I Am A Bull Ready To Run Wild On The 2015 World Series Of Poker
05-14-2015
, 01:16 AM
It's been two years since my original post in this forum.
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...61&postcount=1
Since then a lot has changed, including my looks since I've got more comfortable with what I am.
But, some things I said in my original post still hold true.
Personal Accomplishments:
Still committed multiple felonies.
(Possession With Intent To Distribute Methanphetamine Commonly Known As MDMA. Possession With Intent To Distribute Marijuana. Cocaine Possession Under 50 Grams.)
Still have countless misdemeanors.
(Memory is a little fuzzy now. But, at least 5-10 Driving On Suspended Licenses and 5-10 Driving On Restricted Licenses. Finally, managed to beat the system by allowing a dead beat friend with no job to live with me for an entire year while I served my suspension as long as he transported me and any drugs I was selling anywhere I asked at the time.)
Still won high school debate class champion.
(My partner was a huge pothead. I hardly ever showed up to class. We went 0-16 in the regular season to obtain the bottom seed. This toolbox like Doug Lee who played for The Trenton High School hockey team asked me how it felt to be stupid enough to go 0-16 and guaranteed that I'd lose to this fat valedictorian dyke slag named Anne and her nasty looking straight teammate in round one. I have no idea why he was propping up these whores. The straight one probably gave him handjobs because like I said he was a tool and I don't think he had what it takes to get much past first base in those days. Of course I didn't either. So, I was really pissed. Anyway, I decided to try and I wrote me and my partners debate speeches as well as a counter argument sheet for my partner that contained every answer he needed for any question or counter argument our opposition made against us in any debate. We went on to upset the fat dyke in round one and brought her to tears. Then we coasted our way to the finals where we were pitted up against another queer and a kid named Nathanial who went on to become a war hero while also graduating from Harvard University. Things were looking grim for the young bull. But, our pothead teacher Mr. Carr selected drug legalization for the final debate and me my partner (now deceased of a drug overdose or a DUI I believe) shipped the fukking coin toss and of course you know I chose to represent every one of you bastards rights to snort cocaine out of an eighteen year old strippers a$$hole. Which was funny. I was straight edge at this time. Within a year I got tired of beating off, loosened up a little, and found this girl from Wyandotte to go to concerts and have sex with me. Her name was Stacey. So, I lived happily ever after that for the most part. I am not like one of those fat, zitty, nerdy, or smelly grinder kids at the poker table talking about "range" who Dan Bilzerian would offer a thousand bucks to honestly "range" how many times they've got their dick sucked causing them to turtle and shut up because we all know they don't have a "range" when it comes to $hit like that. It's a zero sonn.)
Still was a top three Internet Sales Director for Ford. (Despite jerking off in the bathroom to my girlfriend's nudes for at least a half hour a day and sometimes disappearing for a two hour lunch break to go fukk her at the Sheraton hotel which was located right off Haggerty road in Novi, Michigan. I didn't mention that the first time around.)
Still grinning and bearing it through $hit movies like "The Notebook".."The Twilight Series"..."Spice World"... and most recently "Fifty Shades Of Gray" with girls.
(The Fifty Shades Of Gray isn't so bad because if you meet a girl that's into that movie or book you usually have the green light to be rough with them, degrade them, or have all sorts of dominant/submissive fun with them. If they make you watch that movie then don't let you face fukk them I say get rid of them. Who the fukk wants a wanna be you know?)
Which brings me to the reason I am here.....
I know poker and you are all starving for "The Real Thing" and much like that Faith No More track released in 1989 I am it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym8ID1wsYXY
You know the feeling
It is the real thing
The essence of the soul
The perfect moment
That golden moment
I know you feel it too
I know the feeling
It is the real thing
You can't refuse the embrace
It's like the pattern below the skin
You gotta reach out and pull it all in
And you feel like you're too close
So you swallow another dose
The pinnacle of happiness
Filling up your soul
You don't think you can take any more
You never want to let go
To touch the roots of experience
The most basic ingredients
To see the unseen glitter of life
And feel the dirt, grief, anger and strife
Cherish the certainty of now
It kills you a bit at a time
cradle the inspiration
It will leave you writhing on the floor...
This is so unreal, what I feel
This nourishment, life is bent
Into a shape I can hold
A twist of fate, all my own
Just grit your teeth, make no sound
Take a step away and look around
Just clench your fist and close your eyes
Look deep inside, hypnotize
The whisper is but a shout
That's what it is all about
Yes, the ecstasy, you can pray
You will never let it slip away
Like the sacred song that someone sings through you
Like the flesh so warm that the thorn sticks into
Like the dream one day you know will come to life
Try to hold on just a little longer, stronger
It's the jewel of victory
The chasm of misery
And once you have bitten the core
You will always know the flavor
The split second of divinity
You drink up the sky
All of heaven is in your arms
You know the reason why
It's right there, all by itself
And what you are, there is nothing else
You're growing a life within a life
The lips of wonder kiss you inside
And when it's over the feeling remains
It all comes down to this
The smoke clears, I see what it is
That made me feel this way
This is so unreal, what I feel
Flood, sell your soul, feel the blood
Pump through your veins, can't explain
The element that's everything
Just clench your fist and close your eyes
Look deep inside, hypnotize
Yes, the ecstasy, you can pray
You will never let it slip away
Like the echoes of your childhood laughter, ever after
Like the first time love urged you to take guidance, in silence
Like your heartbeat when you realize you're dying, but you're trying
Like the way you cry for a happy ending, ending
I know
No $hit sponsors to rep. No Beats By Dre headphones are going to be encasing these ears. No pathetic patches gonna be pinned to this motherfukking wolf shirt. Nothing but a god damn fanny pack is going to be snapped around my American flag pant's waistline and if the sunglasses you're trying to hawk me don't have old glory on the lenses then they're more useless than that fgt ass tofu vegan diet some frail scarf wearing hipster at the poker table won't shut up about. I bet his farts smell worse than the hippie skanks vagina he ate after she hadn't showered for a week at Burning Man and got a train ran on her. Those guys are more annoying than the euro lagtard douchebags all you clowns keep letting winning the god damn thing.
You see my friends....
I am sponsored for the people and by the people.
I prefer to keep it that way.
You will all either grow to love me or hate me because when I speak I say something.
By now I'm sure some bitch has got his panties in a bundle and is already reporting this post to the mods because I keep circumventing the profanity filter.
Oh well, fukk you to buddy.
Aint no stopping this bull from running wild in the following WSOP events:
Package #1
These events take place May 29th-June 9th.
Event #5 Collussus $565 NLHE $5,000,000 Guarantee (4 Bullets)
Event #16 Millionare Maker $1500 NLHE (2 Bullets)
Total needed= $5,260.00 x roughly 1.1 MU= $5,800.00.
Selling up to 50%.
1%=$58
2%=$116
5%=$290
Package #2
These events take place July 3rd-July 13th.
Event #66 Lucky 7's NLHE $777 (2 Bullets)
Event #68 The Main Event NLHE $10,000
Total Needed= $11,554.00 x roughly 1.1 MU= $12,700.00
1%=$127
5%=$635
Selling up to 80%.
