CHASING WPT GLORY With $585,000 For FIRST! | Rampage Poker Vlog

[@michaeld3085]

The downswing is super painful, but I just want to say I really appreciate there being no spoilers in your commentary throughout the video to how it's going to turn out. Really makes the viewing content super good.

[@XzenoDaHero]

I love the rawness of this. Most people are gonna hate but if you filmed after every poker session you would have the same reaction sometimes. I know I have.

[@pauliep2020]

Ethan, you’ve had more success in tournament poker than most of us out there. Even though it might not seem like it, you are living the poker dream. Stay humble and grateful. The pendulum will swing back.

[@nsme6942]

Not the way he is playing poker. Playing like a fish

[@hankman11]

Hard for a fish to not play like a fish

[@KitPhuket-ix1en]

No it won't swing back

[@loganehewett9807]

He literally grifted his way up, not grinded. Eat a bag of dongs

[@edisons.7637]

From someone that was actually a professional poker player, this actually might have been my favorite poker vlog video that I've ever seen. It SOOOOO captures the bottom of the downside of poker so so well. I mean, with all due respect Ethan, you played most of your hands pretty bad and I honestly don't think you should be a pro but at least thank you god for putting out real content and not just the happy go lucky, hype-filled stuff you used to put out. I LOVE the realness of this video and what you're actually going through. So fuckin refreshing.

[@wizard3117]

What happened to "Bink City"? Lolll looks like they're binking you. On your bike Rampage:)

[@mycomboisdeadly3542]

GET THE TRIKE

[@GotoyourhomeBall]

Bro you were a college kid playing 1-3 a few years ago. Now you’re spraying 20k MTTs in Australia. Don’t lose perspective. You rose parabolically, you can fall parabolically. Quitting isn’t really an option. Manage yourself with more discipline. Your brand can passively compensate you. There are other ways to make money in poker than binking 1st in MTTs. The K10 hand shows you have no fold button, why would btn check flop multi-way then try to bluff you off 10X otr? Your hand is face up to Villain. HS regs lick their chops when you sit down. Chill your ego and stay out of High Stakes. Play the 1k-10ks with bigger fields.

[@edstrangeway3831]

I think you are possibly seeing the difference between sun running and becoming a better player. The variance is there as you say, but the best players minimize their variance with better control over the hands they play, the bet sizing and more disciplined laydowns. It's a matter of how you want to play the game. I appreciate your honesty and transparency Ethan. I am in your corner no matter what you choose to do. Take care !

[@andrehanderson]

This. I think you nailed it.

[@darren2351]

That's a respectful way of saying, I think you're playing terribly and your preflop decisions are TRASH 😂😂 Bro II love Rampage but he's playing like a total fish

[@RobbieStacks90]

Rampage's playing style leaves him highly susceptible to variance. He late regs a lot, which tells me that he's hoping to get dealt premiums or anything that he feels is decent enough to get involved in huge pots with, run up a stack without having to play for twelve hours, and then pray that his aggressive play and a nice of run cards takes him deep into these MTTs. I'm not seeing much diversity or unpredictability in his game. I don't think that he's a bad player by any means, just impatient.

[@anthonyyoung5447]

The pot where he lost lost the first buy with a set of 10's was terrible. A player checks the flop and calls the turn on a unconnected flop screams danger for alot of players.The fact that he did not even consider oponent having 66 or 33 mind boggling

[@RobbieStacks90]

@@anthonyyoung5447 I didn't quite get that hand either. What did he think his opponent was jamming with? AQ? He definitely wasn't bluffing.

