Aww Mann you calm me down... I agree I may not even play poker. Thanks for being gentle person.

whitemares he very clearly stated that the reason he wasn't holding down a job was that he would lose his benefits if he did and thus why he was looking for unofficial income - not that he couldn't work a regular job but that he doesn't want to work and wants that monthly check each month that we all pay for just for doing nothing

obviously there's a ton of red flags here that suggest he wouldn't be able to enter the workforce, however, going by what he's told us, he's opting to suck on the government teet and try to find a life that doesn't ever involve regular employment that could jeopardize that

he doesn't know what vpip is - he's clearly just larping about here - this is not a poker dream, this is a "i get monthly checks from the government that are intended to keep me fed and housed as I try to get my life together and choose to spend it gambling"

if you want to white knight and carry water for someone who's tossing out death threats and homophobic slurs left and right at least do that for another homophobic @sshole that is not taking advantage of that government support

or maybe another homophobic @shhole who is taking the government checks in order to get better, not one using it to brag about living semi homeless in vegas as a poker pro and trying to become an influencer

this is not why he is getting that money at all and shame on you for condoning that behavior - if everyone in his situation just said f it, i got the checks i'm flying to vegas to play poker then the program would be cut overnight - so shame on him for hurting others who would actually do some good with the support

having mental health issues doesn't give you carte blanche in life - you are still accountable for your actions and who you are as a person

Yo rickroll u gotta chillbout,u gonna make him short circuit again.

Also OP, have u been cruzhing online? Hows the 90 vpip strategy going?

Maybe my empathy is clouding my judgment a bit, because what I had primarily seen was a person struggling with serious mental illness who wanted to improve their life. Knowing that I used to be a huge piece of ****, and am now much less of one after years of mental health treatment, I tend to think that it's possible for people to recover if they're very serious about their treatment. The difference between a schizophrenic person taking and not taking their medication can be absolutely mind-blowing, and even if poker might be a pipe dream for OP, actually having a consistent goal to work towards can keep people on the right path and eventually snap them back into reality. Even if OP is just at his core a bigot with his mental health having no bearing, I still tend to generally extend a bit of grace to *******s and bigots alike, because I know that it's possible for people to wake up

If OP is truly as you describe, then I don't very much disagree with you. But that wasn't quite the way I had seen it

I would also relax a bit with the moral high ground, when your sole purpose for being in this thread appears to be antagonizing someone showing clear signs of serious mental illness

I do not see this in him whatsoever

Lol

😂

Inthefold if u need a life coach let me know

I've often had this internal conflict when someone comes on twoplustwo who doesn't seem mentally healthy. Part of me is amused and part of me feels really bad/guilty about even engaging. When paistings thread first appeared I was extremely amused, now I never post in it because I feel like I'm encouraging someone who is unwell. I'm having similar feelings about this thread. When op was talking about the responses putting him on tilt I was lol'ing. Now Im not sure. My first thought was definitely this is someone using meth, but if his claims of sobriety are true this is clearly a compromised person.

It seems you have come to 2p2 for support. I'm sorry to hear your family doesn't have your back, but often enough good friends can make family replaceable.

Having schizophrenia must be awful. I've experienced a lot of what mood disorders have to offer, they can be totally crippling especially financially. You have earned the right to accept government assistance, how you chose to spend it is your choice.

I think improvement is mostly all that matters. We can't change the past, what's happened to us, or our genetics. But we can work towards improving ourselves, which is extra challenging if you have a severe mood issue. I think OP should be given time and space to improve himself if he wants to!

And it's okay if he doesn't. OP is aiming to improve, that might be the first step, and I think it's awesome.

This seems like the wrong forum for disparaging others. Even if OP were to take 10 steps back before 1 forward, we should allow him to do so in a well-intended environment.

