This won't come as much of a surprise to anyone who has ever played with the guy. His persona on TV is not the same as he is when the cameras aren't rolling.

Imagine this: We’re in a hand, and I’ve just jammed. You need to decide whether to call or fold and I say “Hey, if you fold I’ll mow your lawn this weekend”, and you probably think I want a call, because who would want to spend their weekend mowing someone else’s lawn?

Your read is wrong. I would just drop my autonomous lawn-mowing robotic lawnmower in your yard and go home and then come pick it up later. This takes almost no effort from me, however my speech play got you to fold because you thought you had a read.

Anyway, speech play doesn’t always have to involve mowing the lawn or other household chores. It is a valuable tactic that be used in near infinite ways, yet I see it used far less frequently than one might expect.

Anyone who has ever dealt to him would certainly agree.

Cleaning out my attic, how many have yall have ever seen it?

I'm glad my pain could bring everyone so much joy

Seward called him one of his poker idols growing up.

I have been watching online high stakes alot these days , been watching this giselle54 guy lately,

he just crushed yolof1 on a $2 million session

i always think what is the thought process with so much at stake lol

as a famous friend of mine said 'click a mouse, lose a house'

You wouldn't deceive me, would you?

i play mostly 25NL/50NL cash and im based in Spain. lately ive noticed that when i play late at night, especially after midnight, the games just feel easier and my winrate is like 15% higher.

during the day it feels like there are way more regs and somehow the exact same stakes are just much tougher

anyone else notice a big difference in winrate/hourly depending on what time you play or am i just running into some variance here?

do you actually build your schedule around softer pools and better lineups even if the hours kinda suck?

This is kind of a rant.

He started playing poker at our no rake 1/2 home game hosted in a bar that played every Tuesday. He was a big fish, and was losing a lot.

He lost his bankroll, and didn't come back for a while.

When he came back he sucked out to win a couple all ins, and started talking shit to everyone saying he learned about blockers and that he is tough to play against because he bluffs and puts people in tough spots. No one said anything, because we know better than to tap the tank.

Thing is, he gets belligerent every game, eats rotten eggs dropped in a jar of vinegar, and is constantly touching the cards AND the dealer. We've tried telling him to stop, but he always find a new jar somehow.

Recently he asked when the next game will run, I sent him an email saying that:

“Players have been complaining about your behavior. Your drinking too much, please stop bringing the eggs and touching us, the cards and chips. Your behavior and arrogance isn’t a good fit for the group”

I’m not gonna sugar coat it.

it. was. rancid.

He tried to apologize and begged to get a seat back. saying that he's really upset at this because there are no good games in nyc that aren’t crazy raked.

If you learn anything for this. If you want to be invited back to a private game, make sure to not bring a jar of rancid eggs, don't touch people and please have good hygiene.

Villain read: In an earlier hand, villain showed that he was willing to fast-play a very strong hand. I 3-bet with AA, BB cold-called, and UTG called. The flop was T-7-3, BB donked small, and UTG jammed with 77 for middle set (for only $220) and where I covered them I don't have much evidence of villain bluffing.

The hand:

Preflop: Four players limp to me in the BB with KQo. I raise to $60. Only BTN calls. Pot is $145.

Flop: K-Q-J, two clubs

I have top two pair.

I check and then BTN jams for $440 effective.

I call.

Is this a fold against an unknown live $2/$5 player, or is top two strong enough to call given the draws and worse two-pair hands they could have

I don't feel awful about the call, I thought I had enough equity that even if they had it I could improve enough. My initial reaction was that they were on a club draw and were happy to play for stacks as thinking it through I did think if a flopped straight want to get it in on the flop.

Results: villain showed T9 for the flopped straight.

TLDR: Basically, Kgao and Lynne Ji were dating, living together, breakup; and Kgao finds out Lynne was escorting while they were "together". She stabs him with a knife when he finds out.

Seems they're starting to crack down on the poker rooms that are collecting rake in Houston.

I cashed out a big win by withdrawing to my private exodus wallet, then to kraken, then to cash. A few months went by. Kraken then asked about my source of crypto etc. I just said it was a poker tournament win. I think I might have messed up. Don't really care about my account. I cashed everything out so even if they close it, not a big deal. But I'm curious about cashing out future wins. What do you tell the exchanges? How do you handle it?

I'm thirsty for that sweet drama juice but not thirsty enough to pay for the high tier channel membership just for that one video (well played Carrel on the FOMO-inducing overbet). Anyone who watched it, what's the gist of what's said in there?

Long story short i’ve been playing poker for roughly 2 years and accumulated 500 hours playing 1/2 and was a break even player. I took about a 6 month break and have studied and talked about it just as much as i did when i first started. Ever since i have recorded 198 hours from August-Now October(22). I know it’s a small sample size but i have taken it more serious then ever and have been tracking results hand histories and even applied for coaching. I said screw it and moved up to 2/5 with only a 2000 bank roll because i felt as if knowledge and skill wasn’t what i lacked but oppurtunity. Things have gone great ever since and it was the best decision i’ve made. I realized bankroll is not the issue but skill level is.

Fast forward to today, I have slowly been moving away from my day job(Barber) and taking poker more serious. I believe i’m capable of doing it full time and i know what everyone says about how brutal it is but i already don’t have benefits or a set income and feel as if i really found myself in poker. Currently im winning over $100 an hour over over 200 hours since august. I’m also in school and told myself that the time from now until i graduate is my time to try out whatever BS i want. I know when i get my degree it’s time to truly focus on getting a stable job/house and all that. I live with my parents and only a few thousand left on my car note and besides that no debt and investments and a roth ira.

I know it’s kind of all over the place just had to spew out everything i felt but if anyone has gone through a similar thought process or journey then please comment. All advice is welcome unless you are going to tell me about how difficult it is to be a player full time i have had enough people tell me that already and it doesn’t deter me

Edit: First off thanks to everyone for all the advice i really appreciate it and will carry it with me.

Let me add some more details

Im 22 and I play 2/5 in the Bay Area where the player pool is very soft due to all the silicone valley money and disposable income. I feel confident at every table and against every player as there are only a few players who play full time because it’s such good action. The max buy in is $800 which i usually do to max my edge against all players. I’ve always thought about getting into tournaments but always felt it was bingo at a certain point. Anyways thanks everyone!

My bankroll is roughly $27k

Went to casino to play some blackjack and hold'em. No good games but they did have lots of 5card going on. I have played 1/2 and 5/5 before but decided to get inot the 5/10 as three games going and could get seated faster.

Took a seat to find out everyone was straddling so was really 5/10/25. Bought in for 2K and with some add ons end up in the game for 3400 when i get into a 7K pot and lose.

Rebuy for 4K and cash out a couple of hours later for $9600. The swings are crazy.

Was a lot of fun but I cannot imagine how big the bankroll swings are if you play that game consistently.

Cheers to you if that's your game -- you're a fun and crazy one!

Hey guys! I'm playing my first $150 GGMasters tournament soon. For those of you who've played it before, do you have any tips or advice? I'd love to hear about your experiences, what to watch out for, and any mistakes I should try to avoid. Any advice is appreciated. Good luck at the tables! 🤞