{"id":1423,"date":"2016-06-10T16:39:05","date_gmt":"2016-06-10T21:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onlinepokeramerica.com\/?p=1423"},"modified":"2019-11-26T22:31:58","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T22:31:58","slug":"wouldnt-brian-hasting-taking-big-risks-bracelet-bets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onlinepokeramerica.com\/news\/wouldnt-brian-hasting-taking-big-risks-bracelet-bets\/","title":{"rendered":"‘I Wouldn’t Do it Again’, Brian Hasting about taking big risks in Bracelet Bets"},"content":{"rendered":"
In the ‘low to mid six figures’- that is where Hastings had bets on winning a bracelet during the World Series of Poker.<\/p>\n
Eventually he racked up over $874,000 in winnings by the end of summer as he cashed seven times and won two bracelets.<\/p>\n
The bracelet bets are not included in these counts.<\/p>\n
Those best could have cost him big as he comments looking back on his bets.<\/p>\n
‘I think I played quite well last summer but the amount of risk I was taking on, things still could have really easily gone badly.’<\/p>\n
‘At the time I just had so much raw confidence I didn’t think it was going to happen.’<\/p>\n
‘But I think it was a bit overly risky so I wouldn’t do it again.’<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Hastings is in a different world after already winning two cashes at this year’s 2016 WSOP.<\/p>\n
About his success last year he says the following:<\/p>\n
‘It was a little bit weird actually. I think it just gave me too much confidence. I kind of thought that any idea I had was great. I got a little too reckless with decision-making and trusting my instincts too much’.<\/p>\n
The snap-move to Philadelphia is another very odd decision that’s on top of his list.<\/p>\n
‘There were some merits to moving there but a lot of my reasons weren’t very well thought out’.<\/p>\n
‘Also just the way I was investing and spending’.<\/p>\n
‘I kind of thought after the summer I didn’t have to worry about money anymore’.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Motivation- Mistakes have to be made up for<\/h3>\n
After last year’s WSOP his poker work ethic elapsed as a result of becoming over-confident. Hasting says:<\/p>\n
‘I kind of got to a point where I got complacement with my game. I wasn’t playing enough and was focused on other stuff.’<\/p>\n
‘But I think that part has turned around. I think I realized how much hard work it takes to stay on top of your game now.’<\/p>\n
‘Over the last few months I’ve been focusing pretty hard on getting my game back where it needs to be.’<\/p>\n
‘So that part’s coming back but I’m still regretting some of the decision I was making at the time’.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Hasting is looking in other places for motivation this year as no bracelet bets are pushing him.<\/p>\n
‘I still feel like there’s plenty of motivation. It’s just coming from a different place.’<\/p>\n
‘Last summer I felt the need to have so much riding on it but right now I just want to do well to try and make up for some of the mistakes I was making and get back to where I want to be’.<\/p>\n
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