Brag: Received 7k for my 21st - Poker Goals & Challenges -- Two Plus Two Poker Forums

Joe Vader · 08-11-2012, 09:06 PM

HI my name is Joe Thomas but I'm a big starwars fan (that's why my name on here is Joe Vader). It had recently been my 21st birthday and I had received 7k from my parents to use the money as I wish thinking I would maybe buy a car or invest it. I am instead going to use most of it to start playing online poker with I heard one of the good sites is Carbon Poker. I suffer from High functioning Autism which has often led to bouts of depression and I'm not sure if it will stunt my growth as a poker player. Wish me luck!

**wafflehouse1** · 08-11-2012, 09:11 PM

This could have been a good level of you left out the autism part

Joe Vader · 08-11-2012, 09:13 PM

What do you mean?

LOL POT-ODDS · 08-11-2012, 09:13 PM

Malefiicus · 08-11-2012, 09:15 PM

You're probably not real, but if you are, don't put 7k online and start playing.

Put $500 on and start at 25NL, spend 5k on a car, and keep the rest for a rainy day/reload money if you fail. It's a terrible idea to risk all of your money when you're not proven, prove that you can do it and you'll move up the ranks quick enough on your own. That's how all of us did it, and it's the right way. A car is incredibly important, as is having money to fix it when **** goes awry. Likewise, having some money to reload if you fail is going to be helpful too.

Honestly, you can get a good car for less than 5k, I might spend even less of it on a car, say 3k, buy a nice ass TV, deposit $600 on a site and and sit on the rest, maybe update the wardrobe and whatnot. Getting $7000 and putting it all online is about the dumbest/riskiest thing someone could do, and I'm a risky as hell poker player who's played for a living pre BF and post BF.

Diet Ketchup · 08-11-2012, 09:15 PM

Joe, I am your father.

Joe Vader · 08-11-2012, 09:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Malefiicus

You're probably not real, but if you are, don't put 7k online and start playing.

Put $500 on and start at 25NL, spend 5k on a car, and keep the rest for a rainy day/reload money if you fail. It's a terrible idea to risk all of your money when you're not proven, prove that you can do it and you'll move up the ranks quick enough on your own. That's how all of us did it, and it's the right way. A car is incredibly important, as is having money to fix it when **** goes awry. Likewise, having some money to reload if you fail is going to be helpful too.

Honestly, you can get a good car for less than 5k, I might spend even less of it on a car, say 3k, buy a nice ass TV, deposit $600 on a site and and sit on the rest, maybe update the wardrobe and whatnot. Getting $7000 and putting it all online is about the dumbest/riskiest thing someone could do, and I'm a risky as hell poker player who's played for a living pre BF and post BF.

Thankyou for the advice but I've been reading a lot of poker books lately and I'm not too interested in driving. I think I will put $500 on like you said but on multiple sites or maybe re-deposit all my money once I've became a winning player.