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Vegas Vlog thread (Trooper et all) Vegas Vlog thread (Trooper et all)

04-12-2016 , 01:40 PM
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Originally Posted by chopstick
Variance definitely widens the range of expected results over such a small sample size. <3000 hands is nothing. A 16 buyin downswing over that period is rough, but it's not impossible or even super rare.
Yeah, I lost 16 buyins in a row over a bad long weekend.

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My guess is that a lot of that variance comes from at least two things:

1. Troop may be trying to play "correctly" at all times, always trying to get it in as a favorite, no matter how small of an edge he has. If there are zero bankroll considerations, this can be fine. It also leads to massive variance. If you constantly try to get it in as a 52-48 favorite, you're asking for a bumpy ride.
Some of that may be a result of the unpredictability of bad small stakes players, imo. They will often push AQ or AJ hard, which makes you reluctant to fold AK. Ironically it can sometimes be easier to play in 2/5 games because players are are less likely to make stupid plays.

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Troop, I sent you a postcard! May take a while to get there, sent it from Malaysia.
He mentioned it in a mail call a few videos ago.
04-12-2016 , 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by surfinillini
2016 Totals:

1/4 Vlog - No Poker
1/6 Vlog - No Poker
1/10 Vlog - No Poker
1/15 Vlog - +223
1/18 Vlog - +265
1/19 Vlog - +147 [-119 @ Rio +266 @ South Point]
1/21 Vlog - -85 [+161 @ Venetian -246 @ Mandalay Bay]
1/28 Vlog - -104
Daily vlogging begins here...

(There is a vlog from 1/3/16 that included a -849 session at Flamingo but that session was on New Years Eve so it is not included it in the totals.)

2016 Poker Total(s) = -$4382
Sorry , brain farted. I meant 2015, would be interesting to see how he did for all year. The full year would be a pretty good indicator if he is able to be a significant winning player.
04-12-2016 , 02:19 PM
That would take longer than one bike ride. But Troop posted stats occasionally.
04-12-2016 , 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Quaddeuce
That was a joke. Jesus Christ. I will never use hyperbole in this thread ever again. Everybody takes everything 100% literally.
Then I honestly don't know what to take literally with you anymore. I mean the part about a thousand examples of atrocious reasoning has to be a joke because he rarely even talks about strategy in the vlog or on the forum.
04-12-2016 , 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Steve00007
A thousand examples and you only come up with this? I looked back at your recent posts and you talked at least a couple of times about being able to beat 1-2 NL in Vegas for $40 an hour. And you only played 50 hours. That's the sort of talk I see from inexperienced players. It's similar to the guy who struggles after playing less than 100 hours and then freaks out about how tough it is to beat 1-2.



He actually doesn't even talk much strategy in the vlog and the hands he talks about don't tell us much about the way he plays. And some of the hands are just bad beats.

And why are you ignoring his results before this year which say he is a winning player? I actually think that's a pretty low standard anyway.

I also wonder how much winning $3k in 50 hours has made you overconfident to the point where you think much less of anyone who doesn't come up with super impressive numbers.
He doesn't talk a ton of strategy but just the way he's talked about some standard cooler hands (win or lose) shows he doesn't have a great grasp on poker.He thinks these hands are far more complex than they are and this type of flawed thinking pours over into all aspects of the game.
04-12-2016 , 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by ZeckoRiver
Sorry , brain farted. I meant 2015, would be interesting to see how he did for all year. The full year would be a pretty good indicator if he is able to be a significant winning player.
As much as I enjoy breaking up the monotony of my cycle training that **** would take a long ****ing time.

See my post 5084. There's data in there from Aug '15 to Nov '15. And another poster did like the 6 months prior so just check back before then in the thread.
04-12-2016 , 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Quaddeuce
I just moved to Vegas to grind 1/2 also and the games are so amazingly soft. I'm not even that good and I've booked 2 1k+ wins in 5 days. Up like 3K in 40 hours. It seems like you should be having huge wins pretty often if you are a good player and I can't remember troops last 1K+ night
So, this was really a joke?

Then when somebody made the comment
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This sounds completely sustainable.
You said
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That's not the point obviously.
Edit: Of course it's not. Are you F'ing ******ed?

You didn't want to reveal at that point that it was just a joke?
04-12-2016 , 03:53 PM
Quaddeuce,

So your the guy that shoved into a maniac with A high when he already told you he was calling?

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/27...ently-1601818/

And busted your roll, got depressed and had to move back in with your mommy?

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/17...degen-1599013/


If this isn't you, then I apologize. Otherwise, LOL at you giving out poker and life advice to anyone.
04-12-2016 , 04:11 PM
04-12-2016 , 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by CowboyCold
Quaddeuce,

So your the guy that shoved into a maniac with A high when he already told you he was calling?

