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so how do you make your living playing poker?

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  1. keithfolds2 keithfolds2 is offline

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    Oct 7th, 2010 (10/7/2010 7:23pm)

    Just a general idea of how/what are the EASIEST ways to make a living with poker? What buyins/limit do you play? what game? what style of game(HU, super turbo, etc)? Just want to figure out an easier way to make money than what I have dealt with in the past
  2. TheWhitePele TheWhitePele is offline

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    Oct 7th, 2010 (10/7/2010 7:25pm) in reply to keithfolds2

    Id imagine the reality of making a living from poker is a lot different to what the casual player thinks it is
  3. Limo Wreck Limo Wreck is offline

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    Oct 7th, 2010 (10/7/2010 7:31pm) in reply to TheWhitePele

    This site has a great video series w/ training and lot's of top poker players endorse his product.

    http://www.chrisolaafson.com/
  4. Appst08 Appst08 is offline

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    Oct 7th, 2010 (10/7/2010 7:32pm) in reply to Limo Wreck

    don't start
     
  5. jdbunchOSU jdbunchOSU is offline

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    Oct 7th, 2010 (10/7/2010 7:33pm) in reply to Appst08

    is there an easy way to make a living playing poker? Most grinders will put in more time then they would working a 9-5. I play at the casino (1/2 NLHE, 1/2 HA, 1/2-2/5 PLO) to make some extra spending money. But doing it for a living, way more work then what you are expecting.
  6. Lord Supremo Lord Supremo is offline actually a tuvalu lord (sigh)

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    Oct 7th, 2010 (10/7/2010 7:37pm) in reply to jdbunchOSU

    I don't think there is an "easy" way to make a living off poker...aside from maybe binking the Main Event and then living off that the rest of your life. Professional grinders put in heaps of hours playing and even more hours studying the game and bettering themselves. All of them have to deal with the peaks and valleys of variance, all of them have to learn and abide by strict bankroll management...being a pro just isn't the life of leisure a lot of people seem to think it is.
  7. zander zander is online now anomaly in his crotch

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    Oct 7th, 2010 (10/7/2010 7:43pm) in reply to Lord Supremo

    Move to Washington and I'll show you how easy it is...
    Edited By: zander Oct 7th, 2010 at 07:44 PM
    Reason: more hours, less guarantees, pay for your own health care, etc... tons of good side, but it's no cakewalk.
  8. mykalhenry mykalhenry is offline

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    Oct 7th, 2010 (10/7/2010 8:19pm) in reply to zander

    First of all the Olaafson thing was WAY TOO FUNNY.

    Easiest? You need to change your mentality... Going into this with hopes of ease will only serve to shatter your dreams upon arrival...
  9. mdshack14 mdshack14 is offline

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    Oct 7th, 2010 (10/7/2010 10:15pm) in reply to mykalhenry

    There is no easy way
    /thread
     
  10. MarleyGroup MarleyGroup is offline

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    Oct 7th, 2010 (10/7/2010 10:28pm) in reply to mdshack14

    learn to play cash games, thatd be the easiest route imo
     
  11. ntanygd760 ntanygd760 is offline

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    Oct 7th, 2010 (10/7/2010 10:30pm) in reply to MarleyGroup

    win 50 billionth hand obv
     
  12. beorn22 beorn22 is offline

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    Oct 7th, 2010 (10/7/2010 10:36pm) in reply to ntanygd760

    I dont.
  13. bef99hwk bef99hwk is offline

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    Oct 7th, 2010 (10/7/2010 10:41pm) in reply to MarleyGroup

     
    Originally Posted by MarleyGroup View Post

    learn to play cash games, thatd be the easiest route imo

    This is the most logical...otherwise keep making accts with all your relatives, find that acct that runs awesome ALL the time, or make new ones when first year run goods dry out.
  14. MarleyGroup MarleyGroup is offline

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    Oct 7th, 2010 (10/7/2010 10:43pm) in reply to bef99hwk

     
    Originally Posted by bef99hwk View Post

    This is the most logical...otherwise keep making accts with all your relatives, find that acct that runs awesome ALL the time, or make new ones when first year run goods dry out.

    this only works on FTP tho
     
  15. revieceD revieceD is offline

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    Oct 7th, 2010 (10/7/2010 11:36pm) in reply to MarleyGroup

    Sign up to some tracking sires like sharkscope, check all the leaderboards, filter the top players by favorite game, find the highest ave. profit/game and you'll find out which tournaments have the most profit potential, and then report back to me with your findings.

    EDIT: you can also search for satties with overlay, AP used to have $20 rebuy satties to the $530 150k than always got sick overlay, that's the closest thing to easy money I've ever seen in online poker. You'd have to play the 1st seat but any more seats you won that week would net you $530.
    Edited By: revieceD Oct 7th, 2010 at 11:42 PM
    Reason: value
  16. bef99hwk bef99hwk is offline

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    Oct 7th, 2010 (10/7/2010 11:40pm) in reply to MarleyGroup

     
    Originally Posted by MarleyGroup View Post

    this only works on FTP tho

    Once I get outta MU and back on my own, I'll be doing this! FTP can blow me.
  17. ShortyJacksn ShortyJacksn is offline

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    Oct 8th, 2010 (10/8/2010 1:01am) in reply to bef99hwk

    1. Design an product/service that you can sell to poker players.
    2. Sell that product/service to poker players.
    3. Profit.
  18. z06fanatic z06fanatic is offline

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    Oct 8th, 2010 (10/8/2010 1:03am) in reply to MarleyGroup

     
    Originally Posted by MarleyGroup View Post

    learn to play cash games, thatd be the easiest route imo

    think the total opposite......i think it requires less skill to make hte same hourly in mtts then it would in cash games.
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  19. SlayNL SlayNL is offline

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    Oct 8th, 2010 (10/8/2010 1:22am) in reply to z06fanatic

    Double or nothings and grind your scrotum off
  20. travlinman74 travlinman74 is offline

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    Oct 8th, 2010 (10/8/2010 1:46am) in reply to SlayNL

    Be a winning player and grind the shit out of cash games. Oh and be properly rolled. Variance is a bitch
  21. djames88 djames88 is offline

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    Oct 8th, 2010 (10/8/2010 1:50am) in reply to travlinman74

    MTTs are definitely easier, but now I wish that I learned cash games before MTTs the transition is alot easier that way..
     
  22. mstepner mstepner is offline

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    Oct 8th, 2010 (10/8/2010 2:27am) in reply to djames88

    You might want to consider looking for a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow instead
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