Business owner, RE investor, former pro poker player.

Joined December 2014
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God strike me dead if I ever try to sell a tool that hinges on convincing people that they’re missing their 53s btn opens because they know 43s is a fold in 6max 100bb play.
Most poker players get this wrong in 6-max cash BTN: 53s = open 43s = fold One of the rare spots where the suited one-gapper performs better than the suited connector. Why do you think 53s performs better than 43s?
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Why are people not getting a diamond card and doing free valet? I genuinely do not understand putting up with insanity for 7 weeks.
I gave up on getting out of the parking garage. I parked my car and I called an Uber. Why is @jeffplatt not down there personally opening the gate for each car?
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Yes actually, that is exactly what you would expect. The senior citizens voting at the rotary at 2:30pm on Election Day obviously have different voting patterns than someone who drops a ballot on the mail at the last possible second.
Replying to @VoteHub
So voting trends just reverse the day after Election Day? Seems legit
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May 29
The good news is the opposite can also be true. I’ve watched some people completely turn a table in a positive way before. Group dynamics are really something.
It’s really crazy how one person can ruin a table with a good vibe. Don’t be that person
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May 28
Am I the only one at #wsop who gets annoyed that I can’t walk to my room alone without 10 hookers coming up to me? Don’t care that they exist and trying to make money but damn stop with the “hey baby where you going” and grabbing my arm shit.
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May 27
So what’s the rating meta here? Anyone who is competent gets a 5. Or since it seems like only positive matters, competence is 3-5 but we should try to parse out competent/good/great. Don’t ask me why I care 😂😭
Our Dealer Rating System is coming to Vegas! Using the new Dealer Rating System on WSOP Live… • Players can rate the dealer at their table • Ratings are shared internally with tournament staff • Dealers with the highest ratings will earn rewards throughout the series @jeffplatt and the rest of Team WSOP are excited to recognize and reward great dealers at the WSOP. Shuffle up and deal!
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May 23
Not even a top 25 weirdest thing he’s posted and still …
Examining Kate’s 1% She has suspected endometriosis. This affects at least 1 in 10 women, likely more. Here she’s getting an ultrasound. Historically you needed surgery just to diagnose it (incisions are made in the abdomen). We're doing a non-invasive route. Typically women live with endometriosis for 7-10 years before being diagnosed. It’s the leading reason women aged 30 to 34 get hysterectomies (permanent surgery to entirely remove the uterus). This condition is where endometrial-like tissue starts growing outside the uterus, in ovaries, bowel, bladder, even the diaphragm. This tissue inflames, scars, and glues organs together. Our first step is to find out if @_katetolo has it. Initial measurements we’re doing: trans vaginal ultrasound pelvic MRI w and w/o contrast hormonal labs All during the early part of her cycle to get the clearest picture. During her ultrasound, a slim probe, about the width of two fingers, 10-12 inches long (although only a small portion is inserted) is covered with a protective sheath and lubricant and gently inserted into the vagina (patient has to empty their bladder first). This creates real-time images of the uterus, ovaries, and surrounding pelvic structures. While inserted, the probe is turned 90 degrees to evaluate all the various structures, angles and views. There is no radiation exposure. The technician is looking for scarring, ovarian cysts, adhesions, and for organs that are fused together with tissue. This ultrasound can confirm endometriosis but it cannot rule it out. What endo does to the body: 90% report pelvic pain 50% report severe fatigue 26% report infertility. However many sources cite 30 to 50 percent. 50% experience pain during sex. Many have pain with ovulation, bowel movements, and urination Severe bloating called “endo belly” where the abdomen visibly distends There are a handful of theories about why endometriosis develops but the honest answer is no one is quite sure. We’ll keep you posted on her results.
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May 21
100% chance this man has wondered why he gets ghosted and why women can’t just be honest.
Women talk like they are in HR when they are done with you
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May 21
Penalty kick, bat, layup, and you couldn’t pay me enough to try to tackle him 100x. Most people should probably try the layup before the swing if you don’t have significant baseball experience, even though contact is significantly easier than a hit.
You have 100 attempts at one of these challenges. You win $1,000,000 if you complete it. Which are you choosing?
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May 20
Asking people what they prefer vs observing what they select produces wildly different answers. In practice, many guys will select for a moderate amount, or even moderately heavy, if color, shades, and blending are good/neutral enough that they can believe it was done in 5mins.
To the dudes settle this debate I'm having Is less makeup more?
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May 17
Okay way closer to like 80% of men are failures. But this isn’t a prescription for life. People err in both directions: 1) they’re worse than they suspect 2) but they have way more ability to change this than they realistically. Many 23yo failures can be 28yo success stories.
May 17
“It’s worth noting that many young men tend to agree with this assessment: our recent study found that nearly half — 46% — of young American men ages 18-23 say they think of themselves as a failure.” wow.. this is genuinely heartbreaking to read :(
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May 17
Someday I will pay to edit. Today is not that day.
