The Well: wpr101

[Rampage_Jackson]

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Which brand laptop do you have, how much it cost and how the salesman reacted when you bought it?

FPP Store obv :D

Sony Vaio, with whatever settings came with it. I honestly only glace at the specs on it. Since I was planning to use it for poker, I wasn't that concerned with the processor/RAM, although it seems to be pretty good. It is easily the best laptop I've had; no problems at all in nearly 2 years of ownership. I will definitely only buy Sony for awhile... I used to like Dells before, but had way more problems with them.

[Rampage_Jackson]

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Your name is William Peppard Ross, so I ask: are you related to George "Hannibal Smith" Peppard (the guy from a-team)?

Yep, I am related to George Peppard the actor! I met him once when I was a small child, like 3 years old. Then unfortunately he died shortly after, he had lung cancer, and had been a smoker his whole life. I do not have any real memories of him, and I also forget the exact way I am related lol.

[Rampage_Jackson]

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If you could change One thing thru your poker career, what would it be, and why?

I began playing on PokerRoom.com in 1999. I borrowed my mom's credit card to play for $50, she refused for awhile, then finally said only one time. Well I lost all the money, so I went to my Dad for his credit card, and got another $50 on there, knowing I could not lose it.

They didn't even have no limit back then. It was only limit games. I made $500 over the course of the summer. But I quit the game after I took a shot at a 20/40 limit game and lost quads vs quads where it was capped on every street.

I do not know to this date whether you could play more than 1 table on there. Honestly the idea never even crossed my mind... it seems so crazy now. I guess I just assumed 2 tables was cheating, but maybe you could only play one table. I quit the game for awhile.

It wasn't till 2003 or so, that I saw a friend playing small stakes on Party with 3 tables up, and was like holy shit, you can play more than 1 table? He's like duh? I pretty much started grinding 25nl on Party that night, but lost most of my deposit.

If I had continued all the way from 1999 to 2003 learning the game, it would have given me a huge advantage.

[Rampage_Jackson]

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Is it advanatage to meet new girls in Estonia being foreigner compered to local guys.

The answer is it depends. There have been some cases where girls are more interested in me because I am foreign. But many other times where I've been at a party or bar, and missing out on good parts of the conversation because I do not know Estonian (yet).

[Rampage_Jackson]

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Republicans or democrats or something else? Whats the main political positions you like/dislike about them?
Best and worst thing about US? Biggest problem you think USA faces?

Neither party represents anyone anymore, which is why Americans are furious with the system. They are both parties of big government. Democrats want to spend infinite amounts of money on welfare and social progams, and Republicans want to spend infinite on military and wars. The reckless spending is the biggest problem. Because few brick walls have been hit yet, the politicians spend like there is unlimited. So I would say excessive spending is the biggest problem... but it's also a similar problem in Japan, and Europe.

I have more a libertarian philosophy. I'd prefer a small government that only operates on what is needed, and maximum personal freedoms. The reason I stopped supporting Republicans is they want to ban everything they disagree with like poker, and abortions. Except they want to expand gun ownership lol.

I already really like Estonia and was convinced I was going to move here after Black Friday. I then randomly looked up Internet Freedom, and Estonia scores #1 in internet freedom in the world!

[Rampage_Jackson]

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What kind of music do you like?
Do you listen to music while grinding, or do you prefer silence?

I switch between audio and music, but I almost always listen to something. My favorite type of music is techno or trance, but I also listen to some latin songs, alternative, dance, and rap.

For audio I like listening to stuff on self improvement or self development. Some audio books, poker radio shows, political radio shows too. There is a ton of great self development stuff on bit torrent. Some guys I really like ranging from improving efficieny, to living a better life, meeting women, or becoming a spiritual master are: Eckhart Tolle, Jim Rohn, David DeAngelo, Brian Tracy, Tony Robbins, and Thich Nhat Hanh.

What's your favorite drink during poker sessions?

I've started to like sparkling water (no homo).

[Rampage_Jackson]

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Do you depend on your daily routine a lot? And if you break it is it hard for you to get back into it and does it affect your results/mindset being out of your usual routine.

The more of a break I take from poker the easier it is for me to play a longer session coming back. So if I just finished a really long session, the last thing I want to do is play more poker. I try and do something stimulating physically or mentally... going to the gym, going for a walk, or reading a book are my best ways to cool down. I think the worst is sitting there and going on 2+2 right after, or staying in the front of the computer, that doesn't rejuvenate.

It is a learned art to forget about your past sessions. If you can play a session, and then 2 hours later be fresh and ready to go again for more poker you have accomplished a great thing. When I started it would take days for me to recover from a bad session... I would spend hours thinking why did the King of Diamonds have to come on the river :D

[qbj0hn]

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Why do you prefer grinding on laptop instead of decent setup?

[Rampage_Jackson]

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Have you bought a TV yet?

Not yet! Actually the one thing I would really like it for is Estonian language learning. I've found I read a lot more without a TV though, and I get more enjoyment out of reading that watching. So I think no TV is beneficial for me.

[Rampage_Jackson]

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Is it hard too see so much soccer around you ?

(Klõpsa sisu nägemiseks / peitmiseks)

Soccer is not a sport

The reasons for this are:

1) Any activity in which a quick little Mexican guy is the best person cannot be considered a sport
2) They do not keep score in soccer; everyone is a winner after the game is over. There are no losers in soccer.
3) At any minor contact, the player falls down in extreme pain pretending to be hurt. This is more art than sport.

EuroVision can be considered more of a sport because they have judges and keep score

A real sport can be defined as one in which a big black angry guy is the best athlete. It is a well known fact that America took the strongest Africans it could find from villages to make these the slaves and start the training program. The results have been phenominal:







Now you may be wondering do I consider hockey a sport because there are so few big black angry guys there. The answer to that question is obviously yes.

They have the 2nd strongest race known to man, which is Russian. The Russians defeated the Nazis, can consume incredible amounts of vodka, live in Siberia, and have missing teeth. Exhibit D and E:





*Don't take this post too seriously :D

[toonesepp]

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Haha, great stuff - I was just about to ask your relations with major league sports. Do you follow any of them closely? Favourite teams, players? Do you know how to skate?

[pokkerisheriff]

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how would you explain, that you guys (americans) consider things like estonian saunas and being naked in the locker room with someone standing by weird, but in the same time some of the most popular sports in america are with homosexual subtones - basketball and american football both focus strongly on having "acceptable" body contact with other men (hockey also somewhat but at least its played on ice)? is it simply about subtle cultural differences or something deeper?

what kind of sports have you done while in estonia? maybe join fc pokkeriprod in the future? :)

EDIT: best sports event you have visited?

[ranka]

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How many times have thought of giving up the supernova elite thing and how many times have you actually said fuck you supernova elite?

[Codecci]

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Is the tax system for you any different now since you live in Estonia? What is the tax system exactly in US for poker players?

[MeelisV]

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Im also a big MMA fan. Ive been a fan of the sport for 8 years but only trained it for 3 months. Have you watched all of the UFCs (Ultimate Fighting Championships) and who are your top 10 favourite fighters? Have you attended any live UFC events?

Also, thanks for The Well and good luck in your poker career and in real life! :)