From AIDS to Paid: The Randal_Graves story
07-27-2014
, 11:24 PM
07-28-2014
, 01:44 AM
07-28-2014
, 02:07 AM
07-28-2014
, 02:15 AM
07-30-2014
, 08:51 PM
07-31-2014
, 05:01 AM
08-01-2014
, 02:08 PM
08-05-2014
, 02:37 PM
Reflection
"Sometimes you gotta stand by your failures to recognize your success."
- Joe Budden
Last night I made my T/25 debut and I thought it was a good time to reflect on how far I've come since starting this stake. Gonna share some stories that I was previously too embarrassed to type out but I think now it's important to gain some perspective. When I started I was having such a difficult time grasping and applying all of the new information being given to me plus I was running horribly and I started off on a $4500 downswing at 2/5. For someone who was making $1600 a month at my old job I was devastated at losing this much money and felt like I was letting Kydd down by just constantly losing every single session.
I eventually climbed out of the red and got into the black but almost instantly went on another downswing in December and got stuck another $3000. At this point I was running out of the money I had saved up to come down here and do this and if things didn't turn around for me I probably wouldn't have lasted another month or two. I was eating Cup O Noodles every day to conserve the little money that I had left. For the record Kydd offered to give me whatever money I needed to ensure that I ate normally but I wanted to do this because of a story bip told in the chat thread one day where the gist of the story was "there is no motivation like starvation." One day I wanted to eat something different so I went to Costco to get a hot dog and soda for $1.50 and I literally only bought 6 quarters with me only to realize I forgot the extra .10 for tax and had to walk out of the store. I felt like this was my rock bottom moment and thought I would be back home within 3 months of starting this journey grinding that same $12/hr job and having to explain to people how I failed miserably at my shot at being a pro poker player. I used all of these negative thoughts as fuel to drive me and I never stopped working and reviewing hands and study materials and eventually the cards started evening out and the concepts in my head were finally clicking and I never looked back from there. Hopefully other struggling pros can read this story and realize that if you put the work in you can find the light at the end of the dark tunnel.
Here's one hand to sum up how my T/25 debut went (second orbit):
Eff stacks 2.5k
Preflop (35): Hero is OTB with J
J
UTG opens for 75, CO calls, Hero calls, SB calls, BB folds.
UTG is a whale and a huge station.
CO is Kydd.
Flop (325): J
J
3
SB checks, UTG checks, CO bets 200, Hero calls, BB folds, UTG calls.
Turn (925): 2
UTG and CO check, Hero bets 600, UTG and CO call.
River (2725): 3
UTG and CO check, Hero shoves for 1,625, UTG and CO fold.
Nice gift to start the level.
Rack porn:
No problem. Sounds like it was a success and if you ever want us on again just let me know and we are in. 5/T winrate might be 200/hr by then 
"Sometimes you gotta stand by your failures to recognize your success."
- Joe Budden
Last night I made my T/25 debut and I thought it was a good time to reflect on how far I've come since starting this stake. Gonna share some stories that I was previously too embarrassed to type out but I think now it's important to gain some perspective. When I started I was having such a difficult time grasping and applying all of the new information being given to me plus I was running horribly and I started off on a $4500 downswing at 2/5. For someone who was making $1600 a month at my old job I was devastated at losing this much money and felt like I was letting Kydd down by just constantly losing every single session.
I eventually climbed out of the red and got into the black but almost instantly went on another downswing in December and got stuck another $3000. At this point I was running out of the money I had saved up to come down here and do this and if things didn't turn around for me I probably wouldn't have lasted another month or two. I was eating Cup O Noodles every day to conserve the little money that I had left. For the record Kydd offered to give me whatever money I needed to ensure that I ate normally but I wanted to do this because of a story bip told in the chat thread one day where the gist of the story was "there is no motivation like starvation." One day I wanted to eat something different so I went to Costco to get a hot dog and soda for $1.50 and I literally only bought 6 quarters with me only to realize I forgot the extra .10 for tax and had to walk out of the store. I felt like this was my rock bottom moment and thought I would be back home within 3 months of starting this journey grinding that same $12/hr job and having to explain to people how I failed miserably at my shot at being a pro poker player. I used all of these negative thoughts as fuel to drive me and I never stopped working and reviewing hands and study materials and eventually the cards started evening out and the concepts in my head were finally clicking and I never looked back from there. Hopefully other struggling pros can read this story and realize that if you put the work in you can find the light at the end of the dark tunnel.
Here's one hand to sum up how my T/25 debut went (second orbit):
Eff stacks 2.5k
Preflop (35): Hero is OTB with J
JUTG opens for 75, CO calls, Hero calls, SB calls, BB folds.
UTG is a whale and a huge station.
CO is Kydd.
Flop (325): J
J 3SB checks, UTG checks, CO bets 200, Hero calls, BB folds, UTG calls.
Turn (925): 2
UTG and CO check, Hero bets 600, UTG and CO call.
River (2725): 3
UTG and CO check, Hero shoves for 1,625, UTG and CO fold.
Nice gift to start the level.
