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Yeah i saw the match although not with a lot of hope as we are far away from the elite of rugby.
Here rugby is an amateur sport so some players are experienced (the ones playing in europe) but others give a lot of advantage.
They can be brave and fearless but when nations like nz start the attack you know its going to finish with a try haha.
We are will be playing england for the 3rd/4th place so ill be watching that game too.
A sport's fan is a sport's fan :)

congratulations on the new house and for those ten years playing poker professionaly!!
Quite an achivement...keep enjoying the ride :)

Very nice video Luke(again)!
It's nice to have you back :)
I thought the TT7 hand at the final ,with the T on the turn, was bad for us too...considering villain has an overpair advantage and being the T a bit more present in oop due to ip 3betting a couple of combos of Tx preflop. I haven't simmed the hand but is the turn good for us because oop should 3b flop with a lot of trips? Do you feel that's happening ingame? Or it's some sort of hand that plays in solver land but not in reality?

Btw how's volume going so far? Hands per year? How many tables do you play if games are good enough given you now play nl5k+

Very interesting entry mate!
It's funny how things can shift our minds in our highs and even in our lows.
People with uncountable success that remain humble like Messi for example are more suitable to handle bad weather.
We as poker players should focus on enjoying the game,treating it as a serious job but not forgetting it's a game with small edges.
Swings will occur and it's better to receive the downswing with a smile, when facing the upswing don't forget it's variance too and we are not the kings of the world.
If we win at 5bb/100 in a large sample when facing a 15bb/100 stretch we should not forget it's variance too (despite playing with a big whale for some time too haha)

Yeah! i've been reading the blog and hitting the like button from time to time but not commenting that much.
Mostly because i was ,and still am,going through some hard times medically speaking so i've been using rio very very little.

I haven't played poker since may so the grind has been really quiet for me haha.
I'm starting to get closer to poker by watching some vids but not too much tbh.
If everything goes well,i'll be back next year and stronger than ever!!!

With regards to the mental aspect of the "next level", i think there is nothing we can do but face the "punishment" of the swings and get used to it...unless the stake welcomes you with an upswing haha.
I play 500nl and sometimes 1k so for me losing a house is a lot but for someone playing 40knl it's just variance.
I live in argentina so if i go on a downswing i can lose the yearly of most of my friends in one or two months.It's funny because i've become used to it but i remember almost crying like a baby when losing some buyins at 50nl years ago.

Nice video as always!
I don't know what's more surprising, if you remembering some showdowns from three years ago or the RIO's profile pic update haha :)

What do you think about the live scene there in barcelona? Was it good for cash? Rake? Is it worth traveling for some time to grind there?
I have some friends that went there but for tournies ,they told me the pool was really good! They had some deep runs but they didn't play any cash

Highstakes? We know you'll crush them...it's just a matter of time.
It's always tough to play the next "level",at least mentally, so it's nothing you haven't gone through in the past :)

Nice video Nuno!

Something offtopic but i would like to know your opinion on gtoW AI.
Do you think it'll change the poker HU/6m/mtt metagame?
Would you suggest any improvement to prevent cheating? (although still a beta version...i've heard some things such as delaying the output of the sim)

Anyways, how's volume/grinding this year so far?

Hope everything is fine mate!

Congratulations on finding a flat mate!
Send some pictures when you finish remodeling it :)

Sadly online poker is at a very bad shape,at least cash,there's not a lot of room to put in volume at 500nl +. Maybe it's time for everyone to learn how to play some mtt's haha.
People playing big events seem to be growing year after year...so we may have to shift our strategy towards that direction.
My volume this year is almost at a recreational pace and im even playing at nights

the film into the wild,inspired me a lot back in the days...one of the films i like the most.
a must read/watch as demon said

damn with the time it takes me to write in english hahah!
it was something about antes and expanding the callimg range even from the sb but now it's outdated

Nice video! What happened to your voice Tyler? You sound like an announcer :)

It's really interesting how the game has been evolving through the years.
Really impressive guys that were really ahead of the curve in one way or another.
People (Tom Dwan) overbetting a ton as a bluff in "HS Cashgames" when it wasn't a thing back in those days.

Don't know a lot about tournaments but besides a good run, people like ole,fedor,timex and many more knew something that others didn't for sure.

I once heard a player (don't remember whom) that said that his best's poker studies were when he was high (marihuana).

Looking for a place to live is not something to do lightly so don't worry if it takes time (even if it is more than what you expected). Your future 'you' will thank you for buying a place you are comfortable with.
People buying properties for 125% seems really crazy...it must have been a dream place.

My parents are travelling and are in scotland right now, i think they are in inverness.
They are coming back in three weeks (mostly going to spain) so i'll ask them about your country mate :)
I remeber going to edinburgh but i was very young and besides the castle i don't remember anything else haha

Good luck with the search!

