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@nicholasandersen5681

2 жыл бұрын

I've been subbed to you for over a year, Great to see you grow buddy

@TiltedHVACpoker

2 жыл бұрын

You know it.👊

@tomjohns8691

2 жыл бұрын

Hello. What is your current bankroll?

@wiseguysavant

2 жыл бұрын

can you do a video of how you honed your skills while training and when did you decide to quit your day job and go all in in poker

@Twitch_CG

2 жыл бұрын

Your story is so inspiring

just recently brad started to implement a timer on the top right so we see better how long he played and the time btw hands, i think its a great addition to show the viewers how patient you sometimes have to be for hands to happen

@seanharanmtb7923

2 жыл бұрын

This is such a great idea!!!!

@vettenam100

2 жыл бұрын

Great idea. I’ve always wondered how long they played for. Please do this Lex.

Lex, thanks for sharing your story. I think that this is what's great about poker. If you are willing to be disciplined and courageous, you can really have a journey that's not only fun, but also personally meaningful! Congrats, man!

Yeah, it's amazing how little moments and events can change one's life direction massively. Thanks for sharing your story, congratulations on your success and I wish you good fortune next year, happy Christmas!

Lex , Thank you for these stories of you starting your poker career, very inspiring. 👍👍👍👍 keep up the good work!!

I almost want to say this is my favorite. Love the honesty. Sometimes we have to go back to our roots. Remember that my friend and you will be fine. 👊

Love your story man. You’re a testament to hard work and perseverance paying off. ✊ much respect. Hope to see you at the tables one of these days

Lex, you've come a long ways with these vlogs and the hard work shows. Keep it up and thanks for the content.

I really enjoyed your opening video, super happy for you dude! You make great content and it's great that you love what you're doing!

Love the story bro. You’re the realist poker vlogger. Keep ‘em coming! I’m actually trying to take a page from your book and go down the same path.

Hey Lex! Thanks for another vid! Keep grinding! You're my fave new poker vlogger

@nightmareaccomplice5816

2 жыл бұрын

Mine too!

Good to see you finding your way through the tough grind... Best wishes for Christmas brother.

Thanks for sharing both your highs and lows. It really helps in my own poker journey

Thank you for sharing your wonderful story Lex 😃

Thx for sharing. Wishing u more success n better luck in big games.

I’m watching every episode starting from episode 1. Love the journey man 👌🏽

Been watching for a while and always love your videos bro! You always keep it real!

Cool hearing about the hand that set everything in motion for you!

Pretty cool story Lex, good thing that King came on the river, I wish I could have seen you light up when that happened. I have been following you for quite a while, i really like your format on the vlogs. Jay from Pa.

Good stuff Lex O, Happ Holidays man

yeah boiiiii!!! love hearing the story I'm living vicariously through my boy lex-O!!!

Really dig the back stories Lex. Gives us some motivation.

Lex I really enjoy your vlogs and your appreciate your honesty. Having been a weightlifter/bodybuilder for over fifty years the first time I saw your hands I knew where they came from. LOL ! Best of luck my friend

You don't have to worry about poker in Dallas. We have much greater expendable income than most other cities due to lower cost of living comparably speaking. Another factor is we don't have the nightlife of other large cities (NYC, Miami, Vegas, LA) so we tend to stick with our vices. The pros might win in the long run but they are facing a huge mental challenge facing the Dallas guys willing to play any two cards with a deep bankroll, which is something I've never witnessed in any other city including Macau.

@ostentatioussavant8215

2 жыл бұрын

Poker pros are coming to Dallas because they view it as a new market, but due to its proximity to Winstar, Dallas is not a new market at all. There were already many pros in Dallas. Also, multiple rooms have been blocked from opening in Dallas, and only TCH (with half as many tables as Winstar) has done well, which is pretty pathetic considering DFW has close to 8 million people.

Thank you for this peptalk. Now off to punt the rest of my bank roll! Wish me luck.

Great analysis about poker in Dallas Lex!

Lex. Perry in music biz at hard rock now in smoking room. I am taking break. Was down 800 at 2/5. Just had huge swing. Up 2600. Taking break. Saw you on my suggested videos and checked in. Great great story. Glad it happened I get to watch one of my favorite bloggers who the one time I played with. I folded to the pocket kings u showed me. Continued good fortunes to you lex and look forward to seeing u when u come home

Thanks for sharing this amazing story!!!

Appreciate you sharing Lex. 🙌💪📈

Keep them coming, learning that im not alone there losing a lot .... and learning from our mistakes

Enjoyed watching. Thanks for sharing.

Great opening story - glad that happened for you and, later on, for us. :)

There are more card rooms in Dallas than just TCH, more in Houston, Austin, and San Antonio. Try some of them for softer games but remember they are still playing Texas style poker. Love your vids and breakdowns, keep them coming.

