How a poker expert made his fortune — one cent at a time

ldw22 · Nov 20, 2019

ganbat said:
Thanks for posting. Is it even possible to play 10k games a day? Time to check out his youtube channel instead. Hard to buy it.

You mean 10k hands per day, right? Sure it's possible. Let's say each online hand takes 2 minutes on average, that's 30 hands per hour. 30 hands per hour x 14 hours played per day x 24 tables played simultaneously = 10,080 hands per day.

Another player renowned for this intense multi-tabling approach is Randy Lew. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Lew

chilindrodolar · Nov 20, 2019

Players wishing to make the leap from amateur to pro also must make sure they have a good skill enough to understand the game and the nature of any game. Have favorable statistics on a large sample size, and a large enough bankroll can help counteract and balance the variance, you must face along the way. thank you for this great topic.!!

Slacker · Nov 21, 2019

Thanks for posting. Great story and interesting read.

Nathan Williams · Nov 22, 2019

skaterick said:
I guess the internet connections are trustworthy . I have issues here in the USA !

Internet connections across Asia are a bit hit or miss but I would say generally pretty good overall. South Korea has the best internet I have ever seen on earth. Thailand is pretty good. Philippines and Vietnam are just average, could use some work.

Nathan Williams · Nov 22, 2019

ganbat said:
Thanks for posting. Is it even possible to play 10k games a day? Time to check out his youtube channel instead. Hard to buy it.

Back when I was playing 10k hands per day I was 24-tabling for hours and hours on end. This was the table limit at the time on Pokerstars

Nathan Williams · Nov 22, 2019

ldw22 said:
You mean 10k HANDS per day, right? Sure it's possible. Let's say each online hand takes 2 minutes on average, that's 30 hands per hour. 30 hands per hour x 14 hours played per day x 24 tables played simultaneously = 10,080 hands per day.

Another player renowned for this intense multi-tabling approach is Randy Lew. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Lew

Randy "Nanonoko" Lew was/still is an absolute beast and legend of online poker, one of my heroes!

Nathan Williams · Nov 22, 2019

Cheers again for all the kind words everyone.

By the way, I have an AMA ("Ask Me Anything") going on right now here on CardsChat. You can find it right here:

https://www.cardschat.com/forum/cash-games-11/ask-blackrain79-anything-about-cash-games-443750/

ldw22 · Nov 22, 2019

Nathan Williams said:
Randy "Nanonoko" Lew was/still is an absolute beast and legend of online poker, one of my heroes!

Yeah, he certainly is. For those who haven't already seen it or don't know about Nanonoko, here's a short (7.5 minutes) video about him: https://youtu.be/2QzhQIOFNhU

pacificatorul · Nov 22, 2019

Nice story and inspiring also!

besplatnee · Feb 3, 2021

I read the material, I liked his story, the dude achieved results, and this once again suggests that teaching and teaching again to hone skills, I will also watch his book and video there, probably, there are interesting records.

rachelle2291 · Feb 3, 2021

I think the poker rooms should all offer .01/.02 microstakes. I think pokerstars still do but I think there are lots that don't. In addition they should offer spin and gos at micro levels as well (eg 25 cents). The challenges the poker rooms make available should be at the micro levels as well. When deciding on poker rooms to play these factors should be taken into consideration.

GAPete159 · Feb 17, 2021

skaterick said:
I guess the internet connections are trustworthy . I have issues here in the USA !

Elon Musk will take care of all internet connections very soon. A lot cheaper too

samircyber9 · Feb 7, 2022

thank for sharing this with us, i really enjoyed reading the article

Ragonesi · Feb 7, 2022

Nathan Williams said:
Cheers again for all the kind words everyone.

By the way, I have an AMA ("Ask Me Anything") going on right now here on CardsChat. You can find it right here:

https://www.cardschat.com/forum/cash-games-11/ask-blackrain79-anything-about-cash-games-443750/

You`re awesome man, I`m currently on Canada seeking something and you completely change my mind on how to see poker, good luck on your endeavors and I will follow your website for more!

budweiser74777 · Feb 7, 2022

very interesting

fedkov · Feb 8, 2022

First time I hear about this person. Thanks for the article very informative.

Clutchdenier · Feb 8, 2022

Really impressive stuff

Fushicho · Feb 8, 2022

Wow, great post and amazing to see the actual guy who it's about post too. All the best true stories are supported by the subject of the tale.

I am also one of those people that has trouble playing 2 tables, regardless of the stakes.

Fushicho · Feb 8, 2022

carmenzu said:
Wow

I need forum managers to post this

https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/4/30/18518010/online-poker-microstakes-expert-blackrain79

How great that the subject of the article has posted in this thread. Love it.

stil370 · Feb 8, 2022

I have nothing but good words for Nathan (blackrain). Learned so much from him. He really teaches you the ground floor on how to be a solid poker player. Kudos to him!

Lenka65 · Feb 8, 2022

opinion

I think that all this is a fairy tale and not true. The illusion of making money on poker can haunt a person all his life. These people believe in it.

Backlash · Feb 8, 2022

I def. remember pokertableratings....LOL....I on the other hand, liked it.

Neat story and good for him. But you know his brain had to be absolute mush at the end of every day and for only $15 per hr average....ugggg

airvikki · Feb 8, 2022

Thank you for making this post relevant now, otherwise I would not have noticed it! Unfortunately, I had not heard of Nathan Williams and did not know such a stunning story. I went to this thread, then I saw this 'The Top 100 Greatest Poker Quotes of All Time - Hellmuth, Negreanu, Ivey, Dwan' and then this 'Ask BlackRain79 Anything About Cash Games' and I couldn't stop. Everything is interesting, only 24 hours a day is not enough)

ATL2000 · Feb 8, 2022

That's a pretty cool story, but 10,000 hands in a day?

Jesus, my eyes hurt just from thinking about that.

ender0713 · Feb 10, 2022

carmenzu said:
Wow

I need forum managers to post this

https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/4/30/18518010/online-poker-microstakes-expert-blackrain79

Good read! Thanks for sharing!

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