I've started whoring up PokerRoom. So far I'm doing fairly well. The software takes a little while to get used to, but it looks pretty. I do not recommend playing the turbos there since the blinds increase every THREE minutes. At least you start with 1500 chips - but still, the blinds increase far too quickly. The regular SNGs there have blind increases every 8 minutes, so it's at least a little quicker than other sites regular SNGs.

My current stats at PokerRoom (I started off playing five of the 5.5 turbos to see if I should bother with the turbos):

15 SNGs
$154 buy-in
$240 winnings
$86 net profit
55.19% ROI

I finished my last final today. It was supposed to be yesterday - but I knew there was a make-up version available today as long as I had a plausible excuse (conflict with other finals, etc). I didn't. I just figured I'd bullshit my way into having another day to study and he wouldn't care. He'd just be like "whatever, here's the test".

I had to LIE to my professor and make up a story on the spot in order to take this one. I feel awful and I think he knows I'm full of sh*t. I first forged my final exam schedule (printed it out and wrote over the actual time of the first exam to make it appear I had a conflict), then handed it into the TA who I completely forgot took the exact same exam yesterday. She knew something was fishy, so I had to talk to the professor and print out a copy of my final schedule in his office. Obviously I could not forge it again.

I told him "I thought it would be easier just to tell you I had a conflict, because I actually arrived late to my last exam and had to talk to the professor. I would have missed this exam."

He asks, "So you arrived late to the first exam and then decided to not go to this one?"

I continue, "Well, I knew this class had a make-up and the other didn't."

He finishes, "So you're not supposed to be qualified to take this make-up exam. You had no conflict or other valid reason. Someone else taking the make-up is in a similar situation - you both lose 7 points off the final."

I was so relieved. I hope he forgets all about this.

I still feel like sh*t. I hate lying to people and them practically KNOWING I am lying. Stupid guilt...

And now I have to figure out how to get back home.

It is not stupid guilt, you should feel bad because not only have you lied to your professors and classmates but to yourself. Getting a degree in "higher" education should be just that but because of watered down curriculums, curved grades, rampant student dishonesty and various and sundry other things an undergraduate degree in the US is basically not worth the paper it is printed on in most universities. If you are serious about getting an education then you should do the right thing and DO IT FOR YOURSELF and not for some extra day of study so that you might get 5-10% higher on your final exam (I can assure you that that extra day wouldn't help much if you were taking a makeup final exam in my class because I would crucify you).

In the end be true to yourself always because you are the one person you can't fool. College classes, final exams etc. mean very little in the big scheme of things but your honesty/integrity/character are things that should never be compromised because those are what matter.

A quick update before I watch a movie and pass out...

I'm still running hot on PokerRoom after another 10 SNGs. I miss the turbos already - I start getting bored in these ones half-way through and make some terrible plays. Despite the blinds increasing every 8 minutes, it still takes a little more than an hour to arrive ITM! I prefer PS and BoDogs turbos (and PP SNGs) where every game ends within an hour.

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28 SNGs
$352 buy-in+fees
$670 winnings
$318 net profit
90.34% ROI
A little more than 9 hours of play, so I've made roughly $32/hr

And now for something completely different!

When I was around twelve, my favorite video game was Street Fighter 2: World Warrior. Then SF2: Turbo and SSF2 were introduced and they soon became my favorites. Lately I've been playing a lot of SSF2 and watching tournament matches between the pros in Japan. What a great game SF2 is!

you could always just pull the kennyg and not go to college at all.
heh...i just started a business instead and went in like $10k debt..which is finally almost paid off.

or you could pull the MVP and go to college, bust your ass finishing well, and then getting a job completely unrelated in field, basically wiping your ass with your diplomas, and PRAYING I can get good enough at poker to quit the ratraces (or broccoli races in your case...)

I am absolutely amazed by how well I am doing on PokerRoom. I just have to post this... I mean, has anyone seen 70+ ROI after 50+ SNGs? This is ridiculous! And I love it!

I still get some terrible suck outs. But I've also been beating the crap out of these donks.

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**CUMULATIVE**
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55 SNGs
$759 buy-in+fees
$1310 winnings
$551 net profit
72.60% ROI

just switch back to limit when the variance comes again

Lately I haven't been as interested in poker as usual. Sometimes it feels like a chore to play these games.

So I'm back home in Rochester now. I really haven't done anything productive. I've been watching football and movies, and playing some video games and poker.

Eventually I'll let my parents know that I ended up failing one of my classes due to lack of attendance. I get to re-take it next semester since I need it to pass! The class material was simple, so I'm not terribly bothered by it. I just have to attend it more regularly since this teacher really is serious about his bullsh*t attendance policy.

I also got my grades back for one other class (Psychology of Attention and Perception). I am absolutely amazed by my grade there. He said the final paper should be a MINIMUM of 11 pages. I type up 7 pages, give up, and submit it. My grade? 82 on the paper, 84 overall in the course. You've GOT to be sh*ttin me! I'll take it, but this is ridiculous!

Now I hope I didn't fail that one class (Psychology of Learning) where I took the make-up final. I know if I pass the class, I will only be receiving a C in it.

Still no women here. I should call Melanie up (my only Rochester vegan friend) and try to get something going on! I'm tired now, but I'll explain the Melanie situation later. We've had quite the past.

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**CUMULATIVE**
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63 SNGs
$847 buy-in+fees
$1455 winnings
$608 net profit
71.78% ROI

I'm a senior. Next semester is my final semester assuming I pass all my classes (whoops!). I am no longer hoping to do anything with my psych degree, I just hope to get my bachelors and make use of it later in life. And it would look nice on my resume.

I'm currently in the clinical psychology field. I've already taken abnormal psych, stats, research methods, and a few other psych classes. I am taking classes like attention+perception and learning because they are required classes for my degree. Next semester I'm taking a different perception class (BORING) and physiological psych (I hate it).

No better way to celebrate the winning streak than getting laid by a vegan chic!