Will talk about lower mark up if you want to reserve 10% or more. Please feel free to pm me.
Poker Accomplishments:
This is where a lot has changed since the first time you all put me in the WSOP in 2013.
As I said in my original post I was making $20+ a hour at $1/$2 NLHE in Detroit, Michigan. Since then I have logged over 2000 hours at $1/$2 NLHE and my final win rate was around $22.92 or something like that. So, it wasn't just a hot run of positive variance.
In addition to that, I recently brought you all "Eat, Sleep, Break The Streak" in The Poker Goals + Challenges forum where I blogged strictly about my transition to $2/$5 NLHE.
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/17...treak-1493365/
The thread was written in my "Tales From The Poker Room" style and here are some excerpt highlights from the thread where our goal was to make $10,000 within thirty $2/$5 NLHE sessions and we did it in nineteen....
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...7&postcount=51
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...9&postcount=56
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...8&postcount=67
I am now averaging over $40 a hour in my last 500 hours of $2/$5 NLHE and will only improve from here on out.
If you're thinking, "Well great jabroni. You can beat a cash game. But, what can you do for me in tournaments?"
I'd be lying if I said I had posted outstanding tournament results. But, I have a long running "Rise Of The Bull" thread on this forum where I don't think I've ever turned in a huge loss for my investors. If I had to guess I am around a break even tournament player. I've played in around 35-40 $365-$1500 Buy-In events with the majority of them being $365-$550.
My Hendon Mob:
http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=93199
"Rise Of The Bull: The Quest For The People's Ring"
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/18...-ring-1367933/
I would say I've easily had $50,000 worth of poker stakes go through my hand and a million dollars worth of drug transactions in my hay day. I challenge you to find one person who knows me in my real life or online life that didn't get the product they were expecting or the money they were owed back.
I do confess early in my drug dealing career I was given one hundred bunk ecstasy pills that were orange and had a "P" on them. I decided to call them the orange playboys. I didn't know they were bunk until I sold a few of them and got complaints. This was before I found an ecstasy dealer who offered me a money back guarantee. So, I was stuck dropping around 1.3k on these one hundred pills. I used my Trenton High School education to rectify the situation.
I ended up overpaying to get these monster green pills at the time that were called "Green Big Macs" which were very high quality. I then sold those first at parties to kids for $30 each when the drug was bursting on the scene. Later in the evening when the people were already so high eating another pill was really going to do nothing for them I lied and said I was out of the "Green Big Macs." But, I had these "Orange Playboys" I could part with for $15 since it was the end of the night and I'm trying to empty out my supplies before I drive home.
Anyway, as soon as I recovered most my money I chucked the rest of those playboys in the trash and everyone lived happily ever after. Only one person complained and he's actually a Facebook friend of mine. So, I needed to come clean about that because there's a chance he could call me out on the old "Orange Playboys" from back in the early 2000's. Sorry Steve if you're reading.
Thankfully, I retired from distributing drugs in 2003 after I did 104 days in Isabella County Jail. Any drugs in my hands now days are not for resale value and solely for the enjoyment of me + whatever friends I may be doing them with. I do feel as an investor you should know the amount of times I've used drugs I've used this year and lets just say you can count it on one hand.
Payment:
I can accept Paypal, Chase Quickpay, Money Order, Western Union, Cash In Las Vegas, or www.giftrocket.com if you'd like to use your credit card.
Taxes:
I must hold 30% until all proper paperwork/forms are filled out.
In closing I'd like to thank all of you in advance for embracing me as a writer, poster, person, and to some of you an online or real life friend.
I am humbled every time I am on the road or in public and some of you take the time to come up and meet me simply just to shake my hand or buy me a beer.
Some of you have told me it was my threads that got you to play poker again.
Some of you have told me it was my threads that inspired you to get back into playing tournaments.
Some of you have told me it was my threads that introduced you to some of the great bands I listen to or authors I read.
Some of you have told me my stories over the years have made you laugh, made you cry, made you think, or made you question the false reality the media tries so hard to spoon you on television everyday.
Some of you have even said, "Lotgrinder, you know you're a legend right?" and it wasn't until the day of one of my childhood idols The Ultimate Warrior's death that I truly learned the right way to answer that question.
I found out the night before he died he looked the world square in the eyes on pay per view television and declared, "No WWE talent becomes a legend on their own. Every man's heart one day beats its final beat. His lungs breathe their final breath. And if what that man did in his life makes the blood pulse through the body of others and makes them believe deeper in something that's larger than life, then his essence, his spirit, will be immortalized by his storytellers -- by the loyalty, by the memory of those who honor him, and make what the man accomplished live forever."
"I am the Ultimate Warrior, you are the Ultimate Warrior fans and the spirit of the Ultimate Warrior will run forever."
So, if I am a legend unique to these 2+2 streets then it is only because all of you that took the time to read and respond in my threads.
Without you, I would have never made that road trip to Las Vegas two years ago to find out if I have what it takes to go pro.
Without you, I would have wound up stuck back in a soul sucking job selling cars beating off in the bathroom while on the clock just to make myself feel better.
Without you, I would be that $hit reg at the poker table playing with the fury of a man that hasn't got a blowjob in two years from his wife just looking to put a grudge check raise in on any young punk he thinks has AK on raggedy flop without any rhyme or reason for doing so.
Without you, there would be no Lotgrinder.
I am, we are, this thread, and that feeling you get every time "The People's Champ" posts is "The Real Thing."
This is our year.
"Buy the god damn ticket. Take the motherfukking ride."
Now cue my music....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffFBdWBp0NE
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...61&postcount=1
Since then a lot has changed, including my looks since I've got more comfortable with what I am.
But, some things I said in my original post still hold true.
Personal Accomplishments:
Still committed multiple felonies.
(Possession With Intent To Distribute Methanphetamine Commonly Known As MDMA. Possession With Intent To Distribute Marijuana. Cocaine Possession Under 50 Grams.)
Still have countless misdemeanors.
(Memory is a little fuzzy now. But, at least 5-10 Driving On Suspended Licenses and 5-10 Driving On Restricted Licenses. Finally, managed to beat the system by allowing a dead beat friend with no job to live with me for an entire year while I served my suspension as long as he transported me and any drugs I was selling anywhere I asked at the time.)
Still won high school debate class champion.
