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Turning pro
I'm looking for some quick advice. I just lost my job and I decided to become a professional poker player. I don't need to make a lot - just $30,000 a year to start.
I can move anywhere in the US. I'm good with numbers. The only thing is that I haven't played much poker. Where should I go to get good? How can I get good fast? |
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Re: Turning pro
You're gonna get beat on HARD around here - assuming this isn't some kind of joke...
Seriously, what could make you decide to be a pro, without having played much poker? Sounds to me like the best advice you'll get is... 1) Get another real job. 2) Work at that job for as long as you have to, even if it isn't in your field of expertise or whatever, until you get another good job. 3) With some of your disposable income, buy SSHE by Ed Miller and Hold 'Em Poker by David Sklansky. Deposit some money into Party Poker once you feel comfortable. 4) Maybe the most important - don't expect to be a pro overnight. The "only thing" you mention is "the" thing. You're clearly not in a situation where being a pro would be +EV (and if you don't know what that means, this is where to learn). Stick around, welcome to the forums, but let go of that pipe dream of moving to Vegas and turning pro right now. If you're not properly bankrolled and confident in your skills, you'll go nowhere fast in this game. |
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Re: Turning pro
im not an expert on locations or anything, but the borgata 10/20 is so easy you could learn how to beat it from scratch in 3 months and after a few months you could beat it for far more than 30k a year.
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Re: Turning pro
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im not an expert on locations or anything, but the borgata 10/20 is so easy you could learn how to beat it from scratch in 3 months and after a few months you could beat it for far more than 30k a year [/ QUOTE ] yeah what he said. Just give me a call before you come down, I'll step down a limit for this. BTW, the 20-40 isnt much tougher. |
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Re: Turning pro
You need to take a lesson from sup bro regarding how to make funny gimmick accounts. This one sucks.
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Re: Turning pro
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You need to take a lesson from sup bro regarding how to make funny gimmick accounts. This one sucks. [/ QUOTE ] I'm awful at filtering out gimmick accounts from people who actually think "turning pro" is the thing to do...maybe I should just beat on this type of new account mercilessly whenever I see it and be cool with it either way? [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] At least if I did that, the real ones would maybe learn a good lesson, hehe... |
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Re: Turning pro
Funny gimmicky accounts add spice to this online community. Especially if they are thinly disguised.
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Re: Turning pro
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Funny gimmicky accounts add spice to this online community. Especially if they are thinly disguised. [/ QUOTE ] Ni han. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] |
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Re: Turning pro
Kansas Citys got three poker rooms with plenty of action. Tons of Indian casinos in Kansas. Kansas City was voted one of the cheapest citys to live in. Great food. Sounds good for you.
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Re: Turning pro
Some quick advice...don't do it!
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