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/27...ently-1601818/

And busted your roll, got depressed and had to move back in with your mommy?

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/17...degen-1599013/


If this isn't you, then I apologize. Otherwise, LOL at you giving out poker and life advice to anyone.
excellent work!!
04-12-2016 , 04:58 PM
youtubers hanging out together is hilarious. No hate. Just funny to watch everyone with their +1 cameras
04-12-2016 , 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by TheTrooper97
Go ahead. call me tough guy...




This is the origin story in your hero arc.

There is no more Tim Watts, there is only...The Trooper.

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04-12-2016 , 05:01 PM
RE: hating laudry - get yerself a Wonder Wash, 44 bucks:
http://www.air-n-water.com/product/w...htm#resp-tabs6
04-12-2016 , 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by surfinillini
As much as I enjoy breaking up the monotony of my cycle training that **** would take a long ****ing time.

See my post 5084. There's data in there from Aug '15 to Nov '15. And another poster did like the 6 months prior so just check back before then in the thread.
on your bike bro!!!
04-12-2016 , 05:50 PM
ZeckoRiver, this is what I was able to find.

All the data is pretty scattered. Below is a post by Fizresh from August.

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Originally Posted by fizresh
not enough hours playing? 26 cash sessions in 60 days.
because i have no life and because i love the trooper, i re-watched his vlogs from the last two months (FF thru stuff like doggy date night).
i think i got all the cash session results he divulged. don't know session lengths, so don't know # of hours.
total for 60 days: -$4,515
(does not include buy ins for planet hollywood + golden nugget tourneys or wsop, part of which he sold)
some vlogs included more than 1 cash session. dates are when vlog published, not date of session
point is - he says in "DON'T PANIC" - "more than playing poker i love making these videos." and i guess this shows it.
trooper, this comes from a place of respect - you're my hero! i just want you to succeed.

aug 8: PLAN B TBA
aug 5: loses 900
aug 1: wins 122
aug 1: wins 136
july 29: loses 105
july 27: loses 20
july 27: wins 110
july 27: loses 1,000 (guy who was telling his hole cards)
july 25: breaks even
july 25: wins 125
july 24: wins 126
july 24: wins 321
july 17: loses 192
july 16: loses 243
july 14: wins 94
july 14: wins 22
july 12: loses 447 (at the bike)
july 6: loses 499
july 1: loses 778
wsop, planet hollywood and golden nugget tourneys around this time
june 19: loses 560
june 17: wins 205
june 17: loses 1411
june 15: loses 70
june 12: loses 253
june 12: wins 100
june 10: wins 565
june 10: wins 37
This is a post I made in Novemeber. (Another poster started the data and I completed it. Not sure where but this post below is basically a combination of two different posters' data)

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Trooper's sessions from the vlog since staking began (8/13).
Don't panic vlog was on 8/8.

nov 6 - lose 349 @ caesar’s
nov 4 - lose 11 @ caesar’s
nov 1 - lose 1,000 @ planet hollywood
oct 28 - lose 120 @ bellagio
oct 26 - win 629 @ bellagio
oct 26 - lose 233 @ ballys
oct 23 - win 176 @ planet hollywood
oct 19 - loses 384 @ ballys (???)
oct 19 - loses 545 @ excalibur
oct 15 - wins 247 @ bellagio
oct 15 - loses 225 @ golden nugget
oct 12 - loses 91 @ harrahs
oct 9 - loses 158 @ planet hollywood
oct 9 - loses 96 @ aria
oct 6 - wins 168 @ harrahs
oct 6 - wins 285 @ harrahs (tournament+promo)
oct 6 - loses 188 @ harrahs (making freeroll hours)
oct 2 - wins 333 at harrahs
oct 2 - wins 153 at harrahs
sept 30 - loses 230 at harrahs
sept 30 - wins 223 at bellagio
sept 30 - wins 19
sept 30 - wins 81 at harrahs
sept 26 - loses 120 at hard rock (was down 700; boat < str flush)
sept 26 - wins 225 at aria
sept 26 - loses 112 at harrahs
sept 21 - wins 285 in harrahs freeroll
sept 21 - loses 69 at harrahs (chasing 20 hrs for $100 rakeback)
sept 21 - wins 324 at harrahs
sept 18 - loses 16 at caesars (new chairs)
sept 18 - wins 177 at harrahs
sept 18 - "plus" 80 bucks? "lost" 80 bucks? kinda garbled. i think he says plus.
sept 15 - wins 205
sept 15 - wins 8 at harrahs
sept 12 - loses 61 at harrahs (now 9-handed)
sept 12 - wins 344 at PH
sept 9 - wins 411 at golden nugget (1st linq wheel ride)
sept 9 - loses 605
sept 6: wins 27
sept 6: loses 474
sept 3: wins 106 in 1-3 at aria
sept 3: loses 600+ (doesn't say exact amt. "i lost a little over 2 buy ins. i'm buying in for $300 these days by the way")
aug 31: loses 215
aug 31: loses 315
aug 31: wins 35
aug 27: loses 86 (starts dealing at linq)
aug 24: wins 203
aug 24: wins 473
aug 22: wins 512
aug 22: wins 2
aug 19: loses 26
aug 16: wins 62
aug 16: wins 114
aug 13: wins 264
aug 13: wins 292 (first session under new staking arrangement)

