Profesional Poker Career: 1 Month Check-In

[GuruCane]

1. I wouldn't call the irony "massive", but you're correct that it is contrary to what one would expect that someone criticizing another for making assumptions would then make assumptions about the person he/she was critiquing.

2. I think that you are part of the group that tells others what their decisions "should" be based (you said it, I didn't) on rather than just admitting that this is simply a matter of opinion.

3. And, again, you are assuming that people plan for the future "mostly" out of a fear of something. While this is certainly true for me, it isn't for all. I just can't agree with that. Suppose someone is building a nestegg in order to build a poker table out of gold bricks? What are they afraid of? Planning for the future to actually do something else is not planning for the future in case you lose a job (ie fear something).

To the lawyer/banking poster: I agree that these people don't add any social value (except perhaps the crusading lawyer types) but they sure can afford those big buy-ins and they lose them often.

[tripledouble]

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It must be nice to be a chip-dumping badass who plays 400/800 heads up when he's not too busy making $10 mill a year.

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hate much rerun?

I cashed out almost 1.5x what i make at my 'real' job last year and i STILL consider poker a hobby and would never use it as my sole source income.

but to each their own, i know plenty of people that do nothing but poker for a living.

[B00T]

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i know plenty of people that do nothing but poker for a living.

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yea, they are called pornstars...

sorry I just wanted to make a post that is DEFINITELY off-topic, since it was assumed thats all some of us were doing.

[tripledouble]

seriously, the dude asked for comments.

i don't remember it saying 'go read my entire blog before you reply to this thread'

way to get all indignant when people went off on the information they had avaiable.

personally, i think you should ignore all advice, obviously at the age of what 20? you know everything you could possibly need to know about your endevours. /sarcasm off

[tripledouble]

admit you wanted to be dirk diggler.

[bobbyi]

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Of all the professions in the world, I think lawyers and I-bankers are two that I would put below gamblers on the social productivity and general likeableness scale of life [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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What about hitman? I would rank that below gambler as well. Although, admittedly, above i-banker or lawyer.

(And I agree with the concensus that a college student playing $3/6 who writes treatises about his "profesional poker career" is hyperbolic at best and delusional at worse).

[doubledouble]

We have similar stats in terms of % flops seen and % gone to the river. I would suggest that you raise more frequently pre-flop. if you are the bring-in, or there is only one non-rock limp in front of you, come in with a raise. You will win more.

Joe

[Bubu]

No, i am not an i-banker, but am considering work in the financial sector. My problem is that many people automatically focus on the monetary gains as a measure of success. Moreover many of these goals are ridiculously inflated. I think job satisfaction is a key element in whatever path you decide to follow. THe turnover rate in the financial sector is failry high, Starting out salaries are not as good, given the number of hours you have to put (Specially if you have to live in nyc ) As long as one is healthy it is possible to change paths in the future. But try to keep a balanced life - that'll keep you healthy and sane. Live and enjoy.

[aas]

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I was a professional pot dealer when I was in college.

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Did you pay taxes?

[doubledouble]

Just to elaborate a bit on what I just said:

Based on your low flop %, you are clearly playing premium hands. Nevertheless, most of those hands have expected values less than the sum of the blinds. For me, the only hands that have EV above blind value are JJ, QQ, KK, AA, and AKS. If you are the bring-in, you raise, and you end up winning just the blinds, you are ahead of the game with all of the other hands that you play. For balance, you should raise with the most profitable hands as well.

If a loose player or a tight one who raises more than 10% of the time limps ahead of you, you should raise as well with any of the hands you normally play, because you probably have a better hand than the limper, you have position, and your tight play will probably give you some pots just out of respect by the other players (i.e., they don't hit on the flop and then fold when you followup with a bet).

Abdul recommends calling and reraising pre-flop from early positions with certain hands such as AA and even 88 (for balance). However, he goes on to say that a straight raise is the better play if your competition is loose enough to call the raise. I have found this to be particularly true at Party, so I do not mess around with calling and reraising. If people want to play a hand with me, they have to pay the price. That is the way you should play as well.

BTW, don't let comments about aggressive play at 15-30 scare you. The game is very soft.

Joe