JDMcNugent - the man, the myth, the formerly broke punk...

[melioris]

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.

[JDMcNugent7]

lol. Wow there is some funny stuff in those threads - (Aeq really hated me) lol - we're cool now tho.

I was a total punk/idiot at first- or I at least came across that way. TP - ur apology about the whole $25 longest thread thing is appreciated - but not needed - u won, so i should be the one apologizing - and im sry for causing all that BS cuz of it - i just remember i really needed $ at the time and was countin on gettin that $25, even tho i didnt deserve it - so i was dumb and got pissed.

lol - i also love how in the story of how my poker life thread I say that "I just turned 19" lol - Im still not 19.

Funny stuff

[Talking Poker]

haha.... well, that's extra funny then, isn't it? When I saw that, I thought I was mistaken in thinking that you were only 18. Yes, you were quite the little punk. But I still think I could have handled the contest thing better.

And yeah, some people sure did rip into you a lot back then (Aeq, Chip, junYUN). Maybe you should buy the companies they work for and make yourself their bosses or something. Unpaid overtime!!!

[GeoffM]

I'm sorry, how much money were we talking about here?

And TP, he wasn't just a young broke punk, he was a young broke punk with a cute girlfriend .

[Talking Poker]

Slight exaggeration with the buying of companies thing. But JD is doing very, very, very well. I won't repost his numbers, but they are here to be found if you do a little looking. The first thread linked to in this one has some of his gravy for the past two weeks, and he was doing awesome before that. Let's put it this way - JD is far beyond the caring about bonuses stage.

[johnp158]

Lol. Not that you're insinuating anything, right?

[Talking Poker]

Nope. Just restating something I've stated before, including in person in a conversation with Geoff last summer.

While chasing bonuses and playing low limits can be great for starting a bankroll, and you can all but guarantee a small profit, it will only take you so far. If you want to even earn REAL money from poker, you have to move up eventually. And ocne you do and start making nice dough, you won't even care about the bonus offers any more. When an entire bonus amounts to a fraction of a single bet in the games you are playing in, it becomes completely insignificant.