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| - | In early 2004, online games were | + | In early 2004, online flash games were smoother compared to what they are. The economy hadn't quite gone inside toilet yet, and poker players were less savvy. So I took a go at the online thing, taking an $100 deposit and quickly running it close to $10,000 in a matter of about three weeks.<br><br>Having basically zero understanding of bankroll management, I was consistently playing levels that were too high.<br><br>It was around this time that I got an invite with a game that occurred after hours in the video game store. This place was run amok with gaming prodigies, not merely poker, but Magic The Gathering players. If you've never heard about MTG, its kind of like Dungeons and Dragons enjoyed charge cards. My poker idn buddies walked in with a few young teens playing, and my one friend remarked "Hey be mindful, I think he has pocket Demons!"<br><br>But I digress.<br><br>This store had plenty of computers at the same time, so we all would spend many hours on Party Poker or Ultimate Bet winning and losing unknown sums of income.<br><br>One night I sat down in an taken care of computer to play. I sat at 4 tables of $5/10 (which I had no business doing having an $11,000 bankroll) and started to grind away.<br><br>This one guy who I barely knew asked me if I minded if he watched. "Nope," I said.<br><br>After about 5 minutes, he asked politely, "Mind if I present you with some pointers?"<br><br>"Please."<br><br>A fold here where I would've called, a raise here where I would've called, a call here where I would've folded...<br><br>You get the idea.<br><br>30 minutes later I was $2500 richer, anf the husband wouldn't have a red cent.<br><br>"No, I insist. It's ok. I just want to teach."<br><br>Ladies and gentlemen,<br><br>Your 12th place finisher with this year's World Series of Poker Main Event:<br><br>Adam "Roothlus" Levy. |
Revisión de 04:25 21 ago 2020
In early 2004, online flash games were smoother compared to what they are. The economy hadn't quite gone inside toilet yet, and poker players were less savvy. So I took a go at the online thing, taking an $100 deposit and quickly running it close to $10,000 in a matter of about three weeks.
Having basically zero understanding of bankroll management, I was consistently playing levels that were too high.
It was around this time that I got an invite with a game that occurred after hours in the video game store. This place was run amok with gaming prodigies, not merely poker, but Magic The Gathering players. If you've never heard about MTG, its kind of like Dungeons and Dragons enjoyed charge cards. My poker idn buddies walked in with a few young teens playing, and my one friend remarked "Hey be mindful, I think he has pocket Demons!"
But I digress.
This store had plenty of computers at the same time, so we all would spend many hours on Party Poker or Ultimate Bet winning and losing unknown sums of income.
One night I sat down in an taken care of computer to play. I sat at 4 tables of $5/10 (which I had no business doing having an $11,000 bankroll) and started to grind away.
This one guy who I barely knew asked me if I minded if he watched. "Nope," I said.
After about 5 minutes, he asked politely, "Mind if I present you with some pointers?"
"Please."
A fold here where I would've called, a raise here where I would've called, a call here where I would've folded...
You get the idea.
30 minutes later I was $2500 richer, anf the husband wouldn't have a red cent.
"No, I insist. It's ok. I just want to teach."
Ladies and gentlemen,
Your 12th place finisher with this year's World Series of Poker Main Event:
Adam "Roothlus" Levy.