[@argirypanagopoulos8928]

​@@anthonyyoung5447 i called pocket 3's before he announced it

[@mikelaster9859]

You have to think about this. I normally wouldn’t comment but I’ve been playing poker for 10 years now and everybody likes to slow play and sneak things in to trap people. These people watch your content and they know how you play, which isn’t a bad thing because you do switch things up. my only thing is that he does late registration a lot to the point to where he comes in at level three or four when most people have double triple their chips up by that time. I never get aggressive off the flop and I usually don’t raise pre-flop, because it doesn’t matter what size game you’re playing everybody plays the same. The only difference is the money they have. Most people know that in poker they’re playing with money they’re willing to lose and that makes it a very interesting situation. I’m never aggressive, pre-flop or post flop. I get aggressive after the turn or the river. I’m a very logical player and know that for the most part everybody is willing to lose their money lol. I was at a 55 table and I had pocket aces. I raise $75 but the player re-raises me to $650, since I had pocket aces are we raised all in for $3500. The guy instant call me so I thought he had pocket jacks pocket queens or pocket kings. He had pocket threes. The flop comes out Jack 39 and the turning river were dead. I learned a valuable lesson there. Just because I have pocket aces doesn’t mean I need to go all in pre-flop. what I should have done was just call his re-and I could’ve saved a lot of money. But I feel like I had the best hand pre-flop. I wasn’t thinking about the five cards that played out on the table. because after the flop, I most likely would’ve folded because we all have folded a nice nice pocket pair at some point. But my advice is no matter what states you play people came there to gamble their money, and they are willing to lose it which means they have nothing to lose at the end of the day. the table, read the players stop registering lol. That poker table that these people use about what the other person should be doing versus what you have has not worked for me. I read all the players at the table as soon as I sit down, and even if I have a good pocket pair, I may not raise. I take a look at all the players, and I sit there for about a good hour or two before I actually start getting aggressive or making bluffs, because I need to understand my opponents. Just because I have money it doesn’t mean I want to throw it away. I want to play as smart as possible and get the most money I can so after I observe the players at the table for about a hour or two I have been more so on the profit margin meaning that I win 70% of the time and I lose 30% of the time. I hope this helps I knew it was a long message but we all have swings and Poker just like we have swings in life. Just know these people are willing to lose their money by any means necessary and as long as you can understand that you should be good sir, but keep your head up don’t stop. because most people they cannot play poker for a living and have fun they have to work not the fives lol.

[@ianhaworth4588]

Wtf you on about you FELT you had the best hand you had aces of course you had best hand lol. Cant use luck as logic to slow play aces or not to re raise pre with the best hand. You got exactly wot you wanted all in with the best hand.​@mikelaster9859

[@horseheaddad3427]

Rampage: I'm miserable if he jams. Also Rampage: I'll jam myself.

[@johnlanasa1349]

I’m convinced that putting on a bucket hat instantly lowers your IQ

[@atakentaco9768]

Hold the gratitude and keep pushing forward Rampage. Many people would love to be in your position. Stop the “I think I have the best hand a-lot of the time”, you are putting a wall up in your mind that is stopping you from considering the range of hands your opponent is raising with

[@ericaakim]

Lower buy in tourneys/do some cash games (little lower stakes) for content - rooting for you! Hope the variance turns around for you soon

[@froy98]

If there's one thing poker players are, it's that they're resilient. Rooting for you Rampage!

[@edisons.7637]

My god Ethan, I honestly can't believe how badly you play some of these hands and streets dude. It's like you have the exact opposite theory of what you should be doing on almost every street.

[@runningrock124]

agreed. like Rampage does this to himself often.

[@ryancallins5310]

I recommend bankroll management. Play smaller so you can afford to go on downswings. Makes this kind of stuff easier to swallow. Get in touch with coaches or people with experience and see how they would've played certain spots differently. Obviously in live there is a lot more going on than the cards in your hand. Love your content

[@EkinghFightNews]

if your playing AA neaar the bubble i dont get letting opponent see a cheap turn. i would want to be shoving alot on that flop

[@onlylexus]

That A6 spade draw, check it more, aggression sometimes loses your stack just to a flush draw. Stop the aggression!! Save your stack and live to fight another day. Think it through more and ask yourself... what beats me? Then fold. Like that 33 boat that beat you. I knew he had pocket 33s I really did. And fold those pocket 6s before the flop even starts, stop getting involved with shitt!

