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AndrewSong    United States. Nov 14 2010 07:03. Posts 2355
Poker can be gift to some people and also a curse. Addiction to gambling ruins many peoples lives. Ironically, this addiction made me very rich. Despite my financial gain, i am in worse in other aspects of life. Money might have solved my life pressing problems, but it didn't give me direction. It also gave me too much free time. When I realized the limits in my ceiling of success in poker, my addiction became long gone. Now when I wake up, I don't have the urge to grind. This year could have been my biggest year to date but now I am behind pace due to lack of play past few month. I no longer receive endless texts/calls inviting me to play in a private game. If this was a year ago, that wouldn't have been a problem since I had the drive and motivation to chase those games on my own.

Past 2 month I've been away from poker and I realized too much has changed. Looking back to 6years ago, I used to think if I had alot of money and free time, my life would be perfect. Oh man I was wrong. Poker lifestyle can be so solitary whether you're retired or not. Sure, it's pretty rough when you're on the grind, lose $20,000 in one night, and have no1 that could afford to get a drink or two because they're all asleep getting ready for school or work. It hits you even harder when you have too much free time and only people that you can hit up mid week are you're baller friends from fantasy world called poker.

Life of a successful poker player can be a huge joke. You have too much time. Too lazy. Too much money but never enough to set ur self up for rest of ur life. I'll be using my remainder of the year to find fun things to do in my free time. Hopefully hire a PA to hire a personal assistant I'm also looking forward to sweat some of you in my free time. 60minute sweat on teamviewer/skype no strings attached. I also want to note that I have no desire to be your long-term coach.

If interested, leave your stakes/game/poker background and I'll pick whoever that interests me.


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LemOn[5thF]   Czech Republic. Nov 14 2010 07:11. Posts 15163

Easy solution man: Get a Girlfriend and live with her

93% Sure!  

LemOn[5thF]   Czech Republic. Nov 14 2010 07:36. Posts 15163

And the sweat session would be awesome, I have one on my to-do list and to have it with a sicko like you would rock.


Stakes: NL50/NL100
Game: 6 Max/ Some HU / live donkaments here and there
Poker background: Took the game seriously for 3 months, got a job for over a year with poker as one of hobbies, picked up serious pokering 2 months ago.
I can guarantee you will not be bored and will experience some epic FPS as I split playing and learning/analysing hands in about 1:1 ratio if not more since I restarted my 'career' couple months ago.
But don't take my word for it, just check the hands and threads I posted!

93% Sure! Last edit: 14/11/2010 09:27

whamm!   Albania. Nov 14 2010 08:29. Posts 11625

be glad you're in this spot with a decent amount of money. imagine feeling the exact same way and you're stuck in like micro or lowstakes. just be glad and buy your way out of this life rut you're in.


SneakrFreakr   United Kingdom. Nov 14 2010 08:35. Posts 2534

stakes: 1/2 atm
game: 6max
background: used to be a reg at 2/4 and 3/6 (small winner tho), then went on student exchange to hong kong where i probably played 10k hands in over a year because of nonstop drinking partying travelling etc. trying to get back into the game now, doing ok/good on 1/2 but still a bit scared of 2/4

rivered for my fucking bankroll - NeillyJQLast edit: 14/11/2010 08:37

Dogan0s   United States. Nov 14 2010 08:41. Posts 902

hi andrew , think i've sent you a msg in the past that im interested in your plays etc.

Im playing nl100 and nl200 on stars and on some eurodonk site.
6m and some fr when tables are good.
Been playing online for over a year now , profits around 25k E overall current br 15k E , looking forward to decide if poker the thing to do for me or not.
I dropped of my studies for various reason at uni , and im possibly heading to NewJersey next year to work there at my uncle's business.
I also play on some random clubs here in Greece , many of them are super juicy still lack the knowledge to be confident about my game there and sometimes i even avoid them...
been watching some vids in bfp also.


