Sometimes I wonder

by **Neko's Ohana** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 12:01 am

Is it even possible to be a pro poker player online? Now I know I am tilting and probably just venting, because in reality I am only about $20 down across the board, but fuck me. This is nuts man. Not only were my cards not hitting, but my hands wern't standing up when they did. Couple that with the fact that I actually walked into a boat, and my variance went in the negative AGAIN tonight.

I'm not stopping, I'm not going anywhere, I'm clearing this fucking bonus and adding my live bankroll to the total that I come out with (so no more Choctaw for me for a while), but if Van and Tom are still out there getting their asses kicked at the levels I am not even at yet, what chance do we really have? Barring the one bad hand, I knew I was playing better than all of them, but I have no results to show for it. In fact I have a loss.

So what is the point? That my parents were right? That there really is no way to make it as a player and that this really is just glorified gambling?

Fuck.....fuckfuckfuck.

End rant.

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by **thejim** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 1:20 am

I've been there. None of us are quitting our jobs yet. The good thing is that most of the top online players (over the age of 21) went through the same thing. At some point, you just run well AND have everything click. Then, you never look back. Until then, it's a nice little hobby.

by **chopz33** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 2:48 am

hows this

im playing online tonight in a small buy in tourney

im BB Q8

board comes QQ8 guy bets like 120, and then i get disconnected..im like wtf pissed off, after i finally track my game back...it didnt hurt me but i could have probably gotten that guy to put all his chips in...

still came in 2nd

by **fooshayd** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 11:25 am

Its possible.:P But then again its also possible that Phil Hellmouth decides to quit poker and become a Buddhist Monk. Playing poker online as a profession is doable, But only if you can go through the stress and headaches that comes Alot from doing it. Your already getting fed up when y our pretty much breaking even. Imagine if one of those super mega Downswings that every pro poker player goes through hits you.

Poker for me is mainly about fun. and fun + stress just dont mix. All that aside i do know a few very successful online poker players, and one of whom just won his first wsop bracelet a few days ago. Good luck If your trying to make this as your Major income, although i highly Dont recommend it, (but who am i to recommend anything :P) Remeber a Winning player is not just about Raw skills, Its about PROPER BANKROLL MANAGEMENT SKILLs, the right mindset and the most important thing always leave your self outs. So if this dont work out you can always lie back on something else.

PS: Most of the Great Winning poker players i know all have 1 similar trait, they all have great self control and a decent second profession, (Bar the wsop bracelet winner. )

by **CmeTilt** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 9:15 pm

Remeber a Winning player is not just about Raw skills, Its about PROPER BANKROLL MANAGEMENT SKILLs, the right mindset and the most important thing always leave your self outs.

I couldn't agree more.

Neko,
Don't sweat the low valley in the rollercoaster ride of online poker. The key is keeping the valley's shallow and the peaks very high. I've made about $650 on Titan in two weeks playing .50/1 nl holdem. I was up 900, but lately could win a hand if my life depended on it. Van and I both have had some cold cards lately, but we've been able to grind it out and lose only small amounts by continuing to play our games.

Don't sweat it man.