do you spit or swallow

 

Originally Posted by Mkind16

I might regret asking these in public but...

1. Honest opinion of my game in 2007, since we basically played everyday back then (I have a feeling I know what you'll say but go ahead).

1b. My story has a lot of similarities to yours, particularly leaving school to play full time and then burning out and leaving the game for an extended period of time. If I attempted a comeback, do you think I could make it again?

2. You've avoided the answer for like 6 months now. But this is your well so you have to answer it now. What the hell did u have in that hand in FTOPS 100r?

1. I always thought you were a more than capable professional poker player. You were (maybe still are) very close friends with one of the best players in the world, you learned from the best. I never talked with you that extensively but I always felt your poker mind was fine but your emotional mind was bleh kinda like me. Your best poker could make you a ton of money.

1a. You could come back with the right mindset absolutely. I however have no idea if you are ready for that.

2. Pretty sure I had the stone nothings. It was a spot where I really wasn't sure if you were capable of 4betting air or only snaps. It was obviously a spot where you could profitably 4bet 100% of your range if I'm folding my stone nothings (and you know that). Rather than put in another raise, I felt that if I were to just call you would c/f 100% of your air and you would get it in with 100% of your nuts. I to this day hope you were capable of 4betting stone nothings. Thank god you had KK and the flop was Axx :)

 

Originally Posted by norcaljeff

sct: #2. I'm a big fan of shot taking in the right situation. For example I think that those with the BR to play $50 freezeouts and $10 rebuys should be playing the sunday warmup and million every single week because they are certainly +ev and with 2 tourneys/week its not going to strain the br. I don't however think you should be playing the 100r 2x/day with a 10k br, for obvious reasons.

- can you translate that for low stakes? like if I play $8 (top 5 get $26 tokens) sngs or $10 mtts is a shot at a $30/50/75 (50 to 180 person)mtt a bad idea? for a hobby player who plays for fun but with the idea of making monies also.

#5. no im embarrassed :(

- f it I'm still braggin...lol. ty for teh advice fwimfwiamfgf

I wouldn't recommend taking random shots in tournaments that are more difficult fields than your regular tournaments. I would however recommend playing that new $22 200k or whatever on sundays they put in on FTP, which almost certainly is a weaker field than your normal tournaments. I don't know if they have any lower stakes majors but Sundays are generally much softer fields across the board. Basically just be aware of the fields you are entering imo.

Do you play video games? What console? What are your favorite games?

Hey man thanks for this. My question how many MTTs did you play until you won and which one was it? What's your advice when going card dead during the middle stages of a MTT? What's your generic advice in playing large field MTTs online with such a short starting sack ie. 1500-2000 starting stack MTTs

 

Originally Posted by koolkeith13

1. What did you do for new years eve?

2. Did you go to the USC game today? If you didnt why not?

3. Did you bet on the game today? If so how much?

4. Do you miss our talks on aim?

5. If you were koolkeith13 what would you do to get better?

6. When you said on stars the other night that you wanted a backer online was that a joke or not? How many people have approached you since you said that?

7. I dont back anyone but I would like to formally offer you a 52%/48% deal in your favor with makeup.

Holla

1. Absolutely nothing... primarily because many of my friends were in Vegas and I wasnt because...

2. Yes wooo fight on.

3. No, I don't bet on anything. Im not a big gambler. If I didn't have an edge in poker I wouldnt play.

4. yes very much

5. Listen to Bax

6. No, it wasn't a joke. I wan't to play with someone elses money because Im 100% sure it will help me concentrate and play well. I have an insane amount of respect for other peoples things and think that taking a preferable online deal might increase my personal ROI even with the backer cut. Nobody has approached me probably because they are afraid I will continue to tilt and throw away money. (However I would gladly add a clause to any contract that says I pay each of those tournaments that I throw away in full). It has nothing to do with me not having enough money to play them myself.

7. No thanks :) Probably need better to take a deal.

 

Originally Posted by Defndrofangels

Hey man thanks for this. My question how many MTTs did you play until you won and which one was it? What's your advice when going card dead during the middle stages of a MTT? What's your generic advice in playing large field MTTs online with such a short starting sack ie. 1500-2000 starting stack MTTs

Hmm. I honestly don't know how many tournaments I played before my first win. I do know that my first "big win" was the 50r on stars I think in december of 2006 for something like 15k or so, probably brought me to ~30k br.

Being card dead is usually something you simply cannot overcome. Being carddead for a long period of time generally means you are going to get shortstacked and then play standard push/fold poker. Don't change your game and accept this fact and you will be a better poker player.

Just be patient and play ABC poker. Let the bad players make mistakes.

When you were grinding those insane 15 hour days, would you say you were making over 20k a month?

thanks. ( don't wanna get too personal )

personal opinion of me? I doubt weve played enough for you to understand or comment on my game at all so i wont rly ask that. Just in general, i can take pure honesty.
If i ever have a hand question what would be the best time to im you, and would you answer? If not i obv wont consider it in the future lol.
Best advice for transitioning into live play

 

Originally Posted by undertheradar

Thanks for doing this. Now could you make it a resolution to not bitch slap people so much when you disagree with their opinion. Makes you look bad, and makes others feel bad. I don't post often specifically because of the treatment many posters give out when novices are learning. Remember, for the person asking the question, there are no dumb questions. You have a tremendous amount of knowledge that you share, just would like to see you work on how it comes across. Machisimo isn't always necessary. Sorry for the lecture, its my job in real life and its a hard habit to break:)

I've actually made it a resolution to be more civil on the boards. I do appreciate the advice and I understand that many P5s members are adults with a lot more life experience and are a lot wiser than I am. It sucks and I dont really know what else to say but I honestly and truly understand right from wrong and what makes me look bad and what doesn't. For whatever reason I can't follow what I consciously know. No excuse, obviously, but meh. I wish someone could teach me how to think before talking that would help lool.

Imagine the most naturally talented poker player ever, but he has not started the game yet (mathematical genius, good self-discipline, whatever else you can imagine). What would be the minimum amount of time he would need to put in at the tables until he could become a top ten player? (Day one = what is a flop?)

Did you ever grind HU sngs?
Do you feel more people could make money from HU sngs than MTTs? (2nd question obv depends on alot of factors but i'm just talking about your average poker player)

Scott,

Thanks for doing this and i've always had a high opinion of your poker game...

1. For someone with a $2k BR and a full-time job, do you suggest they play HU SNG's or 6max/9max SNG's (naturally saying if your a sng genius) or a math genuis.

2. When you first started out online, you say you grinded SNG's....so did you mix in MTT's with your sng play? and what % of MTT's to SNG's did you play>?

And congrats on your team's performance in the Rose Bowl....i watched it here in australia....and it was a great performance.

Good luck in 2009.

Last question sorry

Be brutally honest

If you had a bankroll of $100, ( following all bankroll management rules ) how long do you think it would take you to build that up to 10K?

is 6-7 months possilble/reasonable

thanks

top 3-5 movies?

top 3 musical artists?

favorite meal?

how many hours a week did you generally play in 2007 when u were really grinding?