S3mper
Poker Not Checkers
Loyaler
Pop (The uneducated call it soda)
is free at my local casino - not the food. I think a meat lovers pizza cost about $15 (Best freaking pizza ever at the casino) Though I live in Iowa where everything tends to cost less.If you're ever at the Meskwaki in Iowa I highly recommend the pizza.
Vfranks
Legend
Silver Level
The Hard Rock in Tampa didn't have any free drinks or food, and even if you ordered water the chicks wanted to get tipped lol.
or3o1990
Legend
Silver Level
Sup soto. I just wanted to drop in to tell you not to be discouraged by what everyone in here is saying but definitely don't make the mistake of disregarding their input. These are all very experienced players who's only intention is to help you out. It sucks to hear but they're just being blunt. Good luck dude.
WVHillbilly
Legend
Silver Level
Gamblers get comps, not poker players.
TimovieMan
Legend
Silver Level
Why not? Professional poker players often pay 50K per year in rake alone.
Mr Sandbag
Legend
Silver Level
I don't think it's that much. In most cases it's somewhere around $25k-$30k or something. Regardless, the $15/hour in rake is chump change compared to the stacks people punt at the table games and feed into the slot machines.
WVHillbilly
Legend
Silver Level
I doubt many live pros even come close to that. Gamblers on the other hand risk losing large fractions of that amount to the house on every visit.
Aces2w1n
Legend
Silver Level
When is a good month to notice the games changing roughly?? Suggest a strictor brm during off season?
or3o1990
Legend
Silver Level
I noticed it last year mid march.
Zorba
27
Platinum Level
He's better than me, he keeps detailed records I don't.
Pop (The uneducated call it soda)
If you're ever at the Meskwaki in Iowa I highly recommend the pizza.
Pop is a sound nota drink, but you will find Soda in (like the educated call it) Soft Drink.
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Aaron Soto
Rock Star
Silver Level
Yo what's up so I been reading all the comments on here. Thank you for your best interest and input I appreciate it.
Now about my job. Yes I had a job. I've worked in the construction field for many years. Carpenter and all around general tradesman. Worked very hard.. I actually was supposed to start a position as a Assistant Superintendent and declined.
It paid good money 28.00$ an hour, benefits, OT, Vacation ,401k etc.
I also have an Associates Degree in Computer Aided Drafting and Design. I also almost graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Project Management Administration. I had all A grades and practically aced all my test scores. 58/58, 45/46, 20/20, 34/35 etc. Midterms and my finals. I graduated from ITT Technical Institute. I dropped out because I got extremely heavily into gambling.
Now is this what I want to do the rest of my life? No. Not right now. I want to play Poker. Poker is what my passion is. I love to think, I like to figure out game plans, I love to see results oriented winnings, I know that the harder you work at something the more you get out of it. This is especially true in Poker. Am I taking a huge risk with my BR absolutely. I'm very well aware of that. I'd rather do that than be sitting in my 9-5 everyday and hating it.
But to be completely honest. Poker is literally a 9-5 if you want to succeed at it. Studying and preparation is literally 75% of it. You have to be ready at all times before you even take a chance at those tables. The mind must be precise in decision making, your thoughts must be focus oriented and your emotions must be at bay. So yeah guess I'll just say that.
I know many don't think I will succeed and that is fine by me. I surely hope I do. I am willing to try anything and everything to make sure this works out. If it doesn't guess what? I'm back at my 9-5 and this was all just a dream but it was a dream I wasn't scared to try out. And I will know, that at least I gave it everything I had to live my dream. This Poker stuff is absolutely no easy job. This takes so much studying, so much evolving, a high level of thinking. If anything it is exceptionally difficult and very hard work.
When I told my mom, and brother that "hey I'm going to give this Poker thing a try". They said wow you are so stupid, think about your life, think about our son etc." I know damn well what I am doing. The job market is plentiful. If you want to be just another fish in the ocean then by all means go ahead. As for me, I want to follow my dream and I am going to give my best day in and day out day in and day out day in and day out until I get there. Hopefully this gamble pays off.
Here's an update on my graph btw. I am going downhill fast. I am doing everything I possibly can to get the hell out of this downswing. I'm not about to abandon ship yet no way. I need to start plugging every single leak I have and I mean quick. Yes, some of these beats were due to some very bad variance. And I do mean just plain terrible. Aces cracked, Kings cracked, flush over flush, Top Pair Top Kicker Syndrome all-in. I am absolutely terrible at playing a paired board. Two-pair has got to be my worst hand ever. I cannot believe how much money single pair and two-pair are costing me omg I'm literally about to begin folding these hands at this point.