It's great to have some time off, even better if it was gained :)

I've heard from some very respected hispanic poker pros that milanov is quite a pain in the ass to play against...i didn't know it was an established fact that he was that good.

pd: lol i usually do not comment te hh's that much but what a game to be in !!! (1rst hand at nl2k)

Very nice seeing you play with the bosses!
I remember following your journey when you were at 200nl or so...hard work always pays off :)
Might sound repetitive but your content is one of the best's on the site even though i do not play hu

It's ok to have doubts about things such as where to live,about socials,etc.
I remember when looking for a flat that i saw almost 15 o 20 apartments haha. Everything had to be at least acceptable ...the neighborhood, the view,the number of 2meters. It's not easy if you are a nonconformist like me.
About your socials, i know many of your friends are at another phase of their lives but you can still hang with them nevertheless. As you said on another post, your friend's girlfriend is not your enemy...you can still visit them and have a good time.
Maybe doing some new sport and meeting new people can expand your circle of friends but you are not a pariah for being single.
There are tons of people just going out or even getting married for the only reason of not being "alone" and they don't reach the happiness you may think. If you hurry up that matter you'll end up in an unhealthy relationship.
So just be yourself, have fun and you 'll be fine mate :)

This blog is very honest and that's why we like it overall. Playing poker for a living is not always the easiest path due to downswings,doubts,procastination,thinking we should be doing anything else or whatever... and you comment this kind of things (we feel "represented").
I like the poker part and see the hands you post ofc but it's not the main thing here imo. I liked past conversations about covid,politics,football,relationships,goals for the future,travelling etc etc.
The videos of RIO are at it's lowest and besides two or three coaches that i watch and maybe comment, almost every notification i get on this site is from this blog.
You can post once a week ,once a month or just when you feel like it and it'll be alright.

awesome series...loved explanations

"Rock beats everything" ...simpson reference? "La buena piedra,nada le gana" haha,at least in latin audio

Japanese people are the best! I got to know them in 2015 when river went there to play against barcelona.
It's the most developed society i have ever seen. People waking with you 10 blocks to guide you to your destiny because they didn't know english.
Many smokers keeping their extinguished cigarette for ages until they enter a subway so they can throw it in the trash can.
Respect,education,cleanliness everywhere you see.

Hope you enjoy malta! They say it's nice and cozy,at least the part of the sea port

It's a pleasure!
Argentina is still celebrating de wc as the football's passionate nation we are hehe.
We have three cups but haven't won one since '86 so it was a long time ago. It was nice to see many people happy and united at least for some time.

I think enzo is a great player, he was from river plate so i know him very well. He seems to have played for many years despite being very young. Pressure doesn't seem to exist for him...he'll always ask for the ball no matter the importance of the match.

We still have 25% so i was happy to see england buying players for ridiculous amounts.
It's strange how europe has turned football into, arab sheikhs,millionares playing like "monopoly" trying to win the champions league (psg)...competition is starting to fade away. Even countries like portugal have to give elite players away in a couple of months and not to real madrid or the historical powerful teams (although i know they are exporters like us in south america)...chelsea was a small team 30 years ago or something like that until abramovich came with a truck full of money.

In for another journey :)

Nice to have you one more year!
I'm one of those 6m players that enjoy your content very much.
Interesting hands, especially those two controversial folds haha
Keep 'em coming :)

Meat will give you protein with not too much fat! (at least the good cuts) Here in my country it's almost a tradition "asado" were we cook it with coal/firewood so im more than used to eat lots of meat.
Hope it helps for the weight loss,a healthier style of eating and to make it easier to stay lot of hours sitting at the table in the live environment :)

let's gooooo rit !!!

Hi demon! Thanks for the congratz on argentina winning the world cup.
I also think we deserved it, france was just too effective on the final otherwise we would have won on the regular time. Hats off for mbappe !!!
Here people are crazy about football as it is a big part of our cultural identification so celebratinons were aligned with that.
I didn't like either some reactions against netherlands (although they didn't behave too well in and out of the pitch...i'd say that if you make messi angry it's likely something's wrong with you- van gaal) or some of martinez's on almost every penalty.

I think sometimes you are too hard with yourself, 300.000k (or so considering mtt's) hands this year is quite a lot considering the stakes you play and the fact you travelled to budapest and had a hell of an experience.

I agree with RunItTw1ce, grinding 500-2k and putting volume there is not something to despise. Buying a house is important for you and your future, you can establish at 5k or 10k in the next years but having a place is something you wont regret.

Hope you all started this new year with health and happiness :)

nice post demon
really interesting and growing mindset!

Been off poker quite a bit as i was centered around the world cup...luckily we managed to win the trophy :)

I liked the video a lot rit!
I have to tell you im not an nba fan, i used to watch it when a was younger in jordan's era but left it there until manu ginobili went to san antonio spurs (im from argentina)

You can tell giannis has a huge work ethics, although he is very gifted (size of the hand really impressed me). I didn't know he was that good and is being compared or at least gooing to fight in the future for the best ever.
I thought jordan or lebron's dominance weren't going to be disputed for quite some time. I'll put an eye on milwaukee bucks the next time i catch it on tv