Gawuss   Poland. Nov 14 2010 09:01. Posts 2336

I'm thinking about quitting school right now because I'm not really into it, I don't give a shit about exams and stuff and could devote all of my time to poker. But I know that if I quit I wouldn't have much to do besides poker and it would bore me sooner or later. I'm going to take a year off anyway so I guess the best thing to do would be to finish this year of uni and continue after the one-year break. Still not sure what I should do...

When people ask: What nationality is this guy raking in all the pots? The answer invariably comes back Poland, Poland. Again and again - Karma 

PanoRaMa   United States. Nov 14 2010 09:02. Posts 1655

very sick opportunity as andrewsong is easily one of the top players on the site

http://panorama.liquidpoker.net 

Acckerman   United States. Nov 14 2010 09:31. Posts 725


  On November 14 2010 06:11 LemOn[5thF] wrote:
Easy solution man: Get a Girlfriend and live with her


Fudyann   Netherlands. Nov 14 2010 09:39. Posts 704

After having just made up to $100 carefully and painstakingly grinding my way up in NL2 from the $5 I originally got from pokerstars (took me 100k hands), I lost half of my bankroll in one day playing NL5. Moved back town, gonna try again.



May I take you up on this offer when I finally reach NL25?

 Last edit: 14/11/2010 09:52

ivanildo   Portugal. Nov 14 2010 09:43. Posts 87

Hey Andrew,

Stakes: NL50/NL100 FR @ Stars

Poker background: I was a sng/mtt player until i finished uni november last year. I decided to full time in 2010 to chase for SNE, but instead of going for the mid/high stakes sngs i switched to the low/mid stakes cash games for the lower varience. I think i've learned a lil bit but im still full of leaks. Managed to break even at the tables all year until the last couple of months where i keep throwing buy ins to every one : Never had a coach but im thinking in hire one. im afraid of spending lots of cash and dont get good coaching. It would be a very nice 1st experience if u pick me.

 Last edit: 14/11/2010 09:44

Zalfor   United States. Nov 14 2010 09:51. Posts 2236

O ITS U IVANILDO!


MadeInPolanD   Poland. Nov 14 2010 09:58. Posts 1383

NL100 6max
playing poker for a living for 3 years, played NL400 for 300k+ hands, some shots on NL1k with 20+BIs, now down from NL200 trying to get my game together, rakeback pro ;O

and as to free time, many ppl end work at 4-6pm and still want to meet to go to movies/bar/bowling/billard/swimming pool/squash/ping pong/playstation w/e- just got to txt them! and obv they cant drink a lot mid week, but so many things to do without alcohol

Make it rain$$$Last edit: 14/11/2010 10:04

kaisr   Canada. Nov 14 2010 10:09. Posts 1058

Just a suggestion, try volunteering for something you believe in or something that is even slightly interesting to you, I think you might find that more fulfilling than just occupying your free time with something "fun"


Fudyann   Netherlands. Nov 14 2010 10:19. Posts 704


  On November 14 2010 09:09 kaisr wrote:
Just a suggestion, try volunteering for something you believe in or something that is even slightly interesting to you, I think you might find that more fulfilling than just occupying your free time with something "fun"


Excellent suggestion


gawdawaful   Canada. Nov 14 2010 10:43. Posts 9012

1/2 6m, and like sneakrfreakr, I use to win more monies and now I suck

Im only good at poker when I run good 

LandWalker   . Nov 14 2010 10:45. Posts 20

im playing the sunday tournaments today, i know you play cash but i'd like to hear what you say anyway
do you think you might just be thinking that the grass is greener on the other side but really isnt? cause throughout my life i always thought this and as soon as i get to that new patch of grass my mind instantly thinks its greener somewhere else including the place i just came from
sure life isn't perfect and it never will be except one time i experience euphoria where i thought i was where i was supposed to be and was completely physically exhausted at the same time.
because u became successful as a poker player, life isn't perfect if you become a rock star either, nirvana dude blew his head off. chris farley was doing cocaine and shit, not saying its wrong to do cocaine, just saying.
but still being able to choose the hours u work and easier job is better than putting in 8 hours of real work just to survive is not better than having too much money and too much free time.. lol

