From Busto to Robusto with Captain Zeebo - Page 5 - Poker News

2slick · 06-17-2009, 07:10 PM

yeah, i can see why many online pros shouldnt be live players........or venture outside the front door.

but always remember, online balling makes you really cool. keep thinking that while you ball on your sushi and bicurious thoughts i'm sure.

i wonder if some of you play footsie under the table with your flip flops while eating gourmet bacon together.

AceofSpades · 06-17-2009, 07:14 PM

zeebo,

I remember reading your "2006-04-29 - Moving Down, Near Busto" a long time ago, what do you think the turning point for your comeback was?

Also, what level of dedication do you think is necessary to beat midstakes games now?

BlaneH · 06-17-2009, 07:16 PM

This doc works on a lot of levels. It reflects a perfect mirror back at a certain type of person in the online world. These things don't just happen at 2+2 but all over the internet. Not mention he is oddly captivating while utterly standard. Really great stuff.

Idiotex · 06-17-2009, 07:17 PM

Really really good.

jeffman · 06-17-2009, 07:17 PM

great job I enjoyed it...

riverdance · 06-17-2009, 07:17 PM

2 million in winnings and use your floor as an ashtray?

but seriously, good flick

captZEEbo · 06-17-2009, 07:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trillions

also, your top three simpsons episodes

off the top of my head:

1) bart sells his soul
2) homer the great (stonecutters)
3) homer's enemy (grimey)

very boring list but i felt compelled to be honest...

I'm not sure, I don't really pick "favorites" very easy, but I imagine:

Marge vs the Monorail
Lemon of Troy (lemon tree episode)
Mr Plow
Duffless
Homer at the Bat
Flaming Moes
Radio Bart (Bart falls down the well)
Homer the Great (stonecutters)

would be near the top.

aggie · 06-17-2009, 07:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 918 FILMS

This was a concern we discussed before we started shooting Zeebo. I'd be interested to hear other people's thoughts on this.

Ryan
918 FILMS

Unless you're interested in doing PR fluff pieces for the online poker industry, it is what it is (and i really liked it). Zeebo comes off as a nice and good-hearted guy who has some inner demons; who doesn't? Seems like a fair and accurate portrayal of an successful online player. The intent of a documentary should not be to propagandize or to help legalize online poker or there is no way it could be this good.

2slick · 06-17-2009, 07:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AceofSpades

zeebo,

I remember reading your "2006-04-29 - Moving Down, Near Busto" a long time ago, what do you think the turning point for your comeback was?

Also, what level of dedication do you think is necessary to beat midstakes games now?

uh, variance and bum hunting?

technologic · 06-17-2009, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by captZEEbo

Yeah, I've actually had a lot of trouble. I've been getting progressively lazier with my poker as the money earned isn't as important anymore. There were periods where I took like 3-4 months off and didn't do much. Now I can't really beat the medium stakes games anymore, and don't really want to devote the time to beat them again. I'm pretty close to leaving the poker world completely as of now. I hate to blame the meds I'm on, but they made me lose a bit of my edge for the sake of emotional stability. Overall it's worth it though.

what do you think you'll do post poker?

domgio7 · 06-17-2009, 07:21 PM

Zeebo looks a lot like the older kid from Gummo, only with glasses and taller.

I really liked this movie

jaxxster08 · 06-17-2009, 07:21 PM

Meh, makes me wanna quit poker now. Very depressing...no offence

The Funky Llama · 06-17-2009, 07:22 PM

Wow, I thought this was great. Good work to all involved.

I don't know much about psychology or about Greg but it seems to me that online poker is a very dangerous lifestyle for someone who is at all mentally unstable.

Pkrbt · 06-17-2009, 07:22 PM

Really good production, congrats on that, but the content it's so depressing (esp second part) and in no way this would help the cause of online poker . I wouldn't want this published in public television . We need more of what OmgClay and Sensei say and not all of this depressing stuff from zeebo.

captZEEbo · 06-17-2009, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by AceofSpades

zeebo,

I remember reading your "2006-04-29 - Moving Down, Near Busto" a long time ago, what do you think the turning point for your comeback was?

Also, what level of dedication do you think is necessary to beat midstakes games now?

IIRC, that blog post was more of a joke. I've never been close to busto in my poker career. I've always been really in control wrt bankroll management, almost to a fault. Near busto at the time probably meant I lost 5% or less of my roll the previous month. Whenever I started to do bad in poker, I'd just move down in stakes; that way if I was actually playing bad I'd minimize my losses.

I'm not sure what is necessary to beat midstakes games now, as I'm pretty out of touch with the games. I'd field that question to the medium stakes NL forum.