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12-25-2013 , 02:47 PM
Ewww 9m hypers, just sounds painful .

GG this yr again, looking fwd to seeing less of you on the tables in 2014 for sure, unless Im back to HS's and needing someone to help me load games ofc

Merry xmas
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12-25-2013 , 03:26 PM
Merry Xmas gramps!!! Idk why but I didn't see this thread in pg&c and. Feel I have missed out. Best of luck for 2014. The less than ten buck game is intruiging gl and have a happy new year.
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12-25-2013 , 04:43 PM
Such a fish - make it 350k so you can do "the 'bout tree fiddy joke" when asked how much you made last year.
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12-25-2013 , 10:39 PM
Great work this year! Impressively level headed planning ITT for next year, need to get on that myself.
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12-26-2013 , 01:26 AM
congrats on the grind man. really impressive the way you do it year in and year out

gl achieving a better balance in 2014
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12-26-2013 , 03:27 AM
( ) decent pre rakeback prfoits
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12-26-2013 , 03:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Mecastyles
( ) decent pre rakeback prfoits
lmao at new avy

Also gg gramps, crushing what, 5 years in a row now?

Last edited by debacle; 12-26-2013 at 03:55 AM.
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12-26-2013 , 03:18 PM
Debacle, gotta be more like 8-9.
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12-26-2013 , 03:27 PM
Congratulations sir! You are a huge inspiration for me, I play HU Hyper but still.

How many tables do you play?
Do you save all the money you make from poker or do you have anything special you like to spend it on? Like kids etc?
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12-26-2013 , 10:53 PM
Monster year, congrats. Results aside, I love you make it work by commuting from San Diego.
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12-27-2013 , 03:30 AM
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Originally Posted by sippin_criss
Debacle, gotta be more like 8-9.
too much swag

Last edited by debacle; 12-27-2013 at 03:30 AM. Reason: #swag
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12-27-2013 , 02:00 PM
Congrats Gramps very nicely done. You're always welcome if you fancy another holiday a bit further South...maybe even get to Macchu Picchu this time
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12-28-2013 , 12:41 AM
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Originally Posted by mjcace
Such a legend, Grats and bol in 2014
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Originally Posted by chaserr
good job, nice year
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Originally Posted by mato4
just wow. what a grinder
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Originally Posted by LTT777
Very impressive year. Congrats sir!
Thanks, feels good to have had the solid year in line with what I had planned/imagined from/near the start. Guess it's time to keep grinding on into 2014! And/or legending on

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Originally Posted by jdawg91
Ewww 9m hypers, just sounds painful .

GG this yr again, looking fwd to seeing less of you on the tables in 2014 for sure, unless Im back to HS's and needing someone to help me load games ofc

Merry xmas
Merry Xmas as well. May there be plenty of helpers to get games loaded the next several days so that one of us can get around to posting more threadsavers

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Originally Posted by Solidthought
Merry Xmas gramps!!! Idk why but I didn't see this thread in pg&c and. Feel I have missed out. Best of luck for 2014. The less than ten buck game is intruiging gl and have a happy new year.
Merry Xmas, it's not too late to go back and read it as if it's new!

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Originally Posted by Sauron92
Such a fish - make it 350k so you can do "the 'bout tree fiddy joke" when asked how much you made last year.
Tree fordy and change?

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Originally Posted by starting gun
Great work this year! Impressively level headed planning ITT for next year, need to get on that myself.
Tyty, all the level-headed planning is designed to nicely balance out all the button-clicking rage.

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Originally Posted by The Lipo Fund
congrats on the grind man. really impressive the way you do it year in and year out

gl achieving a better balance in 2014
Thank you, feel free to play 2,500 hours+, make a boatload of money, and make me look like the lazy old man I'll become And nice end-of-year binking to roll into 2014 with good momentum.

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Originally Posted by Mecastyles
( ) decent pre rakeback prfoits
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Originally Posted by debacle
lmao at new avy

Also gg gramps, crushing what, 5 years in a row now?
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Originally Posted by sippin_criss
Debacle, gotta be more like 8-9.
Think I "un-crushed" in '11 due to Black Friday, but going pretty strong since '04

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SNGs though, lolz


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Originally Posted by sngmastah
Congratulations sir! You are a huge inspiration for me, I play HU Hyper but still.

How many tables do you play?
Do you save all the money you make from poker or do you have anything special you like to spend it on? Like kids etc?
Up to 16+ tables, but anything over 12 and it's pushing my limits.

Don't spend it on any kids (that I know about). I'm American and pay taxes, California resident = more taxes. I've bought a house, thrown a good amount in a retirement account, basically gotten ahead every year except 2011/Black Friday. Spent a fair amount on trips, etc. and other fun things along the way.

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Originally Posted by jaxtraw
Monster year, congrats. Results aside, I love you make it work by commuting from San Diego.
Gracias, señor, estoy agradecido de que puedo trabajar y vivir en diferentes lados de la frontera mientras que todavía tiene una distancia razonable.

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Originally Posted by debacle
too much swag
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Originally Posted by xPeru
Congrats Gramps very nicely done. You're always welcome if you fancy another holiday a bit further South...maybe even get to Macchu Picchu this time
Let's see how the Mexican Senate handles things in the first half of 2014 and I may be hitting you up. Don't have a Pokerfuse subscription, and the internet suggests you're the #1 source of info on the gambling bill, so keep us updated!!!
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12-28-2013 , 12:44 AM
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Originally Posted by xPeru
Congrats Gramps very nicely done. You're always welcome if you fancy another holiday a bit further South...maybe even get to Macchu Picchu this time



come holla G-pa!