[@johnthomson5315]

Aggression is fine, but not all the time. Especially when the poker gods are saying no

[@michaelchurchill1048]

I didn't get the jam with the spade draw either. Made no sense to me.

[@dalerobertson138]

I got a lot of love for you man from one fellow gambler and human to another, I could say something everyone else does like “Remain focused” or “Thats poker” but maybe a different thought to have is you’re building a business and a large following and even though the results dont show it, getting better. One day hopefully you will be an old man dying in your final bed and will look back at this time as a fond memory to how you dug deep and kept it pushing to success, I believe in you brother! Much Love!!!! ❤

[@mhdz]

Hang in there bro, luv ur content

[@Blase21]

BRO it just doesn’t make sense, “if I bet and he jams I’m in a miserable spot” then gets a “cheap price” to hit the flush but “I pretty much feel like I have one option” WTF WHY DO YOU FEEL THIS WAY? 3:43 With this said, I feel bad for how things are going for you currently and appreciate you for still putting these out. I wish you luck in the future

[@princegalaxywalker6273]

If I were to fold pocket jacks to a re-raise, I’m NEVER showing what I folded. Terrible show.

[@EkinghFightNews]

yea not a bad fold but not the kind of info you would want to give away

[@coldnate]

I think you need like 1,000 hours of live 5/10NL and 10/20NL, for a lot of reasons. Reduce the stress by going back down to an easier hourly rate. Also, to remind yourself what real grinding is like :P

[@Kamadidthat]

Gotta respect the confidence to keep firing, but damn…. You could put $1M in the market, make an average of 100K a year off the gains, play smaller poker tournies for content, still have a creator income, Travel the world, and retire with $5M-10M in like 10-20 years, AND be done with poker. Sounds way more chill than the torment you’re going through Rampage. Good luck my friend.

[@pvantran82]

How do you gain a 10% profit from the market in a yr?

[@mitchellmiranda1]

@@pvantran82The S&P 500

[@AdamUpsDiscGolfJourney]

It's actually good to see that Im not the only one that feels like this sometimes. Brad Owen and Neeme have been having their struggles too. Poker is a brutal game.

[@AndreKaut]

" i have one option and thats to not fold" lmao

[@Cam_all-in-on-GME]

This is a very good video in my opinion. Very relatable and real to poker. Don't listen to the hate, don't become jaded, keep doing work and you got this

[@sorinpopa862]

Rampage remember that you can always go to play live mid stakes cash games and live the millionaire life. It should be easy on the mental game for you! Just imagine having a 4k bankroll instead of what you have. Good luck 🤞

[@jameskotsch8271]

Now I will be brutally honest, I have never had the courage you have demonstrated here by being so honest and transparent. I can't help but think that you will come out of this funk and find your way in life. Maybe you should be talking with the real professional teachers and players of the game to get pro input.

[@raulmolestina7378]

Hey Rampage, I definitely feel your pain. The only thing I can say is that I been following you since day 1. I brought some of your merch. Like a few card protectors and a t-shirt. I saw when you started selling art and enjoyed your passion. The reason I state these things is bc I believed you were winning in the beginning bc you enjoyed what you were doing. You followed your heart and did more then just played poker. Now it seems like everything is set to aside and your only stressed about winning. I know it's about winning but if your not having fun, following your dreams, and only focused about your next big payout then it will not happen. Try to go to what brought you to this place. The time you were hustling your dreams and enjoying it. Not worried about losing a hand and what will happen next. Good luck from your NY brother.

[@lowkeyop]

The raw emotion is so relatable!! We don’t give up thooooo LFG

[@gamingspecialist8883]

Honestly the only poker youtuber that i am following. Variance does suck, hopefully it turn around for you quickly

[@billypph.d4434]

That flush had nothing to do with how well you play. it was the run of the cards.

[@nsme6942]

Going all in on paired boards on flush draws is bad poker. He is making every excuse not to fold that is why losing

[@hieu9378]

@@nsme6942 watch the video again before u comment, he wasnt talking about that paired board hand

[@lexnyc10003]

Im not sure you can call it a downswing when you are playing bad..

