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12-18-2008, 03:28 PM
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PLO Mod
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Re: 1,000th post: Quittin' the Game (tl;dr and graphs)
<3 Gordo 
GL buddy. Wish you all the best. Feel free to stop by the forum and drop some advice on us, I need it
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12-18-2008, 03:48 PM
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#77
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old hand
Join Date: Feb 2008
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Re: 1,000th post: Quittin' the Game (tl;dr and graphs)
gl in the future
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12-18-2008, 04:19 PM
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#78
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Carpal \'Tunnel
Join Date: Mar 2006
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Re: 1,000th post: Quittin' the Game (tl;dr and graphs)
gl
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12-18-2008, 04:24 PM
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old hand
Join Date: Dec 2006
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Re: 1,000th post: Quittin' the Game (tl;dr and graphs)
If you ever get the degen itch again you can always just watch Emory monkey off money until the urge subsides.
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12-18-2008, 05:03 PM
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veteran
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Re: 1,000th post: Quittin' the Game (tl;dr and graphs)
great post mike, I remember when you first started posting seriously in the plo forum and were talking about having sort of heated your way into the 25/50, and having seen some of your hhs, I figured you'd last maybe two weeks tops.
I've definitely come to respect your ability to think about the game, and I really empathize with a lot of the meta-considerations you've always been so vocal about. We'll catch up for a pint one of these days... let me know if you're going to be doing any EPT stuff, I'm going to try and make it to a few events while I'm over there.
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12-18-2008, 05:50 PM
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Carpal \'Tunnel
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: calling to see what he does
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Re: 1,000th post: Quittin' the Game (tl;dr and graphs)
awesome graphs and story, thanks for sharing.
when does the exclusive 3/6 rule begin?
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12-18-2008, 05:54 PM
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stranger
Join Date: Oct 2008
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Re: 1,000th post: Quittin' the Game (tl;dr and graphs)
I got a lot from it. good post!!!
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12-18-2008, 06:14 PM
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Carpal \'Tunnel
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Fear the brow....
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Re: 1,000th post: Quittin' the Game (tl;dr and graphs)
GL...good post IMO
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12-18-2008, 06:18 PM
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See my coaching listing
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Brooklyn
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Re: 1,000th post: Quittin' the Game (tl;dr and graphs)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ikaika
If you ever get the degen itch again you can always just watch Emory monkey off money until the urge subsides.
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thou shalt not take the lord's name in vain.
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12-18-2008, 07:41 PM
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veteran
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: beer me that 60/40?
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Re: 1,000th post: Quittin' the Game (tl;dr and graphs)
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Originally Posted by vetiver
awesome graphs and story, thanks for sharing.
when does the exclusive 3/6 rule begin?
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began yesterday, already loving it
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12-18-2008, 07:49 PM
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master of your domain
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: LET THE MARLIN SOARRRRR!!!
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Re: 1,000th post: Quittin' the Game (tl;dr and graphs)
10 stars
what a god
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12-18-2008, 08:51 PM
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grinder
Join Date: Jan 2007
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Re: 1,000th post: Quittin' the Game (tl;dr and graphs)
you have a strange definition of quitting the game.
congrats on your success. gl in the future.
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12-18-2008, 09:03 PM
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centurion
Join Date: Dec 2008
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Re: 1,000th post: Quittin' the Game (tl;dr and graphs)
Very nice post, good story.
How much did you leave in Stars?
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12-18-2008, 09:14 PM
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journeyman
Join Date: May 2008
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Re: 1,000th post: Quittin' the Game (tl;dr and graphs)
nice hand sir. gl with ur life!
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12-18-2008, 09:55 PM
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Pooh-Bah
Join Date: Jan 2006
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Re: 1,000th post: Quittin' the Game (tl;dr and graphs)
Quote:
Originally Posted by craigthedeac
Also, this is such a great quote:
"No amount of money is worth how miserable poker is capable of making me feel at times. Plus, I feel as if it has alienated me from the majority of people my age, and frankly, I hate this. I want to have the same aspirations and concerns as most everyone my age; most people don’t think in 6 and 7 figures, and really, sums this large have been much more a negative, rather than positive influence on my life."
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Absolutely. Coming from someone who has made a similar amount, I completely agree with you gordo that the negative aspects from poker can be rather overwhelming. I think most people get into poker as a fun hobby where hopefully they can win some money. Then in time if you are lucky and committed enough to reach high stakes it can get really stressful. Especially when you start running bad and as a result start playing bad….it’s the recipe for life tilt. It sucks when you don’t have that satisfaction of being at your peak bankroll. With that said it feels ridiculous to ever complain about this to anyone that hasn’t played enough poker because they will never truly understand.
Thank god, I haven’t played PLO (where I understand variance can be 2x as worse) but these kind of downswings can really test your love for this game. The fact that you are in a pretty nasty downswing at the moment is kind of is important. Since I think everyone at your point seriously thinks about quitting but never really follows through with it. Either way I wish you the best of luck. BTW, I am 3rd year undergrad at WSU btw, you going to grad school at UW?
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