(My partner was a huge pothead. I hardly ever showed up to class. We went 0-16 in the regular season to obtain the bottom seed. This toolbox like Doug Lee who played for The Trenton High School hockey team asked me how it felt to be stupid enough to go 0-16 and guaranteed that I'd lose to this fat valedictorian dyke slag named Anne and her nasty looking straight teammate in round one. I have no idea why he was propping up these whores. The straight one probably gave him handjobs because like I said he was a tool and I don't think he had what it takes to get much past first base in those days. Of course I didn't either. So, I was really pissed. Anyway, I decided to try and I wrote me and my partners debate speeches as well as a counter argument sheet for my partner that contained every answer he needed for any question or counter argument our opposition made against us in any debate. We went on to upset the fat dyke in round one and brought her to tears. Then we coasted our way to the finals where we were pitted up against another queer and a kid named Nathanial who went on to become a war hero while also graduating from Harvard University. Things were looking grim for the young bull. But, our pothead teacher Mr. Carr selected drug legalization for the final debate and me my partner (now deceased of a drug overdose or a DUI I believe) shipped the fukking coin toss and of course you know I chose to represent every one of you bastards rights to snort cocaine out of an eighteen year old strippers a$$hole. Which was funny. I was straight edge at this time. Within a year I got tired of beating off, loosened up a little, and found this girl from Wyandotte to go to concerts and have sex with me. Her name was Stacey. So, I lived happily ever after that for the most part. I am not like one of those fat, zitty, nerdy, or smelly grinder kids at the poker table talking about "range" who Dan Bilzerian would offer a thousand bucks to honestly "range" how many times they've got their dick sucked causing them to turtle and shut up because we all know they don't have a "range" when it comes to $hit like that. It's a zero sonn.)
Still was a top three Internet Sales Director for Ford. (Despite jerking off in the bathroom to my girlfriend's nudes for at least a half hour a day and sometimes disappearing for a two hour lunch break to go fukk her at the Sheraton hotel which was located right off Haggerty road in Novi, Michigan. I didn't mention that the first time around.)
Still grinning and bearing it through $hit movies like "The Notebook".."The Twilight Series"..."Spice World"... and most recently "Fifty Shades Of Gray" with girls.
(The Fifty Shades Of Gray isn't so bad because if you meet a girl that's into that movie or book you usually have the green light to be rough with them, degrade them, or have all sorts of dominant/submissive fun with them. If they make you watch that movie then don't let you face fukk them I say get rid of them. Who the fukk wants a wanna be you know?)
Which brings me to the reason I am here.....
I know poker and you are all starving for "The Real Thing" and much like that Faith No More track released in 1989 I am it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym8ID1wsYXY
You know the feeling
It is the real thing
The essence of the soul
The perfect moment
That golden moment
I know you feel it too
I know the feeling
It is the real thing
You can't refuse the embrace
It's like the pattern below the skin
You gotta reach out and pull it all in
And you feel like you're too close
So you swallow another dose
The pinnacle of happiness
Filling up your soul
You don't think you can take any more
You never want to let go
To touch the roots of experience
The most basic ingredients
To see the unseen glitter of life
And feel the dirt, grief, anger and strife
Cherish the certainty of now
It kills you a bit at a time
cradle the inspiration
It will leave you writhing on the floor...
This is so unreal, what I feel
This nourishment, life is bent
Into a shape I can hold
A twist of fate, all my own
Just grit your teeth, make no sound
Take a step away and look around
Just clench your fist and close your eyes
Look deep inside, hypnotize
The whisper is but a shout
That's what it is all about
Yes, the ecstasy, you can pray
You will never let it slip away
Like the sacred song that someone sings through you
Like the flesh so warm that the thorn sticks into
Like the dream one day you know will come to life
Try to hold on just a little longer, stronger
It's the jewel of victory
The chasm of misery
And once you have bitten the core
You will always know the flavor
The split second of divinity
You drink up the sky
All of heaven is in your arms
You know the reason why
It's right there, all by itself
And what you are, there is nothing else
You're growing a life within a life
The lips of wonder kiss you inside
And when it's over the feeling remains
It all comes down to this
The smoke clears, I see what it is
That made me feel this way
This is so unreal, what I feel
Flood, sell your soul, feel the blood
Pump through your veins, can't explain
The element that's everything
Just clench your fist and close your eyes
Look deep inside, hypnotize
Yes, the ecstasy, you can pray
You will never let it slip away
Like the echoes of your childhood laughter, ever after
Like the first time love urged you to take guidance, in silence
Like your heartbeat when you realize you're dying, but you're trying
Like the way you cry for a happy ending, ending
I know
No $hit sponsors to rep. No Beats By Dre headphones are going to be encasing these ears. No pathetic patches gonna be pinned to this motherfukking wolf shirt. Nothing but a god damn fanny pack is going to be snapped around my American flag pant's waistline and if the sunglasses you're trying to hawk me don't have old glory on the lenses then they're more useless than that fgt ass tofu vegan diet some frail scarf wearing hipster at the poker table won't shut up about. I bet his farts smell worse than the hippie skanks vagina he ate after she hadn't showered for a week at Burning Man and got a train ran on her. Those guys are more annoying than the euro lagtard douchebags all you clowns keep letting winning the god damn thing.
You see my friends....
I am sponsored for the people and by the people.
I prefer to keep it that way.
You will all either grow to love me or hate me because when I speak I say something.
By now I'm sure some bitch has got his panties in a bundle and is already reporting this post to the mods because I keep circumventing the profanity filter.
Oh well, fukk you to buddy.
Aint no stopping this bull from running wild in the following WSOP events:
Package #1
These events take place May 29th-June 9th.
Event #5 Collussus $565 NLHE $5,000,000 Guarantee (4 Bullets)
Event #16 Millionare Maker $1500 NLHE (2 Bullets)
Total needed= $5,260.00 x roughly 1.1 MU= $5,800.00.
Selling up to 50%.
1%=$58
2%=$116
5%=$290
Package #2
These events take place July 3rd-July 13th.
Event #66 Lucky 7's NLHE $777 (2 Bullets)
Event #68 The Main Event NLHE $10,000
Total Needed= $11,554.00 x roughly 1.1 MU= $12,700.00
1%=$127
5%=$635
Selling up to 80%.
Will talk about lower mark up if you want to reserve 10% or more. Please feel free to pm me.
Poker Accomplishments:
This is where a lot has changed since the first time you all put me in the WSOP in 2013.
As I said in my original post I was making $20+ a hour at $1/$2 NLHE in Detroit, Michigan. Since then I have logged over 2000 hours at $1/$2 NLHE and my final win rate was around $22.92 or something like that. So, it wasn't just a hot run of positive variance.
In addition to that, I recently brought you all "Eat, Sleep, Break The Streak" in The Poker Goals + Challenges forum where I blogged strictly about my transition to $2/$5 NLHE.
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/17...treak-1493365/
The thread was written in my "Tales From The Poker Room" style and here are some excerpt highlights from the thread where our goal was to make $10,000 within thirty $2/$5 NLHE sessions and we did it in nineteen....
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...7&postcount=51
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...9&postcount=56
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...8&postcount=67
I am now averaging over $40 a hour in my last 500 hours of $2/$5 NLHE and will only improve from here on out.
If you're thinking, "Well great jabroni. You can beat a cash game. But, what can you do for me in tournaments?"
I'd be lying if I said I had posted outstanding tournament results. But, I have a long running "Rise Of The Bull" thread on this forum where I don't think I've ever turned in a huge loss for my investors. If I had to guess I am around a break even tournament player. I've played in around 35-40 $365-$1500 Buy-In events with the majority of them being $365-$550.
