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zingbust
Rock Star
Silver Level
Dive in head first...deposit as much as you can possibly afford to...if you have beginner's luck, immediately take all you won from that and buy into a deepstacked cash game for your entire bankroll...try to build that up very quickly...if things go your way, you'll be a very rich person in no time...gl to you, man
Kparadis84
Rising Star
Silver Level
I once thought I could be a pro when I turned $2 on pokestars into $100 in a couple of hours. It was the best heater of my life and unknown to me, to be my absolute downfall for a couple of years. It gave me false hope. It was only when I went right back to the drawing board, posted on forums, made blogs and studied and studied and studied that I even became a winning player. And I still am far from being pro after all of that.
I wish you the best of luck with this OP, but please for your sake, don't expect it to be an easy ride. It absolutely wont be.
With that out of the way, please feel welcome on this site as I'm sure many people will be willing to help you achieve your goals sooner than if you tried it alone. A lot of good players here whose advice will be very useful in the coming months
edit 50k is well above the country average. I believe it to be around the 25k mark actually. That is of course if you go by the mean average. The median would be stupid because of all the rich people.
First off, I love your avatar! Secondly, thanks for the post. I will definitely keep in mind that it is not an easy ride and to not get overly excited over a win here or there until I become consistent. Heck, If I could even profit 10k from poker a year, I'd take it. lol
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michael demichele
Rising Star
Silver Level
As someone who did the whole poker career thing at a young age, my shortly written advice would be to have fun, go on the run of your life, feel free to make your money and make friends along the way. Do it up as big as you want to. And in the end, I'd recommend that you really look towards having a basis in your life that is something other than poker. It's a lot easier to build the groundwork for a good life for yourself in your 30s when you're in your 20s than it is to build it in your 30s.
TheGenera1
Visionary
Silver Level
It's Maru the cat
He's all over youtube if you want to look him up.Wonder what ever happened to OP. Lewl.
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waikato08
Rising Star
Bronze Level
Firstly, I will say that this is NOT good idea, nor is it a good system for you. You need to start out small, VERY small. set yourself a $5 or max of $10 per week, to play with. You won't make much profit, but you wont lose much either.Continue playing 0.01/0.02 blinds, and if you are going to play tournaments then I wouldn't advise going over the 1.10 buyins until you have a real feel for them.
I recommend that you should stay at 0.01/0.02 blind ring games, and micro st & go short-handed tournaments, for about a year. That way you will start to get some expereince under your belt, and will start to get an instinct on what to play with and what to fold.
I recommend that you should stay at 0.01/0.02 blind ring games, and micro st & go short-handed tournaments, for about a year. That way you will start to get some expereince under your belt, and will start to get an instinct on what to play with and what to fold.
radman
Rock Star
Silver Level
I agree whole hardly that a goal as professional poker player is a lofty one.
I have noticed that a large % of pro's have a formal education. This means that if your dream doesn't come true to your expectations you have a way to earn a living. Meaning most successful people in any way of life always had a backup plan. This doesn't mean you can't pursue your dream, while getting an education. My son is working towards making the jump to pro. But he also has a masters degree in economics and statistics.
READ N READ AND HAVE A BACKUP PLAN