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Blog of a "Professional Poker Player"

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Here's the first entry from Jan. (bold/underlined/italics by me for your convenience)
This is a new blog I am starting to expose to the world what it is like to be a professional poker player. It seems that most people I meet are stunned to here that I play poker for a living. A week ago my broker asked me "can you really do that for a living". So I decided to make this blog to educate the public as to what professional poker is really about.
This website will, over the course of the next few years, chronicle one of 3 things:
1. My meteoric rise to recognition as one of the top players in the world.
2. My merely average success as a professional poker player.
3. My complete failure and going broke.
Where I will end up is anyone's guess. I have been playing poker professionally for about 8 months now, which is a fairly decent amount of time. In my 8 months I have made an amount which I would say that maybe one or two out of every 10 people who attempt to play poker for a living manage to make. I would also guess that somewhere between 60%-90% of people end up broke and searching for a job in their first 6 months. Usually they end up working as dealers in local house games or card rooms in California or Vegas, and maybe propping on the side at another cardroom in the area. I greatly suspect somewhere around half of the dealers in Vegas are busted out ex-professional players, who are happy just to make a decent living and be around poker full time.
More important than how much I have made is how much I have learned, and how much I am currently making. When I first took the leap from semiprofessional to professional I had a bankroll of about $3000 and was playing 3/6 online about 40 hrs a week, at which I made about $25/hr. Now I play $10/20 short handed (6 players or less) when online and 15/30 or 20/40 when playing live, and make over $100 per hour online. Were I to play a standard 40 hr work week that would add up to roughly $200k a year, not too shabby for a job with no set hours and no boss. I only play roughly 30 hrs a week though, as I just have too many other interests to devote a full 40 hrs to poker.
Throughout the week I will be posting frequently in order to get my readers up to speed before I leave for Tunica on Friday. I am heading there for the tail end of the World Poker Open, the second largest poker event of the year, where I plan to play in a few satellites to the main event, maybe the $2000 buy in limit Hold?em event, and plenty of side action.
Well, that is enough for this particular post. In the future I will continue to chronicle my results, what I learn about being a professional poker player, and how being one affects everyday life. I hope my posts will be informative for those considering going pro themselves and entertaining and enlightening for those who are recreational players or don?t even know what Texas Hold?em is. In the mean time wish me luck in Tunica, because enough of it could bring me back a millionaire.
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oops here's the link: http://www.thepokerchronicles.com/ 😱
 
My friend's friend does this... he makes 80$/hour and he's only 18 with no education. He told my friend that if you read Poker books for 3-4 weeks then started playing, you could play against newbies with little cash to gamble ($100) and sweep them clean.
 
I can believe him, pros usually average 2 BB's an hour easily, but here is the secret of ring:

It's god awful boring.

Over at 2+2 there are a lot of people who know they could make a ton more playing ring then tourneys -- but they just can't stand it anymore after getting a taste of sng's. I'm certainly no pro, I just can make more playing online then I can flipping burgers for the summer, but I know i'm taking a 50-70% hit AT LEAST by playing $22 sng's @ 40% ROI rather then 10/20 ring.

-Chu
 
playing online gets boring but playing at a casino is not boring at all
some of the poker dealers at the indian gaming places make about $30-80 an hour depending on how fast they deal, the tippers, and if they deal any tournys that day.
 
Originally posted by: Chu
I can believe him, pros usually average 2 BB's an hour easily, but here is the secret of ring:

It's god awful boring.

Over at 2+2 there are a lot of people who know they could make a ton more playing ring then tourneys -- but they just can't stand it anymore after getting a taste of sng's. I'm certainly no pro, I just can make more playing online then I can flipping burgers for the summer, but I know i'm taking a 50-70% hit AT LEAST by playing $22 sng's @ 40% ROI rather then 10/20 ring.

-Chu
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wtf? english please.
 
i love poker, been playing for a long time, just small games with friends. dont be player haters please.
 
Originally posted by: fivespeed5
Originally posted by: Chu
I can believe him, pros usually average 2 BB's an hour easily, but here is the secret of ring:

It's god awful boring.

Over at 2+2 there are a lot of people who know they could make a ton more playing ring then tourneys -- but they just can't stand it anymore after getting a taste of sng's. I'm certainly no pro, I just can make more playing online then I can flipping burgers for the summer, but I know i'm taking a 50-70% hit AT LEAST by playing $22 sng's @ 40% ROI rather then 10/20 ring.

-Chu
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wtf? english please.
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exactly, i didn't understand a word of that. except burgers, i know that word.
 
Originally posted by: Chu
I can believe him, pros usually average 2 BB's an hour easily, but here is the secret of ring:

It's god awful boring.

Over at 2+2 there are a lot of people who know they could make a ton more playing ring then tourneys -- but they just can't stand it anymore after getting a taste of sng's. I'm certainly no pro, I just can make more playing online then I can flipping burgers for the summer, but I know i'm taking a 50-70% hit AT LEAST by playing $22 sng's @ 40% ROI rather then 10/20 ring.

-Chu
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can someone translate this please!
 
Originally posted by: Chu
I can believe him, pros usually average 2 BB's an hour easily, but here is the secret of ring:

It's god awful boring.

