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Originally Posted by Yarbles
i was just messing with you guys.... what actually really helped me was realizing i was a big loser in mtts 109+ and huge winner 109 and less so what i did was cranked up my volume huge in smaller stakes mtts like the 5r and 10r as well as the 10 fo's and doing this still allowed me to play the higher buy ins but still be profitable as well... where as before i was picky and would only play tournaments where there was big pay outs... and yes monteroy you were my inspiration for getting my **** together. still hope to stay on the righteous path as for along time i wasnt grinding i was gambling and without a doubt i was... today i can honestly say i grind it and i grind it hard.
I mean it when I say it is great if you turned around your approach and game in this manner. People who work with me know I preach non stop that to be a grinder one needs to play better than opponents and play lots. I also have pretty much a no whining rule as well as a choose if you are a gambler, casual grinder or real grinder rule and then act accordingly.
Not saying all of the above are complicated, rather they are actually quite simple, nor am I saying the way I present them is cuddly, but the poker economy is fairly simple in how it works and each player if they have the ability and self awareness and emotional discipline can carve their niche in it rather well (whether it be for fun, small casual profit or grinding). The poker economy also does not care if a person loses, in fact the way it works everyone else in it wants each player to lose.
Most riggies are very casual players and casual players can whine all they like as they play for reasons other than money. Sure I mock them for whining, because whiners are annoying :P, however they can do it as part of their game plan.
A guy who says he is a grinder who whines about RnGs, and mystery forces and all the silliness we see here deserves to be destroyed by the poker economy, and that is generally what a market system does. That's what you were when you first started posting here, so good job turning it around (ie: your approach to the game).
P.S. I want action on any prop bet involving stats that spade makes to any riggie for the rest of time. I can predict I will take spade's side 100% of the time (no unexpired database program needed to determine that).