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LV_426
Profile Joined December 2009
Poland432 Posts
December 09 2013 10:50 GMT
#361
On December 08 2013 07:03 dirtydurb82 wrote:
From a God to a railbird. Of course, we are all happy BoxeR has a job and is in a community he wants to be in.


railbird? railbird =/= grinder

Sorkoas
Profile Joined May 2010
549 Posts
December 09 2013 10:52 GMT
#362
10 years late.
HunterX11
Profile Joined March 2009
United States1048 Posts
December 09 2013 10:55 GMT
#363
There's another connection in that poker is one of the only other competitions I can think of where announcers refer to people by their internet handles often (elky, durrrr, isildur, etc.) besides eSports. So I guess we'll still hear him called Boxer (though iirc the Koreans always just called the players by their reals names anyway).
Try using both Irradiate and Defensive Matrix on an Overlord. It looks pretty neat.
epok
Profile Joined September 2013
United States117 Posts
December 09 2013 17:25 GMT
#364
posts like these made me wish for-money online poker still existed. why was it banned anyways?
Pittski
Profile Joined May 2010
United States50 Posts
December 09 2013 18:14 GMT
#365
Poker is becoming the Rival of E-Sports to me. It is not even a real game in my opinion. Specially when it costs more to give out to play then it does overall for a video game. The more I hear about gamers turning to poker the more sad I become.

It just leaves a bad taste. Makes gaming feel like its being looked at as Child's play.
The One and Only
MrTortoise
Profile Joined January 2011
1388 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-12-09 18:40:30
December 09 2013 18:39 GMT
#366
Why wouldnt games turn into poker players?

If you are in top 0.00001% you make money, same as pro gaming in computer games.

Difference is, you get really paid.

poker still exists, pokerstars kinda swallowed it all though. There are still a few people on there that seem to be on all the time and never seem to make a profit at micro and low stakes - like for years.

I feel for sc legends that get to the end of their career look at the sc2 scene and realise that the big bucks have gone or are going. Poker actually makes sense, i wish them all the best.

Its a shame black friday and full tilt have destroyed the credability of the poker world. Its still going strong, its just tougher than ever.

If poker is not gaming what the hell is?
Its just a shame that tiny stakes online poker bears little or no relation to live poker - much like tiny skill online games bear little or no relation to high skill.
HunterX11
Profile Joined March 2009
United States1048 Posts
December 09 2013 20:55 GMT
#367
On December 10 2013 02:25 epok wrote:
posts like these made me wish for-money online poker still existed. why was it banned anyways?


Cut into casino poker revenues. It's probably coming back within a few years though, once NV NJ DE et al. pave the way.
Try using both Irradiate and Defensive Matrix on an Overlord. It looks pretty neat.
Cassalina
Profile Blog Joined January 2012
United States65 Posts
December 10 2013 03:14 GMT
#368
i have no idea why everyone is so "depressed". he's moving onto another professional game. tillerman, elky both have done the same. he left his mark in starcraft, and i'm sure there's always a chance he returns to the game. i'm happy that he's found something new personally. gl boxer, can't wait to see your results :D
"advance solidly, fight solidly"
ottosec
Profile Joined April 2013
505 Posts
December 10 2013 08:20 GMT
#369
Good to see him move into Poker. Never heard of that site, but I hope it goes up well for him.

Starcraft and Poker are more similar than people think. The mindset and decision making process are almost the same on both games.
SKT1-PartinG&Rain, MC
Highways
Profile Joined July 2005
Australia6105 Posts
December 10 2013 09:13 GMT
#370
Damn that sucks
#1 Terran hater
ANGELIAS1234
Profile Joined September 2011
United States46 Posts
December 26 2013 08:08 GMT
#371
we shall await your return Emperor.
cz
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
United States3249 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-12-26 08:26:07
December 26 2013 08:24 GMT
#372
Guys, this doesn't mean much. He's a face for a poker site who has to make a few apperances online and in some brick and mortal tournaments every so often. It's a nothing commitment. He could easily play 2 hours a week and meet the requirements for this deal.