Rack porn:
08-05-2014
, 04:25 PM
08-05-2014
, 04:26 PM
08-05-2014
, 06:08 PM
08-05-2014
, 10:49 PM
Quote:
Reflection
"Sometimes you gotta stand by your failures to recognize your success."
- Joe Budden
Last night I made my T/25 debut and I thought it was a good time to reflect on how far I've come since starting this stake. Gonna share some stories that I was previously too embarrassed to type out but I think now it's important to gain some perspective. When I started I was having such a difficult time grasping and applying all of the new information being given to me plus I was running horribly and I started off on a $4500 downswing at 2/5. For someone who was making $1600 a month at my old job I was devastated at losing this much money and felt like I was letting Kydd down by just constantly losing every single session.
I eventually climbed out of the red and got into the black but almost instantly went on another downswing in December and got stuck another $3000. At this point I was running out of the money I had saved up to come down here and do this and if things didn't turn around for me I probably wouldn't have lasted another month or two. I was eating Cup O Noodles every day to conserve the little money that I had left. For the record Kydd offered to give me whatever money I needed to ensure that I ate normally but I wanted to do this because of a story bip told in the chat thread one day where the gist of the story was "there is no motivation like starvation." One day I wanted to eat something different so I went to Costco to get a hot dog and soda for $1.50 and I literally only bought 6 quarters with me only to realize I forgot the extra .10 for tax and had to walk out of the store. I felt like this was my rock bottom moment and thought I would be back home within 3 months of starting this journey grinding that same $12/hr job and having to explain to people how I failed miserably at my shot at being a pro poker player. I used all of these negative thoughts as fuel to drive me and I never stopped working and reviewing hands and study materials and eventually the cards started evening out and the concepts in my head were finally clicking and I never looked back from there. Hopefully other struggling pros can read this story and realize that if you put the work in you can find the light at the end of the dark tunnel.
Here's one hand to sum up how my T/25 debut went (second orbit):
Eff stacks 2.5k
Preflop (35): Hero is OTB with JJ
UTG opens for 75, CO calls, Hero calls, SB calls, BB folds.
UTG is a whale and a huge station.
CO is Kydd.
Flop (325): J J 3
SB checks, UTG checks, CO bets 200, Hero calls, BB folds, UTG calls.
Turn (925): 2
UTG and CO check, Hero bets 600, UTG and CO call.
River (2725): 3
UTG and CO check, Hero shoves for 1,625, UTG and CO fold.
Nice gift to start the level.
Rack porn:
No problem. Sounds like it was a success and if you ever want us on again just let me know and we are in. 5/T winrate might be 200/hr by then
"Sometimes you gotta stand by your failures to recognize your success."
- Joe Budden
Last night I made my T/25 debut and I thought it was a good time to reflect on how far I've come since starting this stake. Gonna share some stories that I was previously too embarrassed to type out but I think now it's important to gain some perspective. When I started I was having such a difficult time grasping and applying all of the new information being given to me plus I was running horribly and I started off on a $4500 downswing at 2/5. For someone who was making $1600 a month at my old job I was devastated at losing this much money and felt like I was letting Kydd down by just constantly losing every single session.
I eventually climbed out of the red and got into the black but almost instantly went on another downswing in December and got stuck another $3000. At this point I was running out of the money I had saved up to come down here and do this and if things didn't turn around for me I probably wouldn't have lasted another month or two. I was eating Cup O Noodles every day to conserve the little money that I had left. For the record Kydd offered to give me whatever money I needed to ensure that I ate normally but I wanted to do this because of a story bip told in the chat thread one day where the gist of the story was "there is no motivation like starvation." One day I wanted to eat something different so I went to Costco to get a hot dog and soda for $1.50 and I literally only bought 6 quarters with me only to realize I forgot the extra .10 for tax and had to walk out of the store. I felt like this was my rock bottom moment and thought I would be back home within 3 months of starting this journey grinding that same $12/hr job and having to explain to people how I failed miserably at my shot at being a pro poker player. I used all of these negative thoughts as fuel to drive me and I never stopped working and reviewing hands and study materials and eventually the cards started evening out and the concepts in my head were finally clicking and I never looked back from there. Hopefully other struggling pros can read this story and realize that if you put the work in you can find the light at the end of the dark tunnel.
Here's one hand to sum up how my T/25 debut went (second orbit):
Eff stacks 2.5k
Preflop (35): Hero is OTB with J
JUTG opens for 75, CO calls, Hero calls, SB calls, BB folds.
UTG is a whale and a huge station.
CO is Kydd.
Flop (325): J
J 3SB checks, UTG checks, CO bets 200, Hero calls, BB folds, UTG calls.
Turn (925): 2
UTG and CO check, Hero bets 600, UTG and CO call.
River (2725): 3
UTG and CO check, Hero shoves for 1,625, UTG and CO fold.
Nice gift to start the level.
Rack porn:
No problem. Sounds like it was a success and if you ever want us on again just let me know and we are in. 5/T winrate might be 200/hr by then
awesome story.
if i ever meet you, i'll buy you a hot dog and a soda at costco.
08-06-2014
, 02:41 PM
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, 06:33 PM
