Gl Sir,

Pokertracker or Holdem Manager are basically the best out there, there's a trial version of HM which could give you an idea of which out of the two you prefer.

HEM >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>PT3

 

Originally Posted by EL-Irish

Poker helped me make enough money to get out of the Navy and get a degree. Best advice I can give you is keep your bills low while in the Army and take some shots at poker. Really if your serious about playing take as many shots as you can and test yourself while your still in the secure enviroment of the Army. If your not a big winner by the end of your tour (steady 6-10K month profit in your last year). Then keep poker as a hobby.

u pro now?

gl. Have you been to any of the casinos in Seoul? I've only been to 7 Luck at the Coex mall. They did not play any poker, not sure about the others. I wanna check out Paradise Walker Hill. If you know of any games in the Seoul area hit me up. I'm at Osan.

They have 1-2 and 2-5 game at Walkerhill. The rake is pretty bad, but there are some MOOOOOOOOOOOONKEYS that play there and just donate money.

i posted a late last week about my shot at bankrolling over the next 3 years while im in the army for when i get home from korea and get out. its only been a week or so but its been a good start. played 20 sngs this week and cashed in 16. 14 were 1st or 2nd place. i know ill end up a bit lower but as of now im 2nd on the battle of the planets leaderboard, venus level on stars. hopefully i can keep the steam rolling for a bit.

not sure what part of seoul your in there, i know for a fact 7luck casino doesnt have poker. i have heard that Walker casino has 1/2 and 2/5 but the rakes might be higher than the states. havent checked it out personally tho

 

Originally Posted by team_josh122

trying to figure out what sites i can play on besides stars and doyles room while im stationed here in korea. ap/ub wont let me play with a korean ip address. korean internet wont let me download or even update my ft software....any help for other sites that actually have decent games on it let me know. i only play on stars cause doyles room is so disapointing. never any players on the site its not even worth it. thanks for some help p5.

team_josh122

That's right they dont let you play op AP/UB, I had the same problem while i was in Korea. But besides stars, fulltilt is nice! you should try it out, and it works in Korea! GL!

 

Originally Posted by ialmost1

FTP does not work in Korea. At least not for me. I bought a new lap top and it blocks FTP. I'm stuck on stars as well. Oh, I download Cake, but was not a fan of it.

I was in Korea till last June and FTP worked fine for me! For live poker, I think they only haver poker games at Walker hill now.
They used to have poker at 7luck but they had something like a 1-year contract to offer texas holdem and they were under construction (7luck next to Hilton) so they didnt renew the contract. So they might have poker again if the reconstruction is done.

I never had problems with FTP! I played on my laptop and already had FTP installed on it, maybe thats why?

I was in the military for 6 years and JMO, but if you are serious about making a nice BR, start setting up games with the guys on base... They have money to burn (COLA FTW), and love to get drunk and dump it to you. When I got stationed in Hawaii I lived off of the money I would make from these games and just bank my checks every month until I got married. Needless to say my wife walked around with a Tiffany's ring and we were able to travel to all the islands and buy a nice car with the earnings (not bad for an E-3). That lasted till we had our first kid then I focused on school more than poker but still played once in a while to supplement our income. Poker is a great thing, but unless you're a top player my advice would be to play as a serious hobby and take advantage of your Tuition assistance that the military provides you and get a degree before you get out so if your poker career doesn't take off or goes south, you have a fall back. Good luck either way but IMO always have a secondary source of income / fall back plan if you plan on making it a career after you get out.

haha i get COLA, but not much for BAH cause my wife is military stationed with me here also. as far as ftp it let me play the first week i was here, then when they did there weekly software update i couldnt download it. i emailed ftp and the instructions they gave me included unistalling the software so i did. then when i went to dowload it again the internet here in korea wouldnt let me access the ftp site. but i would greatly like to (somehow) get the software to play again. yes i have a pc not a mac btw...