My Hendon Mob:
http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=93199
"Rise Of The Bull: The Quest For The People's Ring"
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/18...-ring-1367933/
I would say I've easily had $50,000 worth of poker stakes go through my hand and a million dollars worth of drug transactions in my hay day. I challenge you to find one person who knows me in my real life or online life that didn't get the product they were expecting or the money they were owed back.
I do confess early in my drug dealing career I was given one hundred bunk ecstasy pills that were orange and had a "P" on them. I decided to call them the orange playboys. I didn't know they were bunk until I sold a few of them and got complaints. This was before I found an ecstasy dealer who offered me a money back guarantee. So, I was stuck dropping around 1.3k on these one hundred pills. I used my Trenton High School education to rectify the situation.
I ended up overpaying to get these monster green pills at the time that were called "Green Big Macs" which were very high quality. I then sold those first at parties to kids for $30 each when the drug was bursting on the scene. Later in the evening when the people were already so high eating another pill was really going to do nothing for them I lied and said I was out of the "Green Big Macs." But, I had these "Orange Playboys" I could part with for $15 since it was the end of the night and I'm trying to empty out my supplies before I drive home.
Anyway, as soon as I recovered most my money I chucked the rest of those playboys in the trash and everyone lived happily ever after. Only one person complained and he's actually a Facebook friend of mine. So, I needed to come clean about that because there's a chance he could call me out on the old "Orange Playboys" from back in the early 2000's. Sorry Steve if you're reading.
Thankfully, I retired from distributing drugs in 2003 after I did 104 days in Isabella County Jail. Any drugs in my hands now days are not for resale value and solely for the enjoyment of me + whatever friends I may be doing them with. I do feel as an investor you should know the amount of times I've used drugs I've used this year and lets just say you can count it on one hand.
Payment:
I can accept Paypal, Chase Quickpay, Money Order, Western Union, Cash In Las Vegas, or www.giftrocket.com if you'd like to use your credit card.
Taxes:
I must hold 30% until all proper paperwork/forms are filled out.
In closing I'd like to thank all of you in advance for embracing me as a writer, poster, person, and to some of you an online or real life friend.
I am humbled every time I am on the road or in public and some of you take the time to come up and meet me simply just to shake my hand or buy me a beer.
Some of you have told me it was my threads that got you to play poker again.
Some of you have told me it was my threads that inspired you to get back into playing tournaments.
Some of you have told me it was my threads that introduced you to some of the great bands I listen to or authors I read.
Some of you have told me my stories over the years have made you laugh, made you cry, made you think, or made you question the false reality the media tries so hard to spoon you on television everyday.
Some of you have even said, "Lotgrinder, you know you're a legend right?" and it wasn't until the day of one of my childhood idols The Ultimate Warrior's death that I truly learned the right way to answer that question.
I found out the night before he died he looked the world square in the eyes on pay per view television and declared, "No WWE talent becomes a legend on their own. Every man's heart one day beats its final beat. His lungs breathe their final breath. And if what that man did in his life makes the blood pulse through the body of others and makes them believe deeper in something that's larger than life, then his essence, his spirit, will be immortalized by his storytellers -- by the loyalty, by the memory of those who honor him, and make what the man accomplished live forever."
"I am the Ultimate Warrior, you are the Ultimate Warrior fans and the spirit of the Ultimate Warrior will run forever."
So, if I am a legend unique to these 2+2 streets then it is only because all of you that took the time to read and respond in my threads.
Without you, I would have never made that road trip to Las Vegas two years ago to find out if I have what it takes to go pro.
Without you, I would have wound up stuck back in a soul sucking job selling cars beating off in the bathroom while on the clock just to make myself feel better.
Without you, I would be that $hit reg at the poker table playing with the fury of a man that hasn't got a blowjob in two years from his wife just looking to put a grudge check raise in on any young punk he thinks has AK on raggedy flop without any rhyme or reason for doing so.
Without you, there would be no Lotgrinder.
I am, we are, this thread, and that feeling you get every time "The People's Champ" posts is "The Real Thing."
This is our year.
"Buy the god damn ticket. Take the motherfukking ride."
Now cue my music....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffFBdWBp0NE
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In case you're wondering what inspired this upcoming journey.....
Gram,
You came into the bedroom you've kept for me at your house since high school the other day with your little datebook and asked, "Do you remember what you were doing two years ago at this time?"
"No," I replied.
You then went on to tell me that I was preparing for my road trip to The 2013 World Series Of Poker that ended up lasting for about two months. I reminded you that was the longest I had went in my life without seeing you except for that time I let you down and had to spend one hundred and four days in Isabella County jail. Even though you didn't talk to me during those dark depressing days I knew you were right there with me doing time and to this day that is the most shame I felt in my entire life. Not really shame for breaking any laws. Just shame for breaking them knowing full well if I got caught what it would do to you. To this day I listen to Nine Inch Nail's "Hurt" once a year because it's the final track on one of my favorite albums of all time titled "The Downward Spiral" which explores every emotion a man would go through during one and it's the song that most reflects how I feel every time I do something that would go against your kindness, love, and good nature.
You know...
I'm still making mistakes all the time.
It's so hard not to feel like a swine when I am constantly comparing myself to such a celestial being that is you. I mean lets be honest. You don't even cheat on your god damn taxes Gram. I don't think you could tell a lie unless it was to defend one of your own kids or grandchildren. I still remember the time I got thrown out of a high school class for telling my psychology teacher he was an idiot for saying all parents and grandparents do psychological harm to their children or grandchildren. I can't think of one thing you've ever said or done that hurt me over the years no matter how bad I fukked up.
A few weeks ago I was in a planetarium with a girl named Allison. We bought a ticket to a show where we'd learn about all the planets, stars, constellations, and galaxies in the sky. I learned that the first ray of sunshine we see each day that brightens our sky is always at least eight minutes old. I learned all of the star's lights we see in the sky at night are at least four years old. I learned it would take one hundred thousand years just for one ray of light to go from one side of our galaxy to the other. I learned that our earth is nothing more than a grain of salt on a beach so big our mind can't begin to comprehend. I learned the time we get to spend with one another here on earth is nothing more than a flicker in the grand scheme of things and I am so thankful to not only know you. But, to be bonded by blood and be able to call you my Grandmother.
This Facebook page is my Mother's day gift to you and I am going to show you how to use it to connect with all your friends, family, old co-workers, and so on.
We all know everybody could use a little bit more of Gram's love in their life.
With love,
-Justin
Grandma Marge is in for another sweat.
The blogging will start soon.
Until then, here's a song straight from my heart to all those who came along for the first ride.
