dogmeat
08-31-2004, 12:40 AM
Wow, I'm not sure where a year went, but I have been playing online since the first of Sept. 2003. My most noted observation? I'm no David Ross.
I was finishing a job in New Mexico last year and although I have played a lot of poker in my life, online was new to me. My credit cards wouldn't work, but one of my wife's did. I started with $200 on Stars playing $1/$2 7-stud (because stud is where it's at, right?) and moved to Party in December. I was lucky.
I paid off the $200 I started with and ended the year of 2003 by playing .50/$1 HE on three tables and averaged $10.50 per hour. Not much, but enough to tell the tax man I made $2767.
In March my wife and I moved to Arizona with our two-year old daughter and I figured I would need to start working again, but............
I moved up to the $1/$2 games, then found 2+2 and moved to the $2/$4 games.........and I got stalled. Still stalled.
I got poker tracker and started learning some things, read TOP etc. and really tried applying myself. I have since made the decision to just keep playing for a living. This has allowed me to spend lots of time with my wife (who works) and daughter, and although there have been some ups and downs, each month (yes, all 12 months) had a positive income.
As I have moved up to 100+ hours per month, my income has improved. July was a struggle as I played some $5/$10 and lost. My play needs to be sharper. I need to play fewer hands, and be more aggressive for this limit. The $2/$4 game has provided about a $10 per table per hour income, and I will be playing three tables at a time from now on.
Don't read any further if you don't want to see some numbers!
For those of you thinking about playing online for a living, well, there are plenty of posters here at 2+2 that are doing great. I'm an old dog and having trouble learning new tricks. I made the least amount of money over the past 12 months that I have made in twenty years, but - I'm still thinking since the income is going up each month (almost), that I will continue to learn and earn.
So far this year I have made $15,585, and $18,352 for my full year. This is based on about 1300 hours of play. That's only $14 an hour, but my play in 2004 is more like $18 an hour. My earn for $2/$4 is right at 4BB/100 so if I play three tables (180 hands per hour) 1.8x4x$4= $28.80
It's a living.
I hope to move up to the $5/$10 games in October. My bankroll is only $1200, so I need a strong September. I take $1500 a month for expenses, plus the $170 for the quest, and I do have another $2210 put away for the WSOP Quest, and I know I'll be there in 2005.
I can tell you that poker makes you humble. I can tell you that I have had a $900 losing week, and a winning week of $1700. I can tell you that I don't really know too much about the game, but I do know how to manage my play and income, and I know how to survive. I've booked a winner every month. This year best month $2950, worst was $1100.
If I can do this, so can you. You can do better! Thanks for posting, thanks for reading - and Good Luck.
Dogmeat /images/graemlins/spade.gif
I was finishing a job in New Mexico last year and although I have played a lot of poker in my life, online was new to me. My credit cards wouldn't work, but one of my wife's did. I started with $200 on Stars playing $1/$2 7-stud (because stud is where it's at, right?) and moved to Party in December. I was lucky.
I paid off the $200 I started with and ended the year of 2003 by playing .50/$1 HE on three tables and averaged $10.50 per hour. Not much, but enough to tell the tax man I made $2767.
In March my wife and I moved to Arizona with our two-year old daughter and I figured I would need to start working again, but............
I moved up to the $1/$2 games, then found 2+2 and moved to the $2/$4 games.........and I got stalled. Still stalled.
I got poker tracker and started learning some things, read TOP etc. and really tried applying myself. I have since made the decision to just keep playing for a living. This has allowed me to spend lots of time with my wife (who works) and daughter, and although there have been some ups and downs, each month (yes, all 12 months) had a positive income.
As I have moved up to 100+ hours per month, my income has improved. July was a struggle as I played some $5/$10 and lost. My play needs to be sharper. I need to play fewer hands, and be more aggressive for this limit. The $2/$4 game has provided about a $10 per table per hour income, and I will be playing three tables at a time from now on.
Don't read any further if you don't want to see some numbers!
For those of you thinking about playing online for a living, well, there are plenty of posters here at 2+2 that are doing great. I'm an old dog and having trouble learning new tricks. I made the least amount of money over the past 12 months that I have made in twenty years, but - I'm still thinking since the income is going up each month (almost), that I will continue to learn and earn.
So far this year I have made $15,585, and $18,352 for my full year. This is based on about 1300 hours of play. That's only $14 an hour, but my play in 2004 is more like $18 an hour. My earn for $2/$4 is right at 4BB/100 so if I play three tables (180 hands per hour) 1.8x4x$4= $28.80
It's a living.
I hope to move up to the $5/$10 games in October. My bankroll is only $1200, so I need a strong September. I take $1500 a month for expenses, plus the $170 for the quest, and I do have another $2210 put away for the WSOP Quest, and I know I'll be there in 2005.
I can tell you that poker makes you humble. I can tell you that I have had a $900 losing week, and a winning week of $1700. I can tell you that I don't really know too much about the game, but I do know how to manage my play and income, and I know how to survive. I've booked a winner every month. This year best month $2950, worst was $1100.
If I can do this, so can you. You can do better! Thanks for posting, thanks for reading - and Good Luck.
Dogmeat /images/graemlins/spade.gif