Is it $1k total, or a few grand total? If it is $1k total, you would be under-rolled in my opinion to play $11-$55s on a $1k bankroll. GL either way!

 

Originally Posted by bptuneman

, and the outline is 8 hrs per day playing Medium Mtt's on a couple sites.

I wouldn't try to be like "I have to play X amount of hours a day", especially when playing MTTs. Play when your motivated and ready to go, not just to fill a false quota of hours played. Hope that helps.

No I plan to put 1K minimum on a minimum of 3...possibly 4 different sites...basically I have 5K to put to work, and dont want it all on any one site. (maybe even 1K on 3 sites w/another 2Kback)Also my play would be about 90% $11-$22 MTT's, with an occasional $50 but I know 1K on a site is not enough to grind them. It on one hand seems more likely to make a steady profit (as steady as MTT's can be anyway) since almost all these fields are well under 300...not like grinding stars and having to prevail over 2000 people in even the smallest ones. I find I about average the bubble in these with many bad beats prior to FT (which indicates to me that not many people use PT either based on their usually horrible calls vs my style/image). I am just sick of winning @300 when I do win...I basically just want to play a step higher, seem to have enough to give myself a shot, and have an opportunity to do so with zero distractions. So its not so much about me per say, but whether any of you think you would have did better slightly earlier had you had the backing to play higher trynys? (I fully plan on working with one of the best MTT coaches available in Oct since I should have a decent post blk fri sample by then to work with...any recommendation appreciated)....I also agree with JP... I wont necc play 8 hours or any arbitrary number, but with a hiatus from my family I have 24/7 for @6 months to play whenever I decide to, I just know that I plan to play alot.....

Black Friday shouldnt have any effect on you at all given the fact that your "volume" level online hasnt been high on any site. Nor have you had the success/scores pre BF and post BF to sustain a living... (unless your in the movie "eurotrip" and your buying hotels in bratislava for nickels)

Is this a level? Or are you actually fooling yourself?

If its a level, GOOD1. If your actually serious then...sighhhhhhh *pats you on the back*

GL in your freerolls

Come on ....the difference post black friday is unmeasurable. The volume, number of players and games made is so anyone could have found SOME game they were good at. It is a lot more limited with a finite group of players, way more regs.
Overall in 10 years live and online I am up....maybe 5k overall. Far less than the 40K I would have blew on scratches and craps and sports and all that crap since finding poker. I still am clueless why this site has no stats on me prior to that one PStars win and some recent messing around on Cake....My actual stats were along the lines of this:
Truepoker I won maybe 1K....first site, no clue what I played on that site....my first year.
party+PStars combined from 03/4ish to 06 I averaged 1K-4K yearly profit, nothing huge, typical beginner player reading everything I could, watched all the TV poker, and played a lot of everything....my usual routine was:Deposit $200....run up to 800 8/10 times thru sh2/4 and 3/6 and some 45 and 18 mans, Cash out $300 then jump 10 limits up and donk off. (either a sunday 215 or some 1000NL sitting with like 200) I usually lost. Re-deposit and repeat. Still I made money cashing out before losing it all at high stakes. Couldn't play much in 07-08. (kids) So the last 2 years are all stydying and reading my logs. (I have almost every one of those trny's logged with how/why I lost as well as all my big cash hands and trny wins, a pretty neat feat in itself having almost my full life of stats)
I had 600K hands on my PT that went south in 08) so I just started again, giving Cake a shot. I think I have my MTT and SNG game far better than I ever and now that I read all these blogs and hands of everyone. I have the time and opportunity now...so yeah I am going to be playing, full time mid stakes MTT's. Hopefully winning. I still will do a month of coaching before I do start full time in Nov.
CLIFFS:
-I think my game is as good as it has ever been and good enough to earn money post flk fri with some coaching...(despite spewy Cake stats...kinda tried everything to get a feel again)
-Have a once in a marriage opportunity to have 4-6 months with no distractions to play.
-Have a bankroll I can invest in my play to start for once a substantial amount.
-Wonder what people thought about starting with more money....(example:was thinkng about going back to school for gunsmith...it would cost 40K and no overall guarantee of profit. I dont see how investing 5K or so into poker could be awful...
-looking to have the roll for and be playing $33-$50's after 6 months, full time at profit.
I will post the whole journey here most likely when I get a coach, just seeking input.

