Why do people help others for free?

So I was reading a post on p5's asking questions about sngs and a well known user that knows sng's very well posts a detailed response, with links to ICM programs,etc. Now I know we all want to help people, and its really in our nature, but do we not play poker for profit? I really think alot of these "helpers" are naive about the poker economy and the game itself. The bottom line (especially with SNG's since they have the flattest learning curve) is games are getting harder, and people offering free information are just burning their own money. I also see this alot with MTT'ers, especially the more sucessful ones who think their profits won't be hurt. That's pretty ridiculous to think people cant learn to beat high buy in MTTs - I don't think you need a natural born talent to beat MTT's of that nature, just alot of studying and dedication. I also see alot of people responding to posts to stroke their ego - show the new player how much they know and how good they are. Thats great but really put your wallet before your ego. I have to admit I use to tell people how bad they played, etc - it was immaturity and now I definitely stem away from any negativity about someone's game. So in conclusion I would like everyone to think twice next time they post useful information either in an IM, forum, etc. Sure we love to help people, its in our nature, but if your playing poker for profit your hurting yourself in the longrun.

Back from Vegas, rough start to the month

Vegas turned out to be amazing after a 3 hour plane delay getting there....the hotel was huge - you had the casino and club area, a food court, pool/lounge area and a ton of shops......we also visited caesars, the venetian and some others that were also pretty sick......if you ever go to vegas just walk around and check out all the hotels/sites, its really amazing.....the clubs were sick as well - Pure in caesars was really cool - we got a pussycat doll show while we were there....ghost bar at the palms was great as well going up to the 54th floor and overlooking vegas....I didnt really play much poker down there -I wanted to relax and not do any type of work while on vacation......as far as AP, I missed the 2k diamond last month which really annoys me, but Im also in great shape for this 5k diamond that ends this month. I got a guy "crudebar25" putting up some points, but I think I had him by 25k last month so I should be fine. On AP I think im maybe +1k on the month so far, and about +1500 on Cake(yes im actually up this month on cake outside bonuses). Sad thing is Im still down overall on Sharkscope :(...So my plan for this month is to win the ap rake race, generate maybe 3-4k in rakeback, win this 5k diamond, and hopefully make atleast a couple grand.....we'll see how things go

Biggest month yet playing poker

So I decided to take today off since this week has really been a struggle in terms of getting hours in. I shattered alot of personal records this month - ended up getting in around 2k+ games, averaging 50-55 hours a week, winning 3 tlbs, and clearing over 20k on the month....Funny thing is none of this really came from Cake - Im literally up roughly 2k on the month on cake, with only 500 of that coming from actual profit - Im still a loser on sharkscope with rakeback and rake races putting me in the green. Pretty sad, but atleast running like shit there translated into a good month on AP....heres the breakdown on profit although its not too accurate as my record keeping is non-existent :)

+5k in rakeback
+2500 in rake races
+1k in credits for cash
+500 on cake
+1200 AP MTTs (bluffmag shows me down but i recieved roughly 3 weeks of free entries)
+11k AP SNG's
+2k diamond (hopefully they follow up on their promotions)

+23,200 (if my math is correct)

Year to date (estimated) - 87,000

My goal with the new monitor now is to do no less than 40 hours a week, and roughly 15k/mo....Maybe on Cake I can be a winning player for once and start making money on there, but for now its just AP :(

A couple quick bonuses, and a trip to vegas

So instead of trying to win TLB this week, i just chopped it with twolip for 500 bucks....I agreed on him sending me 500, and he could win all the free buy ins and the red chat...it worked out well cause I didnt want to have to play all those buy ins during the week, and next weekend I wont be able to play the 150/75k anyways...I also picked up a quick 400 reload bonus on AP, and cashed the 150k for 1k yesterday. This Saturday, the 2nd, Ill be going to Vegas with my gf, my buddy southcjay7 and one of his girls......definitely looking foward to it as this will be my first time there.....i dont plan on playing much poker, although if I do, I plan on playing cash games, since I dont want to be sitting in a tournament with ridiculous rake for hours on end.....

This week Im gonna try to fit 50 hours in - I might make a TLB run if no one is really pushing for it...Hopefully I can make a couple grand more and get to 25k on the month

An interesting week thus far

So I took the majority of Saturday off to play golf, then spent all of Sunday chillen with my gf....Its nice to a break from work, and when your playing 40-50 hours a week, 7 days will burn you out quick.....Monday was pretty uneventful, losing a couple hundred over a 12 hour span....Tuesday began the rollercoaster....I started the afternoon out playing the 20r and a ton of sngs between Cake/AP. Quickly I was getting murdered on AP, putting me roughly -2k on the day.....I ended up going deep in the 20rebuy, shipping it for roughly 2200, leaving me breakeven at my first break around 5 PM. Nothing better than winning a MTT only to find your at where you started the day. During my nightshift, I made a couple hundred on Cake, and ended up going 3rd in the 8k for 1200. Once again I checked the account and I was still at where I started the day :(......I did make an error in the 8k that I really wish I could of folded...we were 3 handed and I had battled the CL a number of times postflop, and assumed he would loosen up(this guy was playing ridiculously tight).....Anyways I picked up A10clubs in the sb, made a standard raise prob 25 bbs deep, he reshoved prob 40 bbs deep, and I called. Against any decent aggressive player this is a pretty easy snap call, but against a total nit I think I should of folded. For me really to be calling with A10 there, he'd have to be shoving KQ,QJ,A6+, and to be honest this guy was THAT tight......looking back on it I guarentee he'd never reshove KJ,A6 there(would prob just call to see a flop), but who knows.

Im also on pace for 16-17k in generated rake, making me roughly 5k in rakeback. Im currently #1 on the AP rakerace which will net me a 2k bonus, #7 on cake for 400 bucks, and destroying these diamond promotions AP is offering.......Im finally profiting on Cake (although only by rakeback this month), putting me +3k on the month. Hopefully in August I can start running half way decent and get positive on sharkscope. Im sick of the fish bowl :(

time to cut out the fat

So recently I came to the conclusion that playing the normal AP MTT's while playing SNG's isn't really that profitable for me, and for that reason Im cutting back on them....The main reason is concentration - I can 12 table Cake/AP sngs all day, but once I throw in some MTT's its going to slow me down/become more stressful....If im playing a MTT and its cutting me out of 2 games, thats 3 an hour im losing, and in the end Im not really making much more on a MTT 8-10 tabling than 12 tabling all sngs....Ill still do the goldmine tournys like the 30rebuy/maybe 100ss, but ill mainly just play the free entries I get from winning tlb.....Also Im trying to win both the AP/Cake rake races so I need all the games I can play...im currently 2nd on AP and 10th on cake.....cake i prob cant win but ill try to get top 5 so i can make 2k between both races.

Running like God in AP SNG's

Since saturday I think ive made 7-8k off ap sngs - running like god.......cake im still getting hammered, dropping about 1k the past 2 days.....one day Id like to profit on there....

I also qualified into the 100k 2nite through a 25 dollar qualfier....hopefully i can get a big score and get to take some days off