"Reunited"
I was a fool to ever leave your side
Me minus 2+2 is such a lonely ride
The breakup we had has made me lonesome and sad
I realize I love you 'cause I want you bad, hey, hey
I spent the ev'ning with the radio
Regret the moment that I let you go
Our quarrel was such a way of learnin' so much
I know now that I love you 'cause I need your touch, hey, hey
Reunited and it feels so good
Reunited 'cause we understood
There's one perfect fit
And, sugar, this one is it
We both are so excited 'cause we're reunited, hey, hey
I sat here starin' at the same old wall
Came back to life just when I got your call
I wished I could climb right through the telephone line
And give you what you want so you will still be mine, hey, hey
I can't go cheatin', honey, I can't play
I found it very hard to stay away
As we reminisce on precious moments like this
I'm glad we're back together 'cause I missed your kiss, hey, hey
Reunited and it feels so good
Reunited 'cause we understood
There's one perfect fit
And, sugar, this one is it
We both are so excited 'cause we're reunited, hey, hey
<3
Gram,
You came into the bedroom you've kept for me at your house since high school the other day with your little datebook and asked, "Do you remember what you were doing two years ago at this time?"
"No," I replied.
You then went on to tell me that I was preparing for my road trip to The 2013 World Series Of Poker that ended up lasting for about two months. I reminded you that was the longest I had went in my life without seeing you except for that time I let you down and had to spend one hundred and four days in Isabella County jail. Even though you didn't talk to me during those dark depressing days I knew you were right there with me doing time and to this day that is the most shame I felt in my entire life. Not really shame for breaking any laws. Just shame for breaking them knowing full well if I got caught what it would do to you. To this day I listen to Nine Inch Nail's "Hurt" once a year because it's the final track on one of my favorite albums of all time titled "The Downward Spiral" which explores every emotion a man would go through during one and it's the song that most reflects how I feel every time I do something that would go against your kindness, love, and good nature.
You know...
I'm still making mistakes all the time.
It's so hard not to feel like a swine when I am constantly comparing myself to such a celestial being that is you. I mean lets be honest. You don't even cheat on your god damn taxes Gram. I don't think you could tell a lie unless it was to defend one of your own kids or grandchildren. I still remember the time I got thrown out of a high school class for telling my psychology teacher he was an idiot for saying all parents and grandparents do psychological harm to their children or grandchildren. I can't think of one thing you've ever said or done that hurt me over the years no matter how bad I fukked up.
A few weeks ago I was in a planetarium with a girl named Allison. We bought a ticket to a show where we'd learn about all the planets, stars, constellations, and galaxies in the sky. I learned that the first ray of sunshine we see each day that brightens our sky is always at least eight minutes old. I learned all of the star's lights we see in the sky at night are at least four years old. I learned it would take one hundred thousand years just for one ray of light to go from one side of our galaxy to the other. I learned that our earth is nothing more than a grain of salt on a beach so big our mind can't begin to comprehend. I learned the time we get to spend with one another here on earth is nothing more than a flicker in the grand scheme of things and I am so thankful to not only know you. But, to be bonded by blood and be able to call you my Grandmother.
This Facebook page is my Mother's day gift to you and I am going to show you how to use it to connect with all your friends, family, old co-workers, and so on.
We all know everybody could use a little bit more of Gram's love in their life.
With love,
-Justin
Grandma Marge is in for another sweat.
The blogging will start soon.
Until then, here's a song straight from my heart to all those who came along for the first ride.
"Reunited"
I was a fool to ever leave your side
Me minus 2+2 is such a lonely ride
The breakup we had has made me lonesome and sad
I realize I love you 'cause I want you bad, hey, hey
I spent the ev'ning with the radio
Regret the moment that I let you go
Our quarrel was such a way of learnin' so much
I know now that I love you 'cause I need your touch, hey, hey
Reunited and it feels so good
Reunited 'cause we understood
There's one perfect fit
And, sugar, this one is it
We both are so excited 'cause we're reunited, hey, hey
I sat here starin' at the same old wall
Came back to life just when I got your call
I wished I could climb right through the telephone line
And give you what you want so you will still be mine, hey, hey
I can't go cheatin', honey, I can't play
I found it very hard to stay away
As we reminisce on precious moments like this
I'm glad we're back together 'cause I missed your kiss, hey, hey
Reunited and it feels so good
Reunited 'cause we understood
There's one perfect fit
And, sugar, this one is it
We both are so excited 'cause we're reunited, hey, hey
<3
05-16-2015
, 10:34 AM
05-16-2015
, 12:52 PM
05-16-2015
, 01:14 PM
05-16-2015
, 01:31 PM
05-16-2015
, 05:33 PM
05-18-2015
, 01:42 AM
World Series Of Poker 2015 Update #1
All aboard?
Everybody all aboard.
Anybody wanna take this ride?
Anybody wanna ride
All it takes is twenty nine.
Be sure to get your ticket
Hurry, don't miss it.
Don't you miss this party train.
All aboard?
So, far this is who we got on the train.....
The People's Bankroll Passengers:
They been on board since 2013.
Shareholders:
Lotgrinder- 65.4%
CvD 5%
rponeal 3.5%
kyle r 2%
acdawg712 1.5%
Bluffymynuts 1.25%
dpcl 1.25%
clark292 1%
Flying_Fish 1%
JL514- 1%
Mdroz- 1%
pquest99- 1%
rufus2012- 1%
pghduilaw- 1%
harrythepro- .75%
golfpro- .75%
er7eman- .5%
adamschwartz- .5%
lighttower21- .5%
narcocop- .35%
lldayo- .35%
Shain67- .35%
Adam The Dealer- .35%
tmade- .35%
grindh0g day- .35%
oscillator-.35%
1chipb- 35%
onesteptheface- .15%
hitsy- .15%
norcaljew- .15%
DgiHarris- .15%
polarbeat-.15%
Spectral Fury- .15%
rolledup222- .15%
TheTank- .15%
zima421- .15%
Senor Bendito- .15%
el rata- .15%
laxxed- .15%
card08- .15%
Batpoker- .15%
nutsbusted- .15%
deke71- .15%
epcfast- .15%
TommyD- .15%
thedinergetsby- .15%
bip!- .15%
hfrog- .15%
tiltstermc- .15%
dudeoflife- .15%
georgeluz- .15%
oveD- .15%
loonybird- .15%
shottaker- .15%
Bidz- .15%
shanywing- .15%
Aesah- .15%
nogoodtoday- .15%
5south- .15%
Bubonic Play- .15%
nbajam- .15%
king_lewis8- .15%
fsunole64- .15%
gilmore38- .15%
black aces 518- .15%
Mr.Action- .15%
ryhenicee- .15%
Checktrap11- .15%
GrimeRat420- .15%
iplaywasted- .15%
Mrtimclaum- .15%
mightyredzood- .15%
Dankness- .15%
lvpokerpro- .15%
noseeds99- .15%
thelipofund- .15%
jcorb- .1%
The % by their names are what they are entitled to of "The People's Bankroll" investments in the staking packages I offered in the initial post of this thread that are listed below.
In case you're wondering what "The People's Bankroll" is it's an accumulation of staker funds that were sent to me for tournament packages where I also included some cash game action and they've decided to continually roll their funds over. The %'s listed above that are below 1% or are freerolls I gave out to people who backed me in the 2013 Main Event because this bull does not forget who took a chance on me as a tournament player when I hadn't even proved I could crush a $2/$5 NLHE game yet.
"The People's Bankroll is currently valued at $6,605.00."
