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MARSHALL28 United States. Jun 14 2012 01:07. Posts 1897 | | |
Hey guys,
I finally just today sold my Porsche. Bought it about 6 years ago, roughly 4 months after declaring myself a poker pro. It really was the only asset I had to my name. So now I'm back to ground zero. I consider this a good thing though, because now I feel motivated to work towards new goals--which if you are a regular reader of this blog--you'd know has been a major issue in my life. At this point in my life I'm 28, and a lot of non-poker players my age are catching up to me as far as acquired wealth. I have such a different outlook now than when I bought that car at 22 years old since all I cared about then was trying to be a baller and spend every dollar I made. Now with these regular guys catching up to me, it's like a race, and I don't like to lose.
I'm ready to start building my financial portfolio and actually get myself headed in the right direction for the future--i.e. acquiring wealth (if you guys have any suggestions regarding investments, please let me know!). The car was so expensive as far as general upkeep and insurance payments that I'm actually just glad I got out from underneath it before something bad randomly happened that could have ended up costing me like 15 grand to fix. So that burden is gone. And now that I have no assets, I'm hungry to acquire new ones. This is the chance for all of you guys who told me I was making a huge mistake and how bad of an idea it was for me to buy the car in the first place. haha.
So, onto a new era. Going to take a large portion of money I received from the sale of the car and invest it, and I'm actually going to take a step down in stakes for the foreseeable future. In addition to my savings and investments, I want to follow the 50 buy in bankroll rule from now on, so you'll probably see me playing a lot of 2/4 and very little 5/10 for the next couple months. You know, for the last 12 months I've been constantly playing under-rolled pretty much everytime I took a seat at a table, and because of this, it forced me to pass up on many marginally +ev spots in order to preserve my bankroll and my ability to continue playing in those games. No longer do I have to pass up those spots which means I can get away with playing more aggressively and I won't have to just let other guys push me around nearly as much. This is going to make the game a lot more fun--and profitable--for me.
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And also.....I wanted to make a correction regarding the coaching rates I stated in my most recent video. I had said that I was currently charging 200 per hour. What I forgot to explain is that I've switched to doing 90 minute sessions. The 200 I am asking is for one 90 minute session.
I understand that in this current poker economy that the price might seem relatively high. The reason for it is because I feel very strongly that the cost of subscribing to poker training websites is incredibly low. People have been paying such a low price for such high quality content (if you think about it, like 130 bucks or something gets you every Phil Galfond video ever made--which is just completely absurd IMO).
The rest of the players who subscribe to websites have improved so much while paying so little that I feel I can't possibly charge any less than this 200 per session, especially since even after a couple of sessions I notice how quickly the mistakes you guys are making get fixed. I really hope other guys who coach have noticed the same thing and adjust their rates accordingly. Otherwise, they really are just hurting themselves way too much by improving their competition so quickly for such a cheap price. Either that or they are just scamming people by claiming that they are better than they actually are and baiting potential students with relatively low prices. This is something very important to be weary of. If someone who plays above 2/4 regularly is charging less than like 100/hr there's a good chance they aren't winning very much, or at all.
Also, I think the smartest and most economical way of attaining good advice for your game individually is for you guys to find a friend and split the cost of a session between you. You wouldn't be getting completely one-on-one coaching, but if you have a friend who you talk strategy with frequently, likely you play a lot of spots similarly and also make similar mistakes.
Additionally, I know there are a lot of you guys out there who are in study groups. If you have like 4 guys in a study group and you pool your money together, like 50 bucks each, then you prepare a number of spots/questions you'd like to discuss, or a string of footage you'd like to discuss, that's something I'd be open to doing as well.
For you guys at 50-100nl, these I think would be the best ways for you not to have to spend 2-4 buy ins on one coaching session and still get a lot out of the information being shared.
With this new set of series I'm doing of climbing the limits, taking a look at the 50nl games, then the 100nl games and the 200nl games, there are still an alarming amount of you guys misapplying concepts spoken about frequently and at length during videos. Another other thing about it is that sometimes the right advice to give in a video is the exact opposite advice to give to an individual in a coaching session. The reason for this is that in a video, I'm usually trying to give the best general advice to a range of players at different intervals regarding level of skill. When I talk to you personally and understand your skill level, the type of advice is automatically much better--and semi-frequently completely different--this is because I am basing it off of a better understanding of the skill level of the person I'm speaking with.
