Cool story OBU


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Enjoyed hearing your plans, and questions, and seeking counsel. First off, the best of luck.

I'm just going to suggest one thing. That is to get your living situation setup first, as your main priority.

You'd be surprised how the day to day stuff can tilt you off your game. Put all that to rest, get your place setup, your place to go and relax, and process your sessions in peace.

Thanks man glad u enjoyed, what does obu stand for bro? Im a noob sorry
Thanks man, happy to have anyone interested in my journey. The poker life can get very lonely for me since I don't have any poker friends who are close so any suggestion is very welcomed. Yours seem spot on with good logic. I will for sure get a room and rest before heading to my first session instead of just joining the game like I originally intended. So yea big help thanks again.

- Minor update for today
I failed to start exercising even baby steps
Made up for that with another 20 minute session of practicing meditation.
Also instead of delivering 200 hands online like I promised, I pushed myself to play another 300 to get a total of 500 hands at nl25 100bb 6 max. I only play 1 table at a time with no hud to replicate live cash games as much as possible.
It was a swingy session, i was down up down as much as 30 and then gradualy climb back pass the break even point to win 5 bucks in total. Nothing too great in winnings to make me feel happy about but what relly made me happy today was closing the session knowing I had worked hard for 500 hands. Now I can enjoy some coffee, cigs while watching troopersvlog

GL with your LV plans

Pretty sure it's OldBoy/Unemployed

Yes sir! Good call


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Do you. 25k is plenty if you're a good poker player and if you are a life nit 3k/month is plenty for vegas. There's nothing wrong with grinding 1/3 for 15 an hour only playing top 7% of hands. The variance is so so little and you get the experience for when you can loosen up a little to have a higher win rate.


I play at the wynn almost everyday Dm me if you have any questions about the state of the games ect.

Thanks man
OMG FACE PALM! LOL how did I not think of that. FACE PALMx2

I wouldn't describe myself as a life nit in the past but I can and will become one for sure in Vegas. Thank you for giving me some numbers to work with to get an idea, hearing from someone who is actually grinding it daily at the casino I plan on playing at is awesome. I have tons of questions about the game obviously so thanks in advance, I will pm you sir.

When I started this thread, I already had tickets back to the States for the 22nd and thought I would be in Vegas by beginning of September. However, as I mentioned earlier plans changed at the last second and now I won't be back in the states till the 30th of this August and Vegas would have to be middle of September. I feel terrible that I am letting you guys down and delaying real poker content in Vegas which is what this thread should be about, it is after all in the Las Vegas sub forum. Again I am very very sorry about this.

This is the best solution I can come up with before I get to Vegas to save this thread from being a mess:

1) This will be my last post from Vietnam . I know you guys are sick and thinking this guy is still half way around the world talking about Vegas.
2) Stop posting daily meditation/exercise/online results till I set foot in Sin City as these are only side dishes to the main meal. Live 1-3 results.
3) Play some live poker at Thunder Valley Casino in California and post results along with mini stories, but I don't want to overwhelm this thread with NON-VEGAS content so I will keep this very minimal and post only when I have 10 hours or more of play AND a mini story in one post.
4) Limit myself to only 2 more post about my life and poker results in California after this post as they are only meant to save the thread before Vegas (Mid September) and not worthy to be constantly posted in this sub forum.

However, I will still answer any questions you guys have and not count it as part of my 2 post limit, so feel free to continue asking questions and/or suggestions as I am very happy to receive them. Again I am very sorry about the delay and promise to make this up very soon with some crazy long Vegas poker sessions. My next post will be from America, till then I would like to end this post with another mini story that happened in Vietnam.

High as a Kite while in a Tight movie theater

And no, the theater wasn't tight as in cool, it was literally tight as in cramped up as ****!

So as I introduced about myself earlier in my very first post, I've had spent a lot of my teen years in Vietnam. One of the things that kept me happy here was my beautiful girlfriend. We met in high school and remained our relationship for very long after that till this day, she was very cool about all my bad habits from the beginning which were really only 2 things: addicted to computer games and smoking weed. Today's story revolves around the latter (where da stoners at?oh, I quit 2 days already btw, just shouting out!).