[@darren2351]

He butchers most hands I see him play nowadays, just gambling and expecially preflop decisions are VERY AWFUL.

[@atakentaco9768]

So much punting that seems subconscious, I mean what even was that with the pocket 5’s?! Your opponent has been on the aggressive since flop and every number on the flop beat his full house?!?

[@runningrock124]

yep, exactly. he plays so bad and then is shocked at results.

[@lexnyc10003]

He seems like a generally good guy, but maybe delusional lol

[@christophesavard7731]

Man honestly, lack aggression in my opinion.. you could all in way earlier.. like right after flop and win more imo

[@martinedwards4522]

one thing stands out to me.... very rarely are excellent tourny players akso excellent cash players... my advice to you?.. pick one!..(cash for you, tournys will make you nuts)

[@kenderosa8528]

Do you think your opponents know its a good chance you are bluffing or moving in with smaller pairs?

[@blaykepassmore6424]

Advice from an Aussie, we don't play statistics like a pro like you. Normally playing for a laugh and not worried about loosing. Keep that in mind and good luck 👍

[@jkalmon]

Rampage is me in sydney playing cash games. Went for 8days, lost roughly 15kAUD in cash games. Failed to get folds, even when I was ahead the opponent drawing hits the nuts.

[@wrongthink1212]

I believe that there is very little actual edge in most of these games when you subtract rake, and success stories are mostly due to a large amount of variance, except for the the best of the best players.

[@edwardkain5006]

Man there seems to be so much pouting and feeling sorry for yourself in the last few. I realize it’s an honest depiction of what you feel, but nevertheless pretty tough to watch.

[@nyrangersfan4578]

I think he is slightly delusional about his skill: he sun ran for a while and started playing way above his head. I would feel bad, but some of his videos, especially the ones in which he tried to raise tons of money in a completely tone-deaf manner really put me and a lot of other people off. I’m a mediocre 1/2 player and I feel like my analysis and way of thinking about the game is superior, which I would not say about almost any poker vlogger. The videos are painful in more ways than one.

[@jamesjurss846]

Yet you both still watch and even comment! 😂 He doesn’t claim to be a super player. In fact, he is quite humble about it. No 1/2 player can come close to relating.

[@edwardkain5006]

@@jamesjurss846 the comment took less effort than watching 😃

[@jamesjurss846]

@@edwardkain5006 Fair enough.

[@TruthTwoTell]

Well, then you've never experienced playing tournaments for a month straight and just getting your teeth kicked in literally every hand of substance. I'm currently in the midst of 3 weeks of getting my teeth kicked in left and right in tournaments and it gets a little depressing and frustrating. This is what tournament life is like.

[@John-uc7op]

Wowwww the back door flush really fucking hurt

[@davidwei8410]

@rampage @ethan, I think your mentality has started to shift for the better! Calling J9s "spicy" instead of a natural 9 shows your perspective is different from earlier this year... keep it up!

[@runningrock124]

i still cant believe you leave your cards unprotected out in front of you. cant wait until they are mucked/exposed accidentally by another player or the dealer.

[@lew115]

Putting it down to variance or a downswing is how 99% of poker players cope. Reality is, none of us are as good as we think, and even among good players it's really difficult to keep winning decent money long term.

[@JamesKing-i8n]

I understand what you're going through, I recently quit my day job to play poker for a living. I must say I'm going through the same thing, I play live cash it's sucks playing well and not getting breaks when I need them for example, flop a set lose on the river to a bigger set or full house ,flush. I'm not given up yet. Hang in there .I would like to talk to about poker in general, take care.

[@Comicbookyoutubersrock]

Congrats, the stupidest decision of your life. Do yourself a favor and run back to your job. Poker is a path to horrible failure, not success in life.

[@tuzaguilar4201]

Stay strong Ethan. That QQ vs KK just got you. The others were just tough luck...Keep the faith. It will turn soon. Good luck!

