Neither do you

Neither do you
Tons of recs "discuss" HHs like you do. You don't actually look into your hands played to see if you made the optimal decision, you post hands to show off your "bad beats" or "cool plays". So many recs go "Hey check it out, I 5b shoved 76s, isn't that cool?" and then don't listen to anything remotely critical. The way you handle hand histories is one of the more rec-ish aspects of your game!

Neither do you. You have no bills. You moved you and your wife into your mommies spare bedroom where you two have zero privacy. You buy overpriced groceries and toiletries when you run hot and then cry when you don't.

Just like every rec ever.

You know how people say that Trump is "what a weak person thinks a strong person looks like"? You are what a rec thinks a pro looks like.

Let me take care of this hater.

Wrong. Made money, got the occasional free pizza on top. Success.

Wrong. Actually won at an estimated 20bb/100, but unfortunately went broke due to unforeseen spending habits and unforeseen gambling in the pits. Freerolled a Sydney-trip. Success.


Wrong. Made money and never paid a single cent of car insurance. Success.

Wrong. Never deposited and up money at both cash games and tournaments. Also up at flipping. Success.

Is PIO even that useful for a NL100 player? Especially on the apps which play way differently from online sites. He'd be better served understanding the many leaks the population there have and how to exploit them. Worry about PIO way down the road if he ever gets serious and to the point where he can grind NL1k.

Right now I think his top priorities should be working on mental game and developing some modicum of professionalism. I.E. make a simple list of things to do and follow it:

[ ] 7+ hours sleep daily
[ ] Eat healthy
[ ] Exercise 3+ times weekly
[ ] Take a walk before each session
[ ] Prepare for the session (meditation, breathing exercise, review notes)
[ ] Eliminate all distractions (no phone, browsers, messengers during session)
[ ] Post-session review (rate game quality, concentration level, emotional level, level of play, journal)
[ ] Regular work on game (review hands, study new concepts)

Start implementing those things into his game and get used to putting in regular hours for 3+ months, then he can start to worry about more advanced ideas.

not sure if serious

This and ghoulpatrols post above are some of the best posts in the entire thread, also ones that he will completely ignore in his attempt at self delusion

There seems to be a lot of toxic negativity in this thread recently.

I'm not going to respond to all the haters, but I'll respond to comments offering me genuine advice and constructive criticism.

Thank you @Fodersneso for defending me. I appreciate it.

Anyway, on a more positive note: I'm going to the gym today and I'm also redepositing just over $2k USD. Going to give this another crack.

I'm still rolled for 100nl, I'm getting into a healthy routine and I believe I can do this.

Where have the grades been the last few sesh's?

Hey OP I made more money playing poker this month than you did.

Fodersneso is being sarcastic. Surely that's obvious to tell? Clearly not.

Yeah, Foder's obviously mocking you. I have no idea how you can't tell this. He thinks you're an idiot with your explanations like every other person here.

Fodersneso has been mocking you for several weeks now lol.

GJ Foderneso, you got him!

legit lol’ed.

this is so relatable

6bet, this isn’t meant to be inflammatory but some of these guys are spot on imo.

My first full-time month won’t even be until September but I’ve spent (including studying but not 2+2) at least 125-150 hours on poker every month in 2020. Every single one. That’s while going to school full time and teaching/playing board games for lols.

I play higher than you and I’m 6 years younger. Stop making excuses.

A good first step would be not sleeping more than 6hrs. A solid second step would be to realize that every time you “rest”, dozens of other kids are working to accomplish the things you say you’re going to accomplish.

I don't mean to single you out, but I don't understand why people in general tell me "I worked X amount of hours last year".

Like at no point did I claim I was the hardest working person out there. Quite the opposite: I've admitted to having problems with motivation, problems with energy levels, problems with sticking to a routine, and I've been asking for advice on how to improve.

Like what's the point in telling me that I'm lazy or that I'm not putting in enough volume? I already know that. That's literally the whole problem I'm trying to fix. It's what I've been trying to fix since the start of this thread.

If people want to help me, then that would be much appreciated. If you don't want to help, then that's also fine, you can just enjoy the ride. But don't tell me what my problems are, unless you're prepared to come up with a solution to them. Otherwise, it just comes across as toxic negativity.

keep reading. I have no interest in hating on you and I’m pretty much the furthest thing from negative lol.

You know how much hate I’ve gotten for saying I’m going to make over $100k in my first year playing full time?

The difference is that I’m going to PLAY at LEAST 2500 hours in 2021.

I’ll be more clear: every minute you worry about what other people think is a minute you’re not spending grinding...

What advice are you looking for?

Van guy providing the clarity we were all looking for in the thread. Thank you.

Work harder than anyone you’ve ever met.

Profit.

/thread

Him singling out the person who is OBVIOUSLY ****ING WITH HIM as a helpful voice is a perfect synopsis of this thread. And maybe his entire life.

Here, read the suggestions in the following threads :

https://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/1...goals-1703641/

https://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/1...et-me-1762207/

GL

I appreciate your posts. They are entertaining, and I read this thread every few days to see what kind of wild food you've blown cash on or degenerate games you've gambled on. I think you're young and at the end of the day, it isn't too detrimental. Do whatever you want.

This road kid obviously has aspergers and can't stop spending all day here despite everyone hating him. He keeps talking about how he's gonna make 80k+ off chess or poker any day now. It's extremely embarrassing. Don't worry, everyone hates him.

+1

Guy has been here trying to stroke his own ego /make themselves feel better awhile now. infact a lot people here seem to be.

Dude...people have been trying to give you so much advice on how to fix your problems since S1. You just attempt to justify every single action and redirect or ignore **** every time which is a huge issue. There are really so many people in here that want to see you succeed and you won't even let them help you. You might as well be studying your HH's/PIO and everything else and just say"Nah that's wrong." That's basically what you do on a daily basis in this thread.

This is good advice. I'll take it. Thank you.

I think caring too much what other people think is my weakness tbh. You're right. I should just grind, gym and not care what all the haters think.

Sorry for losing my cool earlier.

umm, yeah, the advice here is basically comparable to PIO. Except for the fact that every one of you kids jerking off to hating 6bet are losers irl yourselves that no one would want to emulate. Your advice sucks. Shut the **** up and lurk more