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Originally Posted by squid face
Ducks: My interactions with trooper lead me to believe he genuinely thinks of himself as an honest guy. I have staked a fair number of people in my time. I know for a fact I have been ripped off (it goes with the territory). That being said I find it highly unlikely that he is under reporting his wins. He has admitted to going busto, and actively sought out a stake.
In terms of shrugging off the losses like it aint no thang - I think that he thinks its important to act "like a pro who has been there before" I win close to 2/3 of my sessions. Meaning 1/3 of the time I lose. I am generally ok with it and its all part of the ball game. That being said when I book a large loser I DO NOT shrug it off like its no biggy. I talk to my poker buddies and make absolutely sure that my thought process was sound and I was making reasonable decisions.
I think this is a massive pitfall for trooper. The gamboolin lifestyle is very very isolating and alienating. I can not imagine doing this without a strong network of pals to run hands by and bounce ideas off of
I see what you are saying. I actually think there is only a small chance that he is misrepresenting his results but I also feel that he has changed over the past year or so. I think the constant public exposure of his life, and unfortunately his failures, have caused him to start to lose it.
I actually thought he was a nice guy till the whole weight loss fiasco and then the vlogger's game fiasco. Then when Poker Kraut explained how he invited Trooper to his house and Trooper always turned him down, I began to think that Trooper is an extremely selfish individual and is willing to lie to benefit himself.
I figure if he can lie about the weight loss challenge and the vlogger's game, then he can pretty much lie about anything.
I feel that when you met with him a few years ago, he was a different guy. Heck, when he started the interaction with 2+2 in the old thread, he would give logical explanations to stuff and I thought he was a great guy. I used to cheer for him but I realized that he's not all that great.
I can see how Trooper thinks that he's an honest guy but it's after he builds up weird stories and explanations in his own mind and sells himself on these falsehoods. Like the "I wasn't invited" explanation about the vlogger's game and how Poker Kraut, and not Trooper, created all the drama from the weight loss fiasco.
I watch the vlog now for the drama, the YT comments, and the discussion in this thread. I see it as humor and since Trooper is paying his bills with his dumb stunts on camera, then he's fair game for some criticism and jokes. You can't put your whole life on Youtube, make money from the views, and then complain that people are talking about you. If it bothers him, he should stop the channel and everyone will forget about in a a month or so.