Ed Miller "Going Pro" article

[Ed Miller]

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The $20-$40 games in Vegas are soft too, but I'd say the LA games are definitely better, and furthermore, once you hit $40-$80 and up LA really gets signficantly better.

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What does "better" mean here? Is LA more or less profitable than vegas at 40/80 and above? i.e. does better mean better games or better players at 40/80+?

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Better games in LA, particularly at precisely the $40-$80 level.

[J. Sawyer]

Even if the games are getting tighter they are still very very soft post-flop and will continue to be that way into the distant future.

[Jim C]

PT,

I got my first online job through these guys.

Just send em an enquiry. Lots of info at site too. GL!

http://www.parttimepoker.com/online-...prop/index.htm

[Jim C]

I guess Tolbiny 'lunacy' is the opinion of the viewer.

I think its person only works 2-4 hours a day, at a job that pays $100K a year if they work a full time week, and treat it as a job/business.

In fact, rather than lunacy, I would rather call it laziness.

I don't play poker for a living because I want to be slack! I play poker for a living because i am good at it, and I enjoy it.

Its true like all other players i get stale, so every now and then, I ensure I have a bit of poker free time. (maybe go fishing, reading, driving my convertible - but by the time I come back, i'm hungry and missing my poker).

I enjoy my job. Poker is my job. Its not a part time job. Its a full time gig for me.

[gergery]

fyi - this link doesn't work. the site reorg'd so just go to the main site.

-g

[JohnnyPhoenix]

I have a few questions. What do you guys mean by "soft"? Secondly; which games are better; profit wise, Holdem or Stud?

Thanks
Johnny

[mottom]

Hi Ed,

Just curious where you get the $5,000 bankroll figure from for a $3/$6 player. I always hear about 300 BB, or even up to 500, but more than 800? Please explain.

Oh, and thanks for your books. They've made me a ton of money!

[SippinSoma]

Ed would suggest such a huge bankroll for someone who is playing poker as their sole income. The suggestion includes atleast one month's living expenses beside several hundred BBs, in case of emergencies. If you decide poker isn't for you, you don't have to live on the street until you find another job.

[silkyslim]

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I use PT to find the best tables I can

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Can you tell me how to do this?

[OldTexan]

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I use PT to find the best tables I can

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Can you tell me how to do this?

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Actually, the point of my original post was that I'm not sure I'm doing it as effectively as I should be.

I simply look for tables that have the largest group of the highest VP$IP percentage players I can find. That's the stat I lean on the most. I do check the number of hands the stat is based on as well as look at the PFR & CR %s to see what the passivity / aggression mix is like. But that's about it. That, and seat position -- who's to my (potential) left and right...

If anyone else has some other pointers, I'd love to hear them...