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It would be interesting to know how his life is going now, with regards to his job, gf, family, chess, if he's played any poker etc. But I guess we won't be hearing from him again, given that he last logged in back in july and he deleted his reddit account.

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11-20-2019 , 11:44 PM

#10527

GarbageReg

banned

Join Date: Apr 2019 Posts: 388

People like him don't just vanish. He has just found a new home somewhere to be stoopid. For the sake of quality entertainment we need to track him down.

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11-21-2019 , 01:15 AM

#10528

johnnyBuz

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 7,563

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Originally Posted by SpinMeRightRound

His girlfriend became his wife and she’s an alcoholic mooch.

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11-21-2019 , 03:50 AM

#10529

WereBeer

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 10,700

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Originally Posted by johnnyBuz

His girlfriend became his wife and she’s an alcoholic mooch.

Well he's a mooch himself with plenty of other issues so that's about his level.

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11-21-2019 , 04:00 AM

#10530

.isolated

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 21,495

6b's probably fine. Trolling some other forum.

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11-21-2019 , 04:06 AM

#10531

NVF

adept

Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 1,164

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Originally Posted by SpinMeRightRound

It sounds pretty bad from the last few reddit posts.

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12-19-2019 , 06:16 AM

#10532

venice10

Referee

Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 25,849

The sad thing is that he probably believes at this point that 2018 was a success and the best part of his life. The only thing sadder is that he may be right.

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11-01-2022 , 01:38 AM

#10533

namunamja98

stranger

Join Date: Feb 2022 Posts: 1

Hey man, don't give up on your dreams. Stay focused and keep your game and the money will come.

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04-17-2023 , 03:17 PM

#10534

aggrodude6000

newbie

Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 43

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Where do I want to be in 5 years?

In 5 years time, I'll be 29 years old. I want to have a bankroll of at least $100k and I want to be grinding $5/$10 and $10/$20 live games, as well as 200nl online games (if online poker is still accessible).

At this stage, I also want to be looking at going back to uni. I got kicked out of my previous degree for failing too many subjects, since I spent too long at the casino and skipped most of my classes. It was a shame because I was studying BCom at the top university in my country and I could've gone places; I could've worked as an actuary or an investment banker. But I decided after getting kicked out that I need to get poker "out of my system" before I think about returning to study, which is why I want to grind for the next 5 years harder than I've ever grinded before. I want to make something out of this. I want to turn a sh**ty situation into an opportunity for success.

How will I achieve this?

I will continue working my current job (pizza delivery driver) and playing $1/$3 and $2/$5 at the casino until I have a $30k bankroll. Then I will quit my job and just grind full-time. I'll also play online a lot too, which will help me to see more hands per hour and improve faster.

My current schedule is something like: work 20hrs per week, play poker 20hrs per week. I'd like to increase volume and start grinding 30hrs per week of poker. I'd also like to reduce life expenses: ideally, the money I earn from work should cover all of my life expenses with $100/week extra to add to my bankroll. And ideally, I should earn at least $20/hr at the casino, which will allow my bankroll to grow by $700/week or $35k/year, on average.

How will I avoid tilt and self-destruction?

The moment I find myself tilting, I will walk away immediately. Even if I'm in the middle of a hand, I'll just fold out of turn and walk away. Even if my friends are on the same table as me, I'll just excuse myself to the bathroom or to the sink for a glass of water. Even if I've just paid my big blind, I'll just consider it a sunk cost. Being able to walk away from a game when tilted is essential to success in cash games imo.

I'll also set a stop-loss: I won't allow myself to lose more than 2 buyins a night at the casino. The only exception is if the games are exceptionally juicy (and I'll be strict on this: if it's not in the top 5% of tables I've ever sat at, then it doesn't count), of which case I'll allow 3 buyins and no more. I find that no matter how soft the table is, I'm almost always going to be a -EV player after losing a certain amount of buyins in a row.

My bankroll limits will be:
Less than 10k: Grind $1/$3 live and 25nl online
10k to 20k: Grind mostly $1/$3 live but take shots at $2/$5 when the games appear juicy. Grind whatever stakes I can beat online.
20k to 50k: Grind mostly $2/$5 live but take shots at $5/$10 when the games appear juicy. Grind whatever stakes I can beat online.
50k to 100k: Grind mostly $5/$10 live but take 1 buyin shots at $10/$20 whenever it runs. Grind whatever stakes I can beat online.
100k+: Grind whatever the highest live game I can find runs, up to $10/$20. Grind whatever stakes I can beat online. Potentially get into PLO too for more game variety.

Op pls update its the 5year anniversary