Creating and selling a manuscript of some kind is definitely something I'd like to accomplish. Finding the time and ability to get it all done should be challenging but doable.

Gotta be the 109 rebuy or 109 cubed. The Sunday 109 rebuy (back when there was only one, at 19:30 EST, and it was one of maybe 3 they ran all week) was where i had my first 5-figure score, so it will always have a place in my heart. Sunday Warmup is a contender, too, just because hopes for a good Sunday are so high at the point when it begins. Party Supers were cool, but that's history.

Yes, both: I review and edit obsessively, whether it's an email, blog post, or text message, but I can also bang out copy somewhat easily. I don't think I get irritated by poor grammar, but long-winded or totally incomprehensible writing does tilt me a little.

For grammatical mistakes in your post, I wonder why you put a question mark in the second paragraph after what appears to be a statement.

haha that's an oldie but a goodie. ty for the genuine lol.

It's an ongoing thing, not like I'm going to wake up one day and write, The Ultimate Guide for the Young Pro. (although come to think of it--Mason, holler at me).

I've definitely written more about what I consider a solid approach to the game in this thread than anywhere else prior, so just stay tuned I guess.

If I see you at a live tournament will you get pissed off if I ask yo how your stack is?

Running good this week for sure!

Whoo, am I caught up? Standing out here on this corner is a grind.

If you say, "how are you?" And I say, "fine, how are you" and you give me a chip count as a response--that's when I'll get annoyed.

Actually, yeah, being asked chip counts during tournaments is still universally annoying and pointless, but being known as the person who refuses to share chip counts might be more annoying.

Shane,

A few things:

First, thanks for doing this. I've read your blog since I started playing poker a few years ago, and have always looked up to you as an older dude who maintains an edge in an otherwise young man's game, and looks cool as he does it.

We played together briefly this summer in the 2500 6-max event. I was the guy who moved to Vermont for a girl. You seem like a very nice guy, and are definitely a great face for the game. Congratulations on the sponsorship and best of luck.

I remember reading the blog you wrote shortly before you FT'd the Million. I could really relate to your situation and am very happy that you've rediscovered your love for the game and a thirst for the grind.

I imagine that your confidence must have been shaken, to say the least. Do you think that without your scores in the Million and 100r you still would have rebuilt that confidence? And if so, what did/do you do to remain confident and happy despite poor results that were affecting not only you but your relationship as well? (I don't mean to get too personal, but I'm in a similar situation at the moment, respond via PM or not at all if you like)

Finally, I think the concept of a "Well" is not for the person answering to be stuck in the well, but to be the well, giving water (information) to all that want it.

In that respect, your answers are like crack. Please keep slangin' that ****.

Charlie

Can you list 1 or more things that "grind your gears" and rant on for a couple sentences? I always enjoy a good Shaniac rant.

I recoil at the sound of the word "range" or any detailed strategy discussion in any in-game poker situation.

Let's start with the last thing: Isn't the template, "A stranger is being shown around a village that he has just become part of. He is shown a well and his guide says 'On any day except Tuesday, you can shout any question down that well and you'll be told the answer.'"

The "wellspring of information" is a Chainsaw concept I think!

The time last year following the WSOP and before the Sunday Mill cash was beyond confidence shaking. In fact, confidence wasn't even on my radar. I have never felt so lost and in limbo as I did during the latter half of last year.

There's some moral here about needing to hit bottom. Or about having to let go of your dreams before they can come back to start working for you. I really don't know. I was so lost and then got so lucky, I'm just really grateful to be where I'm at.

I felt I couldn't play poker, yet there was nothing else I could do either. I took an improv class just as a way of shaking things up, but it didn't really provide much direction or intellectual stimulation. But I did realize there's a whole league of people in this city blindly chasing their dreams of being a performer, diving head-first into the entertainment industry rat-race while working at Starbucks, and in a way that takes more balls than anything I've ever tried.

Maybe that helped put things in perspective, but if I didn't win with AK>KK deep in that Sunday Million, who knows where I'd be.

I'm drawing a couple of blanks, but it was mike leah, tydean14, Jon Friedberg, some ftp pro you knew, us 2, Matt238 (the matt in question)...and I'm blanking

and thanks, I now have absurd expectations for every wsop here on out

Hey Shane!

Congrats! I can relate to the seeing you crush when I was in highschool thing!

I think you're awesome! Best of luck with the deal! I don't have many questions for you, other than what you're opinion is of me, but pretty sure you'd filter that down for a public forum anyway! Anyways, best of luck, TTYL!

TY Mr. Bear Jew, my opinion of you is that you're awesome but self-hating. Snap out of it and get happy!

Got skipped

Also, do you have any long term non-poker goals?

You did not get skipped sir.

I'll return to your question about non-poker goals when I get back to the Corner. Need to re-up, will be back in a couple hours.

hope this isnt a cig run



no questions. always liked reading your posts/read your blog a few times.


congrats on the stars deal

congrats on the deal...always nice to see oldschool 2p2ers doing well

actually re-upping on tennis, as absurd as that may sound.

and TYVM.

Sweet... have fun

years ago, i was a low stakes cash game grinder and could not figure out MTTs. but then i decided to watch MTT players who my feeble mind deemed ubiquitous and successful at the time. pearljammer was one of my two selected victims. shaniac was the other.

as a gross over simplification.... from pearljammer, i learned that the right play is to always fold. from shaniac, i learned that the right play is to always go all in. thank you in retrospect for lending your own unknowing shoulders in pursuit my own successes, and congrats on the success that you have found.

maybe tennis for real next san remo as i shout to you from my balcony?

Hmmm....one question.

Wanna be my Valentine?

Get ur arse out of the corner and back to the well and explain those tweets, lol. What % is there that this corner will get more replies than Peachy's well?

What tweets?