She would be so cool about it that I would just basically smoke it all the time even on our dates, dinners, lunch and vacations together(I looked so ugly and ****ed up in all those vacation pics that we still have lol) but no problem has ever occurred before. Until one day I felt like getting as high as I can to go enjoy the movies with her. As we were walking in, we were already late but had tickets for the middle seats, 6 and 7. that means we have to pass 5 people already sitting and watching the movie, I always feel terrible when I walk front of people and covering their views. I look down at the small ally the cinema had between rows and see 10 feet there and 0 walking space. Making things even worst I was holding pop corn in one hand and a drink in the other. Oh did I forget to mention that I was high as a kite and very nervous right now? **** I just wanna ditch this movie but my gf being smaller and not high, got through pretty quickly and safely, now I would have to ditch her too. **** it i thought, lets just step very carefully and not step on anyone's foot, I pass the first guy slowly to make sure I didn't step on his foot and drop the pop corn and drinks on other people but the others kinda gave me this aura that I was walking like a grandpa so immediately I tried to speed up. BIG MISTAKE as I unavoidably step on someones feet, ''ow' they screamed (they were guys and girls sitting all mixed so i didn't know which was which, and I was high:P). oh **** i tried to lift my foot up and because i was moving forward I lost balance and had to land my feet quickly on the ground to save me from falling......only it wasn't the ground i stepped onto next but another persons foot, another ''owe'' follow by my steps. At this point I can see my GF very pretty sitting there laughing at me and I just wan't to get to her as fast as possible to save this embarrassment so I kept walking on and stepped on and tripping on another foot and another ow and another foot and bam. I FINALLY MADE IT TO MY SEAT, I LOOK STRAIGHTFORWARD TO THE SCREEN AND PRETENDED LIKE NOTHING JUST HAPPENED. I'M INTO THE MOVIE ALREADY, SMASHING POPCORN IN MY MOUTH AND DRINKING SODA,
of course my focus was at the corner of my eye, I couldn't see their faces but know they had there heads all turned at me, I could feel their anger, all 5 of them looking down straight at me wanting to kill me or something. But my ignorance and baby face won them over and they decided to enjoy the movie and not cause trouble then or after the movie and that was the end of it. Nowadays, I whenever I bust a joint out before a movie my gf smiles mocking me.

Any update? Are you in Cali/Vegas yet?

OP probably robbed at bus stop in Vegas on first night in town and flying back to Vietnam now

woooo america!


j/k gl

This without a doubt. If you start just crushing the game for months on end, then you will know that you have what it takes and can transition to poker full time. If the learning curve is steeper (i.e. you don't crush the games right from the start), then the job will provide you with the funds to take the time that it takes to get better.

If the truth is that you don't want to work (a four letter word in some circles), then face that fact now and move in with your parents.

Yes, I am in Cali right now.. Vegas is on the wait list

Lol good news I won't be caring any significant amount of cash on me that can hurt that bad if i get robbed

I live with my parents already here in Cali. Truth is i am not lazy and i view poker as hard work. I take your suggestions very strongly and that is probably how i will approach with my plans


Update:

Hey guys I know it's been a while since I posted and the honest reason is because I haven't been able to keep up with original plans. I felt like I let any one interested in reading down as I couldn't follow up with las vegas lifestyle blogs yet. I was going to drop the blog due to this reason until I can set foot to vegas but it seems like some might still be interested in my daily life schedules as long as it involves poker so I would like to continue with anything that I got as long as you guys are fine with it.

Here is a quick update of whats been happening since the last post.

- My flight schedule changed again and I only just arrived in Cali for 4 nights (arrived tuesday night 8 p.m. @ sfo)
- got in one hour of exercise on the first morning, played 6hrs of live poker, 1-3 cash game in a late night session so the table was short handed most of the time.
- table was super good, definitely was one of the best players at the table if not the best. Made good laydowns, bluffs, well timed cbets and value bets. Got a couple of good reads on some fishes to help me play hands but did get a false tell once that affected me negatively.
- ended up with +170 profit on the poker table
- been reading about black jack and card counting, my casino has automatic shuffling machines which makes it not worth trying to beat but i am a small gambler so I still tried. Played perfect basic strategy but ran bad and lost 70 bucks betting 5 dollar a piece. Then i played 2 hands where a ton of 2-6 were dealt and before they reeshuffled the deck (they shuffle like after 30-40 cards are played LoL) i figured i had a +1 true count which is the best i am getting on this type of table so i bet big with the rest of my poker profit and lost. Hitting 14 vs an 8 and getting another 4 only to have the dealer flip over an ace.
- black jack -170 and I am not touching the tables again at this casino..i hope

I'd love to hear more about how the cali games are and where you're playing

Also, They've taken most of the tiny edge away in blackjack. I know a pro card counter who plays part time for fun has another source of income and only makes 2-3k year now because they've taken the edge away. You need to find a 1-2 deck game that plays deep and pay 3-2 for blackjack to even have a shot.

Best of luck

I play at thunder valley. I played bj today and lost 30 which puts my bj loss to 200. The true count was high and i doubled 11 only to hit a 2. Dealer didnt bust.
-poker: yesterday after testing the games i was confident enough to think it would be stupid for me to continue playing 1-3 so i played 4hrs of 2-5 nl cash deepstack today. Buyin max is 1k here but i just bought in for 500. After tips for dealer and drinks i came cashing out with a profit of +480. So im up 650 in 10 hrs mix of 1-3 & 2-5. Wr is 65/1hr which should be dropping but im actually aiming to increase that by buyin deeper. Maybe reach 75-100? Why not shoot for the stars. Game seems good . Was probably top 3 at todays table which was 6-9 handed most the time
- meditated a little during dealing time of most hands
- ate fatburger bacon n eggs sandwich n fries
- smoked

Goodluck with your plans, you have more than enough money to make this move if you are smart about it. I moved to Vegas 3 years ago with about 10k total liferoll, started grinding 1/3 and now play 2/5 for a living.

