@optb123 While it’s true that our perspectives are unimaginably warped, the mental suffering that a scary number of poker players go through due to sizing themselves up against others is very real and can have serious consequences. OTB knows this better than anyone
Despite massive FOMO, I’m also skipping this event for bankroll reasons. I hardly ever play tournaments anyways, but would love to jump in the high value ones like the WPT 15m. I could sell action, but couldn’t afford a big enough piece of myself to justify it 😔
I think mental health struggles in poker are strongly attributed to comparing yourself to others, which can be particularly toxic in our community because people who publicly share their journey almost always filter out the bad stuff. We desperately need more posts like this
Some REAL #poker talk that I think a lot of #pokerplayers are too embarrassed to discuss, but transparency with oneself is essential in this game, and I think as a vlogger / content producer / poker figure, is owed to (and educational for) one’s following:
Good grief. The sheer audacity to even ask this 🤦🏻♂️ It makes ZERO difference how many positive character traits he had. Literally no good can come from exploring the question. The man murdered 11 million people. This outweighs any positive traits by a factor of 100000000000000000x
A new bill being proposed in Texas could threaten the existence of dozens of poker rooms and social clubs that have sprouted up throughout the southwestern state in recent years.
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@optb123 You have the edgiest Twitter content I’ve ever seen by a factor of 10. I did not think that was obvious at all. Regardless, you’re right a private message would have been better. My apologies