Las Vegas Poker Player Vlogs

Las Vegas Poker Player Vlogs

Gobbo other Thread got closed by the mod said it doesn't belong in the House of Blogs, hoping we can have this one witho

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03 November 2016 at 01:53 AM
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by Old Man Coffee

I play in a day shift $2/3 game with mandatory UTG straddle ($6 - $15) and double board PLO bomb pots every dealer change. Buyins $200 - $1000, or match the big stack after the first hour.

A lot of deep pocketed old guys, and business owners, doctors, lawyers, investment advisor, etc.

I get to avoid all the other pros and serious night grinders and keep a sane sleep schedule.

where is this? and when do you play this?


by Langdon

"professional poker player" is not a sustainable career for someone that wants to work M-F 9-5. it's a miserable waste of life

what do you consider sustainable? cause these guys have been doing it for 15+ years. have full family with wife and kids etc


by AreYouQualified

Anyone else besides me who wants to try to get Rice to do the Bar Exam Challenge?

I have a better chance at passing the bar despite going to college for music


by bmoney

what do you consider sustainable? cause these guys have been doing it for 15+ years. have full family with wife and kids etc

who are "these guys"?


by Langdon

I have a better chance at passing the bar despite going to college for music

Rice has bragged about his superior test-taking abilities before, I’m sure he could handle it.

The Bar Exam is easier than normal law school exams are.

Not sure why he’s ducking this challenge.

He could probably get followers to contribute to the costs of taking the Exam, it’s not really cheap.


by parisron

Oops, Trooper down $417 in the poker game.

That's a big swing and a miss for Trooper.
A couple more of those, and his unfinished business will be finished.


by parisron

Oops, down $417 in the poker game. How much did he spend on coffees for the day $20+ easy. Coffee first thing, then go out for coffee, by then it's time for breakfast and some more coffee, then multiple more coffees throughout the day.

But it was a good game, and that's all that matters.


by Langdon

who are "these guys"?

well known local cash game pros in the NE.


by iwasbanned

That's a big swing and a miss for Trooper.
A couple more of those, and his unfinished business will be finished.

Excellent start of the unfinished business comeback. He will already be boiling over with tilt inside and ready to blow off at any point. I am missing his old rants/blowups,that is peak Trooper imo.

Looking forward to getting more of those uncontrolled blowups after he lost big in a game and cant contain himself in front of the camera.


by bmoney

well known local cash game pros in the NE.

ok. that's not Trooper and ELD or in Vegas.


by Old Man Coffee

But it was a good game, and that's all that matters.

Lost two weeks potential worth of his typical small wins in a "good game". Good to see Trooper frantically running in the same old hamster wheel of life getting nowhere as usual.

The meltdown/blow up is rapidly approaching, like no one can see that coming. (And yes, when I said no one, I did poll all 8 billion people on earth).


by Langdon

where is this? and when do you play this?

Midwest. Play about 5 days a week. Try and get there around 9AM, Sundays by 8AM

Fridays, I'm experimenting with getting there in in the 1-2PM range as the 1st table has been nitty on Fridays.


Anyone else totally skip the medieval cartoon parts of jamon's videos?


by punkass

Anyone else totally skip the medieval cartoon parts of jamon's videos?

I actually stopped watching him all together because of these parts+ it feels too much overproduced to me,or trying too hard if you will. Some like it, but me it puts on tilt.


My review of the recent Trooper vlogs:

First, let me say that up until a few days ago, I’ve never seen one from start to finish. I just heard things from this thread and from watching the Rice vlog. I’m not sure the Trooper vlog is for me. He’s a very negative person and seems to think he’s a tough guy. He did outkick his coverage with LadyTrooper. She’s cute. Kind of a Jodi Arias look to her. Will their relationship end the same way? Who knows.

On the plus side, he seems to do a decent job with editing videos and taking good scenery shots. Much better than Rice in a garage all video. Also, Trooper does a fine job mixing in music in between scenes.