I will be using it to play tournaments listed in this thread and also cash games leading up to the WSOP and during the WSOP. If you'd like to buy a % of the bankroll you are free to contact any people that hold a % and buy from them or contact me.
A share is currently valued at $66.05.
But, I wouldn't part with a % of myself for less than $125 right now and will happily buy anyone out who wants to sell their % of the bankroll for 150% of what it's worth.
Just wanted to let all reading know what "The People's Bankroll" is and if that sounds like a more worthwhile investment I'd be willing to sell off a total of 5% of it.
I am going to start playing primarily on the roll in a few days to try to increase it's value to $10,000.00 by WSOP time.
Yes, I know there's no way you can verify my winnings or losing during a session. You're just going to have to take my word for it. Throughout the history of my threads there has been other posters who have verified my honesty when handling funds. But, lets be honest. If I wanted to rip you guys I could. I have a long history of going above and beyond for people who give me a chance to make money in my life, though. Including doing 104 days in jail because I refused to inform on people who gave me narcotics I wanted to distribute for profit. So, if I am not going to narc on someone to save myself 104 days in county I am sure as fukk not going to skim you on my cash game winnings. This forum has been my lifeline for tournament shot taking and all you guys with $$$ that give us aspiring tournament grinders shots are much appreciated.
The 2015 Passengers:
Stakers:
Package #1: 30% remaining.
The People's Bankroll (50%)
Tom H. (5%)
rponeal (5%)
squidface (1%)
mtt3166123 (1%)
K.Scully FB (1%)
thenorcaljew (2%)
puravida86 (3%)
bluffmynuts (1%)
rex (h.b.k) (1%)
Package #2: 71% remaining.
The People's Bankroll (20%)
Tom H. (5%)
mtt3166123 (1%)
rponeal (1%)
rex (h.b.k) (1%)
bluffmynuts (1%)
I will waive mark-up if you buy 10% or more on Package #1 or 5% or more on Package #2.
I will also accept .5% stakes on either package.
Anyway....
So, today I was spending some time in Brownstown helping my Grandmother with her garden and decided that since I'm going to be firing up to four bullets at the upcoming World Series of Poker event Colossus I might as well play in a Michigan Charity Poker Room $35 Deepstack Event that was going on by her house.
I did this for two reasons.
1. I feel that most of the initial player pool for Colossus will strongly reflect the local charity rooms player pools. Meaning that I believe way over half the field will be just your average poker player that is happy to be out of the house and be able to gambool for a few hours in a poker tournament. The fact that this tournament has the WSOP brand name attached to it and you can win a bracelet will bring more recreational players out to play an event than ever before.
2. I feel as professionals it is our responsibility to show these recreational players a good time and make the game fun for them. I normally play poker in casinos where the $2/$5 table is often very serious and becoming more and more littered with miserable losing TAG regs that tilt too easily or break even grinders that are constantly berating the fish when they lose. I wanted to re-familiarize myself with the average player who has most likely never even read a poker book (or if he has he can't figure out how to put the information to use) and just plays for fun. Obviously, I wanted to and will continue to play with the common man's poker player at these small tournaments leading up to WSOP because when I make the November 9 I want all the fish who get berated by the poker pro wanna-be's to remember me and be like, "I just saw that dude in an eagle shirt at a charity event a month ago. No way I cracked em with my favorite hand 69 to felt him and all he did was laugh and say 'Nice hand big shooter. It's my favorite hand as well.'"
Now this was the first time I stepped into a charity poker room in years. But, I can honestly say the charity room poker game is much like what it was when I left it. Just a lot of good hard working people happy to be out of the house and playing a game they saw on television that they now love for a little bit of money. When the tournament started my table was full of all weak passive recreational players who I knew came to gambool. So, even though I was given a 200k starting stack and blinds were 100/200 I made sure to raise 8x every hand I played in level one and consistently got called by at least 2-3 people. I hear a lot of poker players say you can't double easily in levels 1 or 2 or 3 anymore. Lol. Yes you can if you have the right people at your table that have inelastic limp calling ranges when they feel they have a deep stack and can gambool.
Here's an example of an early hand:
Lotgrinder utg w KK. I raise to 1600. I get 4 callers.
Flop 8 8 2 rainbow.
I bet 10k. Two fold. One calls.
Turn 10. I bet 25k. He calls.
River is a 9. I bet 25k. He insta calls.
I show AA and he shows JJ. I probably missed value.
I probably could have over-shoved and got everything from him.
The first hand of the night where I got berated was when a $35 charity poker room tournament grinder bought in late and sat down. I'd by lying if I said he had those stupid ass shark fiberoptic $hit sunglasses on. But, he did have the hoodie, Beats By Dres, Ipad, and wanna-be poker pro image. I love poker goobers that dress harder than they practice off the table. I opened AhKc early for 1600 again and he called to play me heads up.
Flop Kc 10c 2c.
I lead a 5k chip. He looks at me and my eagle shirt with a kind of like "WTF" look and just flat calls.
Turn is a brick 4.
I check and he throws in a 25k chip. I tank for a minute and call.
River is another club and I insta check.
Sadly, he checks behind and I roll the A high clubs flush draw.
He says, "Nice value bet on the river. You suck."
I'm like, "Value bet? What?"
He's like "Dude. Nevermind."
So, like a few hands go buy and he opens for 1200. I am in late position and there's one caller. I decide to throw a "Kurt Angle" on him because you all know damn well I have the "intensity, integrity, and intelligence" to take this $35 buy in down. I end up throwing in a 5000 chip and two 100 chips. Then I quickly say, "I'll take change" after they clearly hit the felt. The dealer is like, "Sir. That's a raise." I say, "Oh it is. That's fine. It's up to him what he wants to do." All the other people at the table who like me since I am talking to them all about their jobs/etc are keep saying, "Oh you should just let him take it back." The hoodie is irate saying, "You're not in the hand. Rules are rules." I keep reiterating, "I am here for fun. It's up to him. I'll check it down." Hoodie keeps asking for him to call the floor. I say, "No floor needed. It's a raise. Now lets see what you're gonna do." He ends up just flipping a 25k chip in the pot. I quickly call. Flop comes Q high and he has around 125k back and open ships. Turn and river is a rag.
"You got a queen?" He asks.
"No," I reply.
Then he rolls jacks. I quickly roll aces.
I'm thinking "What you gonna do? When 'The People's Champ' pulls an exotic 3bet angle shoot on you?" But, I keep it quiet because this kid looks like one of those intelligent guys that can figure out most things besides getting his dick sucked and I don't want him to come back shooting up the place. He ends up leaving and the most exotic call stationy player at the table is like, "That was awesome!!! I hate that kid!!!"
Shortly after I get a dead run of cards and start to get in a conversation with this black guy about selling cars. He tells me he has a job interview at a Taylor Chevrolet dealership. But, isn't sure if he wants to sell cars because so many people look at you like you're a scumbag. I remind him to not give a fukk what anyone thinks and take the job opportunity if he can get it. I also assure him that once he shows success at one auto dealership as a good salesperson and makes sure to keep all his sales logs, records, and customer database that he'll be able to get hired at any other auto dealer for the rest of his life. Which will essentially assure him a 45k-55k a year income no matter what. On top of that, it will also insure he has the ability to walk up to his manager, general manager, or any other superior and tell them to suck his dikk and that is what America is all about. Amassing enough knowledge and wealth to tell the person above you who thinks you need them to fukk off.
