So I put $35 in my everygame account I has them when they were intertops
(Playing tournament poker)
Got up to $100ish and played horrible down to $4 and I went to look in the mirror and tell my self to straighten up. I did. I got up to about $115
I feel like I have gotten alot better than I used to be. And discipline and patience used to lack more. But then...
I for some reason end up on trustpilot and seeing almost every freaking person say everygame won't let them withdraw.
I tried to ignore it and was doing good but it was in th back of my mind. I went on tilt a little and I'm at $80 and I'm wondering if it's just play money.
I had $20 I put on betonline. I recently had some bad beats and from what I've seen they have a sketchy history but have "cleaned up"
I don't trust the rng all the way and playing there sounds a little sketchy but I have withdrew before so that's all I have. I'm in America the land of the free sometimes
I went from last week thinking if I really focus hard and play at my bankroll I could after all these years make something of this. I know $4 wasn't a legit bankroll at the time. Now it is.
But this week I'm depressed. I'm thinking all the hours grinding on these tournaments was wasted if I can't withdraw.
And my only choice is to play on a site that I can only hope is now legit but may just be a suck out (not to mention there are very little $1.10 tournaments and $20 isn't really a legit bankroll either)
I'm going to try to focus and build a bankroll up on there and hope for the best I guess. My Id is expired so I can't withdraw on everygame rn anyway and who knows about the future.
Why can't it just be poker. I've studied. I've learned. I've lost. For the first time a couple weeks ago I felt like something clicked on and I thought this can be your job if you focus. I've really been on my A game
And now maybe it was just hours of play money.
I'm sick of hearing about pokerstars and all these sites advertised all over pokersites and then shut out so many people. It's not on them but.
I in no way think I'm better than someone like Daniel Negreanu but I'm also a grinder and I'm always getting better.
But I could literally learn everything about the game and be better than him and I still couldn't make a dime if I'm playing on sites that won't pay or have a screwed up rng in their favor
(And it is a legit concern. There are plenty of poker sites that don't exist anymore that have cheated. An apparently still some around that just change their name and don't pay out)
Please please please someone tell me I'm wrong. Please tell me I haven't studied this game and actually gotten somewhere with it just to only not even be able to use the skill cause my country represents fake freedom.
I need someone to tell me that some mad dude wrote 100s of reviews slandering everygame and it isn't really true.
And one more question. Why in the hell don't we have a sample history of all sites saying the percentages
Example
Intertops pocket A's do win about 80% of the time shown from data taken over the last 5 years
Betonline - 80%
Americas card room - 25% ( heard alot of bad about them lol)
It's hard to believe no one has a sample of some of these sites to make sure the percentages are coming out accurate. Or does such a thing exist?
Thank you for letting me rant and any comments will be helpful.
I'm really trying guys but how can I play comfortably when I have so much in my head about not even getting paid if I win?
It's just hard. I feel like I've wasted my time and it hurts because I have improved alot but that may not even matter
Hey bro, I think you are exaggerating or overthinking some things. Regarding whether you can live from poker, of course you can. I myself lived 4 years of it without becoming a recognized professional. Just look around, do you see someone making a living from poker? yes, then you can do it too. If you make clear what is necessary, some will say that it is talent, others effort and hard work. As in most professions, those with talent have a plus, but if you don't put in the necessary hours you won't get anywhere. Any number of hours put into effort can equal or exceed talent, that's the reality. So anyone can do it if he wants it bad enough and worked for it.
Regarding betting sites, you shouldn't jump to conclusions before trying to withdraw and find out if this site has denied your payment or not. In case you have been touched by a company of this type (which is quite rare, I would say, that in my playing career I have never seen it). You can only learn from it and start over, through CC freerolls and in more recognized rooms such as
pokerstars or GGPoker.
Regarding the RNG, there is no point in worrying about this either. Think about the business model of each poker room and how they make money, and you will realize that their main source of income comes from the commissions that are charged in each tournament or cash table. This is why they don't care about influencing the result. In addition to risking their entire reputation, for what? Favor someone in particular?
I think you're looking for too many turns on the issue, instead of facing poker without excuses, knowing that it only depends on you. Isn't it true that if you fail it will be a harder blow? Well assume it. take the reins and stop looking for excuses or external culprits... because deep down that projects your own insecurity.
Good luck.