[@NamHuynh-eo2ks]

anyone who's played a lot of poker has been on the floor saying the same thing at least once or twice in our life, keep your head up, move down in stakes, make poker about the fun of the game and not about chasing the big money

[@CHRISTOPHEHERMANS-z3s]

That K 10 was painfull but still an easy fold in my opinion

[@MichaelTilton]

Not quit. That's what I would do. You have a rep that invites certain responses that are not advantageous to you. Slow down the bluff frequency. Let your rep earn you the calls you deserve when you have it.

[@walteroshinsky2132]

Ethan, two very WISE gambling men told us one thing each every gambler need to KNOW and remember: "you need to knowwhen to hold them and you need to know when to fold them a you need to walk away and you need to know when to RUN." I am sure you are aware of Keeny Roger singing those lines but even in this video where you "carefully" analysed the hand where you seamed "absolutely" sure that he couldn't have you "beat", however you never considered even once he might have trip 3's but still commented "river James and river ALL IN's are SELDOM "IF (N) EVER" bluff . I did I have been watching everyone of your videos since I retired and I have learened alot from you - I know if I had pocket 3's in that case I would never bet the turn. There will be Sun Runs and Bun Runs and neither seldom turn on a dime . If you are HOT you are Hot ..DON'T BUCK A TREND. My entire family enjoys your video. Good Luck and God Bless.

[@Ryco2412]

‘It’s a new day ☀️ and there’s a lot to be great full for’ 👊🏻

[@KentonHahn]

Keep going big guy, your subscribers have your back. Things are not all sunshine all the time.

[@CryptikDesign]

Your persistence is stellar, gl with the rest of the year

[@rikispanglaz7423]

Bad jam with A4 spades

[@SuperMentalMicky]

Does a low winrate increase variance? Maybe not, but it extends downswings massively.

[@pewdietarte]

Rampage is complaining about being cursed in Australia and how he can't get a good run there. Meanwhile, I am looking at an 11-month-old thumbnail saying " I WON $148,910 and A WPT TITLE In AUSTRALIA!"

[@royhagever8466]

lmao same

[@JonathonWalker-ph3jw]

😂

[@EpicGamer99]

keep playing! always remember that your loses are due to variance only, and if you keep getting it all in there you'll end up winning sometimes! the upswing has to come because that's how it works!

[@ricewookie]

10k entry, 500K to first. if you have 1% chance to win, youll lose 99 out of 100 entries. and maybe half those entries are break even (if you cash and freeroll the rest of the tourny). Tournament first place prizes are lotto tickets. Ive learned to mix my poker fund with my long term stock options fund. If you want me to help you out (for free since we've met at the WSOP) just let me know its easier than poker

[@admasworld1]

Last hand made me laugh 😅

[@s111stock]

The problem in Australia is Coriolis force is reversed in the Southern hemisphere. So your luck will spin the opposite way that it does in the Northern hemisphere.

[@dragonshane]

Despite our very different Financials, I can certainly relate to your downswing. I don't know what to tell ya.... it's rough. I made a turnaround by playing in some low stakes games that I didn't care about and wouldn't you know it, I won and then I got my confidence back and poker was fun again. Just gotta keep playing and outrun the run bad

[@Rookiemist8k]

Maybe time to revert to ABC. Sometimes a reset opens your views to make better decisions. I've had the downswing that u r going thru( not as deep tho). You'd be surprised at the abc..I usually start winning

[@Shawnmell]

Your positivity and resilience in the face of this massive down swing and loads of haters is honestly inspiring. What ever you decide to do I wish the best for it

[@MrCash-ru6ql]

Hang in there bro, at first it was punting, now reality set in. We all been there

[@MartinLee888]

Bankroll is still healthy. Perhaps don’t always go for the highest buy-in events for a while until you come out of the swing. All the big and best players have swings. DNegs made a loss in WSOP this year even though he cashed $1m plus in the event he won. Set yourself a floor limit, and drop limit again if the swing continues. Best of luck.

