Building from the Bottom is Dead!

I have had this discussion with many players over the last few years and it always seems to end with the same outcome. It seems as though all of the online players that made any real money online in the last few years are those that have deposited 1k or more. Building from the bottom is Dead! There def. was a time that lasted from 2003 to 2009 where there are many stories where players started with nothing and built a bankroll. These days seem to be gone!

In the past 4 years there have only been a few stories released where players have done it with nothing more than a few bucks. I have to believe that the bubble has burst! I have scanned many players stats over the last few weeks and it seems to be the same story every time. It appears as though the only ones surviving the swings are those that have deposited $1000 or more. I have been using many tools to keep track of this and it seems to ring true for all online aspects. The grinders far outweigh the fish! Which creates a type of circulating currency with no real long term gains.

I suppose I am looking for regular "joes" that can disprove my beliefs.

We have over 100,000 members at PO. I know this is an overall number but I would like to see if we can get 10 players from here to debunk my belief:) That is only 0.0001% of our overall membership.

So for any members that have started with nothing and have built and maintained a Bankroll of say...., $1000 or better, please post your poker name in this thread.

Something tells me we won't even get 5:)

The Online Poker Boom is Dead!

i started with nothing and have a 600$ roll or close to it. im involved in alot though. staking trading and playing

That is great tommy but I am looking for strictly poker play. There are many great supplements available out there and I think PO is one of the best in the market.

But I am just looking for poker I.D.'s that can debunk my belief.

JUST POKER PLAY!

Sharking did, hes not on here anymore but went from $0-$800 or so then grinded 1/2 or 2/4 micro cash as well to around $1K before he started mixing in MTTs n the last i heard on here he had around $1600+ before he was banned for whatever reason.

my name is Erik my aced account is laugeson, i have never deposited. Ive been a PO member for 1 year. my 1st cash out was for $324, my second cash was for $1,200. my last cash out was for $500 last week. majority of my winning started from here at PO over $700, i play low stake MTT no cash games and alot of the $1 sattys for $11 coupons. good luck to those who try it does happen.

So I guess going from $0-$25 over the last 6 months doesn't count??

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Originally Posted by potfan42o

my name is Erik my aced account is laugeson, i have never deposited. Ive been a PO member for 1 year. my 1st cash out was for $324, my second cash was for $1,200. my last cash out was for $500 last week. majority of my winning started from here at PO over $700, i play low stake MTT no cash games and alot of the $1 sattys for $11 coupons. good luck to those who try it does happen.

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+1

never got up to 1k but built up to about 300 or so at one point on hero poker...only reason i lost it all is because i've got the worst temper in history and for some reason sabotage myself more when i take a bad beat - i start buying into ridiculous HU sng's that are way too expensive for my BR and cant afford to pay for the variance and it always results in my BR getting cracked...i'm a firm believer that with patience and discipline it's possible to build up a bankroll from nothing, it's just difficult (and maddening) obviously...i intend on doing it eventually, just need to focus more and be more disciplined when i do manage to avoid getting donked in the PO freerolls - a top 3 or 4 cash in any of those merge freerolls we do have the potential to turn into something respectable if put to work properly and wisely

Back in 2010 I took a roll from nothing to $1100 and maintained it for a couple of months before I got layed off of work and had to cash it out.

I won a first depositors freeroll for $150 then got into an $11 sng and won a ticket to the $50k. There i finished 8th for $1k bringing my roll to $1100.

it wasnt nothing but I started with $150 & cashed out 2150 on carbon & 50 on betonline & cahsed out 400,750, & 300

I win maybe $1,000 to $1,500 dollars a year... never let more than $300 build up before I pull it out...Been doing this since 2007. Don't know if that counts or not.

It's definitely more challenging these days, but I think to say it is nearly impossible would be naive personally.

I need poker names. I am not looking to take the word of anyone. I hear stories all the time where someone went on a great run of 500, 600, or 700 but then I look them up and they always forget to tell the part where they are down -2700.

Laugeson I was hoping you would post because you are one of only a few I have found that has actual trackable earnings. You truly do have good online play.

I am only looking for that. Online play that can be tracked without counting supplements!

As it stands we are at +1

-Stack

Wagon you are solid also. What is your poker nick to verify that will make it +2?

ehhh.... for now long i won 1$ but i will win more and more and then i will give u my name

I am going to give this one more chance. Clearly my BR management and play online needs something. I am going to try to build from the bottom one more time.

Sharkscope me on Lock LC-DaBoss, started from $0 working on it.

bump

the way I play I would never build nothing to fast, lol

I believe that to build a good banckroll is take it easy and keep our betting limits.

i just play for fun ,,, coz i dont have much time to play ,, and build ,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Ongoing battle for me starting with nothing....but i try to play smarter and keep good bankroll management..and i am determined

bump....

We still only have only one player verified for the extremely low bar I have set for online play. Is there anymore that can disprove my belief?

Thought I would revisit and bump this thread! I am still looking for other members that can prove me wrong!

i hope pokerstars comes back someday

I think thats about it stack. Altho there are a few that can cash out 3 to 600 every once in a while, IMO online isnt conductible for doing it consistently. I dont think its just cause of all the grinders per say but more of the randomness of the rng and non players willing to chase when not getting pot odds or card odds to keep themselfs in a pot and of course variance online is a bitch!

i have been depositing and not making any withdrawal. i think i have to improve my game or im just a gambler.

Why deposit when ur not good enough? Earn money urself through freerolls and then you will understand the game.

yes you must grind to get and save your bankroll

2nd place today....2 bucks more....trying to save 50 to start as a bankroll

Its very possible. heck i've done it online a few times... Good luck my friend.

oh who cares

I think it just depends on the person and their skill level.

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Originally Posted by greengiant

Its very possible. heck i've done it online a few times... Good luck my friend.

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If you have then why didnt you post ur online name so he could shark scope ya>?

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Originally Posted by discraftdg

oh who cares

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Rofl too bad you cant read or youd know you didnt post enough letter to get credit for that post LMFAO but who cares if ur smart enough to know how to get points around here LMFAO