Gonna live off 2/4 - How long?

I play in AC once in awhile. I plan to try playing 2/4 there and building up $1000, before taking a shot at 5/10. How long will this take? I'm 90% certain that I'm the best player at my table (yea, I should be playing higher, but I'm nearly broke except few hundred dollars). I will plan to live off $1/hr, which I'm capable of.

Has anyone done anything like play $2/4 full time? I would love to know what BB/100 is possible. If anyone has any data on this, what sample size do you have? Thank you

[MagicMan08]

I may not be the most experienced, but I have read a lot about going pro or supporting yourself on poker, and starting out with that much money is not reccomended. Take a look at some posts around here about going pro or whatever. You have to have enough money to deal with losing nights, gas, bills, food, phone, and whatever else.

[etizzle]

its actually pretty tough to beat many live 2-4 games due to nearly prohibitive rake.

[MagicMan08]

It all depends on where you play and how big the average pot is though, at my local casinos the pots you do win don't even make a difference as far as the rake goes. I spose if you multiply that rake by like 50+ wins or so, but I mean still. I am also a newbie tho.

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I may not be the most experienced, but I have read a lot about going pro or supporting yourself on poker, and starting out with that much money is not reccomended. Take a look at some posts around here about going pro or whatever. You have to have enough money to deal with losing nights, gas, bills, food, phone, and whatever else.

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I appreciate your concern for me. I hope I don't come off as completely arrogant and ignorant when I say I'm sure I can take care of myself. I've been to AC about 25-30 times this year, so I feel I have a good grasp of my expenses.

I'm not looking for advice to stray from what I want to do. I hope someone has info in helping me acheive what I want. Thank you.

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its actually pretty tough to beat many live 2-4 games due to nearly prohibitive rake.

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I hate rake [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]. However, I believe the non-fishiest (weekdays daytime) 2/4 games are still profitable for the best or top two players on the table. I've played about 5000 hands (assuming 30 hands/hr) this year, and I believe I can beat this game at any time. I realized this is a small sample size.

[bernie]

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I will plan to live off $1/hr, which I'm capable of.


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Yes, cardboard boxes are cheap. But they're tough to get a cable connection hooked up for the tv. On top of that, they can be kind of drafty. Especially in the wintertime.

$1/hr? Please.

This has got to be a joke thread.

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I will plan to live off $1/hr, which I'm capable of.


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Yes, cardboard boxes are cheap. But they're tough to get a cable connection hooked up for the tv. On top of that, they can be kind of drafty. Especially in the wintertime.

$1/hr? Please.

This has got to be a joke thread.

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Yeah, I wish it was too [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]. Sorry, but I'm serious.

I know you're a respected poster. However, if my situation keeps you from giving a helpful response, please ignore it. Anyways, all I really need to know is how much can the $2/4 game in AC be beat for. I can figure the rest for myself.

[shant]

You should build up enough money to buy a cheap computer, get online and 4-table.

[bernie]

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I will plan to live off $1/hr, which I'm capable of.


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Yes, cardboard boxes are cheap. But they're tough to get a cable connection hooked up for the tv. On top of that, they can be kind of drafty. Especially in the wintertime.

$1/hr? Please.

This has got to be a joke thread.

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Yeah, I wish it was too [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]. Sorry, but I'm serious.

I know you're a respected poster. However, if my situation keeps you from giving a helpful response, please ignore it. Anyways, all I really need to know is how much can the $2/4 game in AC be beat for. I can figure the rest for myself.

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How are you going to live on $1/hr? You want a helpful response, I'm being realistic. When someone is serious about doing this for a living, they don't say they'll play a live 2-4 and live off of $1/hr unless A: They're planning on living in a broom closet and eat scraps or B: they have a big sum of money stashed that they can live off of for a long while.

Btw...$1000 is way to low to play 5-10. Playing 2-4 with only $500 is asking alot too. No offense, but I think you have a little more to learn before you think of doing this for a living.

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