For those who decided to try becoming a professional poker player, they will find that partypoker is the best place to be for first timers.
Let’s take a look at this budding player, Raphael Eduardo de Paula – he has experienced the finest moments of his short career as a professional poker player over the past week. The Brazilian native, who turned professional just this February 20[...] Read more » Former Valet becomes Regular Poker Winner at partypoker
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this will be big promotion for party poker as site,because they will show to all new players how can anybody win by playing poker and no matter what job you have,that you can be good in poker!on other side I am glad that somebody who have hard life and who work this kind of job for his family,that he could find himself in poker and that he can earn more money that on regular job as valet!nice one raphael!
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I tried same thing 10 years ago after a year of training with free poker or low stakes tournaments. Pokerstars is one who shattered my dreams, because ''their style'' was too difficult when it offered cards for my opponents when they needed... Some players are lucky like this gambler, others are not but this is the fate.
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if he play poker so good,probably we will read great stories about this players and we can say that he is still young and that he learn a lot about poker!doesnt mean that he will great if he try poker on bigger stakes,but I just can wish him luck in his play and that he will earn enough money that he dont have to work jobs like this anymore!
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Professional poker may be more appropriate for him, if valet work was not so profitable. He knows best this thing and in some places you can easily make some dollars with your luggage and other times with games. Now it remains to be seen if he will last long as a pro with profit.
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now probably party poker will offer him some deal,to have better rake or to be in some team,because they see how he play,he win some amount and that he have future in poker with 27 years!he also must have some skills now,when he and his wife are sure that he can earn enough for his family,that they can live normally!
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Party Poker offers bonuses for each player according how much they he plays, because has a regulation of rake, bonus points and everything else. You must to be an ambassador there for some advantages. It is not normal for them to receive without giving or playing.
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He succeeded and managed to have some good results , some winnings , some first positions , so he decided to leave from his previous job as a valet and start grinding daily at partypoker . He is successfull ,why not . Headhunter tournament , ther he had his bigger win , I had played it some times , I also like it very much, I hope some day to win it as well , good luck everyone
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Even valets have brains to act accordingly and that made this man a professional player along with his achievements. There are many people who have a brilliant mind, but in real life they do not do well financially. Sometimes they have ability to succeed in life.
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There in Brazil this amount of money is very good , amonthly salary the headshuntermoney he won some months salaries , I believe he has some other profits from online poker , who knows maybe also from online casino , these two things , poker and casino most of the times go together , , I can assume he saw his talent and capability to extract mo0ney from the prizepools of the partypoker tourneys or promotions cashback . This is always the best way , to have a job and only if you see that you can make more or a lot more leave the job , or elsejust keep the job and play poker on your spare free time , een if this means very little poker and very few tourneys And of course always very good bankroll management .
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Brazil has strong players from the online environment and dollars in South America have some value, because there is a lot of poverty. When you earn a good amount can get a whole life there, if you are modest of course. Anyway, this man plays well.
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Yes Calicul , Brazil has indeed many good players , I do not understant the why , but the fact remains that they are very good in poker . And yes , definetely yes , dollars there have a lot of value , so winning the headshunter tournament , if it means 2 basic monthly salaries for my country Greece , for Brazil sure it means something more . Anyway , he seems like a guy with a plan , not a gambler who leaves everything to luck/chance , I am sure he is a player with capabilities , he knows what he is doing , that's why he left his job , these winings are only the beginning , I am sure we will hear of him in the future
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The reward always comes after so much effort, also if you dedicate time and effort, and are disciplined, things will be given to you, study is always important, congratulations to the pro player, it is difficult but not impossible, always to give everything to poker ..
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I would like that these rewards to come online, but here is many dubious bad things. Software is much to your detriment... when play with others in advanced stages, or these bots. Two disadvantages ruin your chances of winning something good.
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When you have a big win , like he had in the headhunter tournament , you havea big bankroll , you can pay some bills for 1-2 or more months , stress leaves you and you can focus on the game with strategy and bankroll management , so as to defeat other loose subordinate fish or to avoid a lot of losses vs other more skilled players or players with advanced programs and shove/fold charts . Cause stress leads to tilt , and tilt to bad decisions , for games or for life decisions .
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he had big stress because of playing poker,because if he leave job as valet,he isnt sure what money he will earn and what he will have for his child and wife!so it wasnt easy situation for him and must give him big respect because of this move!I am glad that he have now enough to play even on bigger level!
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This stress is minimised or even overcomed , in my humble opinion , if you have a feling of how good you really are , player , and generally lol . So downswings , bad beats , coolers , will not terrorise you , making you to abandon poker , you know where you stand , and it's a matter of time results to come and prove your value . The results are coming for this player , so he has everything to know so as to try a change in his life . Good luck with it , may it prove profitable .
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Many people have dreamed of becoming professional online poker players but this has not been the case for most. How to become a grinder can take you more than a decade. There are many recreational clients who have constant earnings but few can live on this money. It is very difficult to get big.
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Posted by antonis321: This stress is minimised or even overcomed , in my humble opinion , if you have a feling of how good you really are , player , and generally lol . So downswings , bad beats , coolers , will not terrorise you , making you to abandon poker , you know where you stand , and it's a matter of time results to come and prove your value . The results are coming for this player , so he has everything to know so as to try a change in his life . Good luck with it , may it prove profitable .
besides good play on tables,you must have some luck in life and to know when to start playing poker!somebody hit bigger amounts on start and then have enough for playing,somebody start with bigger amount and then make something from it!this man have something that all poker player want,its just question on what way he will use on his poker career!
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The most important thing in poker is stack , the biggest stack has many options , either it's a bounty tourney or not , but ofcourse also the good knowledge of shove-fold hands , strategy and yes , luck , you need then luck . I guess our frind here had all these factors by his side , and he played just fine . Then poker is very enjoyable
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The stack is a very important thing for us little players, but for professionals this doesn't really matter too much, because they manage to grow it very easily. If i play with a few dollars in cash, fight to make a profit, but can lose all money. They enter with same money but have a good profit after a while.
And of course always very good bankroll management .
