Making a living in live 3/6 games??

[SNOWBALL138]

For some reason when you told this story a picture of this one guy from Hollywood park shot straight into my head. He is ALWAYS there. I've seen him play multiple limits (3/6-10/20)

He's seems to know everyone, and it really looks like he occasionally gets staked. He looks poor, and talks like a moron (abusive to dealers). He's also a fairly bad player (not terrible but very weak). Anyway, maybe its the same guy, maybe not.

Sometimes my mind gets to wondering about these things.

[midwestkc]

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I will make a stab at this. I live in Kansas City and play about 15 hours a week at the local card room. So far in my very brief poker career, I have averaged 13.36 p/hr between the 3/6 and 4/8 for over 300 hours. I know the sample is small, but I just started.

I agree with the posters previously, the only 'rounders' who are doing this fall into four catergories. 1. goverment scammers, who receive a monthly check. 2. Househusbands who wife is supporting them. 3. Fleas who live with mom/dad. 4. Students.

Could you live off just playing 3/6 to 4/8 maybe. But it would suck. Assuming I quit my job and decided I would want to try this lifestyle. Here is what I came up with.

I would live in downtown KC, with no car. But the city bus will take you to the casinos. So you could live without a car. My breakdown on expenses.

decent apt. DT KC $500
gas/electric $ 50
cable/phone $ 50
bus pass $ 50
food $100

You would have to earn at least $750 per month for basic living expenses.

If working 50 hours a week earning $10/hr, which I believe is possible. You could take home $500 per/week. If you were a semi-skilled player.

Very few people would choose this as a option, but I think it could work.


Mark in Kansas City

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How are you eating regularly on $100 a month? Unless you get a lot of comps at your seat, I don't know that that's realistic. I don't know alot of the other expenses of living downtown KC (I live in the 'burbs), but this seems rediculous. I know that I like things like beer, eating out, etc., but even just going to the store and getting PB&J will run you more than a bill per month.

You will earn a comp rate .75 a hour at Harrahs, more if you are diamond, or platinum card holder on multiple points day. Earning .75 per hours X 50 hr = 37.5 in comps.

So you could earn a lunch buffet for everyday of the week you played. If I were to put myself in this situation, I would become a diamond card holder, which now you can get into the diamond lounge and eat some small snacks for free.

As mentioned in the above example I would not a have a car. So zero expense. As for beer and entertainment. Well since I do not drink, that expense would be zero. Entertainment, you could rent movies from the Kansas City Public Library downtown, and use the computers for your internet access.

As for grocery bills at a $100 dollars a month. That is easy. Because I currently do it now.

Of course you would have to give up fast food and eating out period. And make everything from scratch. But it is possible. Of course not many people would enjoy this lifestyle.

I believe the most difficult part would be ovecoming the rake, and the ability to never go on tilt. Like I said in my first post, since I only have 300 hours in so far, I am not convinced that the game could be beaten over the long run.

But living on the theo of 2000 a month in downtown KC can be done. Because I am doing it now owning a condo and have a car.

Mark in Kansas City

[turnipmonster]

ramen noodles baby

[midwestkc]

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ramen noodles baby

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mmmmm....ramen.

well i guess you could do this if you had no life or girlfriend. actually this is the case for most of you so it is possible.

When I go to play $1/2 no limit in Atlantic City, I bring in profits of about $350-450 in a period ranging between 4-6 hours. Taking the 6-hour period, and even saying I make $300 per trip, then assuming a 40-hour work week 52 weeks/year, that would be $104,000/year.

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When I go to play $1/2 no limit in Atlantic City, I bring in profits of about $350-450 in a period ranging between 4-6 hours. Taking the 6-hour period, and even saying I make $300 per trip, then assuming a 40-hour work week 52 weeks/year, that would be $104,000/year.

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This would be a very unrealistic number to maintain. Variance will catch up with you even in a room full of fish.

[ThaHero]

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When I go to play $1/2 no limit in Atlantic City, I bring in profits of about $350-450 in a period ranging between 4-6 hours. Taking the 6-hour period, and even saying I make $300 per trip, then assuming a 40-hour work week 52 weeks/year, that would be $104,000/year.

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Of course, the OP said Limit, which is a totally different game.

There was a nice little thread a while ago in here about playing 1/2(I think, it was low limits) live NL for a living, but I suck at the search function and don't know what words to search for anyway. If I find it, maybe I'll link it here.

Oh wow, I completely missed that this was limit...thanks for correcting me. And in that case, I do agree that it would be impossible to make a living off such a game. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]