Joined: Dec '08
Location: Netherlands
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Posted by Hajinnho:
Posted by doomdy: In a nutshell:
Playin poker 3 years now, started as a donk then slowly gettin better. First making $100 a month then $250 then $500, $1000 ect.... Being a bonus whore, i do every bonus/reload/deal wots intresting so i can boost my roll even more. Hope to reach $50K end of this year and want to go semi when having a 100K+ roll So yeh its possible, just play TAG and with some brains its possible.
but i wonder how pros are able to finance there live with online poker. I mean, sure, they are the best. But this means, that the regs play against each others.... There are just no fishes for the sharks. Because i dont know persons who are able to loose stacks about 10.000. it seems strange to me that on the long term all pros make profit.
Because I worked a lot I only played micro-ringgames sometimes, and lost about $100 per year, but won $1000 per year in live-games and -tournies. Since I started reading the pokerforum here and taking more time for poker, I started to win slowly and cearfully moved up limits. Now, some 18 months later I mostly play NL50 and 20, (NL10 when I'm tired), I am up $1200,- , of which 30% in bonusses. Part of my strategie is to look up people on PTR ,( and how many tables they play; and to make notes of everyone ofcourse) and see how much they won or lost sofar. Well, some of them have lost hundreds or even thousands. Rich fish is what is feeding the bigger fish and the sharks, and the Pokersites not to forget Oh and btw, I do see some multitablers making 2 to 5 GRAND in 2 to 5 months! On top of that come the bonusses and next month they are off to next site that offers a great deposit or reload bonus. I might join them soon
Joined: Oct '09
Location: Lithuania
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i play just for fun becouse if u want win more u must play higher stacks and also have some luck so prefer lower stacks andd no luck at the hands just trying to catch donks and win some money one week i win 100 or more next i loose about 100
Joined: Nov '09
Location: Poland
Age: 35 (M)
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Posted by IslandJack: [QUOTE]Posted by doomdy:
I don't play cash games yet (too much variance). Some Rush once in a while for fun. I play tourneys to learn and have fun, and S&G's to get back any losses.
Still early days, but I like the direction this is going.
Hope this helps!
o.O I was always thinking u get MUCH MORE variance in Sit's.... and tournaments for sure... then in cash games...
Joined: May '08
Location: Netherlands
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Play wot ur good at, i only play SNG/MTT cos i think i am better at that. Allways do the best deal (rkb/reload/VIP points). Play a lot, so basicly multi like hell. Play within ur limits, never ever play with scared money. Build slow! Evrybody say 40/50 buyinn rule is best, i prefer deep BRM, 200/300 even 500++ buyinn rule.
Joined: Nov '09
Location: Poland
Age: 34 (M)
Posts: 13
I play poker to live There are some reasons for it.. 1-I'm studying so I don't have time for any serious job.. 2-I don't need a lot of money now, income like 700-800$ per month is definitely enough for me so I can afford everything I need 3-I live in Poland where you can buy way more for 1$ if we compare it to U.S.A, U.K etc. :
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Location: Germany
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Posted by doomdy: In a nutshell:
Playin poker 3 years now, started as a donk then slowly gettin better. First making $100 a month then $250 then $500, $1000 ect.... Being a bonus whore, i do every bonus/reload/deal wots intresting so i can boost my roll even more. Hope to reach $50K end of this year and want to go semi when having a 100K+ roll So yeh its possible, just play TAG and with some brains its possible.