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May 13
The bad thing about being a franchisee is that at any moment the franchisor can make moves that help them and hurt you and there's not a thing you can do about it.
Papa Johns is jumping into the grocery aisle with their Garlic Sauce this summer! 🍕👀 This is the latest fast food/QSR brand to enter the grocery arena and they're doing so with their famous garlic sauce that will be available at stores this summer - it is not exclusive to any chain. Are you grabbing some Garlic Sauce bottles from @PapaJohns this summer? I'll update as they arrive in stores! #papajohns #pizza #groceryfinds #newsnacks #sauce
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May 11
Needed to get my car detailed and so I hit up 6ppl on Marketplace. I chose between the first 2 who responded within 15mins. The other four who took 4-24 hrs weren't even considered. Hire somebody like @irentdumpsters to get you views but don't forget to answer the damn phone/msg!
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Remember when @WSOP moved from Rio & everyone thought it would be terrible on the strip & then it just turned out to be better in 90% of ways? Remember the uncertainty when app was added & then it turned out to be best addition ever? I feel that way about dealer rating complaints
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Okay let’s pretend it isn’t rage bait and back out the $20 they’re spending for convenience. The claim is groceries cost over $32/day/person. They simply do not. I live in the most expensive state and eat a lot lol. It’s not even in the neighborhood of true.
Groceries for 2 people. Will last us maybe 5 days. I don’t know how people do it. This country is becoming unbearably expensive. 2k monthly groceries Not counting if you want to go to a restaurant once a week, add another 1k.
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I know there’s a COO banging his head into a wall right now. 😂 @ben_kaplan23 @DanielKaplanRE
Chipotle's CEO says if you want more in your burrito or bowl, you should ask for a little more. 🌯
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When people complain about HOAs, 90% of times it’s shit like this where people just don’t want to take care of their property.
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Interesting complaint.
May 4
Amazon is starting to piss me off. TAKE THE MONEY OUT MY ACCOUNT, when I hit PLACE ORDER, not a week later when it ships.
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Apr 30
This is a uniquely tech-centered view of SF, but from my experience it reads exactly right as a summary. I was both bewildered and emptied by my time up north.
6 months ago, I moved to San Francisco. It’s the best place in the world to build, and one of the worst places to stay human. My unfiltered take: 1. SF is both overhyped and underrated The overhyped part: there are a lot of people with incredible resumes who are deeply unimpressive in real life. They were at the right company, at the right time, in the right market, and got carried by the wave. They made money, got comfortable, and now spend their time “exploring opportunities” over coffee, wasting your time. The underrated part: the top 1% here is insane. But almost impossible to get. Hiring in SF feels like being a guy on a dating app: everyone you want is out of your league, and everyone in your league wants someone out of theirs. The best people have unmatchable packages, endless options, and are optimizing for maximum impact: labs, frontier companies, or startups raising $100M pre-seed rounds. If you raised $10M from Tier 1 investors, you’re not hot shit here. You’re a B-player. It’s humbling. 2. There are fewer mission-driven people than I expected Especially on the application layer. A lot of people are in “secure the bag before it’s too late” mode. And honestly, it gives me the ick. The real religious builders I’ve met are often in labs, hardware, biotech, deeptech, defense — places where the work is hard enough that you can’t fake obsession. 3. The status game favors builders This is what SF does better than anywhere else. It rewards obsession. It rewards weirdness. It rewards people who make building their entire personality. Europe punishes that. SF gives it status. If you’ve felt like an outsider your whole life because you care too much, work too much, think too radically, or refuse to be chill about things that matter, this city will make you feel less insane. 4. The market liquidity is absurd Even if you don’t build a billion-dollar company, if you manage to build a strong product with a great team, someone smart might still acquire you for $ 100M. Yeah I know, it’s not your dream outcome as a founder, but on the days you feel desperate, it helps to keep going. 5. SF does not care about the meaning crisis that’s coming Anyone paying attention here can feel that something massive is happening with AI. But I’m shocked by how little people talk about the meaning crisis coming next. Everyone wants to talk about AI liberating humanity. Almost no one wants to talk about what happens when work — the thing that gives most people identity, structure, dignity, status, and purpose — starts disappearing. The vacuum will not be peaceful. People are underestimating the chaos that comes from humans suddenly having no idea why they matter. And I really feel like no one cares. 6. Personally, I’ve never been more unhappy I moved to SF and entered the matrix. I’ve always been intense. I’ve always worked crazy hours. But here, I lost the last parts of myself that were not about building. I don’t go to events. Most networking events feel like theater for people pretending to be important. The only events worth going to are small, curated dinners with people who are actually alive. I’ve made 0 real friends. I don’t do well with transactionality. I don’t do well with people constantly performing greatness. I don’t do well with rooms where everyone is optimizing and no one is being honest. So yes, SF is lonely, transactional, delusional, addictive, inspiring, boring, extraordinary, and completely insane. But it is still the only place to be right now if you’re a founder trying to build the next wave of humanity. And for now, that’s enough.
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