Lost Faith In Poker Success

[Anton Fedorov]

Unfortunately, poker can be like that. Obviously if you don’t have a big profit then it’s better to consider it just as a hobby.
But if you hit something bigger you can try it more seriously but only within your sense.
Good luck.

I would like to make this hobby profitable

 

[Anton Fedorov]

Playing for fun is one thing, playing for a living, to pay your bills, food ...etc is something else completely. Its extremely tough. Lots of pressure. Yet, its a pressure that I would like better than my current 9 to 5 job.

Good luck buddy and please, if you wish, post your experiences during these 7 years we might learn something.

I agree that playing for the sake of making money is many times more difficult, you can be successful in another business and allow yourself small forays into the game, or even better go to the offline series. Over these 7 years, I have nothing to be proud of in poker achievements, I mainly played cash nl2, nl5, and inexpensive tournaments, now I rethought my thinking and realized that you need to pump mentally, it is very difficult to keep concentration on a good game, it is much easier to write about moving and bad beats

 

[Anton Fedorov]

I know how you feel Anton. I have been playing for years. Trying to make enough at poker is a job that requires a lot of time and patience, as well as a ton of luck.

With such quality of posts, it will be difficult for you to reach platinum level, trust me

 

[eniseysmail]

Haha. I didn't even have faith and hope in online games. Despite the offered guarantees of game fairness.

 

[Anton Fedorov]

I have seen this in many poker players. They see the flashy lights and pretty women. What you dont see is the hard work real pros put in, the things they give up in order to make this a reality. Life is easy in the sense you can put yourself on coast and make money anyhow. Poker is what i do as a profession. Its not that poker isnt for everyone its that most' s understanding of the game is that of easy money and the good life. If poker was easy everyone would be a millionaire, but the truth is there can only be a handful of winners and a lot of people wondering where they went wrong.

I completely agree, this applies not only to poker, but also to success in general, 99% skill and 1% luck, only a really laborious and high-quality approach to any business will give the desired result.

 

[Anton Fedorov]

I would like to be pro, not in terms to go on the road and be with the circus, i wish i would be able to earn some money on it (100k$ on yearly basis), mb not even full time but rather if i could earn 5k per month i would be satasfied.

to have a stable profit, you need to work a lot on the game and yourself as a whole, but at one time I counted on one good win, about the same $ 100K, and this would radically change my life as a whole.

 

[Anton Fedorov]

Its a good thing to reconsider your direction every now and then, before black friday i was moving along very nicely and that tossed a wrench into my dream,
i will always enjoy poker and hope that our government will allow us to play may sites once again,maybe someday??

I really hope so, with the exchange rate in our country it is very profitable to play with countries where the dollar is not as expensive as for us

 

[Anton Fedorov]

The way I see it I am just hoping one day I can strike big after playing 16 years of holdem.

now I'm close to thinking like you

 

[Anton Fedorov]

WTF forum...Losers, freerolls players, "the poker is only luck", "the poker is riged", "the poker is hard".
You don't want to play poker anymore. It is hard...It is dumb...Ok. Thank you for the info! Move on...

weird where does this information about me come from that the player is the loser of the freeroll? If you carefully read the essence of my post, you will probably catch the essence, although it is unlikely that your answer is more like a post to raise your rating in order to just play those freerolls in which most likely you have not even played, not counting those that is open to all users. I wrote about something completely different.

 

[Anton Fedorov]

So the ones who are making a career out of it are just luckier than the others who aren't?
Why do I read about some players who spend at least a dozen hours or more hours per week studying? Is it all just a waste of their time?

no, this is not a waste of time, I know players who have invested much more time and energy than me and have not gone too far either, and I also know who was a little more fortunate and they brought a good tournament and left poker, I don’t I say that this is just luck, unconditionally they worked a lot on the game, but ultimately the main thing is to have time to succeed in poker before poker finishes you

 

[Anton Fedorov]

Hello Friend! Do not be so categorical (this is called high expectations) and pessimistic! Is it in ordinary life that many doctors or teachers achieve the heights of their profession? We must strive for the heights, but do not despair with the inevitable failures!

hello thanks! Yes, I already understood that, now things are much better!