"Well, what do I say when the general manager at the next dealership I want to work at asks me why I told my old general manager to **** off?" He asks.
"You say 'Well, you have met so and so at dealership gatherings right? You know he can be an a$$hole. I know I am a great salesperson. I got tired of dealing with his bull$hit. So, I told him to fukk off because I was ready to sell cars for someone else. That's why I am here now. If you don't like the way I work tell me to fukk off and fire me. You know how this industry works.' Then most general managers will laugh and hire you because they secretly hate all their competitors anyway."
The black guy asks, "Really?"
Then a hot blonde milf who I'd probably rub one out to if she did a scene for milfhunters.com says, "It's true!!! It's just like that in the service industry. Every time I worked at a restaurant and wouldn't sleep with the manager I'd tell him to fukk off after he started to cut my shifts and they'd hire me the next day at another restaurant because I was really good." She went on to talk about working at Ann Arbor Chophouse, Capitol Grill, Morton's Steakhouse, etc. She must have got scooped up by a rich guy because she had a really nice ring on her finger. I was happy for her.
Anyway, I go on to lose 1/3 of my stack in a QQ vs AK flip then get kind of close to the money in this sixty person gong show event. End up felting with around 12 players left when I had to ship my A4 all in with 12BB and ran into a nice old mans AA. I was glad I took a few hours of my time to relax and have some fun with people who are playing primarily for fun. Even if you are live $25/$50 BB NLHE pro and reading this I encourage you to play Colossus.
Especially, if you've been running bad lately.
Sometimes when you see just how excited people are to be playing for $35 it reminds you how lucky we are to be playing this game for a living.
Well, that's all for Update #1.
I got a lot of fun stuff planned for this adventure.
Tickets on sale for as low as $29.00 USD.
I'm only going to tell you one more time.
Don't miss that train.
All aboard?
Everybody all aboard.
Anybody wanna take this ride?
Anybody wanna ride
All it takes is twenty nine.
Be sure to get your ticket
Hurry, don't miss it.
Don't you miss this party train.
All aboard?
So, far this is who we got on the train.....
The People's Bankroll Passengers:
They been on board since 2013.
Shareholders:
Lotgrinder- 65.4%
CvD 5%
rponeal 3.5%
kyle r 2%
acdawg712 1.5%
Bluffymynuts 1.25%
dpcl 1.25%
clark292 1%
Flying_Fish 1%
JL514- 1%
Mdroz- 1%
pquest99- 1%
rufus2012- 1%
pghduilaw- 1%
harrythepro- .75%
golfpro- .75%
er7eman- .5%
adamschwartz- .5%
lighttower21- .5%
narcocop- .35%
lldayo- .35%
Shain67- .35%
Adam The Dealer- .35%
tmade- .35%
grindh0g day- .35%
oscillator-.35%
1chipb- 35%
onesteptheface- .15%
hitsy- .15%
norcaljew- .15%
DgiHarris- .15%
polarbeat-.15%
Spectral Fury- .15%
rolledup222- .15%
TheTank- .15%
zima421- .15%
Senor Bendito- .15%
el rata- .15%
laxxed- .15%
card08- .15%
Batpoker- .15%
nutsbusted- .15%
deke71- .15%
epcfast- .15%
TommyD- .15%
thedinergetsby- .15%
bip!- .15%
hfrog- .15%
tiltstermc- .15%
dudeoflife- .15%
georgeluz- .15%
oveD- .15%
loonybird- .15%
shottaker- .15%
Bidz- .15%
shanywing- .15%
Aesah- .15%
nogoodtoday- .15%
5south- .15%
Bubonic Play- .15%
nbajam- .15%
king_lewis8- .15%
fsunole64- .15%
gilmore38- .15%
black aces 518- .15%
Mr.Action- .15%
ryhenicee- .15%
Checktrap11- .15%
GrimeRat420- .15%
iplaywasted- .15%
Mrtimclaum- .15%
mightyredzood- .15%
Dankness- .15%
lvpokerpro- .15%
noseeds99- .15%
thelipofund- .15%
jcorb- .1%
The % by their names are what they are entitled to of "The People's Bankroll" investments in the staking packages I offered in the initial post of this thread that are listed below.
In case you're wondering what "The People's Bankroll" is it's an accumulation of staker funds that were sent to me for tournament packages where I also included some cash game action and they've decided to continually roll their funds over. The %'s listed above that are below 1% or are freerolls I gave out to people who backed me in the 2013 Main Event because this bull does not forget who took a chance on me as a tournament player when I hadn't even proved I could crush a $2/$5 NLHE game yet.
"The People's Bankroll is currently valued at $6,605.00."
I will be using it to play tournaments listed in this thread and also cash games leading up to the WSOP and during the WSOP. If you'd like to buy a % of the bankroll you are free to contact any people that hold a % and buy from them or contact me.
A share is currently valued at $66.05.
But, I wouldn't part with a % of myself for less than $125 right now and will happily buy anyone out who wants to sell their % of the bankroll for 150% of what it's worth.
Just wanted to let all reading know what "The People's Bankroll" is and if that sounds like a more worthwhile investment I'd be willing to sell off a total of 5% of it.
I am going to start playing primarily on the roll in a few days to try to increase it's value to $10,000.00 by WSOP time.
Yes, I know there's no way you can verify my winnings or losing during a session. You're just going to have to take my word for it. Throughout the history of my threads there has been other posters who have verified my honesty when handling funds. But, lets be honest. If I wanted to rip you guys I could. I have a long history of going above and beyond for people who give me a chance to make money in my life, though. Including doing 104 days in jail because I refused to inform on people who gave me narcotics I wanted to distribute for profit. So, if I am not going to narc on someone to save myself 104 days in county I am sure as fukk not going to skim you on my cash game winnings. This forum has been my lifeline for tournament shot taking and all you guys with $$$ that give us aspiring tournament grinders shots are much appreciated.
The 2015 Passengers:
Stakers:
Package #1: 30% remaining.
The People's Bankroll (50%)
Tom H. (5%)
rponeal (5%)
squidface (1%)
mtt3166123 (1%)
K.Scully FB (1%)
thenorcaljew (2%)
puravida86 (3%)
bluffmynuts (1%)
rex (h.b.k) (1%)
Package #2: 71% remaining.
The People's Bankroll (20%)
Tom H. (5%)
mtt3166123 (1%)
rponeal (1%)
rex (h.b.k) (1%)
bluffmynuts (1%)
I will waive mark-up if you buy 10% or more on Package #1 or 5% or more on Package #2.
I will also accept .5% stakes on either package.
Anyway....
So, today I was spending some time in Brownstown helping my Grandmother with her garden and decided that since I'm going to be firing up to four bullets at the upcoming World Series of Poker event Colossus I might as well play in a Michigan Charity Poker Room $35 Deepstack Event that was going on by her house.