Anyways, shoot me a PM if any of you guys are interested as I'm becoming more regimented with my personal life, most specifically, my sleep schedule is becoming more normalized therefore I won't have the same issues I've had in the past regarding my unwillingness to schedule appointments. From now on I plan to schedule all appointments.
Drop any comments in the section below, I always appreciate them.
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Baalim Mexico. Jun 14 2012 04:23. Posts 34261 | | |
good luck man, that car was the most retarded purchase ever. |
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NeillyJQ United States. Jun 14 2012 04:45. Posts 8947 | | |
THE marshall I KNEW FOREVER would never sell his car etc./
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NeillyJQ United States. Jun 14 2012 04:47. Posts 8947 | | |
if u just sold ur car and got something cheap for a while til u were ballin again u wouldnt have to adjust your life so much #4tw |
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NeillyJQ United States. Jun 14 2012 04:48. Posts 8947 | | | |
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qwerty67890 New Zealand. Jun 14 2012 05:21. Posts 14026 | | |
| | On June 14 2012 03:45 NeillyJQ wrote:
THE marshall I KNEW FOREVER would never sell his car etc, THIS SHOWS so much maturity and how much you've progressed as a human, fuck poker, im talkin rela life shit. this makes me have 100% respect and love for ya bud, ur the fuckin man, keep it up and things are always goonna fall into place for you broski
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showing real maturity selling a porsche when busto.
showing real maturity talking about leasing an Audi A5 and hiring a full time personal trainer whilst accumulating wealth for investments. |
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MARSHALL28 United States. Jun 14 2012 05:25. Posts 1897 | | |
Neilly, blow or speed? Gotta be one or the other. |
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qwerty67890 New Zealand. Jun 14 2012 05:28. Posts 14026 | | |
guess this ones in the recycle bin
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longple  Sweden. Jun 14 2012 06:27. Posts 4472 | | | |
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Eluflop Estonia. Jun 14 2012 06:53. Posts 3835 | | |
my money is on speed but gl man |
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Oly United Kingdom. Jun 14 2012 09:10. Posts 3585 | | |
So if you name the price of the goods, you should also give it's specs - long term results and graphs? |
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NewbSaibot United States. Jun 14 2012 09:50. Posts 4946 | | |
Are you playing on Merge or something? There's a big panic going on that nobody has been paid out in 2 months and the site reps have suddenly disappeared from 2p2. |
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NeillyJQ United States. Jun 14 2012 15:11. Posts 8947 | | |
byrn thats not recycle bin, i just don't always listen to it! |
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NeillyJQ United States. Jun 14 2012 15:12. Posts 8947 | | |
i didnt read it all, lol - i mean still seems smarter*, but really selling ur porche to get an audi?
get something fuel efficient and economically efficient until ftp or w/e opens in usa (or w/e deeb said) - if that happens, or go to canada and keep ur porsche n grind highstakes yo |
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NewbSaibot United States. Jun 14 2012 15:30. Posts 4946 | | |
Well the porche's are stupid expensive. I was getting my car detailed a few weeks ago and some guy had a cayman S or something with a broke front headlight, said it was going to cost $4000 to replace =/ |
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NeillyJQ United States. Jun 14 2012 15:36. Posts 8947 | | |
| | On June 14 2012 04:28 byrnesam wrote:
guess this ones in the recycle bin |
most legit post ever lol |
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RaiNKhAN United States. Jun 14 2012 18:56. Posts 4080 | | |
audis arent that expensive if youre just getting a used a4 or something, around 21k-22k and u can find 'em even cheaper if u dig deeper. i own an s4 and it only cost me 50k, but I absolutely love the car and no need for a new vehicle unless the queen alien from the 1986 sequel to "alien" smashes it to pieces |
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whamm! Albania. Jun 14 2012 20:53. Posts 11625 | | |
best decision ever. you guys have it so good in california. there cars are cheap, no weather shit and roads are great to drive on. |
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Gnarly United States. Jun 14 2012 22:19. Posts 1723 | | |
Trade forex, don't invest. You don't know what's going to happen tomorrow, why have your money elsewhere? |
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RICHI8 United States. Jun 14 2012 22:30. Posts 1341 | | |
Dear god, please get a cheap car. Real ballers don't waste money on depreciating "assets." |
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