Trooper Leaving Poker for Candy Business

[Dive_Bar_Dave]

So the Trooper posted this vlog today:



He said he is tired of poker, and vlogging about poker. He is going to dedicate himself to the candy business he started with his girlfriend, Sparkli Sweets.

Trooper did pretty much invent the poker vlog. Other poker vloggers, who came after him, found more success and got sponsorships with poker sites (Andrew Neeme, Brad Owen, Rampage, Jeff Boski, others). These other vloggers were often better players and they also included hand breakdowns and strategy in their vlogs (which Trooper avoided).

Anyway, Trooper says he will still have his weekly games at the Westgate and will occasionally post a poker vlog, but for the most part, he is focused 100% on candy now.

[Dive_Bar_Dave]

One thing The Trooper might be overlooking is this, most of his candy customers were fans of his poker vlog. These fans would be in Vegas for a vacation and would pay high prices for his candy because it would be delivered to them by The Trooper himself. It was a chance to meet him and support his business.

Now if he is pretty much giving up poker vlogging, without daily videos people may forget about him, and not see any reason to buy overpriced homemade candy.

[tgull]

First time I watched this guy. His video is basically he has been getting crushed playing poker at the gig is up. Outside of a very select few, and I am talking about a very few, the failure rate of making a living playing poker for profit full time is less than 1%. For everyone one Daniel N there are 10,000 trying to be like him.

I'll never forget like 15 years ago or so I was in the Hooters poker room, yes I posted this before. I was sitting next to a former school teacher and he quit his job, quit his marriage, family, etc.. He moved out to Vegas with over $100K with illusions of making millions. He was down to his last $20K and living in one of those shady ass extended stay motels, where you get the dingy kitchen next to your bed.

Guy was completely demoralized. Later that night I went to the Hooters bar and just thanked the holy spirit I was not that guy. Just going to assume he killed himself.

[Sloppy Joe]

First time I watched this guy. His video is basically he has been getting crushed playing poker at the gig is up. Outside of a very select few, and I am talking about a very few, the failure rate of making a living playing poker for profit full time is less than 1%. For everyone one Daniel N there are 10,000 trying to be like him.

I'll never forget like 15 years ago or so I was in the Hooters poker room, yes I posted this before. I was sitting next to a former school teacher and he quit his job, quit his marriage, family, etc.. He moved out to Vegas with over $100K with illusions of making millions. He was down to his last $20K and living in one of those shady ass extended stay motels, where you get the dingy kitchen next to your bed.

Guy was completely demoralized. Later that night I went to the Hooters bar and just thanked the holy spirit I was not that guy. Just going to assume he killed himself.

Yes, respect I guess to grizzled vets like Druff and Crimm who scratch it out but I would immediately hels if a fortune teller were to tell me that would be my life - grinding it out in casinos with the dregs of society.

[lol wow]

teachers are usually retards

[tgull]

teachers are usually retards

This is true for inner city teachers. With all that said, I actually felt bad for the guy. First I took like $200 off his stack, but he was literally depressed that he risked it all, quit his family and was sitting in a Hooters poker room. Then staying at a non chain extended stay had to be the worst. But when I dropped $70 at the Hooters bar on wings and beer I actually began looking for him again to make another meal out of it, but the dealer said he left after busting.

[lol wow]

bro

[Dan Druff]

First vlog Trooper released of his new career:

[Dive_Bar_Dave]

Ha, good clip. So, in 2024, does that candy man come off a little like a pedophile? Also, those kids never pay for the candy bars...

[Ryback_feed_me_more]

First time I watched this guy. His video is basically he has been getting crushed playing poker at the gig is up. Outside of a very select few, and I am talking about a very few, the failure rate of making a living playing poker for profit full time is less than 1%. For everyone one Daniel N there are 10,000 trying to be like him.

I'll never forget like 15 years ago or so I was in the Hooters poker room, yes I posted this before. I was sitting next to a former school teacher and he quit his job, quit his marriage, family, etc.. He moved out to Vegas with over $100K with illusions of making millions. He was down to his last $20K and living in one of those shady ass extended stay motels, where you get the dingy kitchen next to your bed.

Guy was completely demoralized. Later that night I went to the Hooters bar and just thanked the holy spirit I was not that guy. Just going to assume he killed himself.

Part of the problem is people who think tournaments are the be all end all. Truth is to make legit money in Poker you have to play cash games and be successful in them. They help fund your tournament play. While you will have ups and downs in cash its at least a decent shot to profit in a session.and long term. Tournaments unless your playing the local tournament dailys and crush them your not making any money and likely losing more often then not with them.

[tgull]

First time I watched this guy. His video is basically he has been getting crushed playing poker at the gig is up. Outside of a very select few, and I am talking about a very few, the failure rate of making a living playing poker for profit full time is less than 1%. For everyone one Daniel N there are 10,000 trying to be like him.

I'll never forget like 15 years ago or so I was in the Hooters poker room, yes I posted this before. I was sitting next to a former school teacher and he quit his job, quit his marriage, family, etc.. He moved out to Vegas with over $100K with illusions of making millions. He was down to his last $20K and living in one of those shady ass extended stay motels, where you get the dingy kitchen next to your bed.

Guy was completely demoralized. Later that night I went to the Hooters bar and just thanked the holy spirit I was not that guy. Just going to assume he killed himself.

Part of the problem is people who think tournaments are the be all end all. Truth is to make legit money in Poker you have to play cash games and be successful in them. They help fund your tournament play. While you will have ups and downs in cash its at least a decent shot to profit in a session.and long term. Tournaments unless your playing the local tournament dailys and crush them your not making any money and likely losing more often then not with them.

I am not sure why you think anyone can make money long term playing cash games. Yeah I get a few here and there do ok, but the majority and I am talking 95% get slaughtered. Who would ever invest in a business with a 5% chance of a return? Nobody.

There is a reason why all these poker pros we all saw on TV disappeared over the years. It's not because they retired. They either went broke or realized it was time to get out before they went broke.

I got out of the game because every night I was pulling out $5K, the next night I was leaving $5K. Over time the losses just built to where it overtakes your wins. Very few people are immune to the variance. A guy here and there maybe, but unless you have sustainable backers you are finished long term. The math just not work...for most

[Dive_Bar_Dave]

Trooper posted an update:




He says that the poker games on the strip aren't fun anymore. He says some casinos, like The Horseshoe, have a 6+2 rake now. He says the players are different, less fun. He says he yearns for the 2008 era, when every casino had 2-3 tables filled with drunk tourists giving their money away.

So it boils down to--It's hard to make money now at poker.

[Dive_Bar_Dave]

Trooper is selling Sprkli Sweets candy at 3 farmers markets a week in Vegas and he is also doing drop-offs at hotels on the strip for people visiting Vegas. Their most popular item is Pecan Pralines. They look pretty good, to be honest. He has been posting videos of them trying to get the company off the ground. The videos are actually sort of compelling. They seem to be making money.