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Originally Posted by Olaff
So are you saying that you're actually sincere in your neutrality? I find that very hard to believe. You're basically taking very diplomatic lines on everything but have you ever heard the same diplomats talk in private? Like their leaked diplomatic cables? Very very opinionated and blunt. Are you telling me that you don't have strong and blunt and direct opinions on the inside that you simply don't reveal on the outside? That inside you're also like: "I don't know, maybe, I don't know, I see both sides, I don't know, maybe"?
At some point I realized that if I wanted to have consistent success at mid/high stakes PLO, I would need to stop worrying about anything/anyone else, get my emotions under control, and extremely focus in. One of my biggest pet peeves are people who act like they know everything about everything, no matter the level of knowledge they have about something. This tends to run wild among successful poker players.
The way I am in my podcast and in videos is how I am in real life but with a bit less high energy. Outside of myself, family, friends and clients, I don't get wrapped up caring much about what everyone else is doing/saying. The type of things I have strong opinions about basically center around the great game of pot limit omaha, work ethic, and playing poker in general. Most of the conversation in my life and in my podcasts centers around topics that aren't considered gossip but more topics that can be interpreted and seen in various different ways. If you want to have a PLO discussion with me, I will take some hard stances (depending on the spot)
Inside I am the same way, I see try to see all the sides. Embracing this concept was one of the qualities that improved my poker game the most.
For example, while I think you sound like a donk, I can see where you are coming from. You might not believe that someone could be neutral because you've clearly been around some people who've been the type of way you describe in your time. So because of that, I take what you say, think about if maybe I do have some strong/blunt/direct opinions that I'm holding back and if I do have stronger feelings that I might be suppressing because of some ultimate desire related to the type of content that I make and then make this post
I do feel strongly that my mother should quit complaining all the ****ing time.
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Originally Posted by p0kercasual
I couldn't be more disappointed with PNIA stream. As a casual poker player it was essentially a nit fest and Shaun Deeb and Doug Polk were the only ones who played loose. I respect Deeb's game mightily and think he's the best poker player on PNIA. Didn't like Brandon Cantu, but from what I'm led to believe, he's a long-time poker pro.
Was nice to see Doug Polk get his KK's stacked by aces. Have no idea why he flips 10k after every cash game. Hashtag King is a complete joke and utter fool. Why can't PNIA get some recognizable faces. Wanna see Laak, Matusow, Tilly, Busquet, Bilzerian???
I think PNIA showcasing other names in poker outside of the pros who got popular 10+ years ago and rarely play poker anymore is a good thing overall for the future. It might take months/years for certain players but at some point, those will become recognizable faces as well. If you continue to feature the same people over and over and over, which is what happened for many years, you end up with what it is now. I do think that including more of the top tier names a bit more often would be good to help build up some other players, but some of those names cost a good amount of money these days