Hey LLSNL how's it going? I would really appreciate some advice/feedback/criticism of my upcoming venture into the world of live poker. I'll try to be as short as I can.
I am backpacking around Australia and I am currently in Melbourne doing a clinical trial. After this trial I would really like to give live poker a shot for at least 3 months and, if all goes well, for longer. I plan to play 40+ hours a week at the Crown, starting off at $1/2 ($150 max buy in). The games run 24/7 and are unbelievably soft. At the weekends it is amazing, I have never seen anything like it. I have played around 40 hours there so far and I have made around $1000-1500, I didn't record any of the sessions but this figure is pretty accurate. I am very confident in saying I can beat the game comfortably.
When I have finished this trial, which is in 2 weeks time, I will have around $6k to my name. This is a lot to me, I am only 19. I have a place to stay for $75/week. I do not live an extravagant lifestyle at all. If I had to guess, my expenses (excluding rent) would be around $150-200/week. So let's just say my outgoings are around $300 a week including rent. This is probably an overestimation, better safe than sorry.
I plan to put $4k in my BR, leaving $2k in my liferoll. I will play exclusively $1/2 until I hit $6k in my BR and then I will take a 2 BI shot at $2/3,
only at the weekend.
I am a very unorganised person and I want to change this. I am going to buy a small notebook, yes, good old fashioned pen and paper! I will use this to record hours played, profit and notable hands. I'll probably use it to make notes on the regs too. I also want to use this notebook to keep track of my expenses off the table, and see if I can find any leaks.
That's about it. If anyone has any constructive criticism, please feel free to comment!
Thanks
Edit: Forgot to add, I
love playing live poker. I love talking to people at the table, love chatting to friendly dealers and especially love taking peoples money. I am very smiley at the table and usually try and build up a rapport with most players and dealers.
Oh another thing, the floor at the crown suck ass!
Last edited by Ollieeeee; 06-13-2012 at 09:26 AM.