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I am doing good so far, but its still a long way to go to make a living from playing poker, but you never know... it might be possible someday.
Posted by MikeSulliver: I've been playing poker since 2 months
i've get some bankrolls, always breakeven, but I dream which getting money and living with poker I know it is possible, but I know it is not so easy, perhaps possible I'm trying to do my best and grow my bankroll up when I could cash out about $500 per month I'd be pleased
Is it actually possible to live with 500$ per month in brazil?? (in bigger cities like rio de janeiro)
Joined: Jan '09
Location: Portugal
Age: 48 (M)
Posts: 81
Posted by doomdy: Dont stop school/job until ur proved ur a winning player for 5 years. I only play 1 year make averaga $1,000 a month have now $13,000+ I allways told myself i only go pro when i make $20,000 a month else its not worth it for me.
Joined: Apr '09
Location: Portugal
Age: 37 (M)
Posts: 469
I like poker very much. But I think that I will never make poker my way of living. Because after all poker for me has to be a hobby. Being a profitable hobby is secondary. And I think that most of us should think that way. I guess that if poker was my way of living it will lose a lot of the fun i have now!
Joined: May '08
Location: Portugal
Age: 33 (M)
Posts: 144
Posted by doomdy: Dont stop school/job until ur proved ur a winning player for 5 years. I only play 1 year make averaga $1,000 a month have now $13,000+ I allways told myself i only go pro when i make $20,000 a month else its not worth it for me.
you said you play for a year and you make $1,000 now?thats a great start..how much was your initial deposit?
Joined: May '09
Location: Israel
Age: 36 (F)
Posts: 6
I play for fun, try not to deposit much, mybe once a month or 2... and withraw when i get some gains... been doin this for a few months only, and my withrawals are smaller.... gl all
Joined: May '09
Location: India
Age: 37 (M)
Posts: 4873
I play poker because i love playing poker . But if you can make some money while having fun, then its very good. I think i'm still too amateur to earn enough money to make it my living
Joined: Jun '09
Location: United Kingdom
Age: 59 (M)
Posts: 53
i would love to play pro , trouble is i start to build a bankroll from scratch on freerolls, get up to £10 to £50, then i blow it in the casinos, lol, i play around 4 hours plus every night every week for about 3 years. ounce got bankroll up to £375 within a week only to blow it all within an hour in casino. guess i have always been a bad bad gambler can get into the money in freerolls, build it on sit n go's, and triple up in side games. what i cant do is resist the dam casinos and the bandits, i guess if i ever got pro i could sustain myself but loose it all in a flash, gotta know your limitations
Joined: May '08
Location: Belgium
Age: 39 (M)
Posts: 467
I hope i will be able to live on my pokerwinnings one day. BUT i would have to make a lot more with poker than with a regular job! You also need to think about your pension and other advantages that come with a regular job.
Joined: May '08
Location: Portugal
Age: 33 (M)
Posts: 144
Posted by kickinureass: i would love to play pro , trouble is i start to build a bankroll from scratch on freerolls, get up to �10 to �50, then i blow it in the casinos, lol, i play around 4 hours plus every night every week for about 3 years. ounce got bankroll up to �375 within a week only to blow it all within an hour in casino. guess i have always been a bad bad gambler can get into the money in freerolls, build it on sit n go's, and triple up in side games. what i cant do is resist the dam casinos and the bandits, i guess if i ever got pro i could sustain myself but loose it all in a flash, gotta know your limitations
man..i mean with 375€ you have a good bankroll and a good opportunity to build a BIGGER bankroll.you really need to control yourself and start playing that money you win on poker, because casino games..man they are just a way to lose money.i mean you can win a lot today or tomorrow but in the long run you will just end up losing every time. like in the roulette.you bet black you have 46.777(i think)% chance of getting black.but thats not 50 %.casino games always have a trick in order to make them profitables for the casinos.and thats the beauty of poker, you dont need to gamble (in the true meaning of this word)
my advice to you is:when you have 200 or more, just put them in a poker room which doesnt have casino games so that you cant be tempted to play them
but hey who am i to advise you?when i go to casinos i really cant control myself when im losing money.i always think i can turn it around.well, thats why ive stopped going to casinos.
and you must be thinking.what does this kid knows about life that he can actually think he can advise me?well i know almost nothing, but one thing i know for sure. gamblers life isnt a nice life..
(ofcourse i dont consider poker gambling.becasue it isnt)
Joined: Apr '09
Location: Portugal
Age: 44 (M)
Posts: 4827
Playing poker its not my only way of making money. I choosed to plan for do it someday, but i still don't know when. It can only be when i can make a big amount of money through my game. I still don't play that well, but i will...
Joined: Mar '09
Location: Poland
Age: 39 (M)
Posts: 1
Doomdy, with average 1Grand a month you would make a decent living in some countries.. It`s average payment in Poland in example.. If I am going to establish such profit over a year I will consider going "pro"..
Joined: May '08
Location: Netherlands
Age: 53 (M)
Posts: 6197
Posted by oguras: Doomdy, with average 1Grand a month you would make a decent living in some countries.. It`s average payment in Poland in example.. If I am going to establish such profit over a year I will consider going "pro"..
Yeh i know, if i moved too Thailand for example i wud be a pro i guess. But hey i am not intrested in moving too another country so $1K is way too less to even thinking about it
Joined: May '09
Location: Bangladesh
Age: 39 (M)
Posts: 169
Well poker is about fun. And there is no chance one can make a living with it. Because they can't always win a game and which means they may have to stay hungry if they don't win.lol
Joined: May '08
Location: Portugal
Age: 33 (M)
Posts: 144
Posted by darksorrow: Well poker is about fun. And there is no chance one can make a living with it. Because they can't always win a game and which means they may have to stay hungry if they don't win.lol
what?you crazy or something. of course a person can live of poker.and yes its true thats every people has bad runs and great runs but the mission of pro players is to make a lot of money during the "normal" time so that they can have money even when they are in a bad run and a LOT of players can do that..
Joined: Nov '08
Location: United Kingdom
Age: 47 (M)
Posts: 2194
Posted by mrgold: good luck with that.. don;t quit ur day job just yet
I think as a poker player you enjoy what you are doing otherwise you wouldnt do it! Its not supprising that the mojority of people would like to go pro and make a living from poker but it is a long way away for a lot of us..............
Not just in stake turms but in motivation and application..... dont get me wrong i would love to earn a living from playing poker but i feel unless you get a big win to kick your carrier off it is a long hard struggle to make it big..but having said that with the boom in online poker you can win a fortune any night of the week. That would be a great achivement but would you play at a much higher stake to increase your winnings? Surely you would have to inprove you game to compete at greatly higher stakes.... im not so sure . but you would have to greatly improve your or keep to your bankroll managment...
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can get into the money in freerolls, build it on sit n go's, and triple up in side games. what i cant do is resist the dam casinos and the bandits,
