pbcsurfer 0 Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Since there is like two or more posts a day on here now, I just figured this could be place to state why you quit, or are taking a "break" for a while. And can add your name to a growing list of people who quit poker, or finally realized that dropping out of college to play professional poker is not an option and you will be spending the next six months in your parents basement watching Gilligan's Island while your friends get an education and move on with there lives because you blew all your student loans trying to make that one big score.If the mods don't like it feel free to take it down, oh and post one of those no "new topic" pictures I love those ones, and maybe a cat if you're feeling frisky. Link to post Share on other sites
EStormOk 0 Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Thanks for posting this.and +1 while I am at it. Link to post Share on other sites
TylerSalzman 0 Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 I quit about a month back. Never said anything though, no need really. I don't have time to play right now, and most of the places I liked to play and bonus whore are gone now or unavailable. Not to mention it's a pain in the *** not having neteller and not having my money that was in neteller. I'll probably start playing again in a year and a half. Link to post Share on other sites
aedread 0 Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 "spending the next six months in your parents basement watching Gilligan's Island while your friends get an education and move on with there lives "LoL. nice. Link to post Share on other sites
SCYUKON 0 Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 the dream eventually dies, along with all the other compulsions along the way:1. Be Steve Nash before Steve Nash (aka skinny white Cdn kid tearing up NBA).2. Be a Golf ProIt's nice to have dreams and something to be passionate/obsessive compulsive about. But when it starts getting to be too expensive and the family it crabbing and Visa won't take me money and the Bad Beats keep a coming.....wellll....nuff said. soon to be repeated by others (well prolly not the Steve Nash part btw that went away when I went from 5'9'' 160 lbs almost dunking to 5'11' 225 lbs and football coaches wanted me....now 5'11 285 and no one wants me LOL!)Not to disparage others but Thank God this boom did not hit from 83 to 90, when I was doing my schooling, or I might still be emptying beer trucks like I did in summers as a student to make $$$$, given my mad poker skillzz (donkey rating 107 ). Link to post Share on other sites
GrinderMJ 0 Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Since there is like two or more posts a day on here now, I just figured this could be place to state why you quit, or are taking a "break" for a while. And can add your name to a growing list of people who quit poker, or finally realized that dropping out of college to play professional poker is not an option and you will be spending the next six months in your parents basement watching Gilligan's Island while your friends get an education and move on with there lives because you blew all your student loans trying to make that one big score.If the mods don't like it feel free to take it down, oh and post one of those no "new topic" pictures I love those ones, and maybe a cat if you're feeling frisky.You do realize that some young people ACTUALLY make money playing poker right? I hate when people make these retarded assumptions that every poker player is a loser degenerate who uses "his parents visa" to play online poker. Some people are better off NOT getting an education and instead playing poker, and if you can't see that, then you are just ignorant. Just for clarification, I am certainly not good enough to drop out of college to play poker, nor will I ever be. Link to post Share on other sites
GetSprung 0 Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 You do realize that some young people ACTUALLY make money playing poker right? I hate when people make these retarded assumptions that every poker player is a loser degenerate who uses "his parents visa" to play online poker. Some people are better off NOT getting an education and instead playing poker, and if you can't see that, then you are just ignorant. Just for clarification, I am certainly not good enough to drop out of college to play poker, nor will I ever be.Amen Grinder, amen. Link to post Share on other sites
FileError404 0 Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 BRO! Link to post Share on other sites
SCYUKON 0 Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Just for clarification, I am certainly not good enough to drop out of college to play poker, nor will I ever be.Hmmn - not sure I would agree with that given the roll you have been on. But good for you for continuing with your education and not get drunk with success. You will be able to make better choices about where to invest the BIG $$$$$$$$$$ you are, and should keep on, winning! Link to post Share on other sites
GrinderMJ 0 Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Hmmn - not sure I would agree with that given the roll you have been on. But good for you for continuing with your education and not get drunk with success. You will be able to make better choices about where to invest the BIG $$$$$$$$$$ you are, and should keep on, winning!Nah, my results are all short term, I would have to have much more success over a much longer period of time for me to start to believe that I was good enough to beat the game for a living. In all honesty, I only know 1 maybe 2 college players who I think have what it takes right now to drop out and go full time. Link to post Share on other sites
GrinderMJ 0 Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 BRO! Ok, I have to know what the deal is with the Gene Todd thing. Link to post Share on other sites
SCYUKON 0 Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Nah, my results are all short term, I would have to have much more success over a much longer period of time for me to start to believe that I was good enough to beat the game for a living. In all honesty, I only know 1 maybe 2 college players who I think have what it takes right now to drop out and go full time.Well it will never hurt you to be your own harshest critic (to a point). A need for continual improvement will serve you well in whatever career you choose. But in the meantime, keep making those FTs, they are bloody fun to watch. Will tune into the Stars Million tomorrow at 6, expect you will be in top 20 by then. WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! Link to post Share on other sites
