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LOOKING TO TAKE THE LEAP AS A PRO

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  1. djkelly69 djkelly69 is offline

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    Apr 15th, 2009 (4/15/2009 12:08am) in reply to cardsOFmaine

    no offence to the OP, but you dont exactly appear to be crushing the low level SNGs or MTTs (according to sharkscope). so how are you going to go about making enough to live on at midstakes? having to money to play midstakes, or any level for that matter, is one thing, but having the skills to earn a living there is something totally different.

    (not bringing stats up to ridicule or anything, just to show that it may not be the best decision to become an online pro).
  2. tcstunna tcstunna is offline

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    Apr 15th, 2009 (4/15/2009 12:42am) in reply to djkelly69

    I am going to be blunt: you have no chance

    It sounds harsh but it is the truth. I looked up ur stats and sht and you should not do this. you have no chance at all, dont do it.

    I am good enough to play poker for a living, have done it (did not enjoy it). I have had the results and still dont think i would ever play professionally (unless i had to)... and you havent had any real results and are considering it? Im sorry, but you really have no idea what it takes to play professionally. Not only do you not have the br, but you probably dont have the skills (and br+skills does NOT mean you can actually play professionally, it is just a starting point)

    you really have no idea what you are doing
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  3. djt5280 djt5280 is offline

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    Apr 15th, 2009 (4/15/2009 12:47am) in reply to chancew

     
    Originally Posted by chancew View Post

     
    Originally Posted by bef99hwk View Post

     
    Originally Posted by chancew View Post

    When I started to take poker seriously a couple years ago I started with a 3-5k roll. Its definately doable barring you can control your emotions, are a winning player, and know how to manage money. Alot of friends, family, and haters were laughing at me at the time. Now im the one laughing(cue Brian Urlacher commercial)

    weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

    EZ life when u ship a score most of us won't get all at one time. Keep it realistic lol.

    Before that I had about 150k profit with nothing more than a 10k score(2). Most all of that profit was from from tournies $50> which is VERY realistic.

    come to harmony and timberline and bring ur wallet so i can make a 10k score
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    Apr 15th, 2009 (4/15/2009 1:50am) in reply to dare92

     
    Originally Posted by dare92 View Post

    Another thing to consider is that he's playing "live" in home games or underground games as there are no casinos in Maine. If not he's traveling to NH or CT to play which can get pricey.

    And the fact that a couple of months ago he's looking for advice on $1 sng's and .10c ring games. I'm gonna say he's lacking a bit of experience. Especially in the downswings.

    Also if you're moving in w/ your g/f and can't make enough to pay her rent, you need to man up a bit and get a real job as well as play poker.

    what exactly are you saying with this one is what I wanna know?? I really hope it's not what I think it is.....that's really sad if it is
  5. zspokerpink zspokerpink is offline

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    Apr 15th, 2009 (4/15/2009 2:24am) in reply to prostuntman

     
    Originally Posted by prostuntman View Post

     
    Originally Posted by dare92 View Post

    Another thing to consider is that he's playing "live" in home games or underground games as there are no casinos in Maine. If not he's traveling to NH or CT to play which can get pricey.

    And the fact that a couple of months ago he's looking for advice on $1 sng's and .10c ring games. I'm gonna say he's lacking a bit of experience. Especially in the downswings.

    Also if you're moving in w/ your g/f and can't make enough to pay her rent, you need to man up a bit and get a real job as well as play poker.

    what exactly are you saying with this one is what I wanna know?? I really hope it's not what I think it is.....that's really sad if it is

    obviously whipped and pays rent util and food expenses while g/f goes and gets nails / hair done
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    Apr 15th, 2009 (4/15/2009 2:31am) in reply to ChipArtist

     
    Originally Posted by ChipArtist View Post


     
    Originally Posted by mooknam View Post

    Rule #10, bankroll management, if you ignore this rule it's so damaging. If you aint got 100 buyin's just say HELL NO cuz when you play outside your roll you gonna go broke.-10 Card Commandments (Pokerrapper suka, yeah I thought you'd like that)

    ^^Hilarious

    Weird Al-level parody. Excellent.
  7. prostuntman prostuntman is offline

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    Apr 15th, 2009 (4/15/2009 2:39am) in reply to zspokerpink

     
    Originally Posted by zspokerpink View Post

     
    Originally Posted by prostuntman View Post

     
    Originally Posted by dare92 View Post

    Another thing to consider is that he's playing "live" in home games or underground games as there are no casinos in Maine. If not he's traveling to NH or CT to play which can get pricey.

    And the fact that a couple of months ago he's looking for advice on $1 sng's and .10c ring games. I'm gonna say he's lacking a bit of experience. Especially in the downswings.

    Also if you're moving in w/ your g/f and can't make enough to pay her rent, you need to man up a bit and get a real job as well as play poker.

    what exactly are you saying with this one is what I wanna know?? I really hope it's not what I think it is.....that's really sad if it is

    obviously whipped and pays rent util and food expenses while g/f goes and gets nails / hair done

    that's what I was thinkin too, man, has to suck to be "that " guy....and admit i on a public forum
  8. jdpc27 jdpc27 is offline

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    Apr 15th, 2009 (4/15/2009 3:03am) in reply to mathclub

     
    Originally Posted by mathclub View Post

     
    Originally Posted by jdpc27 View Post


    One month I won 10k only to lose 12k the next month only to win 50k the next month and then lose 12k again the next month.

    JD

    dude ... what the fuck?

    I play a full schedule of MTT's, SAT's and SNG's. In any given month I count on one of them to perform well in case the other does not. We all know variance is a biatch...and when you are playing 1k+ in tournaments a day plus anywhere from 10-50 sng's a day that cost 110+, it is very easy to drop 10k in a month...not that it happens regularly, but it does occurr. The two swings in particular are both accountable mostly to sng swings. Many months that are break even or small winners could be huge months if i only won that key flip.

    JD
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  9. allinblind allinblind is offline

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    Apr 15th, 2009 (4/15/2009 3:32am) in reply to cardsOFmaine

     
    Originally Posted by cardsOFmaine View Post


    i would like to make around $400 a week as that would be equal to what i get after taxes at my job currently....

    Don't forget that you still have to claim poker winnings as a source of income for tax purposes. I just learned this the hard way after only playing full time for 4-5 months last year. Good luck...
  10. dare92 dare92 is offline

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    Apr 16th, 2009 (4/16/2009 2:30pm) in reply to prostuntman

    Prostuntman, I'm actually married so I may have been a little out of line, but my thinking is if you can't make enough money to pay full rent for the apartment, you're in deep shit. If she loses her job/ leaves him, or whatever, it would seriously suck to have to find a new place to live, just cause he's banking on having half his rent paid.

    Just meant it in manner that he needs to be a bit more prepared to paid 1/2 rent just in case...
  11. cassettecounty cassettecounty is offline

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    Apr 16th, 2009 (4/16/2009 4:34pm) in reply to cardsOFmaine

    1. Keep job. Use job money for necessities (rent, food, etc).
    2. Crush cash games. Divide these profits into: money for fun stuff, savings, and poker bankroll.
    3. Study tournament play. Use some of your roll for small-mid stakes MTTs to try to hit a big score.

    If you do hit a big score, still keep your day job. This way you always have income to fall back on during those months-long downswings. You'll never be playing on scared money as long as you know you can cover your expenses with day-job money.

    I can't think of a more ideal situation. Your poker would pay for itself and cushion your savings in case something horrible happens. Your day job would allow you the comfort to take big shots from time to time.

    GL whatever you decide to do.
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