Två finalbord på en dag om det är bråttom
My second tournament for the day and gosh my second final table!
Quit your dayjob
Managed to reach another final table today. Ended up at 6th place. Shortstacked and went all in with AKo from big blind. Small blind (chipleader) called with J8o and flopped a Jack. Curtains down...
Made some bets at the FIFA World Cup, Nederlands won and so did I. Then somehow Japan poke in a goal against Cameroon and I lost.
The Sit & Go grind is going real good. Reached my all time high!
Made some bets at the FIFA World Cup, Nederlands won and so did I. Then somehow Japan poke in a goal against Cameroon and I lost.
The Sit & Go grind is going real good. Reached my all time high!
Do you want insurance with that?
Sometimes you just make great choices in life. The purchase of a real good travel insurance is one of them.
I hurt my foot bad back a couple months back in Koh Phangan. The wound never healed properly and a few days ago it got infected and the entire leg started to hurt. I also got some minor cuts on my knee and the other foot.
When these things happen it feels terrific to have a great insurance without a deductible fee. I just spoke to Jeremy and Wiktor and asked them "Which is the best hospital in Phuket?". The answer was Phuket, Bangkok International Hospital, a pricy (as hell) hospital in the city.
A quick chat with the insurance company and they promised to fix everything before my arrival at the hospital. Well at the hospital I didn't have to spend a dime, they already approved all my expenses. SWEET!
One thing insurance company can't do is put out the pain. The Doctor had to remove some dead tissue before they plasterad me. Removing tissue hurts so they give me anaesthesia, the only problem is that they put the needle right next to the wound, which was really sensitive due to the infection. Fuck, I almost bursted into tears when the needle went in. Afterwards the patient stretcher looked like a scene from The Chainsaw Massacre. Not that nice.
The moral of this story is to not cut expensives when it can backfire on you. My hospital bills are extreme! For example the charged me almost 800 SEK just for the medication (antibiotics). But I don't pay jack shit, the company take all the bills.
I do remember feeling a bit guilty when I spent 4 200 SEK on my insurance. Today I'm really glad that I didn't "saved" money and went for a cheaper and less comprehensive one.
Peace out
I hurt my foot bad back a couple months back in Koh Phangan. The wound never healed properly and a few days ago it got infected and the entire leg started to hurt. I also got some minor cuts on my knee and the other foot.
When these things happen it feels terrific to have a great insurance without a deductible fee. I just spoke to Jeremy and Wiktor and asked them "Which is the best hospital in Phuket?". The answer was Phuket, Bangkok International Hospital, a pricy (as hell) hospital in the city.
A quick chat with the insurance company and they promised to fix everything before my arrival at the hospital. Well at the hospital I didn't have to spend a dime, they already approved all my expenses. SWEET!
One thing insurance company can't do is put out the pain. The Doctor had to remove some dead tissue before they plasterad me. Removing tissue hurts so they give me anaesthesia, the only problem is that they put the needle right next to the wound, which was really sensitive due to the infection. Fuck, I almost bursted into tears when the needle went in. Afterwards the patient stretcher looked like a scene from The Chainsaw Massacre. Not that nice.
The moral of this story is to not cut expensives when it can backfire on you. My hospital bills are extreme! For example the charged me almost 800 SEK just for the medication (antibiotics). But I don't pay jack shit, the company take all the bills.
I do remember feeling a bit guilty when I spent 4 200 SEK on my insurance. Today I'm really glad that I didn't "saved" money and went for a cheaper and less comprehensive one.
Peace out
Marcelo Giudici MMA Seminar
I admit, I had never heard of Marcelo before he showed up one day at the Training Camp. Jeremy gave me a heads up - "He is a short, mean Brazilian maniac. Don't let him choke you".
Mr Giudici are a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Judo Black Belt type of guy. In other words, a pretty good fighter.
He showed us plenty of tricks and moves. Good stuff!
I managed to follow Jeremy's advice (don't get choked).
Or at least not choked by him, Jessica choked me instead. That was way better then end up like this:
Anyway, he is short isn't he?
Mr Giudici are a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Judo Black Belt type of guy. In other words, a pretty good fighter.
He showed us plenty of tricks and moves. Good stuff!
I managed to follow Jeremy's advice (don't get choked).
Or at least not choked by him, Jessica choked me instead. That was way better then end up like this:
Anyway, he is short isn't he?
And the Training Schedule...
Just so you guys know. The training is brutal. But it get you into shape quite fast. And that's a big pro isn't it?
We train six days a week, mon-sat, two sessions a day. This is what we do:
MMA training 09:00-11:00
09:00-09:15 Running - high knees, buttkicks, side steps,bear crawl etc.