Are you planning on moving to Vegas or just an extended visit? Cuz if you're moving, get a real place to live, not a weekly dump. You can find really nice situations in poker houses for like $600 a month. I did that for a year before getting my own place.

Have you played vegas games before? They're not exactly tough, but they're different than LA and Norcal games. If you've never played the games here before, I'd come out and test your mettle before making the move. Come play for a week or two and see how you feel about the games. I know a lot of grinders who move here from cali and quickly (or slowly) find out they can't beat 1/3 for more than like $10/hour and can't beat 2/5 at all. Being able to beat a Friday night game at Commerce is different than being able to beat 2/5 in Vegas all year round.

As far as people telling you to get a job, don't do it if you really want to play poker in Vegas full time for a living. If you're gonna have a job (even part time) focus on that career first and move to wherever that brings you, and play poker as a hobby. If you really want to make a living playing poker you need to commit to it 100%.

The best part about playing poker for a living is not having a job. It's not having to be anywhere at any time and not having to listen to anyone else tell you what to do. I haven't worked in 3 years and basically do whatever I want all the time. It's a sweet gig if you can pull it off. Not having any job at all let's me travel wherever and whenever I want. I went to Europe and played in London and berlin last fall for a while. I often go back to the east coast and play foxwoods or AC while visiting family. I'm going to Korea (and probably travelling around Asia more) in November for however long I want. If you have a part time job you can't just do that.

So essentially my advice is that you seem to have enough money to make this dream a reality. I have no idea if you have the poker skills/discipline to succeed but if you give it a shot, go at it 100%. Very few successful professionals half ass it, it any field, not just poker.

Don't degen BJ. You will never beat the game.

Excellent advice and definitely one of the main upsides of playing poker. You don't have a boss or clients that you have to answer to so you can really incorporate travel in your life if that is a passion for you. If it wasn't for this, I might honestly be in a different line of work.

I see room shares in craiglist all the time in that range. More in 500 plus range look like ok places.

First off, thanks for the lengthy thought out reponse. I really appreciate reading it and totally agree with it, specially the 100% full time commitment. I got 3 sessions in already since i got back. 2 mini 4hrs, 6hrs sessions and a big marathon session for 20 hours. The marathon session i was playing 2-5 and keeping the table running willing to play 3 handed and even heads up with most opponents. The game was in fact 3-5 handed for nearly 10 hours and mostly 5-7 players.

Quick update on session 3.
20 hrs, +1070 bucks. I'm gonna start brining my own water and drink the free coffee they have to save more money. I drink a lot of coffee, like trooper97x1.5

Big change in plans, i'm just going to rape the local casino since they offer 2-5 deep stack 1000 buyin. I bought in for 500 then started adding chips to top 1000 as i felt more comfortable that I understand the game much more than my opponents having beating nl 10 deepstack with antes 6max online easily. Back on the topic of living in cali for now, i will check out vegas but living with my parents while l grind a bankroll up higher for 5-10 would be more ideal. Deep stack is sick and plans are only changed cause i just realized my local 2-5 has it

Oh and I'm running below all in EV and still profiting 1720 after 30 hrs, so thats 57$/hr for now.
I lost a 900 dollar pot with the nut straight vs a flush draw and gutter to a chop on the turn with all of the big money going in on the turn all in for 365 each. He had ~20% equilty. I am not telling this story as a bad beat story but to show how i am winning despite my all in is running below ev

Session 4. 1-3 NL (2-5 was not running) 100BB capped.
10 hours of play in total with 3 hours of 5-9 players and 7 hours of 3-4 handed.
+850$

Total update: 40 hrs played mixed 60% nl 2-5, 40% 1-3
+2570, 64.25$/hr

session 5 1-3 nl 100bb cap. 20 hrs played, + $1095
This 20 hr session was broke down into 15h + 5h. The reason for this is because the game broke and no more tables were running as it was early morning, so i went to play bj single deck and beat the game for 325, which means im up 125 on bj counting my 200 lost earlier. I was betting 10 bucks until the count was +8 and jammed it to 140 and hit AK against dealers 8.

Total update: 60 hrs, + $3665 (not including black jack)

Yeah man! Get on a sick BJ heater!!!

Just did and raped em for +335$ =]

Poker

I played a 10 hr session of 2-5 and ended up 380. Not too good but i'll take it. The bj winning is what makes me real happy tho :P