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Getting frustrated with the money I make
I seem to be a subsistance poker player. Every month I make my profit and it goes on rent, bills, car etc. I don't seem to be getting ahead. I'm not able to move up in money level and so increase my profits.
I was wondering are there other people like me and how they have managed. I can't/don't want to get credit. I play $10/$20 sng's and feel my game is upto moving up but don't want to bust my bankroll as it's my living money. I was also wondering if money games would be more profitable. I am proud of making a living from poker, but at the moment it's a small one and it's irritating reading articles about other guys making a very (comforatble) living. Cheers. |
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Re: Getting frustrated with the money I make
Ugh...gotta be brutal making a living at the $10s and 20s
Try getting a "real job." This way poker is more of a supplemental income and you'll feel more comfortable trying to move up in limits. Then when you're at a limit you feel comfortable with and feel like you can make enough to live on...quit. Who knows you may get lucky and find a real job that you enjoy as much or more than poker. |
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Re: Getting frustrated with the money I make
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Ugh...gotta be brutal making a living at the $10s and 20s [/ QUOTE ] Not if he's young. [ QUOTE ] This way poker is more of a supplemental income [/ QUOTE ] Only to people who don't play full-time [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] OP, work more, add more tables or spend less. |
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Re: Getting frustrated with the money I make
if you can play 5 tables you can make 10 bucks an hour.
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Re: Getting frustrated with the money I make
Get a real job to cover expenses and save. Play fewer games or maybe one game at a time - concentrate on quality of play - concentrate - on improving your play and getting better.
Sounds like you're in a major rut. |
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Re: Getting frustrated with the money I make
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if you can play 5 tables you can make 10 bucks an hour. [/ QUOTE ] 5 tables of $20+2's would be more like $30/hour for a good player. |
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Re: Getting frustrated with the money I make
Play more games?
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Re: Getting frustrated with the money I make
if you can't build your bankroll from scratch while "playing for a living" you either shouldn't be doing it because your real life is too expensive or aren't serious enough about it to do it.
c |
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Re: Getting frustrated with the money I make
I played $20s for a living for a long time and had the same problem as you. I would try to play enough every month to set money aside for moving up, but I would let real life get in the way and I would only end up making a little extra. My bankroll was growing, but too slowly. Then this fall I decided to sacrifice several months of my social life to XXXtreme bankroll-building, on the theory that once I was able to move up to the $50s, I would make enough money playing reasonable hours to let me have a life while still building my roll. After 2 months of hardcore playing, I reached my goal and moved up. Then disaster struck and I had to move down again, but if it hadn't been for my hard work during those 2 months, the disaster would have bankrupted me altogether. Now, I know that after just a couple more months I can be back where I was. I have done it once & know I can do it again.
So, my point is...if you're serious about this, make a plan & stick to it. Play a lot more than usual for a couple of months. After a while, what once seemed like an insanely challenging work schedule will come to seem quite feasible. If you're persistent & diligent, and you really have the skill to beat higher games, you will be on your way in just a few months. Best of luck & happy holidays. See you on the leaderboard! Ilya |
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Re: Getting frustrated with the money I make
NP.
Moving up on the poker food chain can be done but it's not easy for most. Often what you get out of poker is what you put into it. |
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