Oh and btw way. No I am not making this thread to BRAG haha. This thread was made just to get some input I am proud of what I have accomplished so far. I just wanted to share my Poker story with other players out there. Only other Poker players can relate to how are minds think and the fact that there is actually a possible way to make a living as a Gambler. Even though the rest of society thinks you are crazy for trying haha. So that is the reason I made this post in case you were wondering.
BTW: I dropped down in stakes. I'm back on the 1-2 NL tables. No longer am I playing 1-3 hell no. 300$ buy-ins are having a serious effect on my BR.
Now about my job. Yes I had a job. I've worked in the construction field for many years. Carpenter and all around general tradesman. Worked very hard.. I actually was supposed to start a position as a Assistant Superintendent and declined.
It paid good money 28.00$ an hour, benefits, OT, Vacation ,401k etc.
I also have an Associates Degree in Computer Aided Drafting and Design. I also almost graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Project Management Administration. I had all A grades and practically aced all my test scores. 58/58, 45/46, 20/20, 34/35 etc. Midterms and my finals. I graduated from ITT Technical Institute. I dropped out because I got extremely heavily into gambling.
Now is this what I want to do the rest of my life? No. Not right now. I want to play Poker. Poker is what my passion is. I love to think, I like to figure out game plans, I love to see results oriented winnings, I know that the harder you work at something the more you get out of it. This is especially true in Poker. Am I taking a huge risk with my BR absolutely. I'm very well aware of that. I'd rather do that than be sitting in my 9-5 everyday and hating it.
But to be completely honest. Poker is literally a 9-5 if you want to succeed at it. Studying and preparation is literally 75% of it. You have to be ready at all times before you even take a chance at those tables. The mind must be precise in decision making, your thoughts must be focus oriented and your emotions must be at bay. So yeah guess I'll just say that.
I know many don't think I will succeed and that is fine by me. I surely hope I do. I am willing to try anything and everything to make sure this works out. If it doesn't guess what? I'm back at my 9-5 and this was all just a dream but it was a dream I wasn't scared to try out. And I will know, that at least I gave it everything I had to live my dream. This Poker stuff is absolutely no easy job. This takes so much studying, so much evolving, a high level of thinking. If anything it is exceptionally difficult and very hard work.
When I told my mom, and brother that "hey I'm going to give this Poker thing a try". They said wow you are so stupid, think about your life, think about our son etc." I know damn well what I am doing. The job market is plentiful. If you want to be just another fish in the ocean then by all means go ahead. As for me, I want to follow my dream and I am going to give my best day in and day out day in and day out day in and day out until I get there. Hopefully this gamble pays off.
Here's an update on my graph btw. I am going downhill fast. I am doing everything I possibly can to get the hell out of this downswing. I'm not about to abandon ship yet no way. I need to start plugging every single leak I have and I mean quick. Yes, some of these beats were due to some very bad variance. And I do mean just plain terrible. Aces cracked, Kings cracked, flush over flush, Top Pair Top Kicker Syndrome all-in. I am absolutely terrible at playing a paired board. Two-pair has got to be my worst hand ever. I cannot believe how much money single pair and two-pair are costing me omg I'm literally about to begin folding these hands at this point.
Oh and btw way. No I am not making this thread to BRAG haha. This thread was made just to get some input I am proud of what I have accomplished so far. I just wanted to share my Poker story with other players out there. Only other Poker players can relate to how are minds think and the fact that there is actually a possible way to make a living as a Gambler. Even though the rest of society thinks you are crazy for trying haha. So that is the reason I made this post in case you were wondering.
BTW: I dropped down in stakes. I'm back on the 1-2 NL tables. No longer am I playing 1-3 hell no. 300$ buy-ins are having a serious effect on my BR.
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MinhANguyen
Visionary
Silver Level
Poker is very hard work. Imo before you got into this, you should have been a very solid winner over a large sample. It's hard to grow fast as a player who does not have their fundamentals down, especially playing live. You see 30 hands per hour; online we see maybe 600-700. Even then it may take a very long time for some online players to grow.
Also, you seem to still not be understanding variance. Variance is not getting your AA/KK/TPTK cracked. From what you are saying, you are overplaying TPTK/overpair type of hands and getting stacked by two pair/sets/straights/full houses. You need to learn how to let one pair hands go.
Good luck though. Poker is a hard way to make an easy living.
