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Re: gambling for a living
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I've played about 200 games [/ QUOTE ] Why only 200 games if you are using poker and living in the same sentence? Keep playing and you should be able to get a better grip on what fits you best. |
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[ QUOTE ] I've played about 200 games [/ QUOTE ] Why only 200 games if you are using poker and living in the same sentence? Keep playing and you should be able to get a better grip on what fits you best. [/ QUOTE ] I've only played tournaments, not cash games. So I'll clarify by saying I've played 200 tournaments and make it in the money 40% of the time. But I'll take your point just the same, I should get more experience playing. On another note, what data do you log when you play? Do you log every hand, or just hourly data based on your chip stack? thanks. |
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I've only played tournaments, not cash games. So I'll clarify by saying I've played 200 tournaments and make it in the money 40% of the time. [/ QUOTE ] I've played 200 tournaments in the past week and I'm small time. Ask again when you hit 2000 and have a decent ROI. Actually you won't have to ask by then, you'll have a pretty good idea. |
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] I've played about 200 games [/ QUOTE ] Why only 200 games if you are using poker and living in the same sentence? Keep playing and you should be able to get a better grip on what fits you best. [/ QUOTE ] I've only played tournaments, not cash games. So I'll clarify by saying I've played 200 tournaments and make it in the money 40% of the time. But I'll take your point just the same, I should get more experience playing. On another note, what data do you log when you play? Do you log every hand, or just hourly data based on your chip stack? thanks. [/ QUOTE ] Did you mean 200 games as in 200 tournaments? Glad to see you're doing well but you will need loads more experience before playing for a living. Personally I'm turning pro in the next few weeks playing 3/6 limit 6max. You won't find an answer as to which game is most profitable overall. My advice is to try out everything and to find what is most profitable for you. I played SnG's and Omaha8 before I settled into 6max limit hold'em. Go learn the basics of and play micro-limits of every game that interests you. Move up level by level when you find you are dominating. Always keep striving to learn and improve. What is your bankroll? Tiger Gaming has excellent micro-limit hold'em tables, that's where I started a year ago =) Best of luck |
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Re: gambling for a living
It isn't possible to play for a living at the $50 games. If you're talking about the ten handed sit and go's and you're winning almost 40% you're playing well AND catching cards. This number isn't sustainable in the long run. My half johnny chan, half phil helmuth robot only wins 28% in those things and he's super good. Keep building a roll at that level and take your shots at bigger games. When I'm feeling frisky I play $200 5 man and heads up games at the fish pond as i call it (real site name not found). I'd say these games are still fishy for the level, but that's my opinion. You've got to test the waters yourself and see how high you can go without losing your comfort level.
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Re: gambling for a living
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It isn't possible to play for a living at the $50 games. If you're talking about the ten handed sit and go's and you're winning almost 40% you're playing well AND catching cards. This number isn't sustainable in the long run. My half johnny chan, half phil helmuth robot only wins 28% in those things and he's super good. Keep building a roll at that level and take your shots at bigger games. When I'm feeling frisky I play $200 5 man and heads up games at the fish pond as i call it (real site name not found). I'd say these games are still fishy for the level, but that's my opinion. You've got to test the waters yourself and see how high you can go without losing your comfort level. [/ QUOTE ] Don't be such a Negative Nancy. He's going to win the WSOP this year. |
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It isn't possible to play for a living at the $50 games. [/ QUOTE ] Post this in the STT forum, then duck. |
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It isn't possible to play for a living at the $50 games. [/ QUOTE ] Please don't reply when you have no idea what you are talking about. Some pro's live at the $22s and $33s. |
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My half johnny chan, half phil helmuth robot only wins 28% [/ QUOTE ] Hey noob, he said he was in the money 40% of the time. FWIW, I (and many others) could 8 table- $10SNG's, 40 hours a week and pay the rent and eat, but would not enjoy it one bit. |
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It isn't possible to play for a living at the $50 games. [/ QUOTE ] 8-tabling you'll get 500 of these in a week without breaking a sweat. So if your ROI is a measly 10% you only make $2500 per week. Ok, I admit it's hard to live on $125k a year, but surely a few near-beggars manage? |
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