 

Originally Posted by WeLOVEtilt

just put 2.5k on merge and grind 33 FOs and smaller, you'll get there :D
gl sir

Very possibly something along those lines...obviously I would play the $11's and up too they pay well...How many runners do those 33's get there? under 300?

 

Originally Posted by realpokerpro

it is possible to move in stakes enough to earn a living however you have to remember that you still haven't proved yet you can be profitable at higher stakes.

you should at least try to play 1/2 the games at first to get comfortable at the new level to make any adjustments need before maxing out at the higher levels. if you can survive the variance and manage your bankroll properly, then you have a chance. gl

I totally agree...I am going to drop anything below $3, and mix those with 5.50's......and instead of playing 8 toury's a night I will play full time. So I think I would be wasting that time to continue and grind the couple hundred I have in play playing micro's and $1-$3's..., and not put just put another 1K there and add in some $11fo -$11 r/b and play satts to the 50/100 trns.....and hopefully work up to playing the $22-$33's with an occasional $50 after 6 months full time and be able to sustain a modest profit.

 

Originally Posted by bptuneman

Why is it assumed if you cant grind to riches you cant be successful in online poker? Thoughts?

I think that came out wrong....I have no problem grinding and learning my @ss off and putting in all the effort it takes, I'm not looking for any miracle, just looking to make money when playing full time, so I can continue to play full time after 6 months...or else its back work and recreational poker.

Whoaa didnt know u were serious. lol

GL man, i hear its a tuff way to make an easy living

Best advice i can give is keep making good decisions when things arent going well. Thats one concept i have to remind myself everytime i think of taking a "shot" .
When i master that aspect maybe i will try a "shot" of my own.

Cards be live and pots monsters...

@ the stakes ur talking about you will be fine staking yourself. yes the varience is crazy but on US sites the fields are tiny so it's much less then you would think. and the play is terrible @ those stakes as long as you have some time to build and keep it low; you will be fine.

I would join a training site. I am currently on Tournement poker edge which is pretty good esp since they have several vids from merge players. and some of them are even low stakes. GL man. You can do it.

You just gotta do it...You aint gonna know if it was a good decision till after..If you get a fair card distribution on your first few tourneys, and a good enough portion of your hands/plays hold up, you'll be fine...Maybe, itll be magic day, and you'll bink big, and become a top 10 guy here....But, maybe you'll get shit on every level and nothing will work..You have to know that, you been playing alot longer than me...
Staking yourself?...Again, you aint gonna know on that till after..Everyone here could be right, or wrong...
You gotta judge how important that 1k is...If its important, than you gotta use the strictest BRM, if its not, and you can dump more on there, than shoot away dood..You cant know till its done..Will yu navigate your stack to the light of the poker gods? Probably, in maybe a few tourneys..hopefully it'll be in a bigger one right?

I'd suggest something along these lines:

500 ACR
1000 Revolution
1000 Merge
500-1000 Bovada
500 for training/coaching

1000-1500 on the side to reload if you go broke on any of those sites.

BR:
3000-5000: 3r-5rs, 5-20 FOs, daily big 33 FOs (there's one on both Merge & Lock)
5000-7500: 3rs-10rs, 5-30 FOs, occasional shots at 50-55 FOs (e.g., Sundays, Midweek Monster, etc)
7500-10,000: 3rs-10rs, 5-55 FOs, occasional shots at 100 FOs and 30cs

Good luck

 

Originally Posted by tyson219

I'd suggest something along these lines:

500 ACR
1000 Revolution
1000 Merge
500-1000 Bovada
500 for training/coaching

1000-1500 on the side to reload if you go broke on any of those sites.

BR:
3000-5000: 3r-5rs, 5-20 FOs, daily big 33 FOs (there's one on both Merge & Lock)
5000-7500: 3rs-10rs, 5-30 FOs, occasional shots at 50-55 FOs (e.g., Sundays, Midweek Monster, etc)
7500-10,000: 3rs-10rs, 5-55 FOs, occasional shots at 100 FOs and 30cs

Good luck

That sounds like an excellent outline and pretty much what I want to do. Thank you

Thanks all....I am onto some hard core training, going to finish my new PC and get geared up. My next post (aside of any hands) will be when I am good to go. I'll blog my whole experience then. I am positive the only thing stopping anyone is drive....all the help and information is out there.

yeah mate, go for it, play as high as possible