational desires.
The article got me thinking deeply about my own parents' struggle with the world of online poker. I detailed extensively in "How Poker Saved My Life" why I'm thankful for the journey that poker has afforded me. But at the same time, my parents were rarely privvy to my emotional growth. In their minds, my NYU education had yielded me a lifestyle of card playing. And while they were impressed when my salary surpassed theirs, I have to imagine they continue to wonder what I'd be capable of if I focused my energies towards social entrepreneurship, charitable endeavors, or other social good. I know that they've come to terms with my short term goals - but do they still worry about my long-term future?
And, even more so, what were those first two years like for them? When I chose not to enter the work force after graduating college - choosing instead a lifestyle of professional poker. They never doubted my ability to win. But I wonder if they doubted my abilited to think properly. How could a boy with so much potential for good dedicate his life to a game of cards? Does one have an obligation to social good? I have mixed feelings. But, more specifically, do I have an obligation to social good? Absolutely. And, if I have one lasting regret, it's that my grandfather passed away in June of 2008, before I was able to fully showcase my full arsenal of talents.
On the Two Plus Two forums, Professor Ferriss has received considerable criticism. I'm sympathetic to both sides of the story. While my parents never succumbed to an invasion of my privacy, I have to imagine they secretly wondered if I wasn't losing grip with my own sanity. And while my parents treated my lifestyle choice with a great deal of respect, Ferriss was a single mother - watching her connection with her son slip away at a lightening pace. Thinking back even to 2007, I can recall on several occasions my father coming downstairs at 6:30 AM only to meet me still grinding, ten hours later, after five figure losses. What could have possibly been going through his head? Was his son out of control? I can only imagine how worried he must've been. I don't blame Ms. Ferriss. And I don't think any young adult can be fully cognizant of the struggle our parents go through when faced with the reality of poker.
As we continue to grow up, mature and develop, I hope that we continue to be extraordinarily appreciative of those parents who've given us the space, independence, and freedom to venture out on our own journeys. While I'm confident that in ten years, very few of our lives will continue to be consumed by the game of poker, I know that the experiences we've had in this world will stay with us forever.
Till next time,
Ezra Moses
Jun 28, 09 20:20:49
Interesting story, but what is 'good'? You need to make money to live, and most people are locked up in a boring 9-5 job which contributes nothing very little to society anyways.
However, poker gets you in a spot where you have the money and the time to help out family and friends if needed. Someone getting a new house? You got the time to help. Someone lost their job and can't get around without expensive loans? You can help them out. What's the society you care about? Family and friends or random other people?
Even if you would focus your energies on charitable events, it's unrealistic. You need an income, and most people will be locked in a standard 9-5 schedule from a random job just to pay for all their bills each month.
I thought about the same issues, and decided that poker gave me a way to contribute more to the small world I care about, and less to the rest of the world. And that seems much better to me than the other way around.
Jun 29, 09 14:38:44
thanks for the link. I especially like the part where her son says, stop being so negative toward's poker.
Jul 1, 09 14:50:20
I like that you raise these questions Ezra. They're important to consider and you're very eloquent with it. Good post.
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