 

[Anton Fedorov]

yeaqh, it's easy to lose faith when you suffer bad beats continously

I had good times in poker, I learned to distinguish between bad play and variance

 

[Anton Fedorov]

Poker is for everyone yes, but without study and dedication you can get nowhere. I am not saying that it is your case, but many do nothing to beat the limits they play and think that a big hit will fall from the sky playing badly or making plays that are not profitable. For those who want to live with poker, they have no other alternative, it is to enter the game head on, play and study, because it is a very complex game, making it impossible for success to come.

now I have already realized this, that this applies not only to poker, but also to any profession in general, where self-discipline and dedication is required

 

[ADRI7HO]

I would like to make this hobby profitable

We all want that.

 

[Thiagon]

Poker is a game that moves our emotional side a lot.
Disappointments are part of, and we need to learn to deal with them.
With each defeat the confidence is shaken, but the passion for the game always comes back.

 

[Anton Fedorov]

Poker is a game that moves our emotional side a lot.
Disappointments are part of, and we need to learn to deal with them.
With each defeat the confidence is shaken, but the passion for the game always comes back.

I completely agree with you, the main thing is to work on yourself and then everything will be fine, not only in poker

 

[motherfunky]

Is it me or its just something not good happening... I lose not matter what strategy I choose to play.. My last play.. I raise with two pocket AA , oponent call. On table 5 6 J . I'm gonig all in and he CALL with K 9 and comes cards 7 8 and he win, wtf??? I'm loosing interest to poker too

online sucks

 

[mike1113]

You said it yourself, poker isn't for everyone. However, if you enjoy the game and really have fun when you're playing, who cares about the money? Play micro stakes and just enjoy yourself; it's all about the mindset: are you playing to have fun because you enjoy it? Or are you playing to make money and therefore a lot more serious and results-oriented? I think a paradigm shift could be what you need and when you're really enjoying something, you absorb knowledge like a sponge. Best of luck mate

 

[Superhansi]

Im playing for hobby, and don't spend much money. But the dream is to get a big one online ��������

 

[Kichidk]

yes very tough the best ways are bankroll management study and don't go pro

 

[hcuervo]

I don't think I will become a professional but I want to be a good poker playerr

 

[LitPavel]

After all, only luck matters..

Last week i made a final table on CardsChat freeroll without going all in the whole tournament..

So i can get KK and out of it, it sad sometimes, things like that break your spirit

By the way, correctly noted, I remember when the only time I took first place in a $ 1000 tournament, I did not play all-in. Even senior pairs and Junior streets were dropped if there was suspicion of senior streets. I remember I was distracted from the game. I think that's the whole point that it's hard to expect a really good hand when you see a loose player nearby in a short time increases their chips by three or even ten times. It is difficult to discard pocket aces against a flush or two pairs even though you understand that you are 90% likely to lose this hand if you have seen the same loose player knock out three alls with a mismatched A3. And when you have KK AA QQ you subconsciously already consider yourself a winner but seeing a dangerous flop for yourself you still go to the end. And I think you become a loose player yourself. For myself, I decided that I need to learn to play patiently, learn to throw off strong hands, learn to control, learn not to succumb to psychological pressure. some of these skills will also be useful in everyday life.

 

[BamaRaised]

I am just a recreational player at best, but have a friend that has made a great living out of poker. (10 years now) I talk to him a lot and he tells me that he has never read a poker book or taken any courses to better himself. He doesn't calculate pot odds or fold equity..

Instead he tells me he does well by just waiting for the mistakes. He is good at finding a player who makes the same mistake more than once then focuses on their chips becoming his.. He is patient beyond belief, never tilts and can play for hours without getting bored or discouraged if he is not winning. Plays mostly cash games and sit n go's both online and in casino's..

What are y'all thoughts?? Does he do well by not over complicating? Is it his patience? Are there any pro's like him you think?

Thanks for any input! Kevin

Very interesting! As a player who is new to the math side of the game I have wondered if there are any successful players out there who play this way. I ran across someone asking the question "If someone is bad at math can they still be successful in poker?" a while back and it got me to thinking.

 

[Poker Orifice]

I know how you feel Anton. I have been playing for years. Trying to make enough at poker is a job that requires a lot of time and patience, as well as a ton of luck.

I hear ya. (I callzz)

 

[Poker Orifice]

Very interesting! As a player who is new to the math side of the game I have wondered if there are any successful players out there who play this way. I ran across someone asking the question "If someone is bad at math can they still be successful in poker?" a while back and it got me to thinking.

A lot of poker math is fairly basic but necessary.
I'd be interested to know what 'mistakes' the member you quoted was referring to when he was talking about his friend who plays poker. (a good number of 'mistakes' are also math based)