Left Home, Moved to Vegas! Pman Presents The Ride
Hello everyone!
My name is James Urbanic, better known as "PmanPrays" online (a combination of poker maniac and my love f
I hear you man. And i respect your opinion. I will continue to try to make poker my primary income. I know you wish me the best and i respect you bro. Let's see what happens, 2026 the year of change!I mean unfortunately most of my live cash game play is on wsop, which doesnt track results, so i can't show you a graph. I'm not beating mid stakes or anything, just 50nl and soft 1
You do realize the 50nl and 100nl games on WSOP are some of the toughest harder then ignition games and even ACR games right?
Most of your winrate should be from rakeback on WSOP
I highly doubt you could beat 25nl on any site besides ignition. So i think some of the other posters are exaggerating and just trying to be *******s.
People try to dress poker up as this easy thing but what i've realized is that nothing in life is easy. You actually need to read these posts word for word and dissect each and everyone of them.
The best outcome for you would be to get into a coaching for profits deal and even then people who go through some contract like that live a miserable life. If you havent understood the fundamentals by now, its too late you aren't 20 my good man. No one will help you in life you need to understand this. Think about it logically why would someone help me? What value am i to them?
You need to think more cognitively and deeply, or have sheer mental delusion and drive. Add both of these and you will probably most likely succeed. But you don't really have either one... stop letting your ego get the best of you.
You really need to have a come 2 poker jesus moment or regular jesus
2nl online is 10x harder to beat than 1-3
you would be the first person in the history of the world to be a winning nl50 or nl100 player that somehow still loses in llsnl
Lol that's awesome
You do realize the 50nl and 100nl games on WSOP are some of the toughest harder then ignition games and even ACR games right? Most of your winrate should be from rakeback on WSOPI highly doubt you could beat 25nl on any site besides ignition. So i think some of the other posters are exaggerating and just trying to be *******s.People try to dress poker up as this easy thing but
Ok i have to completely disagree here. the rakeback on wsop is terrible. the 50nl games are full of whales. i can't beat acr 50nl, and i dont play on iggy. i'm not doing a CFP, but i am in talks with both a coach and potential backer (different people). Who cares if i'm not 20, i'm 30. I"M OLD OK.
Lol that's awesome
Ok i have to completely disagree here. the rakeback on wsop is terrible. the 50nl games are full of whales. i can't beat acr 50nl, and i dont play on iggy. i'm not doing a CFP, but i am in talks with both a coach and potential backer (different people). Who cares if i'm not 20, i'm 30. I"M OLD OK.
Alright dont listen, see you at the tables lmao.
Thats why poker is still good in 2025/2026 because of ego and people who are recs and dont *want* to put in the work for a game that involves money not toiletpaper BUT MONEY
Solvers and AI dont really change that fixed variable.
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Pretty sure i just had an aha moment myself, now how can i exploit people with EGO/live in their own world in america (the land of all EGO's)
Alright dont listen, see you at the tables lmao. Thats why poker is still good in 2025/2026 because of ego and people who are recs and dont *want* to put in the work for a game that involves money not toiletpaper BUT MONEYSolvers and AI dont really change that fixed variable.***Pretty sure i just had an aha moment myself, now how can i exploit people with EGO/live in their own
May we both have a profitable 2026!
I mean unfortunately most of my live cash game play is on wsop, which doesnt track results, so i can't show you a graph. I'm not beating mid stakes or anything, just 50nl and soft 100nl games.
You don’t have a big enough sample to slice it up this way and get an accurate output. A 5-10bb/100 loser will show winning samples, especially if you let them manipulate the stakes/venue/format/timeframe to find the best results. You’re not using consistent parameters to estimate your profitability going forward. Counting 2.5 years of live results but only one year of online or counting specific stakes on exactly one site but not the wider sample skews your results. 100nl on WSOP isn’t materially different than 25-50nl on the other sites you are playing. You’re just disregarding unfavorable data. If your overall sample is losing it’s far more likely you are actually losing.
And this is why poker should not be your path forward (at least as a source of income, let alone the main source). It's pretty much impossible for a capable trying rec to lose at LLSNL as it is so trivial to beat (even if just for irrelevant pennies per hour), and yet somehow you haven't figured out how to do that (as a pro no less). I think it should be pretty clear by now t
He posted his lifetime live graph on Twitter and if anything he is misrepresenting how bad the situation is. If you convert hours to hands he is losing something like 30bb/100. This is why everyone is so adamant he quit. His natural aptitude is extremely low, he hasn’t made any progress over the last 5 years AND he never plays. It’s to the point where anyone not telling him to quit is doing him a huge disservice.
He posted his lifetime live graph on Twitter and if anything he is misrepresenting how bad the situation is. If you convert hours to hands he is losing something like 30bb/100. This is why everyone is so adamant he quit. His natural aptitude is extremely low, he hasn't made any progress over the last 5 years AND he never plays. It's to the point where anyone not telling him to
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Every time someone tells me to quit I get a boner and play for another year
Is “another” really the right way to phrase this? I don’t think anyone is arguing you shouldn’t play your historic 10-20 hours/month of poker. We are saying that volume at your stakes isn’t enough to cover your expenses let alone grow your bankroll. That you’ll always need a full time job to cover your expenses, so you might as well start now.
