Just wanted to do a quick 🧵explaining a little bit more about what the beautiful and complex digital artwork “IX. The Monument Game” by
@SamSpratt
meant to me, and how I approached the game itself.
First of all I want to say this is exactly how I think NFTs function best, when
This is the most fun I've had writing something in a long time. Thank you
@SamSpratt
and
@niftygateway
for creating such a memorable and well-executed experience for all. Being from NYC, and having gone to school blocks from Central Park, I went down the rabbit hole, which I'll
Thrilled to share a blog post about my journey into the NFT space, culminating in a collaboration with
@annibale_sic
on a custom 1/1 artwork, "The Way the World Is Going to End," minted on
@niftygateway
. I'd love to hear your thoughts. Please RT and share.
Chopped the
@WynnPoker
5 handed for 160k!! Exhausted but really grateful to be able to compete in a game I love. Thank you so much for the support especially to
@ckrollin
❤️.
If you play poker, are interested in NFTs, and don't mind actual art and not just 10k animal kingdoms I highly recommend the incredible artist
@Ness_Graphics
, he's 25, one of the most successful digital artists in the world, and has a hyperrealistic retro style that's all his own
It's
@worldofwomennft
season again. Definitely one of the projects with the best long-term potential, it's been a slow grind but finally catching some sustained momentum.
#2019
. Emerald Elven Cape Gang.
#WorldOfWomen
Hard to find a pfp project with such emotional and cultural resonance.
@AkuDreams
seems like it can fill the void I see in the pfp space which is a project that has the potential to inspire the next generation of dreamers. My favorite? “Mom’s Spaghetti.”
#AkuArmy
#WeAreAku
If I lug this bad boy down to South Carolina do you think
@beeple
might sign it? Anyone else headed there this weekend? Very excited to see some great art and some other non-fungible friends.
🚨🚨PSA: For live poker players (especially higher stakes) who play in casinos, be cautious and observe your dealers very closely.
Recently we learned f that dealers
@EncoreResortBH
were stealing $ out of the pot (palming chips —>up the sleeves, etc). They’re claiming it was
So thrilled to win 'Midnight Snack Run' by
@GrantYun2
from his "Life in Japan" drop on
@niftygateway
tonight. I have admired Grant's art for a while now, the seeming simplicity of the design combined with precise evocative details in his pieces yield a beautiful sense of place.
Could not be more thrilled to announce what I've been working on, which is producing "New Horizons," Boston's first NFT show,
@pellasgallery
in collaboration with
@hellometaversal
, curated by
@Ness_Graphics
. Grand opening 2.24.22 at 114 Newbury Street, Boston, MA.
Someone asked me in a discord chat today why poker players seem to be so "in the know" about NFTs. Could give a million different answers and am curious about other people's thoughts but the most truthful answer I could come up with is we like making money without working.
Get Uber eats at door, driver says:
“Hey, you’re a poker player right?”
Yeah
“You’re David Paredes, right?”
Yeah, nice to meet you, what’s your name?
“Glen. You actually knocked me out of a $600 at Foxwoods once.” 😂😂
First time I’ve ever been recognized by a delivery person.
Absolutely awful what’s going on right now. Don’t want to detract from the enormity of the situation, but today was a very special day for me.
Here’s my son, at his first art show, produced by his Dada.
@PellasGallery
@HelloMetaversal
. Thank you to everyone who came tonight. ❤️
A follower asked me for advice as a young aspiring professional, and here were my brief thoughts. I thought they might be worth sharing in case anyone else is contemplating the same decisions:
I just saw a ghost. Out of absolutely nowhere Stevesbets who I used to battle on FTP HU at 25/50 for tens of ks hands just randomly walked into Encore and sat 5/10 NL. Reminds me on one of greatest FTP chat freestyles of all time by Foxwoodsfiend
I was a
@raoulmarks
fan years before I knew anything about digital art or what an NFT was. When his first piece dropped on
@niftygateway
@themadpups
, I had to be a part. Collected with my good friends
@BCyrtmus
, some of the most thoughtful and trustworthy collectors in the space.
