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06-09-2010 , 01:23 PM
Being really tired of my day job I have put up a challenge for myself after playing poker for 4+ years without getting anywhere, mostly because im not taking poker seriously up until now.

My challenge is to get to the 16 or 27 turbos at stars before this year, and also reaching supernova and winnings that exceed 5000$ (i know, not alot) or else I will quit poker for ever. Currently grinding the 6.5$ at Stars with hopes of atleast reaching Gold VIP this month, even tho I have missed like 10 days but its doable. Will 16-20 tabling them as a start and then we'll see where it leads
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06-10-2010 , 02:41 AM
SilverStar 13,86 per day
GoldStar 64,99 per day
Platinum Star 167,27 per day
Supernova 177,26 per day

Made an excel spreedsheet and this is how many 6.5$ turbos I have to play each day to reach the VIP levels I have in aim. I think Supernova will be doable because I plan on moving up eventually or else that would be pretty tedious. The hard part is reaching Platinum Star this month.... 167 each day seems like a lot. If only I started on the first I would only have needed 80ish each day. Ahwell.

Day 1 fininshed up like 50$ btw in the 6.5$. EV was at like 22ish so thats all good. But way to many second and fourth places
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06-11-2010 , 03:23 AM
Called in sick yesterday to grind this up and this is how it goes:



Ahwell, called in sick today aswell so
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06-11-2010 , 03:59 AM
Not healthy man :/
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06-11-2010 , 04:41 AM
Yeah, stick with your job...
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06-11-2010 , 07:20 AM
If it was a good job then yea... But im working in a grocery store where they have just recently decided to move me to the cashiers.
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06-11-2010 , 07:26 AM
Speaking as a fellow micros grinder (cash game tho) and grocery store employee (night crew tho) I am rooting for you. I'm hoping to have similar success before winter.
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06-11-2010 , 07:44 AM
Don't quit your dayjob just yet
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06-11-2010 , 07:49 AM
Nah quitting is not an option so far I just took some days off since I am tired off it. Wont quit until im supernova and have a steady income from poker.
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06-11-2010 , 01:13 PM
At least replacing your hourly wage won't be as hard as someone who makes $60k+ a year.

If you make it to sn make sure you get at least 6 months living expenses into savings before you quit your job. Swings can be crazy long.

Gl bud, I'm pulling for ya!
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06-11-2010 , 04:47 PM
Goodluck with it. :P Hope it works for you

I recently quit my job, and now might have to work at Walmart(night shift, for extra $/hr haha), but I wish I could play poker as a steady income- but I'm not there yet.
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06-11-2010 , 07:50 PM
Goodluck, I'm kinda doing the same, although I'm aiming for 300k vpps. 8-9 months ago I was playing $2nl and now I've broken through to $50-$100nl.
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06-12-2010 , 12:13 PM
Thanks all

Yea the 6 months saved is something im working on now, and is actually something I have planned since alot of people seem to recommend it. Replacing the hourly shouldnt be too hard yea, since its like 14$ or something which should be quite easily attainable with supernova and when I am playing the 16s.
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06-12-2010 , 05:45 PM
Hmm jsut tried out those Double Or Nothing SNG's at Stars. Wow they are easy, people are so lolbad at them. Sure, I did run hot since I scored a 30% roi 16 tabling them but still May have to include them in my play.

No 6.5 turbos today, only got in 16 5.2 dons because of work/world cup but still a nice profit :P
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06-14-2010 , 03:43 AM
If I were to write pokerstars asking them to shutdown cash tables for me so I can only play MTT/SNG is that possible?
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