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 Originally Posted by Nekrogovner
Okay guys, I have question for you, especially for those who did some coaching. It doesn't refer to Gary directly, but I think he is a good example of a type of person I want to talk about. And lets also set aside that some of you didn't complete your part of a deal (coaching sessions or whatever).
So, lets say there is a hypothetical person who is more "gambler" in nature then he is a "player." So he tries to dedicate himself to improving his game, and he is doing quite well for some times, but then goes back to his old ways. One of the Garys hands Keith linked is a great example of that. Gary is in BB, BTN opens for 3x or something, and Gary shoves all-in with T7 100bb deep iirc.
Anyway, there is phase of playing poker and trying to improve, then comes "gambling", then again trying to improve, rinse and repeat.
Does any of you think, or maybe had an experience with that kinda person who actually managed to become a solid player, and completely ERASED his old ways? And what does it take to rehabilitate a gambler?
Yes, ...and no...
The first person I ever really "coached" at these nano levels easily fit into the "gambler" description, not to mention that he was also a recovering (for the umpteenth time) meth addict. He had done nothing but spew money on poker tables for years. After 2 weeks of coaching he began crushing these stakes (>10ptbb/100) and he hasn't looked back since, at least not on the poker tables. Same cannot be said for his drug problems. Him now being able to turn $20 into $200 in a couple days of hard grinding $2nl probably did more damage to his real life than it ever benefited him.
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