I'd recommend a Uruguay/Iguazu falls trip over Peru/Machu Pichu...although Peru is miles better in every other way. Peru LAPT/galapagos trip would be pretty sweeeeet as well! grab all the mexicans and come visit sometime!
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12-28-2013 , 01:09 AM
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Originally Posted by boliver


come holla G-pa!

I'd recommend a Uruguay/Iguazu falls trip over Peru/Machu Pichu...although Peru is miles better in every other way. Peru LAPT/galapagos trip would be pretty sweeeeet as well! grab all the mexicans and come visit sometime!
Hollering back in my G-pa swag/dress . Like all the pics you post in your thread, those Iguaza falls look pretty sick. I visited Joss/xPeru in Arequipa 4 years ago, right after I'd tried to see MPicchu, but....the train tracks had washed out 2 days before, so no MP para mi

Only been to Colonia in Uruguay on a day trip, but even those "river beaches" were real nice. The expanded TJ/Rosa SNE crew might have to take advantage of that FPP discount and head down South.
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01-01-2014 , 07:29 PM
This thread ended up being very helpful in two respects:

(1) By making my poker goals and progress public, it held me accountable/kept me on track throughout the year. I don't think many people like failing/sucking publicly, and I'm probably more sensitive about that than average.

(2) It gave me a good place for my streak of narcissistic/affirmation-seeking ramble when my over-stimulated-by-playing-poker brain needed somewhere to do such without tarding up other people's threads

In the spirit of giving back to the people who contributed, and to switch it up/do something new to start 2014, I present the following:

Spoiler:
Freeroll Present!!:

Spoiler:




1st = 37.5% of pre-rakeback profits for the "relevant games" or $750, whichever is greater.

2nd = 25% of pre-rakeback profits for the "relevant games" or $500, whichever is greater.

3rd = 12.5% of pre-rakeback profits for the "relevant games" or $250, whichever is greater.

4th = a hug and a handshake.


Spoiler:
(From me, not Melanie. Sorry.)




Rules:

-You must have posted in this thread in 2013 to be eligible for the freeroll. Each eligible poster gets 1 guess. If you posted at least 5 times in this thread in 2013, you get 2 guesses (Yes, the posting history will be checked!)

-OP is not eligible.

Spoiler:


-You need to guess what my pre-rakeback profit in the "relevant games" will be. Closest guess wins, whether it's over or under.

-"Relevant games" = 5,000 games of <$10 buyin. I hope to complete the games by the end of March. Only games played on or after January 9th will count.* It'll mostly be $7 9-max Hypers, with some 180s** and Turbo/Hyper MTTs** mixed in. I think it'll be about 90%/10% (9-max hyper vs. 180/MTT), but won't really have a good sense until I start grinding.

-For the eligible posters in this thread - in order to make a "guess", just post in this thread what you think my pre-rakeback profits (or losses ) will be in the relevant games. Closest guess wins, whether it's over or under the final number.

-For a guess to be eligible, it must be at least $50 away from the other guesses (at the time of the guess). The idea to discourage late cherry-picking, $1 over, etc.

-Once a correct/rule-conforming guess has been made, it can't be changed.

-Your guess(es) must be made by January 8th, 10 p.m. PST. Posting in this thread is the only thing that counts as an official guess. Once the deadline has passed, I'll post a list of all the guesses, and update my results periodically.

-My Sharkscope results will be the determinant of what my pre-rakeback profit was for the relevant games. It may be off, but we're still going with it.

-Since this is a freeroll, I'll make the final determination if any issues arise, though will consult others if there's any dispute.

-I'll try to wrap things up by ending with 5 or 6 180s/MTTs, just to make it interesting. I won't play any favorites during this challenge (i.e. to help one entry at the expense of another). I'm just trying to get a "high score" while managing time & variance.

-If a poster believes that I'm altering my play to affect the outcome of the freeroll, I will likely state that indeed I am, in order to push their buttons and balance my future hazing ranges.

-I reserve the right to make reasonable/common-sense adjustments to the above as we go, in the spirit of the freeroll, etc.

*I may jump in some <$10 games this week while tweaking my HUD. Obviously these won't count in the 5,000.

**I'm counting the initial buyin as determinative of "<$10." If I rebuy/add-on and end up spending $10 or more in a 180 or MTT, the game still counts as "under $10" so long as the initial buyin is <$10.
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01-01-2014 , 07:35 PM
Wow so hard to guess on this, uhhh I'll take $3100

Edit: Will also take $3500 profit
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01-01-2014 , 07:40 PM
I'll go with 2900$!
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01-01-2014 , 07:46 PM
In & $3777

Also $2222
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01-01-2014 , 07:47 PM
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01-01-2014 , 07:48 PM
$2500!
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01-01-2014 , 07:50 PM
In for freeroll

i dont understand 90% of this

3876

Last edited by Rusemandingo; 01-01-2014 at 07:57 PM.
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01-01-2014 , 07:59 PM
3401
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01-01-2014 , 08:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Rusemandingo
In for freeroll

i dont understand 90% of this

3876
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Originally Posted by Mecastyles
3401
You guys are getting it
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01-01-2014 , 08:15 PM
1974
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