Moving to vegas in the fall from n.y.Going to take my crack at playing poker for a living.Have been playing in AC and foxwoods,plus a bunch of local cash games for the past 15 years.Have a nice bankroll,single and going to give it a shot.I don't play anything else but poker.Just to much money in the big tournements not to give it a shot.Always wanted to move there,so it's finally going to happen.Let me know if any of you play for a living out there.
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Moving to vegas in the fall from n.y.Going to take my crack at playing poker for a living.Have been playing in AC and foxwoods,plus a bunch of local cash games for the past 15 years.Have a nice bankroll,single and going to give it a shot.I don't play anything else but poker.Just to much money in the big tournements not to give it a shot.Always wanted to move there,so it's finally going to happen.Let me know if any of you play for a living out there.
I'm no pro, but I do count on poker as extra weekly income. There are plenty of pros out here, that do nothing but play poker for a living. I've met a few that claim to be. Search the net for a while, you can find them in messageboards and blogs as well.
Honestly, I believe with the advent of the recent poker craze, one could/can do it professionally here. I won't say it would be easy, but I believe it can be done. Most people that say they are pros, really aren't, as in, they have other sources of income.
There are a lot of games around town, 24/7. And most are donkish tourists, believe me. The easiest games are the tourist filled 1/2 NL tables, which are everywhere. This is where I make my money. But, of course, it's not enough for a living. I've thought about it, and think 1/2 NL games just aren't enough, with the limited buy-ins and smaller pots. If you could grind out a couple of hundred dollars a day, I think you'd be doing good, but that's not enough for decent living in Las Vegas. And of course, there are going to be days where you're going to lose a lot more than 200.
But if you have the bankroll and game, one can easily play bigger games, such as 5/10 NL and up. But of course, but not necessarily, the competion gets better. If you're a tournament player, there can be opportunities there as well. But your steady income will come from the cash games at first, imho. Of course, besides all of that, you have to a bankroll and a personal dispostion to be able to handle the variance that will occur, sometimes months at a time.
GL.
I'm no pro, but I do count on poker as extra weekly income. There are plenty of pros out here, that do nothing but play poker for a living. I've met a few that claim to be. Search the net for a while, you can find them in messageboards and blogs as well.
Honestly, I believe with the advent of the recent poker craze, one could/can do it professionally here. I won't say it would be easy, but I believe it can be done. Most people that say they are pros, really aren't, as in, they have other sources of income.
There are a lot of games around town, 24/7. And most are donkish tourists, believe me. The easiest games are the tourist filled 1/2 NL tables, which are everywhere. This is where I make my money. But, of course, it's not enough for a living. I've thought about it, and think 1/2 NL games just aren't enough, with the limited buy-ins and smaller pots. If you could grind out a couple of hundred dollars a day, I think you'd be doing good, but that's not enough for decent living in Las Vegas. And of course, there are going to be days where you're going to lose a lot more than 200.
But if you have the bankroll and game, one can easily play bigger games, such as 5/10 NL and up. But of course, but not necessarily, the competion gets better. If you're a tournament player, there can be opportunities there as well. But your steady income will come from the cash games at first, imho. Of course, besides all of that, you have to a bankroll and a personal dispostion to be able to handle the variance that will occur, sometimes months at a time.
The NL game can put vicious swings in your bankroll.I learned the game playing limit in AC well before the nl craze.Currently play 10-20 and sometimes 15-30 limit when I can.Playing 2-5 nl at a private club as the limit games are scarce,but a new 20-40 limit is starting this sunday,1 hour texas,1 hour omaha high and 1 hour of stud.Not sure of all the limits on each game but I'll find out sunday.I thought about the 1-2 nl tourist games around town.Will probably stick with limit till I get settled out there and scope out some nl games.Believe me I have the disposition,very patient and I have good money management,2 keys you need to try and make it.I love nl tourneys and having $10000 staked to me by a friend just for tourneys.Looking to get another $10000 in stake money before I go.I play a pretty good tourney game,had 2 wins in jan and feb for $5000 total locally.I'm in my late 30's and single so why not give it a shot?I'm a professional auto tech/shop owner,so I always have my auto skills to fall back on.Thanks for your guys input.
The NL game can put vicious swings in your bankroll.I learned the game playing limit in AC well before the nl craze.Currently play 10-20 and sometimes 15-30 limit when I can.Playing 2-5 nl at a private club as the limit games are scarce,but a new 20-40 limit is starting this sunday,1 hour texas,1 hour omaha high and 1 hour of stud.Not sure of all the limits on each game but I'll find out sunday.I thought about the 1-2 nl tourist games around town.Will probably stick with limit till I get settled out there and scope out some nl games.Believe me I have the disposition,very patient and I have good money management,2 keys you need to try and make it.I love nl tourneys and having $10000 staked to me by a friend just for tourneys.Looking to get another $10000 in stake money before I go.I play a pretty good tourney game,had 2 wins in jan and feb for $5000 total locally.I'm in my late 30's and single so why not give it a shot?I'm a professional auto tech/shop owner,so I always have my auto skills to fall back on.Thanks for your guys input.