@ostentatioussavant8215

2 жыл бұрын

In terms of legal rooms, TCH is pretty much it for now. The other card rooms are dead. Maybe Poker House will grow in the future.

Love all your videos. I Know you didn’t ask for advice, however, I find that Aquaphor (healing ointment) is awesome for calluses. Before going to bed, smother palms with it, wear cloth thin gloves throughout the night. It will leave your hands soft and callouses will soften as well.

I play in the DFW area and that looked like my typical losing session: losing big pots and winning the small ones.

Those are the hands I lost Lex. Winning any one of a couple of hands could've changed my intent to pursue a poker career. One could say the best thing that ever happened to me is that I lost. There was something very pure and cleansing about being busto, once. You learn a lot about yourself when you don't know what the next step is. My next step was back to school. Worked out and now I play without having to consider poker providing for life needs.

You did make a couple of good folds at the beginning. I guess poker is about reads as well, so if your not getting them maybe it's a good thing that your travelling a bit. Break up the monotony of the same places. You remind me of Brad, he takes a loss and wears it on his sleeve. As long as you stay upbeat your experience will come into play. Go crush it in Vegas and California. Good luck and happy holidays Lex.

I like how you show the hands you fold. Nice videos!

There's still a ton of fish at 1-2 and the PLO games in Dallas. But you are right about 2-5 and higher.

Subscribed!! Thanks for sharing your story! I, one day , hope to be a professional poker player. Thanks for your inspiration.

merry christmas to you and your loved ones💖💖🎆🎆✨✨

Get it big dog. Love the videos. I used to live in the Dfw area.

thank you for sharing. I luv your callus by the way. you are my favorite poker player.😀

Awesome story bro, keep it up.

As a formal wrestler, I am rooting for you Lex (unless I am in a hand against you heads up).

Good video, and GL in Vegas!

Nice Story Bro 👊 Kings are love

Thanks so much for sharing that story Lex! That was great. I'm wondering how you handle taxes. Are there tax guys who know about professional gambling?

Amazing story thanks for sharing

I really appreciate you sharing your reflections on your sessions Lex. Your thoughts and summaries are very relatable when things aren’t going well and you compound things by not playing your ‘A’ game. Great videos, and thanks for being so honest. Congratulations on your success.

Dope content as always! Thanks for sharing you story brother! Keep the content coming!!! :-) if your ever in AZ let me know would love to hit the felt with you man!

Idk you deserve like 200k - 300k. I love the content keep them bumping out

great story, thanks for the share.

Thank you for sharing your story dude

Cheers for sharing! I think too many people show the end result in poker, not the getting there. Thanks

I’ve watched you on the live stream a couple times… I think getting in there more often with some questionable hands would actually pay off in those games

I don’t play for a living but I had a similar situation. I was newer to poker and played lots of 1/3. I took a shot at Venetian 2/5 one day in March and bought in for $700and was up to about $1500. there was a complete maniac at the table that was shoving blind almost every hand and was already down 6-7k. He four bet shoves on me which I was expecting, I have AK suited and he rolls over KK. Flop is jj6, turn is 2, river A, BOOM! Biggest pot of my life as he had me covered and after that went on a $20k upswing which was awesome

As mainly a plo player, I would like to see you play a session, just a thought. Keep up the great videos

Lex O my fav poker vlogger!

God how crazy is it that we get to PLAY A GAME instead of working 9-5 every week. I’ve really been starting to despise the 9-5 grind, our whole system honestly and I’m just so grateful we live at a time we can do this instead of working for a company that doesn’t care about us. Very grateful myself and happy that you get to live the life you do

Lex O Poker congratulations on all your success, I'm curious how much of a percentage do you pay on your winnings to the IRS ?

i missed a few spots for valus in if u come up 2to500 n leave aheady 233 or soo it really drags u down to dwell when really you could be up 1200. just happend to me i did not play a but i played from 140 to 489 to then down to nil on my bs if i had a bankroll i could of did lots so im down till i can hopefully sooon

LEX-O LETS GO !! YOUR THE C.O.D. NOW !! CALLOUS OF DALLAS!! SALUTE !!

Great story!

I'm watching you since day one.

Love your videos. I'm also an avid Cross Fitter and recreational poker player.

Hello Lex. What is your current bankroll and what is the highest buy ins you play at?

A session timer like Brad Owen has on his vlogs would be super helpful!

Keep it up lex!

Are games getting tough in Texas? What about San Antonio and Austin?

Lex you absolutely rip these vlogs out holy shit good work.

What would be nice to see is how you break-down your hands after you have more experience. There were a lot of misplays here that cost you money, IMO; particularly, what do you think about the amount you bet and your bet timing? You ran your money away with betting hard on limited boards.

