Busto !

thats rough bro gl

only thing i can tell u is don't feel rushed to move up that will only makes thing worse and the more pressure u feel the worse it gets - poker will mess you up bad if you have a 'i need/must win' state of mind

maybe get a part time job as well just to ease it up

gl man, stay strong & turn it around

How long would it take you to get that bonus on NL50?

oh crap sad to read this man, but keep up the hard work, things will turn around !!! you can do it, im sure of it....

Does wife have a degree? she didn't do anything for 13 years? lol.... Do you have a degree? no plan B? go play live poker.

Online poker isn't going to get any easier, seems like a pretty big dead end for you at this point. Your 2012 graph is very weird.

What's your overall hourly? surely starting a career must have crossed your mind.

cool post

sry to hear about ur lack of success though.

On November 08 2012 09:16 DustySwedeDude wrote: How long would it take you to get that bonus on NL50?

probably a 130k hands.

Hey Ingo, sorry to hear about your problems, I'm sure you will get out of them, stay focused and positive man.

If you would like to talk, i'm on skype daily and happy to help if i can.

All the best man !

On November 08 2012 09:24 DaEm0niCuS wrote: Does wife have a degree? she didn't do anything for 13 years? lol.... Do you have a degree? no plan B? go play live poker. Neither my wife or i have a degree. She used to work at the harbor master station before. That's where we met. Salaries in venezuela are extremely low, and her working wasn't really an option cause my kid needs full time attention, when he's not in school. At the moment I don't really consider taking a Job on the side, cause salaries are just so low that i could make more grinding 25nl. Online poker isn't going to get any easier, seems like a pretty big dead end for you at this point. Your 2012 graph is very weird. (calling it weird is an understatement What's your overall hourly? surely starting a career must have crossed your mind.)

not sure what my overall hourly is. probably like 25$/hr or so. not this year tho. my plan is pay of the debts, sell the apartment next year and buy a house in margarita island. maybe something with rooms for rent to tourist, and keep on playing poker on the side. i don't think i have hit a dead end yet, but poker is definitely not going to get easier.

Neither my wife or i have a degree. She used to work at the harbor master station before. That's where we met. Salaries in venezuela are extremely low, and her working wasn't really an option cause my kid needs full time attention, when he's not in school. At the moment I don't really consider taking a Job on the side, cause salaries are just so low that i could make more grinding 25nl.

On November 08 2012 09:41 sChOuA wrote: Hey Ingo, sorry to hear about your problems, I'm sure you will get out of them, stay focused and positive man. If you would like to talk, i'm on skype daily and happy to help if i can. All the best man !

appreciate it man thanks.

Considered a stake that offers a % of that VPP bonus as part of the terms? seems like a decent option to allow for both parties to have similar goals. It's good that you live in a low cost of living country. I definitely wouldn't give up online poker if you can live on those yearly profits that you posted though, so I like that you're sticking with it even at the microstakes. I've considered moving to South America for online poker as the dollar just goes so much further. Hang in there and buckle down on expenses. Also run good, gl.

On November 08 2012 10:22 thewh00sel wrote: Considered a stake that offers a % of that VPP bonus as part of the terms? seems like a decent option to allow for both parties to have similar goals. It's good that you live in a low cost of living country. I definitely wouldn't give up online poker if you can live on those yearly profits that you posted though, so I like that you're sticking with it even at the microstakes. I've considered moving to South America for online poker as the dollar just goes so much further. Hang in there and buckle down on expenses. Also run good, gl.

thanks

I have to do the math regarding the % of that vpp bonus, sounds like a good option. i have made 271k vpps this year and need 29k vpps for this bonus (i hate the word milestone). For the last 2 years i have made 400k vpps, but due to the downswings this year obv. will not be able to reach that. But the 300k vpp is mine even if i have to grind micro sngs to get there. And i will definetly stick with online poker. I'll just have to get my mojo back. My EV adjusted BB winrate at 100nl should be a little over 1bb/100 mediocre yes, but not terrible. I don't think that games have gotten much worse compared to last year.