55 sessions - total hours unknown.

Total profit = +134.00
There was the Golden Nugget streak somewhere in the timeline, iirc it was a ~3k upswing. Also another upswing before he took the leap of faith. Someone would have to rewatch to track that down. The months and exact timeline escape me at the moment. But that would give you nearly a year's worth of data (Beginning of June '16 actually would be your "year"). Not necessarily a calendar year but a full 12 months of session data.

Last edited by surfinillini; 04-12-2016 at 06:01 PM.
04-12-2016 , 05:58 PM
What days you deal trooper? Will be in Vegas next week.
04-12-2016 , 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by CreamOfTheCrop
excellent work!!
Lol I have like 50 posts and have posted about all this in the last few days. Yes. Excellent detective work!

Also to the original guy, yes I do feel like I'm the perfect guy to give advice to Trooper because I feel like I used to be similar to him but turned it around.
04-12-2016 , 07:30 PM
So from the results that the above posters provided from the vids, it looks like it's around -10k from June last year through the present time.

June 2015-Aug. 2015 = -4500
Aug. 2015-Nov. 2015 = +135
Jan. 2016-present = -4300
New Year's = -850
04-12-2016 , 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Sportsfanx1
So from the results that the above posters provided from the vids, it looks like it's around -10k from June last year through the present time.

June 2015-Aug. 2015 = -4500
Aug. 2015-Nov. 2015 = +135
Jan. 2016-present = -4300
New Year's = -850
Yikes. Are you sure nothing is missing?
04-12-2016 , 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by The Bukafax
Yikes. Are you sure nothing is missing?
That's just the 2p2 data from the thread. Like I said in my previous posts there are two different time periods of upswings (3-4k each) during the past "year". The winning streak at the Golden Nugget (20+ sessions) and an upswing before Trooper took the "Leap of Faith" when he left his first job to play full time. Someone would have to go back to extract the data to get the exact numbers.

Merely as an educated guess in the last "year" the data would show either a small negative sum (-2k or -3k) or close to break-even.
04-12-2016 , 08:34 PM
Surfalini, how many slices of pizza did Trooper eat in 2016 so far and how many days does he go between doing his laundry on average?
04-12-2016 , 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by surfinillini
That's just the 2p2 data from the thread. Like I said in my previous posts there are two different time periods of upswings (3-4k each) during the past "year". The winning streak at the Golden Nugget (20+ sessions) and an upswing before Trooper took the "Leap of Faith" when he left his first job to play full time. Someone would have to go back to extract the data to get the exact numbers.

Merely as an educated guess in the last "year" the data would show either a small negative sum (-2k or -3k) or close to break-even.
you can buy in for any amount at 1 2 in golden nugget?
04-12-2016 , 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by ZeckoRiver
you can buy in for any amount at 1 2 in golden nugget?
Yes.
04-12-2016 , 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by CowboyCold
Quaddeuce,

So your the guy that shoved into a maniac with A high when he already told you he was calling?

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/27...ently-1601818/

And busted your roll, got depressed and had to move back in with your mommy?

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/17...degen-1599013/


If this isn't you, then I apologize. Otherwise, LOL at you giving out poker and life advice to anyone.
That's probably why he is being so needy here. He is jealous that no one is giving him attention in his own thread.
04-12-2016 , 08:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Semihat
Surfalini, how many slices of pizza did Trooper eat in 2016 so far and how many days does he go between doing his laundry on average?
Seriously? That's your smartass reply?

This is a vlog about Troop's journey to vegas to try and play poker full time-that was his goal when he set out. This forum is geared primarily for poker players. The info surfalini compiled is probably one of the most relevant and useful posts in this thread for those watching the vlog with an interest from a poker standpoint--again the whole original purpose of Troop's journey and seemingly the reason that most people on 2+2 became interested in the vlog.

      
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