Dont worry about bankroll management, you got this.

Buy the way I am playing live tonight come on down 2/5nl no max buy in. should be fun.

Would you like to share your full tilt and pokerstars' user name with us?

 

Originally Posted by lavaman

Full Tilt was: P0K3R HUSTLE

I played on several different pokerstars usernames and to be quite honest, have forgotten all of them.

Try: Poison Oak , lavaman10 and WordPlay

Jst wen I thought u couldn't become more of a joke you just openly admit to multi accounting. Good work op this thread is going to get more interesting.

Mods please edit title to encompass the ma

you played on all three?

 

Originally Posted by USCswimmer

you played on all three?

I honestly can't recall which one I was playing on constantly. I will say that's the only 3 accounts I ever recall signing in to.

 

Originally Posted by kevmode

Why is this thread still here? Hasn't OP had his 15mintues of fame?

So much attention whoring in this thread. We gave you enough advice already in this tread OP take it or leave it.

Half of your posts weren't even beneficial. Do you have any advice for me?

So when do you turn 21 and this adventure gets started ?

 

Originally Posted by lavaman

Full Tilt was: P0K3R HUSTLE

I played on several different pokerstars usernames and to be quite honest, have forgotten all of them.

Try: Poison Oak , lavaman10 and WordPlay

You know that is against the TOS on all sites, right?

 

Originally Posted by lordxixor101

$2k is a horrible starting role for $1/$2 if your going to live on it. That's 10 buy ins at the $200 tables. Your a couple of lousy hands from having $1k (and read the posts on here about $1/$2, losing 4-5 buyins is nothing, regular players don't even have it register on their radars). This is also assuming you are sleeping on a park bench and eating out of a trash can.

I also don't know what $60 tournament your referring to, but when I vacationed, I printed out all of the tournaments on one of the listing sites. Every tournament under $100 was taking at least 25% (and most well over 30%) in tournament fees. This is compared to most $10 touraments online taking less than 10%. Most of these aren't getting many people, so it's going to be hard to beat these long term. Sure, you might do it for a 5% gain or something, but on $60, your going to spend hours playing to make an avg of $3 a tournament? Your not going to have 100% roi in these things (these aren't $4.40 180's on stars).

Do whatever you want, but Vegas unemployment is still high at the moment (my parents live in Nevada, so I get updates on the news from time to time). Your going to struggle to get a decent job.

Also, if your imagining your great Vegas success story, just remember that, for every 1 that is somewhat of a success, there are 1,000 more that crawl home to mom and dad and beg for a couch after it goes horribly wrong. I don't wish any ill will upon you, but logically speaking, I don't see how this can work. You can run like god for 6 months at the tables when you get out there and still be busto in a year.

Better find a good casino that you can play at that'll give you comps, so at least you can eat free 1 out of 2 days, maybe eat at McDonalds the other day.

this pretty much sums up why 2k br is not enough.. playing on a short roll is probably one of the worst feelings in poker, i could only imagine how bad it feels to take a huge beat when that $$$ is your livelihood.

op, most of the advice given in this thread is completely true and shouldn't be taken the wrong way.

I hope youv'e came to the conclusion and realized that you need way more $$ then 2-4k to start pursuing professional poker.

gl

When you turn 21 and your balls drop, please stop by Hollywood Casino in Indiana by Belterra. I'd love to play some cash with you and see how things go. Maybe even give you a bonus chance with some HU... You put up 2.5k and I'll put up 5k and we'll play best of 5. Or we'll play the same tourneys for 1 week and see who makes more on a sidebet???

However you wanna play it champ... But for real, your plan is bulletproof. How could you lose? El Oh El

Dont keep any money in your back pockets and dont smoke with people in side alleys.

 

Originally Posted by RagTopDoc

With all due respect, if you don't know that Atlantic City isn't "11 hours north" of Lexington, Ky, you have both no clue and no chance. IMHO you need to rethink your life strategy.

I-64 E to Atlantic City Expy S
11 hrs 16 mins / 690.49 miles

obv OP isn't too aware of MA but i dont' think its anything too just start flippn out on him about

 

Originally Posted by lavaman

No kidding. I don't understand why half the people who've posted within this forum have given me so much shit. I merely asked for advice... what people would do if they were in my shoes..

I understand. I know it's East of Lexington, but don't you have to drive a little north as well? lol.

People take multi-accounting seriously since it has given the game a black eye at times. I doubt you doing it personally took money out of other people's bank accounts, but it has happened many times with high profile players doing it, and players feel when this is done its not only against the terms of the site you are playing on, but in a sense stealing from other players. I am actually surprised hardly anyone gave you a hard time about that. Giving you a hard time about your plan to short roll and go for broke playing $60 tourneys on a small roll that isn't supported by sound bankroll management decisions, is basically people trying to give you sound advice. If you took it as something you were just going to do anyway, then fine, but it seemed early on in the thread you were asking for advice, and then when you received it from people that do know what they are talking about, you wanted to take the risk anyway. So basically you weren't asking for advice, you wanted people to just wish you good luck.

Yup - definitely a bit North and East. And definitely about 11 hours.

I grew up in NJ, spent a ton of time playing cash games there when I was much younger. I actually played mostly Stud since it was before the hold-em boom.

Never played a tournament there though as I have been out of the area and country for many years. I still visit there occasionally when popping home to visit family and friends, but its usually for a night or two of degening at the casino games and getting drunk since when I do travel I tend to take a break from poker unless its specifically a poker trip. Basically the surrounding areas to the casinos are not so safe, but the boardwalk and beach are "OK" during the summer and there are a few good places to drink and hang-out there as well. Hotel rooms can be cheap or free at the casinos if you build up some comp there.

Once again, the messages about the bankroll shouldn't be ignored, but I know I am beating a dead horse. I have seen very talented players not follow any bankroll advice and constantly breaking their roll and starting over. The best advice to people that can't follow bankroll management is to get some results so people notice for staking purposes so you can play bigger games without having the risk to be bust or playing events with 30% rake. Basically if you are going to play 1/2 on $4k (plus whatever money you need for expenses), you should be fine if you can beat that game. It still puts you on the low end of the stick according to Fox's Basic Bankroll Management Guidelines. For tourneys, you should be looking to play games that have no more than 10% rake and be prepared for wild swings both in terms of what bankroll you need to support it and what bankroll you need to pay for expenses if you go on a month or more long dry spell which unfortunately is normal for even the best MTT players.

 

Originally Posted by lavaman

What do you mean it's not safe?

Meaning its fine within a 2 block radius away from the beach/casinos, after that I wouldn't walk further around with a wad of cash at night. Maybe its changed in the past 5 years, but there were tons of houses boarded up and just not really a safe area to just walk around alone. The boardwalk, going from casino to casino, etc. is fine. The casinos themselves are decent enough and you won't run into safety problems. Just be street smart at night, especially if alone and look like you might have some money on you.