mediocre levelling ITT

nearly everyone ive ever told in my life that i play for a living has been as ******ed as you'd expect.

except for my current gf of 2+ years. she pretty much never asks about it, and i love her all the more because of that.

I was chatting with one guy about poker and other non-poker player guy joins us. Some quotes what he said:

He: i see some poker nerds
He: do something real
He: change the world
He: poker is for nerds
He: so i guess ur a gambler
He: they call poker sports nowadays?
He: i think its luck
...........

- So u really won money playing this thing?
- Yeah
- Wow, nice! Can I do it too? How do u do it??
- Idk man, I just keep pushing buttons.

Isn't the river an easy call here given your read?

So you're laughing at your friend losing money?

Another reason why you don't tell people you play poker, because there's a good chance you sound like a moron. Here's some random poster from the Dallas Cowboys's website today (talking about trying to sign OJ Atogwe to some big contract):

ugh.

This thread has in general been highly epic, but the last 40 or so posts are jammed with self-ownage

I hate that, when people ask you that! come on people you won, you didn't lose anything.

Went travelling for a year in Thailand and Cambodia, while i was there got an unbelievable amount of charges for withdrawls and so on... told my bank it was crazy how much i'd been charged! They said come in we will sort something out, got there a week later for my appointment with some lady i had not seen before! so she is there looking through a years worth of statements and asks,

Her ..What are all these deposits from williamhill?"

Me..I play poker there, that's how i financed the trip!

her face changes, and she looks at me in disgust, she lean's over the desk so no one hears her and says ...... That's like drug dealing!!! sorry there is nothing we can do.
lol i did'nt know what to say to that ha i just got up and walked out..

I never bring up the fact I play poker unless I'm talking to fellow poker players. After explaining the whole 'poker is not gambling' thing around 30 times in one week I just got sick of it. Which IMO is a shame, I love talking poker and its a shame some people naivety about it.

hey a massive douchebag!

That's where you say you're closing your account and would like to talk to the manager

I sure do hope you don't tell them you're good or anything

- if i were you i would cash that out an start over again from 100$
- how much did you win at poker since yesterday?
- can you double my 10$?
- omfg you are such a lucky bastard with all that poker money fuuuuu
- you should stop playing cuz if you loose a big amount you will not handle it properly and you will go mad (my mom is telling me this, very annoying but she cares about me like all mothers do, <3 mom)

that would have annoyed the **** out of me,what a cow.

Reading this thread for the first time, got hooked, and it messed up my session a bit. Then an old friend msgd me on msn, we somehow got onto poker, and he says this (while reading thread obv):




"Irvinn says:
k
...
WELL
how does it work
wtf
i asked fec
im like
bro il give you 10 dolllars
we split winning since your so pro?
he never answered me
:l"

Im done dealing with civilians (ppl that dont play/ understand poker) b/c i go on super uber monkey tilt when i get questions like

1. Soo when am I gonna see you on tv?

2. How much did you win? After I tell them they ask the standard BUT HOW MUCH DID YOU LOSE?

3. Can I borrow 80k to invest in a barbershop? (After I made $3,679 one Saturday afternoon on his laptop while waiting my turn to get a haircut

I love this one b/c my "OLD" barber is a recreational player/ functional alcoholic and always wants to tell me about his hands he plays at his bar league. Keeps wanting me to come down and play with him so i can see him in action
I pass on this one all the time b/c i try and explain to him about the value of REAL MONEY play vs PLAY MONEY play and how the decision making process differs and the level of serious thought increases with REAL MONIES etc... but he never gets it all the while sitting in his chair and leaving the fate of my head in his shaky hands

Don't get me wrong i'm not against playing for fun but some ppl need to get a clue!

what a douche

seriously this. i would have probably cost that person her job. I would not have left until she showed me the law in text where being a poker pro is anything similar to dealing drugs.

Other forms of betting like if you talk to someone about how the betting on horse racing went and they said they won £1000 on a 25/1, the phrase "but how much did you loose" is fine, although not greatly worded.

I dont think it's that unreasonable to be aware that not everyone knows the rules of poker or how its possible to win ect

lol thats a pretty good response actually.

Some of my colleagues found out that I crush heads-up recently and all the girls in the office want me to coach them.

I'm unsure as to whether they are genuine or just enjoy spending time with the big 'wood in the office after hours.

It's not a good idea to let others know in my opinion, especially if you crush as I do.

douche-iest post of the thread imo

Devin, listen here son. I'm the classiest heads-up player on the iPoker network and the next big name to emerge on the world poker scene so show the big 'wood some respect.

I'm an Australian no-limit champion and I will be more famous than all the big names in 12 months time.

You want to throw douche lines at me? Go ahead son but be able to back them up, I'll stack you solid and walk away with your woman to boot.

It's not the big 'woods fault that he happens to be extremely attractive as well as a dominant poker force and an all-around great guy. It's not easy son.

If you want some tips I do coaching for AU$150/hour...inbox me or feel free to rail me on the iPoker network, you might learn a thing or two, son.

ELWOOD
PREMIER HU SPECIALIST - IPOKER NETWORK