Any poker players in here?
Hi All
Any poker players on here? Been playing for about 6 years now online and 'live'. Im doing ok and overall I am up, but now am playing much better and have discovered a good cash game that is live in one of the local casinos in which i have walked away with 300 in two sittings this week (only played twice there so far) Anyone else moved from tournament play to cash? I just feel that tourney play is ruined by the same crowd that play week in week out and actually give plenty of signals to each other and are working as a 10-20 strong team if truth be known! Has anyone on here made any decent winnings from poker? I got chatting to a guy who was made redundant from his well paid job and has been doing a bit of part time dj work and poker 4 nights a week and has been making just as much, which sounds very nice. I don't think the wife would be worth living with if i played poker more than once a week to be fair! even if i was bringing in a hundred every time:) |
I play Cash Poker occasionally once a month or so. Its a good laugh and I don't take it too seriously, but you can do well at it and a friend of mine is a dealer in a poker house and plays online and live cash games as his main source of income.
He is doing rather well for himself. |
Saxo Boy is the expert, he may give you some advice.
Les |
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I quite my job about 2.5 years ago to play poker for a living. I've been fine ever since, but it's not always been a rosy. It's a very difficult path to take with lots of stress and heartache. That said, I've worked less than most people on the forum in that time ;)
This last year I've played very little as I've been quite invovled in some other projects. Looking to start playing some high volume again soon. |
Double post :rolleyes:
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I will only be playing once to twice a week as I work full time in retail and have commitments outside of work also.
The game I have been playing is 50p-£1 blinds NL Holdem and that has been my main game although I have dabbled in other forms of poker over the last 5 years or so. It is amazing that the standard of play is actually quite low and people will pay you off with the best hand. I know if i put the volume in say 4-5 nights a week I could easily see between 100-250 a night which can start to add up to monthly wages in a fortnight lol. As you say poker isn't always rosy and can go through some downward swings also when you keep getting out drawn by lesser hands. There were 3 guys at the table who reloaded 2-3 times with £100 but I just didn't pick up anything to play against them with which is a shame but it will happen. Most of my winnings in the last two sittings has actually come from big pocket pairs which makes a nice change! |
I will only be playing once to twice a week as I work full time in retail and have commitments outside of work also.
The game I have been playing is 50p-£1 blinds NL Holdem and that has been my main game although I have dabbled in other forms of poker over the last 5 years or so. It is amazing that the standard of play is actually quite low and people will pay you off with the best hand. I know if i put the volume in say 4-5 nights a week I could easily see between 100-250 a night which can start to add up to monthly wages in a fortnight lol. As you say poker isn't always rosy and can go through some downward swings also when you keep getting out drawn by lesser hands. There were 3 guys at the table who reloaded 2-3 times with £100 but I just didn't pick up anything to play against them with which is a shame but it will happen. Most of my winnings in the last two sittings has actually come from big pocket pairs which makes a nice change! |
The edges in poker are small and the variance is huge - that's why it can be so frustrating.
While higher live play win rates can be achieved, it is generally regarded that winning 5 big-blinds per 100 hands played is excellent. That means if you play NL$1/2 and win 5bb/100 you make $10 for every hundred hands you are dealt. In an average online game you might get through 65 hands per hour playing a single table at a time. In other words, you need to play two tables an hour at an excellent win-rate just to win around $12/hr. In addition, NL$1/2 is a relatively competent level in terms of opponents and, to play it seriously, you'd want a bankroll of $6000 or more. A lot more if you want a low risk of ruin. All I ever say to people when asked about poker is to realise how absurdly sick the game can be, how small the edges are, and how, in the long run, win-rates are relatively small. To make the big bucks you need either massive volume or to play big levels. Right now I can get through 1400-1500 hands pre hour which can yeild a good hourly rate if I win at a decent clip. FWIW, most players find that all (or more) of their winnings actually comes from one hand alone....AA. The current database I have shows $46,264 in winnings. Over that sample I have made $66,176 from AA. So technically, all of your play is about disgusing when you have bullets meaning you can get paid ;) |
Some sense there.
I am off again tonight I played Thursday night and doubled my money and my money did actually come from KK followed by AA. Some sick chump called a raise pre flop on the flop and turn with 6 high and hit a 6 against my AK although I was ready to give up on the river, which cut my winnings down for the night to £70 from about £100but you learn, however my instincts where right that he had nothing as he'd been floating all night! I went card dead from there on when getting creative I kept missing the board so called it a night while I was up. I think even at 50/£1 you can make enough money to live if you managed your bankroll correctly the potential to win over a £100 a night is there at the casino I play but it is having the time, patience and inclination. |
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