09:15-09:30 Stretching and neck crunches (200 of them)
09:30-10:15 MMA technics
10:15-10:30 Cardio (yep, real hard)
10:30-11:00 sparring 5 minutes rounds
Muay Thai training 15:45-18:30
15:45-16:00 Running - high knees, buttkicks, side steps, running punches, elbows and knees
16:00-16:15 Stretching and shadowboxing
16:15-17:00 Muay Thai technics
17:00-17:30 Sparring 3 x 3 min, hittin n' kickin on pads 3 x 3 mins, sandbag 3 x 3 min
17:30-18:15 Calfs training and sandbag (200 elbow hits, 100 front kicks)
18:15-18:30 Cardio - 300 sit-ups, 100 push ups
So, almost 5 hours of training every day. You are pretty much done when you go home.
Serious training...
We train six days a week, mon-sat, two sessions a day. This is what we do:
MMA training 09:00-11:00
09:00-09:15 Running - high knees, buttkicks, side steps,bear crawl etc.
09:15-09:30 Stretching and neck crunches (200 of them)
09:30-10:15 MMA technics
10:15-10:30 Cardio (yep, real hard)
10:30-11:00 sparring 5 minutes rounds
Muay Thai training 15:45-18:30
15:45-16:00 Running - high knees, buttkicks, side steps, running punches, elbows and knees
16:00-16:15 Stretching and shadowboxing
16:15-17:00 Muay Thai technics
17:00-17:30 Sparring 3 x 3 min, hittin n' kickin on pads 3 x 3 mins, sandbag 3 x 3 min
17:30-18:15 Calfs training and sandbag (200 elbow hits, 100 front kicks)
18:15-18:30 Cardio - 300 sit-ups, 100 push ups
So, almost 5 hours of training every day. You are pretty much done when you go home.
Serious training...
Pimp My Ride
So you seen our Crib. These are our rides:
Jeremy bought an used Yamaha Mio, 110 CC Automatic. Also known as "Den Gula faran".
Me, myself and I have rented a Honda Wave S from one of Jeremy's friends. It's a 100 CC Semi-automatic (4 gears without a clutch) scooter.
Almost brand new!
Jeremy bought an used Yamaha Mio, 110 CC Automatic. Also known as "Den Gula faran".
Me, myself and I have rented a Honda Wave S from one of Jeremy's friends. It's a 100 CC Semi-automatic (4 gears without a clutch) scooter.
Almost brand new!
The Crib
Ok. 2 weeks have past in Phuket. It's time for you to know how we live.
Jeremy's apartment is located in Chalong - a suburb of Phuket. The rent is only 2 500 Baht a month (625 SEK). Only one problem, the place is unfurnished, everything has to be bougth...
The above picture show our kitchen. Sandwich toaster, mixer and a rice cooker.
"Everything you need in a modern kitchen"
And here you got our Queensize bathroom. Thai toilet and all.
Jeremy's apartment is located in Chalong - a suburb of Phuket. The rent is only 2 500 Baht a month (625 SEK). Only one problem, the place is unfurnished, everything has to be bougth...
The above picture show our kitchen. Sandwich toaster, mixer and a rice cooker.
"Everything you need in a modern kitchen"
And here you got our Queensize bathroom. Thai toilet and all.
Fat lip at Fatty's Diner
Have a nice swollen lip today, a girl(!) got me real good with a right hook. We celebrated with an excellent hamburger plate. All good.
Videocracy
Enjoy!
Stick a fork in me. I'm done.
I switched beaches and boozing to nose-bleed training and electrolyte drinks. Start to train Mixed Martial Art and Muay Thai today at Tiger Gym in Phuket. It's insane! 2 hours of MMA before lunch and then 2 and a half hours of Muay Thai in the afternoon. My body is soared, I tell you that.
Gonna sleep good tonight. Real good. Same drill tomorrow, 4 and a half hours of training. 6 days a week.
Gonna sleep good tonight. Real good. Same drill tomorrow, 4 and a half hours of training. 6 days a week.
And then I jump? Yes, Johnny Bravo. You jump.
If you gonna do something. Do it for real. Don't mess around. No half-measure. Full Monty goddamit!
Bungy Jumping seems fun but I never tried it. I had the chance many years ago at a festival in Örebro. But skipped it...
Macau is mostly gambling. And frankly we have just hovered between bed, casinos and McDonald's. Today that changed, I did something else. Found out that Macau got the highest commercial bungy in the world. Aint that something?
Guiness World Records are appealing. I admit, avertising got me good. Just taste the word "World highest". Of course I got hooked.