Is "another" really the right way to phrase this I don't think anyone is arguing you shouldn't play your historic 10-20 hours/month of poker. We are saying that volume at your stakes isn't enough to cover your expenses let alone grow your bankroll. That you'll always need a full time job to cover your expenses, so you might as well start now.
What is the point of life if not to live it? I am looking for work but will never give up poker, i don't care if that means i'll be broke my whole life (i'm confident i won't be)
Is "another" really the right way to phrase this I don't think anyone is arguing you shouldn't play your historic 10-20 hours/month of poker. We are saying that volume at your stakes isn't enough to cover your expenses let alone grow your bankroll. That you'll always need a full time job to cover your expenses, so you might as well start now.
What is the point of life if not to
Its honestly really sad the level of delusion that you have...
You don't know anything substantial about the poker world or about life.
I don't think it helps that most of the posters in here have 0 experience with that either, so you really can't trust their information.
However i am being totally serious in that you have 0 clue and experience about poker and life.
Its just painful as it as with this thread and that's really how poker and gambling can change your perception of things.
Volume isn't the only issue. I think you don't have work ethic and don't think cognitively which means you never develop any real meaningful skill with poker. The mental aspect is next which is honestly the hardest thing about poker and life, being grounded in a work ethic beats out skill anyday but there is still 0 guarantee with gambling.
Its honestly really sad the level of delusion that you have...You don't know anything substantial about the poker world or about life.I don't think it helps that most of the posters in here have 0 experience with that either, so you really can't trust their information. However i am being totally serious in that you have 0 clue and experience about poker and life. Its just pain
R u his mom bro? Wat is this. Stop poasting
What is the point of life if not to live it? I am looking for work but will never give up poker, i don't care if that means i'll be broke my whole life (i'm confident i won't be)
This would be a reasonable view if you didn’t spend the past 5 years playing 20ish hours a month when you were attempting to play poker professionally. You already gave up on poker. You sacrificed it for whatever you actually do all day. You’re presenting it like poker and a career are mutually exclusive. Your preferred volume is one short session a week; how can you not fit that in with a 40 hour work week?
You still don’t see work is a part of living. That passing through the constraints of work opens up the rest of life. You literally just made a post that you couldn't play at all this month because you are broke. How much more obvious does it need to be for you to understand?
This would be a reasonable view if you didn't spend the past 5 years playing 20ish hours a month when you were attempting to play poker professionally. You already gave up on poker. You sacrificed it for whatever you actually do all day. You're presenting it like poker and a career are mutually exclusive. Your preferred volume is one short session a week; how can you not fit th
Just going to drop this here
Its honestly really sad the level of delusion that you have...You don't know anything substantial about the poker world or about life.I don't think it helps that most of the posters in here have 0 experience with that either, so you really can't trust their information. However i am being totally serious in that you have 0 clue and experience about poker and life. Its just pain
I suppose ignorance is bliss!
Agreed with Mr BIG BANANA
This would be a reasonable view if you didn't spend the past 5 years playing 20ish hours a month when you were attempting to play poker professionally. You already gave up on poker. You sacrificed it for whatever you actually do all day. You're presenting it like poker and a career are mutually exclusive. Your preferred volume is one short session a week; how can you not fit th
For me, poker and a career are mutually exclusive to an extent.
Just going to drop this here
yonny vibes!
In other news, I have secured a stake for online MTTs. I will post my daily results. Good luck to us and everyone else playing.
how many MTTs have you played lifetime out of curiosity?
Here's a guy who, by the sounds of it, is 50 years old and playing LLSNL while mired in debt. Are you ok being this guy in 20 years pman? Honestly, this is one of the saddest videos I've ever watched and dood is on the verge of completely breaking down on every question.
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Oh good question. I have no idea. Thousands?
Here's a guy who, by the sounds of it, is 50 years old and playing LLSNL while mired in debt. Are you ok being this guy in 20 years pman? Honestly, this is one of the saddest videos I've ever watched and dood is on the verge of completely breaking down on every question.Gdon'tbethisguy,imoG
I've watched every table 1 podcast. Yeah, I think i'd still be happy.
In other news, while i was really hoping for a trophy finish, we'll have to settle with 6th. Starting the stake off on the right foot.
I'll do my best to keep in mind that you'll be reading statements in a very literal way going forward
i don't drink beer or any alcohol (coming up on 4 years sober) and i spend annually around $500 on weed. i have been taking a tolerance break to see how it affects my sleep. so far not so good. i haven't had fast food in months.
To the previous point, I wasn't saying "give me an accounting of what you've spent", I was trying to give an example of if poker was that important to you, you would find a way to play it. Whether that's cutting out existing expenses, or finding a way to generate an income.