aim = serenitysir
give me a msg if u wanna teamviewer


HeRoS)eNGagE   Canada. Nov 14 2010 10:55. Posts 10896

go to sleep early
wake up early
play in the day
stop for the night
do something with friends the night
go to bed early
repeat
you just need to have the same ''work'' hours than your friends/normal people


Funktion   Australia. Nov 14 2010 11:26. Posts 1638

If you have too much spare time maybe you aren't fighting people on the internet enough?


Spitfiree   Bulgaria. Nov 14 2010 12:07. Posts 9634

25nl player/ used to be crushing 50nl but stopped grinding due to laziness and having way much money to spend for a 18 yo in Bulgaria so that crushed my bankroll in 2 months
Now im regrinding and im having some serious issues which i cant seem to figure how to deal with myself
Playing serious now as im aiming to finance myself through poker so doing 50k hands ++ per month
Also playing on euro site, have everything needed for coaching sessions --> meaning skype, teamviewer, mikogo, mic, cant think of something else

I would be more than greatful even for just 1 session since im sure you ll teach me enormous amount of stuff

 Last edit: 14/11/2010 12:08

inde   Germany. Nov 14 2010 12:18. Posts 1298

Aloha,
I guess I'll jump the bandwagon here and try to catch your attention.
I'm currently playing NL10. I was playing NL100 and NL200 a couple of years ago, but I stopped due to life tilt and lack of fun while playing and cashed out my roll. I rediscovered the fun in poker a couple of months ago while playing a small home cash game with friends, so I took it back up. I didn't feel like I should just redeposit and start where I left off b/c the game obviously evolved and I forgot a lot, so I started all the way on the bottom at NL5.
Currently kinda suffering from fancy play syndrome and not really knowing what to defend blinds with and how to handle 3betting.

All in all:
Hopefully NL25 SH again soon.
Working on HU play.
Math student from Germany about to graduate.
More disciplined than most (I guess, but maybe not in relation to poker yet :>

Would be great to hear from you.
inde


Gawuss   Poland. Nov 14 2010 12:20. Posts 2336

oh and yea, stakes up to 2/4eur, thinking about becoming a pro, been playing for over 5 years now
I'd be grateful if you wanted to sweat me for one hour or so, having someone to 'look after' me in my journey to 5/10+ (gonna take another shot there soon) would be freakin awesome !!!

When people ask: What nationality is this guy raking in all the pots? The answer invariably comes back Poland, Poland. Again and again - Karma 

Carthac   United States. Nov 14 2010 12:21. Posts 1343

Whether I win or not, I think it's pretty awesome you are doing something like this and giving back to LP

Anyways, I have been playing poker for about a little over a year now, and I am currently at NL25 6max. I have never been a losing player, and have withdrawn a decent amount of money(probly around 700-800), but I feel with the way I study poker, the amount of podcasts I listen to, articles I read, training videos I watch, etc. that I do not feel my results are up to snuff with my expectations.

I'm a very active forum member and am trying to give my advice on hands/players/etc, but making sure I do not value my opinion over others here, as I know I still have a lot to learn about poker. I truly just love the game and want to whatever it takes to get better


the cleaner   Germany. Nov 14 2010 12:34. Posts 3014

stakes: 100nl
game: 6max ("the clêaner" on pokerstars)
background: started playing playmoney while working on nightshift. company went broke late 2006, so i traded some playmoney and slowly build BR from there. playing 50nl/100nl for a living since 2007.

there are no facts only interpretations 

MARSHALL28   United States. Nov 14 2010 12:47. Posts 1897

I have feelings very very similar to your post.