70k, definitely something to be proud of

gl mate

On November 08 2012 10:56 mnj wrote: 70k, definitely something to be proud of gl mate

Thanks man. well it's more like 200k$ considering vpps + sngs and some play at absolute poker that aren't in the database. but i did had to grind a shitload of hands too. I haven't really been able to try and move up, cause i made some investments like apartment/car and the rest would usually pay for the expenses. At one point it has become a huge grind. I'll have to try and get the fun back when playing poker.

holy shit, REALLY good job man.

imo take a page from whoosel's book. iirc he is paying for his car/apartment on credit to leverage a bigger bankroll. maybe there are still ways for you to maximize your your bankroll through different personal finance decisions.

even though i hate some of this gay, generic personal finance advice i think they do really help you. small things like buying cheaper soap and shampoo have helped me save 50 dollars on the year now. not that i save the 50 dollars, but i don't feel bad now about using that 50 to buy "irresponsible" purchases like massages and alcohol.

pm me for a stake.

Didn't look at your country, in that case keep at it. Give live poker a shot if you got any there, make sure the rake is beatable first.

Also, staying home and taking care of a kid isn't really a good excuse to do nothing with your life. You can learn practically anything on the internet these days, learn to play an instrument, learn a new language, learn about personal finance management etc.

It's important to have skills in life, preferably at a very high level, poker teach's you that. I'm not a fan of support those who are not willing to work a little to improve their future.


I can be a bit harsh, best of luck and never stop trying to improve your game. Seriously though try live poker.

On November 08 2012 12:13 DaEm0niCuS wrote: Also, staying home and taking care of a kid isn't really a good excuse to do nothing with your life. You can learn practically anything on the internet these days, learn to play an instrument, learn a new language, learn about personal finance management etc. It's important to have skills in life, preferably at a very high level, poker teach's you that. I'm not a fan of support those who are not willing to work a little to improve their future. I can be a bit harsh, best of luck and never stop trying to improve your game. Seriously though try live poker.

yea i mean i have skills. i have worked in a lot of jobs troughout my life. probably more then most people my age (37). i used to work as a professional diver, seaman, shipping agent etc. eventhought i don't have a degree (cause of my own stupidity) i feel like i'm very professional in a lot of the things i have done. i definetly wish to learn to play an instrument, and maybe another language. i speak 4 (english, german, spanish and hungarian). and i do work hard to improve my future. and i do consider myself very hard working. actually i'm working since i'm 15 years old. that's when i left home with no money. but at this point in my life i rather try and open a small food business, or a house with rooms to rent, maybe a sailing yacht and do some charter whatever. Regarding my kid, he has autism, that's why we are around him most of the day.

Lol my girlfriend speaks Hungarian. How come you speak it?

On November 08 2012 12:33 DustySwedeDude wrote: Lol my girlfriend speaks Hungarian. How come you speak it?

my mother is hungarian and my father is german. my mother raised us speaking both languages. i need to practice. it's all there, just takes longer to access my brain
i will have to visit my family in slovakia, haven't seen them for years.

what , dont tell me you raised in Slovakia (thats where i am from) . I am sure you are gonna be back grinding nl 100 in no time you def got skills for that i remember we played nl 50 , even a hand today at zoom nl 10 and you won. You are a good player just hang in there, GL in getting a stake

On November 08 2012 13:10 r0mx0 wrote: what , dont tell me you raised in Slovakia (thats where i am from) . I am sure you are gonna be back grinding nl 100 in no time you def got skills for that i remember we played nl 50 , even a hand today at zoom nl 10 and you won. You are a good player just hang in there, GL in getting a stake

Thx, i knew the name was familiar. i was raised in germany until i was 10years old, then went overseas. i have a lot of family in slovakia.

im in same boat, gl finding a job!

I loved going over your poker hands. I hope things go better for you. There is no doubt you will be back in no time!

huh, poker can be very cruel sometimes, but I remember you are a good player who is not easy to be played against. Wish you best luck in the future, just remember to analyze your game and don't lose the picture of yourself as a winning player. Without confidence you can't win in this game. GL

so you need 29k vpp to reach milestone of 2.8k?
Thats another 100k fpp along the way and the 1600$ bonus.
So we are talking about 4.4k.I really think a stake should be considered here for a percentage of that money.Both sides could profit here.Since I like your work ethic(going down to even 10NL is something not many would do),and you have been raised in germany(just a minor plus ) i might as well be interested in staking you.PM me.Maybe we can get 2 or 3 stakers,so that you are easily able to play 100NL again.

thanks for the replies guys. handbanana is helping me out. i'm not even going to call it a stake cause the deal he offered me benefits me much more then him. (thanks man)

these are sick graphs, I'd snap call for the stake if I could, gl and stay strong and away from credit cards!
also

On November 08 2012 12:30 the cleaner wrote: i used to work as a shipping agent

the graphs make it obvious ^^

Hang on... I know how you feel, im 40k+ in debts and it sucks.

