Poker profit

[_FEAR_ME_]

is it really worth it the effect it has on your life.ive been playing online poker for 5 years and overall i have to be losing alot of money overall.but only this last year its started to look up .i was just wondering how everyone else is doing .getting fatter and older hardly any social life just poker .is it worth it

[steclarke]

yeah it does take a lot of time agreed but i play for the social fun side really never play with what i cant afford to lose etc ,i been playin for 5years also and have had some good trips out of it probably about 7 of em and enjoyed em all.. got a game on saturday in Leeds from the poker player magazine so that should be fun.. i think johnjohn would agree though about the getting fatter thing hes like a beach ball with fingers lol.

as long as you enjoy it-- do it imo!

stevie

[nhggfu]

you should optimise your day a bit more john imo.
Game select more, find out which games you have the biggest edge in and play them exclusively.

Tell us more about where/what you play!
It's easy to hit a brick wall in poker - but with some thought and effort you can definitely overcome and crush it if you want to if you put the effort in.

I had months of being breakeven a few years ago (so I guess I was a 'rakeback pro'), then a year or 2 of being v profitable (mtts) - and now after a hiatus from poker, i am back blasting a 40% ROI and play only a small but highly profitable selection of tournaments (I'm a donkament player) - so I know first-hand the difference that small things [brm, game selection, learning materials] can make to the big picture.

More info please?

cheers
niall

[johnjohn]

yeah it does take a lot of time agreed but i play for the social fun side really never play with what i cant afford to lose etc ,i been playin for 5years also and have had some good trips out of it probably about 7 of em and enjoyed em all.. got a game on saturday in Leeds from the poker player magazine so that should be fun.. i think johnjohn would agree though about the getting fatter thing hes like a beach ball with fingers lol.

as long as you enjoy it-- do it imo!

stevie

well i got hair ( ok you have in your ears and nose ) but i have on my head
and if i am fat you are ugly .... i can go on a diet ...........................

[johnjohn]

and as fear posted , i play for fun , obvious winning is good but i play small with what i can afford but overall i am up by quite a few k , my total outlay from pocket is £200 maximum and would say that i have won around £5k , i am not in alex or ste's league but not bad for playing for fun

[_FEAR_ME_]

impressive john