Making $150/day playing poker ~ playing live ~ daily average? - Page 2

Onaflag · #11 02-26-2005, 03:35 PM

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There is a lot more to profit in poker than just how many hands you can be dealt an hour.

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Amen, Brutha! That is so damn spot on, it's worth repeating.

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There is a lot more to profit in poker than just how many hands you can be dealt an hour.

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Onaflag..........

ravanger · #12 02-26-2005, 03:54 PM

i like playin live games more than tourneys because in live games i am almost always guarenteed money.where as in a tourney if i go all in and someone outdraws me and i rebuy for $210 more and dont win...than that was a waste of money.however..the normal live games i play have buy ins of $200-$500...i start with $350..and win around $800.since the maximum bet is 20 or 40..than u cant waste ur buy in all at once.if u play conservitive in a tourney and dont get enough hands...when the blinds reach 4000 and 8000, u will be screwed, if u play conservative in limit it wont cost u nearly as much.i forget what the question was..i just felt like talkin [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

SenecaJim · #13 02-26-2005, 04:14 PM

so you average , assuming about an 8 hr. session, $100/hr or $800 a day practically everytime you play? And GUARANTEED (we spell it differently) MONEY at that. Is this Phil ?

PokerFink · #14 02-28-2005, 09:30 PM

I'm less interested in your sample size (3 weeks) and more interested in how many hours per day you play.

If you are playing 10-12 hours per day, then your results seem perfectly reasonable for a juicy 4/8 game, assuming you are a very solid player. Your win rate might drop over time, but I'm not going to doubt you. There are some pathetic 4/8 games out there.

I think the theory of 1-2BB/Hour simply doesn't hold that true anymore for live play, especially at limits like 4/8. The play in some places is SO bad that you can make more than this per hour.

Although I do agree with another poster; if you're doing this well, why not try to get a bigger roll together and move up to a higher limit?

Cory Neely · #15 02-28-2005, 09:42 PM

I play about 8 hours a day. I am working on the bigger roll to play the higher limits.

PokerFink · #16 02-28-2005, 10:15 PM

~2.7BB/Hour. That is a very impressive win rate, but it still seems possible if the game is really bad, which you say it is.

I woulden't be surprised to see your long-term winrate drop; if nothing else you might lose focus for a period of time, or the grind will get to you after a few months. Maybe, maybe not. Perhaps you can keep it up.

Goodluck building your bankroll and moving up.

FredJones888 · #17 03-01-2005, 01:36 PM

you are talking about making roughly $19/hr for an 8hr day.

You will need to be able to consistently beat 10/20 to do that.

If you intend to tip the dealers and pay income tax ( which you should ) then you will probably need to beat 15/30 or higher.

Your Mom · #18 03-04-2005, 09:16 PM

In 188.75 hours of 5/10 live, I average 2.9 BB/hour.

thatpfunk · #19 03-05-2005, 09:58 AM

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In 188.75 hours of 5/10 live, I average 2.9 BB/hour.

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Uh, thats less than 10,000 hands. 10k hand downswings are possible...

Your Mom · #20 03-05-2005, 12:35 PM

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In 188.75 hours of 5/10 live, I average 2.9 BB/hour.

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Uh, thats less than 10,000 hands. 10k hand downswings are possible...

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Yes, it is possible. It's also possible for a 10k upswing. I feel quite confident this win rate is about where I would be after a million hours. I don't think you understand how badly people play live.