How long/much does it take to be a consistent winner?

ticks · #1 06-10-2005, 11:28 AM

Im relatively new to holdem(and the forums),
been playing online for 4-5 months.
Mostly limit, but more and more NL.
Lately I've been wondering:
How long did it take for you to be a consistent winner?
(at low limit NL)
And how much did it cost you?

Im sure im not the only one wondering about this,
would be nice to have some sort of average yardstick to measure yourself against

gulebjorn · #2 06-10-2005, 11:39 AM

Last christmas, I took the 10$ for free promotion on Royal Vegas. Within two months, I turned it into 600$.

Only money I ever had to invest was deposit 20$ to clear that 600, because they wouldn't let me withdraw without making a deposit.

I am now at 1300 + some pokerbooks that came out of my bankroll.

ticks · #3 06-10-2005, 11:53 AM

Good for you.
Since Im asking,
I guess its pretty obvious im not doing as well as you.
But there must be someone out there who struggled before they saw the light?

gulebjorn · #4 06-10-2005, 12:03 PM

well, if you play poker long enough, you're gonna have big upswings and big downswings. I was lucky enough to start on an upswing. I remember reading about downswings and not believing that you could lose for more than one day in a row.

You need some luck when you're starting out, or a decent bankroll.

webmonarch · #5 06-10-2005, 12:23 PM

When I started, it took me about 4 months a and a $1k of total buy in to get it figured out.

I'm sure I'm one of the slower people to finally get it, but I had no read books until about two months in, and getting Poker Tracker was also a really important purcahse for me, so that I could see where I was not aggressive enough, etc. IT also helped me to really come to grips wiuth the relity that I had to improve my game.

Now, I'm at about 10 PTBB/100 at the .10/.25, and have well made up that initial $1k deficit.

Good luck as you work to improve.

gulebjorn · #6 06-10-2005, 12:36 PM

$1k at the .10/.25 tables? Respect.

Izenra · #7 06-10-2005, 01:33 PM

I did the same thing : 7sultanspoker, 10 free turned into 1000

theben · #8 06-10-2005, 12:22 PM

time: about 2 months
cost: about 200$

then i turned it around and have been a winner ever since

wtfsvi · #9 06-10-2005, 12:37 PM

It took me about a month (late november till early january this year) and cost me about $500 to become what I estimate to be a consistant winner. I think it woulda gone a bit faster had I had the 2+2 forums.

And I wasted half of that time playing limit. Goddamn that's boring stuff.

Just stay tight as a friggin' drum (especially in EP) while you're learning. And get pokertracker if you don't have it.

gulebjorn · #10 06-10-2005, 12:41 PM

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Just stay tight as a friggin' drum (especially in EP) while you're learning.

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I agree. Even if you're playing too tight (less than 15% of hands), you'll be better off than playing too loose.

Playing very tight will cut into your profits a little bit, but it's way better than losing.