Just wondering if anyone in this group was planning on going to Wsop, and if so, when? I know Joe had mentioned it at one point. Noticed people (including myself) haven’t been posting updates as much lately either. Hope everyone is still doing well and staying the course!

Today is day 12… still nothing to report. Around day 10, some temptation creeped in, but I resisted and stayed on the course. Been very busy at work the past week or so, so that’s why I haven’t been as active on here and probably has helped with me not falling into temptation. The real test will come when boredom sets in. Keeping the goal of Wsop in mind as of now. I hope everyone has been doing well and has stayed disciplined.

I've effectively lost my soul to Plinko... I have a passion for Poker and am quite good at it but ever since ACR added Plinko (with no option of disabling it without banning from poker too) I've lost everything to it. I've probably made 200 deposits where I thought I was gonna lock in and play some poker only to blast it off on Plinko before I get in a single tournament. It's just clockwork compulsion at this point and it's sickly and sad. I honestly don't know what to do because I feel like every cent I scrounge until I win once will go to Plinko even though I NEVER win. Ever. I can't fathom they can legally allow me to play a rigged game I can never win at after begging support on numerous occasions to disable my Plinko section. They say they don't have the capabilities at this time because it's a relatively new feature. Well, I don't have the capability to stop playing the goddamn game and I am at wits end. I get why gamblers kill themselves. I'm furiously enraged most of the time now when I used to be pretty laid back. Happy to have a place to vent at least.

This is day 3… no update yesterday. Been busy the past couple days at work. Feeling good still, but the first few days are never super challenging. Have been working on my mental state and trying to see the end goal. With it only being day 3, the light at the end of the tunnel is shining bright, but still far away. No shortcuts. Constant reminder I’m trying to give myself. Upcoming weekends will be the hardest times. As far as goals go… I’ve been trying to come up with some. Have some pretty big expenses coming up to pay and not sure exactly how much they will end up being, but I will figure it out and post some more accurate goals. One of my goals if everything plays out how I am thinking is to obviously stay disciplined, and fly out for Wsop, play the mini main and maybe one other event with a 5k bankroll to fire at tournaments. However… if I am not feeling comfortable and trusting in myself being around the pits, I just won’t go. If it doesn’t happen, so be it. I’m not in a rush to get back to the poker table… I’m in a rush to establish discipline in my life and poker will still be there after I do that. Another goal is to have a 40k bankroll by the end of the year and start playing 5/10 again and build back from there. Very reasonable and realistic goal(s) for myself short term and long term. Will continue to update. Hope everyone is doing well.

What’s up guys. Name’s Dustin. I’m currently 27 and was feeling lost for years. I had a 50k roll 3 years ago and found a way to torch almost all of it. Casino, poker, sports betting, investing, drugs, you name it. Almost everything in my life that I enjoyed to do from age 20-26 bled me out. I always found a way to spend money instead of saving, I never quite really “understood” how important saving and stacking was until I pretty much lost all of it. Here I am 27 years old with $2,000 to my name. This isn’t intended to be a sob story, but perhaps the beginning of a real rebuild. For 1 month I’ve been sober off drugs, which doesn’t sound impressive but for me it’s fucking monumental. I’ve cut unnecessary spending completely (besides girlfriend expenses lol), I haven’t played poker in about 6 months, haven’t placed a single bet in 4 months, and I honestly have no intention of looking back at the moment. I’ve had a serving job where they allowed me to work 1 day a week and that’s literally what I did for years, because I had it in my mind that gambling would reward me far more than waiting tables ever could. The upswings were pretty nice, but the downswings? Absolutely fucking brutal. You could see I set myself up to fail, I was just too blind to realize it I told myself I was gonna make a change and 2 months ago I’ve been picking up more shifts and set myself a goal to work 4 days a week (at the very least) and put in 10-12 hours each shift to get me back on my feet. I’m doing well in following through so far, just this week I’ve put in 43 hours By the end of 2026 hopefully I’ll have at least 20k from honest work. I’m really aiming for 30/40k but after bills, groceries, gym, and girlfriend, I think 20k is much more reasonable. If you’ve made it this far I genuinely thank you for reading my story, and by the end of 2026 hopefully I’ll have something good to tell you guys. Until then, I’ll just be grinding.