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Are there any good online MTT players in their 50's?

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  1. y2ktim y2ktim is offline

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    May 21st, 2010 (5/21/2010 4:25pm)

    All I ever seem to see win these things are the twenty-somethings. Are their any good <span> online MTT players in their 50's? Is it even possible to become good at MTT's in your 50's?</span>

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  2. bef99hwk bef99hwk is offline

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    May 21st, 2010 (5/21/2010 4:27pm) in reply to y2ktim

    Lenny, Bax, Sheets...if they aren't 50, they are the oldest online and still pwn the shit outta everyone anyway.
  3. Jennifear Jennifear is offline

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    May 21st, 2010 (5/21/2010 4:33pm) in reply to y2ktim

    It is absolutely possible to become good at poker in your 50's. I just think that fewer pentagenerians give it a go.
  4. free8runner8 free8runner8 is offline

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    May 21st, 2010 (5/21/2010 4:40pm) in reply to y2ktim

    If they could figure out how to work the computer, they would take all of our money with their 40 years of experience...
  5. duclover duclover is offline

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    May 21st, 2010 (5/21/2010 4:47pm) in reply to free8runner8

    is Kidrockin considered good? I think hes 50
  6. toddytheboy toddytheboy is offline

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    May 21st, 2010 (5/21/2010 4:51pm) in reply to y2ktim

    my pop plays and owns... but he is in his 60's
     
  7. EyeKnows EyeKnows is online now

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    May 21st, 2010 (5/21/2010 5:38pm) in reply to y2ktim

    they have an advantage 'cause they aren't embarrassed to take naps.
  8. heynow21 heynow21 is offline

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    May 21st, 2010 (5/21/2010 5:41pm) in reply to EyeKnows

    I think learning the game is the real problem for older people, if you already have the knowledge I don't see any reason you can't succeed as long as you don't go senile. Energy is also an issue.
     
  9. bef99hwk bef99hwk is offline

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    May 21st, 2010 (5/21/2010 5:47pm) in reply to heynow21

    A lot of them prolly think it's stupid to jam j8o with 10bbs bvb.
  10. jfiiue4 jfiiue4 is offline

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    May 21st, 2010 (5/21/2010 5:55pm) in reply to bef99hwk

     
    Originally Posted by bef99hwk View Post

    A lot of them prolly think it's stupid to jam j8o with 10bbs bvb.

    or even A rag
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    May 21st, 2010 (5/21/2010 6:28pm) in reply to y2ktim

     
    Originally Posted by y2ktim View Post

    All I ever seem to see win these things are the twenty-somethings. Are their any good <SPAN class=Apple-style-span> online MTT players in their 50's? Is it even possible to become good at MTT's in your 50's?</SPAN>

    You in your 50s? If you are, go for it man.
    You've got accumulated life experience that these kids lack.
    Age isn't a barrier to being good at poker, as long as you have the gamble in you!

    Study hard & long, play a lot and learn from your mistakes and you can become decent in 12 months.
    Join a training site, Pokersavvys v.good value.
    Also read this forum & 2+2 every day, for the finer points of strategy.

    GL.
  12. mapunk mapunk is offline

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    May 21st, 2010 (5/21/2010 6:30pm) in reply to rayfox111

    I try to teach my dad very basic push/fold and he just ignores me.
     
  13. donttiltboy donttiltboy is offline

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    May 21st, 2010 (5/21/2010 7:44pm) in reply to mapunk

     
    Originally Posted by mapunk View Post

    I try to teach my dad very basic push/fold and he just ignores me.

    this
  14. RANDYPET RANDYPET is offline

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    May 21st, 2010 (5/21/2010 7:50pm) in reply to donttiltboy

    I'm past my 50's, and make money every year playing low stakes MTT's & SNG's. Ur never too old to learn, and P-5's, Full Tilt Academy, and Poker Xfactor are good places to do it! Good luck at the tables!
  15. Crazyhorse76 Crazyhorse76 is offline

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    May 21st, 2010 (5/21/2010 7:51pm) in reply to y2ktim

    Not too many right now, but I'd imagine there will be a lot of them in 20-30 years.
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  16. bonflizubi bonflizubi is offline

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    May 21st, 2010 (5/21/2010 8:17pm) in reply to Crazyhorse76

    No reason there cant be- if one has the knack for the game and the time to learn.
     
