Kinda bored, about to head out for my session in a minute. Just typed up some tl;dr respones haha. I warned you!
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Originally Posted by Tryst_
sorry u failed but
dya drink caffeine? i know it sounds gay but coffe/green tea/coffee/green tea helps me keep grindinnnn
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I'm sure you'll get a kick out of my vid haha.
I used to 16 table .05/.10 on ftp and drink a bunch of mountain dew which has the highest caffeine content of any soda. I would drink like 6 or 7 a day, really unhealthy. I've also gone through phases of drinking a bunch of black coffee when I play. I did drink tea at Lucky Chances because they had it laying out.
All that stuff irriates my stomach now so I try to stay away from it.
I've also had a really unheathly habit of drinking a bunch of energy drinks like full throttle and amp not to mention they cost like $2 or $3 each. This year I'm trying eat and drink healthier stuff. More fruit and water less bad stuff. I just buy cases of water .15 a bottle, that's much cheaper than energy drinks. Side note- don't drink the tap water in Vegas it's so ****in gross.
There is always the options of real stimulants like coke and meth/ adderall. I have known addicts and it's not something I ever want to mess with.
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Originally Posted by eli924
Enjoy your thread!
In regards to not putting in the hours, do you think it has anything to do with something more psychological? Maybe you've lost some passion for the game, or getting sick of it? From what I've been reading lately in your thread (past few months or so) it seems like the drive just isn't there compared to what it was in the beginning of the thread.
As a poker professional, relying solely on poker for income, there definitely needs to be a drive to play certain hours/days to sustain your everyday lifestyle. Have you thought of possibly picking up a part time job to supplement poker?
Good luck man, hope you can finish the month strong! Juicy games right around the corner with Super Bowl coming up, and March madness after.
Yeah the last 6 months have been pretty tough pokerwise. It is sometimes hard to make myself hit the casinos and grind. There is that moment when I am about to head out and have that passing thought "is this the night I go completely busto?".
Also when I am playing and get in some frustrating spots I start to get that feeling "**** I gotta get outta here". Spending so many hours with quite a few unsavory characters, and paying for the privilege.
It shouldn't be that surprising to anyone that poker isn't much fun when losing. Breaking even for a stretch of 700 hrs sucks. It is what it is just have to deal with it and avoid playing like a fish.
I want to keep a positive mindset this year and use will power to push through it.
As far as getting a "real" job, for me it would be hard for a couple reasons. I was chaptered out of the military for drinking underage and getting a dwi when I was 19. I have a felony record for some petty **** I did when I was 20 (selling weed and having a brass knuckles that ironicly I won playing a buddy HU). After I got out of jail I went job hunting with very poor results. I filled out 500 job apps> 5 interviews> 11 months later I found some temp work for $10/hr.
Anyhow around that time I was lurking 2+2 and p5 seeing these sick graphs posted in bbv and I'm like damn I wish I could do that. So my plan was to grind up the stakes online... until bf happened and luckly I turned 21 in 2011. That's when I started this thread.
I have been working on a lot of art of the past few years and I want to get into selling it online. So that is a possible source of income outside of poker.
I'm looking to finish out the month strong, these first 2 weeks I did not put forth enough effort. I'll be taking care of my obligations and will be offering 2 more freerolls this month.