TwiceT made it! 1st engl. community black member

TwiceT · 2010-04-04T17:29:51Z

TwiceT made it! 1st english community black member + 1k forum posts my name is T .... Twice T this is going to be my longest post on ps. it's about insights in TwiceT's mindfucker thoughts on poker (if u dont know me, check out my blog [link in signature] for general infos) and a review on my poker experiences so far ... dont expect too much entertainment as usual, but rather my thoughts on poker. i thought it may be a good idea to post some strategy stuff once every 1k posts &diams; //hope u guys dont mind its in keyword style, but it will contain a lot of info/thoughts and i dont want to write another master thesis ofc, if u have specific questions or didnt quite get one of my statements, post here and i will answer. I LIKE TO MOVE IT, MOVE IT how to become a soulreader and make money by playing cards? => it's all about commitment, dedication and self evaluation. i dont know how many hands i played so far or how much rake i made so far, but i know its .. MANY / A LOT &diams; but what i know is: i started my poker career with free $50 from ps and made a nice 6 digit$ amount so far. short term goal is to make it 7 digit soon and then probably start some other rl businesses/investments with that money and treat poker just as a hobby from then on. here's how my poker journey started: - summer 2007 i did an internship in dublin, ireland => commitment from the first day! - during my internship i worked for 40 hours/week - when not working, we had manyyy parties cuz i lived with many students from all over europe and ofc, partying was our daily business haha - during my working hours i asked my mentor ash05 aka madgame tons of questions about the game and stuff and i started reading A LOT - in the evening, before partying when all my friends, colleagues were resting/taking a nap i played and tried to get some experience. so i basically didnt sleep, just grinded, read, worked and partied the whole summer. - when back in vienna, i was playing/studying poker while having 2 studies running. so i also put a lot of dedication in my poker development. ofc, since i had to study a lot, i didnt make big improvements super fast. however, i always took my poker career seriously, even when i just played micros and had to develop my skills a lot more. - in january 08, so basically after some months, i saw that playing poker earns me more money than my job, so basically from that moment on i played poker for a living. ofc, as a student i didnt need a lot of money, so it was even possible to finance my lifestyle while just playing 55$ sng. (after 100$ sng and low limit mtts, i switched to cash games as my main game) - about the community: although the community cant earn money for u nor can it develop a winning poker game for u (though it can help ofc with strategy discussion/hand analysis etc), its great to be part of such a community with all the parties, events and the familiar atmosphere. during the last 12 months i also coached a lot (private + videos for ps) and i got to know many rly interesting, funny and smart ppl from many european countries (i also visited some of them last summer during my roadtrip and will do so again this summer) and even some ppl from other continents (expect a visit in brasil soon calta ;) ) so i will use this oppurtinity to thank the whole community for this great atmosphere & also thanks to the pokerstrategy team. special thnx to johannes who is not only a great help when i have some poker issues/questions but is also a great party guy (budapest ftw). also, vali, your writing skills are teh nutz and i'm rly looking forward getting u to know personally in gibraltar soon. also thnx to the education team clemens, tobias and ofc the ceo, masterOfPokerDisaster himself, dominik. i think ps offers a great surrounding for a poker player/coach and i never had any problems with them, so looking forward to a cool cooperation + some more crazy (bm) parties in the future &diams; now, lets turn to some strategy .... - how to become a good poker player - realise u are a fish. if u think u are a good poker plr => stop thinking, step back and realize u are not. u might know some concepts, but u are probably overestimating your skills A LOT. - analyse hands (read: analyse A LOT of hands) - talk about the game as often as possible with many different plrs - nl10 deeeeeep homegames ftw (especially with tha mindfucker crew in vienna &diams; ) in such homegames u see lines/ideas u have probably never seen before. being creative and capable of thinking outside the box is always of great asset to have. - get coaching (be prepared! prepare hands in advance, install and test (!) the software in advance, do everything u can do use the (expensive) time as useful as possible) maybe just book coachings when u move up in limits and maybe book different coaches to get to know different views ... - do sweat sessions with friends/ps members who play similar limits - start coaching (coach y...

awishformore

Joined: 16.06.2007

Posts: 267

06.04.2010, 11:56 0

Congratulations are in order. Not just on the BM status, on your attitude to the game and to life in general.

