Pokerstars VPP World Record Run

I am looking forward to reading your updates here and advice on poker strategy considering your great success. GL on your mission!

pokerpoopy said:

edit: ahhhhh I can! I have to make sure I am efficient about my posting, didn't know about this 7 post rule!

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It's only 7 posts a day up until post 65, I believe... it's to cut down on spammers who just try to spam their way to the minimum 65 posts to get into the Freeroll Club.

After 65 posts, you can make an unlimited amount of posts a day.

Mortis said:

It's only 7 posts a day up until post 65, I believe... it's to cut down on spammers who just try to spam their way to the minimum 65 posts to get into the Freeroll Club.

After 65 posts, you can make an unlimited amount of posts a day.

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Yeah cause someone playing 15K hands of 400nl+ per day's main goal is joining the CC Freeroll Club.

Well I will be keeping track of this through the year

gl man, this seems intense

Goodluck on your Insane quest. I admire you. No way I could grind like that. I think I'd go cross eyed and Im sure after 10+ hours of 20 tabeling the last thing Id want to do is go and answer questions at a forum. So I really appreciate you doing this.

My question is this.... Why did she choose the scorpion tattoo?

Thanks

z0d14c16 said:

that would take a lot of time to do that. thats like 3 hours a day can you compete with me. ill beat you in the race for the world record. we will see who wins this race but let me assure you its gonna be me

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He's already got over 8,000 VPP so far this month.. in a matter of 2 weeks.

WVHillbilly said:

Yeah cause someone playing 15K hands of 400nl+ per day's main goal is joining the CC Freeroll Club.

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LOL I didn't say poopy was doing that .. I think we all know that he isn't concerned with CardsChat freerolls

I'm just stating why that 7 post a day limit rule is in effect on the forum.

Mortis said:

He's already got over 8,000 VPP so far this month.. in a matter of 2 weeks.

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I'm 100% certain he earns that in a day Mort.

Welcome! Glad to have you here at cardschat!

Jagsti said:

I'm 100% certain he earns that in a day Mort.

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Oops.. misread his blog, lol.

but with 8,000 vpps earned already today


I just figured it up.. even at 8K vpps a day, he wouldn't make the goal.

To make 3.75 Million VPPS in one year.. he would need to average about 10,274 VPPS a day.. which, I'm sure he already knows that and figured all that up.

Yeah it's gonna be a really difficult task. WizardofAhhs broke the record last year and he's a f'kin machine, plus he actually wins money as well as putting in insane volume.

There are probably on a a handfull of players who are capable of playing that volume and be able to win. Although I'm sure if Poopy gets the record, jorj95 could easilly do the year after. He plays hyper sng's and get like 2mill+ vpps everyear and takes months off in the process.

WVHillbilly said:

Yeah cause someone playing 15K hands of 400nl+ per day's main goal is joining the CC Freeroll Club.

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He's gotta earn his way in like everyone else.


GL with the cause though. Thanks for stopping in to let us track.

NineLions said:

He's gotta earn his way in like everyone else.


GL with the cause though. Thanks for stopping in to let us track.

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I agree, its good for credibility too in a way.

By tiling your tables there is a lot of extra mouse movement. Are you worried about carpal tunnel or wrist strain? I would imagine my arm would be pretty sore doing that for 10 hours a day. Also would it not slow your decision making down having to look all over?

Poopy, your winrate seems to be much much higher at full ring -- why the decision to play more 6-max? Is it purely to rack up more VPP to break the record?

Also, what techniques / things do you do to help keep you playing your A-game and in the zone over the long haul?

Do you listen to music while playing, and if so, what kind of music?

Are you a big coffee drinker? Other caffeine drinks? Prescriptions? Just wondering how you stay focused for the long haul.

PattyR said:

possibly the most interesting thread ive seen in awhile here at CC

good luck dood.

for some reason this guy seems like the exact opposite of our member cyborg

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lolol this had me in stitches

Good luck breaking the record! It will be a grind I'm sure but it seems like you know what you're getting into.

Right on man! Get that record. Subscribed.

OK guys I'm back! Feeling pretty sick today got a bit of a cold, so I'm gonna have to be kinda quick in my responses.

Onto answering the questions:

Good luck to you man you seem to have it all, I have a question. If you get to the end of the year and it seems off target, would you consider moving up in stakes to increase VPPS earned and/or increasing the amount of tables at current stakes? What is 24-tabling like I'm just starting to get used to 9+ tabling sit and gos but my monitor is only 17" so I now have to cascade even though I prefer tiling. Is it worth getting another monitor yet or not until I'm comfortable playing 18+ tables on cascade?

Answer: yea, I would def consider moving up in stakes, especially if the record was within arm's reach! 24 tabling is a bit tricky at first, but I have been doing it for a few years now so I'm really good at multitabling. I tile btw With 9 tables, I don't think you need another monitor yet.

Also, best thing you've bought with your FPPs?

Answer: Ummmmm I'm pretty sure all I've bought are the 4K bonuses I like cash!

