$1700. Life changing money for sure. /s I'm still gonna use that $23 on your mom. When I say "on your mom", it is meant literally, not figuratively.

Now that's the spirit.

lol! The spoils of absent-minded degeneracy ...

I've got you beat. Received a letter from Commerce telling me I have xx thousands of dollars (>10k if my phrasing isn't clear) left in my Commerce Bank, which I haven't used for 4 years. I had forgotten all about it! I was so excited I called them immediately to verify.

I'm coming back mother****ers. Adjust accordingly.

I'm going to Canada to play PLO and CRUSH ALL THE ROBOTS.

This one is for the human race.

My only weakness is hungry and sleepy and tilty.

Is that you Elo?

Pope perma-lurking the thread for any possible Elo appearance. I'm like Bobby Fischer in the 70s and 80s and you're the star-struck fanboy staking out the libraries and restaurants he was known to frequent.

what have u been up to elo?

That is awesome news. Grats bro!!!

Let me get this straight...

Elo has been dead broke, unable to pay his cell phone bill, schlepping pizzas around for $10/hour, trying to run it up playing penny stakes on Bovada... And the whole time he didn't realize he had over $10k sitting in his Commerce bank?

That is ****ing hilarious.

Are any of you bastards still playing on Bovada?

See boc's post below. Other than that, not much besides unsuccessfully playing chess tournaments.

10/hour? I wish. And yes. The only thing I've learned is that .02/.05 and .05/.1 PLO on Bovada has two and only two types of players -- very loose/passive guys and ABCnits. Important information I know, you're welcome.

Yep.

Knish's truck is starting to smell like stale Jimmy John's ...

Still playing bovada. Still swonging hard

clearly your WTSD is ~4% too high

Elo, real talk... not trying to troll you. But I highly recommend just keeping the money instead of attempting a comeback. If possible, have the money mailed or wired to you. If you have to go get it in person, I think it would be a good idea to have La Peste or someone else who has your back pick you up at the airport, take you to the cage, and drop you back off at the airport when you are done. 10k is serious money when you are broke. It's a quality used car, half of a college education, a year's rent, etc.

The fact of the matter is that you somehow repeatedly went busto at Commerce and on Bovada in some very soft games despite being very well off on Black Friday. Imo, that is all you really need to know. It is overwhelming evidence that you are a losing player. If you do insist on coming back, please bust your ass addressing the holes in your game... tilt, bankroll management, ego management, non-existent study habits, playing when exhausted, taking better care of your health, etc.

There's a reason you are so well liked and considered the GOAT LHE poster. It's because your awesomeness transcends poker in so many different ways. Your poker career is only a very tiny part of who you are. Your writing skills, sense of humor, heart, kindness, intelligence, and insight make you the Elo the community loves so much. You could never play another hand of poker and you would still be a legend in the LHE world. Why not just be you and let go of the degen tilt monkey angle? You don't need the crutch.

What Unguarded said is mostly true and good advice. The days of the lovable degenerate tilt monkey who still emerges victorious in the end are over.

If you do get back into poker with this money Elo, please take it seriously and hold yourself accountable for your decisions. Don't just blast the money off and wind up broke a week later.

Amen. Although you gotta spend at least a little on weed and gambling....weeeeeeeeeeeeee thanks for the update Elo!

"It’s only after we’ve lost everything that we’re free to do anything."

Elo, you should start a Twitter account to update as a backup. Although it would be one more place for Pope to troll you, at least you would be free of mods.

I don't troll.

Do u think btc has had any impact on the games?

maaaaaaybe a few more superfish? like 100 vpip types? but games have been a bit slower lately per seasonal slowdown I think.

does bovada accept bitcoins now? if so is there a max deposit? Also I assume there's no transactions costs so I can save the 5%

i dont think there is a max deposit and no fees. can't cashout that way