8) that's awes9me I mean I'm high functioning schizophrenic I feel normal but I just am going through a extra stressful time and since I don't have a roll it's hard because at 38y.o. not doing your profession is hard because you don't feel as useful. That coupled with fact that my sister and aunt my only family I'm not speaking to I felt extra stressed out this past week plus housing situation not knowing what they're doing with it so those three things have been extra stressful for me this past couple weeks. I take my meds and everything but another thing I need is testosterone I have testosterone deficiency from losing my testicles so basically have no testosterone in my body and haven't been able to get my meds really so I feel like an angry old man. Lol... I blocked the people from the posts I dont want to hear just generally a really hard month... I gotta protect my bankroll at all costs. I don't care I am a good poker player I just turned $110 to $950 at start of this thread I lost $13k at plo$1000 in 3 hours so it's hard to stick to micros but I truly love the game so want to just look at it with the money not making a difference..

Yoo are you straight? You want to get closer to me or simething.. I don't understand why you think you have importance around me unless your in a feeling that I don't really understand. Wink

Your allowed to work on ssi.. so your point isn't valid. You can't make statements like he can work that's not valid either. I don't care what you say I'd beat you to death and am straighter then you.. lol keep feeling bad inside because I'm getting ssi haaaa lol at you..

P.S. your OBVIOUSLY in your feelings which aren't valid in the bottom line point like the other guy who defended me agreed with. You have points but the bottom line poi t is that they're no5 valid and do t stem from a valid bottom line point so although it may sound good your other points aren't valid. But God bless you I hope you know I think your making major assumptions and that's why your wrong.. looking into things a little to closely

rickroll, at the OPs request, please do not post in this thread anymore.

Great job rick, you managed to send the very clearly mentally ill guy over the edge with your badgering. You must really be proud of the good work you're doing.

jcorb, I'm going to be doing some moderatin' behind the scenes, do you need me to run it all by you or can I just go ahead and do it without your approval?

Excellent post Tuma, thank you, and thank you too whitemares.

IntheFold, when you return from your ban let's try doing this in a different order. BEFORE you start spewing homophobic slurs and/or threatening violence let me know and we'll ban whoever's messing with you from posting in this thread.

OP, wish you best of luck in your goal for getting back on your feet financially.

OP,


I also wish you the best of luck in your goal for getting back on your feet financially. My best advice for you would be to adhere to bankroll management as best as you can. If you double up, feel free to take a table change (or casino change) and go down to your initial buy-in. Take the ego out of it and remember to apply strict discipline when it comes to your poker finances. BRM is really most of the battle a winning professional poker player faces.

I would also like to add that my PM inbox is always open to you and I don't mean just to chat about the Knicks. Feel free to send me any HHs you need advice on, I'd be more than happy to give you my input.

Thanks giys.. wheewwww really tough month. I have a plan and goal. First goal is deposit $400 and stick to single table plo$20 and make $400 in 20 days before starting to 2 table. A break was good for my.mental health I'm not like that at all so feels good t9 get back to feeling cool like I normally do. (Nice)

Ok... deposited $400.

Goal number 1 is to single table plo$20 and stick to a stop loss of $40/day. Hope to make $20/day until $800. Than start 2 tabling.Want to stick to good pf vpip of around 30 to 40 and just try to grind.

Sorry you been getting crap from the trolls in your thread OP, typical internet bullsht that I got a lot of when I started my thread. Just don’t engage with them, report them to the mods, and focus on doing your best.

Keep up the work and take care of your mental health first and foremost. Hope you run well!

Thanks Dumbo! Means alot from you bro. I respect your game!

Played 7 hours... I started off at plo20 but moved to plo60. Won I think $373 there. Feels good but I'm disappointed I didn't stick to my bankroll management. I'm going to try and stick to plo $20 though. Bought in for $475 not $400. Roll is in pic.



So up $195 around on the day. Played good.

Best hand of the session was calling a 40bb raise on the river. I raised $3 into I think about a $9 pot and opponent raised to $23 or so and I called with k4 for 2 pair.

Played plo $20 I'm going to try my best to stay at those stakes. Made $100. Roll at $781 plus $306 on the day. Passed I didn't stick to plo$20. But happy for the good day.

I'm do e with piker for awhile I lost it all in 1/2 tilted at the damn plo20 ran aa in aa and lost a 800 bb pot and just went into 12 and lost it. I'm done with poker just going to get a regular job it sucks because I'm good enough but just can't stick to bankroll management

Should've stuck with plo60... really sucks