For me that's the dream.. I mean you hear the stories of good tough Canadian boys Daniel Negreau and Jonathan whats his face just start out small and boom a big win right here and millionaire.
But in reality it just doesn't work like that.. now any chance that there are some people here that play poker for a living? Has anyone ever tried it? If so where did you get started? Limit cash games? or what?
I remember Negreau telling a story that he almost never played no limit it was strictly the 10-20 limit tables.
For me that's the dream.. I mean you hear the stories of good tough Canadian boys Daniel Negreau and Jonathan whats his face just start out small and boom a big win right here and millionaire.
But in reality it just doesn't work like that.. now any chance that there are some people here that play poker for a living? Has anyone ever tried it? If so where did you get started? Limit cash games? or what?
I remember Negreau telling a story that he almost never played no limit it was strictly the 10-20 limit tables.
This depends. What decade are you going to be playing in?
I played part time pro for a while to take some time off of work but I doubt I would ever do it full time.
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That level 5 trap really paid off...ship him the cookies.
For me that's the dream.. I mean you hear the stories of good tough Canadian boys Daniel Negreau and Jonathan whats his face just start out small and boom a big win right here and millionaire.
But in reality it just doesn't work like that.. now any chance that there are some people here that play poker for a living? Has anyone ever tried it? If so where did you get started? Limit cash games? or what?
I remember Negreau telling a story that he almost never played no limit it was strictly the 10-20 limit tables.
k i swear im the most qualified to answer this as i felt your way about a year and a half ago and have been striving to catch up to see if i can do it....basically you have noooooo idea what it takes and the learning curve....so the first thing you have to do is find out. and after that long of intense studying and playing (not enough studying but starting too), i still have no idea what it takes or how close i am (far for sure).
I couldn't explain what you don't know it would take months of conversations....but anyways stick around and ask questions. and don't play to win play to learn....thats the biggest mistake people make for sure, they play with the same style/skill level for years and hope the cards go there way.
and as for danial and jono, that was not a boom overnight million no where near....do some research, but just know that the history, the math, and the game theory goes waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyy deeper than you can imagine........
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I think I'll just get it in bad here and chalk it up to variance.
If you are young, single, and can cover your expenses for several months BEFORE you start, why not give it a shot.
My younger nephew got a full ride to a US college for soccer, played with kids like Atiba Hutchinson growing up. His back-up keeper at University is now playing MLS for the New England Revolution. He never had the urge to try it. In that situation, I would always wonder "what if?"
So, with the caveats mentioned previous, why not give it a shot. If you fail, at least you will have your answer, and the ability to start over and get on with life.
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I don't gamble . . . but I will bet.
Stay in school, get an education and fold A's preflop..?
ive been reading about alot of the new school highstakes pros. and it amazes me that many of them stay in school and finish while winning and losing 1000's and 10000's on a daily basis....
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I think I'll just get it in bad here and chalk it up to variance.
Well keep in mind it's not a plan.. it's just a dream =P.. right now after being unemployed for the last month by bank account is well kind of low like really low.
Daniel I guess was bad yeah I remember him starting out in Toronto and then moving to Vegas and losing his original bankroll.. But Jonathan I think sort of popped up overnight.. but I guess the best example would be Chris Moneymaker wasn't the WSOP his first ever live tournament?
Anyways yeah poker to me is well firstly about fun but of course I'd always like to improve and learn I would like to play with some of you here anytime.. I am usually on pokerstars a couple times a day.
If you are young, single, and can cover your expenses for several months BEFORE you start, why not give it a shot.
My younger nephew got a full ride to a US college for soccer, played with kids like Atiba Hutchinson growing up. His back-up keeper at University is now playing MLS for the New England Revolution. He never had the urge to try it. In that situation, I would always wonder "what if?"
So, with the caveats mentioned previous, why not give it a shot. If you fail, at least you will have your answer, and the ability to start over and get on with life.
This. Gave/giving wrestling a shot. Could not imagine living my life with the what if had I not tried. Am I going to make the big time? 99.99% chance of that being a no. However, if I didn't take this shot, I would have never found the woman of my dreams.
Sometimes it's not about the destination, it's about the journey.
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Anyways yeah poker to me is well firstly about fun but of course I'd always like to improve and learn I would like to play with some of you here anytime.. I am usually on pokerstars a couple times a day.
Why not come out to some of our live events or at least play some of the forum games on Stars...
We used to have a self proclaimed resident pro on here who would have happily told you about his morning poker drills, etc.... But we ran him off like the filthy dog he was.
Try the forum game tonight like Comp said. Good game, good people, etc.
Not sure how you plan to play poker for a living without a bankroll? If you are going to play live, the minimum is $1/$2 at any casino or poker club. Online, its pretty hard to grind out a decent living at low limits.
If you seriously like poker and want to earn an income from it, learn to deal. Take the dealing course, learn everything there is to know about the rules, etc. and find a job locally dealing. Nearly impossible to find a dealing job at a casino but there are hundreds of clubs in the GTA and they all need dealers. Some dealers earn over $100 an hour in tips. You won't make this for a number of years but even if you make $20-$30/hr dealing, its a decent income and your still involved in poker indirectly. Then you can build a bankroll and learn from others mistakes.
Well it really is a more pie in the sky... maybe it will be something I'll try out a little bit next time I am in between jobs when I am more secure financially.
I mean I've said before I believe I have never played any cash games at a casino before.. so I don't know even if I was at the lowest tables what would be around a good amount of money to bring to one? would you say? Though I've been told the people near my area that play are mostly seniors and play very tight.
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