I know those grip calluses well. Even with gloves, I still built calluses at the base of my middle finger on both palms.

@rarepear7914

2 жыл бұрын

That's a lot of whacking off 😳 🤣🤣🤣 use lotion/baby oil🤫🤫🤫🤫jk it was too easy of a set up✌

You brought up a good point. I played holdem for about 3 years before switching to Omaha it’s the best decision I’ve ever made. Tired of battling pros? Come where the recs are

@dalewike856

2 жыл бұрын

5 card omaha is the future of poker.

You had me at snatches

I wonder what life trajectory the guy that lost on the river went.Tilt madness or strengthened grinder?

Butterfly effect. Cool story!

Do they play differently in Texas and do you adjust your game?

@ostentatioussavant8215

2 жыл бұрын

The games play much bigger. The 1/2 plays like a large 1/3. The 2/5 can play like a big 2/5, or like a 5/T or even a T/20 depending on the lineup of players.

Lex along the way after your first 2/5 session did you go broke again? I find myself having good sessions and then terrible sessions.. We met at tch by the way.. Run good bro

I wish everyone can take a moment to reflect on their pivotal points. We all had them…..and not just in poker.

I’m glad pocket kings worked out for someone 😭😭😂😂

champ!

The big wave of pros and foreign nationals will persist until AFTER the Super Bowl. It's the same everywhere every year. Choose your game wisely. Good Luck, Lex!

@ostentatioussavant8215

2 жыл бұрын

Winstar didn't have this problem. Winstar got very few travelling pros and none that had to take an airplane. It was the same market as Dallas, just with double the tables and better games.

That King on the river cost lot's of people tons of money for years after and years to come ! He also did a video a few months ago telling us how to put together a bankroll and what amounts are needed for each level of play. About 8 months ago I couldn't sleep and was fishing on KZread. I found a guys channel on poker vlogs. I had never seen one before so I watched all the time. Months later I see this guy Lex on and I thought to myself I won't ever watch this guy. Fast forward to having subscribed and liked and commented on his videos each time they come out. I went and watched all of his videos I didn't see. I also watch him on TCH Live. TCH Live you can watch 30-45 mins and he will fold all of that time. Just makes me appreciate what he has to go through just to drop a video for us. Rogue was looking like he just had a shower.

Nothing against Beat up Hands.. Shows that you do something for your Body! More Important is, that you cut your Nails! Nothing is worse than long uncut Nails as a Poker Vlogger.. soo Thank you very much :D xD btw nice Vlog as usual, you are one of the Vloggers who inspired me to do my own one!! Thanks!

Would have either folded or raised with the trips 7's with the 4 liner. Put him in a position, just calling is a lose. I'd at least make him think about folding. You know that though..... Thought the calluses was from no girlfriend! Keep up the good vids man!!

Good luck

This is good example of what i have thought that almost all succesfull players have luck at begining of their careers. You played Kings correctly but were still a lot behind. Most players go broke in that situation and may never get back on their feets if they are playing with full bankroll. Some players get more luck than others and develop their game at same time. Others dont have change because they run bad.

Same thing happened to me for online poker took a shot at 10 20 nl flopped top set with 88s in a 5 way 3 bet pot. Got it all in 9k pot and lost to quads. Had I won that hand I'd have turned 200 into 12k in 2 weeks. Instead I cashed out the 2300 I had on there and quit

Great starting story. Turn of a single card set the course for years. Far out. If Texas follows the path of many other places I've seen, it starts with a bunch of loose rec players with lots of money and gradually migrates to tight regulars, some pros and just the very occasional rec player. Happened in calif when holdem was first legalized in 80s, foxwoods in 90s, everywhere in 2003, Maryland live couple years ago when they opened up in baltimore, and florida when it went from $10 pots to nl few years ago.

Will you visit the Hustler casino?

So insane - if there are multiple universes, in 90% of them you’re probably not a professional poker player at this point in your life

I am at minute 3:45, I cant wait anymore!! I have to press thumbs up and subscribe! Please tell me you won!!

Lex you played that 77 hand really badly bro you needed to bet on the floor with your set with the clubs out there man still love the vids

Man I’m from Florida too right by the hard rock my goal in life is the same play poker for a leaving I love the game

@dalewike856

2 жыл бұрын

Play the 5 card omaha game there.....best game ever

cool story

Another great Vlog, and I agree with your assessment on Dallas. Would love to hear a little bit about tips and tricks related to traveling for poker such as where to stay and how to travel for poker on a budget. Vegas run good incoming.

Bart Hanson just recently said the games in Texas are getting more European wizards.

Ahh yes, bring in a devils game session

8:31 Anyone ever noticed how the dealers always do this weird tick? I rarely see it at my Cincinnati Hard Rock Casino but I see it all the time in Texas vlogs. They scrunch the chips like that, it’s so fucking weird.