Thursday -
Thursday night we left Santa Fe, NM around 11-11:45PM (thanks girls lol)
Trip was on schedule until we were 30 miles east of Flagstaff. Fatal semi accident we sat there from 5:30AM until 8:30AM at a dead stop on the freeway. Finally got into Vegas around 2:30PM on Friday (hauling ass lol).

Friday -
Got checked into the hotel Friday afternoon my friends were extremely exhausted and I wasn't so planned to go play the $60 Bounty Tourney at Harrah's with an add-on of $40. It was planned to meet up with Steven there he wasn't able to make it in time for the tourney but he railed me for my 3 way chop for $488. (Saaweet!)* Pic on my facebook page of the chips from the 3 of us at the table.

That night started feeling sick and let my buds go out to Tao night club while I stayed behind. After a shower and a nap felt a lot better and decided I didn't want to walk all the way to Tao @ the Venetian. So I went downstairs into the casino in Bally's. I had watched the guy with $1500 on a $1/$2 NL game play like a total donk and my thoughts were "I'm gonna take all that money." I waited for a seat for 30 minutes finally got seated directly to his left. (Hellz YEAH!) As soon as I was dealt in, he left (OMGWTFBBQ?) So, there I sat at a table full of extremely tight players and made a total profit of $25 (lol)

Went back to the room when my friends got back and passed out.

Saturday -
The girls wanted to go shopping (oh man...) went to Planet Hollywood and played some $1/$2 NL. Sat on my $200 for a long time, then I stood up to go to the bathroom and instantly I hear a soothing calming voice say "Are you Sean Pilgrim?" It was Bazerk!!! We talked and she had gone out of her way to get me and my friends passes to clubs and free hot dogs and stuff (Yum!) and BTW, we greatly appreciate it and they all worked for us! We talked for a little while and then she had to go.

She brought good karma and good luck to me. I sat down and was dealt pocket 7's on the button. Flop was gorgeous!!! K7Q rainbow. Check, Check, I bet $25, call call, turn 8 (still no flushies possible) I raise $100, All in $135, fold.

River 6c.

KJo was worth his whole stack apparently. Nice pot.

Then I went to the bathroom (had to play my button first lol) Came back after using the restroom and talked to my younger brother for a little while came back (posted behind the button in the CO) there they are again pocket 7's. This time it was raised pre-flop to $12 I flat in the CO flop comes 7Q2 (OMG Yes!) Original Raiser C-bets for $18, I re-raise to $65, he re-raises that another $100. I thought about it for a minute, really debated I don't think top set would re-raise me here (but I have been playing a really solid game and he realizes this, even made a comment about it which really helped my bluffing capabilities with the rest of the table I was able to take down pots with almost any C-bet). He had about 35% of his stack invested at this point he too is a tricky player and pretty solid but does occasionally go to showdown with dominated aces or dominated top pair. I re-raised again all in. I wanted to get paid off and if I was behind, set over set is a cooler that's all, and I'd still have plenty of chips left. But, once he started really having to think about it I knew I was golden then I thought about whether or not I should have flatted the flop 4-bet.

He flashed pocket aces at me and I tried to induce a call by somewhat acting a little bit nervous but not too obvious that I was displaying an acting tell. He mucked his aces face up, and I decided to show him the set, that's a tough lay down sometimes and almost any recreational player calls that shove with aces. But, he knew better.

Cashed out a short while later Total chips $660 ($460 profit).* Pic on my Facebook in the Vegas album.

I was supposed to meet up with Steve around 5PM but got tied up entertaining the girls and shopping myself buying gifts for my mom and brother, and we absolutely had to go hit as many night clubs as we could. So, was not able to meet up for another game unfortunately.

