is this goal possible, $20,000 by the end of summer

[csuf_gambler]

my goal this summer is to make $20,000 and if possible even more. my summer starts may 27th and ends august 25th. essentially 3 months. i plan on playing ALOT of live 8/16 at oceans and if/when i get my fake id, gonna hit up commerce 9/18 and possiblly the bike and hawaiian gardens simliar limits. also plan on continuing my usual online bonus whoring activities.

so is this a realistic proposition? on the surface, it doesn't seem easy but it doesn't seem all that unreasonable either.

[aLOWdAkING]

Possibly, I have no clue about B&M play.

Wouldn't it be easier to play online tho?

[Emmitt2222]

Uh, what level are you playing and what is your winrate? That makes all the difference. It could be done at 3/6 and up if you put in a ton of hands, or it could be not too tough if you are playing 15/30.

[eric5148]

We need a tad more info. Starting with: Are you a winning player? If so, what is your BB per hour or per 100 hands?

[csuf_gambler]

online, im just a low level bonus grinder. i play .5/1 and 1/2.

lets just take the online play out of the equation. is it possible to reach my goal playing strictly live 8/16

[eric5148]

AND WHAT IS YOUR WIN RATE?

[lehighguy]

Based on your post, I'll assume no. Improve your game.

[BigBaitsim (milo)]

First assumption: You don't suck.

Second assumption: You can win 1BB/hour

Third assumption: You can put in a zillion hours without some irritated old <font color="black">[censored]</font> asking the floor to card you, or ever getting caught by the rent-a-cop at the door.

Fourth assumption: You play every day of June, July and Aug for 14 hours a day, with the exception of two days to relax and unwind.

90 days x 14 hours a day x $16/hour = $20,160.

No problem.

[dogmeat]

Based on your posts regarding other players (TV) and their ability, I must assume you have set your goals too low. Why not shoot for $100,000. You are obviously very talented.

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[Klepton]

commerce is not as glamourous as you think

also why not just grind out the online games and slowly move up?

bm is gonna be very boring. VERY boring

[Subfallen]

yeah, what Milo said.

Easy.

[James282]

Play online. You aren't going to win 20 grand playing 8/16 live. Play 3/6 online and 4 table and you have a much much better chance.
-James

[jfresh]

3 months playing 9/18 live? i highly doubt you can make 20k doing that. i'd have a hard enough time multitabling 5/10 all summer and making that.

[PorscheNGuns]

To the original poster - you know the answer to that question, my question is how could you possibly think anyone would care?

-Matt

[Isura]

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Play online. You aren't going to win 20 grand playing 8/16 live. Play 3/6 online and 4 table and you have a much much better chance.
-James

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Still not much of a chance...

[beta1607]

If you play 1/2 or .5/1 online do you have the BR to play 9/18?

Also - what makes you think you could beat the 9/18 which I can promise you is much tougher then party 1/2 or .5/1

[Bluffstar]

I have no idea how the Vegas-casinos are, but B&amp;M as general at the 8/16 you would need to play 14 hours a day as omebody else mentioned if you have a winrate of BB/hour, if you don't know your winrate don't expect it too be higher. Maybe you can grind it up to 1½ BB/hour you will only need to play 10 hours a day. I think this is possible given the games are regular easy BM games. But if you need days or hours off to be sure you wont risk a meltdown.

If you multitable 4 tables online 90 days and play 10 hours a day. you will need a winrate of 2BB/100 hands on limit 3/6$. You can achieve this given your game is good enough, however I think it may be easier in BM.

Good luck.

[bernie]

For live 9/18, in that given time, 3 months, you'd have to really be on a fantastic run of cards. 3 months to make basically 1000bbs.

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[DeezNuts]

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For live 9/18, in that given time, 3 months, you'd have to really be on a fantastic run of cards. 3 months to make basically 1000bbs.

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The rake on the 9-18 Commerce game is ridiculous too. $4 drop, $1 jackpot, even if no flop is dealt. The crazy action makes up for it, but when the game gets even relatively tight it's not worth playing.

Get up to the 15-30 or 20-40 Commerce if you want to make that kind of dough.

DN

[lostinthought]

I you have a real bankroll for 9-18, learn to play 5/10 short instead. The rakeback alone is probably going to compare to your win rate at 9/18.

[jgorham]

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Play online. You aren't going to win 20 grand playing 8/16 live. Play 3/6 online and 4 table and you have a much much better chance.
-James

[/ QUOTE ]

This really is the best advice - try to use the summer to move up one or two limits, and then the goal is reachable. As far as ocean's 11 goes though, hit me up sometime - I plan on spending a lot of hours there myself.

[onegymrat]

$4 drop, $1 jackpot, even if no flop is dealt.
The rake amount is true, however, if there is no flop, they only take $1. That is why chopping in this game is preferred.

[onegymrat]

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For live 9/18, in that given time, 3 months, you'd have to really be on a fantastic run of cards. 3 months to make basically 1000bbs.

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I agree. I don't think we can really say that a player COULD NOT make this amount in a three-month span during a course of his lifetime, but for OP to aim for it in this specific summer, limit, and casino, with his experience, the odds are overwhelmingly against him.

[bernie]

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The rake on the 9-18 Commerce game is ridiculous too. $4 drop, $1 jackpot, even if no flop is dealt.

[/ QUOTE ]

Wow, even with no flop? That's harsh! Is that the drop for all the limits there?

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[Emoney]

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The rake on the 9-18 Commerce game is ridiculous too. $4 drop, $1 jackpot, even if no flop is dealt.

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Wow, even with no flop? That's harsh! Is that the drop for all the limits there?




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they take time in all the red chip+ games. or so i hear.

[Thomsen]

You probably know your winrate better than the rest of us...