Also, you seem to still not be understanding variance. Variance is not getting your AA/KK/TPTK cracked. From what you are saying, you are overplaying TPTK/overpair type of hands and getting stacked by two pair/sets/straights/full houses. You need to learn how to let one pair hands go.
Good luck though. Poker is a hard way to make an easy living.
JustBeatIt
Enthusiast
Silver Level
I wish you continued luck Aaron, and now i see why these guys were giving you such a hard time in your other thread. They just want you to succeed, and even though they were coming off harsh to me, its probably because they have seen this alot. I realize they are trying to help you though, and its cool that you actually have so many people interested in what your up to. Lots of people around to help improve your game,and a bunch of people i would certainly like to have in my corner.
Keep at it man, keep your confidence in your play high, and i hope you succeed.
Keep at it man, keep your confidence in your play high, and i hope you succeed.
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ph_il
...
Silver Level
I can't get over the fact that you quit your job to peruse poker before you even had a large enough BR. Having a BR and growing a BR are two completely different things. And it's harder to build a BR when you're pulling money out of it to pay for non-poker related things. From my understanding, you're living off of your BR, right? Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Yes, your job may have sucked and may not have been happy with it, but at least you had something to fall back on when things didn't go your way at the tables. At least you had steady income that you could've save for a while to build your BR or at least a life roll for all of your expenses so you would have to dip into your poker roll. Hell, you probably could've done both; have a good paying job and build your poker roll until it was big enough for you to pursue as a living.
What's the plan if you keep on dropping? At what point do you call it quits and start looking for another job? Your monthly expenses are at 1500, does this include gas (car) and food? What happens if your drops below 2K? What if it drops below 1.5K? Jobs may be plentiful, but what if it takes a while to get one? What if it takes 2-3 weeks and then you have to wait 2 weeks for a paycheck? Do you have enough money put aside to take care of your expenses if that happens? What if you can't find a job immediately?
I applaud you for having a passion and going for it, but I don't think you honestly put enough thought into it. Maybe, I'm wrong, but that's just how I feel, especially when you say your poker roll and life roll are one-and-the-same. That's just stupid to me. Now, I do want you to succeed, and I wish you the best, but consider finding a job. Even if it's just part time evening work, find something that you can have to fall back on. Something you can use to pay for your bills without dipping into your poker BR. At least for now until as you build and keep building.
Have a plan B.
Yes, your job may have sucked and may not have been happy with it, but at least you had something to fall back on when things didn't go your way at the tables. At least you had steady income that you could've save for a while to build your BR or at least a life roll for all of your expenses so you would have to dip into your poker roll. Hell, you probably could've done both; have a good paying job and build your poker roll until it was big enough for you to pursue as a living.
What's the plan if you keep on dropping? At what point do you call it quits and start looking for another job? Your monthly expenses are at 1500, does this include gas (car) and food? What happens if your drops below 2K? What if it drops below 1.5K? Jobs may be plentiful, but what if it takes a while to get one? What if it takes 2-3 weeks and then you have to wait 2 weeks for a paycheck? Do you have enough money put aside to take care of your expenses if that happens? What if you can't find a job immediately?
I applaud you for having a passion and going for it, but I don't think you honestly put enough thought into it. Maybe, I'm wrong, but that's just how I feel, especially when you say your poker roll and life roll are one-and-the-same. That's just stupid to me. Now, I do want you to succeed, and I wish you the best, but consider finding a job. Even if it's just part time evening work, find something that you can have to fall back on. Something you can use to pay for your bills without dipping into your poker BR. At least for now until as you build and keep building.
Have a plan B.
or3o1990
Legend
Silver Level
Winning poker players don't gamble Aaron. If you want an easy and free way to track your sessions check out this link.
http://http://pokerdominator.com/
http://http://pokerdominator.com/
Mr Sandbag
Legend
Silver Level
Post hands. Not just summaries but every detail. I think you're underestimating the vast amount of experience and knowledge you have available to you in this forum.
And I agree with philthy.
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ph_il
...
Silver Level
That's only part of the formula. All of the studying and dedication you put in won't stop variance. It won't prevent opponents from sucking out on you. It won't stop coolers from happening. Yes, you have some control of how you play, but there are other things you have no control of.
A solid BR is what helps you get through it. In just 8 days, your BR dropped 30%. That's huge. The fact that you can't see the importance of a solid BR or at least a solid income while you're building is beyond me. You did drop in stakes, which is a start, but it's not enough. Your BR isn't as big as you think when you're going to use 50% of where it is currently (3K) to pay for expenses next month.