Stake yourself, take out a loan for like 5-10k, grind. Probably get better terms from a bank than any backer anyway.

i hope it will all work out for you and your family in the end, have you tryed some of the EU sites? they probably can give you better rakeback aswell as softer smallstakesgames i would think, like ongame or something.

anyways, GL ingo hang in there!

GL man, im sure you'll be fine when you reach the milestone.

Just grind it out. You're a solid player.

man good luck i wish i could help but im also still in the micros.

u r still one of my idols here on lp.

I remember playing with you back in the day. I hope you recover and good luck.

I see handbanana is taking care of you, I was thinking of offering you some deal as well because i know how fucking stressful poker can be with family to take care of.

Do it like me as soon as your kid knows the numbers make him grind for the milk! just kidding ofc..., or AM I?

thanks for all the replies guys. made me feel a lot better.

heiya

I see you already back at nl100
....you 3betting bastard....grr grr :D:D


how about some update post?


I think you got too lucky too quickly. You would learn 10x more if you had more time to suffer.


cheers! cya at the tables!

I played a breakeven session 2500 hands. feels good to be playing 100nl again. tables where good too.

Less than 12 hours and you are back in the train, GL!

LP one of the best communities with no doubt

I'm so rooting for you xD gl gl

well see you at nl 100 then ,i hope to be there at the end of the year , GL

Gl to you and your family.

we believe in you man , keep up the hard work... youll get the money in no time !!!

Just stay positive and keep it up. You'll make it through, i'm sure

glad you got something worked out man, one of the good guys for sure. gl!

On November 08 2012 12:30 the cleaner wrote: Show nested quote + On November 08 2012 12:13 DaEm0niCuS wrote: Also, staying home and taking care of a kid isn't really a good excuse to do nothing with your life. You can learn practically anything on the internet these days, learn to play an instrument, learn a new language, learn about personal finance management etc. It's important to have skills in life, preferably at a very high level, poker teach's you that. I'm not a fan of support those who are not willing to work a little to improve their future. I can be a bit harsh, best of luck and never stop trying to improve your game. Seriously though try live poker. yea i mean i have skills. i have worked in a lot of jobs troughout my life. probably more then most people my age (37). i used to work as a professional diver, seaman, shipping agent etc. eventhought i don't have a degree (cause of my own stupidity) i feel like i'm very professional in a lot of the things i have done. i definetly wish to learn to play an instrument, and maybe another language. i speak 4 (english, german, spanish and hungarian). and i do work hard to improve my future. and i do consider myself very hard working. actually i'm working since i'm 15 years old. that's when i left home with no money. but at this point in my life i rather try and open a small food business, or a house with rooms to rent, maybe a sailing yacht and do some charter whatever. Regarding my kid, he has autism, that's why we are around him most of the day.

I was referring more to your wife.

GL, hope you can recovery from the bad resutls, looks like you have the skills, now you just need to get a better mindset.

I was $3k in debt earlier this year due to my e-mail being hacked costing me about $6k. I had graduated college only couple before that and that was literally all the money I had. Needless to say, I wasn't having happy thoughts.

Luckily, I found a very understanding staker and now a personal friend. After some aggressive shot-taking and studies, I'm now playing high stakes and doing rather well. Hope you will succeed as well.

You will make it, if not you who would?

On November 09 2012 17:44 Jhyun88 wrote: I was $3k in debt earlier this year due to my e-mail being hacked costing me about $6k. I had graduated college only couple before that and that was literally all the money I had. Needless to say, I wasn't having happy thoughts. Luckily, I found a very understanding staker and now a personal friend. After some aggressive shot-taking and studies, I'm now playing high stakes and doing rather well. Hope you will succeed as well.

this is inspiring thanks. And also thanks to all the other comments.

im rooting for you Inspirational stuff !