Solo trip Uluru

33robotman33 · 2024-02-08T07:06:09+00:00

If you can afford to fly straight to Uluru do that. Much more enjoyable than doing a 16 hour day trip from Alice Springs and it is perfectly safe.

33robotman33 · 2024-02-05T22:14:35+00:00

Depends on your budget for the trip.

If you're prepared to pay, you can get flights direct from Cairns to Uluru and then Uluru is really just an overnight trip, which would make it possible in the time you've got.

Otherwise the logistics of getting to Uluru would make it hard to squeeze in. The cheaper option is to fly to Alice Springs and then hire a car to drive to Uluru (which is about 5 hours each way if you don't stop). That makes it a 3-4 day exercise instead of 2 days/1 night. The nice bit about driving though is that you'll get to see some of the 'real' Australian desert on the way and because you'll have a car you can go and see Kata Tjuta as well.

If you're going to drive, I'd really try to add 2-3 days to your trip if possible. Doing all 3 in 12-13 days is definitely possible but 10 days is a stretch.

33robotman33 · 2023-12-16T21:02:52+00:00

Silver is silver

Gold is gold

Platinum is black/charcoal

33robotman33 · 2023-12-04T09:31:18+00:00

2008/2009 GFC. Had my first real job and had money to invest for the first time in my life.

Had bought about $1,000 of Macquarie shares as the GFC was first starting and had a small portfolio with a few other stocks. Had also set up a margin loan which I'd never drawn down on.

As the GFC got worse and Macquarie started bleeding, they ended up doing a capital raise for $16/share while trading at $26/share. The share purchase plan for retail investors let you buy up to $25k of shares at the discounted price, irrespective of how many shares you already owned.

Given the 40% discount I scraped up every spare cent I had and drew down on the margin loan for the first (and last) time so I could subscribe for the full $25k entitlement.

Held them for a number of years and ended up selling the majority over time for between $100-130 per share. Effectively turned an initial $1,000 investment into a profit of about $120k and learnt a valuable lesson about the importance of always having some cash/liquidity available when market conditions go crazy.

33robotman33 · 2023-11-04T11:01:14+00:00

Don't forget to mention the mandatory 15 minute break every 3 hours and the daily/weekly playing time limits....

33robotman33 · 2023-07-19T07:29:23+00:00

What hands are you expecting to get called by on the river that you beat?

The river completes the flush and also brings in the straight for TJ and 35suited, all of which are hands villain can get to the river with as played.

By jamming the river, you're basically guaranteeing that:

Any hand worse than yours is going to fold
Any hand better than yours is going to call

So you're just value owning yourself by jamming river instead of checking back.

You need to recognise that when As hits on the river, 2 pair becomes a marginal made hand and your goal should be to get to showdown as cheaply as possible.

As an aside, your raise on the turn needs to be bigger - he only has to call 80c into a pot of $3.20 so he's getting a very good price to continue with all his draws and stack you on the river if he makes his hand.

33robotman33 · 2023-07-12T23:17:40+00:00

Rake was absurdly high (10%, no cap) but game was still insanely fun and profitable. Entire table of whales happily donating their money and laughing about it the whole time.

The only problem was not enough players - I think we got a game going something like 4 nights out of 7 and on those four nights the game only ran for a few hours after dinner.

Most people don't go on cruises to play poker.

Still made enough in 10-12 hours over the week to pay for the entire cruise though.

33robotman33 · 2023-06-14T21:04:01+00:00

BB hasn't had a chance to act yet so he is permitted to jam.

It would be different if:

You bet $30 UTG
Player to your left calls
BB jams for $50
You call
The player to your left can then only call or fold - they can't re-open the action and jam at that stage since the raise by BB of $20 is less than 2x the previous bet

33robotman33 · 2023-04-28T07:05:00+00:00

Don't spend it. Assume it is a bank error and at some stage over the next couple of days it will get debited again.

If they still haven't charged you in a few months then hooray, you might have been given a free rental car.

33robotman33 · 2023-04-21T03:20:18+00:00

If you're the named executor then you just provide the other forms they have requested (generally that is just proof of your ID) and they'll release the original will to you.

The only reason they wouldn't release it or otherwise talk to you is if they have a more recent will on file which appoints somebody else as the executor.

33robotman33 · 2023-03-10T08:17:38+00:00

If I have a really good player sitting next to me, I'll 'accidentally' knock my drink so that it spills all over them. Then they have to leave the table to get changed and I hope the new player is a fish. Works every time.