Oh and btw I know you're s/s now. I've tried this and ran like death. In fact I actually think it's almost impossible to win at 100nl s/s. What changes have you made to your game to adapt to s/s, because I'm sure you were a winner playing 100bb's.

Response: I am a winner shortstacking 1/2nl, 2/4nl, 3/6nl, and am ev+ ss'ing 5/10nl. So it is possible. The changes I had to make was getting used to 3b'ing a much wider range, and learning to play poker with a smaller stack to pot ratio flop and onwards

Also are you getting coaching from needbeer?

Answer: I was going to, but I declined so far as everytime I'm about to get coaching from him, I have an "aha" moment and my game picks up.

Have you seen his coaching manual?

Answer: yes, i have it

How many buy ins do you like for each level? (s/s bi's)

Answer: needbeer suggests 5,000 bbs. So that's what I go with.

From my experience of s/s, losing money in the blinds is a huge factor, have you developed a strategy to solve this?

Answer: yes, 3b like a mother f'er I am almost breakeven in the small blind as a short stacker, so it can def be done with hard work.


My question is this.... Why did she choose the scorpion tattoo?

Answer: Cuz it looks hot, and she's a scorpio (or was, as I just heard they changed around the astrological signs?). It was actually henna, and we got it in cozumel.

He's already got over 8,000 VPP so far this month.. in a matter of 2 weeks.

Resposne: I am at 102K vpps so far this year..off pace, but not bad

Yeah it's gonna be a really difficult task. WizardofAhhs broke the record last year and he's a f'kin machine, plus he actually wins money as well as putting in insane volume.

Response: I too win money as a short stacker. You can check my ptr if u like.

By tiling your tables there is a lot of extra mouse movement. Are you worried about carpal tunnel or wrist strain? I would imagine my arm would be pretty sore doing that for 10 hours a day. Also would it not slow your decision making down having to look all over?

My wrists do hurt a lil sometimes, but I think from doing it so much I kind of got used to it. My gf just told me carpal tunnel is for pu$$ies I find that my results are better when I tile. I have tried tiling, cascading, and stacking..and tiling wins for me About eye strain, I've never really had a problem with it for some reason. A helpful program is flux...google that and dl, and it makes it easier to see


Poopy, your winrate seems to be much much higher at full ring -- why the decision to play more 6-max? Is it purely to rack up more VPP to break the record?

Answer: I own full ring pretty hard, but I just can't get them vpps. My 6m stats on ptr are crappy bc i never really put the time in to learn it. I am finally understanding the game, and the last 300K hands or so playing 6m, I am between .5ptBB/100 and 1ptBB/100, so doing better The key to 6m is that I get so many more hands for vpps...and I really want vpps this year bc I hope that with breaking the record will come pokerstars pro sponsorship

Also, what techniques / things do you do to help keep you playing your A-game and in the zone over the long haul?

Answer: The hardest thing in poker is playing your A-game all the time. I just try to constantly focus on playing my best and not worrying about short term results...although they do affect me a bit...I just think way less then most people...I'm very used to swings at this point in my career. Taking breaks every 4 hours max is also a good help. I play my best within 2 hour sessions...but if I go passed 4, my game def lacks...

Do you listen to music while playing, and if so, what kind of music?

Answer: Ummmmm I watch starcraft 2 games most the time, and they have like techno'ish kinda music on. I also watch south park while i play and other tv shows more then music

Are you a big coffee drinker? Other caffeine drinks? Prescriptions? Just wondering how you stay focused for the long haul.

Answer: No, I don't drink coffee or any other caffeine drinks. No prescriptions. Health is a very big issue to me. Those things are all bad for you...I'm very much into raw vegan foods. Even though it has been hard for me to stick to that diet, it is what I want to do as I know it is the best way to be healthy and focused.



Whew!! That's it guys, sorry if this post looks huge but I had to answer your questions! Gl at the tables, will report back tmw

Oh and update today made 8K vpps and lost 8 hundo.

edit: Oh and I almost forgot- thx to everyone for the good luck wishes, I appreciate it!

pokerpoopy said:

Answer: Cuz it looks hot, and she's a scorpio (or was, as I just heard they changed around the astrological signs?).

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Nope.

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/13/no-your-zodiac-sign-hasnt-changed/

It does look pretty hot, though.

thanks a lot for recommending f.lux I like it quite a bit

Mortis said:

Nope.

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/13/no-your-zodiac-sign-hasnt-changed/

It does look pretty hot, though.

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I agree, it sure does. Stayed on for about a month.

straytfrush said:

thanks a lot for recommending f.lux I like it quite a bit

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No prob, I forget who recommended it to me- but it's a pretty nice program. If I ever turn it off at night, it seems crazy that I ever looked at the screen without it! GL all

Poopy

p.s. Just got good at responding with multiple quotes. So sorry about the eye sore b4 with all those questions and answers looking crazy! I tried my best

Someone teach poopy to use the multi quote button please

Can someone explain in more detail what poopy's doing in terms of s/s and shortstacking tables? I'm not entirely sure what that is