Just minted
@Ness_Graphics
piece, "G4M30V3R" on the
@avant_arte
platform. I know it's challenging when platforms enter the NFT space but this was executed very well, and I love how they are tying in the chance (if you hold this NFT) to purchase a physical in the future. TY NESS🔑
As someone who's designed multiple mechanics for artists on
@niftygateway
,
@rafagrassetti
's drop today is a thing of beauty. A presold 1/1, 3 collectors drawings, 2 reward pieces for super-collectors, and 2 public larger edition drawings where new collectors can join the fold. A+
My Lyft driver is having phone sex en español with his new girlfriend on speakerphone with no clue that I understand everything he’s saying. Good thing I’m only on a two hour ride 🤦♂️
Stoked to have won M1L3.H1GH
#2
/50 from
@Ness_Graphics
drop today on
@niftygateway
. Don’t have a private plane but if I did it might look something like this.
Guy who is hammered is completely belligerent playing 1/3 PLO. Floor pulls him aside to calm him down and he yells to the floor: “what, you haven’t heard of
@PhilGalfond
and his new site?? All I’m trying to is SPLASH THE POT.” This new promotion idea really is the shit.
Today I clicked a mouse, didn't lose a house thankfully, but managed to acquire H0M3BAS3 v.03
#3
/20 by the incredible artist
@Ness_Graphics
, and I could very easily see it being worth a downpayment one day 🏠🚀. Thank you Ness for continuing to knock the ball out of the park.
Posted memories of the UB scandal of 2007/8 on IG. Solving this case and with the help of my homie Mike Fosco and getting $22M refunded to the community remains my proudest poker accomplishment to this day.
This is so cool to see. Most large IPs that we’ve seen so far in the space have hired their leaders from Facebook, Google, etc. Hiring
@RogerDickerman
, someone native to the web3 space who has an incredible track record of supporting artists seems like a great ♟move.
We are excited to announce that we have hired
@RogerDickerman
as our Head of Web3 🤝
Beyond being one of the most respected figures in the space amongst collectors and artists, Roger has been an instrumental figure in the growth of the Web3 industry.
#WeAreAku
Phil, I respectfully disagree with your post. And I welcome any discussion.
This language in your post is incredibly confusing and misleading. It also diminishes by quite a bit what actually transpired.
I respect you immensely, but I’m not quite sure why you phrased things
I see this question a lot.
What
@JustinBonomo
did ~17yrs ago was nothing like what Jake and Ali did.
This is true even if he'd done it in 2023, but when accounting for the landscape:
It's like your grandpa being sexist in the 60s vs. you committing sexual assault today.
Really happy that my mom finally got to come from NYC ago see the show I produced
@PellasGallery
@HelloMetaversal
@atomicform
. My mom is very hard to impress but I could tell even she was a little proud of me today ❤️. Her favorite piece was
@annibale_sic
!
My
@WSOP
2022:
Total days spent in Vegas: 7
Tournaments played: 2
Unique bullets: 4
Cashes: 1
Buy-ins: $13,300
Cashes: $159,608
Total profit: $146,308
Didn’t get to spend as much time in Vegas at the WSOP as I have in the past this year, happy to have made the most of it.
The 888 stuff is one of the primary reasons that many poker players have been very successful in NFTs. People have been trying to scam us every single day of our lives, and we eventually get used to sussing this stuff out, by "reading" or what have you. Scam avoidance is a skill.
At
@ResortsWorldLV
and there are three former
@wsop
Main Event World Champions playing cash games ranging from the very smallest to the very highest stakes. I feel Ike there’s something either inspiring or deeply disturbing about that, but I’m not sure which. Maybe a little bit
Highly encourage everyone to see
@Mollys_Game
. Extremely accurate depiction of a certain part of the underground poker world at that time. It was especially cool because I had the opportunity to help write one poker scene in the film. Goes without saying, but Sorkin is a master.
An edition of this
@fewocious
work just sold for 65k. I won
#18
/18 in a drawing for $18. My thesis when I entered the space was to invest in artists whose careers I thought would be bigger 5+ years from now than they are today (or a year ago). Let’s roll the dice.
@FewoWorld
Been playing poker for a long time, and running hot in PLO cash is the least similar to “work” or a “grind” than anything else I’ve ever experienced. That said, it’s still the fucking devil’s game. 😈
Busted the main which was my first and only tournament this year, but found the bag in the
@WPT
10M GTD
@WynnPoker
. 150k coming back to 1.5/2.5/2.5k. Resumes Wednesday.
Feels good to get back in the streets.
Also had the pleasure of meeting one of the few people who’s likely
9 days from today, the
@PellasGallery
show I’m producing will take place, curated by the incomparable
@Ness_Graphics
. I conceived the show, designed the mechanics using all my chess and poker playing skills, and brought in a sponsor,
@HelloMetaversal
in a mutually beneficial way.
