So i was just at The grand casino at hinkley, minnesota. Its in the middle of nowhere but it was a super crazy time. I stayed there for two nights and had a really good time, they got real good restuarants for being in the middle of nowhere and it was my first time gambling slot and there was also live poker (only spread cuz of minnesota law) so played that literally all night from 6:30 to 12 then 12 30 to 6 30 in the morning or so.

My take on live poker is that its kinda meh, i mean its cool to actually see the interpersonal side of poker more and actually play with the chips. Then after awhile those feelings melt away and you realize its just not as tight when your just at one table for hours and have to just fold most of your hands.

Then at 6 30 in the motning we played black jack for about 20-30 minutes. The last couple times ive played black jack ive lost over a hundred dollars each time lol. This time i only sat with 30 or so because i know how rigged it is, but i actually doubled my money, it was insane how many times the dealer bustod. Then in the morning we got breakfast and finally passed out at about 9 30 or so.

When we woke up at 2 or so i found out im just a slot guru, it was amazing how lucky i was getting it was pretty funny. I usually could put in 5 or ten and come out with 10-15 or so at a lot of machines, then i also got 154 off one spin at a 5 cent machine which was crazy. Needless to say we went to the steakhouse and got baby back ribs and a couple of drinks.

What happened next was truly ridiculous, i was just telling boobo this on aim what happened when we sat down to play poker next.

So they have a bad beat jackpot thats over 40 k right now, details is that aces full has to lose to something worse and 5 people have to be sitting, hard to beliebe me and my friend were at ther table (2-10 spread) playting liove poker and i raise kings he flats with aces flop comes A K 10, so my friends just flats the flop and raises tyhe turn when the flush card comes and i just call but river gave me a king so on the river we put in tons of bets and raises and when we finally turned over our hands the place went nuts when there was only 4 people sitting instead of five. The whole place was in pandamonium for about 5 minutes when people were trying to figure out what was going on.

Anyway i just got back and had a real good time, i think that now that im on my own i appreciate vacations way more and take it for granted less than when i was a kid.

Ive been getting really good grades in school specifically one C (at the beginning of the semester) but then 2 a's and 2 b's on my big exams so far and its hard to explain but its really been making me feel good, and boosting my self esteem, which i never thought would happen once i got into poker for sure. Allthough i cant get to cocky and have to keep working hard its really helping my ego.

Also Whats been helping me out is following a stricter diet and consistently going to the gym, its really awesome and im getting back into hardcore weight lifting. Its extremely plus ev, its also wierd that how ive gotten older and have played poker for awhile that what you do away from the table is probably even better for you than time at the table at times, i mean if i could graph my days when i worked out before i played and didnt play the times i didnt i almost feel like i could me a millionaire right now. Feeling better asbout yourself and your decision making means more comfort in your reads and longer sessions. The important lesson to learn is that life is truly aboutout balance and when your balanced everything is all good.

Playing right now: lil wayne- playing with fire