[@davidmarchetti5263]

I mean this in the most supportive way, get some high level coaching and plug the massive holes in your game. Go get'em Rampage!

[@stevenreith5182]

RAMPAGE! Keep your head up my dude. We all enjoy watching you play. You knew he had that, you said it but couldn’t get away from it. Get back up and fight again!

[@haganhere5592]

You have come a long way. As an equity trader I know what it is like to have a losing streak. You are on tilt and making some questionable decisions sometimes. Those few questionable decisions are costing you more than you realize. I have done the same thing. Review your plays and Everytime you play a questionable hand take note of it. I know you have to bluff from time to time, but stick with strong plays as much as possible. You will figure this out and you will be better for it. Pulling for you bro!

[@johnsarver4075]

Ethan. I love your videos and have watched from almost the start. Your poker career has been a positive one. One losing year shouldn’t get you down. But I hope you’re still managing bankroll and working on improving your game. The call on the river even with trips was bad call. You said it yourself. No way it’s a bluff. No way it’s worse trips. Especially that early. Tourneys require hard folds over and over. That’s where you need work. Keep il the work !!!!

[@Mrbakeface]

hey man, youre gonna be ok, if its too painful take a break and spend som emoney on finding your center, then go back and attack. thanks for the content its been a journey, I support you buddy, youre a good dude, dont lose sight of that. i have been up and down in life many times over, huge swings. poker emulates life, consistency and discipline will build and empire. Sometimes the only way to grow is to walk through the fire. keep walking or you get burned

[@samuraijack1371]

You have an empire?

[@johnmcpike5582]

I just want to say upswing or downswing, I love the content and even more than I love the content your voice overs are so soothing it’s a great way for me to fall asleep when amped up

[@tomgold5006]

Bro you already made it, stop wanting endless results Enjoy life, you have so much freedom Also there is no shaming in quitting all together, as stated before: you won

[@MrBayoublue]

That 98s that was super bad bad luck. I'm surprised you wound up all in. I hope to see you really tighten up way way more

[@kjjjnmmmmm9821]

Which software do you use to record all those poker transactions

[@chrisyun8229]

Back to studying and understanding situational awareness.

[@AM-jz5wz]

Lower stakes, play 2/5 it’s fun to watch and it’s your level

[@JinxtheOmen]

Rampage, get it together man! You’re better than this! It’s ok to fold, just because you think you have a good hand, doesn’t mean it’s the best hand according to the run out play of your opponent. You over valued your tens to a call raise all in. If you don’t cover your opponent in these situations, don’t risk it.

[@mrwrong3940]

31:00 SUITED QUEENS 😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳

[@billypph.d4434]

Get through this and it will make you a much better player. Ask Daniel look at the year he had a few years back then he wins a bracelet after seven years. keep going.

[@Seatek_Ark]

that 98s hand was painful lol. runner runner flush is rough man.

[@sonnyskustoms]

Stay up ethan you have come a long way homie, that variance is a killer but keep your head up and things will turn around or you 💯

[@ericdoheny9108]

Hi Ethan- first, good on you for showing the reality. I guess practice being grateful. I remember when we played together, you seemed impressed by my work in oil/gas. I know guys who’ve worked their entire lives- 80+ hour weeks, in isolation, and never invested properly or got destroyed by divorce. Some of them got their reality rocked by injury. You’re under 30 and traveling the world playing a freakin game kid, remember that! I’m not trying to put you down, but seriously- your contribution to the world is merely entertainment 😂 (I reminded Vince Vaughn’s arrogant drunken ass of that when I snapped a pic and he got mad last year lol) 😊 Entertainers are in a ridiculously privileged position. When I’m feeling down or personally unaccomplished, I think of people subject to brutal war and poverty 😢…be well

[@erikguzowski1375]

Best poker vloger, solely for your transparency! Find something else that you can be just as passionate about and dive in 💦 Could really be anything thing but if you’re just looking for 💰 then finance might be your best bet….other than that 4 ways to a flop with a rainbow board and no draws hitting usually means a slow played set, not to many bluffs there.

