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ScottishMatt
Legend
Silver Level
Exactly what I am wondering. I assume it evolved from people getting cheated by way of having someone in a backroom looking at their cards.
Mr Sandbag
Legend
Silver Level
I don't have any poker software at all. Never felt it was a good investment since I had never regularly played online.
What happened?
xdeucesx
Bar Master
Bronze Level
Not going into too many details, but was messing around casually with a pit game w/some friends for the night after I was done grinding live. I may/may not have seen something a dealer was doing and took advantage...then the pit floor came over and kindly asked me to come into the back room w/him to discuss some things so I just insta-bounced and cashed out.
duggs
Killing me softly
Silver Level
it probably is just in terms of learning, at least trial a database
Mr Sandbag
Legend
Silver Level
I play on Bovada. Are there any free trials for software? I think I need a Bovada converter too.
WVHillbilly
Legend
Silver Level
Getting taken to the back of the casino when they suspect your playing an advantage. In the old days it supposedly involved some threats and/or actual violence.
Matt Vaughan
King of Moody Rants
Bronze Level
What did you see the dealer doing lol.FU
I like never convert my hands anymore - maybe once a month even when grinding. I have to run it on parallels since I have a mac, and it's super ****ing slow. My comp is sorta starting to die tho.
Logan2
Legend
Silver Level
Strugling to play pokerz after holidays, take a break since the 27th, get back and played 15 minutes Jan 2, another 15 minutes Jan 3 (both positive), not played since then.
I open the poker site today but just not feel the need to play and closed again, i think need a goal or something.
I open the poker site today but just not feel the need to play and closed again, i think need a goal or something.
xdeucesx
Bar Master
Bronze Level
http://www.twitch.tv/boutdatequity
streaming some 200 if anyones bored. No cam yet but i should have it all set up correctly once I move back to school this weekend.
streaming some 200 if anyones bored. No cam yet
but i should have it all set up correctly once I move back to school this weekend.
xdeucesx
Bar Master
Bronze Level
I've had some people on Skype kind of push it for awhile so I decided to take a shot at it. I have a sick setup coming tomorrow which I'm going to attempt to build, so once that's done, I should have a perfect computer lair for streaming. Also, the more views = the more $$$$.
Partially this, partially knowing someone out there might be watching keeps tilting under control + almost forces one to play good.
Mr Sandbag
Legend
Silver Level
Or you could generate views by frequently tilting and completely flying off the handle.
hackmeplz
Sleep Faster
Silver Level
I'd be pretty shocked if you could turn it into something that actually makes money. I think you have to be getting in the realm of millions of unique page hits to turn views into money, but don't let my doubt stop you prove me wrong
xdeucesx
Bar Master
Bronze Level
Right, it's not like baller money or anything...but if I could generate any passive income at all from doing something I naturally do all the time, it would be cool is all. Plus, most of the poker streams truly suck. It's like guys grinding 10nl acting like pro's or super entertaining like StickyRice, where there's literally zero informational content but purely fun. I've only found one stream with a guy playing decent stakes + informational + entertaining somewhat.
xdeucesx
Bar Master
Bronze Level
This ^
Also, if people subscribe to you, you gain that money as well. Not exactly sure what some of those benefits are. I'm not planning on making any serious money or anything, but it's just a fun little idea to keep grinding fun. I treat it the same as making videos tbh.
LuckyChippy
Cardschat Elite
Silver Level
Twitch can be decent money. If you can get an average of 2k+ views each time you stream it's full time money. Provided you do all the stuff to make people feel like they're supporting you and are part of your community.
How do you stream poker without showing your hands? A delay or software to blur your hand?
Twitch is great.
How do you stream poker without showing your hands? A delay or software to blur your hand?
Twitch is great.
LuckyChippy
Cardschat Elite
Silver Level
You pay $5 to subscribe to someone and you get some benefits such as no ads and stuff but it's not really about what you get it's more about showing your support. What benefits you get are mainly up to the streamer. The streamer and Twitch split the money. Most money comes from donations I think which paypal takes a small cut of.
You have to be getting a regular amount of viewers before Twitch gives you the subscriber button, a few hundred every time you stream. You have to be pretty serious about building your community and content to get to that point unless you're seriously good or something.