No Internets = No Poker

Warning: My hangover is bad, my spelling and grammar will suck.

As of last week my internet got turned off at home. This is due to the landlord going bankrupt and the house
going into recievereship. This really sucks as it means I have been given notice to leave and in that time
I can't get any interim internets as all the contracts are 12 months. Seeing as I am only there for 3 weeks
it's kind of pointless.

Went for some viewings this morning and the 2 places I looked at were very reasonable at £375 pcm, this is a
fair amount less than I am currently paying, however the problem I am having is that I recently applied for a
promotion that would require me to move to Derby, and until I hear back regarding interviews etc, I am reluctant to
enter into a 6month contract that is going to cost me £150 to apply for £375 deposit and £375 pcm for 6 months. It will
cost in total £2775. This is kind of a lot when I may be moving back to Derby in 4 weeks. As soon as I hear back regarding
my application for promotion then resolving the situation becomes a lot easier. Either way, one of the proposed places is
very reasonable with a fantastic kitchen/lounge. The bedroom is well sized and as such I would be happy to move to there,
especially given the reduced rent will give me more disposable income, which lets be honest, is always nice. I just need to
find out what on earth is going on.

So onto poker, a pretty shitty bank holiday tbh. The downswing continues, the number of times I have ran AK+/QQ+ into AA btn vs blind
is driving me insane. Then I had a similar spot in a 4 way pot whereby I flopped top set with JJ on J 5 2 got it in vs AA and ofc
turn was an A, still at least I am earning G-Bucks. So after losing 6 stacks I managed to pull 3 back and claim a 1 BI rakeback
reward from Stars VIP program.

My first deposit bonus runs out in 4 days, and last month I managed to get Gold star, however with the lack of internet meaining I can't
play atm, it is becoming impossible for me to maintain my VIP level, as well as losing at least $40 of clearable bonus in this week
alone. This is obviously becoming increasingly irritating, as the longer into the month I get without internet the harder it becomes
to maintain my VIP. I am playing some days in Costa Coffee, after work however my standard line is Gym, MMA, Ju Jitsu or Muay Thai
after work and by the time I finish training there is no coffee shop open. So I am only playing 1/2 sessions of 1-1.5k hands per week.
This is a far cry from the 15-20k I was playing per week last month.

I am using this opportunity to study however, having watched all the moving on up and escaping micromania series from Deuces Cracked
and I have a few more series still to watch. However Zoom poker experiences a very different game dynamic and so it will be interesting
to see how applicable this study is. On the flip side, if I were to move to Sun Poker or another Ipoker skin for bonus purposes it may
prove to be worthwhile. The games and VIP rewards are awesome on Pokerstars, but only if you are Supernova + and I am a long way from attaining
that level. Especially when I am working 48 hours a week.

So the conundrums I am left with after I find out my promotion are:-
1) Continue to play on Pokerstars or move to an Ipoker skin for First dep bonus + cashpoint promotion
2) Move up to 50NL permanantly, thus making Gold re-attainable this month and Plat the month after, or continue 25NL with a sustained WR.

Not sure what the answers are ATM, but there is certainly a lot of thinking for me to do.

Heres hoping I am less lost in life by the time I return.

Kyle