So suddenly I find myself at a tiny plattform 233 m above ground, with only a rubber band attached to my wrists.
Then this girl start counting backwards.
5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Go!
And I'm off.
After four seconds I reach top speed at almost 200 km/h (yep, that fast) and half a second later the rubber band extracts and sling me back up in the air. I think I had a constant smile about ten minutes. 5 minutes before, and 5 minutes afterwards.
Oh, and I'm alive by the way.
Notice! They say bungy jumping is not for pussies. I tell you this, jumping from high buildings with a harness between your legs is certainly nothing for people with balls either.
Bungy Jumping seems fun but I never tried it. I had the chance many years ago at a festival in Örebro. But skipped it...
Macau is mostly gambling. And frankly we have just hovered between bed, casinos and McDonald's. Today that changed, I did something else. Found out that Macau got the highest commercial bungy in the world. Aint that something?
Guiness World Records are appealing. I admit, avertising got me good. Just taste the word "World highest". Of course I got hooked.
So suddenly I find myself at a tiny plattform 233 m above ground, with only a rubber band attached to my wrists.
Then this girl start counting backwards.
5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Go!
And I'm off.
After four seconds I reach top speed at almost 200 km/h (yep, that fast) and half a second later the rubber band extracts and sling me back up in the air. I think I had a constant smile about ten minutes. 5 minutes before, and 5 minutes afterwards.
Oh, and I'm alive by the way.
Notice! They say bungy jumping is not for pussies. I tell you this, jumping from high buildings with a harness between your legs is certainly nothing for people with balls either.
Finished gambling
Had the last poker session last night at The Venetian. Went up and down all night and actually lost (didn't thougth that was possible at Venetian?) 145 HKD.
Nevermind. My poker result ends at + 1 485 HKD. A terrible result due to the poor players, but bad luck caught me several times. To be honest I were lucky as hell a couple of times as well.
So, no more gambling for a while. Gonna miss it. Love the casinos.
Nevermind. My poker result ends at + 1 485 HKD. A terrible result due to the poor players, but bad luck caught me several times. To be honest I were lucky as hell a couple of times as well.
So, no more gambling for a while. Gonna miss it. Love the casinos.
Asian people are fussy.
Proof 1. The Elevator puzzle
Everytime you riding an elevator in Aisa this is what's happen. You can bet a million that they will try to get in the elevator before you get out. Doesn't matter if it's the bottom floor, they will try to force their way in. Even if you are 6'2" and have a backpack in the same size as them.
The Elevator puzzle also occurs when you stand in line for the elevator (and obviously waiting for it). They will always squeeze before you, no matter what. This funny behavior can also be implied at the subway and practically every given situation who has a line involved.
Swedes is born and raised that you NEVER skip a line. That's why it is so funny to look at Western people (me included), we all get annoyed when this happen.
Proof 2. The complete lack of ratiocination
Whenever you gonna take a taxi or ask for direction in Macau this phenomenom take place. You ask the driver to go to The Venetian (one of the most famous hotels in Macau) he will not understand you at all. You try to say "The Venetian" 10 times and explain:
- The hotel in Taipa, The Venetian, BIG hotel.
Nothing works. Then the staff from the hotel comes to your rescue (you usually take a taxi outside an hotel). They will ask you where you heading and you answer "The Venetian". The staff will then open the front door and simple say "The Venetian" and then like a miracle the driver suddenly understand. "Aah. Venetian?".
This phenomenom can also be spotted in Vietnam.
Proof 3. Their sense of humour
Here is the top 3 jokes in Asia. Sorry folks for giving it away. Hopefully the Stand-up scene won't die completely.
Joke 1. Stand beside a foreigner (the foreigner must be at least 40 cm taller) and put your hands above his head and measure his height. Then measure yourself and say "Same, same". Hilarious!
Joke 2. Give the wrong change whenever a foreigner shop. Works everytime. So funny! Laught hysterically when he finds out.
Joke 3. Point at the foreigners and laught. As simple as Dell.
Just to make sure everyone get this. YES I am generalizing . NO I do not hate Asians. They are funny. In their own special way.
Everytime you riding an elevator in Aisa this is what's happen. You can bet a million that they will try to get in the elevator before you get out. Doesn't matter if it's the bottom floor, they will try to force their way in. Even if you are 6'2" and have a backpack in the same size as them.
The Elevator puzzle also occurs when you stand in line for the elevator (and obviously waiting for it). They will always squeeze before you, no matter what. This funny behavior can also be implied at the subway and practically every given situation who has a line involved.
Swedes is born and raised that you NEVER skip a line. That's why it is so funny to look at Western people (me included), we all get annoyed when this happen.
