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@deralte71 Mmmm popcorn , long time i didn't get some. started a green diet in same time i got back to poker tables. Reached my goal a week ago so now i mix a week green diet and a week normal food but popcorn is a good idea for the weekend while watching a good movie.
Yes gold content videos/articles sound interesting on an intellectual side but not for an application at micro stakes unless you get to face a pool of good/very good regulars. I think it's one of the reasons why the contents are locked by status on Pokerstrategy. More advanced moves are in practice almost a non sens at the lowest Micros and might even accomplish the opposit of the result we seek. Keep on grinding hard and reach the highest stakes deralte71 !!! 
Best of Skills & Luck @ Tables,
OldSchoolPapa.
@deralte71 I totally hear you there. Even if i simply play NL SNGs & occasionally MTTs. At micros it can really get close to a bingo game. Sometimes when i review some sessions , i laugh and try to understand why some recreatives played in a way or an other then i remember they don't think much at all so it makes no sens to give myself a headache about it. I prefer to focus thinking about regulars who cross my path and the way they played.
In CGs i think it's more rewarding to face Recreatives than in SNGs or any Turbo format because the game is played Hand by Hand (Direct Winnings or Losses) but in other format of games the more crazy recreatives you face the more flips you gonna have to win wich logically reduce your chances.
For SNGs i think it's better to have a few regulars @ the tables, they might be knocked out by the lucky bingo players or might knock them out. If they survive until the bubble or close to it you get more fold equity and steal/resteal possibilities than against a full table of recreatives only. And you get better reads on them.
Well unless you have the chance to face a field of nit recreatives wich i never saw unless on FR side and that was many years back.
Papa, I absolutely agree. Because recreationals make calls they shouldn´t the game gets more variance-heavy for regs, you have to wait patiently for a solid hand to jam and even then you may be like 60-70 % favourite. It gets a pain in the bum bum when you just don´t get decent hands. Against regs you could jam worse due to fold equity but against fishes you must be way tighter. The advantage can be when the fishes kick each other out or some lucky bingo-player knocks some Villains out while you wait for a solid hand and fold your junk.
Somebody once said (was it Collin?) when recreationals find a hand that they like and looks "pretty" like QK, QJ (any 2 facecards, suited aces) they think their hand is great and cannot let it go. QKs looks pretty pretty they think it´s the nuts and call.
@Primrose 100% agree. When it's KQs you still up against right side of recreatives , on some night sessions when you start to see a jam with 99 a call with A5s and an over call in early game with J9s you know the game's gonna be a real mess LoL.
First time i saw that i was thinking ("What The Hell Are They Doing and Expecting ???!!!") after awhile i stopped to even react or be surprised to see those moves.
When i review those kind of sessions i even have big laughs about it so it's all good.
Yesterday by night i was able to play a bit on Titan despite still not getting much better on the health side but was high on meds and it's no big deal to not play at my best on freerolls. Finished 3rd Place. Now on Titan Poker i'm getting close to 110$ from the 10$ i got thanks to PokerStrategy offer.
Just by playing Freerolls and couple Sngs when i got lucky to see one getting filled up on that poker room. Wasn't able to code since few days, meds play on my brain and Pain attacks do not make things easier neither. Next Week i'll see an Accuponcturist to see if it can ease the pains, If not i'll try to see a Chiropractor maybe he can do some adjustments on my cervicals and back to trigger less facial / shoulders nervs. In the mid time i'll try to seek some more alternative solutions and check if there is any novative options for those kind of health troubles. Hope to get better as soon as possible to get back grinding. On Sngs 0.50c and under i passed the 1500 tournaments behind (playing low volume daily) since i got back to poker with a Positive ROI% and C-net Won $ i want to get to 3000 / 6000 SNGs of the same stakes to gather more data and evaluate my performance more accurately before to mix up with higher Stakes.
No wonder about why the "Turtle" in my blog name LoL
Best of Skills & Luck @ Tables,
OldSchoolPapa.