He's not going to be a 40hr a week grinder or something, he's basically just the new face of some poker site. That's it. It's like being the face on the Wheaties box - you don't have to eat Wheaties every meal, you just have to do a commercial once every few months.
cz
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
United States3249 Posts
December 26 2013 08:25 GMT
#373
On December 08 2013 13:31 ROOTFayth wrote:
I never retired from poker, I was just really lazy and sat on my money during 2011 and 2012 (had 2 children during that time)
aaaand wasted a lot of time playing SC2 on and off, started playing poker seriously again at the end of 2012


How are the games now compared to 2010-11?
Doominator10
Profile Joined August 2012
United States515 Posts
December 26 2013 09:58 GMT
#374
$$$
We will miss you <3
Your DOOM has arrived,,,, and is handing out cookies
Liquid`Jinro
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Sweden33719 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-12-26 11:02:58
December 26 2013 11:02 GMT
#375
Surprised FulPot is still around o_O oGs had their patches on their uniforms briefly, as I recall.
Moderatortell the guy that interplanatar interaction is pivotal to terrans variety of optionitudals in the pre-midgame preperatories as well as the protosstinal deterriggation of elite zergling strikes - Stimey n | Formerly FrozenArbiter
thezanursic
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
5497 Posts
December 26 2013 11:29 GMT
#376
On December 06 2013 12:39 radscorpion9 wrote:
I find this connection between Brood War and poker fascinating. I can't imagine it'll be easy for him, but possibly it will be more likely to achieve something than continuing to make it 'work' with SC2

Fixed that for you.

Don't actually remember any notable SC2 pros going poker where as Elky made millions and a myriad of other BW pros went on to be very successful.
http://i45.tinypic.com/9j2cdc.jpg Let it be so!
1a2a3aPro
Profile Joined July 2009
Canada227 Posts
December 26 2013 11:32 GMT
#377
On December 26 2013 17:25 cz wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 08 2013 13:31 ROOTFayth wrote:
I never retired from poker, I was just really lazy and sat on my money during 2011 and 2012 (had 2 children during that time)
aaaand wasted a lot of time playing SC2 on and off, started playing poker seriously again at the end of 2012


How are the games now compared to 2010-11?


The games continually get harder. I am a semi-professional player, but I make my money playing live. Online is just too tough now-a-days.

There is no influx of new fish, the old ones go broke or get bored, and the regulars keep getting better and better. It's gone all the way down to 25NL, which is now much tougher.

I think this trend will continue if Black Friday isn't lifted, maybe even then.
Karakadin
Profile Joined October 2010
United States5 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-02-14 23:47:36
February 14 2014 23:45 GMT
#378
I'm a poker pro (~8 yrs now) and just came off my best year ever (high 6 figures). I'll coach BoxeR, someone get me in touch!

edit: and yea the people saying poker is too tough now are just lol, yes the game has progressed but there is still room for like a HUGE # of people to make 200k+, and the top subset of those to make 500k+ consistently in almost every game form. Yea back in the day you could only have 1/2 a brain and print money, but assuming your smart and work hard it's not that hard even now
vol_
Profile Joined May 2010
Australia1608 Posts
February 15 2014 04:17 GMT
#379
Great that he found something to do. He always seemed real sad about giving up the glory of playing starcraft to coach and this way at least he is competing in something for himself. GL HF Emperor!
Jaedong gives me a deep resonance.
therabit
Profile Joined August 2011
795 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-02-20 11:31:42
February 20 2014 11:31 GMT
#380
found this interview of boxer on pokernews about his new endeavour. Seems like he resigned from coaching because he wasn't feeling it. Read somewhere else that he actually came in 8th on his first live tournament in macau which is not bad at all
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