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YouGotPLOWned · 09-15-2011, 03:56 AM

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Weekly Report

Weekly profit: + $4,030

High day: +$870

Low day: -$180

Total profit to this point: +$19,640

I’m at the end of my first month playing full time online, and I far surpassed my profit goals. I had told myself that if I couldn’t net at least $5,000 in October, then playing full-time probably wasn’t for me. I surpassed +$5,000 on October 21st, and surprisingly shot up to +$9,800 yesterday before settling in at a monthly profit of $9,250 (that’s around $7,200 playing profit + $2,000 in rakeback for the month, by the way). That represents 21 winning days and 10 losing days for the month. I play almost exclusively at the Party 3/6 tables, but occasionally some 5/10 or 2/4 depending on how I’m feeling. I now have a dual monitor set-up so that I can play 8 tables at once, although I find 6 is the most that I can reasonably handle without things getting too crazy.

lol. the good old days. 19k a month playing 3/6 LHE

Punker · 09-15-2011, 05:21 AM

Getting interest on Party poker balance (I think it was like 10%/year, up to max balance of $10,000? maybe someone remembers), and getting some ridiculously large amount of whatever they called FPPs just for depositing $500 and not cashing it out for at least a week.

Davidross series was awesome, highly recommend anyone who asks "what was it like back in the day" to read.

Jesse May book is still read at least once a month by me - best line something like "It doesn't matter how good you are, it's real lonely out there and it's whether you fall apart when things get tough."

The "censored vs uncensored" debate between RGPers and 2p2ers, leading to Steve Badger requesting his entire posting history being deleted from 2p2.

With smoking at the table - the little fans they handed out to nonsmokers to blow the smoke away.

Sgt Rock's RGP trip reports.

AirStyle · 09-15-2011, 07:02 AM

sounds like the golden generation

lastcardmud · 09-15-2011, 07:22 AM

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Originally Posted by BarrySanders

I remember back when isildur1 played patrik, ivey, and durrrr HU at the same time. Some of the younger members may not be able to recall.

i Love railing that isildur1 guy but who is durrrr and the other two fellows.

Josem · 09-15-2011, 07:25 AM

Move of Honor

lastcardmud · 09-15-2011, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Josem

Move of Honor

hay i use that move, still works i guess

SolidFish · 09-15-2011, 08:03 AM

Watching Tuff_Fish videos as instructional videos

Stinky Stu · 09-15-2011, 09:59 AM

Playing on Planet Poker.

nickjehz · 09-15-2011, 10:23 AM

Know most of the OP stuff..

its fun to think back to those days.. so clueless xD

mattyd86 · 09-15-2011, 10:45 AM

Learning the "leave a rounded number in your stack" move to induce from Bax in his demo PXF video.

And sheets <3

Elbow Jobertski · 09-15-2011, 02:02 PM

SCOBI
Doug Grant (tm)
Posting on 2+2 before they started registering people
Chinese poker as a WSOP event

Anyone play IRC poker back when? The 20 player single table tournaments and multi-deck Chinese poker with >4 players were a trip.

Those 20 player STTs did teach you the value of position though...

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Originally Posted by Stone_Palace

How about a game that UB (actually, they called themselves UltimateBet more back them) actually invented called Royal Hold'em that was regular Hold'em played with all cards except the 10's thru A's removed from the deck!

I wandered into one of those by mistake. I was about half-convinced UB was rigged when I lost consecutive hands with queens full, aces full, and quad tens. Then I figured it out. I'm not very quick.

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Originally Posted by aragorn_i

Anyone remember the pokerpages WSOP freerolls? You had to instaclick the second the registration opened or else your were out of luck.

Those were awesome. 200 seats with most of the interwebs trying to get in. I made it about 80% of the time. Never final tabled as I had less than no clue about tournament NLHE back then.

Bonified · 09-15-2011, 03:19 PM

slimmouse. The guy who won the online WSOP ME satellite - there was only one. Then next year there were 4 or 5, and he won another seat. And I thought what a sicko, no one will ever match that.

Rzitup · 09-15-2011, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Elbow Jobertski

SCOBI
Doug Grant (tm)
Posting on 2+2 before they started registering people
Chinese poker as a WSOP event

Anyone play IRC poker back when? The 20 player single table tournaments and multi-deck Chinese poker with >4 players were a trip.

Chinese poker on IRC was great. Back then I was one of the "young kids" in poker. I got 86ed from IRC for chat abuse. For play money.

gav800 · 09-15-2011, 04:40 PM

I remember when lolmericans were allowed to play poker on the Internet. Lol those days are long gone

SayGN · 09-15-2011, 07:36 PM

Schneids' 60k in 60 days challenge. Now that's like 1 session for him.