GrinderMJ 0 Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Well it will never hurt you to be your own harshest critic (to a point). A need for continual improvement will serve you well in whatever career you choose. But in the meantime, keep making those FTs, they are bloody fun to watch. Will tune into the Stars Million tomorrow at 6, expect you will be in top 20 by then. WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!I'll try I guess, I hate the 200$ Million structure and I have never cashed in it, sigh. Link to post Share on other sites
SCYUKON 0 Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 I'll try I guess, I hate the 200$ Million structure and I have never cashed in it, sigh.Hmmn - pull a Lindgren? Big stack early or bust? Change it up a bit and scare the hell out of the table right out of the gate. Maniac looking for flips. Just a thought. Good Luck. Link to post Share on other sites
Kuge 0 Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 I'll try I guess, I hate the 200$ Million structure and I have never cashed in it, sigh.sw?Well, it's 1.5 million this week. But if you assume you won't cash, how bout throwin kuge some bones?God I'm tired. Link to post Share on other sites
GrinderMJ 0 Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 sw?Well, it's 1.5 million this week. But if you assume you won't cash, how bout throwin kuge some bones?God I'm tired.I got deep in the 500$ Million : / (Which has an awesome structure) Link to post Share on other sites
Kuge 0 Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 I got deep in the 500$ Million : / (Which has an awesome structure)Touche Link to post Share on other sites
Wandigo 1 Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 I QUITSeattleSlut posts the small blind of 150. Lego1 posts the big blind of 300. BKqzbxt: 5s 5c SeattleSlut: -- -- Lego1: -- -- WhatUpNut: -- -- evadedave: -- -- Mr Intensity: -- -- blair327c: -- -- CaerusMax: -- -- haggs2404: -- --Pre-flop: CaerusMax has disconnected, is dropped. CaerusMax has reconnected. WhatUpNut folds. evadedave raises to 900. Mr Intensity folds. blair327c calls. CaerusMax folds. haggs2404 folds. BKqzbxt calls. SeattleSlut folds. Lego1 folds. Flop (board: 5d 7c Qc): evadedave bets 3375. blair327c calls. BKqzbxt goes all-in for 17035. evadedave folds. blair327c goes all-in for 10725. BKqzbxt is returned 6310 (uncalled). Tournament all-in showdown -- players show: BKqzbxt shows 5s 5c. blair327c shows Kd Ks. Turn (board: 5d 7c Qc 7h): River (board: 5d 7c Qc 7h Kc): Showdown: BKqzbxt has 5s 5c 5d 7c 7h: full house, fives full of sevens. blair327c has Kd Ks 7c 7h Kc: full house, kings full of sevens. Hand #40465427-163 Summary: No rake is taken for this hand. blair327c wins 28200 with full house, kings full of sevens.was already 3/29, that was for chiplead in ub $109.THIS IS WHY I QUIT MOTHERLKFJDLKFJDKpornLKDJFLKDJFand no, i'm not drunk/high Link to post Share on other sites
GrinderMJ 0 Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 I QUITSeattleSlut posts the small blind of 150. Lego1 posts the big blind of 300. BKqzbxt: 5s 5c SeattleSlut: -- -- Lego1: -- -- WhatUpNut: -- -- evadedave: -- -- Mr Intensity: -- -- blair327c: -- -- CaerusMax: -- -- haggs2404: -- --Pre-flop: CaerusMax has disconnected, is dropped. CaerusMax has reconnected. WhatUpNut folds. evadedave raises to 900. Mr Intensity folds. blair327c calls. CaerusMax folds. haggs2404 folds. BKqzbxt calls. SeattleSlut folds. Lego1 folds. Flop (board: 5d 7c Qc): evadedave bets 3375. blair327c calls. BKqzbxt goes all-in for 17035. evadedave folds. blair327c goes all-in for 10725. BKqzbxt is returned 6310 (uncalled). Tournament all-in showdown -- players show: BKqzbxt shows 5s 5c. blair327c shows Kd Ks. Turn (board: 5d 7c Qc 7h): River (board: 5d 7c Qc 7h Kc): Showdown: BKqzbxt has 5s 5c 5d 7c 7h: full house, fives full of sevens. blair327c has Kd Ks 7c 7h Kc: full house, kings full of sevens. Hand #40465427-163 Summary: No rake is taken for this hand. blair327c wins 28200 with full house, kings full of sevens.was already 3/29, that was for chiplead in ub $109.THIS IS WHY I QUIT MOTHERLKFJDLKFJDKpornLKDJFLKDJFand no, i'm not drunk/highLol. Lol for so many reasons. Link to post Share on other sites
PrtyPSux 0 Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 ]finally realized that dropping out of college to play professional poker is not an option and you will be spending the next six months in your parents basement watching Gilligan's IslandClass rank senior year in high school:384 of 415POY rank on cardplayer:57 of miiiiiiiillionsyea...quitting college to play poker shouldn't be an option. Link to post Share on other sites
MyPlayIsRAB 0 Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 i feel like it after today9 8.80 double shootouts to million.. terrible players, like terrible. i run like a cripple, and never win a single one. i actually only got hu once, and that lasted 1 hand after i flopped 2 pair and lost to a running straight. other than that, 1 3rd and the rest 4ths. in cahs, i was down 80$ when id start to get reads on weak plaeyrs and get my money in ultra good.. like QQ <A8 on a 9 high flop etc.. so life tilt for me, at least i was up 90ish yesterday.. tomorrow is a new day Link to post Share on other sites
pbcsurfer 0 Posted March 11, 2007 Author Share Posted March 11, 2007 Class rank senior year in high school:384 of 415POY rank on cardplayer:57 of miiiiiiiillionsyea...quitting college to play poker shouldn't be an option. You are an axception though, there are a few that have dropped out and have great successfull lives in the poker world, like I'm sure you will/already have. I'm just alking about the people who are sorry at it like me and should just focus on their education and just have fun at playing poker, and if after all the years of playing you do have a good job and have enough money to take a year off and play on the tourneys for a year and have fun. But for me, the obsession is golf I've played since I was 3 and will be going to Q school in 5 years, but still have en education to fall back on. :D Link to post Share on other sites
Dratj 0 Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Class rank senior year in high school:384 of 415POY rank on cardplayer:57 of miiiiiiiillionsyea...quitting college to play poker shouldn't be an option. How many would you say play the circuit regularly on a yearly basis?\You are one of the few that should be quitting school to play poker. Link to post Share on other sites
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