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Maybe this is not the best site to look for answers on this (hence most all spending time shooting for pts)
but I would love to one day ...no doubt. The most heart wrenching this though is my sterm beleif that poker is rigged from the inside out. Built into the software. How many times have we all seen the shortstack go bye bye in touney.
Maybe it is not specifically riggied against any one player but programmed to be effiecent in bouncing a mofo th fo out the do
lol
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If you think poker is rigged then you have no chance of making a living doing this. Research and learn the mathematics of poker before thinking of making this a long term plan.
read a few poker books and join the poker fourms and etc...any knowledge you can learn is good...gl
a bit outdated but till a great book none the less, pick up super systems, that was the first book i got a good 8 years ago. theres tons of newer books and print about online gaming, but truly understanding the basics and math of poker in invaluable. As for as rigged goes, no, seems some software favors bad playing IMHO. A buddy had a staking deal on carbon for a while and he basically made a living off that, until merge stopped p2p transfers. Then the backer bought a freakin compound in rosarito mexico, moved a bunch of em in there to keep playing on Stars
If you lose it is rigged, if you win it is not rigged. JustSayn.................................
Id much rather try to earn a living at poker playing live. i guess it depends if you have a cardroom anywhere near you. Ive got the LA casinos 45 minutes away and a few indian ones about 30 minutes away. i always run good in ring games live, online not as much.
Read about poker, watch poker, play poker. Obv a lot of good luck helps people start their bankroll and freedom to play a variety of tournies, but you should always look at your own game and try to perfect it. Look at hand histories and just keep on learning from that. Dont really look at how others play, just focus on your own game.
thx all
ps.. I am currently a math major and a former mtg broker of 8yrs
cheers!
"Harrington on Holdem" is supposed to be a very good book too. Personally I couldn't make it through a full chapter of any poker book...zzzz That is why I am mediocre player.
I think the days of finding enough fish online to make a good living are over. No doubt money is to be made but its not like it used to be when US players were on FT and Stars.
My advice would be to make sure you follow really good BRM, otherwise it will never work, and try to build your BR from scratch. If your good enough to do that, then you should be able to pull it off.
@ Mr. Gutsy and @rghy2 very good advice guys I agree with both of you
dont do it if your not good....you have to be comimited and ready for the ups and downs....be prepared.
It would be difficult to go from zero to hero. You would have to have strict BR management when getting to a certain amount. I wonder myself if there are any people who make a living playing on cake and merge?
just don't let this happen to you
http://www.pokerowned.com/forums/att...-lol-2nrcq.jpg
My advice would be to make sure you follow really good BRM, otherwise it will never work, and try to build your BR from scratch. If your good enough to do that, then you should be able to pull it off.
lol that graph is funny and def describes me back in the day at UB
now...my turn... BRM and Tilt sound easy to master but I have spent the last 5 years trying. some are sicker then others..lol
I will say that I am now learning that BRM and being able to walk away from a loss(s) is a process and I hae made progress in this area.
I now have semi-small BR's on several different pay sites and this feels good.
see u at the tables !
So is there a way to report people that just copy and post someone else's comments for points??Quote:
Originally Posted by NSS1995
Good Luck with that. People on carbon play 2 7 suited or some other ridicules suited hand against AK and win on a regular bases. That has to be the software.
You'l never win with that mindset...or understanding of the game...Quote:
Originally Posted by blufalotbob
kid math you got one of most important things to know in poker , math, knowing when to get your $ in good is so important, pot odds and how many outs will payoff in the long run, im not big on cash games but tourneys you need to pick your spots wait for big card because big cards win. BRM so important playing a comfortable level. I think i might do ok at $60+ tourny level, but im not comfy there, I get to dam nervous I gotcoupons to play but ??? good luck
Its not what it used to be, I just dont think the money is there anymore.
somethin like kenny rogers that cant dance so he leaned back, he leaned back, and he threw the rock away :D
Its not easy to make a living playing online poker. If it was easy everybody would be doing it.
I don't think online poker is rigged, you just always remember the pots you get sucked out on and never the ones where you suck out.
There is definitely a reason why all the poker-phenoms out there aren't playing poker for a living. I've made a lot of money playing poker, but I have spent my time learning and progressing through the game, plus I consider myself a game-minded person by nature, but to make a living playing online poker, as amazing as that would be is unfeasible for me.
I definitely echo the voices of bankroll management. I often find myself up a lot of money and getting all cocky and entering stakes way too big for me just to give it all back. Set very concrete guidelines about how much to wager and once you get a bankroll going, if you're risking more than 5% of your bankroll, something is going to go wrong during unlucky stretches of time.
it's a scam. can't be done
Uhm, no it isn't? Of it can (and has!) been done. Just because you can't doesn't make it a "scam". What kind of BS is that. lolQuote:
Originally Posted by babyfaceatl
I know it's very hard. I heard only 700 people a year make ov er 100k on pstars. Its like 4 percent of the pop.
poker sites simply take a rake from the tourny/sng/ring game for compensation. After that they do not care who wins/ loses. pointless question is pointless
I make like -20$ a month. Beat that fool!
Maybe this is not the best site to look for answers on this (hence most all spending time shooting for pts)
but I would love to one day ...no doubt. The most heart wrenching this though is my sterm beleif that poker is rigged from the inside out. Built into the software. How many times have we all seen the shortstack go bye bye in touney.
Maybe it is not specifically riggied against any one player but programmed to be effiecent in bouncing a mofo th fo out the do
lol
you have no chance of making... give up the day dream
grinding online poker is hard and very difficult, few have done it, but to make a true living at it, you either lucky and hit a nice mtt to start off with or you have a nice bankroll to get started
If you think it's rigged, why are you still doing here. I don't care if it's rigged. I don't think it's rigged, though there are times I think it's rigged, but if it's rigged it's just rigged for more action. That's all.
In order to make a living at all playing online poker....You have to understand the math and be very efficiant on the types of games you play....If you are constantly changing from cash, sng's and mtt's, odds are you will never make a living online...You also must have a very nice bankroll to work with in order to make this happen...I for one dont believe I will get my bankroll high enough to ever make a run at something like this...but I wish you the best of luck.