I'll throw my name in the hat, I play mostly 2/4-5/10nlhe but would want the coaching @ 5/10.


[sK]   United States. Nov 14 2010 13:28. Posts 174

stakes: NL25/NL50
game: 6m
background: i've been playing online for about a year now and i have worked up to NL50 from NL10/NL25 MULTIPLE times. however, my runs at NL50 have been pretty poor EV wise, and probably play wise as well. unfortunately i feel like those big -EV shots at NL50 have really hindered my game a lot. it has caused me to fear losing way too much / fear variance way too much, and what used to be nothing but confidence about my game and poker has made me reluctant to even play and put in the volume neccesary. i am just looking for guidance really. it would be great to have someone be able to sweat me because i don't think i necessarily need long term coaching, but i really do feel like i need someone to watch me play and give me feed back. i don't have any real poker friends that play at high levels and i feel like it would do wonders for my game to see whether or not i am actually playing as well as i think i am. I don't feel like i am a losing player and i have worked very hard on my game. plus i am assuming that you are Korean or Korean/American as I am (automatic +1 i hope..).. and I would also be curious to ask a couple questions about poker, how its affected your life culturally (parents, church, friends, etc.) and whether or not its something worthwhile to pursue with the state of the games. thanks for this opportunity.


k4ir0s   Canada. Nov 14 2010 13:56. Posts 3476

nl100 FR

I've been playing a for few years now just for some pocket money, but for the past ~250k hands I've been taking the game alot more seriously. I wanna to move up stakes more rapidly and I think this opportunity would help me alot, I dont wanna be one of those guys who grinds out nl100 for years, I recently took a shot at nl200 but it went horrible, I play pretty loose/aggro compared to most regs at my limit, but im starting to think it wont work as well at nl200 so im in the process of changing my play abit, it would be nice to have someone point me in the right direction.

I dont know what a dt drop is. Is it a wrestling move? -Oly 

TalentedTom    Canada. Nov 14 2010 15:20. Posts 20070


  On November 14 2010 09:55 HeRoS)eNGagE wrote:
go to sleep early
wake up early
play in the day
stop for the night
do something with friends the night
go to bed early
repeat
you just need to have the same ''work'' hours than your friends/normal people



This is what I do, i try and play from 10-11am to 5-6pm every day, when im finished my session, everyone else is coming back from work.
Poker becomes really life consuming when you play evenings - prob the worst for tourney players since all the really juicy tourney don't begin untill 6pm-10pm. That is by far the worst lifestyle. The way I run it it's basially a job in terms of the hours of operation and volume. It's really nice to have a semi-stable job. I almost never break this for any reason (obv reasons would be a enourmous elephant)

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light not our darkness that most frightens us and as we let our own lights shine we unconsciously give other people permision to do the same 

Highcard   Canada. Nov 14 2010 15:51. Posts 5428

Hey I pm'ed you andrew

I have learned from poker that being at the table is not a grind, the grind is living and poker is how I pass the time 

mnj   United States. Nov 14 2010 16:21. Posts 3848

I play 6max nl 100 and 200 and feel like i've made solid progress. I'm dieing to get better but at the moment I am extremely frustrated as I don't feel like I know how to get better anymore. All through out my short poker career there are some small things I've constantly been able to work on but at the moment it's almost killing me because I am almost lost because I feel like I've hit my ceiling and this is maddeningly soul crushing.

I'm still ambitious but the naruto-like fervor and determination to get better at this game is waning. It's just so sick and hard considering how isolating poker is. Once you get better by yourself you are usually unwilling to help others due to the hardships and isolation you yourself went through. And if you are seeking advice people who reached higher stakes by themselves once again are somewhat resentful in giving advice.

but yea. i would love coaching. i wanna be one of the god damn best.


Siro   Australia. Nov 14 2010 17:43. Posts 1540

I think you play a relatively unique style, and alot of that may be wasted on a micro/low player. I still play nl200 FR for a living (for ~3yrs now) I think the sweat would be very interesting for me to learn your approach/mindset.

