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DaveduFresne 09-08-2005 11:16 PM

Going to try playing live 1/2 for a living....
 
What amount of money would you recommend I set aside as a bankroll for this purpose?

whiskeytown 09-08-2005 11:25 PM

Re: Going to try playing live 1/2 for a living....
 
this might work better in the section for what you're talking about -

In THEORY, with big buyins, it might be possible at 1/2 NL - I doubt it though -

RB

lefty rosen 09-08-2005 11:25 PM

Re: Going to try playing live 1/2 for a living....
 
I hope its no limit? As limit would next to useless in any western country. If it's NL you would need 2K plus a few months of living expenses........

lefty rosen 09-08-2005 11:27 PM

Re: Going to try playing live 1/2 for a living....
 
Nah its thoroughly doable. He could make 100 plus a day. The players stink at this limit. I mean people work for less than that at various jobs.......

DaveduFresne 09-08-2005 11:29 PM

Re: Going to try playing live 1/2 for a living....
 
lol definitely NL

whiskeytown 09-08-2005 11:44 PM

Re: Going to try playing live 1/2 for a living....
 
true - my biggest wins have been at 1/2 NL - but then so have my swings -

but if I have 300 in the middle there, it probably started as $100 and was earned up, so that's allright -

RB

DaveduFresne 09-09-2005 12:10 AM

Re: Going to try playing live 1/2 for a living....
 
Wow 2 votes for 1k...I'm guessing I have 2 enemies on here that would like to see me on the street and off the internet ASAP? [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

yellowjack 09-09-2005 01:26 AM

Re: Going to try playing live 1/2 for a living....
 
Poll kinda off since more is better obviously. People are assuming you can choose how much to start with, and that having an extra 1k or more has no drawbacks.

Sully 09-09-2005 01:45 AM

Re: Going to try playing live 1/2 for a living....
 
I voted for over 4K. I honestly don't think you can make a real living at 1/2, and I think you'll need the rest for L-I-V-I-N.

09-09-2005 04:38 AM

Re: Going to try playing live 1/2 for a living....
 
Problem with playing B&M $1-2 NLHE for a living is the speed of the game is so slow you cant get the hands you need. that being said I still think IF you had to you could make a living at this game BUT you would have to play solid hours 5-6 days a week. I think you could net $150 a day or around $750-$1000 a week. Your ability to consistently earn money in slow B&M games is that your opponents need to play poorly ...so game selection is everything. Do you really want to sit in the Commercre or Bike or any Vegas pokerroom for 6-8 hours a day 5/6 days a week...B&M pokerrooms are disgusting after awhile...you can do it online much easier.

For a starting bankroll you need at least $3K plus 3 months expenses ie another $5K++ if you dont know what the heck you are doing or you run bad.

Ssems to me B&M games thu the opponents in general may be more live than online players ..the game may play bigger with the bigger pre-flop raises..this menas higher variance.. I would definetly say 20 buy-ins is a minimum. Really matters how you do when you first start..if you run crappy and lose 10 buy-ins your first week or 2 ..will your wheels fall off? Having a bigger br will make it easier to stay level if you get off to a bad start. Good Luck..If you find the $1-2 games easy ..try moving up to the $2-5's methodically.
I would say you need a $4-5K starting bankroll another $5K for backup expenses. If you know you can beat this game for a living you could start with as liitle as $2K/$3K.


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