I did this for two reasons.
1. I feel that most of the initial player pool for Colossus will strongly reflect the local charity rooms player pools. Meaning that I believe way over half the field will be just your average poker player that is happy to be out of the house and be able to gambool for a few hours in a poker tournament. The fact that this tournament has the WSOP brand name attached to it and you can win a bracelet will bring more recreational players out to play an event than ever before.
2. I feel as professionals it is our responsibility to show these recreational players a good time and make the game fun for them. I normally play poker in casinos where the $2/$5 table is often very serious and becoming more and more littered with miserable losing TAG regs that tilt too easily or break even grinders that are constantly berating the fish when they lose. I wanted to re-familiarize myself with the average player who has most likely never even read a poker book (or if he has he can't figure out how to put the information to use) and just plays for fun. Obviously, I wanted to and will continue to play with the common man's poker player at these small tournaments leading up to WSOP because when I make the November 9 I want all the fish who get berated by the poker pro wanna-be's to remember me and be like, "I just saw that dude in an eagle shirt at a charity event a month ago. No way I cracked em with my favorite hand 69 to felt him and all he did was laugh and say 'Nice hand big shooter. It's my favorite hand as well.'"
Now this was the first time I stepped into a charity poker room in years. But, I can honestly say the charity room poker game is much like what it was when I left it. Just a lot of good hard working people happy to be out of the house and playing a game they saw on television that they now love for a little bit of money. When the tournament started my table was full of all weak passive recreational players who I knew came to gambool. So, even though I was given a 200k starting stack and blinds were 100/200 I made sure to raise 8x every hand I played in level one and consistently got called by at least 2-3 people. I hear a lot of poker players say you can't double easily in levels 1 or 2 or 3 anymore. Lol. Yes you can if you have the right people at your table that have inelastic limp calling ranges when they feel they have a deep stack and can gambool.
Here's an example of an early hand:
Lotgrinder utg w KK. I raise to 1600. I get 4 callers.
Flop 8 8 2 rainbow.
I bet 10k. Two fold. One calls.
Turn 10. I bet 25k. He calls.
River is a 9. I bet 25k. He insta calls.
I show AA and he shows JJ. I probably missed value.
I probably could have over-shoved and got everything from him.
The first hand of the night where I got berated was when a $35 charity poker room tournament grinder bought in late and sat down. I'd by lying if I said he had those stupid ass shark fiberoptic $hit sunglasses on. But, he did have the hoodie, Beats By Dres, Ipad, and wanna-be poker pro image. I love poker goobers that dress harder than they practice off the table. I opened AhKc early for 1600 again and he called to play me heads up.
Flop Kc 10c 2c.
I lead a 5k chip. He looks at me and my eagle shirt with a kind of like "WTF" look and just flat calls.
Turn is a brick 4.
I check and he throws in a 25k chip. I tank for a minute and call.
River is another club and I insta check.
Sadly, he checks behind and I roll the A high clubs flush draw.
He says, "Nice value bet on the river. You suck."
I'm like, "Value bet? What?"
He's like "Dude. Nevermind."
So, like a few hands go buy and he opens for 1200. I am in late position and there's one caller. I decide to throw a "Kurt Angle" on him because you all know damn well I have the "intensity, integrity, and intelligence" to take this $35 buy in down. I end up throwing in a 5000 chip and two 100 chips. Then I quickly say, "I'll take change" after they clearly hit the felt. The dealer is like, "Sir. That's a raise." I say, "Oh it is. That's fine. It's up to him what he wants to do." All the other people at the table who like me since I am talking to them all about their jobs/etc are keep saying, "Oh you should just let him take it back." The hoodie is irate saying, "You're not in the hand. Rules are rules." I keep reiterating, "I am here for fun. It's up to him. I'll check it down." Hoodie keeps asking for him to call the floor. I say, "No floor needed. It's a raise. Now lets see what you're gonna do." He ends up just flipping a 25k chip in the pot. I quickly call. Flop comes Q high and he has around 125k back and open ships. Turn and river is a rag.
"You got a queen?" He asks.
"No," I reply.
Then he rolls jacks. I quickly roll aces.
I'm thinking "What you gonna do? When 'The People's Champ' pulls an exotic 3bet angle shoot on you?" But, I keep it quiet because this kid looks like one of those intelligent guys that can figure out most things besides getting his dick sucked and I don't want him to come back shooting up the place. He ends up leaving and the most exotic call stationy player at the table is like, "That was awesome!!! I hate that kid!!!"
Shortly after I get a dead run of cards and start to get in a conversation with this black guy about selling cars. He tells me he has a job interview at a Taylor Chevrolet dealership. But, isn't sure if he wants to sell cars because so many people look at you like you're a scumbag. I remind him to not give a fukk what anyone thinks and take the job opportunity if he can get it. I also assure him that once he shows success at one auto dealership as a good salesperson and makes sure to keep all his sales logs, records, and customer database that he'll be able to get hired at any other auto dealer for the rest of his life. Which will essentially assure him a 45k-55k a year income no matter what. On top of that, it will also insure he has the ability to walk up to his manager, general manager, or any other superior and tell them to suck his dikk and that is what America is all about. Amassing enough knowledge and wealth to tell the person above you who thinks you need them to fukk off.
"Well, what do I say when the general manager at the next dealership I want to work at asks me why I told my old general manager to **** off?" He asks.
"You say 'Well, you have met so and so at dealership gatherings right? You know he can be an a$$hole. I know I am a great salesperson. I got tired of dealing with his bull$hit. So, I told him to fukk off because I was ready to sell cars for someone else. That's why I am here now. If you don't like the way I work tell me to fukk off and fire me. You know how this industry works.' Then most general managers will laugh and hire you because they secretly hate all their competitors anyway."
The black guy asks, "Really?"
Then a hot blonde milf who I'd probably rub one out to if she did a scene for milfhunters.com says, "It's true!!! It's just like that in the service industry. Every time I worked at a restaurant and wouldn't sleep with the manager I'd tell him to fukk off after he started to cut my shifts and they'd hire me the next day at another restaurant because I was really good." She went on to talk about working at Ann Arbor Chophouse, Capitol Grill, Morton's Steakhouse, etc. She must have got scooped up by a rich guy because she had a really nice ring on her finger. I was happy for her.
Anyway, I go on to lose 1/3 of my stack in a QQ vs AK flip then get kind of close to the money in this sixty person gong show event. End up felting with around 12 players left when I had to ship my A4 all in with 12BB and ran into a nice old mans AA. I was glad I took a few hours of my time to relax and have some fun with people who are playing primarily for fun. Even if you are live $25/$50 BB NLHE pro and reading this I encourage you to play Colossus.
Especially, if you've been running bad lately.
Sometimes when you see just how excited people are to be playing for $35 it reminds you how lucky we are to be playing this game for a living.
Well, that's all for Update #1.
I got a lot of fun stuff planned for this adventure.
Tickets on sale for as low as $29.00 USD.
I'm only going to tell you one more time.
Don't miss that train.
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