Martín Gavasci

@padspoker I’d like to see what happens if we 4bet NAI tbh

Interesting spot in $10k tournament yesterday. Linus RFI UTG, I trap, SB calls, Graffy squeezes, Linus calls very quickly. Do we 1) Call 2) 4bet NAI 3) All in

Hello X. Many of you will know me as a top poker player who doesn’t say very much, and for a long time, I guess I didn’t really think I had much of value to say. I’ve kept a low profile for most of my life. I’ve built my career with a quiet determination and focus on the things I could control—my preparation, my decisions, my consistency. “I don’t waste my time with social media,” I told myself. And while that decision was undoubtedly the right one for me at the time, the reasons were fabricated—or at least incomplete. What I didn’t admit so explicitly was my fear: fear of criticism, of vulnerability, and of my inability to control my own obsessive nature. I would almost certainly meet the criteria for autism spectrum disorder. I would almost certainly meet the criteria for bipolar disorder, though I never stuck around long enough after an episode to receive a formal diagnosis (whether or not I identify with these labels is a topic for another day). I’ve known the isolation of being forcibly separated from society, for my own protection, and wondering how I got there. I’ve experienced being so socially drained from a day of live poker that I’ve gone to sleep hungry. Not because I was so focused that I lost my appetite, but because those one or two brief human interactions required to feed myself were just too much. I know how absurd that sounds—I knew it back then too—but no amount of rationality stopped it from being true. Over time, I slowly adapted. I learned how to sublimate that anxious energy and turn it into a motivating force—into an obsessively focused drive to reach my potential as a poker player, to prove my worth to the world through external accomplishments. And then the validation I was seeking started coming. In 2019, I was voted by my peers in a CardPlayer magazine survey to be the best player in the world—my dreams had become reality. My ego had a field day, but it wasn’t long before I realized there was still a piece missing. Now that I was painted as “the best”, there was no margin for error. Despite everything I had accomplished, I was no less fragile. Every misstep felt like a threat to the whole narrative. Am I slipping? Am I getting old and complacent and lazy? How much longer can I keep tricking people into thinking I’m so good when I know how big my mistakes can be? And none of that even touched the root of what I was actually seeking underneath it all—to be accepted. So when someone threw out an offhanded criticism—“boring,” “robotic,” “no personality”—I took it to heart. Because somewhere in me, I was scared they were right. Driven by my desire to be the best poker player I could be, I started doing deeper inner work—peeling back the layers of my belief structure and examining what was uncovered. Why did I feel like I had to be perfect to be worthy? What was I really seeking through my success? Uncomfortable investigations that slowly but surely started to free me from my preconceived notions of who I was and who I should be. And I saw the benefits—in my performance at the table, yes—but more so in my day-to-day interactions with my family, my friends, casual acquaintances, and even total strangers. The progress empowered me and urged me onwards. The more I leaned into vulnerability, honesty, and trust in others, the more confident, authentic, and self-assured I felt. I’m learning to listen not only to my precious logic but also to the quiet, mysterious, unexplainable voice within. The voice that speaks when _I_ am silent. The voice that now compels me to write this—and to expose it for the world to see. And so here I am—the kid inside the robot costume. Just another human being in pursuit of love, of connection, of belonging. Tired of running from my shadow and ready to stop and turn around (I hope). This message is for anyone who feels trapped in the darkness. I’ve lived through times that felt unbearable—where the idea of peace, or connection, or even a quiet mind felt impossibly far away. If you’re in that place right now, I want you to know: it can get better. You’re not broken. You’re not beyond help. Keep going. I also want to thank all the people who saw something in me that I took a long time to see in myself and guided me down this path. Some will know who they are. Others may never realize how much a small gesture meant to someone who was struggling. I’m deeply grateful for all of you. TL;DR: Hi, I’m new here. PS my intention is to be quite intermittent in my engagement with social media, at least initially, so if you reach out to me and I don’t respond please don’t take it personally.

#lectores en el Día 2⃣ del #MainEvent: @mamelroman 158K @Choki70 152K @briansaspoker 139K @deeemod 99K Miguel Ángel José 96K @marcoguibert87 88K D. Santarelli 62K Damián Salas 61K Fede Castaing 60K @MatyTag 55K Hugo Nazar 54K Santi Trujillo 48K @tinchogava 38K @gonaraujo7 17K

Por Dios, alguien puede hacer algo ? Los pibes quieren representar a Argentina y volver a sus casas, no puede ser que realmente el equino al que destruimos en la final esté a horas de que le den nuestro lugar, no puedo explicarles la decepción que siento #ArgentinaAlmundial

@xPastorcitox Gracias por ser referencia e inspiración ♥️ abrazo grande y éxitos en la vida 🫶✨

