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Message: [QUOTE="youri, post: 5729973, member: 407779"] [COLOR=#333333][B][URL="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001806/?ref_=tt_ch"]Joey Knish from Rounders [/URL]: [/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#333333]Stones? you little punk, I'm not playing for the thrill of ****ing victory here, I owe rent, alimony, child support, I play for money, my kids eat, I got stones enough not to chase card actions of ****ing pipe dreams of winning the world series on ESPN.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]I have noticed a trend of thought among friends.. people of my age in general who opened their eyes on MTV, ESPN, media, movies..etc in the words of Tyler Durden; They believe to one day be movie gods, rock stars... I'll add Poker millionairs. Everybody wants to live the Dan Bilzerian life style. Chase Pipe dreams of winning a poker bracelet and scoring a 10+ million in a poker tournaments. How often does gravity pull them back to the ground? How often does someone really making a decent life from 50NL for example gets bored and cocky and jumps into a much bigger buy in and lose all his bankroll in the thought of making 3.000 or 5.000 a month instead of 500 or a 1.000? [/COLOR] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, sans-serif][COLOR=#333333] [/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=#333333]Rounders sets the example of Joey Knish, unlike Mike who is ''the hero'' of the film. Joey doesn't want any of what Mike wants. He found a stake he can beat and be profitable from and stuck to it, no ego involved, doesn't care about being famous or vainly rich.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]While Mike has a dream of sitting alongside poker legends and winning WSOP main event, a dream of becoming rich and he's always chasing, chasing. First couple of scenes he risked 3 stakes of high society to should I say..burn the process, go on a short cut. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]Often, when losing a couple of buy ins, people go to the highest buy in and play hope and despair instead of Poker and the result is: Bankroll gone, I've been guilty of it too and I hope that I've learned from it. Everyone wants to get rich and quickly. There is a lot of ego involved. [/COLOR][COLOR=#333333]Joey Knish is the real hero of Rounders, he gets the essence of poker. [/COLOR][COLOR=#333333]Someone like Mike who would put his whole bankroll on the line in one game is going to be broke over and over...[/COLOR] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, sans-serif][COLOR=#333333] [/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=#333333]If you can make a decent living out of a certain limit/stake. Stick to that. Be the best you can be at that and continue what you do. Nothing comes quickly, you gotta be patient, trust the process and Dont chase, don't have pipe dreams. BE LIKE JOEY KNISH.[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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