The only way I call to set mine on a 6bb raise is if 3 players call in between the raiser and I have a pair otb. Its just too expensive. If its a smaller raise like 5bb 2 callers ahead of me. 4bb raise only if one player calls before me. Also I need a clue on what their range is and how they play postflop. Same goes for Axs or Kxs.

Would you play the same way at 1/2? If not, what changes would you make?

Yes. Raise 90% of hands.... Bankruptcy train!

I have a 6800k bankroll myself that I have built playing 1/2 I am not planning to move to 2/5 until I am at minimum 12k. But your in a different situation as you seem to have played well with 6600k. So maybe you should stay at 2/5

You're missing some screws bud. I say 90% of your hands that he plays. Not 90% of hands

When I get to 6800k BR. I will take shots at 500/1k

When I get to a 6800k bankroll I'll still play 1/2 for the rest of my life.
But I will be retired.
And live off the interest forever.
And drink, and play 1/2, and drink some more, and play more 1/2.
Or maybe I'll play 2/4 limit and just be blackout drunk all the time.
And still never lose all my bankroll.

So what is it? 1/2 or give 2/5 a shot with 3-4 more buy-ins of 300$

move down to 1/2. You just torched over 6.5K at 2/5. You clearly have some large holes in your game. Get humble - move down - work on yer game - rebuild

Not sure you can go wrong with that idea lol

Squid, that is a very impressive win rate! Probably as high or higher than any others, congrats! The volume of hours is most imprsssive...I didn't think too many others were playing the hours I put in, obviously you're the exception after reading this.

I had a huge June 2010, but my June 2011 wasn't nearly as good, in fact my June 2011 was about half of what I wanted, about half of what I thought it was going to be.
I'm really not sure what happened to me, my game, during June. Historically I have always had, what I considered, a high hourly. No doubt I wasn't playing my best, maybe a bad run of cards, some bad beats, too many hours -which caused me to make mistakes.....probably a combination of issues. One thing for sure, I'm very much looking forward to posting numbers like yours again.

I don't play at the V much, however I'm almost sure I have seen you around and we've played before, after reading the discription of yourself. I've been at the Bel most of the summer, sometimes the Wynn, a little at the Rio during the series, and some over at Aria. I'm taking a couple/few more weeks off before getting back into the poker groove. If you're amicable we should meet up sometime for coffee..

Absolutely man - hit me up any time and we'll grab a bite or what ever.

Ok, whatever works for you. Good luck at the tables. I really hope it works out, and I'm not being sarcastic.

You've been pro for 4 years so who am i to say anything. I just see this a lot so I was trying to give some honest advice.

I know guys who are good players, but they play table games and blow money. I know guys who are good players but they tilt horribly. That's why it's not easy to make it as a pro poker player even if you're really good.

It's your call on whether to move up with a small roll. My advice would be to cut back on those other things for at least a while and then you wouldn't have those problems. It's not up to me though, so gl.

Me too - 6.8M seems like enough of a cushion.

Making 100k a year playing 2/5 exclusively would be pretty sick. I'm sure it's doable too.

50/hr *2k hrs = 100k

2k hrs/52 (weeks) = 38 hrs a week.

I believe its easier said than done. Most people find it hard to put in around 40 hours a week.

I rather work for 50 hours a week than play poker for 30.

I'm sure I'm not the first one to say this but if you are skilled enough to make 100k playing 2/5 you are probably good enough to play higher and should have enough of a roll to do so unless you live like a baller and spend all your $.

These last few posts bring up a good point, how much annual income can a $2/5 player make?

I certainly realize there are GOBS of varibles, how many hours played, skill of players, this month did so much but then had a downswing, and on and on.

But I'd really like hear a number, annual income from live $2/5...anyone?

Are there $2/5 players making $40k per year, $60k? Less? More?


And I must that I don't live by my hourly. I realize it means a lot to some people and it is one way to gauge, probably more suited to limit players IMO. That said, I do keep track of my hourly and its a niffty number, but more important to me is overall how much am I making -which could leed to another argument of working more for less or visa-versa.

If you're crushing (10+ bb/h), getting the volume in without going insane and actually enjoy live then $60k-$80k is doable. If you're decent and "only" play 20-30 hours per week then I'd estimate your yearly income to about $30k-$40k.

6BB / hr = 30$ / hr
6 hrs / day* 4 days a week = 24 hr / week
24 hrs / week = 1248 hrs / year = $37,440

10BB / hr = 50$ / hr
10hrs / day * 5 days a week = 50 hrs / week
50 hrs / week = 1100 hrs / year = $110,000
Pretty much what disorienter said, but that makes it easier to see where it came from.
Really depends on how consistent your game can possibly be.
There's a strong likelihood that you can't play 10BB/hr for that many hours of the week unless you're in Vegas just because I'd assume it's hard to find that many fish to exploit.

Yeah about the same math as I did so it makes sense. However I did 40h/week, I think anything above that is true is beast mode .

Most that respond to this type of question are pie in the sky types. Stop by the v this week during the day and we'll grab a bite at noodle asia - I'll give you the straight dope as to how much I and others make at 2/5 for long term numbers.

Maybe this belongs somewhere else, but I didn't find it, if it did.

Long question short, does anyone keep track of thier 'poker expenses' as part of their win loss?
If I buy a water / soda / food (during a long session) / tip the bus driver to drive me the mile back to my car, I take this out of my poker winnings for the night.
So if I walked awy from the table 100$ up, but bought 3 waters, 1 soda and spend 5$ in chips on those, and tipped the driver 1$, I say I made 99$.
Is this normal?
I essentially treat it like I treat tipping as just part of the game, and that's fully wrapped into my wins and losses. I.e. I never think , I tipped 45$ tonight, or 3%$ tonight, the chips I have are what they are.
It's somewhat minimal, but just wondering what other people do in this regard.

I actually do bring a nalgeen (r) almost every time I play, and fill it (the floor didn't know where to find a water fountain and was impressed that I did. Was beside him self when I told him where it was since it was so close.)
But it was more just a general question. Almost 50% of my poker expenses come from food (7-8$ in a 6+ hour session which is less than .5BB / hr so almost non existent) and ~1.2$ / winning session for the bus since when I win I'm too good for walking to my car.