I'd never been a gambler until my mid-20s. I just didn't believe in it. Then I met poker. Or precisely a Catholic priest and two seminarians taught me the game. Others in the community would play and I would crush everyone. They told me "don't go out to the casinos and online poker sites." So I went to the casinos and online poker sites.
Then I discovered Twitch and Discord, two staples of the poker community. I developed deep roots with many rec players and a lot of pro players. Some people don't get it when I say I love poker, but it is the game, the community, the competition, the psychology of it and that burning desire to make $10M in a day.
I'm trying to make it to the $60M-$70M Bahamas tourney this December and then am moving to Europe after that tourney for 2.5 months. I think I generally play better live, but I don't live near casinos, so have to mainly practice online, which sometimes has bigger guarantees.
In short, I've made lifelong friends in a sport that is just deep as fuck. Different levels of thinking in different games. The whole thing is one big mind-fuck solve the puzzle decipher some tells and you're set.
Trending Content - Off Topic Forum
Career Resources
This is so wild but what the kind of twist I would expect from your posts.
What are your lifetime earnings so far? How much are you playing per week?
Lifelong chess player here.
Curious about poker and been meaning to learn - HFs treat it like a live test of probabilistic thinking! Any guidance on which Discord channels to go for within NAM? Isaiah_53_5 💎🙌💎🙌💎
The world’s low-key falling apart - might as well level up my odds and gamble those student loan premiums away!
whats the elo
Not many people make money there
1 or 2
Moving to Europe congrats! Are you still in school though?
We have a mandatory study abroad next spring for my school. Should be awesome.
Today:
Got the $630 ticket for $264 and sold 50% of $630 in action.
The jump from crushing local games to hitting the $60M-$70M tournament circuit in the Bahamas is massive.
Practicing online for the guarantees makes sense, but there really is no substitute for that live 'mind-fuck' of reading tells in person. Europe should be an amazing experience after that.
Yeah I've played a bit live at:
My biggest live tourney was a $2M GTD at the Wynn for $1300 buy in. As for online tourneys, I've played a mix of the biggest tourneys on ACR up to $12M GTD for a $2,650 buy in.
Another aspect of playing live tourneys that is essential is final table negotiations. Every time someone gets KOed on the FT, everyone votes on a deal and it has to be unanimous for a deal or against it. People get heated live negotiating and in Beau Rivage one guy said he was going to throw a chair at me after he seemed to get screwed in the deal. You know what I said when he threatened to throw a chair? "go ahead dude." Made him even more pissed and tournament director came running over to ease the tension.
In December, there are satties running for $25K Bahamas seats ($30K package) for $1,050 and satties to the $1,050 for $95. Last year I got one $95 to $1050 satty and played the $1050 six times with no avail. The reason I like the Bahamas tourney so much is that it is when I am free and 1st is so much. I'm not free to play this summer, I have to work.
Poker is the funnest shit ever for me. I love it. I'm looking forward to the journey and development of me as a player.
Which discord channels were helpful?
I think that in poker everyone ends up playing based on probabilities so at some point it becomes very mechanical in assessing likelihoods, sizing bets, and making the move. Or is there more to it?
Voluptas et et aliquid maxime. Soluta ex voluptatem exercitationem omnis assumenda ut amet. Omnis mollitia consequuntur quibusdam quis aspernatur doloremque. Ipsam quia voluptatem cum laudantium consequatur dolorum eos. Odio voluptatem enim placeat voluptate ut corporis. Nobis assumenda et voluptatum deserunt. Dolores rerum voluptas autem beatae.
Enim consequuntur perspiciatis excepturi inventore. Et quia consequuntur sit aut sunt debitis.
Dolore dignissimos omnis nulla. Doloribus accusantium enim esse assumenda numquam aut blanditiis cumque. Consequatur aperiam ratione assumenda et eos.
Aut quod tempore molestiae sit alias magnam. Sed et voluptatem consequatur tempore ut voluptas. Non similique nisi fugiat qui sed qui. Et repellendus et quis omnis ut officiis non. Reiciendis rerum quasi mollitia eligendi.
See All Comments - 100% Free
WSO depends on everyone being able to pitch in when they know something. Unlock with your email and get bonus: 6 financial modeling lessons free ($199 value)
or Unlock with your social account...