[@untouchable360x]

"Having a great year does not make someone great." KS

[@samuraijack1371]

I think sometimes quitting is +EV. Like Kitai said “there is no shame in being a coward”

[@savvylifestrategies9445]

In my opinion, you're playing at stakes above your skill level, which makes you a fish. Drop down in stakes to rebuild your bankroll and confidence. Try lower fee tournaments and cash games of 25/50 or even 10/20. Study the game on the off days and learn the importance of making positive EV bets. That means you need to know the odds cold as the cards fall versus pot odds, opponent bets, and your bets.

[@WhutMcCrimmon]

I would never quit. I would move down stakes and improve overtime, slowly if need be.

[@KSechrist]

Don't know about the rest of it, but you have the US to AUD backwards for the start of the vlog, each $10k AUD buy in was roughtly $6.66k US, so total you only lost $13.2k, not each buy-in.

[@NateP-l3q]

Hand in there. You are a good player. Keep your head up

[@FunkerTactical]

You came up way too fast, got over-confident, and way too emotional for this game. I used to enjoy watching you win...then I enjoyed watching you lose. Now bro, its kind of just sad. I hope you have other passions you can leverage. Peace, amigo.

[@donaldbrown7746]

The answer to your problem is to play better… I have been playing poker for 30 years… I play in high stakes local games… I have been watching your play and there are holes in your game… Fix the holes and start winning…

[@lexnyc10003]

Alot of holes, he was sun running for so long and calls it variance, I like the kid but he needs a wake up call, also needs to stop tourneys..

[@lexnyc10003]

Your bankroll is still 1.2 million.. go down to 5-10 10-20 with 100k and grind..

[@slowery43]

he also has KZbin money pouring in not to mention his getting paid to push very questionable other sponsors and such so you are not in the same boat as he is

[@brandonsanders9674]

All in pre flop with the Aces at the end!

[@keithkemper2458]

I don't care what you call it, variance, run bad or anything, when you get into these funky spots, it is like people can smell it and will call down lighter than normal. I know that after a month in Vegas for 2023 WSOP and going 0 for 46 in tourneys, I lost the desire to play the game anymore. I have played very few tournaments and very little cash. Now I find myself leaning toward the mixed games more than holdem. I wish I could say that it will get better, BUT when you run bad for an extended time, it makes you doubt your skills and makes you wonder if you even know how to play anymore! I truly enjoy watching your vlogs but maybe a break from the tables may do you some good! What ever you decide, I personally will support and will watch you when you return to the felt if you take a break! Best of luck to you and hope you find your mojo again!

[@ActionHarmon]

Go down in stakes and find your groove then go back and play like your life depends on it. Don’t stress the content.

[@luckylenny87]

Cash is for grinding and making money. Tournaments are for fun and don't expect to make money from them. Cash should feed the tournies

[@rongzhao75]

Maybe go back to grinding low stakes until things get back on track? String of big losses can only make you even less patient and optimistic and it's a cascading effect.

[@HaydenCharlesFTW]

you'll be right, mate. come to melbourne, we're pretty bad lol

[@HaydenCharlesFTW]

or go play golf at barnboigle in tassie - unbelievable course!!

[@css815]

What an awesome video, thank you for sharing. I hope I am not the first one to tell you that it is okay to feel angry. You are having the correct feelings for a downswing, and variances.

[@fernmoss-456]

I had to quit despite breaking even after playing full time for a year. Wasn’t worth the stress for me. Downswings feel real bad and sometimes they don’t seem to end. Best of luck. Consolidate your money and get into trading or something. Stopping is the hard part but you’ll forget about poker in 6 months.

[@D-Tree713]

Just take a step back and cut back on the bigger stake games a bit. Don't give up, but also have fun. We all as poker players go through the motions. Everyone can agree, but do what you enjoy and remember why you got into poker in the first place. Take time away or keep playing, but change it up a bit and play soundly! God bless, man!