Tony Bigcharles: The Documentary (WITH CLIFFNOTES)

[sevencard2003]

just seeing this post here about ME for the first time, i am the one and only tony bigcharles, and u will notice from my post count ive been a member here quite a while, and i really think the moderators shouldve told me about this post, for i didnt even know it was here. let me correct the 100's of inaccuracies. im also tied up in the hilo omaha PL tourney $5.50 rebuy on stars, playing a stake, so pray i do good in it.

first off i only ONCE IN MY LIFE put on the sign i wanted a poker stake, (i quickly found that ineffective). i did try panhandling several times off an on for over 10 years, 3 times i got a $100 bill on a cold winter day. but i specifically remember it was a WOMAN DEALER who yelled out at me from that boat in IOWA not a guy, when she drove by and seen me with that sign. and i said every time i got broke, (or close to broke, say $200 or less) i would only go out there for about a week (to get $200-300 more together) certainly not no ""$2000"" as the OP claims. for if that were true dont u think id been out there WAY MORE ALL DAY EVERY DAY instead of being in the casino 90% of the time instead? it is ludicrous the amount some people think panhandlers make. i got like $15-20 on a bad day, and $60 or so on a very good day. and i aint held up that sign in years, since TV ruined it for everyone and people no longer give a dime. TV made everyone to look BAD, and yet i never in my whole life, drank a beer, or smoked dope or even cigarettes, (unlike many homeless people.)

id have never been broke, were i not always wasting poker wins on Blackjack and video poker. and i certainly didnt REFUSE TO WORK. in fact i was never even offered jobs, UNLESS I HELD THE SIGN, (when id apply in a real store, they'd never have me come in for an interview.) holding the sign the only way to get one.

i can tell u about a warehouse in memephis i worked at for a week, and a cleanup person at a furniture store in wichita for 2 days, both of which i did due to someone seeing me hold the sign. also i was offered various odd jobs in peoples homes and yards. i only turned down the ones i wasnt physically able to do, have never been too strong physically.

and mark paints a very inaccurate picture of my MOM in here. in fact mark is an ass most of the time i known him on the other site. the truth was i was HOMELESS at the time i moved to KS and started playing online, but i wasnt broke, i had about a $1400 bankroll on me, (i simply was using it for poker instead of for housing.) she took me in and let me live there for only $50 a week LONG LONG before i started getting ssi. in fact she did a lot of work to help me get the ssi along with sunflower diversified services. the only thing she didnt like was the way ssi 2 years later, (when i finally got it) let me keep the ssi myself and automatically deposit it into my bank instead of making her my payee.

truth is im very responsible with money (not paying for shelter in the past notwithstanding). i right now have a $1000-1500 bankroll. and i play online 12 hrs a day or so and win anywhere from negative $500 to positive $1500 a month, overall i come out ahead $2-7 thousand a year from online poker. i play in low limit games most cash draw NL games or hilo omaha games on stars and FTP. i definitely wouldnt dream of risking my whole roll on like $5-10 or $10-20 for example, like some would. its just that before i got the ssi i had to be 100% sure i never went busted, and yet still won lets say "$33-50 a day playing mostly $1-5 stud at the mirage, or somewhere."" for thats uaually what i won about $1000-1500 a month playing LIVE. now when that dealer knew me in Iowa, i didnt win near that much then i was just getting started. hell he will tell u i played $1-3 FIXED LIMIT holdem there just $1 blind only.

anyone having any doubts about my abilities to play online poker should look up the name goforlowonly on opr.com im a good player with a 21% positive ROI on full tracking. my only problem is ive never had the bankroll to play high, due to playing pit games, casino games, and wasting in on so many women always trying to find someone able to accept me, and not being able to drive, or being good at meeting people socially in the real world.

[sevencard2003]

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"neeed some ADVICE but i doubt id listen." If Tony's family/friends haven't been able to convince him, I doubt a professional could either.