Proof 2. The complete lack of ratiocination
Whenever you gonna take a taxi or ask for direction in Macau this phenomenom take place. You ask the driver to go to The Venetian (one of the most famous hotels in Macau) he will not understand you at all. You try to say "The Venetian" 10 times and explain:
- The hotel in Taipa, The Venetian, BIG hotel.
Nothing works. Then the staff from the hotel comes to your rescue (you usually take a taxi outside an hotel). They will ask you where you heading and you answer "The Venetian". The staff will then open the front door and simple say "The Venetian" and then like a miracle the driver suddenly understand. "Aah. Venetian?".
This phenomenom can also be spotted in Vietnam.
Proof 3. Their sense of humour
Here is the top 3 jokes in Asia. Sorry folks for giving it away. Hopefully the Stand-up scene won't die completely.
Joke 1. Stand beside a foreigner (the foreigner must be at least 40 cm taller) and put your hands above his head and measure his height. Then measure yourself and say "Same, same". Hilarious!
Joke 2. Give the wrong change whenever a foreigner shop. Works everytime. So funny! Laught hysterically when he finds out.
Joke 3. Point at the foreigners and laught. As simple as Dell.
Just to make sure everyone get this. YES I am generalizing . NO I do not hate Asians. They are funny. In their own special way.
People are strange
Asian people are even more rummy.
Explanation will follow. The Internet place is closing.
Explanation will follow. The Internet place is closing.
Thank you. Come again.
Stolle and I have now officially broken up. He went to Hong Kong to meet June this morning and I stay a couple of more days in Macau. I will probably start missing him in a week or so. Gonna visit Jeremy soon in Phuket. Looking forward to it!
Except that no big news. As you could read before I busted in the APPT (1800+200 HKD). Won back the money at The Venetian. Had a good hour and erned 2 950 HKD.
I'm on the right side again.
Result:
+ 1 630 HKD
Except that no big news. As you could read before I busted in the APPT (1800+200 HKD). Won back the money at The Venetian. Had a good hour and erned 2 950 HKD.
I'm on the right side again.
Result:
+ 1 630 HKD
L2P Noob
Gah! Just got knocked out from Pokerstars APPT Event 22 because of a major prick acted out of turn!
Why the hell did he do that?!
Dammit, instead of having a great pile of chips in front of me I'm out.
Jepp, I'm real frustrated because of this. If he had just paid attention this wouldn't have happened....
Why the hell did he do that?!
Dammit, instead of having a great pile of chips in front of me I'm out.
Jepp, I'm real frustrated because of this. If he had just paid attention this wouldn't have happened....
Fuck Yeah!
Enligt lite kalkylerande ligger jag äntligen på plus igen!
4 dagar har vi nu spelat. Se resultat nedan.
Dag 1.
+ 355 HKD
Dag 2.
- 2 970 HKD
Dag 3.
+ 670 HKD
Dag 4.
+ 2 625 HKD
SUMMA
+ 680 HKD
Geezers Need Excitement
4th night. Luck, I beg you, please do not piss me in the face like you use to do.
Yeah, yeah, I know that I am whining. I just don't like loosing money.
Back to Venetian. Time for grind, no fancy things or other bullshit. I've got money on my mind.
Surprise, surprise! I'm winning. Bought in for 2 000 as usual. Cashed out 3 115.
Ok, let's give Wynn a try. 10-25 is the stakes, I bring 2 000 to the table.
Made a couple of moves that went my way. Bluffed more than usual and didn't hit any walls. Got a nice pot with pocket aces. Raised 4 BB pre. 3 people called. Flopp 679 with a flush draw. 1st position raise 125, I hit back 375. To my surprise the guy after me calls. Kan det finnas en hund begraven?
The 4th guy folds and so does the first raiser as well. Turn is another 7 and unfortunately the flush is out. I check and the last guy checks behind me. I must figure out if he made the flush or if he aiming for the straight. Or do he already got it?
River 7. Giving us the bord 679 7 7. Bingo! Full house baby.
I bet 700 and he calls. Feels great to flash the aces for full house. He tells me he hit the flush on the turn. I've got lucky! Am I dreaming?
Funny thing. The guy who started out with 125 told me he folded quads. He had the last 7.
Cashed out 9:30 in the morning. 12 hours of play.
Result:
The Venetian + 1 115
Wynn + 1 510
Yeah, yeah, I know that I am whining. I just don't like loosing money.
Back to Venetian. Time for grind, no fancy things or other bullshit. I've got money on my mind.
Surprise, surprise! I'm winning. Bought in for 2 000 as usual. Cashed out 3 115.