Super thrilled to have purchased this insanely detailed piece from
@jarvinart
for the upcoming show
@PellasGallery
. Really can't wait to see this displayed in a setting befitting the quality of the work. Stay tuned for ways to win a WL spot for this piece.
Gmgm!! Had the most amazing Christie’s experience with these awesome people! 🫂
@ArchanNair
@gaucho2121
@_gernge
❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥 Was surreal to finally meet you guys! -Archie’s work was rocking the exhibition!
What a nice GM tweet to wake up to! It’s been a pleasure to collect such remarkable long-lasting work by
@annibale_sic
and constantly be impressed by his desire to innovate and push himself and his craft. I’m proud to own “Hidden City,” a piece filled with constant discovery.
"Hidden City" (early 2020) is one of my most representative works. It was one of my first experiments with assets and textures designed by me through the years. It went viral in 2020. I'm glad it's in the
@gaucho2121
hands. He was one of the first to believe in my work.
835 people started the $3k PLO 6max tournament. 24 remain. I have 340k coming back to 8/16k. Guaranteed $15k. First is $448k. Resume at 2pm tomorrow
@ChasersPoker
.
Congratulations to Rami Boukai aka Arbian Night on UB (if anyone remembers that) on his 2nd bracelet. Will never forget after he got a refund he took me out to the club in LA and Rihanna showed up. Such a 00’s poker memory. Grats to another old school online goat WestmenloAA also
Excited for this platform introduced by
@niftygateway
empowering artists and builders to create their own drops.
My favorite part of my web3 journey has been working with elite level artists. My partner in this will be the one and only
@Ness_Graphics
(more on that soon). 👀💧
@lsegal
This is the wrong take. You can see how he spins his failures and his previous successes and see how he was able to convince so many seemingly smart people to invest with him. Seeing a con man and his pathologies on screen makes Hulu’s version worth watching.
I minted my first true collectible project since I joined the NFT space months ago. How’d I do? Does anyone have these
@MadRabbitsRC
? Fwiw the reason I aped was to support
@colombeat
(art director of the project) who has taught me more about art than arguably anyone else I’ve met
Really love how the
@AkuDreams
project is so relatable to kids. I explained to my daughter the idea and message behind the project and she immediately grasped it and got to work on her version of the
@timepieces
cover.
Below is my submission for
@mkonnikova
's
#mypokerstory
platinum pass adventure. One of the things I've enjoyed most about this contest has been reading other people's stories. Here is mine, I hope you enjoy:
Lol…people have no clue to this day what
@MichaelFosco
and I had to do to get the $20M refunded to the poker community. Mike literally outsmarted an entire group of executives.
The powerful limitless imagination of a child, and fun: two things I feel of when I look at
@fewocious
’s art. Can’t wait until he fills these size 13s out.
@RTFKTstudios
Finally was able to put some of my favorite artists work up on the wall in my office today thanks to the gorgeous
@atomicform
frames. So easy and simple to be surrounded by beautiful art.
Morning gratitude journal: thankful
@Joeingram1
is such a big part of the poker community.
Thank you for all the work you do Papi! Countless hours of great podcasts and substantive investigative detective work.
However bad your poker career has gone, no matter how big the downswing: I’m currently grinding 2/5 PLO at Foxwoods at 2:53am on a Monday morning. So don’t despair.
#lifeisbeautiful
When I was first getting into NFTs,
@fewocious
was the first art that made me do a double take as I was scrolling on
@niftygateway
.
In honor of
@fewocious
@FewoWorld
presale day, I am posting my favorite Fewo art piece I own, Shattered Glass
#7
/25. This artwork is both very
Thrilled to have collected "Gone Fishing"
#14
/15 by
@ryan_talbot_
from the
@PellasGallery
@HelloMetaversal
show. It reminds me of a happy childhood memory of getting to swim in the bioluminescent bay in Vieques, PR, and of fishing with my father. So warm and wholesome.
Made it to day4 of the
@BorgataPoker
@WPT
main event with 1.5M coming back to 12/24k. 27 people remain. Very tough table today. Was especially cool to play vs.
@KaneKalas
the entire day. We used to battle every day all day on FTP 10 years ago.
#nothingchanges
Have helped many poker players with their first NFT purchases and more specifically with their first art purchases. If you want any advice on your first purchase, feel free to reach out. For help w/ more basic questions/strategy I'll be doing a spaces this week with
@burrrrrberry