AceOfSpades24
Rising Star
Bronze Level
I live about 2 hours from the closest casino. The casino I want to play at has just $1/$2 cash games and a couple tourneys/week for $50 buy in. I mostly plan on playing the cash games, but might play in the occasional tourney. Anyways, I am going to move up there and try to get an apartment as close to the casino as possible. I was thinking about starting with a bankroll of $20,000.
I figure my expenses away from the table (rent, power/light, food) will be $1500/month. Now, probably won't be this much but just overestimating to be safe. Since I want to get an apartment close to casino, I hope to walk to casino or maybe even ride bicycle to avoid the extra expense of driving.
After 6 months of expenses it will be $9000 expenses leaving me with $11,000 to play poker.
I was thinking about everyday in which I play to buy-in between $300-$500. $300 would give me 36 sessions of poker. $500 would give me 22 sessions of poker.
Now, if I hit a losing streak the first month or so, then I could of course dip into the expenses fund to bankroll myself to build up. However, just in a vacuum, is 36 sessions, or 22 sessions for that matter a good enough bankroll to start off? I really want to do things the right way first so I don't go broke like I have heard so many stories, including many top pros. I think I am incredibly disciplined at the table and very frugal away from the table. Assuming I'm a winning player, which I definitely believe I am skills-wise, is this enough and how much should I expect to win per month?
I plan on playing 20 days/month or so, maybe slightly more. I also am shooting for a goal of $8K per month. Is this unrealistic? Not enough? Just right?
I was also wondering how many hours/day I should play to start. The longest I've ever played poker in one sitting was 8 hours, and I only did it once and I usually only play 4 or so each time I play.
Any other experiences about starting out and advice would be immensely helpful and I would truly appreciate any help that anyone has. Thanks, sorry for the length.
I figure my expenses away from the table (rent, power/light, food) will be $1500/month. Now, probably won't be this much but just overestimating to be safe. Since I want to get an apartment close to casino, I hope to walk to casino or maybe even ride bicycle to avoid the extra expense of driving.
After 6 months of expenses it will be $9000 expenses leaving me with $11,000 to play poker.
I was thinking about everyday in which I play to buy-in between $300-$500. $300 would give me 36 sessions of poker. $500 would give me 22 sessions of poker.
Now, if I hit a losing streak the first month or so, then I could of course dip into the expenses fund to bankroll myself to build up. However, just in a vacuum, is 36 sessions, or 22 sessions for that matter a good enough bankroll to start off? I really want to do things the right way first so I don't go broke like I have heard so many stories, including many top pros. I think I am incredibly disciplined at the table and very frugal away from the table. Assuming I'm a winning player, which I definitely believe I am skills-wise, is this enough and how much should I expect to win per month?
I plan on playing 20 days/month or so, maybe slightly more. I also am shooting for a goal of $8K per month. Is this unrealistic? Not enough? Just right?
I was also wondering how many hours/day I should play to start. The longest I've ever played poker in one sitting was 8 hours, and I only did it once and I usually only play 4 or so each time I play.
Any other experiences about starting out and advice would be immensely helpful and I would truly appreciate any help that anyone has. Thanks, sorry for the length.
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