The (very short) time in Prague already helped me quite a bit in some aspects and I'm looking forward to booking coaching with you in the future.

Maybe you can make a few days on your summer trip, that would certainly rock ♦.

To finish: you deserved it, well done!

/Max

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_Anonymous_

07.04.2010, 08:30 0

Gratz TwiceT,

good Job and awesome post. this is worth another Party in the Augustiner Keller, isnt it?

All the Best,
Andre

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_Anonymous_

07.04.2010, 11:14 0

You`re a monster TT.

What`s next?

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vhallee

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07.04.2010, 11:49 0

In order to show my appreciation to TwiceT, I bought a semi-obscene monkey T-shirt (pictures will follow shortly).

Also, TwiceT has spoken! Check this out everyone - interview with our first Black Member:

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Varune

Joined: 24.04.2009

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07.04.2010, 12:07 0

how did u manage to win a decent 6-figure amount of money in 2 years, starting from $50?

congrats on your Status!

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TwiceT

Joined: 15.07.2007

Posts: 4,451

07.04.2010, 12:35 0

Originally posted by vhallee
In order to show my appreciation to TwiceT, I bought a semi-obscene monkey T-shirt (pictures will follow shortly).

monkey t-shirt :f_love:

Originally posted by vhallee

:heart:

:diamond: Follow me on Snapchat and Twitter @Tw1ceT
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TwiceT

Joined: 15.07.2007

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07.04.2010, 12:36 0

Originally posted by Varune
how did u manage to win a decent 6-figure amount of money in 2 years, starting from $50?

if u book a private coaching, i tell u the secret :f_p:

well, i just worked intensively (!) on my game and mindset (!!) & grinded A LOT.

:diamond: Follow me on Snapchat and Twitter @Tw1ceT
The Education of a Modern Poker Player by TwiceT, jbpatzer & EmanuelC16

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Varune

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07.04.2010, 16:38 0

i'm doing fine with those last few things ^^.

Coachings aren't needed yet for me, play too low for coachings to be viable i guess.

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tokyoaces

Joined: 01.04.2009

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07.04.2010, 16:40 0

Michael Jackson told me it doesn't matter if your black or white.

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supeyrio

Joined: 11.11.2009

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07.04.2010, 17:08 0

Originally posted by TwiceT

Originally posted by Varune
how did u manage to win a decent 6-figure amount of money in 2 years, starting from $50?

if u book a private coaching, i tell u the secret

well, i just worked intensively (!) on my game and mindset (!!) & grinded A LOT.

hi TT, can you share your time line on the limits? and how many hands have you clocked at these limits? really grateful to your sharing and how you have inspired the english community!

Living it up in Thailand blog

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TwiceT

Joined: 15.07.2007

Posts: 4,451

07.04.2010, 22:56 0

Originally posted by supeyrio

Originally posted by TwiceT

Originally posted by Varune
how did u manage to win a decent 6-figure amount of money in 2 years, starting from $50?

if u book a private coaching, i tell u the secret

well, i just worked intensively (!) on my game and mindset (!!) & grinded A LOT.

hi TT, can you share your time line on the limits? and how many hands have you clocked at these limits? really grateful to your sharing and how you have inspired the english community!

hey sir, thats actually an interesting question: i will try to shortly review my path to poker enlightment

july - december 2007: getting started. SSS and low stakes SNGs. not much volume, i read a lot during this time. still had my 2 studies + job and stuff. probably ~ 10k hands cg + 1k sngs

january 2008: realised that grinding low stakes sngs (11, 22 and then 33 $) earns me more money than my job.

february 2008: first biiiig grinding month. lockdown mode! ~1000 sngs

march - may 2008: ~2000 sngs

april - june 2008: first steps nlhe cash game. nl50sh and then A LOT of hu nl50 and nl100. pwned ppl at 100 and made A TON of money for me at that time. ~50k hands

july 2008: nl200hu: got pwned pretty hard ♦ ~20k hands

august - september 2008: nl 100 sh + nl 200 sh ~60k hands

october 2008 - february 2009: nl 400 - nl 1k hu/sh/fr ~200k hands

march 2009 - june 2009: nl 200 + nl 400 mostly cuz i finished my master degree + had my final examination @ uni, ~200k hands

july 2009 - april 2010: mtts, live cg + trnys, nlhe sh/hu/fr, flhe hu, plo sh/hu, mixed games .... up to 2k. ~1mio hands

thats just a rly rough overview, i also played plo earlier, but not sure when exactly and how many hands.

