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Goal setting
#21971808 - 07/20/15 05:30 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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As some of you know I play online poker for a living. Playing cards is extremely unpredictable as you may imagine.
Today I wanted to buy custom floor mats for my aging car so I wrote down my current balance and added the price and set that as a goal for today. I made almost a dollar over my goal and then quit for today.
When I went to order the item I saw that I forgot to add the cents. When I recalculated I saw that my winnings today matched the item price and shipping EXACTLY.
Tomorrow I am writing down the price of a ski chalet I have had my eyes on...
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I didnt know there was legitimate online poker...im always extremely wary of those sites
How does it work?
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Re: Goal setting [Re: JvF]
#21971838 - 07/20/15 05:36 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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I have lost thousands in unpaid winnings on questionable sites that shutdown. You are wise to be wary.
However, Nevada residents only may play online on a state-sanctioned site owned by Caesar's. It is quite safe and regulated by the Nevada State Gaming Commission.
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Sun King



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Why don't you play in person?
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Re: Goal setting [Re: Sun King]
#21971858 - 07/20/15 05:38 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Which character was I? I hope I was Eastwood.
Did you know that his name anagrammed is Old West Action? Well you do now.
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JvF
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That sounds nice, good stuff that its working for you
Looks like its time for me to get a Nevada VPN
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Re: Goal setting [Re: JvF]
#21971862 - 07/20/15 05:39 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Likely a good strategy Is gambling for a living stressful, or are you confident in the system
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Sun King



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You're not Eastwood.
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Re: Goal setting [Re: Sun King]
#21971885 - 07/20/15 05:44 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Brick & mortar poker:
Pros:
Free drinks & hot cocktail waitresses
Cons:
Free drinks Fewer game types and stake options Only play one game at a time Cigarette smoker Having to deal with idiots
Online poker:
Pros:
Can play in underwear while smoking a bong and eating Cheetos Can post stooped shit on The Shroomery between hands No travel Can play multiple games simultaneously Refigerator is 12 feet away
Cons:
No hot cocktail waitresses
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Re: Goal setting [Re: Does]
#21971926 - 07/20/15 05:50 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Poker is hard work. There is no formula and you have to constantly pay attention to every nuance. The higher the stakes, the larger the variance and (usually) the stronger the players.
I tend to fish in the shallow end of the pool. I am what you might call a grinder as I don't like gambling - putting all my chips in- even when the favorite - on a single hand. I would rather have small wins almost every day as opposed to huge wins with wild setbacks.
BTW folks, this thread was more about the coincidence of my winnings matching the object desired than it was about poker.
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That's pretty impressive Have you tried tripping and playing? Me and 3 people were able to consecutively call the exact roll of 2 dice
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Re: Goal setting [Re: Does]
#21971999 - 07/20/15 06:01 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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I play stoned sometimes. If I play tripping I will wander off and play my synthesizer or ...
How many times did you fail?
A million dollars awaits the person that could do that consistently.
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I watched Casino Royal, so I know a few things about poker. You have to read the other player's tells so you know when they are bluffing. How do you do that online?
You can probably play in your underwear and eat Cheetos at some casinos.
BTW: once you unleash a thread on the masses it is out of your control.
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Re: Goal setting [Re: Sun King]
#21972006 - 07/20/15 06:02 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Quote:
Sun King said: You're not Eastwood. 

Oh, wait! you are saying I am not old and senile.
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Sun King



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Quote:
OrgoneConclusion said:
How many times did you fail?
A million dollars awaits the person that could do that consistently.
I can fail consistently.
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Quote:
Pros:
Can play in underwear while smoking a bong and eating Cheetos Can post stooped shit on The Shroomery between hands No travel Can play multiple games simultaneously Refigerator is 12 feet away
that's the life, just add tending to a huge field of ganja
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Re: Goal setting [Re: Sun King]
#21972029 - 07/20/15 06:06 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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You have to read the other player's tells so you know when they are bluffing. How do you do that online?
It is somewhat more difficult, but of interest to note is that the man who wrote three books on poker tells was a losing player.
Has to do with recognizing betting patterns from previous hands and by how quickly/slowly they bet. I play mostly Omaha Hi/lo pot limit (PLO8) as it is more mathematical than Hold'em.
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Quote:
OrgoneConclusion said: I play stoned sometimes. If I play tripping I will wander off and play my synthesizer or ...
How many times did you fail?
A million dollars awaits the person that could do that consistently.
We only tried that time on a kitchen table, coming up on the best lsd ive had Should have channeled that energy at the casino... gonna try it at the first oppurtunity
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As some of you know I play online poker for a living.
I should have guessed. I can just imagine you stoned out of your mind, eating Cheetos, playing tight aggressive against complete fish, skimming news sites looking for any religious or super-natural practice so that you can satirize it on the shroomery, and somehow managing to stay in good shape while living this lifestyle...
You truly are a God among men.
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Intellectually sharp; emotionally a child as evidenced by my recent disaster.
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When you get older and more demented, you'll have nothing.
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Re: Goal setting [Re: Sun King]
#21984212 - 07/23/15 11:41 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Sun King said: When you get older and more demented, you'll have nothing. 
Hell have a ski chalet and custom floormats, silly
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Do you play on Carbon, OC?
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I did. Now I play on WSOP - only available to Nevada residents.
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