Caporegime
Likely to be a 25/50p table tbh. Hell the old 3/6 dollar tables used to have lots of fantastic players winning lots of money consistently
Can people make a fair amount of onlinepoker?
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Likely to be a 25/50p table tbh. Hell the old 3/6 dollar tables used to have lots of fantastic players winning lots of money consistently
Soldato
If you are good and patient, then yes you can do alright.
Reason i say patient, is that a few years ago after a monster 9 hours playing and about 4am in the morning I stupidly called allin when I was 3rd place chip leader out of 11 people.
I had AA and the flop was AKJ. It turns out I was up against KK and JJ. There was a K on the river and I lost all my chips to the chip leader.
Sadest thing was due to the length of time playing and my tiredness, I hadn;t realised we were down to 11 players. The top 10 players all got a $20,000 ticket plus accomdation and spending money to the WSOP in Las Vegas
Looking back I probably just could have kept folding and somebody would have been out before me.
Most I ever one in a game was $2500. Equally I could go nights without being up at all.
Overall I was always up but factor in I was playing 20 to 30 hours a week, minimum wage didn;t even come close! I was always hoping for that big win thoough and came close a few times.
You did the right thing though, you were ahead when you called, there is nothing wrong in that, and there is the school of thought that says if you are afraid of losing out in 11th, then you really should not be playing in the tournament.
Everyone gets bad beats as you know, as long as you get your money in when your winning and favorite as you were in that position, you did the right thing (even if it ended up with the wrong result).
Caporegime
I guess with the right preflop betting anything that could worry you on the flop (QT or flush) would have dropped out of the hand already, so hitting a 3rd ace would have you leading quite easily.
You would have to be mad to throw your hand away at that point tbh
You would have to be mad to throw your hand away at that point tbh
I know it was the right call normally except I called the chip leader and the top prizes went to 11th.
As 3rd place chip leader I could have ridden out the blinds for another 20 mins and chances are somebody would have got beaten.
I was too tired to notice there were only 11 players left.
If it had been a tourney with cash prizes descending then it would have been the right call.
But as you say, a bad beat.
Did the guy with JJs fold then?
You can turn a profit but you either need to be pro or very patient.
Pros play lower stake tables online compared to what they play live. You cannot just go sit down at a 10/20 table and expect to be able to win money because you more than likely will be sitting with pros.
I spent a couple of months with 2 Pros while travelling, I actually learnt to play poker with them. 1 of them recently took a $1million pot at the final table after winning a seat via online poker. The other plays mostly live. Both of them play online to subsidised their live play but make nowhere near as much online as they do live.
I'm no pro but when playing online you need to be so so so patient. It's so easy to lose sight of playing for profitability and end up playing each hand instead. If you want to play for money, rule out having fun and be prepared to be so very patient!
Online poker can be whack at the best of times, especially when you get total donkeys at a table with more money than sense. I have flopped a Royal Flush and won $15 from it, I have turned 4 of a kind versus someone who rivered a full house and totally smashed them for much more money. I have also won more from a high card than huge hands versus donkeys the second you 3 bet them and they panic. I have not made a profit from online poker though, if anything a loss - I only play for fun though
Pros play lower stake tables online compared to what they play live. You cannot just go sit down at a 10/20 table and expect to be able to win money because you more than likely will be sitting with pros.
I spent a couple of months with 2 Pros while travelling, I actually learnt to play poker with them. 1 of them recently took a $1million pot at the final table after winning a seat via online poker. The other plays mostly live. Both of them play online to subsidised their live play but make nowhere near as much online as they do live.
I'm no pro but when playing online you need to be so so so patient. It's so easy to lose sight of playing for profitability and end up playing each hand instead. If you want to play for money, rule out having fun and be prepared to be so very patient!
Online poker can be whack at the best of times, especially when you get total donkeys at a table with more money than sense. I have flopped a Royal Flush and won $15 from it, I have turned 4 of a kind versus someone who rivered a full house and totally smashed them for much more money. I have also won more from a high card than huge hands versus donkeys the second you 3 bet them and they panic. I have not made a profit from online poker though, if anything a loss - I only play for fun though
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I deposited $30 online in late 2008 and have since earned around $7000. Obviously not life changing money that I could live off and quit my job but its nice to be able to earn some extra pocket money from a hobby.