:diamond: Follow me on Snapchat and Twitter @Tw1ceT
The Education of a Modern Poker Player by TwiceT, jbpatzer & EmanuelC16

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Huseens

Joined: 03.07.2009

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08.04.2010, 06:32 0

TwiceT, do you think your parents made big influence on your way of thinking? I mean, do you think you have edge in thinking because your parents raised you and taught(dunno if correct) you how to think deeper.
lol. Sounds like stupid question. I just cant formulate it.

fml

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supeyrio

Joined: 11.11.2009

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08.04.2010, 06:55 0

Originally posted by TwiceT

Originally posted by supeyrio

Originally posted by TwiceT

Originally posted by Varune
how did u manage to win a decent 6-figure amount of money in 2 years, starting from $50?

if u book a private coaching, i tell u the secret

well, i just worked intensively (!) on my game and mindset (!!) & grinded A LOT.

hi TT, can you share your time line on the limits? and how many hands have you clocked at these limits? really grateful to your sharing and how you have inspired the english community!

hey sir, thats actually an interesting question: i will try to shortly review my path to poker enlightment

july - december 2007: getting started. SSS and low stakes SNGs. not much volume, i read a lot during this time. still had my 2 studies + job and stuff. probably ~ 10k hands cg + 1k sngs

january 2008: realised that grinding low stakes sngs (11, 22 and then 33 $) earns me more money than my job.

february 2008: first biiiig grinding month. lockdown mode! ~1000 sngs

march - may 2008: ~2000 sngs

april - june 2008: first steps nlhe cash game. nl50sh and then A LOT of hu nl50 and nl100. pwned ppl at 100 and made A TON of money for me at that time. ~50k hands

july 2008: nl200hu: got pwned pretty hard ♦ ~20k hands

august - september 2008: nl 100 sh + nl 200 sh ~60k hands

october 2008 - february 2009: nl 400 - nl 1k hu/sh/fr ~200k hands

march 2009 - june 2009: nl 200 + nl 400 mostly cuz i finished my master degree + had my final examination @ uni, ~200k hands

july 2009 - april 2010: mtts, live cg + trnys, nlhe sh/hu/fr, flhe hu, plo sh/hu, mixed games .... up to 2k. ~1mio hands

thats just a rly rough overview, i also played plo earlier, but not sure when exactly and how many hands.

hi SIR! thank you for your extremely insightful post. going to use this as a form of benchmark if not target.
your learning ability seems to be your edge over others. impressive SIR :f_p:

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Alverine

Joined: 31.01.2009

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11.04.2010, 05:51 0

I have a theory in mind that when you crush your tables and become a solid poker player, this reflects on the dancefloor. Is that correct sir? Did you crushed the dancefloor after you crushed your tables?

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TwiceT

Joined: 15.07.2007

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11.04.2010, 11:40 0

Originally posted by Alverine
I have a theory in mind that when you crush your tables and become a solid poker player, this reflects on the dancefloor. Is that correct sir? Did you crushed the dancefloor after you crushed your tables?

yeah, my soulreading skills transfer @ tha dancefloors i guess :f_cool:

however, since im not studying/working like a sicko but grind like a monkey, i just have more time for parties, so yeah, i crush dancefloors now harder than some years ago.

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_Anonymous_

11.04.2010, 14:05 0

Originally posted by TwiceT
- learn more games. even if u dont play them for a big income, start learning plo, stud, razz, flhe, mtts, badugi, 2-7 single draw, crazy pineapple etc ... you will see how it pushes your overall poker skills!

Woot for this TT!
Razz is the shiiiiit!!!! ♦ ♦ ♦

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