playing 2 tables at once is a mistake ,5!!!! i used to 2 and 3 at once but noticed that i was just playing my cards and not the game. there is no way you can play the game if you are playing more than 1 table. online you cannot see your opposition , if they are tilting, smiling , holding their breath ,so you got to pay attention to all the action to pickup any information. if you want to be a player you got to pay attention even when your not in the hand , online or in the poker house. those that dont are what i call lazy players and will be lucky to break even over time.
kmbpoker said:
All the gamers out there like to multi table and they think they are good poker players when infact they have no natural skill, instead its just playing by numbers....that's why these guys get crushed when playing live....
R1ace said:
Welcome from one IT Specialist to a future one. The job market is tough at the moment even for graduates in this field. Best advice I can give you is to focus on Oracle based applications and programming in Java that will open a whole new world to you in the IT field. You don't want to be in my position which is over qualified and under paid. Waste of your investment in school IMO unless you get into software engineering and programming.
As far as poker goes. Wait until you are 18 (general consensus). Don't let poker distract you from school. Everyone here at one point or another thought about becoming pro, the truth is that you can't just say you're going to do it and do it. You have to build a proper bankroll. You have to sustain a positive X BB/100 which could compensate you financially. But, the swings are a monster.
Like they do in Real Estate they encourage you to have two years worth of income before becoming a real estate agent in my state. I don't think poker should be any different. If you're really going to pursue this you're going to have to grind from the micros all the way up to at least $1/$2 while retaining a +BB/100 but if you go on swings do you think you could survive if you had to drop to .5/$1 NL? Probably not.
You have to be a consistent player and to become a consistent player you have to learn from your mistakes (there will be a lot of them) and absorb all things that you read, experienced, learned, etc. Right now, it's a long shot. If you can grind that $100 to $6K (your 30 buy in minimum for $1/$2). Then I would say you're competent enough to really think about doing it for a living.
But, ask some of the guys here who make all their income from poker about their hardships, the swings they face, their living situation etc. They're going to advise most to not get into it. It's a high stress environment it's going to require many hours a day because you have to put the time in on a day to day basis because what if you only played 8 hours one day and then next day you go on a downswing and then you lose everything you earned over the past 3 days? It's an emotional roller coaster and the ultimate test of dedication. I probably threw nearly $5K down the drain within the first year I was playing because I didn't understand anything like BRM, Hand Ranges, Position, tells, Bluffs. I kept running in circles... bust my bankroll, not learn from my mistakes, redeposit, x100.
You're going to have to study, you're going to have to put the time in to take it seriously, you're going to have a very difficult time starting out. We are here to help (once you're 18 of course). Post up your hands, get advice, play freerolls with us, etc. This community is the one community that will get you the information and advice you need to take the next step. Everyone here is pretty helpful if you stick around. Not like other forums filled with Elitists who won't help you and instead call you every degrading thing under the sun because you don't understand something.
You picked the right forum. Let us help you with your game once you are legally able to play online poker.
Cheers,
Sean
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i study IT too and trying to apply for usa univesities too,all i can say if u try to work as a it man u should start earning CISCO ,that is the best IT certification out there and the most they pay,good luck on your carear and poker
DavidC17 said:
He said "heh. im 20 y old and im try 2 beeing as high as i can id play like 1 week for now long but almost everytime on pokerschool i got place from 100 to 400"
I will translate:
heh. im 20 y old and im try 2 beeing as high as i can id play like 1 week for now long but almost everytime on pokerschool i got place from 100 to 400
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fletchdad said:
Lots of great advice. Just one thing I felt compelled to mention. Good money/bankroll management is a key to success. And as you say tracking results is imperative. For iphone users there are a number of good Apps available that do a great job at this. I love the ability to have and record these records right at the poker table, especially the ability to keep session notes for later review.
The App I use is called Poker Income. It does an amazing job of providing all the stats one would need to track their winnings and losses.
And no I have no connection to this product or it's developers. 🙂
Not sure why most people are being so negative here, if you want to make playing poker profitable then you have to put the hours in learning the ins and outs of the game. Sure you might not be the next Chris Moneymaker but if your making a steady profit and enjoying it why not?
(Only read first page xD)
(Only read first page xD)