6 Responses

1. apo_ares

   January 25th, 2010 at 3:12 am

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   Money management is something I pay close attention to. The SNG tournaments are easy to manage and will never drain your account as fast as a cash game. You need about $500 for $20 SNG tournaments and $1500 for $50 SNG tournaments. For cash games you about $300 just for .10/25 tables and maybe $2000 for .50/1 tables. I tend to play for higher stakes only when i have absolute focus. The bigger tournaments are for established pros who know their odds of winning. You will need to be winning around 30% at the lowest stakes tables and 5% at the highest stakes to be a winning player.

2. eatonwrite aka dryBri

   January 25th, 2010 at 8:40 am

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   take some math and psychology classes at your local JC, then do some independant reading. Play as much low-ante poker as you can with old people. Old farts are cool, you’ll learn a lot, and one practices for high-stakes by playing a lot of low-stakes. Wear mirrored sunglasses when you play high-stakes
   Smile a lot. keep your teeth cleaned. Clean teeth and smiles are intimidating.

3. Anonymous

   January 25th, 2010 at 1:52 pm

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   You can make a living playing poker. That being said, money management is gonna be a rather large part early on.
   Only spend no more than 10% of your bankroll at one time. That way you are not risking everything you have. Buy and read poker books that relate to the game your playing. Play online for free (if possible).

4. sunnieji

   January 25th, 2010 at 8:22 pm

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   i would go with pokercoach. lol
   being professional in anything could be hard, never mind in poker…. if u think u are good enough to be pro. think urself as pro. and that’s that!

5. pokercoa

   January 25th, 2010 at 11:12 pm

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   HI, I play poker for a living and, it can be tough sometimes. Yes money management is one of the more important thing you have to control correctly, to become a winning poker player. But there is a lot more to know.
   You can contact on my site for any specific advice.
   By the way I play live and online too, between 20 to 50hrs online a week. And it’s not rigged, and there is less chance to get cheated online compare to a live game!
   Anyway, feel free to contact me. Take care

6. LadyLynn

   January 26th, 2010 at 12:33 am

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   You must have a lot of PATIENCE, DISCIPLINE, and MONEY MANAGEMENT. I fyou’re lacking anyone of those, you have no chance of being a winning player. I don’t know where you live, but if there are casinos that play poker, they will have books that will answer all your questions. It’s a very hard way to make an easy living. Good Luck!! P.S. Don’t play on line for another 10months or so. You can get cheated.