Anyway like I said, I think alot of your talents would be wasted on lower level players, so if you ended up sweating the hour with me I'd 'pay it forward' and give someone else in this thread a sweat from me.

GL in life.


joLin   United States. Nov 14 2010 18:15. Posts 3818

i play fullring, mainly nl200, a little bit of nl400, and ive taken a small shot at nl600

i think the major drawback in my game is im naturally very nitty and its holding me back from becoming a better player. with that said, i do think im a very capable learner and have showed consistent, significant improvement throughout my time here at LP (i started at nl2 a little over 2 years ago). i think id benefit a lot learning from someone who i assume plays very differently from me and i think youd find it rewarding teaching someone as open-minded and driven as me.

YoUr_KiLLeR @ TL 

LemOn[5thF]   Czech Republic. Nov 14 2010 22:12. Posts 15163

Here is a little self promo for the session:

See my last blog post and search for your screen name. There is also a section which you might find useful, if you don't I just wasted 2.5 hours writing the post :o

93% Sure!  

Uptown   . Nov 14 2010 23:23. Posts 3557

Not interested in the coaching, but I wanted to post here since I hope you figure things out for yourself~

Half Pot! 

Silver_nz   New Zealand. Nov 15 2010 06:06. Posts 5647

I teach you the superman. Man is something that should be overcome, what have you done to overcome him?
What is ape to man? A laughing stock or a painful embarrassment, Just so shall man be to the superman, a laughing stock or a painful embarrassment.

What is the greatest thing you can experience? It is the hour of the great contempt, the hour when even your happiness becomes repulsive to you, and you reason and your doing-the-right-thing also.
The hour when you say: "what good is my happiness? It is poverty and dirt and miserable ease. but my happiness should justify my existence?!"
The hour when you say "what good is my reason, does it long for knowledge as the lion its food?It is petty self-delusion"
The hour when you say "what good is my doing the right thing? It has not yet made me passionate! How tired I am of my good and my evil! it is all poverty and dirt and miserable ease"
Have you ever cried thus?

Where is the lightning to lick you with its tounge, where is the frenzy with which you should be cleansed.
Behold: I teach you the superman, He is this lighting, He is this frenzy

skype: silver_nz


MARSHALL28   United States. Nov 15 2010 07:27. Posts 1897


  On November 14 2010 14:20 TalentedTom wrote:
Show nested quote +



This is what I do, i try and play from 10-11am to 5-6pm every day, when im finished my session, everyone else is coming back from work.
Poker becomes really life consuming when you play evenings - prob the worst for tourney players since all the really juicy tourney don't begin untill 6pm-10pm. That is by far the worst lifestyle. The way I run it it's basially a job in terms of the hours of operation and volume. It's really nice to have a semi-stable job. I almost never break this for any reason (obv reasons would be a enourmous elephant)


You've effectively turned your poker into an average everyday job. If I wanted to have one of those I'd go get some job in marketing. Yeah you don't have a boss, but you no longer set your own schedule,and in a way, you are forced to be your own boss by holding yourself accountable to playing these times.

Me? I take naps all day.


Highcard   Canada. Nov 15 2010 18:20. Posts 5428

maybe there is a correlation to his discipline and posting here with input to op instead of asking for help

I have learned from poker that being at the table is not a grind, the grind is living and poker is how I pass the time 

AndrewSong    United States. Nov 16 2010 09:56. Posts 2355

OK, sent PMs. Thanks for the interests. Sorry if I couldn't respond to all of your PMs but I tried my best. I may have came off abit wrong on my post. I'm definitely living my dream at the moment. What I'm doing now is what I dreamed of when I was a teen. Grass is just always greener on the other side and I've been spoiled.


mnj   United States. Nov 17 2010 06:32. Posts 3848

you forgot to send me one :<


 



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