Let´s get better! Let´s recover! Let´s get drugged! 
Lamictal dosage was increased on Monday and my skin is itching like heck (normal with Lamictal - affects the skin).
I know the feeling , had to switch meds a few times because of side effects. Some even gives urticary , nosea , blurry vision , nocturn sweatings, nightmares and more.
Now those i take still have side effects but i can handle it. Just wish they were more efficient concerning the pain killing and less zombifying. Sometimes makes me want to throw in trash all the meds but well no other option for now ...
Aloe Vera spray belongs to everyones survival kit who takes meds that affect the skin. 
That´s why Lamictal dosage has to be increased very slowly!! The body has to get used to the toxic substance slowly and gradually, because the changes in the nervous system happen due to a systematic intoxicaton. It´s chemically related to PCP ("angel dust"). It´s interesting that many meds are derivatives of some illegal drugs :mdr:. Any local aneastetic is a derivative from cocain. The strong pain killers derive from opium/heroine.
Ended on the Bubble Yesterday on Titan Poker Freeroll and Same Sh*t today. In same time only played half of the tournaments since i had to lay down coz of pains.
That suck ... Wished to make some extra bucks to reach the 110$ on Titan. Next Time maybe.
Next week hopefully i'll be able to upload a free script to Tile/Cascade Tables. Almost done. Funny thing is that it takes me more time to rewritte it than i made to code it ... LoL
Can't wait Tuesday to get my first session with the accuponcturist, hopefully it can help some to feel better and get back to grind on SNGs ...
Now Waiting meds to start doing their job to be able to sleep.
Best of Skills & Luck @ Tables,
OldSchoolPapa.
Don´t hit the tables like this!!! Even if it´s hard even if temptation is big. First get better then poker! ♠_thumbsup:
What about watching nice movies? That´s what I do, cause my head is EXPLODING today!!!
That's what i do , i make only exceptions to freerolls coz even if i have to stop playing coz of pains / meds effects it won't affect my BRs in anyway.
Also i'm pretty often ITM on those so while waiting to be able to grind SNGs again i can still increase my BR little by little.
The other reason is that it keeps my mind off wondering about futur health outcomes and allow me to be more patient about it.
I was going to watch again "Rounders" one of my fav Poker movie but then i would want to play so i just listen to Whales & Dolphins Noises and 25 / 432 / 936 Hz Frequencies sounds wich are suppose to help but it's more likely giving me a headache today .... I'm in a super duper serial killing mood 
Freeroll is a good idea! Or super cheap stuff like the Hot 0,55 $ or something like that.
Something which doesn´t hurt your BR when you have to go on sit out because you don´t feel well.
Finally today i was able to spend a little time coding, finished the Cascade / Tiler Autoit Script. Seems to be stable and works fine.
Will do couple of last bug check then i will upload it tomorrow i think. (If no big bug at the last minute)
It also handles multi-monitors and you can choose to tile /cascade (windows or poker tables) on specific(s) screen(s).Also removes borders/titlebars (Pstars)... You can even setup The space between tiled/cascade windows, etc...
I'm Pretty happy , it bothers me to not finish something when i start it.
Best of Skills & Luck @ Tables,
OldSchoolPapa.
@Primrose Thank you
Next time i'll make an ICM calculator or SNG/MTT/CG auto registration tool or a basic poker tracker.
But will start a new project only once i get really better. In the mid time im happy about that one, bothered me to not finish what i planned to do.
Tomorrow appointment with the accupuncturist, hope it can help even if just a little. Else im taking lot of meds lately and also sleeping pills to rest and sleep despite pain attacks. Really sucks but let's hope things improve soon....
How about you Prim ? Feeling better ?
Yeah, I´m getting better, I just realized a couple of minutes ago that I´m WAY more calm and relaxed. The headaches and the brain-zaps are getting milder and I start feeling more like "myself" again. Feels good!
I hope you get better as well! Hopefully soon! 