It's really difficult to play across two screens and keep track of the action. I have one for the lobbies of the clients and skype / web / range charts, the other screen is purely for the tables. The absolute minimum requirement is a 27" 2560 x 1440 to be able to tile 12 on there clear enough to see everything easily.
Spec me a System for Online Poker - £2k budget.
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It's really difficult to play across two screens and keep track of the action. I have one for the lobbies of the clients and skype / web / range charts, the other screen is purely for the tables. The absolute minimum requirement is a 27" 2560 x 1440 to be able to tile 12 on there clear enough to see everything easily.
Would something like the Philips BDM4065UC be suitable? It has roughly the same pixel density as a 27" monitor with a resolution of 2560 x 1440.
One of my friends plays on something very similar but I think it's a bit too big for me. Ideally going to get two smaller monitors side by side.
I can't add anything to this thread than to say I have learnt something and am hugely impressed by the amount of dedication people put into online poker.
Is there good money to be made? I have never played and don't intend to, but from the outlay of a £2k system to play I am curious to know what pro's who use 12 odd tables can earn.
Do you have to pay tax on the winnings or are winnings tax free?
Is there good money to be made? I have never played and don't intend to, but from the outlay of a £2k system to play I am curious to know what pro's who use 12 odd tables can earn.
Do you have to pay tax on the winnings or are winnings tax free?
a 4K screen @ 125% medium scaling option in Windows is pretty usable and provides still provides more screen real estate. We have an AOC U2868PQU 28" (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-019-AO&groupid=17&catid=1120) at work that we bought to trial 4K / DPI scaling for out business applications (as we have 3 or 4 screens on most desks), and have to say it is pretty awesome - may also be of benefit for the OP as you can run it in portrait as well.
It sounds like you need lots of monitors, something like this http://www.fixmypcfree.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/multi-monitors.jpg
I've considered them yeah. I'm not sure I could work with one above the over, I'm pretty used to just two side by side and comfortable with that setup. Thanks for the suggestion though.
I played professionally in 2013 for a year after being a quantity surveyor for seven years. I decided at the end of the year to go back to QS'ing as the laws for the future are very uncertain and always changing. I just don't know how many years the game is going to be available online for me to play and I couldn't really plan for the future with it. I don't want to be in a position where there's a few years gap in my CV and explaining the situation would look bad on me.
At the moment I'm just playing evenings and weekends or anytime I'm off work. I make more money from it than my job, I just can't commit to the future of it is so uncertain.
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There's great money to be made if you're good at it. There's a big learning curve to get to a reasonable level at the game. I've been playing for seven years now and I've been coached by some of the best players in the world so I'm at a point where I can do pretty well for myself. I've put a lot of effort into reviewing play and strategy and I still know very little. The learning process is just never ending and general play and styles adapt so you're always adjusting how you play based on the latest concepts.
In terms of the £2k budget, my system might not cost me that, however on a Sunday I'll usually pay more than that in tournament entries so to have a decent reliable system is well worth it for me.
Earnings will vary from player to player so it's impossible to answer the question on how much can a decent pro earn. As an example a decent pro could have an average buy in for a tournament of $35 and easily play 400 games a month. If they have a return on investment of 50% (achievable if you're good) per game then they would make $7,000 a month. It's all subjective though and depends on what you're average buy in is, how much you play and how good you are. There's also lots of variance and swings involved so it's impossible to predict how much you're going to make.
Most countries have to pay tax (and a large chunk!!) but we're lucky as we don't have to pay it here.
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Currently this is the preferred option with two of the Samsung monitors. Will this graphics card be sufficient?
Should also add that I'll be doing some streaming and screen sharing for coaching sessions.
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To be honest, not sure you would even need a dedicated graphics card, that Gigabyte motherboard has both DVI and HDMI, so you could run both screens from that.
good luck to you
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Yeah, I didn't include a GPU in my spec for that reason.