I didn't play today. I didn't play yesterday. I haven't slept in 30 hours. Being a pro poker player is my destiny. Yes it validates me. No i can't be a pro if i'm not a profitable poker player. It's not a state of mind, its playing a game for a majority of your income. I agree with you about getting a job / supplemental income. Perhaps that first line about punting 30 years turned off my brain.
I'm so interested in your mindset. It's unlike a most of the people I've ever met. I know I'm a boomer and this is a very "back in MY day" mentality, but I just don't understand how if playing poker is your love and being a pro is your destiny you could not play on any day. I know that's probably not something you can/want to articulate and you probably tie it into mental illness but how if it's something you want you don't do it when it's so easy to turn on a computer and click buttons I'll never get.
how did your session go? i usually have a great time in life. i'm an optimistic person and am very blessed.
They all are about the same at this point, honestly. Start around the same time, play around the same schedule, end in the same approximate time frame, take the same days off every week. I don't get too high or too low, just trying to put the volume in in order to take the money out and then go do fun stuff with it.
I appreciate the sentiment, but that line probably would have landed better if you had been playing steadily
What is the point of life if not to live it? I am looking for work but will never give up poker, i don't care if that means i'll be broke my whole life (i'm confident i won't be)
That's kind of what I was alluding to before, if you live your life every day to maximize your enjoyment in it that day, you're likely losing out on long term enjoyment. You've expressed displeasure in where you are in life, I made it through the first minute or so of your "I'm 30" video before you got into the god stuff and you said something to the effect of "I really thought I'd be farther along by now" and honestly that probably ties into your daily mindset. If you could spend the next 5 years and have a kind of crappy time but then for the 50 after it you'd have an awesome time, isn't that better than having every day be so-so?
Why? I think almost everyone who "made it" to some extent in poker was playing poker alongside a job in order to support themselves before they had a big enough bankroll to make poker their only source of income. What do you feel is different about your situation?
In other news, I have secured a stake for online MTTs. I will post my daily results. Good luck to us and everyone else playing.
I'm in the camp of never give away half of your profits, but to each their own. If it allows you to not worry and focus on grinding, it's probably a net positive for you. Especially if it comes along with some sort of coaching.
That's kind of what I was alluding to before, if you live your life every day to maximize your enjoyment in it that day, you're likely losing out on long term enjoyment. You've expressed displeasure in where you are in life, I made it through the first minute or so of your "I'm 30" video before you got into the god stuff and you said something to the effect of "I really though
Hey my good man Rolled High Bro, i feel like this guy just doesn't have a purpose in his life and needs some basic grounded information on philosophy.
Also no one is going to have a great time in their 50s, they are just going to be fat/out of shape/skinny fat. When have you seen an attractive poker player, besides the Foxens?
Gambling sucks your life away and when you get to be 50, do you think you as a person or even anyone is going to give 2 chicken eggs about how you check raised Brynn Kenney the best in the world and beat him for the number 2 slot on hendon mob?
I dont want to have a poor aesthetic on my deathbed and focusing solely on poker in life when you aren't anywhere near as good to do so is not very nash equilibrium if you ask me.
Also boomers are awesome, the only true american patriots in this country.
To the OP:
The most important part of your game is your self control. Poker is a game. We win sometimes. We lose sometimes. We're playing the long game. Learn your process. Learn your math. Learn how to be a player.
It took me until I had children until I learned self control in detail.
I'll do my best to keep in mind that you'll be reading statements in a very literal way going forwardTo the previous point, I wasn't saying "give me an accounting of what you've spent", I was trying to give an example of if poker was that important to you, you would find a way to play it. Whether that's cutting out existing expenses, or finding a way to generate an income. I'
damn thats a lot of words man. some good stuff you said. my mindset is definitely...different. i just kind of follow my heart. sometimes it works out sometimes it doesn't. i don't know what to say. i wish i could let you take a peak into my brain and show you whats going on, what i believe, how i feel, etc.... sometimes i have a hard time with words and putting it out there. it's something i've been practicing doing for years, and why i like to listen to self help books. i want to better articulate myself, especially over text which is something that is hard for me.
you ask alot of questions and i'm not sure i have answers to all of them right now. being on stake def lets me focus and not worry about grinding. like i said i was poker busto, i needed this. so glad to be back in the game.
Hey my good man Rolled High Bro, i feel like this guy just doesn't have a purpose in his life and needs some basic grounded information on philosophy. Also no one is going to have a great time in their 50s, they are just going to be fat/out of shape/skinny fat. When have you seen an attractive poker player, besides the Foxens?Gambling sucks your life away and when you get to be
<3 boomers
To the OP:
The most important part of your game is your self control. Poker is a game. We win sometimes. We lose sometimes. We're playing the long game. Learn your process. Learn your math. Learn how to be a player.
It took me until I had children until I learned self control in detail.
amen. i agree with this 100%. it's so much more mental than most people realize at first.
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in other news, i was able to get some sleep shortly after posting my 6th place.
Day 1: +$322.25
Overall: +$322.25
this will def skew my roi for the first couple weeks in the right direction lol.
