diamon879 0 Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 hello, just wanted to know some tips on playing poker for a living part time. or in the mean time from me looking for a job after i get my degree? anyone know what a poker player should do to get started? i wish to play 1/2 no limit, i live in new jersey. im new to this forum. thanks Link to post Share on other sites
CobaltBlue 662 Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Oh boy. I mean, that's such a big question.Basically, absorb as much good info as you can. Figure out what helps you do that. Personally, I like to read books, so I read every poker-related one that I can. I also like forums, so I frequent poker forums. Some people like videos, so they find video training sites.Around FCP...this will probably be your best resource if you use it well:http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-foru...hp?showforum=16Also, the state of the games these days means that you're probably going to want to start lower than 1/2 NL online in order to avoid having your head kicked in.So yeah...read, practice, and discuss. Those are the best things I can recommend.What's your experience to this point? What kind of BR are you starting with? Link to post Share on other sites
DiamondDixie 12 Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Sorry I have to....Join PokerVT the best online training site around! http://www.pokervt.com/ or click the link on this forum. I play full time and it would be nice if I actually made money at it, lol.I didn't start playing full time on purpose but I lost my job and I'm in a position where I could pursue poker full time for awhile. It's a lot tougher than most people think. Self discipline is the hardest part for me. Making myself play as much as I should during a downswing is tough. Staying on a regular schedule is hard. Your family and friends don't and won't usually look at poker like your job so they think you can just do what you want when they want you to. My best advice is to learn everything you can.Be sure you have the money you need to live on for a good while.Don't expect too much too soon, poker takes a long time to learn and to becoming a winning player. Most importantly practice good bankroll management. Good luck, you'll seriously need it.Oh one more thing, be careful about staking/coaching deals. There are a lot of people around offering different versions of these and you can into trouble with some of these people. Link to post Share on other sites
JustLikeNegs 1 Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Sorry I have to....Join PokerVT the best online training site around! http://www.pokervt.com/ or click the link on this forum. I play full time and it would be nice if I actually made money at it, lol.I didn't start playing full time on purpose but I lost my job and I'm in a position where I could pursue poker full time for awhile. It's a lot tougher than most people think. Self discipline is the hardest part for me. Making myself play as much as I should during a downswing is tough. Staying on a regular schedule is hard. Your family and friends don't and won't usually look at poker like your job so they think you can just do what you want when they want you to. My best advice is to learn everything you can.Be sure you have the money you need to live on for a good while.Don't expect too much too soon, poker takes a long time to learn and to becoming a winning player. Most importantly practice good bankroll management. Good luck, you'll seriously need it.Oh one more thing, be careful about staking/coaching deals. There are a lot of people around offering different versions of these and you can into trouble with some of these people.some decent advice here except the pokervt part. Link to post Share on other sites
kobe2odom8 14 Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 some decent advice here especially the pokervt part. Link to post Share on other sites
tbrick412 0 Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 don't do it. Link to post Share on other sites
Gallo 1 Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 hello, just wanted to know some tips on playing poker for a living part time. or in the mean time from me looking for a job after i get my degree? anyone know what a poker player should do to get started? i wish to play 1/2 no limit, i live in new jersey. im new to this forum. thanksReally?i consider myself a reasonably talented poker player, but i lack discipline and method. despite playing for about two years, and beingkind of even in money, i want to start over in poker. i was thinking about investing something like 70/100€(100/140$). in which roomscan i get the best bonus/rakeback deals? what level of cash-games could i play?and sng?in how many tables?i know those are many questions but i would really apreciate your help!thanks Link to post Share on other sites
kobe2odom8 14 Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 haha good work Gallo Link to post Share on other sites
FCP Bob 1,312 Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 The OP isn't in the spammer databases yet but I'm sure will end up there.It looks like he joined every poker forum there is yesterday and starting making posts similiar to this one.We won't be seeing him around here again. Link to post Share on other sites
TrueAce13 18 Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 he seemed like a nice guy! Link to post Share on other sites
ezelisko 0 Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 I am just curious on what benefit that spamming forums with 1 or 2 topics would have? Link to post Share on other sites
Yoda 1 Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 I am just curious on what benefit that spamming forums with 1 or 2 topics would have?It starts with some innocent nonsense, then before you know it they are jamming nike shoes and rakeback down your neck! Link to post Share on other sites
FCP Bob 1,312 Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 I am just curious on what benefit that spamming forums with 1 or 2 topics would have?Spammers are sneaky bastards.Sometimes they'll aks a question and then another spam account will come in with an answer and a link to whatever it is they want to spam. Or they want to get some non spam posts in under their belts and then will make a spam post and hope that it won't be seen as spam.Or they'll make some posts and then later on edit them to be something spammy or add something to their signature in the future.There are 2 main types of spammers. One wants you to see something and click a link and the other type are SEO spammers that want the search engines to pick up on the links in their profiles and signatures to increase their search engine rankings. Link to post Share on other sites
Merby 3 Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Yet other spammers hide their spam information in their signatures...For example: Link to post Share on other sites
ezelisko 0 Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Fair enough. Thanks for answering! Link to post Share on other sites
JustLikeNegs 1 Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 It starts with some innocent nonsense, then before you know it they are jamming nike shoes and rakeback down your neck!dont act like you never bought any of them nike shoes! Link to post Share on other sites
TrueAce13 18 Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 dont act like you never bought any of them nike trainers!fyp Link to post Share on other sites
K_dense 3 Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 fypi hate when post get 'fixed' you are not being singled out , but this one just sent me over the edge . arent we all spammers, in various ways that are acceptable to BOB and therefore slide thru as valid post Link to post Share on other sites
XXEddie 0 Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 The OP isn't in the spammer databases yet but I'm sure will end up there.It looks like he joined every poker forum there is yesterday and starting making posts similiar to this one.We won't be seeing him around here again.How does you find that out? Do you go to them? Or do all the moderators have a facebook group? Link to post Share on other sites
FCP Bob 1,312 Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 How does you find that out? Do you go to them? Or do all the moderators have a facebook group?I just googled his user name and used that. Link to post Share on other sites
lespaul337 0 Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Extreme patience, and good bank roll mangement. You will have losing days, face it and walk away for a bit. I became a winning player when I realized being on tilt and trying to play above my means were my biggest problems. Keep in mind there is a big difference between knowing you should have folded the pocket kings in hindsight as opposed to folding them before you put the money in. Link to post Share on other sites
babylondonks 5 Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 i hate when post get 'fixed' you are not being singled out , but this one just sent me over the edge . arent we all spammers, in various ways that are acceptable to BOB and therefore slide thru as valid postI personally hate it when people say 'thru'. Link to post Share on other sites
fighter 4 Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 I personally hate it when people say 'thru'.wat Debaiting somewon's grammar insted of there arguement is week thru. Link to post Share on other sites
outsider13 0 Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 I personally hate it when people say 'thru'.I'm thru with u! Link to post Share on other sites
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