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Poker Video: Misc/Other by danzasmack (Micro/Small Stakes)

What are the 24 hours of poker videos? Out of interest?

For HULHE it's Mano a Mule, Pistolas de Justicio, and Thug Life: Microlimit baller

For 6max LHE it's The Price is Right, Real Life: Microlimit Grinder, and Shouldn't Fold

For HULHE it's Mano a Mule, Pistolas de Justicio, and Thug Life: Microlimit baller

For 6max LHE it's The Price is Right, Real Life: Microlimit Grinder, and Shouldn't Fold

If you were going to teach someone poker from scratch in today's environment, would you teach them LHE or another game? If so, what is it?

Me? I would teach LHE because I think I can teach that to a beginner really well and I think the fundamentals you would take from that game translate well to games like PLO and O8. I also think it would prepare you for NLHE tournaments.

I mean, if I was a NLHE coach I would say NLHE. Sure, the games aren't as soft as they used to be but whatever, you have to start somewhere. I just feel like introducing split pot games 1st is bad and that reading board textures and playing a LOT of hands (HULHE/6max LHE) will help someone with hand reading very well. It also teaches you to create a plan for a hand.

Nothing tells me a player is bad more than them not connecting street to street. Drives me nuts. "Well, I can't fold on the turn" - "ok that's fair, what are you going to do on the river though?" - "Oh i dunno..." - sigh

Nice video Chuck ... always good to finish with the warm fuzzy feeling 'Chuck will like you though' ...
Related to this, is there anyone who you genuinely dislike??

Related to this, is there anyone who you genuinely dislike??

Plenty of people.

Excluding NFL players and some MLB player though, not that many. A LOT of NLF players.

Time Link to 00:14:08

great listen overall, but

you say, "that overwhelming feeling you get from poker when like everything has gone wrong for so long, it amazingly goes away when you close your laptop and walk away from the desk or your change your environment and go somewhere else"

With all due respect, this couldn't be farther from the truth, especially if poker is your only source of income. It's possible you meant to convey something different and misspoke, but this quote really misrepresents some realities to those who are seriously trying to improve their games.

While I believe that the negative feelings will dissipate after X amount of time, where X varies for each individual, I just don't think that "it amazingly goes away" accurately describes a 'normal' range of emotions that most people feel during their darkest hours of poker. I tend to believe that they don't really "go away" until we get "unstuck" or the upswing starts.

great listen overall, but

you say, "that overwhelming feeling you get from poker when like everything has gone wrong for so long, it amazingly goes away when you close your laptop and walk away from the desk or your change your environment and go somewhere else"

With all due respect, this couldn't be farther from the truth, especially if poker is your only source of income. It's possible you meant to convey something different and misspoke, but this quote really misrepresents some realities to those who are seriously trying to improve their games.

While I believe that the negative feelings will dissipate after X amount of time, where X varies for each individual, I just don't think that "it amazingly goes away" accurately describes a 'normal' range of emotions that most people feel during their darkest hours of poker. I tend to believe that they don't really "go away" until we get "unstuck" or the upswing starts.

i really disagree with you. maybe you haven't taken a long break in awhile, but not sure what realities he is misrepresenting. emotions can grab a hold of you in all sorts of dark ways, but it will always get better eventually if you walk away and put your mind on something else.

i really disagree with you. maybe you haven't taken a long break in awhile, but not sure what realities he is misrepresenting. emotions can grab a hold of you in all sorts of dark ways, but it will always get better eventually if you walk away and put your mind on something else.

It seems there's a context issue. I was relating, "close your laptop," "walk away," "go somewhere else," and "amazingly" to a super short break from poker. It seems chuck was implying that people would instantly feel better once they stood up from thousands of hands of run bad. I'm simply disagreeing with that. If that's not what he was implying with the part I quoted, my apologies.

Also, my last paragraph references how longer breaks can/do help with the negative feelings. I don't think we disagree at all.

Not to get all touchy-feely, but one of my favorite things about you Chuck is that you seem like a genuine, nice guy who just wants to have a good time. You're not arrogant in any way and I get the feeling you go out of your way to help people on a regular basis. If I'm lucky enough to get some form of coaching (O8?) from you one day, I'm positive I'll be very pleased as I value professionalism and the bond between a coach/student greatly

Great video. I love how everyone is doing their own thing. It's working really well imo.

Mancrush ITT

It seems there's a context issue. I was relating, "close your laptop," "walk away," "go somewhere else," and "amazingly" to a super short break from poker. It seems chuck was implying that people would instantly feel better once they stood up from thousands of hands of run bad. I'm simply disagreeing with that. If that's not what he was implying with the part I quoted, my apologies.

Also, my last paragraph references how longer breaks can/do help with the negative feelings. I don't think we disagree at all.

ahhh OK. we don't disagree (i don't think he was implying amazingly = super short break though)

chuck = the nuts

This is a great series.

Great job Chuck.

Basically with that "close the laptop and you will feel better" I meant that as bad as you think it is @ 3am by yourself behind the laptop it is not nearly that bad and you will be much better suited to get your act together come the morning.

I think jk3a's point is valid and def different than mine - i was more talking to casual players.

Great Video..Love the series...Keep it up!