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  1. maroon21 maroon21 is offline

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    Mar 6th, 2011 (3/6/2011 11:10pm)

    First of all, I feel like over the last few months my poker skills have improved significantly. Partially due to the help and support of all of the great posters here, and partially due to my research and natural ability. I have been playing for a while and built a decent bankroll, but now life has thrown a bit of a curve ball. My third quarter of college is about to start (Finals next week -.-), and I just got my tuition bill. Now, I have been blessed with good Fortune and have not had to pay much at all for college (normal tuition is 56K -.-) thus far. My parents don't make a ton of money and I got a couple really good scholarships. Anyway, my bill this quarter leaves me paying about 750. I have had to put a deposit on my apartment for next school year already, and that pretty much drained my life roll. So, i'm sure you can see the obvious solution by now. Take off my roll and give it to my school. Note, I haven't asked my parents for help yet, and I honestly don't plan too. Another options is loans, but it seems silly to me to take out loans when I can avoid it. Besides, the bill is coming up in a week and I couldn't get the loan by that time anyway.

    If I do decide to take of my roll, it will require me to withdraw all the money in my account. :(... So that would be pretty much end my poker days. I really really really don't want that to happen. Although at this point, it is gunna happen. What should I do. I wish I had a good friend that would spot my the money for either school or poker, but that doesn't happen to be the case. I've played really well of late, but been extremely frustrated, for I have been trying to satty and take a few shots, but keep on getting slapped by variance. Any advice on how I could keep this poker dream alive would be GREATLY appreciated.

    Thank you all,
    and Good luck!
  2. otang4prez otang4prez is offline MMM is my Hero

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    Mar 6th, 2011 (3/6/2011 11:25pm) in reply to maroon21

    Judging by your profile I think you mainly play on FT. Your 90% not gonna be able to cash out within a week to begin with. Start looking for other options IMO.
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    Mar 6th, 2011 (3/6/2011 11:28pm) in reply to otang4prez

    Yes, you are correct. Most, likely i'll initiate the transaction tonight, just looking for desperation advice. If the transfer is late, they will only charge a $50 late fee, and i'll have another 2 weeks, before the second fee. But at that time, things would get ugly lol.
    Edited By: maroon21 Mar 6th, 2011 at 11:29 PM
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  4. grapsfan grapsfan is offline Head Curmudgeon

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    Mar 6th, 2011 (3/6/2011 11:39pm) in reply to maroon21

    What's more important...the $750 poker dream, or getting a degree from an apparently prestigious university?
     
  5. penileinfection penileinfection is offline

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    Mar 6th, 2011 (3/6/2011 11:43pm) in reply to grapsfan

    your parents can't loan you $750? or another family member? i did read you said you didn't want to do that, although i dont know why unless you think they cant afford it......
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    Mar 6th, 2011 (3/6/2011 11:48pm) in reply to penileinfection

     
    Originally Posted by penileinfection View Post

    your parents can't loan you $750? or another family member? i did read you said you didn't want to do that, although i dont know why unless you think they cant afford it......

    Yeah, I mean if they knew I really needed it they would scrape it up, but honestly, they just don't have it. It's also that, i've never had to ask them to help pay for school yet, and I really want to keep it that way. They are amazing parents, they don't deserve to spend what little money they might be able to pull together on my school.

    Grapesfan: Thanks for helping put it into perspective. Yes, the schooling is more important, but I just wanna see if there is any way that I could continue poker too. Thanks!
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  7. grapsfan grapsfan is offline Head Curmudgeon

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    Mar 6th, 2011 (3/6/2011 11:56pm) in reply to maroon21

     
    Originally Posted by maroon21 View Post

    Grapesfan: Thanks for helping put it into perspective. Yes, the schooling is more important, but I just wanna see if there is any way that I could continue poker too. Thanks!

    You can still continue...you'll just be grinding it up from freerolls and FPPs and whatever. People have done it before, and maybe you can be the next.
     
  8. maroon21 maroon21 is offline

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    Mar 7th, 2011 (3/7/2011 12:48am) in reply to grapsfan

    Thanks for the advice, just withdrew it all except for $19. So pissed, just lost AA to J 10 all in pre-flop for 35K in MiniFtops 1, this is probably a good thing, if you knew how bad I actually run.
    Edited By: maroon21 Mar 7th, 2011 at 12:59 AM
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    Mar 7th, 2011 (3/7/2011 1:49am) in reply to otang4prez

     
    Originally Posted by otang4prez View Post

    Judging by your profile I think you mainly play on FT. Your 90% not gonna be able to cash out within a week to begin with. Start looking for other options IMO.

