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01-13-2010 , 02:15 AM

#51

SaM StarK

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Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,384

OP is probably a losing player and needs more excuses to hate poker.

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01-13-2010 , 04:04 AM

#52

David123

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Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 8,816

dont think its pokers fault OP, u just seem to be a hater. end of story.

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01-13-2010 , 04:51 AM

#53

boringname

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Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 120

I really recognize the feeling you described OP.
For example, when I see these sheep saying "Bling blang blaow", trying to show how much they are part of the poker scene, I just want to throw up.
Maybe I am just too old, for the pokerscene.

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01-13-2010 , 05:00 AM

#54

Abbaddabba

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Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 5,804

poker on tv is the problem.

it's presented like some stupid segment of "sports entertainment".

not everyone is like that. it's just that for whatever reason, the teams who produce these shows are convinced that's what people want. so that's what we get.

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01-13-2010 , 05:05 AM

#55

PlaQ

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Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 577

The "Pokerscene", esp. Onlinepoker has just become another Nerdsociety, comparable to WoW, WC3, or MTG.

This might bring some benefits, but the drawbacks are obvious.

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01-13-2010 , 05:12 AM

#56

mrrpb

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Originally Posted by uter

FYP.

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01-13-2010 , 05:14 AM

#57

jinzerd

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Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,875

guys were getting waaaay off topic. we need to talk about how to solve the penguin problem once and for all those things are ****ing like rabbits on crack.

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01-13-2010 , 05:17 AM

#58

jinzerd

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[IMG]http://www.******.com/NEYSA/images/penguin-trip.gif[/IMG]

EVIL BASTARDS!!

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01-13-2010 , 05:27 AM

#59

axxs

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Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 661

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Originally Posted by blink20

man op gettin so ownd in this thread its unreal

its the poker players who are in denial,go on a wow forum and tell others that wow is addictive and destroys lifes and see what kind of responses you get,you be amazed at the fury of the wow players if you even suggest wow is bad.

98% of people have not even posted counter arguments,just bashing op's poker skills which frankly is better than most of nvg tards

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01-13-2010 , 05:43 AM

#60

jinzerd

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so wait if you go to specific forums and bash what its about and the people on it you get flamed........the penguins must be behind this THERE TRICKERY KNOWS NO BOUNDS!!

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01-13-2010 , 05:44 AM

#61

jinzerd

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also im 98% sure op is selling us out to the penguins for poker lessons because hes sucks.

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01-13-2010 , 05:54 AM

#62

axxs

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Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 661

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Originally Posted by jinzerd

so wait if you go to specific forums and bash what its about and the people on it you get flamed........the penguins must be behind this THERE TRICKERY KNOWS NO BOUNDS!!

read op's post and tell me if he bashed poker players in any way,he only said he hated poker tv shows,poker slang and how poker is frivolous,artificial and materialistic.

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01-13-2010 , 09:01 AM

#63

awkwardepiphany

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Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 78

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Originally Posted by JulioYalil

love how u "depend on poker for side income" and will take ur wife on the "vacation of her dreams" and u "will never go hungry", yet u posted this just yesterday:

guess the vacation of her dreams is 2 days at the holiday inn down the road. but it's ok because in ur long 7500-hand poker career u've obv proven that u will always be able to make a living from poker if the economy gets any worse.

I have made enough since August to pay off my credit cards and buy two tickets to Japan so that my wife can see her family who she has not seen in two years. I am beating NL50 HU quite comfortably and at this rate we should be able to have a very nice time on our vacation and should also be able to pay off the rest of my debt.

And I have only played 7500 hands at NL50 HU, that does not include all the other games I have played. I just started playing HU. Overall I have played about 125,000 hands for about 3K profit. Not a fortune, I know, but I just started playing in august beginning at NL10 with a 150 deposit.

Last edited by awkwardepiphany; 01-13-2010 at 09:10 AM.

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01-13-2010 , 09:05 AM

#64

GrooGrux King

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You are married and have settled down.

Generation gap???

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01-13-2010 , 09:08 AM

#65

GrooGrux King

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Originally Posted by awkwardepiphany

I depend on poker for side income. Because of this game, I am now debt free..

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Originally Posted by awkwardepiphany

and should also be able to pay off the rest of my debt.

As the younger folks say

[x]does not compute

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01-13-2010 , 09:10 AM

#66

awkwardepiphany

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Originally Posted by GrooGrux King

You are married and have settled down.

Generation gap???

25 years old.

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01-13-2010 , 09:11 AM

#67

awkwardepiphany

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Originally Posted by GrooGrux King

As the younger folks say

[x]does not compute

I am debt free as far as credit cards. Just a few more student loan payments. Stop nitpicking.

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01-13-2010 , 09:12 AM

#68

GrooGrux King

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Originally Posted by awkwardepiphany

25 years old.

Really...I swear I thought you were gonna be about 33-40.
Interesting.

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01-13-2010 , 09:25 AM

#69

Donkenstein

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Originally Posted by awkwardepiphany

25 years old.

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Originally Posted by awkwardepiphany

I have made enough since August to pay off my credit cards and buy two tickets to Japan so that my wife can see her family who she has not seen in two years.

balla, most 25 year olds can't afford mail order brides

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01-13-2010 , 10:49 AM

#70

rayfox111

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Originally Posted by Donkenstein

balla, most 25 year olds can't afford mail order brides

Well done . Its stupid posts like yours, that annoy me.

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01-13-2010 , 11:28 AM

#71

worpler

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Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,817

OP, stop digging, sell that shovel to pay off more debt...

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01-13-2010 , 11:42 AM

#72

donkee08

grinder

Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 520

I honestly think the opposite of everything OP said. I play the game cause I love it and everything about it.

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01-13-2010 , 01:58 PM

#73

seefut22

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Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,883

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Originally Posted by awkwardepiphany

I depend on poker for side income. Because of this game, I am now debt free. Because of this game, I will be able to take my wife on the vacation of her dreams next October.

You did all this with 3K?? Where I come from, 3K isnt really called credit card debt, its called monthly expenses.

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01-13-2010 , 02:00 PM

#74

JulioYalil

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Originally Posted by axxs

it's not a matter of bashing op for the sake of doing so. everyone @ NVG is entitled to an opinion and op brought up a subject that does belong to this forum imo. BUT, it's the fact that he comes to us like he's a big shot in poker when he is in fact just starting out with a little BR and little experience. i just felt like bringing him back down to earth.