Over at 2+2 there are a lot of people who know they could make a ton more playing ring then tourneys -- but they just can't stand it anymore after getting a taste of sng's. I'm certainly no pro, I just can make more playing online then I can flipping burgers for the summer, but I know i'm taking a 50-70% hit AT LEAST by playing $22 sng's @ 40% ROI rather then 10/20 ring.

-Chu
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i was just about to say that
 
Originally posted by: Aharami
Originally posted by: Chu
I can believe him, pros usually average 2 BB's an hour easily, but here is the secret of ring:

It's god awful boring.

Over at 2+2 there are a lot of people who know they could make a ton more playing ring then tourneys -- but they just can't stand it anymore after getting a taste of sng's. I'm certainly no pro, I just can make more playing online then I can flipping burgers for the summer, but I know i'm taking a 50-70% hit AT LEAST by playing $22 sng's @ 40% ROI rather then 10/20 ring.

-Chu
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can someone translate this please!
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He's so good at poker he can make up language to inimidate you and win before the game starts...
 
Originally posted by: Mwilding
Originally posted by: Aharami
Originally posted by: Chu
I can believe him, pros usually average 2 BB's an hour easily, but here is the secret of ring:

It's god awful boring.

Over at 2+2 there are a lot of people who know they could make a ton more playing ring then tourneys -- but they just can't stand it anymore after getting a taste of sng's. I'm certainly no pro, I just can make more playing online then I can flipping burgers for the summer, but I know i'm taking a 50-70% hit AT LEAST by playing $22 sng's @ 40% ROI rather then 10/20 ring.

-Chu
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can someone translate this please!
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He's so good at poker he can make up language to inimidate you and win before the game starts...
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omg i fold
 
Originally posted by: Mwilding
Originally posted by: Aharami
Originally posted by: Chu
I can believe him, pros usually average 2 BB's an hour easily, but here is the secret of ring:

It's god awful boring.

Over at 2+2 there are a lot of people who know they could make a ton more playing ring then tourneys -- but they just can't stand it anymore after getting a taste of sng's. I'm certainly no pro, I just can make more playing online then I can flipping burgers for the summer, but I know i'm taking a 50-70% hit AT LEAST by playing $22 sng's @ 40% ROI rather then 10/20 ring.

-Chu
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can someone translate this please!
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He's so good at poker he can make up language to inimidate you and win before the game starts...
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sng means sit and go
ROI means return on investment
ring i assume means a structured cash game as opposed to a tournament
flipping burgers means working at mcdonalds
 
Originally posted by: CtK
playing online gets boring but playing at a casino is not boring at all
some of the poker dealers at the indian gaming places make about $30-80 an hour depending on how fast they deal, the tippers, and if they deal any tournys that day.
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I donno, from what I've heard casino poker gets pretty boring too, witness the discussion in this thread. Still though, i'd just love to have a local cardhouse to try it out. Also, the fact that 10/20 is considerd extreemly large blinds online but nothing at a casino would only help 😀

-Chu
 
Originally posted by: Mwilding
Originally posted by: Aharami
Originally posted by: Chu
I can believe him, pros usually average 2 BB's an hour easily, but here is the secret of ring:

It's god awful boring.

Over at 2+2 there are a lot of people who know they could make a ton more playing ring then tourneys -- but they just can't stand it anymore after getting a taste of sng's. I'm certainly no pro, I just can make more playing online then I can flipping burgers for the summer, but I know i'm taking a 50-70% hit AT LEAST by playing $22 sng's @ 40% ROI rather then 10/20 ring.

-Chu
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can someone translate this please!
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He's so good at poker he can make up language to inimidate you and win before the game starts...
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I know that was meant to be a joke, but god, it's not that hard to understand.

Chu plays $22 SNGs (sit n' go tournaments). SNG's are generally one or two tables, formed quickly and routinely. The payout structure is usually a 50/30/20. He makes a 40% ROI playing these -- meaning on the average for each tournament he plays, he brings in $30.80. He could be making a lot more playing $10/20 (a structured limit poker game where the SB is $10 and the BB $20), perhaps as much sa 50-70% more.

No more intimidation in that language than if you were to say AMD, P4, Hyperthreading, or anything else.
🙂

BTW, interesting link to the blog. I don't have the guts (or the bankroll) to play for a living, and I can't imagine it would be a way I'd like to go. Poker is a nice break for me, and a way to earn some money while I'm keeping myself entertained.

Rob
 
Hey, that's my site you're talking about. And whoever said playing online is boring but playing in a casino is not is dead wrong. Online you play 250 hands per hour, in a casino you are lucky to get 35. And as far as :
I'll stick to doing something that benefits people other than myself while getting paid.
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goes, it also benefits my girlfriend. And tigerdirect. Probably more tigerdirect than my girlfriend. Hard to pass up a 200GB HD for $89.
 
Originally posted by: themaroon
Hey, that's my site you're talking about. And whoever said playing online is boring but playing in a casino is not is dead wrong. Online you play 250 hands per hour, in a casino you are lucky to get 35. And as far as :
I'll stick to doing something that benefits people other than myself while getting paid.
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goes, it also benefits my girlfriend. And tigerdirect. Probably more tigerdirect than my girlfriend. Hard to pass up a 200GB HD for $89.
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Been reading referer logs, eh? 😀 BTW, nice sig.

Rob
 
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