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Joined: Jun '08
Location: Italy
Age: 41 (M)
Posts: 411
I know a lot of people, me included, that earns good playing sit and gos. It's not about cash or tournaments... it's just about playing something your skilled for
I am quite new to online Poker and I already lost quite some money if there wouldnt be PartyPoints or Deposit bonus or Reload Bonus. Together with them my bankroll is even. I just heard some guys that made from 50$ like 3000$ but I doubt that is true often.
Well, I've never deposited....and yet I have a couple bankrolls....guess that means overall I'm up in money eh? Not much, but hey, it's certaintly nicer than saying i'm down in money.
I have won a couple of freerolls ... a 1K and a 2K and both times I cashed out 80% of the money. I am not very good at ring games, but SnGs and Tourny's are OK. Still working to improve, but I think that I am slightly ahead as I have cashed out more that I have deposited.
Joined: Sep '07
Location: Sweden
Age: 48 (M)
Posts: 244
Ive cashed out a couple of times but overall im way behind. Kind of sick when you think about i probably lost a very nice car. But then again i could have won a even nicer car easy come easy go
Joined: Oct '08
Location: Canada
Age: 34 (M)
Posts: 217
When I started I was down a lot. I think at 1 point overall I was about -1000$. When I started I knew about the game how to play, good hands and bad hands, probability and stuff like that. But I didn't know about bankroll management (the reason y I'm up about 10000$ now) and short stack strategy and a lot more. Now I'm usually always up there is up's and down's but I recover from them a lot better and I'm usually up on a daily basis atm. I think playing with a shortstack strategy is the best because u move up blinds pretty fast and starting making more money/hr faster.
Joined: Oct '08
Location: Belgium
Age: 37 (M)
Posts: 6
It started with 5$ going up to 100$ and than went broke....than from 10 to 300 to broke ....than to 50 to 500 to broke than to 100 to 1000 to broke ... than to 200 to 4000 to 2000 to whitdraw .... I also won an ept package ... in the end i might have lost maybe 1000$ , but i learn a lot from every swing and i feel it's just a matter of time before i learn the most important thing ; moneymanagement , that will allow me to never look back after my next big win .
I have been playing for three months ( quite noob ) I thanks BRM for giving me the chance to play hold'em without cashing out a lot of money. I had three bonuses: Ultimate Bet, Titan Poker and CD Poker. I lost first two bonuses very quickly and I am still using the third one, without losing or earning.... I would like to be a strong pro but......
------------ I have been playing for three months ( quite noob ) I thanks BRM for giving me the chance to play hold'em without cashing out a lot of money. I had three bonuses: Ultimate Bet, Titan Poker and CD Poker. I lost first two bonuses very quickly and I am still using the third one, without losing or earning.... I would like to be a strong pro but......
Joined: Oct '08
Location: Norway
Age: 41 (M)
Posts: 37
3% is probably abit low i think... But i know some that actually make a living in poker. Grinding in 100PL/NL. Its one of my goals to achieve, but i reckon i need atleast 5000$ to feel comfortable to grind those limits.
Got up to 890$ last time while grinding he 0,25cent tables at fulltilt. Then tok a shot at 1$ tables and lost and tilted it all away!
Starting up again tomorrow to see if i have learned how to treat the allmighty bankroll
I use a more risky bankroll management but I move back down in limits ALOT and It's kind of hard cause the general playing style from one limit to the other can be very different. I got this management style from Chris Ferguson I read here: http://www.chrisferguson.com/article-4
it says:
* I'll never buy into a cash game or a Sit & Go with more than 5 percent of my total bankroll (there is an exception for the lowest limits: I'm allowed to buy into any game with a buy-in of $2.50 or less). * I won't buy into a multi-table tournament for more than 2 percent of my total bankroll and I'm allowed to buy into any multi-table tournament that costs $1. * If at any time during a No-Limit or Pot-Limit cash-game session the money on the table represents more than 10 percent of my total bankroll, I must leave the game when the blinds reach me.
Joined: Jun '08
Location: United Kingdom
Age: 34 (M)
Posts: 111
well.. iv'e staked about £600 in online poker, and cashed out over £9,000+ so im big time up and alwayz have cash online but... i stick 2 strickt bankroll management cause without it you will lose alot and rakeback also gives u a nice lil earner @ da end of da month, so if ur a switched on poker player then u will alwayz make more money than u lose!! Thanks to 2 all the people that do lose @ online poker going 2 fast and big wins.. but i must say it takes a long time 2 build a bankroll and you must alwayz stay within ur limit!!
Joined: Mar '08
Location: United Kingdom
Age: 44 (M)
Posts: 6714
Cashed out once last year around 2.5k (waited forever for it to arrive)(from no-deposits+casino) Worst thing I ever did, now at around 1,4k(from no-deposits) was hoping for 3-5k for the year but thats out the window now, due to not going up stakes. Next year is all about getting a place in the WSOP or atleast a good big tourn game, so no big profits expected would be nice just to keep head above water, might have to play ring games just for a little cash for tourns.
but then there is a stupid hand and i m goin mad and lose everytime the half or more of my bankroll 