Ok, let's give Wynn a try. 10-25 is the stakes, I bring 2 000 to the table.
Made a couple of moves that went my way. Bluffed more than usual and didn't hit any walls. Got a nice pot with pocket aces. Raised 4 BB pre. 3 people called. Flopp 679 with a flush draw. 1st position raise 125, I hit back 375. To my surprise the guy after me calls. Kan det finnas en hund begraven?
The 4th guy folds and so does the first raiser as well. Turn is another 7 and unfortunately the flush is out. I check and the last guy checks behind me. I must figure out if he made the flush or if he aiming for the straight. Or do he already got it?
River 7. Giving us the bord 679 7 7. Bingo! Full house baby.
I bet 700 and he calls. Feels great to flash the aces for full house. He tells me he hit the flush on the turn. I've got lucky! Am I dreaming?
Funny thing. The guy who started out with 125 told me he folded quads. He had the last 7.
Cashed out 9:30 in the morning. 12 hours of play.
Result:
The Venetian + 1 115
Wynn + 1 510
Up & down @ The Venetian
Went to The Venetian again. Yep, we like that place. As you remember from last night I had a real bad run. This night started terrible as well. Got my pocket kings cracked quite early and where down 2 000 HKD after just one hour. Bought in again for 2 500 and no improvement. Down, down, down....
Could I please hit something! Everyone else seems to suck out all the time but my draws never hit.
Fuck. I find myself down 6 000 (the entire trip)!!! Gotta do something. This aint working.
The next 5 hours I just grind like hell. I manage go get all my money back. I even gained some. Cashed out 4 670 (bought in for 4 500).
Ok. Let's leave Venetian. Grand Lisboa here I come. Quickly doubled up thanks to an Editor from Baller Magazine. Cheers!
But I lost almost all of it at another table :( Got my pocket aces cracked. Wohoo!
Went home after 14 hours of poker playing. Real dizzy.
Result?
The Venetian + 170
Grand Lisboa + 500
RESULT SO FAR IN MACAU:
- 1 945 HKD
Could I please hit something! Everyone else seems to suck out all the time but my draws never hit.
Fuck. I find myself down 6 000 (the entire trip)!!! Gotta do something. This aint working.
The next 5 hours I just grind like hell. I manage go get all my money back. I even gained some. Cashed out 4 670 (bought in for 4 500).
Ok. Let's leave Venetian. Grand Lisboa here I come. Quickly doubled up thanks to an Editor from Baller Magazine. Cheers!
But I lost almost all of it at another table :( Got my pocket aces cracked. Wohoo!
Went home after 14 hours of poker playing. Real dizzy.
Result?
The Venetian + 170
Grand Lisboa + 500
RESULT SO FAR IN MACAU:
- 1 945 HKD
Bone-chilling cold at StarWorld...
Hey! Went to The Venetian again. Same drill as yesterday, 10-25 HKD and I brought 2 000 to the table. Sign of after a couple of hours. The results 2 530 HKD (+ 530). Went to McDonalds and then we took a taxi to Wynn. Well in the taxi we started to talk about StarWorld and asked the cab driver to go there instread. Poor choice....
I bought in at the 10-25 HKD table for 2 000 as usual. The third hand I looked down at QQ. A girl burst out 175 UTG. I re-raise in mid-pos to 575. Round fold to her. She instantly declare "All in" for 3 000 (overplay?). I make a quick call and is also all in (for 2 000). She sighs and I figure that she has AK. The flop of course show an ace and she is obviously happy. And shows her AKo..... No miracle on the turn or river and the 4 000 pot goes her way. Phuck. I needed that pot.
I buy in for another 1 500 and pick up 2 good flush draws and 1 straight flush draw. Didn't hit a single one of the draws and I find myself down 2 970 HKD (530 - 3 500).
Horrible fucking session at StarWorld. Nothing, absolutely nothing went my way. Crap.
I bought in at the 10-25 HKD table for 2 000 as usual. The third hand I looked down at QQ. A girl burst out 175 UTG. I re-raise in mid-pos to 575. Round fold to her. She instantly declare "All in" for 3 000 (overplay?). I make a quick call and is also all in (for 2 000). She sighs and I figure that she has AK. The flop of course show an ace and she is obviously happy. And shows her AKo..... No miracle on the turn or river and the 4 000 pot goes her way. Phuck. I needed that pot.
I buy in for another 1 500 and pick up 2 good flush draws and 1 straight flush draw. Didn't hit a single one of the draws and I find myself down 2 970 HKD (530 - 3 500).
Horrible fucking session at StarWorld. Nothing, absolutely nothing went my way. Crap.
