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02-22-06, 01:39 AM
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JDMcNugent - the man, the myth, the formerly broke punk...
got me to thinking about how far JD has come since finding this site last July. I mean.... it's truly amazing. For anyone that doesn't remember or wasn't here at the time, he started out just like any other broke, punk kid. I don't know that he ever officially begged for money on here, but he was playing low, low, low limit stuff, if that. And honestly, I don't even think he was all that good. I just browsed through some of his older posts, just for kicks... it's stunning. How someone can improve this much in half a year astounds me. I mean, I can't even comprehend it.
His first hell of a lot of Railbird threads are gold. $1 tourneys, mostly... occasionally a big $3 buy in. And hardly anyone would reply in them or actually rail him. If they did (like Brian a few times), they would usually rip into his play. My, how things have changed. JD - Do you even remember what the turning point was for you? I remember you being that broke kid, and then you won $4000 and cashed most of it out and then lost the rest and were the same broke kid again, and then I don't remember what happened for a while, and then those 180s were born on Stars and suddenly you were winning them one after another. That was the turning point, wasn't it? Your streak with those? I mean, in September, you were still palying $1 tourneys!!! September! Ok, here it is.... the mother of all JDMcNugent posts. Please note the date on this as well: Are you kidding me??????? Words can't express my awe. I'm truly, truly impressed with how far you've come, man. Hell - I'm proud of you. I can't wait to see what this place looks like in another 6 months. Who will the next superstar be? HeWong? jmayo? Rook? Shit.... in 6 months, the WSOP will be over. I might be a millionaire by then! Edit: Please don't post in any of these super old threads that I have linked to. If anyone does, I'm just going to delete the posts - no need to resurrect dead threads. Last edited by Talking Poker; 02-22-06 at 02:01 AM. |
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02-22-06, 01:53 AM
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While I'm singing JD's praises.... and reminiscing on the past... I couldn't help but to look up this thread:
That thread has been one of two regrets I've had in the entire time I've run this forum (the other was when I hastily deleted a link that Aeq posted to another forum, in the midst of tons of spam clean up, without putting any thought into it and realizing it was a completely stupid thing to do). As for the $25 contest thread.... the reasoning behind my decision was fine, and we did take a vote on it, but I still don't like the way I handed it. I mean, it was 25 bucks for crying out loud. I should have just given it to JD and been done with it. So JD, please accept my much overdo apology on that one. Not to mention the "don't let the dorr hit you in the ass on the way out" comment I made after you said you were thinking about leaving the forum. LOL. |
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02-22-06, 01:55 AM
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Holy crap.... Look what I just found (in the thread that JD thought should have won that July contest):
That should be an inspiration to every single person reading this post right now. |
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02-22-06, 02:39 AM
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He is my hero.
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02-22-06, 08:03 AM
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Two words:
GOD DAMN!!! I have a different name in mind  I'm sure that there are probably a bunch of players with similar stories to JD's but damn, it's definitely inspirational. It's really a shame that we don't know anyone that sat down, talked, and played poker with a guy that writes for one of the online poker websites while they were at Atlantis. If we did, maybe that guy could get in touch with said writer/actor and see if there's any interest in a 'feel-good' article there.  (With JD's consent of course)
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02-22-06, 09:46 AM
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I also seem to remember a post by JD right before he went on his 180 run where he was really down about always getting his $ in with the best of it and being constantly out drawn. Then right after that, bang, he goes on his tear through the 180s and hasn't looked back. You remember that post JD?
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02-22-06, 10:06 AM
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TP-what are you trying to do to me? Do you want me to go broke? This morning I was in the shower when I figured out that the biggest problem with my game is that my expectations are too high. I was all worked up just to grind it out, got my mind around it (for the millionth time) when you go posting all this. I knew JD was good, but come on. Incredible.
Way to go JD. You are living the dream. It is truly amazing that you have come this far so fast. Putting the dates together, the last 3.5 months are just sick. I can’t imagine the run you are on. It is hard for me to let go of my old soccer superstitions, so if I were you I would be wearing the same underwear from when this run started. Hopefully you have avoided these kinds of neuroses. Keep on kicking ass. |
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02-22-06, 10:39 PM
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JD, you were such an IDIOT back then! You're so much cooler now.
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02-22-06, 11:17 PM
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this made me actually LOL. so true, so true.
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