    Why not? I withdraw via echeck and get my withdrawals in 2 days.
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    Mar 7th, 2011 (3/7/2011 1:52am) in reply to yjbrewer

    gl to you sir with whatever you decide to do.
  11. tyson219 tyson219 is offline Moderator

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    Mar 7th, 2011 (3/7/2011 2:48am) in reply to YMCMB86

    Take out a small student loan. It's easy to get a loan as long as you're at an accredited college and interest is deferred until after graduation. I took out loans for most of undergrad and in all honesty, it's not that bad.
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    Mar 7th, 2011 (3/7/2011 2:55am) in reply to tyson219

    Good call with the cashout. Sucks to zero out your account but obviously school is the priority. A few times I've built an $800 roll on a $100 deposit, depending on the risk you're willing to take you might have to play very small stakes but it can be done.

    glgl
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    Mar 7th, 2011 (3/7/2011 3:08am) in reply to Rabo Karabek

    Thanks for the support guys. Its gunna be a long battle from $19 dollars, but hopefully I can make something happen early on. It just sucks cause I feel like i'm "due" for a score in a bigger buy in game.
    Edited By: maroon21 Mar 7th, 2011 at 03:14 AM
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  14. otang4prez otang4prez is offline MMM is my Hero

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    Mar 7th, 2011 (3/7/2011 3:21am) in reply to yjbrewer

     
    Originally Posted by yjbrewer View Post

    Why not? I withdraw via echeck and get my withdrawals in 2 days.


    Didn't say it was impossible but there are shit tons of people waiting months for cash outs. I just wouldn't want to have to rely on FT to pay my tuition.
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    Mar 7th, 2011 (3/7/2011 3:35am) in reply to otang4prez

    Get a job on campus, save some and redeposit if need be. Don't be disheartened by this, but never play with money that you need for school. gl
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    Mar 7th, 2011 (3/7/2011 4:14am) in reply to hornyfreak

    Yeah, I have a job right now, but it's work study and I only get about 8 hours a week. Which is about all I have time for. So I have a small income, most of which goes to train tickets home on breaks. I'll start saving now tho. lol

    Oh, so I bought in to the $1 rebuy but didn't add one. Was doing well and then this happens, just to make things better. lol Just wow, what can I do.

    Full Tilt Poker Game #28800676999: $10,000 Rush Guar (Rebuy) (223758828), Table 422 - 40/80 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:15:37 CT - 2011/03/06 [23:15:37 ET - 2011/03/06]
    Seat 1: Chanoldo (8,100)
    Seat 2: luckyydayy (1,400)
    Seat 3: maroon21 (5,080)
    Seat 4: escapisme (4,205)
    Seat 5: blue_pit_24 (13,443)
    Seat 6: HASIK81 (10,834)
    Seat 7: leedsrounder (13,075)
    Seat 8: stunna134 (3,775)
    Seat 9: Naggedd (4,430)
    luckyydayy posts the small blind of 40
    maroon21 posts the big blind of 80
    The button is in seat #1
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to maroon21 [Jh 3d]
    escapisme folds
    blue_pit_24 calls 80
    HASIK81 folds
    leedsrounder folds
    stunna134 folds
    Naggedd folds
    Chanoldo has 8 seconds left to act
    Chanoldo calls 80
    luckyydayy calls 40
    maroon21 has 8 seconds left to act
    maroon21 checks
    *** FLOP *** [2h Jd 3s]
    luckyydayy checks
    maroon21 checks
    blue_pit_24 bets 320
    Chanoldo folds
    luckyydayy folds
    maroon21 has 15 seconds left to act
    maroon21 calls 320
    *** TURN *** [2h Jd 3s] [Ah]
    maroon21 checks
    blue_pit_24 bets 960
    maroon21 raises to 4,680, and is all in
    blue_pit_24 calls 3,720
    maroon21 shows [Jh 3d]
    blue_pit_24 shows [2d 3c]
    *** RIVER *** [2h Jd 3s Ah] [2c]
    maroon21 shows two pair, Jacks and Threes
    blue_pit_24 shows a full house, Twos full of Threes
    blue_pit_24 wins the pot (10,320) with a full house, Twos full of Threes
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 10,320 | Rake 0
    Board: [2h Jd 3s Ah 2c]
    Seat 1: Chanoldo (button) folded on the Flop
    Seat 2: luckyydayy (small blind) folded on the Flop
    Seat 3: maroon21 (big blind) showed [Jh 3d] and lost with two pair, Jacks and Threes
    Seat 4: escapisme didn't bet (folded)
    Seat 5: blue_pit_24 showed [2d 3c] and won (10,320) with a full house, Twos full of Threes
    Seat 6: HASIK81 didn't bet (folded)
    Seat 7: leedsrounder didn't bet (folded)
    Seat 8: stunna134 didn't bet (folded)
    Seat 9: Naggedd didn't bet (folded)
    Edited By: maroon21 Mar 7th, 2011 at 04:19 AM
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  17. dangitisuck dangitisuck is offline

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    Mar 7th, 2011 (3/7/2011 6:11pm) in reply to maroon21

    join a staking site and apply for stakes, keeps ya in the ball game...dont fuck with your education, poker will always be there
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    Mar 7th, 2011 (3/7/2011 9:38pm) in reply to dangitisuck

    Hummm, I have no idea how to go about that though, but still a great idea.
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    Mar 7th, 2011 (3/7/2011 11:59pm) in reply to maroon21

    www.partimepoker.com

    staking site
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