He’s obviously doing these vlogs just to make money and to promote his weekly game, brands, etc. There’s no way he’ll make much money long term playing poker with such few hours and not being serious about it.


by bmoney

funny thing about that. every full time pro at my local Casino NEVER play at night (maybe the few weekend night games here and there) but literally treat it as a job. 9-5. always pickup at 5 no matter what. has never made sense to me, but also they have been doing it for years

It's amazing. Poker really is the wrong career if you want to work normal hours.

I get it when it's someone playing for fun - but people doing it to make a living that **** in shitty games all day to hit their hours quota then leave just before it gets good make no sense.


by borg23

It's amazing. Poker really is the wrong career if you want to work normal hours.

I get it when it's someone playing for fun - but people doing it to make a living that **** in shitty games all day to hit their hours quota then leave just before it gets good make no sense.

It depends.

If you have a big enough player pool of lot of deep pocketed old guys, and business owners, doctors, lawyers, investment advisor, real estate investors .... then an early morning round of golf, followed by an afternoon of high stakes poker over in time for dinner with the kids and maybe a private Saturday night game at somebody's mansion is the way to go.

But if you are trying to grind a barely above poverty level living at small stake short stacks poker then avoiding the Tuesday afternoon social security crowd and concentrating on the drunks losing their weekly paycheck on Friday and Saturday night is the smart play.


by Mother Mucker

He’s obviously doing these vlogs just to make money and to promote his weekly game, brands, etc. There’s no way he’ll make much money long term playing poker with such few hours and not being serious about it.

Especially when he can't even beat the rake at 1/2


by AreYouQualified

Really? Someone should let the State know that these guys are out here practicing without a license.

They’re allowed to be “Patent Agents” without a law license, but not a Patent Attorney

So as not to make this a complete derail-

Anyone else besides me who wants to try to get Rice to do the Bar Exam Challenge?

ELD should just get a lawyer who is smart enough to pass the bar to grow a long beard and shave his head and take it under ELD's name.


by Petrucci

I actually stopped watching him all together because of these parts+ it feels too much overproduced to me,or trying too hard if you will. Some like it, but me it puts on tilt.

I also stopped watching Jaman a few months ago. Too much shtick and absolutely atrocious music. It’s a shame because I find him really likable and enjoy watching his hand histories.


by Langdon
by Old Man Coffee

I play in a day shift $2/3 game with mandatory UTG straddle ($6 - $15) and double board PLO bomb pots every dealer change. Buyins $200 - $1000, or match the big stack after the first hour. A lot of deep pocketed old guys, and business owners, doctors, lawyers, investment advisor, etc. I get to avoid all the other pros and serious night grinders and keep a sane sleep schedule.

wh

In his dreams and when he’s asleep.


by brianr

I also stopped watching Jaman a few months ago. Too much shtick and absolutely atrocious music. It’s a shame because I find him really likable and enjoy watching his hand histories.

He is likeable and he puts a lot of work into his videos but the shtick gets old after a few videos.
It also doesn't help that he's playing the dustiest 5/10 nl games in the country. Open to 30 take the blinds or go heads up to some 200 dollar pot by the river just isn't interesting.


by IQofTwoPlusTwo

It depends.If you have a big enough player pool of lot of deep pocketed old guys, and business owners, doctors, lawyers, investment advisor, real estate investors .... then an early morning round of golf, followed by an afternoon of high stakes poker over in time for dinner with the kids and maybe a private Saturday night game at somebody's mansion is the way to go.But if you

You're right. I was speaking in generalities. I remember playing in Daytona when the 100 dollar cap came off of NL games and I was shocked at how good games were during the day and now they would die out after dinner.

But I've seen it a lot with grinders where they play crap games all day then leave at night when they get good. And trooper is no exception.


by JBlane

In his dreams and when he's asleep.

Played 8 hours on Sunday, won 1200 BB.


by borg23

He is likeable and he puts a lot of work into his videos but the shtick gets old after a few videos.
It also doesn't help that he's playing the dustiest 5/10 nl games in the country. Open to 30 take the blinds or go heads up to some 200 dollar pot by the river just isn't interesting.

The game does seem rather soft for 5/10.

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