you need to put in an insane amount of hours daily if ur gonna try to make a living @ nl25.

enough to pay your bills + still be able to move up so that you dont have to grind your soul into oblivions of depression and hate

CrownRoyal

Vatican City State1872 Posts

April 08 2009 01:40 GMT

#43

i think nl50 is doable for a living granted you have a nice excess of money to survive like 30 buyins or something.

tbh if i was in your situation $1k is worthless to you i'd just grind with really thin br management like 10 buyins for nl25 15 for nl50 and 20 for nl100 and not let your ego kill you and put in an insane amount of hours

ghermination

United States2851 Posts

April 08 2009 01:59 GMT

#44

ITT: Why i am still confused as hell as to how so many people are attracted to poker. I dont even like that game, why is it so popular?

CrownRoyal

Vatican City State1872 Posts

April 08 2009 02:17 GMT

#45

poker as purely value from a game is insanely high imo

United States6173 Posts

April 08 2009 02:21 GMT

#46

You're obviously in reality a horrible player.

Get a job.

CrownRoyal

Vatican City State1872 Posts

April 08 2009 02:31 GMT

#47

travis is definitely not a terrible player t.t

EvilTeletubby

Baltimore, USA22261 Posts

April 08 2009 02:35 GMT

#48

On April 08 2009 10:59 ghermination wrote:
ITT: Why i am still confused as hell as to how so many people are attracted to poker. I dont even like that game, why is it so popular?

I think it's more the glorified "free" lifestyle than anything else. Relatively quick/easy to see returns on (compared to traditional jobs that require schooling and lots of invested time working up towards the top), with the mentality that 'anybody can do it', tends to attract the smart-but-lazy crowd looking for an easy and carefree life, but I don't think many know what they're getting into before they do.

Deleted User 3420

24492 Posts

April 08 2009 02:37 GMT

#49

if you understand the game, have the mental clarity to keep cool under stress, and have a bankroll - poker can be a great way to make a living. and not that hard if you look at it objectively.

but i have only 1 of those 3 things right now

Deleted User 3420

24492 Posts

April 08 2009 02:43 GMT

#50

I don't want to mislead people though. Outside of my financial situation life is great. Im in great health, great spirits.

Deleted User 3420

24492 Posts

April 08 2009 02:44 GMT

#51

On April 08 2009 10:59 ghermination wrote:
ITT: Why i am still confused as hell as to how so many people are attracted to poker. I dont even like that game, why is it so popular?

cuz people like to gamble
and the rest like to win money

HamerD

United Kingdom1922 Posts

April 08 2009 02:52 GMT

#52

On April 08 2009 07:11 nataziel wrote:

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HAHAHAHAHA, I knew it, damn corrupt pigs!

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HeavOnEarth

United States7087 Posts

April 08 2009 03:07 GMT

#53

just noticed the title.. xD

zulu_nation8

China26351 Posts

April 08 2009 03:50 GMT

#54

travis i remember seeing the thread where you raped gus hansen for some crazy # of buyins long ago, keep hanging in there, maybe do some meditation, take some xanex to cool your emotions or something.

Motiva

United States1774 Posts

April 08 2009 04:10 GMT

#55

yea take like .25mg of xanax and try some medidation before/during your sessions... and there is no reason not to sell pot...

Savio

United States1850 Posts

April 08 2009 04:10 GMT

#56

Generally, doing something useful for society (like a job) will get you money.

Also Poker doesn't "make money". It just moves it around between people but with no added value (maybe you can argue it provides entertainment to people who watch it on tv bu that is all I can think of).

Get a job. Stop playing poker. Be a man.

Rekrul

Korea (South)17174 Posts

April 08 2009 05:14 GMT

#57

On April 08 2009 06:54 travis wrote:
man, FUCK POKER. I can't even convey how much bullshit my life is right now. There are just so many factors that have come together to screw me in the perfect ways to make my situation a steaming pile of shit. I admit, I have made many mistakes. But I KNOW I PLAY WELL and i still just RUN SO BAD FOR SO LONG, CHRIST. I can't do this shit anymore. I need another way to make money. But I don't know how. I need to come up with something.

I'm telling you guys, you have no idea the shit I have gone through the last few years. I don't understand why I can't just FUCKING WIN FOR A WHILE GOD DAMNIT. EVERY FUCKING DAY. HONESTLY.

I would trade this shit in for an honest job with a wage slightly above the poverty line in a heartbeat. If there is a god I am convinced he must love me a lot, sexually. And he must have a huge cock.

GOD DAMNIT FUCK FUCKING CHRIST

LOL

U PLAY WELL BUT U LOSE EVERY DAY!

wow you must be SO UNLUCKY!!!

edit: now i remember why u blocked me on msn lol

Deleted User 3420

24492 Posts

April 08 2009 05:55 GMT

#58

On April 08 2009 14:14 Rekrul wrote:

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LOL

U PLAY WELL BUT U LOSE EVERY DAY!

wow you must be SO UNLUCKY!!!

edit: now i remember why u blocked me on msn lol

thanks for being a dick instead of making any effort towards being understanding
or even just not saying anything at all

what do you really think I relaxed and said "im gonna make a blog post about how shitty poker is" while in a clear state of mind?

Rekrul

Korea (South)17174 Posts

April 08 2009 06:05 GMT

#59

u've been going through this for years now, get a grip and do something other than poker

whiners do not deserve 'understanding' especially given the amount of opportunities you've had

you're slightly mentally derranged, which is great sometimes and bad sometimes. in the case of poker it's really bad.

man up, become a mad scientist or something