Going to play poker "full time" for 4 months

[OMGITSOVER9K]

I can play 12 tables at 25nl and still beat it for like 4BB+/100 I think

25nl is real soft so yeah, up the tables to at least 6, preferably 8.

 

[Cafeman]

Well I could possibly believe that you could yes!

I'm mostly talking to those on CC who never get anywhere while pissing about trying to get tonnes of volume in.

 

[BvBrMTW]

Yeah my plan was actually to move to 6 tables soon, and later to 8, not really looking to play more than that for now, and When I beat the game over a decent sample playing 8 tables, I'll move up to 50NL I guess.

 

[acky100]

id reccommend sticking to 6-8 too when you get there, rushing up the tables is just bad for your game and winrate and mental health usually

 

[Deco]

id reccommend sticking to 6-8 too when you get there, rushing up the tables is just bad for your game and winrate and mental health usually

+1

 

[OMGITSOVER9K]

says the 2 FR players.. don't FR players play way more tables anyway?

 

[ScottishMatt]

They need to. Lest they suffer from apathy.

 

[Yoshimiii]

Hey guys,

I'm 18 and currently still in high school, but I've got a break for 4 months now, (I'm graduating next year).
I've been playing poker for the last couple of months, and I'm enjoying it more and more. I'm a slight winner at 25nl 6-max, and playing it since the 1st of march, I've lost a lot last month partly due to tilt, playing when tired, and obviously lack of skill.
Now I've studied quite a lot the last weeks, and feel like I'm finally beating these games, (playing with a bb/100 of 6, playing 4 tables, this month.) Now obviously it isn't really a big sample, but it's a start.

Anyways, I still live with my parents and I lack motivation to go find a job or something like that for the next couple of months.
So I'm going to grind and study poker until next schoolyear, my goal is to play around 40-50 hours each week, included studying.

Anyways, I made this post to ask for tips, I want to set a goal which I'll try to reach before next schoolyear, (in terms of profit and stake)
So what would be a reachable goal? (for example beating 50NL at a bb/100 of 5, playing 8 tables).
Also what training site would you recommend? deuces cracked/BFP/Cardrunners?


And if you got any other kind of tips/advice, please tell me =)
thanks!

Hey, I'm also 18, going to uni next year, I also refuse to get a part time job (too lazy) . I play 10nl as I had to drop down because I took 70% of my bankroll out for an ipad. Also I recommend deuces cracked, I use it and it's good. We should definitely help each other ^^. Gl.

 

[fletchdad]

TBO, I thought that stood for The Bone's Hard, hmmmmmm

Like my wife will ask "Should we do it now?" And I say "TBH" and off we go....

GL OP. Sounds like you are in good shape mentally to do this. You are young and certainly should give it a shot if that's what you want to do. And if it dont work out like you want, well, IMO its better to say "Didn't work out" instead of "I wish I would have tried it"

 

[BvBrMTW]

Well, first month is over, it went kind off different than expected tho..
As you can see in the graph, everything started out pretty well, but when variance kicked in I kind of lost my self control, and my results went down rapidly.. (1st graph)
So I started to really doubt myself, and I decided to take a short break from poker (this was around 2 weeks ago, a little bit less I guess,)
After 2/3 days I decided to spend the rest of the month trying out some small field mtt's, and investing time in studying them,, i got a decent result out of them, but it's a really small sample obv. (2nd graph)

I don't really know wheter I should stick to cash or mtt's from now on, for now I think I'll stick with mtt's tho, because I seem to enjoy them more,
Also it allows me to control myself better, as I can sometimes really tilt like a monkey,
Playing mtt's I encounter way more suckouts and bad beats, and I think this might be good for me.

 

[acky100]

Oh dear... you do realise many tourney pros who play way more tournies than you will can go for years without any serious cashes? I hope you aren't depending on making an income these 4 months just incase.

 

[BvBrMTW]

Oh dear... you do realise many tourney pros who play way more tournies than you will can go for years without any serious cashes? I hope you aren't depending on making an income these 4 months just incase.

Yes I know the variance is insane, and again, it's not about the money for me, i want to learn the game and enjoy playing it.
Tho, I play 45 mans solely atm, and variance isn't that big there, so with an ROI between 10-20% a pretty steady (but very small) profit should be possible.
I'll just play them for 1 or 2 more weeks, and then I'll have to choose.