Well yeah, that seems like how his story ended. I think if you read his posts, you can tell that he wasn't the best player, but maybe he could have done better if he had a better attitude/was mentally tougher.

You don't have to be the best player at the table to win the moneys. I think we've all seen that at least a few times. One thing I have noticed about pros and consistent winners is that they don't get emotional. e.g. push them a big pot, and they stack the chips without even a smile. Some noobtard sucks out on them for the fourth time today, stone face. I feel like Packerfan1 didn't handle losing well.

This might go counter to some of the strategies often posted here but IMHO the key is to cut down on the variance. While mathematically equiv, 5 small wins of $20 is better than a loss of 300 and then a win of 400. With swings that are too high you get much closer to the risk of ruin.

Let's not forget these are cash games not tournies. A bunch of smaller plays with a few big ones is much better than a number of big ones that are either mathematically equiv or even EV+. It's better to give up a bit of EV in order not to bust if you plan on playing for extended period of time. This does not mean play badly or passively. It means get a bit more picky about where you make your big plays and try to make more consistent but smaller EV plays such as picking up smaller dead money pots....

Feel free to mock but that's been my experience....

4k across the country poker run scares me... Play tight my friend.

I Plan on it. Obv not knowing whose a reg and who isn't it in strange poker rooms puts me at a disadvantage. Then again they don't know me either

are you going to be in the position to make updates as you drive across?

Yes. I can update from my phone. I'll try to update with hands, won/loss, stories, pictures, etc whatever I think you guys will find update worthy.

What's your thought process here? The people I have talked to on here have found great value with coaches. Obv the cost of instruction eats into my earn but I don't anticipate keeping a coach for an extended period of time.

I am actually rooting for you but this sounds a bit like Rick Moranis' character in Ghostbusters

Play tight and you lose. You will be nibbled to death by guppies. Which is why a 4k bankroll makes this such a pathetic story for a 40 year-old geezer.

I agree but who are we to kill someone else's dream? GL OP.....

lol... funny stuff.
how do you loose chips you never put into the play?
Where do these wacky kids come from with there Supposedly "new" ideas.

One might compare the fundamentals of this particular dream to jumping off the Hoover Dam without a parachute (read: 40 years old; 4k bankroll) because you think you can fly.

Just the same...good luck

I know. I wish I had 4200 then I would have 0 ROR.

How much will it cost you? Seems extremely pricey when you only have a 4k bankroll. IMO, you shouldn't need a coach to beat 1/2.

Will you also be living off this 4K? Just curious....