OT: Lounge (Read OP).

[Boris Zubov]

9 feet

Damn...Look out, Johnny Archer!!!

 

[Kane One]

Damn...Look out, Johnny Archer!!!

I really lucked out by being recommended this pool hall. They have pros there all the time, even though I never took advantage of their coaching lessons. But just watching them play is unreal.

 

[Row I Goon]

Caught sight of another one today.

You blokes up there don’t realise how dangerous these things are in Oz!

 

[NickyFotiu]

Caught sight of another one today.

You blokes up there don’t realise how dangerous these things are in Oz!

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Yikes. That makes the snake in my pool area look friendly in comparison.

 

[Gardner McKay]

Oh nice. What was the game and buy-in?

$400, Holdem. World Series of Poker Circuit tour out in Cherokee, NC. They host four tournament series a year which is nice as it is only a 2.5 hour drive from my house and is up in the mountains.

 

[Gardner McKay]

Absolutely this. The only sport I was good at as a kid was handball (NYC handball, not the Olympic sport) so there weren’t really leagues or anything.

Playing pool competitively is one of the best things I’ve ever signed up for.

The not olympic handball is absurdly fun.

Oddly enough, my wife and I, one of our fondest memories is when we took a pre-baby beach trip in August of 2021. We were sitting at the bar of this seafood restaurant in Panama City, having a great time, watching women's olympic handball. We got so invested in these random teams .

 

[Machinehead]

Cubing has been a great hobby for me because you can take it anywhere.

Doing it during down time has been a nice replacement for scrolling Twitter mindlessly. It's self-fulfilling because it kills down time and that time turns into a lot of practice. I kinda get it now when people who are good at things talk about practice. I've solved it over 50,000 times.

It's also a good icebreaker. People come and talk to you. It's the first time in my life I ever got to really perform anything for anybody.

The kids are so problematic tho!

For one, they'll make you do it 90 times trying to "get you." They don't understand the concept that I'm going to solve every possible scramble.

Also, I always hate to tell the little kids no but I'm also not super jazzed about handing my $120 Gan 14 Maglev with custom specs to a 4-year-old. I started carrying a spare with me. Here you go, Junior, play with my $8 K-Mart cube.

There is something truly satisfying about seeing yourself improve at something.

 

[Takeahnase]

Caught sight of another one today.

You blokes up there don’t realise how dangerous these things are in Oz!

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I watched some YouTube video a while back where this Koala was in a construction site around electrical equipment and the Aussie worker had to get him in a bin or barrel to take him to safety. It was dangerous for sure as he didn’t like going in there.

I also loved the GT3 race at Mt. Panorama a few years back that got red flagged in practice because kangaroos were bounding down the mountain section. Crazy place to live.

 

[nyrage]

$400, Holdem. World Series of Poker Circuit tour out in Cherokee, NC. They host four tournament series a year which is nice as it is only a 2.5 hour drive from my house and is up in the mountains.

Nice. Ever go out to Vegas and play?

During Covid, I used to play online every night against these guys that used to play in quite a few WSOP tournaments in Vegas. I used to play online a lot back in the day and I was the best in my home games, but these guys were really good. So aggressive. It definitely got me to improve my game after a while, but I rarely play these days though.

 

[Gardner McKay]

Nice. Ever go out to Vegas and play?

During Covid, I used to play online every night against these guys that used to play in quite a few WSOP tournaments in Vegas. I used to play online a lot back in the day and I was the best in my home games, but these guys were really good. So aggressive. It definitely got me to improve my game after a while, but I rarely play these days though.

I have not. It's tough to find the time, having young kids. I've been wanting to go play the $1,500 and $5,000 PLO events. That's really where I make most of my money. I'm competent at holdem, but I don't have hours to spend studying spots and going deep into solver work.

Omaha is entirely different. To me, it's what holdem used to be 15 years ago... fun.

 

[nyrage]

I have not. It's tough to find the time, having young kids. I've been wanting to go play the $1,500 and $5,000 PLO events. That's really where I make most of my money. I'm competent at holdem, but I don't have hours to spend studying spots and going deep into solver work.

Omaha is entirely different. To me, it's what holdem used to be 15 years ago... fun.

I can imagine that it would be hard to find time.

Omaha was my favorite game to play in our home games. When it got late and people had a few drinks in them, we would spice things up with a wild card. It was a nice break from playing a disciplined Hold Em game/tournament.