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 Gone pro..., stdioh, 10. Dec 2003 15:28 | ||
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| Hey kids! It's been since forever ago that I snooted around here. I came on long enough to say that I was back and then didn't show my ugly mug again. Well, I'm back again, and hopefully I'll actually start reading regularly and asking/answering some questions. So what gives dude? Well, last you heard I was unemployed and trying to decide if I should keep playing or just avoid the risk. Well, I didn't play a day in October - I lived on my severance and I enjoyed the fruits of life. I decided to take a shot at poker in November, though I decided to go with a very limited bankroll. I assigned myself $3k and relegated myself to the humble 5-10 under the condition that I don't play 10-20 unless there is a game I can't refuse ... untill I've pushed my bankroll up to $6K. Lo and behold, I held to that not long at all, but the 10-20 was running soft and after a few bad sessions and a little mallaise, the deck ran square into me. The 20-40 began to call to me. I'm happy to say that I'm now full-timing the cardroom and playing the games up to 20-40. My bankroll is totally adequate and my hourly rate since the start of November is enormous (my average for the whole year is solidly respectable) ... I've logged 457.5 hours this year, 167.5 since "going pro" whatever that means...by no means enough to know how much I'm making, but certainly enough to call myself a winning player. I'll continue this experiment through Christmas and we'll see how it goes. Don't get me wrong - I don't plan to be a career player - I know that in 5 years I would grow bored of it and have a resume that looks like I just did a long stretch in the Kingston pen - but as a full time thing to do "between contracts" I think it is damn hell perfect for me. Sorry for wandering off for so long and I look forward to chatting it up with all of you on this board soon. ... ... ... and look forward to Vegas with y'all in May. | ||
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| Re: Gone pro..., Schuster, 10. Dec 2003 15:35 | ||
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| Welcome back man, and I hope that things go well for you as pro! Lee | ||
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| Re: Gone pro..., stdioh, 10. Dec 2003 15:43 | ||
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| Thanks Lee. It's good to be back. If all else fails, I've got my education to fall back on :) | ||
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| Re: Gone pro..., MozMan, 10. Dec 2003 18:49 | ||
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| Hey! Welcome back! It's good to hear things are working out well for you. :) -Moz "How can Ace be one AND eleven? Huh? What kind of god would allow THAT?" | ||
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| Re: Gone pro..., stdioh, 11. Dec 2003 08:37 | ||
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| Thanks Moz ... it's good to be back. | ||
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| Re: Gone pro..., Risky Business, 11. Dec 2003 07:31 | ||
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| Good to hear that you didn't blow Wren's Christmas money. Looking forward to May. You bringing the Cubans? on 10. Dec 2003 15:28 stdioh wrote: > Hey kids! It's been since forever ago that I snooted around here. I came on long > enough to say that I was back and then didn't show my ugly mug again. Well, I'm > back again, and hopefully I'll actually start reading regularly and > asking/answering some questions. > > So what gives dude? Well, last you heard I was unemployed and trying to decide > if I should keep playing or just avoid the risk. Well, I didn't play a day in > October - I lived on my severance and I enjoyed the fruits of life. I decided to > take a shot at poker in November, though I decided to go with a very limited > bankroll. I assigned myself $3k and relegated myself to the humble 5-10 under > the condition that I don't play 10-20 unless there is a game I can't refuse ... > untill I've pushed my bankroll up to $6K. Lo and behold, I held to that not long > at all, but the 10-20 was running soft and after a few bad sessions and a little > mallaise, the deck ran square into me. The 20-40 began to call to me. > > I'm happy to say that I'm now full-timing the cardroom and playing the games up > to 20-40. My bankroll is totally adequate and my hourly rate since the start of > November is enormous (my average for the whole year is solidly respectable) ... > I've logged 457.5 hours this year, 167.5 since "going pro" whatever that > means...by no means enough to know how much I'm making, but certainly enough to > call myself a winning player. I'll continue this experiment through Christmas > and we'll see how it goes. > > Don't get me wrong - I don't plan to be a career player - I know that in 5 > years I would grow bored of it and have a resume that looks like I just did a > long stretch in the Kingston pen - but as a full time thing to do "between > contracts" I think it is damn hell perfect for me. > > Sorry for wandering off for so long and I look forward to chatting it up with > all of you on this board soon. ... ... ... and look forward to Vegas with y'all > in May. | ||
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| Re: Gone pro..., Bond18, 11. Dec 2003 07:40 | ||
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| Good to have you back stdioh, your posts were always excellent in content and strategy. | ||
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| Re: Gone pro..., stdioh, 11. Dec 2003 08:38 | ||
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| Thanks. I'll see if I can't be a voice here once again. Of course it was a lot easier to find the time to waste here when I had a job :) | ||
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| Re: Gone pro..., shorn, 11. Dec 2003 07:43 | ||
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| Nice to see you back trolling. Glad that it is going well so far. I didn't have any doubts... | ||
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