Disagree. The evidence doesn't support that in my opinion.

+1

he could undoubtedly do it a few years ago. now he's had a taste of success, moved onto bigger things, crashed and burned and is now back to square one. the ridiculous HHs he's provided, while the transparency is great and i'll hand it to OP for putting it out there because many wouldn't, shows a complete lack of willingness to accept the situation he is currently in - which is having to grind with a disciplined 1/2 game.

this is typically the beginning of the end for most poker players. they get used to playing at higher stakes (in OPs case, it was in the stock market with significantly more money on the line), they are humbled at their lack of ability at the higher level ** cough cough, obviously they ran bad at the higher steak, they allows ran bad, cough cough**, and need to drop down. the problem is most players ego's get in the way and they want to get back to that baller lifestyle as quickly as possible because "i'm a [insert steak] player, not a [insert lower steak] player"

either OP can sack up and play like a professional - because lets remember that he told everyone poker is his job - or he's gonna just chase the white elephant for however long it takes him to hit rock bottom, his life will be in shambles and he'll have to climb out of a deeper hole.

bureaucrats. LOL

Looks like we may have heard the last of BS....

Rayz back in the psychiatric hospital's west wing...poker hospital.

K

rayz will be fine.he understands math.numbers dont lie.i bet hes getting a good chuckle out of a lot of these responces as i am.

rayz is on suicide watch. He is not fine

what was this post before it got edited 20 minutes later?

How did the sessions this week go? Do you ever play any limit there? The games are really loose so you can beat them just not for a huge hourly winrate.

The August Tuesday-Thursday promos look great esp if you are playing when there are fewer tables. I'd try to go grind but there are too many good tournament series nearby in August.

He has $2k left, says he's fine, post included an irrelevant picture. Also won twice in a row, so...

Pulling for you, Ray

Thanks @wasitacatIsaw.
@Arbar the sessions are going better. The mini break helped clear my head and I’m playing a lot better now. Picking my spots better. Falling back in line. A big part of it cd also b I hv no choice. I can’t lose this. Can’t. Must build off of it. Must.

Damn hard to get ahead tho w fam of 5. Phuck, it’s expensive. $60ish for our to eat dinners, utilities, bdays, entertainment, school supplies and registration, etc etc. Everything in the poker black has been eaten up to fam life expenses.

We need a big score. We need clearance. We need to get to the other side some how.

Shd I sell the house?

you're starting to sound like a degenerate gambler

Sell the house. Don't tell the wife though.

Lol... sell the house... what the actual ****?!?


Serious questions
1) what is your winrate?
2) how many hours do you put in per week this year, rough average if you don’t know exactly.
3) do you have any other income streams?

No you should get a job/stable income and keep the house...

Rayz, I’d consider putting together a budget so all the normal monthly bills don’t come as a surprise. You can also find out ways to cut back once you see what you’re overspending on things.

Don’t be ridiculous.

You should rent out a room and tell the wife you have a cousin who needs a place to crash for a few nights. She won’t realize until a few months pass and by then you’ll have some rent $ saved to gambooool

Well played.

Great to hear that you cleared your head and are playing better. +1 on the suggestion to make a budget. It will also help you evaluate how many hours you need to play weekly to cover the minimum required expenses.

Don't think about chasing a big score. The goal here should be to put in the hours and be able to earn more than the minimum monthly expenses you have to cover. Over time if this can be kept up the roll will have modest growth. Slow and steady.

Based on what I see every Friday and Saturday night, OP should put some time in those shifts for easier money.

I think this might be your only play

Selling the house is def an option. I’m being serious.

1&2) Stats since March 2019 are very discouraging for me. This is so below what my norm has been over the years. Sure the sample size is small here, but still frustrating af. I feel way overdue for heaters.

For now, its getting harder to wake up. Maybe slight depression is setting in. I’m to the point where it’s I either I grind this roll up or try to make it last til we find a job. The only prob w the latter...Poker is what we do. We will do it til we can’t. #crunchtime



3). Just a $100 from Sara every other week for daycare. I paid it all upfront.
*She isn’t paying any towards what she owes me (104k). Plans to pay me $3k at tax time.


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what are your total stats for the year?

also, games are getting worse on average, expecting to have same hourly as in 2013 or whatever is probably not realistic