Mark, I'll give you my take on things, which I'm reluctant to do since I don't know Tony personally:

First, it seems that the pit games are only part of his problem. Many of his problems stem from deficits in adaptive living skills and social skills, both of which are central to Autism, of course. He gets taken in by women, who exploit his loneliness for money, and his money management skills are non-existent. One problem with Autistic individuals is that they lack the mental processes needed to learn true social behavior, although they can learn some rote ways of handling common social situations. They also tend to be quite rigid and resistant to changing their thinking.

Tony feels good about gambling, because in the world of odds, card counting, and probability, he feels comfortable and competent, in contrast with his difficulties in society. imo, if he were to allow someone he trusts to handle and budget his money for him, while allowing him to play cards within certain limits, that might be workable for him.

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this guy is pretty accurate in what he said about me and i dont even know it. i would definitely need to have my bankroll controlled by someone i TRUST and the problem is there is no one id TRUST. mom is a FOCUS ON THE FAMILY SUPPORTER and hates me gambling online.( i was relieved she wasnt make my payee). and other women just out to use me. at least mom helped me with a place to live, let me gamble online while i lived there, and worked hard to get me SSI. i would love to have someone travel with me WHO WOULD KEEP ME AWAY from playing anything but POKER. problem is i have no one. and yes i most definitely feel (like u said) that cards is the only area in which im good at. so thats why i wanna play playing poker constantly, its the only skill i have. i could never get hired in real life. and meeting a woman very difficult because most women dont want a guy who dont know how to drive, and most women see a negative connotation to gambling, and the thing is AS LONG AS I STICK TO POKER, im not really gambling.

but u see why i feel its so unfair the govt wants to FORCE US OUTTA OUR HOMES and into casinos where we are tempted to play all the WRONG types of games, and not only that the tables are $1-2 NL games and up instead of the 10c-25c blind NL games online. i do not have the $3000-5000 roll id really need for $1-2 NL live cash games, although ive made do many times with far less and still won at it alot. and i really miss all the $1-5 stud games i used to play it horrifies me how its all died out. for that game with a bankroll as low as $500-750 u could play it for YEARS and still make over $1000 a month. (never seen a more easily winnable game for a person on a very tiny bankroll.)the govt really has no right to force disabled people outta their homes, make them travel 100s of miles to a casino, and then have to sit in a game for stakes higher than they can afford. ""how the [censored] is that supposed to help anyone""

[GoBucksIndy]

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I would watch it, but I love documentaries.

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[mutigers5591]

lol sevencard u realize making between 2k-7k a year is horrible money..way below the poverty line

u could make much more just working at a minimum wage job...

and i dont get how the governemnt is forcing u to get out of your house and go to teh casinos and gamble....not really sure where u got that from

[mutigers5591]

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am i the only one that thinks this thread is awesome and only has potential to get better

also bigcharles is probably the funniest last name ever...especially when u put it with the pic

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it will get better guaranteed....and yes the name is awesome

[BigBiceps]

I feel stupider for having read this thread.

[Twistofsin]

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first off i only ONCE IN MY LIFE put on the sign i wanted a poker stake, (i quickly found that ineffective). i did try panhandling several times off an on for over 10 years, 3 times i got a $100 bill on a cold winter day. but i specifically remember it was a WOMAN DEALER who yelled out at me from that boat in IOWA not a guy, when she drove by and seen me with that sign. and i said every time i got broke, (or close to broke, say $200 or less) i would only go out there for about a week (to get $200-300 more together) certainly not no ""$2000"" as the OP claims. for if that were true dont u think id been out there WAY MORE ALL DAY EVERY DAY instead of being in the casino 90% of the time instead? it is ludicrous the amount some people think panhandlers make. i got like $15-20 on a bad day, and $60 or so on a very good day. and i aint held up that sign in years, since TV ruined it for everyone and people no longer give a dime. TV made everyone to look BAD, and yet i never in my whole life, drank a beer, or smoked dope or even cigarettes, (unlike many homeless people.)

