Hey all,
You are definitely right. I haven't been the best with handling criticism these last couple weeks. Quitting nicotine is really hard and I don't have that crutch to rely on when people criticize me. I now understand how much I relied on it to remain level headed and it's something I'm trying to live without now. I am doing my best but it is hard. I'm struggling with it.
By the way it's totally cool if you want to talk back and fourth about my stream with other people here. That said, if anyone ever has a direct question, post it here and I will do my best to answer it as fast as I can.
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Originally Posted by jaywalking
Jaime and his mods have definitely been extra salty lately. You can tell that the downswing plus twitch chat is really getting to him. He seems like a really nice guy but really needs some thicker skin. I've been a casual fan since the beginning and got snap permabanned from talking in his channel because of one silly little joke. Still wish you all the best, Jaime, but I wish you would embrace the nature of Twitch a little more and just block out the noise instead of internalizing it.
I'll still keep watching because my baby girl seems to really like hearing your voice at nap time. Best of luck to you.
You were probably caught in the aforementioned crossfire. Sorry about that, I would like to undo it. Post your twitch name here or in PM
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Originally Posted by whosnext
Being a "poker pro" is a self-defining term so not sure why anyone should get hung up on that. And Jaime is definitely a winning player since he started his Twitch stream almost exactly one year ago.
And Jaime is striving to do his utmost to make his Twitch stream the best it can be for him and his viewers. Nothing at all wrong with that.
Having said that Jaime does seem to have been a bit "salty" lately, but he is on a downswing so he is entitled to a bit of salt, especially given how much "sunshine" he typically (99% of the time) brings to the stream.
Echoing the guy who posted just a few posts before mine, I was recently "de-modded" for some alleged infraction which I have no idea I committed. I have been a supporter of Jaime and the stream since the early days (recommending him as a Pokercast guest) and also wish him nothing but the best.
Thanks for the continued support man. I'll strive to be better going forward.
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Originally Posted by WFKS
What's crazy is the amount of donations the gamers pull in. $75k+ a year in donations to the top streamers.
This is a major source of income for a lot of streamers but a little overblown for poker. The "tipping/donating" culture is not as established as it is in the rest of twitch. Here are my donation numbers:
Donation amount 2015: $10,400.81
total donations: 1230
paypal fees: (30c*1230)+($10,400*0.029)= $670.60
Total: $9730.21
Hours Broadcast: 1517
$ per hour: $6.41
This is less then 0.01c per person per hour.
So for the select few massive streamers they are making an average of $100-200 an hour from donations alone. That is not representative of the rest of the poker community, or even the Twitch community at large.
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Regarding the professional player/winning player comments, I don't really have a lot to say. It is true I am up a measly 26K this year but it is my first year as a professional player and I have progressed from an ABI of $15 to around $60. Yes 30K of that is from a HS cash game but 30K of losses is also from a 10K a 5K 3 2Ks and at least 30 1Ks. That's sort of how tournament player's years work I think (at least large field low volume players.) There is some learning to do absolutely but I think I am on the right track and still consider myself a professional poker player first.
Anyways thanks to you all for the support and hope to see you in the stream tomorrow.
Jaime