  17. ApesAreFun ApesAreFun is offline Moderator/Euro Donk

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    May 21st, 2010 (5/21/2010 8:21pm) in reply to y2ktim

    U need to teach them how to turn on a computer first.
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  18. Lamarodom Lamarodom is offline

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    May 21st, 2010 (5/21/2010 9:33pm) in reply to EyeKnows

     
    Originally Posted by EyeKnows View Post

    they have an advantage 'cause they aren't embarrassed to take naps.

    lulz
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    May 21st, 2010 (5/21/2010 9:42pm) in reply to y2ktim

    latestlines2
     
  20. trainwreck13 trainwreck13 is offline

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    May 21st, 2010 (5/21/2010 10:11pm) in reply to y2ktim

    Please, please, please, don't figure out that some of us over 50 grinders know this shit cold. Exploiting the young folk with our nitty, old fart images has been extremely profitable in all forms of live action...
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    May 21st, 2010 (5/21/2010 10:12pm) in reply to y2ktim

    not a baller by any means but I do pretty good for an older fella
     
  22. Jennifear Jennifear is offline

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    May 21st, 2010 (5/21/2010 10:12pm) in reply to trainwreck13

     
    Originally Posted by trainwreck13 View Post

    Please, please, please, don't figure out that some of us over 50 grinders know this shit cold. Exploiting the young folk with our nitty, old fart images has been extremely profitable in all forms of live action...

    Whatever grandpa, go back to folding your AT unopened in the SB ;)
  23. MakeMeMaster MakeMeMaster is offline

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    May 21st, 2010 (5/21/2010 10:14pm) in reply to Jennifear

    moorman's dad
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  24. Reech Reech is offline around

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    May 21st, 2010 (5/21/2010 10:14pm) in reply to y2ktim

    gimme another 4 years or so
  25. dazedace dazedace is offline

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    May 21st, 2010 (5/21/2010 10:29pm) in reply to Reech

    JJ's grandma tho
     
  26. Dissident Dissident is offline

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    May 21st, 2010 (5/21/2010 11:41pm) in reply to dazedace

    This thread made me think of leggggggggy
  27. dtermined dtermined is offline

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    May 21st, 2010 (5/21/2010 11:45pm) in reply to Crazyhorse76

    I'm 52 and just recently retired from a real job. a lifetime winning recreational poker player, i decided to dive in full time 3 months ago. so far i've done okay i have a 99.6 opr. on stars. also i gained enough attention at the largest online staking site, to get a long term staking deal, from a large and prestigous fund. you have to adapt quickly to the changes that are continuosly taking place in online tourney poker. i suggest joining a traning site. also a HUD is essential. i use HoldemManager and love it. the biggest problem i think players of our age face is cultural. we are not generally as "computer literate" and we just dont have peers to talk to about our game. reading the posts here helps alot. occasionally i will post a hand for review and comments and always seem to pick up something from the replys. there are some good books available right now that can give you some insight as to how these kids think.
    you have to gather the lastest info anyway you can get it. you'll be hard pressed to find many players our age that even understand what is going on with online tourney poker today, much less be able to discuss it with you. also your wife and or family may not ever get on board with it. so your out there on an island man and it can be tough. i started playing stud online in 02 then in late 03 i read Sklanskys book Tournament Poker For Advanced Players and decided to give it a shot. i won the first MTT i played on party. then 3 months later chopped the first one that i played on stars. but boy have things changed since then. for one thing the fields are much bigger but the real diff. is that these kids can play now.it seems at times like it's turned into a game of chicken. but there is method to the madness and learning and understanding that is crucial.Good luck to you and keep and eye out for me..i'm slipping up the ladder rankings here. I have decided to make a serious run at working my way up to the big buy-ins...maybe i can prove there is some hope for us "OLE GUNS" after all. send me a pm sometime if i can help..heck maybe we can even start our own little seniors crew....lol
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    May 22nd, 2010 (5/22/2010 3:43am) in reply to dtermined

    Garyak an online member of P5's and a player who is starting to make things click. Just shipped a main event seat and I am pumped to rail him this summer in vegas. Overall just a great guy with a TON of potential. All the love for you Dad gl this year in the main event! I am a super lucky guy to have a Dad that shares the same passion of poker as I do. Vegas here we come!
  29. Jennifear Jennifear is offline

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    May 22nd, 2010 (5/22/2010 3:49am) in reply to Stewks

     
    Originally Posted by Stewks View Post

    Garyak an online member of P5's and a player who is starting to make things click. Just shipped a main event seat and I am pumped to rail him this summer in vegas. Overall just a great guy with a TON of potential. All the love for you Dad gl this year in the main event! I am a super lucky guy to have a Dad that shares the same passion of poker as I do. Vegas here we come!

    This is what poker is supposed to be. Good luck to Garyak!
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    May 22nd, 2010 (5/22/2010 12:23pm) in reply to bef99hwk

    bax and sheets are in their early 40s, not 50s. also here is my dad, i taught him how to play poker, he is 42, and plays 3$-24$ 90 man sngs on ftp. his name is jjj631.

     
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