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What was the point of this rant? That your addiction (gambling) isn't as destructive as smoking/drinking/drugs? As someone who has done all of the above except panhandle I'm a little offended, and let me say it is people like you (not just those other guys) the news channels were exposing when they did stories on panhandling.

You seem like you've got a pretty stable life now, but pissing away all your money for a chemical rush, whether it's internally (gambling) or externally (drugs) is sick. Period.

[sevencard2003]

i wouldnt be eligible for ssi if i was working a minimum wage job and most of my life, no ones been willing to hire me or even let me come in to talk about getting hired peorid. they look at me see i have no social skills and decide to reject me. had i been able to get a job, ssi wouldnt have approved me. it was a very difficult process getting approved, and it took over a year to have it appealed.

and by saying the govt is forcing us outta our homes is OBVIOUS, they are trying to make it illegal and block all poker sites from providing me with any service. leaving that as peoples only option to gamble. why cant the ADA (ameicans with disabilities law) be used to bring a lawsuit against the UIGEA? lots of people are unable to travel to a casino. please i want a lawyer to answer this.

[sevencard2003]

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first off i only ONCE IN MY LIFE put on the sign i wanted a poker stake, (i quickly found that ineffective). i did try panhandling several times off an on for over 10 years, 3 times i got a $100 bill on a cold winter day. but i specifically remember it was a WOMAN DEALER who yelled out at me from that boat in IOWA not a guy, when she drove by and seen me with that sign. and i said every time i got broke, (or close to broke, say $200 or less) i would only go out there for about a week (to get $200-300 more together) certainly not no ""$2000"" as the OP claims. for if that were true dont u think id been out there WAY MORE ALL DAY EVERY DAY instead of being in the casino 90% of the time instead? it is ludicrous the amount some people think panhandlers make. i got like $15-20 on a bad day, and $60 or so on a very good day. and i aint held up that sign in years, since TV ruined it for everyone and people no longer give a dime. TV made everyone to look BAD, and yet i never in my whole life, drank a beer, or smoked dope or even cigarettes, (unlike many homeless people.)

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What was the point of this rant? That your addiction (gambling) isn't as destructive as smoking/drinking/drugs? As someone who has done all of the above except panhandle I'm a little offended, and let me say it is people like you (not just those other guys) the news channels were exposing when they did stories on panhandling.

You seem like you've got a pretty stable life now, but pissing away all your money for a chemical rush, whether it's internally (gambling) or externally (drugs) is sick. Period.

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the whole point is, had i not gotten money from panhandling, id not even had the $1400 i came to KS with, enabling me to travel to KS live at moms, and get SSI and see my son, all of which greatly improved my life. u see, had i been entirely broke, id not wanted to come to KS. but since i had some money to play online with, i came to KS 2 years ago. the money i got panhandling in years past, (not the whole $1400 of course, but im sure a small part of it came from that-maybe 10-20%? is what enabled me to better myself. i feel like i used the money very responsibly since i was a long term winner overall at the poker instead of a long term loser. if 2 people are dead broke and they both come across $200 to gamble with, one plays poker and one plays slots, one goes bust quickly and the other guy has the $200 up to $500 within a month, u should not see them both as pathetic addicts although society tends to think that way cause the only gamblers society see as successful are the high stakes winners. not the steady grinders clearing an extra $500-1000 a month in the $2-4 games.society needs to change their thinking. and so do u if u think that pokers hurt me instead of my other forms of gambling. im a very good example of why the govt SHOULD let people play low stakes poker in their homes instead of forcing them to travel to a casino and play much higher stakes with all the other temptations.

[cero_z]

Hey Mark,

Sounds really interesting, but barring a tiny number of exceptions, documentaries cost money; they don't make money.