Best of luck, sir!

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uggghhhhh if i were a wealthier man i would have pulled a max katx on amurophil

TILT

fyp

that too

hey guys thanks for all the well wishes and e-railing. tough table draw tomorrow but ill make do. let the rungood continue

I'm kinda tilted I stopped buying pieces but gl dude, try to run better than vanessa and you got this

Kingsofcards (tom marchese) and Altrum altus (will reynolds) at final 9 in WPT hollywood in Indiana now too

TID Vincent

You guys don't know me I'm an STTFer, I just lurk in the cash forums because I suck Hope it's ok to post in here but I'm looking to get rid of my poker/gaming rig asap and I don't have marketplace approval yet lol

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for those who were/are trying out that meditation thingy, how's that working out for u?

I stopped doing it after 5 days or something. not sure why though

I updated twice so far in the meditation thread in edf

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/79...thread-144266/

Love it. Only 2 weeks in and it's been worth it. Don't know if it affects my day but it's a great way to start it.

anyone ever have success staking friends for anything (cash or tourneys) mid-long-term? i keep doing this and they just keep backing up my belief that anyone who needs a stake needs it for a reason.

the worst part about it is the resentment that i feel towards all of them now. i'm starting to think of them as lazy, stupid fvcks. i just can't understand their behavior. they come to me because they are broke and i give them an opportunity to put in hours and dig themselves out of a hole. i'll even talk strategy and coach a few times even if it's of no use to me. and without fail they find excuses to never ****ing play.

i am definitely done with any type of loaning/staking friends except for loans with a select few who i know can/will pay it back quickly. just had to rant.

Haha thanks bro, bonus footage: The cops were phoned in that the black guy had a GUN (he DID hit the door with a fire extinguisher.... and he got blood all over that because his hand was cut), so they came in all swat-team like, when one of the ppl opened the door they got tackled, shoulder dislocated and handcuffs slapped on, one of the girls was chillin on the couch putting a blanket over her and all of a sudden three cops are pointing guns at her lmao

I guess I'm not really at the trying out stage anymore, but meditation is awesome. Not really anything more to add other than that you should try it out for a month if you haven't done so yet.

run better at table draws amuro

I staked/staking my best friend for 4 years.
First 2 years he was in the whole 50k with out ever being up.I knew he had the talent , just ran bad in big private games. I stuck with him, we added online into the stake. He got that 50k back , and has made me 150k on top.
You just need access the talents of your stakees, if you think they are winning players and just running bad stick with them, as long as you trust them.
During the first 2 years i fealt the same was as you, everytime he skipped a game, I was feeling resentment, thinking hes lazy , hes going to play basketball/drink,etc instead of trying to get out of make up. I feel your frustration.

nope. nothing but negative experiences here as well. im done with it too.
in some situations i've ended up out the money and down a friend as well.

ive decided that any money i lend to 'life bustos' from here on out will only be money i never expect to see back

+1 Overall my experiences staking have been negative

I think it takes a different skill set to make significant money from staking if it's your goal

I'm 0/4, only mid term stuff. 3 of them were smallish. The 1 big one I did and was sure was +EV just didn't work out.

agree. i don't think a friendly attitude works. like, i really shouldn't need to remind them that if they play less than the agreed upon amount that they are ****ing me.

extreme example: if the stake is 50/50 with no risk for the stakee, they are a $0.40/hand winner (live 1/2), and they play one 150-hand session instead of the agreed upon 1000 sessions, the staker clearly loses because they will end up down almost 40% of the time or whatever, and when the stakee wins they only give up half of it.

Have to be clear with your motives/expectations...

If you are staking them because they are your friend and you want to help them out, thats fine, but go into the stake with those expectations. I hired one of my best friends briefly to help out with my old business as a favor awhile back and it went terribly - he had no motivation to do anything and it was very hard letting him go even though he definitely deserved it. There was just a lack of accountability. The old saying that friends and business never mix is generally true.

If you are staking them because you think its +EV, then treat it as a business transaction - it should be a strictly professional relationship - you have to make everything extremely clear from the outset. There are good opportunities out there, there just happen to be way more bad opportunities than good ones.

I am 0/3 on staking friends as well. I agree that friends and business just don't mix. I would have been a lot harder on randoms and that probably would have made the difference.