Moving to vegas in the fall from n.y.Going to take my crack at playing poker for a living.Have been playing in AC and foxwoods,plus a bunch of local cash games for the past 15 years.Have a nice bankroll,single and going to give it a shot.I don't play anything else but poker.Just to much money in the big tournements not to give it a shot.Always wanted to move there,so it's finally going to happen.Let me know if any of you play for a living out there.
plisskin...read this true life story before you make the move to vegas in the fall to play poker for a living. the story is available at the below link.
the guy who wrote the true life story chronicled his decision in 2001 to move from boston to vegas to play poker for a living. it's been 7 years since he moved and he's still in vegas and still playing poker (this was before the poker craze, world poker tour tv shows, and poker magazines).
it's fascinating to hear about his up's and down's living the life of a poker player in vegas and earning a living. some readers have criticized him for wasting 7 years of his life, while others have praised him for sharing his journey as a poker player living in vegas over the past 7 years.
regardless of the opinions, it's a must read if you do ultimately decide to move to vegas and attempt to play poker for a living. good luck!
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Moving to vegas in the fall from n.y.Going to take my crack at playing poker for a living.Have been playing in AC and foxwoods,plus a bunch of local cash games for the past 15 years.Have a nice bankroll,single and going to give it a shot.I don't play anything else but poker.Just to much money in the big tournements not to give it a shot.Always wanted to move there,so it's finally going to happen.Let me know if any of you play for a living out there.
plisskin...read this true life story before you make the move to vegas in the fall to play poker for a living. the story is available at the below link.
the guy who wrote the true life story chronicled his decision in 2001 to move from boston to vegas to play poker for a living. it's been 7 years since he moved and he's still in vegas and still playing poker (this was before the poker craze, world poker tour tv shows, and poker magazines).
it's fascinating to hear about his up's and down's living the life of a poker player in vegas and earning a living. some readers have criticized him for wasting 7 years of his life, while others have praised him for sharing his journey as a poker player living in vegas over the past 7 years.
regardless of the opinions, it's a must read if you do ultimately decide to move to vegas and attempt to play poker for a living. good luck!
Personally, I don't think I have the dispostion to handle the variance. To me, nothing is worse than grinding out a few hundred dollars over a 4 or 5 hr session, then losing it all in a few minutes.
I have a very hard time with that. It just feels like I wasted 5 hrs of my life for nothing. If I don't walk away with a profit, I feel like I've wasted my time and could be doing something productive - like handicapping sports!
Seriously though, I can take a large loss on a sports bet and feel better about that, than taking a large hit after several hours of poker play.
GL.
Personally, I don't think I have the dispostion to handle the variance. To me, nothing is worse than grinding out a few hundred dollars over a 4 or 5 hr session, then losing it all in a few minutes.
I have a very hard time with that. It just feels like I wasted 5 hrs of my life for nothing. If I don't walk away with a profit, I feel like I've wasted my time and could be doing something productive - like handicapping sports!
Seriously though, I can take a large loss on a sports bet and feel better about that, than taking a large hit after several hours of poker play.
I read the story about that guy.Freakin crazy,he had no experience,no car.He played stud for really low limits,I don't see how he coulda survived for the first 2 -3 years.He failed to state his bankroll when he got to vegas,woulda helped to know.He didn't even learn texas holdem till a couple a years later.Also he wasn't palying any tourneys.Your gonna have a monthly nut of at least $1300-1500 for just living stuff.If he was making that off of low limit stud god bless him,but I find it a little hard to believe.He did do it for a while till he got lazy and took off like 4 months one year.That hurt your roll.He did it,it can be done,so why not if the situation is right.Whats the worst thing that can happen?Just lose some money.I enjoy being my own boss,doing it right now,just hate getting up early!I'm a late sleeper and a night owl so my poker life will mesh with that!!lol
I read the story about that guy.Freakin crazy,he had no experience,no car.He played stud for really low limits,I don't see how he coulda survived for the first 2 -3 years.He failed to state his bankroll when he got to vegas,woulda helped to know.He didn't even learn texas holdem till a couple a years later.Also he wasn't palying any tourneys.Your gonna have a monthly nut of at least $1300-1500 for just living stuff.If he was making that off of low limit stud god bless him,but I find it a little hard to believe.He did do it for a while till he got lazy and took off like 4 months one year.That hurt your roll.He did it,it can be done,so why not if the situation is right.Whats the worst thing that can happen?Just lose some money.I enjoy being my own boss,doing it right now,just hate getting up early!I'm a late sleeper and a night owl so my poker life will mesh with that!!lol
I read the story about that guy.Freakin crazy,he had no experience,no car.He played stud for really low limits,I don't see how he coulda survived for the first 2 -3 years.He failed to state his bankroll when he got to vegas,woulda helped to know.He didn't even learn texas holdem till a couple a years later.Also he wasn't palying any tourneys.Your gonna have a monthly nut of at least $1300-1500 for just living stuff.If he was making that off of low limit stud god bless him,but I find it a little hard to believe.He did do it for a while till he got lazy and took off like 4 months one year.That hurt your roll.He did it,it can be done,so why not if the situation is right.Whats the worst thing that can happen?Just lose some money.I enjoy being my own boss,doing it right now,just hate getting up early!I'm a late sleeper and a night owl so my poker life will mesh with that!!lol
I read the story about that guy.Freakin crazy,he had no experience,no car.He played stud for really low limits,I don't see how he coulda survived for the first 2 -3 years.He failed to state his bankroll when he got to vegas,woulda helped to know.He didn't even learn texas holdem till a couple a years later.Also he wasn't palying any tourneys.Your gonna have a monthly nut of at least $1300-1500 for just living stuff.If he was making that off of low limit stud god bless him,but I find it a little hard to believe.He did do it for a while till he got lazy and took off like 4 months one year.That hurt your roll.He did it,it can be done,so why not if the situation is right.Whats the worst thing that can happen?Just lose some money.I enjoy being my own boss,doing it right now,just hate getting up early!I'm a late sleeper and a night owl so my poker life will mesh with that!!lol
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