It does take a lot effort though to consistently win even a little like i have. Bankroll management is extremely important but ultimately it comes down to putting in hours studying from books, forums and training videos.
It does take a lot effort though to consistently win even a little like i have. Bankroll management is extremely important but ultimately it comes down to putting in hours studying from books, forums and training videos.
Been "pro" for a few years and I'd say while it's still possible to win, it just isn't worth it for new players. The standard of play has increased tenfold, and most of the regulars in the game are going to have several years headstart on you.
I'm afraid if you wanted to make easy money from poker you are a few years too late.
I'm afraid if you wanted to make easy money from poker you are a few years too late.
Caporegime
My brother writes software to play online poker. He reckons that at least one or two seats at every low stakes table is taken up by a bot, and that it's not uncommon to have tables where every seat is taken by a bot.
Yeah, he had sense. I think the chip leader going allin followed by me in 3rd scared him off! lol
After all, he must have figured he was losing plus since he knew there were only 11 people left he probably thought there was a chance I might loose. Even if I had won, it would have made the chip leader last place or 2nd to last place with chips.
Visit forumserver.twoplustwo.com if your at all serious about this, you have to be very good though to make anything and it constantly gets harder and harder as the general population become more aware. You'll have to work very hard to get good enough and then work even harder to earn anything better than minimum wage.
The days of spinning massive amounts up have died as the regulars have become exponentially better and the pool of fish has died dramatically.
I made around 15-20k profit out of online poker during my PhD days but don't play anymore fwiw....
The days of spinning massive amounts up have died as the regulars have become exponentially better and the pool of fish has died dramatically.
I made around 15-20k profit out of online poker during my PhD days but don't play anymore fwiw....
Soldato
My Fiancee and several of my friends are online poker pros, there's definitely a lot of money in it I gave it up five or six years ago as I was a bit of a tiltmonster 
I gave it up five or six years ago as I was a bit of a tiltmonster I think its swings and roundabouts to an extent.
If you are thinking 'can I make money' you probably don't know enough and should not be playing for money.
Experience is key, and learning how to play hands, and, how to fold them.
I've recently starting playing again after a few years out (well, 6 !) I play in a weekly game at a local pub. Its free to play, and you get points each week. Enough points... you qualify for a regional final... Win that? Free trip to Vegas for the final. Come in the top 10? Qualify for a national final which higher placed players also go to Vegas.
I'm playing for fun with mates, and last season I started half way through and scored enough points to get to the pubs play off game for the 3rd slot at the regionals. I ended up winning that, and I'm off to play in a Casino in Brum in September.
Even though I've done all this, and played for money with mates in games years ago, I wouldn't put a penny in an online account at the moment. If I did, it would all go in cheap to enter tournaments to gain experience.
You need to be REALLY confident of your ability before you think chucking 100 quid online is a good idea.
If you are thinking 'can I make money' you probably don't know enough and should not be playing for money.
Experience is key, and learning how to play hands, and, how to fold them.
I've recently starting playing again after a few years out (well, 6 !) I play in a weekly game at a local pub. Its free to play, and you get points each week. Enough points... you qualify for a regional final... Win that? Free trip to Vegas for the final. Come in the top 10? Qualify for a national final which higher placed players also go to Vegas.
I'm playing for fun with mates, and last season I started half way through and scored enough points to get to the pubs play off game for the 3rd slot at the regionals. I ended up winning that, and I'm off to play in a Casino in Brum in September.
Even though I've done all this, and played for money with mates in games years ago, I wouldn't put a penny in an online account at the moment. If I did, it would all go in cheap to enter tournaments to gain experience.
You need to be REALLY confident of your ability before you think chucking 100 quid online is a good idea.
It can be - though for most people it isn't.
It doesn't seem like its profitable for you at the moment either, suggest you read a book on the subject. Ed Miller's small stakes book would be worth looking through for starters.
