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I think he nailed it TBH, and I think it's insightful to point out that 6bet is not so much a gambling degenerate as he is a fantasist.

As a connoisseur of the old thread I have to say: spot on, Oladipo. 100% agree. Some people are just allergic to real talk like that and don't want to hear it.

Would all be so much easier, if OP just acknowledged his problems (cognitive dissonances, narcissistic behaviour, degeneracy, to name a few) and started working on them, step by step, instead of being in complete denial. OP should hire David Goggins for a week, would be the wake up call of a lifetime In OPs case Mr Goggins might do it for free even.

lmao @ all the bankroll-talk lately, as if any kind of BRM would save OPs "plans"...

For sure, excellent post.

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From what I have heard from david goggins is that he was very discontented with his life which is unsuccessful in my book. Having to do **** to be contented is the wrong way of doing stuff.

two ways to be successful

1) have all you want
2) want all you have.

The 2nd one can be done right now. 1st one will probably never be achieved.

I just don't understand not getting at least a part time job. He could work 20 hours a week bussing tables and put almost all of it towards poker since he doesn't have expenses. Even washing dishes, who gives a ****.

Oladipo, why you gotta be so hard?

And ur SN, the NBA player?

Because we are 3 or 4 years into the OP posting itt and he is in a much worse place today than when he started but won't acknowledge that or work toward improving?

Your BRM is terrible, you're too attached to the money so you're emotionally invested in every pot which leads to bad play. Continuing down the same path, inevitably you're gonna go over that already tilted line and lose it all.

Play 10k hands at a stake like 10nl/25nl and work on your game and see if you're winning there, there's no way you're good enough to beat 100 given that your hand history analysis is very banal and abc.

Put in the work and grind, don't expect just to sit down and be better than others. It's not easy if it was everyone would be doing it, look at yourself instead of blaming other factors. EVERYBODY runs bad and a lot more than you might think. You're not special.

No offence intended , gl

This is big. I wrote a similar thing yesterday before deleting it (because what's the point) but it was along the lines that if you open a PGC and a poker player/pro is struggling, you'll likely read how they beat the games comfortably but blow money on sports/casino or they're putting in 100 hours per week and just not beating the games for enough. Both of these examples are people that have the work ethic and just need a steer away from where they're at and what they've been doing previously (I know I'm simplifying here).

I'm struggling to see how OP becomes successful. He's not crushing the games even if he can beat soft sites and he isn't putting in 100 hours per week at 40nl to rebuild, he's just playing 100nl with a <10bi roll. As a result, so much needs to change for him to suddenly make all of this work. Those spending habits won't just disappear and you can guarantee if he goes on an insane heater there'll be a new iPhone or copy of Microsoft Office.

Someone above hit the nail on the head when they say he's not a gambling addict but an addict to the gambling dream. I can say this confidently because I'm the same. I'm currently playing full time after quitting my job and earning a lot less than I had ever thought I would. The difference between you and I though is I have been beating the mid-stakes games for years, yet I still struggle to motivate myself at times, I still struggle with not doing anything stupid on side games etc.

I often ask myself "do you really want this?" or do I just not want to work? I did 4 years in finance roles post university though, so there's opportunities for me should I go back into the working world, however much I hated it. Please go to Uni and learn a trade alongside poker because you sure as hell have the free time to do it. I also put in a lot more hours of poker than you and I'm still not sure I want it enough, which really makes me fear for whether you do.

Don't read this post as me trying to claim I'm better than you in any way because that's not what I'm doing, I'm just trying to explain that you have to really ****ing want this if you're going to make it successful. Do you?

You guys don't know what you're talking about, OP did 1.25 supersets today (his arms got a lil tired so he quit), so that $400 liferoll is as good as 4k.

That seems to be the case with OP. He just wants to avoid work. He doesn't actually want to put in the volume necessary for a pro.

He also says the games he plays in are so soft, but there's never been any indication from this in his results. He's both lazy and not good enough either - a recipe for disaster.

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Lifestyle choiches and unconventional homes- Rich Checkmaker

Bankroll, discipline and managing your money- 6Betme

even kid poker borrowed money to play poker in his early years. and lost it all and had to rebuild.

Sure, and the point is? Give every broke degen new motivation cause Negreanu also went broke numerous times?

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you have ambition to win mtts and then party in the van with two tatted up girls.

have you pulled any girls to the van? theres tons of hot girls in la.

even mike sexton borrowed money instead of getting a job.

Just about all of those poker players from the boom and before are borrowing money to stay in the game. I thought this was a poker fourm full of degens not gamblers anonymous circle jerk.

I like seeing players play poker not say they might get a promotion at work so they can feed kid number 7. If op is content playing 40nl at his moms house then he can do it. He will soon get told to leave by his mom if she wants him out.

Negreanu and Sexton weren't doomed to fail.

The paradox of poker is that it appeals to people who want the freedom to do what they want when they want but success requires the discipline to do what they need when they need to do it. It is the primary reason almost everyone ultimately fails at poker.

I'll note that many long time successful pros have main or a least large sideline businesses that provide steady income to make up for the ups and downs of poker. Why do you think so many of them go into coaching?

negreanu had to borrow money and the amount wasn't enough for a proper bankroll. He even stated if he lost that he would have to look to borrow more. Op is on the same path.

OP = Daniel Negreanu?

OP has admitted he has social anxiety though, so I can't see him ever doing coaching or running a business. You're constantly having to deal with people in those settings.

A+ post

HAHAH - easy to spot the real failure after reading such things!
Seldom read such a ridicolous post. For sure a person without any self confidence thinking he can judge people. Only wondering about trash like you....