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"house Of Bets And Bluffs" Documentary

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ROFLMAONice Job Potsie
Seriously dude. this was painful to view, never seen myself doing this before. Yikes!Props to Pots and crew for sure. Great final products flow quickly and effortlessly, as this did. It's an easy view, which usually means that there was a tremendous amount of work done behind the scenes to make it happen. bravo sirs.
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Really good job on the documentary. I'd like to see more.I'm bummed that I'm not going to Vegas anytime soon.For those that missed my "documentary" of last year's FCP golf outing,

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Here are a few things I took away from this project that I think are worth mentioning:1) I know it's easy to hear the responses to some of these questions and laugh, particularly when the answer appears to be a very confident or even borderline boastful one "in a vacuum." But in defense of those (and there were many across interviewees--several of which didn't make the doc), I will say that if I learned ONE thing about poker pros, it is that a LOT of self-confidence is an absolute must. It's what puts you in the right frame of mind to play the stakes you play. It's what helps you through the inevitable downswings. It's what allows you to spend/enjoy at least some of what you do win--this unwavering belief that you are one of the best, and that if you made it once, you can make it again. So what sometimes came across as boasting, to me, was simply the most obvious and necessary answer.2) We had asked a couple questions about goals (short and long-term) and ultimately had to nix them for a few reasons, but I will say that I was struck by how similar the long-term responses were. Most interviewees admitted that they wanted to get to stage financially where they didn't have to play anymore so they could pursue other things. To a poker hobbyist, I wasn't expecting this, because in my world, I'd love to get to a financial place where I could play more poker. This and the confidence mentioned above are two big things that separate the pros from the hobbyists IMO.3) I'll also say that, despite this commonality in long-term goals, the HOW portion of these answers were all over the map. Yes, everyone had a long-term goal of being financially independent, but some have goals that follow the SMART acronym to a "T", while others really have no plan in place yet (or they just haven't decided to follow it really yet). On that note, we got a great interview that was all about the BIG PICTURE from Brian (ObeyTheDog from FCP) and his buddy, both of whom pretty much quit poker full-time right AFTER their best year ever financially. I found this incredibly interesting, and it really put the goals answers I was hearing earlier in a new light. We didn't use any of Obey's interview because it really was it's own beast (not to mention a much more somber/cautionary tone than the rest of the doc), but we want to do another vid that is ALL this and nothing else. Why? Because I was realizing as we were making this that some 19-year-old kid could see our first doc and get enamored with the idea of being a poker pro without realizing the work (and the potential pitfalls) of it. So I feel a certain obligation to make sure I'm telling the story from the other side...that is, from someone who was there and chose to be no longer, regardless of the reason. So wait for that!4) Special thanks need to be mentioned because we didn't in the actual doc. Big thanks to Mark for helping garner early support for the project on both FCP. He basically vouched for me and I appreciated it. Also to Nutz, who really helped keep me in the loop during the WSOP and also made Roy and his buddy welcome at golf that first weekend I couldn't make it. Big thanks to Matt for allowing us to interview him when the wounds were still fresh, so to speak--he didn't have to do that and he did. And lastly to Fluff, without whom we wouldn't have gotten to Daniel, which was not only some serious cred for the doc but also was really important in our mind since he is sort of the Godfather of FCP. In fact, we passed on the idea of filming any other "celeb players" because the only one that made sense for this particular project was Daniel. And we only achieved that goal once Fluff got on board. So special thanks to all those guys.Whew...that's it for now. Hope that all made sense!
This is seriously the best, if not a top 5 post I have ever read on this web site. Obv best of luck to all the players on here, but best of luck to you too in your endeavors, poker and otherwise!
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This is seriously the best, if not a top 5 post I have ever read on this web site. Obv best of luck to all the players on here, but best of luck to you too in your endeavors, poker and otherwise!
Why thank you, sir, and same to you. The feedback we've been getting on this has made all the effort more than worthwhile. Will keep you all posted on our next project, fo sho. GL at the tables!
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I had totally forgot I hung out with Matt at the Venetian poker room last year until I watched this video. Was like 'why does that guy look/sound familiar?Short term memory FTL! Vegas Baby!

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