So my roommate Nick and I drink a lot of milk. We literally had FIVE 1-gallon jugs of milk in our fridge the other day. I've told Nick (who is working out religiously) about the importance of the quality of protein from milk, eggs, tuna, and chicken since he is trying to put on as much muscle as possible while here in Whistler.
So why am i telling you all this? I'll get to that. Let me start off by saying that occasionally I've see Nick, sitting in front of his computer, with a gallon of milk just chillin' on the floor that he's drinkin' on. He's obviously dedicated to getting the protein he needs in order to put on muscle. Good job Nick.
So what happens later?
He gets a mega-donkey at 25/50. What is 25/50 all the non-poker players are wondering? Well, if you don't play poker, "blinds" are the money each player has to post in order to play a hand, in this case each player will take turns posting $25 and $50. A standard all-in pot at 25/50 where both players have bought in for 100 big blinds is $10,000. I've seen massive $40,000 pots at these stakes.
Yeah, it's an expensive game. The next level is $50/$100 and is considered "nosebleed stakes".
When a bad player wants to play you at $25/$50 you absolutely DO NOT WANT TO GIVE HIM ANY REASON TO LEAVE!!! Nick's winrate is around 25 big blinds per 100 hands and most players can generally play 150-200 hands per hour heads up online. What does that mean? That means a typical opponent at $25/$50 is losing $1,875-$2,500 PER HOUR to Nick. You DO NOT want him to leave, no matter what!!! If your phone rings, ignore it. If your dog is eating the furniture, let it happen. If the doorbell buzzes, they can come back later.
...and if you have to take a piss, don't ask the guy to wait on you, he might leave, just grab the empty milk jug at your feet and piss away.
Turns out that throughout the day Nick had pissed in this milk jug several times as I was casually listening to Primus, clicking away on my mouse, playing online poker, completely clueless that my roommate was taking a whiz in our living room and there was a half full gallon of urine just chillin' on the floor.
This level of dedication is what serparates the soon-to-be nosebleed grinders from the small/midstakes players. I think. I wonder if my friend Caleb, who is also a pro poker player and is married, I wonder if his wife would understand if he just had to piss in a drink container in the living room, lol. We'll never know.
Wow! That is dedication. I just take the laptop into the bathroom with me when I need to go. But then again I guess he has a desktop. Interesting how you quote the cash game blind levels you play. Some other online players I know that blog/forum post a 10/25 as 10cent/25cent blinds.
ReplyDeleteNote to self: NEVER let poker players stay at my house.......
ReplyDeleteYeah, he was on a desktop. Haha, I still play .10/.25 if I'm drunk. It's fun sometimes to get on the micro tables and just play crazy! :) Nick hopped on .50/1 (or maybe 1/2) the other day and decided he was gonna 4-bet 40%, lol. I'm sure his opponent was furious. A sick high stakes reg coming down just to play psycho-aggro against him. I think Nick won 4 buyins off the guy, hahaha.
ReplyDeleteNo wonder Caleb has been asking me to buy more milk at the grocery store lately! Haha
ReplyDeleteYour blog is great!
Nicole
Thanks Nicole! Yeah, I spoke with Caleb the other day and he said you had read some of it. I'm glad people are taking an interest in it :)
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