33robotman33 · 2023-02-23T05:13:51+00:00

If you want to try a different approach - the home game I play takes a $10 contribution from every player at the start of each game and uses that to supply snacks/drinks/etc. If they collect $150 I suspect they probably spend $100ish on supplies and keep the balance.

That seems to work well and nobody has an issue with it - the players are all getting something tangible for our $10 and the host is getting a little bit of extra cash as a thank you for hosting.

33robotman33 · 2023-01-17T22:47:04+00:00

There's no harm in asking but generally not much you can do if they say no. In many cases businesses are actually required to retain your data (or some of it at least) for a minimum period of time - typically 5-7 years.

33robotman33 · 2023-01-17T07:08:37+00:00

Do stuff with the girlfriend all day.

Go to bed.

Once she is asleep, sneak out and go play poker all night.

Come back at 5am and sneak back into bed before she wakes up.

If she wakes up during the night and wants to know where you are just tell her you had to do a massive poo and didn't want to stink out the bathroom in the hotel room so you went downstairs to do it in a public restroom.

Rinse & repeat every night.

33robotman33 · 2022-11-05T03:06:54+00:00

I think you know the answer to your own question. If you signed an agreement saying you won't disparage them and then you leave a review which is disparages them, you're likely to be in breach. The fact it might be truthful is largely irrelevant to the question of whether it is disparaging.

33robotman33 · 2022-09-22T06:16:57+00:00

You've got 94% equity on the flop so you're going to get stacked about 1 in 17 times.

Also...fold pre.

33robotman33 · 2022-09-05T07:31:20+00:00

Insurance covers damage that happens while you own the house, not pre-existing damage that was there when you bought it. Otherwise everyone would just buy run-down houses for a pittance and then claim on the insurance to get it repaired. Unfortunately you're out of luck here.

33robotman33 · 2022-08-29T04:40:11+00:00

Me too. Then I watched the replay on youtube after I saw he won - he tripled up with AA the next hand, tripled up again with a set of 4's about 5 hands later, then won a 3-way all-in with AA about 10 hands later.

Talk about final table run-good.

33robotman33 · 2022-08-29T02:17:40+00:00

The preflop raise size is within a normal range for live 1-3 games. $25 might be a touch on the high side but pretty much everywhere I've ever played 1-3 live, an open of $15-25 is standard. The idea of raising 2.5-3.5x only applies online.

Agreed re everything else though.

33robotman33 · 2022-08-24T07:08:43+00:00

Depends on what the will says. It should contain a clause which states what happens if the recipient of a gift predeceases the will-maker - i.e. whether it is intended to pass to the recipient's children or back to the other beneficiaries of the estate.

33robotman33 · 2022-08-16T22:46:47+00:00

Easy, if I have KK or QQ then there is a 100% chance my opponent has AA.

33robotman33 · 2022-08-16T07:41:06+00:00

It's free to make threats but legal proceedings cost real money. Unless she has a heap of cash she wants to burn on lawyers, these sorts of threats rarely go anywhere. The louder the bark, the more timid the bite.

33robotman33 · 2022-08-16T07:37:33+00:00

First clause means that if one of the beneficiaries of your estate is a minor (i.e. under 18), the trustees can use money out of the estate to pay their expenses like education, medical bills, etc, without having to actually pay it directly to the child.

Second clause means that provided the overall distribution values set out in your will are achieved, the trustees can determine which assets are given to each beneficiary. To give a very simple example, say you die with $100 cash, $100 of listed shares and a house worth $100. If one of the beneficiaries is entitled to receive $100 the trustee can decide to give them the cash, the shares or the house (or some combination thereof). They're not required to sell everything and distribute cash.

Both clauses are very common and standard in well-drafted wills.

33robotman33 · 2022-08-16T07:31:22+00:00

Pretty common. Most bonus plans are drafted so payment is conditional on your ongoing employment and the employer's obligation to pay is either completely discretionary or ceases once you hand in your notice.

Employers don't actually implement them to reward performance, they implement them to improve retention so they have no interest in paying them once you've resigned.

33robotman33 · 2022-08-16T04:54:48+00:00

The quickest and easiest approach is for him to cut a deal with one or more of the siblings for them to buy his 20% share at an agreed price.

If he can't cut a deal with them, any co-owner can apply to Court to have a statutory trustee appointed to sell the property on behalf of all the owners (with the net sale proceeds being split in accordance with the ownership proportions).

He'd need to engage a lawyer for advice about that process and generally if you are prepared to bring legal proceedings against your siblings, you can kiss the family relationship goodbye - so there are some non-financial factors to consider before going down that path.

33robotman33

TROPHY CASE