We play in a game where you take peoples money off them,

I completely refute this allegation. Do you have any proof that I have ever done this? To anyone?? ??

Yeah, he does have balls, TonyG. I think you can learn a lot by watching his game, just in terms of inspiration about mental approach. I also think he talks a sensible game post match.

perhaps you should approach an online poker site to seek an advantagous rake back deal or some sort of sponsorship?

im sure SIR tikay would be only to HONOURED to have you on board.

lol.

Tikay is a poker player without peer.
age

I feel for you mate,  that must be an unpleasant position to be in.    I kind of act as a one unit person and don't really have a close bond to any family member, so it is hard for me to understand the emotions.  It is strange, I was thinking about this very thing earlier this evening after a friend asked me how I dealt with not really talking to family, however it is normal for me so I don't know any different.

You never know mate, they may move back at some point in the future.

cheers, mate.
I'm gutted. Hopefully Oz ain't all it's cracked up to be....

3-6 online cash NLHE. You $200 Other guy $250
Other guy (tricky LAG) limps on button. He probably hasn't classified you yet. You big blind make it $20 to go with 
Flat call.

Flop 

You bet $30. Other guy reraises to $90

?

was wondering if any blondes had any of experience of someone in their family buggering off to the other side of the world and how they dealt with this (I'm not talking about installing Skype and getting a webcam), I'm talking about people coming to terms with the fact that they might see their own (grown up)  kids on maybe 3 more occasions during their lifetime.........
 

Tony G



If the missile defence shield fails, we can always set Tony on the crazy Russians.

love his commentary.
Is Jesse May 'Messy Jay' on blonde? I keep running into Messy Jay in tournaments online.

Yes, he is Messe Jay on blonde.

wow, that's him on Mansion too then. Bet he was doing that unique laugh of his at his computer screen as I repeatedly donked chips to him. I offered him a peerage if he would donk some back, but he refused. 
I'm unsure of the commentator reference in OP, I think he's gold as a commentator.

love his commentary.
Is Jesse May 'Messy Jay' on blonde? I keep running into Messy Jay in tournaments online.

poker's success I guess has a lot to do with how successfully it can be pitched as a spectator sport to the non die-hards. This gets a LOT easier to do with the likes of Tony G at a televised event. Few non regular players can understand the intricacy of pot odds or the real mechanics behind bluffing/rebluffing big aggression, but everyone can understand a barny. It's not a good example, but it is excellent television.
Saw Tony Last night on the PP event, as I was writing my last speech. What do the producers want: Coren v Frazer (omg yaaaaaaaaaawn) or Ulliott v Guoga?
Having said that, that was as foul-mouthed as I've seen it.  "*****ng *****" 
And Tony G is not vociferously rude in these situations, if anything he's the one showing decorum given the situation.
Tony B

caveat: I should point out that I really like Tony G, I could watch him forever.

Have you income to back you up during 'bad spells', what's the wife and kids going to do when you go on tilt and bust out with this week's shopping money ?

From your original post I don't think you've thought out the long term implications of your idea.

'when i play about 5 hours per day I make about $250'

Any half decent job will pay that.

Not sure about that. $250 = £125 =£160 taking tax into account = £32/hour. Working as your own boss. Your own hours. Opportunities to earn much more.

What kind of half decent job pays out £32/hour?

Even half competent IT dudes with experience programming / database / networking etc

IT's not the best example, they are amongst the best paid people, and besides, many programmers would give up the utter drudgery of code-monkeying for half their salary if it meant playing poker for a living.
Your *average* job pays £10 an hour and consists of getting bossed around to do something you don't enjoy too much. Plenty of lawyers are on £20 an hour.

go for it - you're wife's on a fair wage anyway isn't she?

ye, human rights barrister lark pfffff.

Thought the 'we won't miss you' comment to the press on departure was very low, a bit bitter. I docked her weekly ebay shoe allowance for that one.

when i play about 5 hours per day I make about $250.

I'm worried that my wife and friends might shun me for not having a proper job, though.

If you can play for longer than 12 months and still average $250 per day for a 7-day week, then you could consider it. But ONLY if that's what you average. You must remember that playing over a period of a year or more, then you will have many losing days or even weeks ( hence the need for a decnt-sized bankroll behind you ).

Wives and girlfriends never shun you if you are both successful and happy. Poker is a proper job, if treated seriously, just like any other job and worked at properly. It sure ain't all glamour !!

Ian.

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Ironside.........

Have you income to back you up during 'bad spells', what's the wife and kids going to do when you go on tilt and bust out with this week's shopping money ?

From your original post I don't think you've thought out the long term implications of your idea.

'when i play about 5 hours per day I make about $250'

Any half decent job will pay that.

Not sure about that. $250 = £125 =£160 taking tax into account = £32/hour. Working as your own boss. Your own hours. Opportunities to earn much more.

What kind of half decent job pays out £32/hour?

40% is pretty high, even Gordon would love that.
What's your secret?

What you have to remember if you're serious about becoming a pro, is that you need a couple of years thorough detailed financial records ( and I mean thorough, i.e. complete records ) of your profits/losses together with a sizeable starting bankroll, before you can even start to contemplate playing for a living.

What about if you've played 140 PP $50 sngs with a 40% ROI and you really really hate your job?

when i play about 5 hours per day I make about $250.

I'm worried that my wife and friends might shun me for not having a proper job, though.