My Journey As A Professional Poker Player (23 Viewers)

[Hairy_Crocodile]

@Anthony Martino When I first joined the site I saw this thread and I still intermittently pop in to see how you are.

I'm so happy you're making videos and doing what you love. Hope you're doing well
I like the videos, I don't have much exposure to PLO, so thank you for sharing your experience. Hope to run into you someday

 

[Anthony Martino]

@Anthony Martino When I first joined the site I saw this thread and I still intermittently pop in to see how you are.

I'm so happy you're making videos and doing what you love. Hope you're doing well
I like the videos, I don't have much exposure to PLO, so thank you for sharing your experience. Hope to run into you someday

Thanks for the kind words and following along, I really appreciate it!

Where do you usually play poker?

 

[FDLmold]

Hope to run into you someday

Just make sure you're looking down.

 

[Hairy_Crocodile]

Thanks for the kind words and following along, I really appreciate it!

Where do you usually play poker?

I play in Blackhawk CO most days, but I'm in Boston for school at the moment, so I'm at Encore these days for a while. Been wanting to visit TX for classes at ALOA, hoping to use it as an opportunity to play poker out there.

 

[Anthony Martino]

I play in Blackhawk CO most days, but I'm in Boston for school at the moment, so I'm at Encore these days for a while. Been wanting to visit TX for classes at ALOA, hoping to use it as an opportunity to play poker out there.

I heard encore charged $8 rake or something crazy?

 

[Hairy_Crocodile]

I heard encore charged $8 rake or something crazy?

It really is that bad, they are going to stop making drinks free soon too :/
I think it's $10+2

 

[Anthony Martino]

ACR confirmed rigged. Busted against these two house bots in 21st place (top 12 paid). All-in on the flop (they both check-raise my shove lol, can't find a low to salvage half, ooch

 

[JMC9389]

Bulldozer punted there big time.

 

[Anthony Martino]

Bulldozer punted there big time.

The fix is IN!

 

[Anthony Martino]

Won $1400 playing Big O in a private game over the weekend.

This Bengal knew I had the hot seat and tried to take it when I got up for a second

 

[Copper44]

That’s a sweet Bengal!

 

[FDLmold]

Pretty cat. Looks so designer that I imagine a breeder wanted $1500 for it.

 

[Anthony Martino]

Pretty cat. Looks so designer that I imagine a breeder wanted $1500 for it.

This guy is a chief tecnical officer so I imagine it was a drop in the bucket for him

 

[Kain8]

Won $1400 playing Big O in a private game over the weekend.

This Bengal knew I had the hot seat and tried to take it when I got up for a second

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No kitty, that's my hot seat!

Mreow.

NO KITTY, THAT'S A BAD KITTY!!

 

[Anthony Martino]

Vlog 52 is up!

 

[toothpic]

Saw in the video that you may be considering a move? Where would your target cities be? Have you visited and played in any of the Houston card rooms yet?

 

[Anthony Martino]

Saw in the video that you may be considering a move? Where would your target cities be? Have you visited and played in any of the Houston card rooms yet?

Possibly San Antonio, Dallas or Houston

Would need to try before I buy

But we may stay in Austin, there's a possibility I could be involved with helping to open a room out here and have ideas on how to make it successful and fix the mistakes other rooms have made

 

[Kain8]

I could be involved with helping to open a room

Looks something like this:

 

[allforcharity]

Looks something like this:

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Call it Oma-hole!

 

[Anthony Martino]

Vlog 53 is now live!

 

[BonScot]

Are you still enjoying yourself Anthony? Does playing poker now feel like any other job?

 

[Anthony Martino]

Are you still enjoying yourself Anthony? Does playing poker now feel like any other job?

I still enjoy it. Played a private half NLH/Half PLO the other night in one of the local rooms and it was a great table, lots of banter, laughs and just good people.

The right table vibe can make it all a lot of fun. Being at a table with mouthy misregs who only have negativity to spew, on the other hand, can make it feel like any other job or worse.

I still enjoy playing, but I'm also pursuing something at the moment that may allow me to play higher in the future and more for fun and less as a need for income. Working hard to make it happen

 

[FDLmold]

Yes, do not educate your opponents. Unless it is to "reinforce" something false they say over and over lol.

And also yes, nobody cares what you folded. Nice win.

 

[BonScot]

I still enjoy it. Played a private half NLH/Half PLO the other night in one of the local rooms and it was a great table, lots of banter, laughs and just good people.

The right table vibe can make it all a lot of fun. Being at a table with mouthy misregs who only have negativity to spew, on the other hand, can make it feel like any other job or worse.

I still enjoy playing, but I'm also pursuing something at the moment that may allow me to play higher in the future and more for fun and less as a need for income. Working hard to make it happen

Yeah the crowd definitely makes or breaks it.

As long as you’re enjoying it and it’s not a grind then good on you.

Even if you end up doing something else you still have those velvet tones of yours to fall back on.

 

[JMC9389]

These guys look like they may be Cuban @Anthony Martino

https://twitter.com/x/status/1656748684770439178

 

[Anthony Martino]

These guys look like they may be Cuban @Anthony Martino

https://twitter.com/x/status/1656748684770439178

I saw that the other day, not the same guys that were cheating in Tampa though

 

[Poker Zombie]

These guys look like they may be Cuban @Anthony Martino

https://twitter.com/x/status/1656748684770439178

It looks to me like they're more than getting booted - It appears they are being cuffed. If so, I think this is the first arrest I've ever heard of for cheating opponents (as opposed to cheating the casino).

 

[Anthony Martino]

It looks to me like they're more than getting booted - It appears they are being cuffed. If so, I think this is the first arrest I've ever heard of for cheating opponents (as opposed to cheating the casino).

You love to see it

 

[Poker Zombie]

You love to see it

I like to see it.

I'd love to see restitution (with penalties) paid.

 

[Kain8]

I'd love to see restitution (with penalties) paid