At 4:41 PM, Poker Atlas shows no Trooper Thursday game going at Westgate. It was going earlier today.

Calling ElD an Epicurean is undoubtedly the most absurd thing ever written in this thread, and that is saying something. I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you are using words you don't know the meaning of.

There's a massive WPT meetup game at the Wynn in the morning. Most people know how to make good choices. Those games will be amazing tomorrow.
(And there are going to be multiple giveaways into the 10K, 40M guaranteed tournament in 2 weeks)

Hamster97 will be asleep or drinking his first coffee of the day while he edits B-roll he took years ago, trying to make TT look like it's still successful.

Be like most people. Don't be like Hamster97.

The colloquial use of the term is based on a misunderstanding of the philosopher.

The real guy thought we should take pleasure in simple things, including simple food.

Are ketchup packets and black bananas simple foods?

I don't know, I guess so.

An epicurean is a person devoted to sensual enjoyment, especially that derived from fine food and drink. Its got nothing to do with simple foods

In any case, if sardine slurry made in the rice cooker and hot dogs with mayo and pepper make ElD an Epicurean then I want to know who isn't an epicurean.

I'm surprised you still haven't looked it up.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epicurus


Although Epicurus has been commonly misunderstood as an advocate of the rampant pursuit of pleasure, he, in fact, maintained that a person can only be happy and free from suffering by living wisely, soberly, and morally.[66][75][76] He strongly disapproved of raw, excessive sensuality and warned that a person must take into account whether the consequences of his actions will result in suffering,[66][77][67][76] writing, "the pleasant life is produced not by a string of drinking bouts and revelries, nor by the enjoyment of boys and women, nor by fish and the other items on an expensive menu, but by sober reasoning."[66] He also wrote that a single good piece of cheese could be equally pleasing as an entire feast.[67][7

To a monkey.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRaT25jTh28

El Diesel is a great embassador for poker. Pokerstars should sign him up!

I'm going in a few weeks, and will be in that very situation. I considered they stay-up-all-night thing but I found a room for a good price. 11 hours is a little too much to kill, especially in Vegas. The games die off for the most part late night.

I doubt the 4 free drinks factor into it at all. It comes with the card status.

it activates a casino day so it 100% factors , basically you took the drinks and gave the casino zero action.

Yeah exactly. You can't really plan to play poker all night long, it just sometimes happens by chance. Quite often the game won't be conducive to a marathon session.

Especially for someone like Diesel who stops playing if he ever drops a single buyin. It's really an example of being penny wise but pound foolish, something which seems to be a recurring theme for ElD

Ok so that's what you meant. That he shares similar philosophical views to that of Epicurus?

To call someone an epicurean means something altogether different, due to the connotations of the word.

Ever drink Vegas tap water? It's vile.

Yup. Tap water tastes perfectly fine where I live but I can't drink it in Vegas or LA even if someone paid me.

I guess if you grew up in those cities drinking tap water you probably could get used to it.

Anytime you drink the casino brand bottled water that is what it is. lol

That kind of satellite is won by who's luckiest. Phil Ivey would lose 9 out of 10 times.

Vegas water is very hard, tons of minerals and crap in it, even brita, etc. doesn't do a good enough job.

So much for "Death before shaving".

Who's hosting it?

Yeah. It is ironic. As if in 2000 years "Trumpism" means you want extremely liberal immigration laws.

IDK if the guy's ever read 1 word of philosophy or whatever. But his general outlook seems to be to lead a very simple life and find enjoyment in eating cheap food and watching King of Queens. And to avoid the stress and hassle of being a 9/5er or a family man.

Nothing wrong with that imo. Not that he is a sage himself, but it's an aproach favored by many wise people from many cultures.

He says he genuinely enjoys llsnl even putting in big hours. If that's true, I think he's doing OK. Most people hate work and he likes it.

I wish he'd take some steps forward. He doesn't want to stare at solvers all day.
Ok, Instead of trooper vids, watch Galfond, Hanson and Little videos. They are entertaining enough if you like poker.

Clean up those sports bonuses as he drives across the country.

And so on. I'd be happy to see him pull it off.

Unlikely. I would notice the taste immediately, not to mention the smell. It's filtered at the least.