I've stolen the blinds at 1/2 and 1/3 NL games. Usually though I'm more likely to come in after limpers, raise, and take it down right away so I'm usually winning more than $3 or $4 at a time because I'm also winning the limpers money. And the chance to steal the blinds is only one reason I'm raising. It's never the only reason and rarely the biggest reason.

Also players in Vegas will fold to c-bets a lot.

Seems silly to laugh about winning $3 or $4 more in a few seconds. Winning an extra $3 or $4 an hour would not be insignificant at these stakes.

I'd take an extra 2BB/100 any day of the week

Yes, his style is very similar to the old trolls, so it's unlikely that he is new considering the large number of trolls that were recently banned. He tried to bait me into having an argument about Andrew's winrate but I did not oblige. Andrew did the right thing by pointing out that the troll's entire point was based on false information. However, beyond that the troll should probably be ignored. His whole purpose is to make Andrew look bad, just as some of the other troll's entire purpose was to make Trooper look bad.

I have been watching and enjoying your vlogs but you will have to ignore the haters and trolls. I have been watching Trooper forever and that is how I found you. They will turn on you. This thread will turn on you. They loved the Trooper until they didn't and it got real ugly as ganging up on him became cool.

I could never do what you guys do. The trolls and stalkers see this as sport. I don't understand why anyone would share so many intimate details of their lives with "social media". I'm old though so I didn't grow up on this stuff. I don't understand the "look at me!" generation. I chuckle every time I hear about some idiot getting fired over a facebook post or a tweet.

Eventually the novelty will wear off and they will come at you from total anonymity spitting hellfire. Just ignore it if you can. Your vlogs are good and your story is good. Don't let the haters ruin it for you or your fans.

nice...I would have lost my sht though if you handed him the Phil Helmuth Jr.s poker book
'Play Like the Pros'

good interview Carl. Trooper going to Austria. hes Living the dream.

Exactly. There is nothing wrong with stealing dead money. The differences are quite astounding though. Not sure how online poker dynamics are now but back when I played you could 2x raise it (ie the equivalent of a $4 bet in a 1/2 game) and take down the blinds. In live poker, raise sizing can be 5x or 6x to get a similar result. So you are having to risk much more to accomplish the same thing, making this a much less favorable investment.

That being said, I'm not saying there isn't merit in raising wide. I raise far wider than most grinders....not as wide as whey, but pretty damn wide.

If you think about it, 2 big blinds per 100 really isn't that much given the attainable winrates in live poker. Also, keep in mind that stealing has a cost. It costs you the opportunity to stack a donk. The deeper you are and the greater your skill advantage the greater this cost is. For instance I know a player who I would guesstimate has won over $100k in his past 5 or 6 sessions of a particular 10/20 game. This game is playing super deep. Last session he won multiple $20k pots. There is far more value in stacking a player in that game than there is in stealing blinds.

*assumed you meant big blinds rather than Big Bets*

holy fk the poker vlog people are growing exponentially...like 5 'my poker vlog pilots' popping up on my sidebar

just makes good tv, in real life im just super nit wait for Aces

9/10 are absolutely unwatchable

We're both a few years removed from college so I wouldn't be surprised if they are doing this now in some universities like USC as an elective multimedia class. It should be being dealt with as a requirement much earlier such as a HS freshmen requirement.

you really think any of these these low/mid stakes vloggers are paying 20k a year in taxes + health insurance? assuming that they actually have health insurance, that number is still too high because health insurance premiums are tax deductible

You're late to the game, I already outed him as Trooper two pages ago.

Outstanding interview! Tons of great information here and you have a great rapport with The Trooper. It appears that The Trooper just keeps doing bigger and bigger things. Really happy for him...that trip sounds awesome.

Troopers Gimmick Game is about as strong as his poker game.

Giddy up! I'm one slow pony

this. uninsured ftw!

The reason the comments turned against him is he was struggling and went broke, posters here tried to help him, and it was really obvious that Trooper could turn it around if he tried. Instead of taking advantage of the free help here, his approach was to do it his way and he often was even insulted by attempts to help him, perhaps because he thought it was an attack on him and on his ability to play poker.

People here got frustrated with him because of that. Of course, that's his choice and he doesn't have to accept help, and there were so many people giving advice that it could get annoying. I'm used to seeing people say "Nah I don't need help I'll do it my way," but that type of approach will annoy people who are trying to help and want to see people succeed.

People also got more upset with him because he left the thread. I personally didn't care but it annoyed several people.

Obviously people are not going to turn on Andrew for these reasons.

Wow at the comments about him moving up to 2/5. And below are only some of the comments I saw.

"He could win! Give it a try!"

"I have a feeling you will surprise yourself if you move up in stakes."

"Life is risk."

"Your ready for the next level Troop....Go get em!"

"move up to 2-5 you got this man. you miss all the shots you don't take."

"Take the leap! Live life with no regrets!"

"I think you would excel at higher limits with a little effort."

"Your ready Tim...2-5 is a much better game. less limpers equals less of a fluky game."

JFC. I think you should just STFU or start your own vlog so you can cover subject matter EXACTLY how you want it to be covered.

Bingo

This is where Troop may outpace the other pretty boy vloggers with no personality. They will eventually burn out of the superficiality of it all. Of course the other side of this is that vlogging will be the future of media. Only time will tell.

When I first watched the Trooper vlog I thought "holy **** this fat **** has some nerve filming himself" and I have been laughing all the way. Troop is entertaining

Andrew and Jake Cody are just blahhhh ... Specially Jake Cody vlogs lately. I have to admit Andrew had me a little entertained because of the superior cinematography

Wtf am I even reading

Trooper going to Austria in February and half this thread thinks the guy is a total failure. Seems to me the "fella" is doing exactly what he wants to do

Vlogging seems like a very Y generation phenomenon. I laugh when I see people walking around filming themselves. I mean I don't blame them because there is beauty and awww in the world specially when you are young. However, obsessing and filming talks away from the moment

However, unless you do it as business for income. I can understand that.

Playing 2-5 with approx 5k as a bankroll is financial suicide. Even if he buys in for less than the max. I play 5-10 in Vegas and LA but know a lot of 2-5 players. Couldnt find one with less than 12k as a roll. And all had other income sources.


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For someone who has said so many times that the 2+2 thread was a cesspool he certainly never misses an opportunity to bring it up.

Dear God. Youtube commentators are the nut low.

Vlogging at it's core is a somewhat narcissistic activity.

I doubt he has that much. He prob has 20 $200 buy ins for 1-2NL. He was down 4k before his 100 hours challenge so it wasn't like he was adding funds to his BR during 2016.

And that 4k roll is probably poker+life-roll. He hasn't made enough to even support his spartan lifestyle month to month since the Linq closed.

He would be a complete fool to start playing 2-5 with no backup plan. Plus buying in for $300 in the Bellagio 2-5 is not "exciting". It would be more exciting for him to go on that hot air balloon ride he discussed, but anyone who watches the vlog knows he won't do it because he never does anything out of his comfort zone. In Aruba he drank Starbucks, ate ****ty food, mooched dinners off the Intertops manager, and complained about the lackluster internet for 5 days. He didn't do a ****ing thing.*

*[I'm not referring to his video-making, I'm referring to his activities and potential he had to maximize that trip].

The uncapped 1-2 at the Nugget he plays is prob the apex of his skill level at the moment, and since he's not getting coaching he should stay where he is for now.