Plenty of people play drunk online, especially on Friday or Saturday nights. A lot of players online are not trying to grind out profits, or if they are they are about as good at it as the average sports bettor. There are plenty of opportunities to make money playing online poker if you look in the right spots.
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Originally posted by Dark HorseComment -
Most of the poker pros are hardcore gamblers outside of poker where they drop most of their winnings, for example golf course, sports betting, casino games, stupid prop bets where they just give money to other people - the players that do the best in poker are the ones that are keeping quiet and not gambling too much outside of poker. Ivey himself says that he has lost a million in an evening at a craps table.Comment -
That's a very good pt reno, those that get the breaks are often elevated to incredible status in our culture regardless of whether they deserve it or not, the Paris Hiltons, Kim Kardashians etc
Anyone seen that show Keeping up with the Kardashians, I mean holy fuk is that actually popular? Just watchin some random ass average lookin rich girls and their braindead brother stand around and periodically criticize their worthless bfs or gold diggin gfsComment -
Oh the swings of professional cash game poker players...WOW.Comment -
never thought he was any good after seeing him play so many times on TV, very reckless, loose playerComment -
i've seen him lose tons on FTPComment -
fvck it Gus is fun to watch you shit when you play a guy with his style. Hard to pin him down. The Great Dane.Comment -
Great post!!! These clowns you see on tv are mostly broke from playing poker and down lots of money. It is just an image they create.
If these people were so good they would win tourneys or at least make final tables, 95% of the guys on tv and on websites are no where to be found in tourneys and i mean nowhere.
Poker is not even close to a pro sport, it is a game of chance.Comment -
Thanks for the repliesComment -
ouch still bet he has a few dollars laying aroundComment -
to be honest if anyone went bust i would have thought it would be him, the way he plays, he never seen hole cards he doesnt like
what a fukin dorkComment -
A large percentage of so called "professional poker players" would be broke if they depended solely on poker and any of their other means of gambling...............
There are numerous posters here that routinely make more money from gambling year in and year out then many of the so called pros you see in the media.Comment -
Gus is a top pro because of his ability to read players. Even good or great players can go thru bad runs. When you hit that bad run it makes you a different player sometimes. He will be on top again.Comment -
I have a buddy who had basically nothing, he hit a good run online poker and had the golden acct on one site. He built up a 330k bank roll and lived well for about 7 years. He recently hit his bad streak and is about busted, I hope he gets back in the money soon.Comment -
Please
What are the odds that GUS is up lifetime playing poker and/or gambling????
For that matter, any of the pros?
I promise you that quite a few posters here are up way more lifetime gambling then many of the top name SO CALLED PROS........................Comment -
take away endorsements these guys do not have much except a rare few. If you think they are in Vegas winning money everyday your kidding yourself.Comment -
The game keeps going because more than half of all players believe that they are in the top 25% of players in skill. I bet most of the people I play with believe that they are definitely above average. If you look around and can't find the sucker at the table, its youComment -
Most are wingers and right hand puppets with a long history of broken hearts and dreams......even the young ones.Comment -
tom dwan never loses, how does he do it?Comment -
this is just a stupid rumor, they had the same story about daniel negreanu , the only pro who admited to go broke was matusow a few years agoComment -
I have to agree with Skidcom, almost every player think they top players but they are not, I can safely say i am and average player and if I play long enough I will be losing my money for the rakeComment -
WOW I bet this guy lost his wife too..
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Go read the 2+2 forums once in awhile...........
Not saying he went broke.........like I do some others............but it is IMPOSSIBLE for any poker player to not go on terrible runs........IMPOSSIBLE. You stating that he never losses is absurd.
.....and yes, he got his ass handed to him for millions and millions a few months back.Comment -
Also, let me add, there are two very well known poker players that have owed me money personally for years and I have yet to see one small payment from them.........zilch!
Look, was never big into the poker scene when I lived in Vegas for 18 years(although I did play bi-weekly and enter many 100-600 mid-range tourneys), but living in casinos for 14+ hours a day practically the entire 18 years of living there, I do know what goes on more then most...........just stating.Comment -
They call him the maniac
He plays face to face like hes an online noob donk fish retard- he takes pride that nobody but probably daniel negreanu himself can read him- but hes just sparratic and all over the place and he makes a mockery of the game.
that said- i like to watch games that have him in them and i dont wish misfortune on anybody.Comment -
A lot of veteran poker players know that cold streaks will hit, they often stake each other during the dry times knowing that their superior play will win out in the long run. But make no mistake about it, its quite possible for a great player to have losing months and quite possibly a losing year due to a bad run (and the bad play that often results from such a run.)Comment -
how can he lose money he does not have? No one is giving me online credit.Comment -
Ever hear the saying,"There's a sucker born every second," this is how you make money playing poker. It is harder now after the poker boom than it was years ago, but this is how you get rich playing poker. Do you think Gus Hansen wants to sit down with Phil Ivey, Doyle Brunson, and the rest of the crew, or do you think he'd rather sitdown with a bunch of rich business people?Comment -
Gus is the man, such a sick degenerate to play so high of limits all the time. Check out gushansentv if you haven't yet. It's awesome.Comment
