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On a none trooper topic, I was really starting to get into Neeme's vlogs even as far as going back and watching ones from years past but his latest video kind of polarized him to me and many in the YT comments.

He showed very minimal hours played since he started the vlog and still calls himself a grinder. I can't remember the exact hours he was putting in but it was under 20 a week.....how is that a grinder? Obviously he wants some balance and if the YT revenue can subsidize that then its all good but I was kind feeling mislead.

Any others feel this way?

So instead of playing 35 hours a week he's playing about 18 and spends the other half of his week producing the content that you enjoyed. Yet you feel misled? Because he does three 6-8 hr/session per week and takes the time he'd spend on the other 2 days playing making the vlog?

Are you serious? Is he supposed to work 15 hours a day everyday like Tim claims he does so he can produce 2 vlogs a week and still put in 35 hours at the table so that you feel satisfied with him being a "grinder?"

BTW his hourly and total +/- are nice for the hours he put in so you sound ridiculous.

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08-05-2017 , 10:11 PM

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Lee2k

grinder

Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 448

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Originally Posted by Natamus

Hi Hourly is crazy and good for him and I like the guy but I am not alone in assuming he spent a town more time playing poker than he has. If he were putting out more than 1-2 vlogs a week I guess I would say its better than more hours but I dont know its his life just was assuming he was making a living playing poker and you could argue 35k is a living but its not much of one.

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08-05-2017 , 10:14 PM

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Husker

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 12,891

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Originally Posted by Lee2k

Polarised? He had less than 1% dislikes on YT.

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08-05-2017 , 10:25 PM

#16079

Turdzilla

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 3,609

He may feel he is in a sweet spot with his hourly.

A typical $5/5 game at Stones is more exciting than the vlogger's game.

Boski only seemed to perk up when offered free food.

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08-05-2017 , 10:39 PM

#16080

Natamus

Tripped and Fell

Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 16,388

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Originally Posted by Lee2k

You assumed. How did he mislead you?

Maybe you just picked the wrong word and it didn't articulate how you actually feel

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08-05-2017 , 10:52 PM

#16081

Steve00007

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Originally Posted by IAVegasLover

No one would believe that lie...it was obvious he was just using it as an opportunity to plug that company. If you think he was being serious and thought people would literally think he was using that for training it might time to sit out a vlog or 2.

Obviously he used the question as an opportunity to put up an ad. But he can do both-lie and use it as an opportunity to plug that company. People would believe he is a god if he told them that. I don't really see the point of putting the question in the video though. Why not just put up the ad by itself? Was this just his way of asking people to shut up and stop asking how he studies?

Last edited by Steve00007; 08-05-2017 at 10:59 PM.

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08-05-2017 , 11:14 PM

#16082

nutflopper

adept

Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,153

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Originally Posted by Lee2k

I get what you're saying, not that it really changes much for me in terms of my opinion of the guy. It seems like in most of his vlogs he's playing pretty substantial sessions, like 8-10 hours and sometimes longer. At least that's kind of how I interpreted it. Maybe I'm just used to Trooper seemingly playing 2 to 4 hour sessions and calling it a night because he's exhausted....

Edit: and to Neeme's credit, he is networking and getting himself out there with his new found "fame". He definitely seems like he's setting himself up for bigger and better things down the road, so props to him for making the most of any opportunities that may come his way now.

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08-06-2017 , 12:07 AM

#16083

Chicagodude

veteran

Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 2,810

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Originally Posted by Turdzilla

Troops new t-shirt:

Running bad since 1973.

FFFFing hysterical, made me LOL in all honesty

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08-06-2017 , 03:41 AM

#16084

ICuRaRook

adept

Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 706

A lifestyle Vlog :

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08-06-2017 , 04:37 AM

#16085

ShawnIndy

grinder

Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 429

I'm gonna start leaving myself gift cards at places and then record myself picking them up and pretending it was left from one of my fans.

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08-06-2017 , 07:54 AM

#16086

Dream Crusher

banned

Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 18,786

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Originally Posted by frommagio

So you offert and he refust? Well then he screwt up and misst his chance.

LoL

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Originally Posted by Bulljive

Everyone in here is rich man, kinda like how everyone is Shawshank was innocent

Just OFA.

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Originally Posted by Steve00007

This video was 15 minutes and he discussed zero hands of poker.

It's a lifestyle vlog.

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Originally Posted by Lee2k

According to this thread it is 13.5 hrs/week of poker play plus approximately 8 hrs/week preparing the vlog. I've mentioned this to several midstakes grinders and a big name tournament pro and they've all had a good laugh about this (FWIW, the tournament pro didn't know who he was though). To be perfectly honest with you, I don't even play poker anymore and I still play more than 13.5hrs/week

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08-06-2017 , 08:09 AM

#16087

Dream Crusher

banned

Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 18,786

Sweet Poker is back with a new vlog!

Like, subscribe, and click the thumbs up button. If it sucks don't blame me because I only watched the first 2 minutes.

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08-06-2017 , 08:24 AM

#16088

Steve00007

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Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 9,163

Patreon donations for Trooper are down to $195 a month. That's the lowest I've ever seen that number. He used to be at around $300 a month when he had around a third of the number of subscribers that he has now.

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08-06-2017 , 08:49 AM

#16089

HaxJimDuggan

newbie

Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 41

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Originally Posted by pocket_zeros

Trooper's shirt business will fail for the same reason his poker career failed - lack of knowledge in tandem with an innate laziness that keeps him that way. His vlogs demonstrate a life full of fits and starts with no forethought or follow-through. He'll be 65 years old still trying to come up with his next hustle.

Unless he puts in more money then he has gotten from sales this is a success. Can't take that away.
Cost him nothing but time and a few favors from his design friend. Test orders for himself that's about it

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08-06-2017 , 09:40 AM

#16090

luckfactor

grinder

Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 454

$1730!

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08-06-2017 , 09:57 AM

#16091

BulltexasATM

old hand

Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,685

In for $1,500 though

^^^^^^^^^^^^^

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08-06-2017 , 10:01 AM

#16092

parisron

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 19,781

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Originally Posted by HaxJimDuggan

According to Trooper those the start up, including Test orders used a large portion of his bankroll.

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08-06-2017 , 10:21 AM

#16093

Conz

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Oh man, if he friggin says "I was in for 12..." either way, he definitely needed that

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08-06-2017 , 10:25 AM

#16094

nutflopper

adept

Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,153

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Originally Posted by Conz

Oh man, if he friggin says "I was in for 12..." either way, he definitely needed that

I'm just imagining the beats he must have been putting on guys. Should make for a good vlog with some funny hand histories.

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08-06-2017 , 10:35 AM

#16095

Natamus

Tripped and Fell

Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 16,388

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Originally Posted by nutflopper

I'm just imagining the beats he must have been putting on guys. Should make for a good vlog with some funny hand histories.

He was using supreme board reading skills to dodge bullets and lay major beats on the tourist he envied

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08-06-2017 , 10:55 AM

#16096

GoingBroke777

old hand

Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 1,992

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Originally Posted by BulltexasATM

In for $1,500 though

^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Was a great game though.....

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08-06-2017 , 10:56 AM

#16097

27offsuit

actions have consequences!

Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 38,535

Bulljive,

Why are you using wheydacheese's avatar? Just curious, don't really care either way.

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08-06-2017 , 11:53 AM

#16098

5 south

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Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 6,688

I'm new to this thread so this was probably posted before but it popped up on my youtube page today. Got a good chuckle out of it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rcOzb7MKZI

(I don't know how to embed)