How many of you can say you won more money than you lost in poker?
Thankfully yes
Yep, definitely on the plus side. Only played freerolls and then built a bankroll up to 6k, cashed out at 3.5k, so up a few thousand dollars...whoo hoo! I am assuming the poker sites are fairly legit but not really willing to put my own money in there. Just play for fun, way too hard to make a living at this game imo.
Yep, definitely on the plus side. Only played freerolls and then built a bankroll up to 6k, cashed out at 3.5k, so up a few thousand dollars...whoo hoo! I am assuming the poker sites are fairly legit but not really willing to put my own money in there. Just play for fun, way too hard to make a living at this game imo.
I have just around a year playing poker, and few months playing more seriously, to win.
I have lost more than i have won, but is very little money, and im okay becouse lost it at the micros lowest buyin, practicing hundreds of hours.
Last 2 months, aprox., I started to became profitable, but, i need to grow a higher bankroll becouse is very hard and boring to grow from the lowest buyin SnG/MTT
I have lost more than i have won, but is very little money, and im okay becouse lost it at the micros lowest buyin, practicing hundreds of hours.
Last 2 months, aprox., I started to became profitable, but, i need to grow a higher bankroll becouse is very hard and boring to grow from the lowest buyin SnG/MTT
I have not made a lot, maybe 1000$ or so over the years. I do not like to gamble much so free rolls are the way to go for me. I tend to withdraw when I get a nice enough bankroll , leave a little to play with.
I figure if it's freely won it's OK to gamble a little - and I tend to loose it whenever I get tired of poker and play casino too much. I think I have pretty much learned my lesson - stick to poker...
I don't find the need to deposit except once, minimum needed to become a money player.
Exception, I did do a few minor ones when cards chat had that great Pokerstars freebuy promo last year (they have it going now I think for Germany?), and it paid off pretty nicely. I wish they'd do that again more, maybe open to everyone ??
Cheers!
I figure if it's freely won it's OK to gamble a little - and I tend to loose it whenever I get tired of poker and play casino too much. I think I have pretty much learned my lesson - stick to poker...
I don't find the need to deposit except once, minimum needed to become a money player.
Exception, I did do a few minor ones when cards chat had that great Pokerstars freebuy promo last year (they have it going now I think for Germany?), and it paid off pretty nicely. I wish they'd do that again more, maybe open to everyone ??
Cheers!
Playing on-line I can honestly say I have never lost a single Cent playing Poker, I can state that as a fact because I have never made a deposit, therefore cannot lose even if I went broke overnight.
The money I have in my Bankroll has been won by playing free-roll's and then buying-in to low stake games, but only what my Bankroll allows me to do, there is an old saying "Keep an eye on your Pennies and the Pound's will look after themselves" and I find it very true, when it comes to playing Poker.
Live games might be a different story, if I had not had a good grounding in playing the game on-line, and then changing my playing style to accommodate the differences between on-line Poker and Live games, and yes there is a big difference, just as there is a difference when changing from Tournament games to Cash games, you have to adapt and play very differently.
I have never lost anything huge playing Live games and my returns have paid towards my Wife having a new Wardrobe now and again, and even gone towards a decent holiday occasionally.
So I am quite happy knowing my passion from the game has paid off, as I have no debt or Mortgage to worry about, and as far as I am concerned Poker owes me nothing, and I am not a Professional Player.
Just an Amateur having Fun!
When the fun Stops, STOP!
The money I have in my Bankroll has been won by playing free-roll's and then buying-in to low stake games, but only what my Bankroll allows me to do, there is an old saying "Keep an eye on your Pennies and the Pound's will look after themselves" and I find it very true, when it comes to playing Poker.
Live games might be a different story, if I had not had a good grounding in playing the game on-line, and then changing my playing style to accommodate the differences between on-line Poker and Live games, and yes there is a big difference, just as there is a difference when changing from Tournament games to Cash games, you have to adapt and play very differently.
I have never lost anything huge playing Live games and my returns have paid towards my Wife having a new Wardrobe now and again, and even gone towards a decent holiday occasionally.
So I am quite happy knowing my passion from the game has paid off, as I have no debt or Mortgage to worry about, and as far as I am concerned Poker owes me nothing, and I am not a Professional Player.
Just an Amateur having Fun!
When the fun Stops, STOP!
This thread is flawed. Since the original poster says you only here about people in profit...... so who is going to post on this thread. It appread everyone is winning all the time. How do these sites stay in business with every player making a profit all the time?
Badday94 said:
In live Poker, Cash Games, I used to play more for fun, but I used to stay break even, most often positive, now I´m migrating to online poker (I started to migrate in October), now I´m positive, however I´m playing Cash games and Freerols, notice I´m playing for hobby and my profit is less than micro heheheheh, 13 USD of profit heheheeh, I´m looking more to tourney instead of cash games.
I've been playing online poker for about month or so , so not for very long . And have already made about 20-30$ . Some from freerolls , some from tournaments with buy in . Overall i'm in profit , but its still too early to measure those on long run . I'm still testing it all out . Live cash games are different story , made there over 5k$ for sure over the years , can't wait this pandemic to end so I can start grinding again .
So, I am one of those people who can honestly say, I am a winner in poker. Long term, both live and online. The last year I have been coasting and not getting it any volume.
I started to play on a regular basis about 5 or 6 years ago. I suffered a back injury which left me permanently disabled. I could not work, but my brain was still functioning. I was bored to tears. My disability pay allowed me to pay my bills and keep a roof over my head. I had always played poker as a recreational player online and live. I decided since I was not able to work I was going to concentrate on learning poker. I started with just about zero bankroll. I started with freerolls, that is when I found CardsChat. I ended up doing very well in one of CC's year end tourneys. I think I placed 2nd in ACR $5000 freeroll for 600 and maybe a 3rd or 4th on Bet-on-line for a few hundred, and suddenly , I had a bankroll. Just continued on from there. Never really made enough money to consider myself a "pro". I really had fun, suddenly after some good years I began losing the poker "bug" . Don't know why, and I am hoping the desire comes back this year.
I started to play on a regular basis about 5 or 6 years ago. I suffered a back injury which left me permanently disabled. I could not work, but my brain was still functioning. I was bored to tears. My disability pay allowed me to pay my bills and keep a roof over my head. I had always played poker as a recreational player online and live. I decided since I was not able to work I was going to concentrate on learning poker. I started with just about zero bankroll. I started with freerolls, that is when I found CardsChat. I ended up doing very well in one of CC's year end tourneys. I think I placed 2nd in ACR $5000 freeroll for 600 and maybe a 3rd or 4th on Bet-on-line for a few hundred, and suddenly , I had a bankroll. Just continued on from there. Never really made enough money to consider myself a "pro". I really had fun, suddenly after some good years I began losing the poker "bug" . Don't know why, and I am hoping the desire comes back this year.
jsnake716 said:
Hearing stories like yours reminds me of what poker is
it is different to each person
for some its a game
for us its more than can be put into words
I hope you find success in everything you do!
Even if you don't get the poker bug back😀