The Last Dance Anoche stremeé mi última sesión de póker. Cuatro mesas abiertas, cámara prendida y a divertirse. Cerrando un capítulo de 13 años. Cuando terminé, me quedé solo frente a la pantalla, en silencio… sonriendo, casi con los ojos llorosos. Increíble viaje. Empecé a los 17, sin un mango. Mis viejos preocupados, yo soñando con que algún día podría vivir de esto. Me obsesioné, estudié, metí horas como un animal. Perdí mucho. Gané más. Me formé, viajé, enseñé, grité, puteé, celebré… y también me rompí. El póker me dio TODO. Me enseñó a soportar frustraciones y a pensar en EV y largo plazo. Me preparó para la vida. Me enseñó a perder sin derrumbarme y a ganar sin perderme. A leer a los demás… pero sobre todo, a leerme a mí. Conocí gente increíble. Formé las mejores amistades. Tuve la oportunidad de cambiarle la vida a muchísima gente de mi entorno. Di mucho y recibí aún más. Y aunque esta transición lleva tiempo gestándose, hoy llega el cierre final. Se despide Juan Martín Pastor, jugador profesional de póker. Hace rato siento que hay algo más que quiero construir. Algo distinto. Todavía no tengo claro del todo qué es. Pero sí sé que para avanzar, hay que hacer lugar. Y cerrar ciclos es de las lecciones más importantes que me dejó este juego. El póker fue mi primera gran transformación. Me cambió la cabeza. Me cambió el carácter. Me cambió la vida. Hoy, 13 años después, cuelgo el mouse y me despido con un GRACIAS. Oficial. Para todos ustedes. No tengo claro el título del nuevo capítulo. Pero sí sé que va a estar escrito con la misma intensidad, disciplina y pasión que puse en cada sesión. Nos vemos en la próxima mano. 🫡

@sanbenito #TodosFuimosConcho #KETUTeCre

Alex Foxen on how to FIX your mindset leaks in poker: @WAFoxen “As far as a mechanism to try to solve any of your mindset leaks; think to yourself why do I feel that way? Do I hate folding the river, do I hate calling for all in? Whichever it is that you hate doing the most, there's probably going to be some effects on your play in that node specifically. So find that and try to ask yourself why. Maybe the idea of calling and it being all over is really scary and that's something you need to overcome. Maybe you don't like giving up on bluffs because you feel like you've invested so much or whatever. The inconsistency and the irrationality in your mind that's causing these emotions needs to be just looked at and just being aware of it and seeing your ‘mindset self’ in the mirror is really valuable”

@natijota 3/4 de los que van al gym son fisuras que se van de joda los miércoles y se la pegan (?

Qué tiene el jueves que es el día que estadísticamente la gente va menos al gimnasio?

Poker when you start out: • Lose money • Lose relationships • Lose time • Lose sleep Poker after 10 years: • The same shit

Seria muy bobo de mi parte haber cruzado a @itsyoungmiko caminando en Las Vegas y no haberla invitado a tomar algo no? 🫠

@guochigrill chinos culones

En qué libros? La acción: Papo hace Or de MP call SB y BB. Cbet de papo, call SB, raise de BB y papo 3bet, fold SB y BB mueve All in, básicamente tiene 33 22 J3s J2s, te diría q en frencuencias me cierra + J3s por la protección q precisa su mano, a su vez la bloquea Sigo 👇🏼

@natijota Ya deberías estar pasándome tu número al dm para que tengas una salida decente en lugar de darle cabida a otros giles we 😂

Hasta q hora le damos chance para q me escriba para armar al q quedé q iba a salir hoy? O sea a q hora podemos pensar que ya no va a aparecer? 18hs y con toda la onda

@Martinpdisalvo Puede aplicar también para la política ❤️

No es político el tweet, es sobre la escena musical…

Tienen a la verdad ahí en frente de sus narices pero no la quieren ver… Se los dije explícitamente y siguen sin entender. Se cae de maduro

@JupiterExchanre @cozypront @JupiterExchange looking forward to this one

JUPUARY: T-1 JM! The launch site for JUP is officially up! Link: lfg.jup.ag/jup Time: 31 Jupuary 10am EST Support: discord.gg/jup Check your airdrop allocation, set up your DCA/Limit orders ahead of time, and see the slot countdown. We have made a ton of improvements across the board since the last launch, and we hope this time round it will be much better this time round! In any case, tomorrow will mark the start of a new phase for us. Super excited that you are here to join us in this insane journey to Jupiter!

@JupiterExchanre @Kamino_Finance @MeteoraAG @jito_sol @JupiterExchange Success train keeps rolling!

@JupiterExchanre @JupiterExchange Success train keeps rolling!

@JupiterExchanre @weremeow I can’t wait for the release of this amazing project, keep up the great work!

IT'S TIME FOR JUP! JUP launch site is up. You can check your airdrop allocation, set up your DCA/Limit orders ahead of time, and see the slot countdown. Link: lfg.jup.ag/jup Launch Time: 31 Jupuary 10am EST Initial Circulating: 1.35B Launch Pool Params: Initial: 0.4 (540MC), Max: 0.7, Curve 1.6, 250M tokens A curve of 1.6 means there roughly half the tokens will be available at the 0.4-0.5 range, so there could be sufficient supply for early users, depending on eventual demand and orders. To understand it better, play with @Village_Idiot's curve design here: #i=0.42&m=0.69&k=1.618&bps=80&a=250" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">lfg.jup.ag/design#i=0.42&… Note that we updated the pool to have a more realistic starting price based on the last LFG launch experience, allowing more users to get in at similar prices, and reducing the number of tokens in the pool to reduce the likelihood of oversupply. Resources: Recent Jupiter Stats jupresear.ch/t/state-of-jup… Key JUP Info x.com/weremeow/statu… Media x.com/JupiterExchang… Livestream in 45 mins to go through everything🫡