How long/much does it take to be a consistent winner? - Page 2

niko421 · #11 06-10-2005, 12:58 PM

It took about a year to become a consistent winner. I stuggled moving from limit to NL and I invested about $800 (my records weren't that good). Now I can flip between NL and FL and feel comfortable.

My suggestion is to critize the hands you lose, look at them after(via hand history) and find the leaks. Look at every hand you play in a session, and make notes about your self. Tracking is everything... once you start to focus on the wrong things you are doing, you will also find the good things, you will also be able to receipt with accuracy the errors you made in the past and retain them longer. Also, I read an article in the Mid april issue of card player, that talks to the benefits of tracking your play. I didn't become a consistent winner overnight, like some of the previous posters. It took some going tap, taking a break, and learning along the way.

I now play 3-6/5-10 limit, and $50-$100 NL.

Bottom line.

READ BOOKS. LEARN POSITIONAL PLAY. TRACK YOUR RESILTS.

Daniel Negreanu posted once the he used to keep track of the time he played, how he played after a big score, or a bad beat, his mental status.

Poker Tracker is nice, because it does alot of the tracking for you... your job is to use the information... find out which hands are loosing you money, what positions are costing you money, and from there take them out. Also find out what positions are winning you money.

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ticks · #12 06-10-2005, 01:03 PM

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And I wasted half of that time playing limit. Goddamn that's boring stuff.

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Agree... good place to start out though

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Just stay tight as a friggin' drum (especially in EP) while you're learning. And get pokertracker if you don't have it.

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From the replies so far I guess Im not doing so bad after all.
300 down so far.
Got pt a few days ago, and its just amazing.
Feeling a lot more clever already.

The_Bends · #13 06-10-2005, 01:27 PM

Took me about 3 months of freeroll play then a month of money play and a deposit of around $100 to start turning a profit. My bankroll is now about $4K.

Izenra · #14 06-10-2005, 01:33 PM

I did the same thing : 7sultanspoker, 10 free turned into 1000

ticks · #15 06-10-2005, 01:59 PM

It is helpful, thanks.
Good to know that not everyone here
is a natural born poker genius god from the start.

PinkSteel · #16 06-10-2005, 02:10 PM

My Evolution from Donkhood

Sklansky TOP
+ a bunch of other marginally helpful books
+ 5 months
+ $500 in "tuition" (losses)
+ 2+2 forums discovered and read religiously
+ PokerTracker & GameTime+
+ focus on a specific game (25NL ring only)
+ major tightening of preflop play
+ 3 more months with some enlightenment

= Replenished bankroll
+ tidy profit
+ 8PTBB/100 win rate

IbrakeFORrivers · #17 06-10-2005, 02:33 PM

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Im relatively new to holdem(and the forums),
been playing online for 4-5 months.
Mostly limit, but more and more NL.
Lately I've been wondering:
How long did it take for you to be a consistent winner?
(at low limit NL)
And how much did it cost you?

Im sure im not the only one wondering about this,
would be nice to have some sort of average yardstick to measure yourself against

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Just play ABC. You'll learn naturally. Number one rule: PATIENCE... My biggest mistake was thinking i was good and moving up limits so fast. If you have too lofty a goal, you'll naturally get greedy and end up calling/raising hands you shouldn't...

You should be trying to lose small and win big. Trust me, big pots... just wait 'em out...

DJ Sensei · #18 06-10-2005, 02:50 PM

It took about $100 of losing before I started to win. After about 2 months of grinding low limit, I was able to cash out the initial deposit and play with profit. Another few months of grinding and I had a big enough roll to start playing different games (NL MTTs and STTs). Eventually (once I was well versed in NL tourney play) I moved on to NL ring and kicked the limit habit. At this point, i havent ever been a loser in NL ring, but I think its because I spent so much time playing limit ring and NL tourneys first, and so started out with a decent feel for the game.
So far i'm running a little over 15bb/100 in NL25.

yvesaint · #19 06-10-2005, 03:14 PM

Wasted away about $60 in deposits, then something clicked, and now I'm at $400. About 3 months of playing, $.10/.20 NL.

swolfe · #20 06-10-2005, 03:47 PM

i started playing in july of last year with $50. i played sit-n-gos and ran out of money in september.

i started playing cash games with $200 then and ran it up to $1,200 that month.

i lost it all in october.

i started reading 2+2 in november and deposited another $200. i've made $25,000 since then.