Sunday-
We got back to the room at 5AM (lol party animals). Checkout was 12PM. We were up and ready to go and I always get so depressed leaving Las Vegas especially after some run good. Anyway a little more shopping for the girls and we finally left around 4PM. Traffic was expected at the Hoover Dam. What we could not believe is that AGAIN! I-40 east was closed 30 minutes east of Flagstaff (OMFG R U 4 REAL?) due to a dust storm causing low visibility. We stopped in Flagstaff to get some dinner at Chili's and finally they reopened it about an hour and a half later. From there on out. Smooth sailing home and finally was in my own bed at 5:30AM and now. At work at 1:30PM.

Once a relationship gets to a point where there is less fun and more arguments and more fights. I believe it is time to call it quits. I may regret my decision but i think it's for the best for me right now. I can't be in a relationship where the other person tries to be more dominant or they cannot simply be spontaneous. "What are we doing tomorrow?" "I don't know" "Well think of something to do."... umm... No. I like spontaneity I like doing things without time constraints or like sleeping in on a Sunday morning without having to worry about what time we have to be somewhere. I may regret this later she is sweet has a good head on her shoulders, but I felt like my mission was to please her and at the same time not satisfy myself. I did my best to make her happy but, at the same time I was not happy myself.

I'm on day 6 of quitting smoking via cold turkey.

I've tried the electric cigarette, the gum, the patches... they've all failed me even following pharmacists and doctors advice. Such as with the patches: Step 1 for 4 weeks, Step 2 for 4 Weeks, and Step 3 for 4 weeks.

I have to say it's a tremendous feat to have made it this far. The first two days were the worst. I was smoking two packs a day and what made me finally decide to want to quit so badly is that I am spending on average about ~$3,650/year, ~$10/day smoking two packs a day. I figured I'd rather spend $75/week on some kind of gourmet steak dinner .

Anyway, quitting cold turkey had some effects on me mentally and physically.

Day 1:
6 Hours - Usually I would have smoked 3/4th of a pack in this time frame. Cravings start to really hang on to me. I counteracted this by just eating all kinds of stuff. Crackers, Candy, Gummy Bears, Sodas, Energy Drinks. Which seemed to take some of the edge off.

12 hours - Started getting a really anxious feeling way worse and craving them tremendously. Unable to sleep. Tossing and turning. Actually my emotional balance was so far off the norm for me I actually started crying at this point. I needed to sleep and I took Nyquil and 2 shots of Jack Daniels.

20 hours (3AM) - Woke up to a really really vivid dream(might have been the Nyquil + Jack Combo) but started sweating like a pig and vomiting, passed out on the bathroom floor.

Day 2:
Woke up 9AM - Was able to wake up with out any odd feelings until I got out of the shower. I really needed a cigarette. I felt extremely weak.

6 Hours Later - Seemed like the more alert I was and more active I was throughout the day the cravings became worse and worse.

12 hours later - After dinner, again craving a cigarette like all smokers do after they eat. Nervous feeling and hands and fingers shaking. Hard to sleep throughout the night, no dreams this time, and no waking up in the middle of the night for Nyquil and Jack, I was able to sleep a little better than the night before.

Day 3: Cravings still exist but not nearly as bad as day 1 or 2.

Day 4: I don't know what happened this was a horrible day. Most likely stress induced due to arguments with my girlfriend and stressed about money and work and trying to get ahead in life. And trying to quit. Sleepless and really really pushed to the edge.

Day 5: Yesterday... really more manageable

Day 6: Today... manageable. Cravings not so bad anymore.

Just insane to go from 2 packs a day to none. I think this is working out so far. The worst was Day 1 2 and 4. But I feel a lot more calm now and I still haven't had a cigarette. Wish me luck with quitting completely!

I couldn't win a SnG to save my life last night. I was playing such soft games too. $5 DoN's and kept busting out going in with the 2nd best all night. I didn't tilt I just LOL'ed at how bad I was running. Oh well, took a break after laughing, because soon enough it became less funny. And I was certainly doomed by the poker gods.

BR Peaked at around $760 last night when I played $25NL Rush and played a few SnG's and MTTs. Made a few bucks on STTs but lost some on MTTs so FT BR gained only a little bit. Sitting on $728.69 ATM.

Also made a deposit on Bodog for $300 today.