This blog will be about a bit anonymous at the moment eventually I'd like to put myself out there, but I am just not confident enough at the moment. I am a relatively shy individual although some what known in the poker community am very unsure about my own identity starting anew to talk under an unknown alias makes me feel much more at ease to chat about random topics that I myself am barely starting to explore. Sometime in the future if I choose not to out myself I will have some confirmations from some highstakes - nosebleed players who will confirm that my poker results are real (if that's what people care about). This blog will focus on life, creating opportunities in every aspect and everything outside of poker hand strategy that meaning: game selection, mental game.

I recently just turned into a millionaire playing cards in terms of making a living... I play a few formats, invest, I buy some peoples action and am going to begin staking a few people that I have known for many years to others who I have known for a while to make some additional income. Poker has been my priority for an extremely long period of time, and after I achieved something that I have been wanting to do for so long it put me in a bit of a rut for a week.

I was contemplating what to do afterwards, I went on a trip to find some spiritual meaning, I was sitting in a castle, in another world looking at the whole entire world move, but slowly I began to turn my attention to my inner thoughts as I was there I felt a great sensation of peace, love, and abundance with opportunities. I wanted to create opportunities of value to provide into the world, I began to think of my skill sets and the only two things that I think I've done moderately well was play poker, and write. I began to ponder over the idea of sharing my stories the treasures I've found on the way and how maybe it can benefit another individual... I also began to think about how much money I'd like to create for myself, what I'd like to achieve in my life, and other things that maybe people who eventually catch up to where I am in financial successes may need answers to 'x or y' and by reading my experiences it can help them realize which direction to choose. However... doubt struct, I was unsure if I wanted to go ahead and write, I am a insecure individual who is still learning a lot about myself on one side it was as if I was this great force of energy who was able to create anything I wanted in that moment. On the other side I am slowly barely starting to know what to do with myself, as I began weighing the options a grasshopper flew into my eye my first instinct was to kill it because it became an annoying presence into my thought. The second one was of love and how cruel I was to think of killing such a harmless creature. The third thought I had was a sense of inspiration, a sign to pursue this thought I let the grasshopper jump into my hands and stay put as I stood watching it, it gave me a sense of inspiration or a purpose to do / share something with the world that can hopefully benefit a few individuals in there life. I don't have many great things I can provide to the world, all I know is cards. However I do enjoy writing and maybe these experiences that I can share and have partaken in can help open some opportunities to the readers to become the best person they can be.

Some goals of mine is to make this a life long thread, that maybe one day I can piece together and turn into a book to share with the world. Some other goals of mine is to change a billion lives, make a billion dollars, fall in love, experience as many things as possible, and see the world. A journey that can take many decades to achieve but one that seems exciting to me. Good luck to everyone and I hope you find what you are looking for.

In first - hope this is real because seems interesting. Wondering your age and what formats of poker you play?

Gl. Look for enlightenment

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Same as the first reply: If this is real, interesting read! Good job OP

You have a lot to share OP. I'm in!

Grasshoppers make good fish bait.

I play no limit mainly, won't say if its MTTs/Cash atm.


I spent an hour trying to think about what to talk about, I decided it would be best to discuss on a poker forum people who are actually aspiring to become a full time poker professional. Maybe these thoughts will help them consider if being a professional poker player is right for them.

Get very lucky

To make it in poker you have to get extremely lucky, most people do not make it in poker. Most are losing players, or breakeven/slightly winning players... to become a big winner in this game you have to find the right people to learn from & work with/ find the correct games/ get the best deals out there/ fix your mental game leaks as much as possible/ be professional with your money etc. Making a living and staying a professional poker player is hard, not many will make it, and the ones who do not many will stay for reasons of low potential of income/ future income. Some are lucky and are persistent enough to make millions even that can be achieved doing something else with less time if you are talented in other areas. I myself am aware, that if I want to make a billion dollars in my life I at some point will have to move on from poker/ play part time and get very lucky in other business ventures to make more money.

At the end the thing that matters is income, how much opportunities can you create from where you live how enjoyable the experience is and future opportunities that you can have from having said job.

If you are living in a lower average wage salary of 200 to 800 euros, being a professional poker player in Vietnam may be a great idea if its something you've always wanted to try it would be worth being a bit impulsive and to put in 100 euros and try to become a winning player within a few months, if you lose it all I will quit no harm no foul you can find something else. If you are already a winning player living in Vietnam making 500 euros a month in poker and is in the middle of University that is a tough spot and one worth thinking about whether you should drop out or not. In my opinion you should make 2x the amount of the average salary for a few months straight to drop out and pursue it full time.

If you are living in a high average wage salary place of 2000-5000 euros, being a professional poker player in Sweden may be one worth pondering for a longer period of time. Being a recreational player is probably a much better idea until you find more potential, or if you want to become a frequent traveler and feel you can save more money doing this as a profession. Generally I think I would not advise any high wage places to become a professional poker player when there is so many other things you can do in your life. The only way it would be worth it is if you enjoy the experience so much more, and you have other opportunities to get back into a job if poker doesn't turn out well or if you have so much poker connections to get into good games that your income will be extremely high for the foreseeable future.

I heard something regarding money from a friend that I took as my own personal philosophy for how long I will continue to be a professional poker player the day that this changes is the day I must immediately quit/ slow down and find a new profession: Increase your net worth by a minimal of 20% by the end of the year.

At some point in my life when I am older these standards will change as I reach for higher goals... however I think that is a brilliant rule of thumb to follow.

Deep stuff. Subbed!


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Always think outside of the box

Never settle to one thought or ideology always be open to changing it based off certain circumstances. Never agree with others for the sake of it without thoughtfully coming to it with your own conclusion, especially when it comes to something that will effect your future at the end of the day, you mainly are stuck with yourself, you should enjoy the whole process of yourself.

The most important things in life in my opinion are: money, love, success, friendship, family and purpose. Not in these particular order, they are each important for there own reasons, you must decide which one you care about most in your current state.

This is my personal order: Money, success, friendship, family, love, and purpose. This will certainly change in a few years as money will begin to be the least important thing in my life after I feel I have acquired enough to fill my insecurity of money I don't feel like a million is a lot, I want much more to feel secure.

The easiest thing I can say to relate to everyone to understand what I'm trying to say is a poker related topic, and why you should think outside of the box. People say you can make 40$/hour in 6max, 200nl, do not accept that for face value. Do not say "so and so said it, its definitely true" Disagree constantly and show them that there is better opportunities. No way does 1 = 1 here, no way is 40$/hour true for everyone. Although competition is tougher, I am positive you can make 100$/hour in 200nl if you keep your table count high enough and your skill gap is high enough for instance. It can be higher, it can be lower depending on what rakeback deals you get. Part of being a professional is maximizing every single thing you can get, putting yourself in the best games possible and other key components to really maximize your winnings.

The only time I would take something for face value is if it is a good referral, of a person who is doing what you are doing, or has done what you wanted who was at a high rate constantly right about things, its a great shortcut to listen to this person to save a ton of time.

NEVER settle, always find new opportunities, always build new connections in poker to build your skill level, don't take value from others and suck there soul, provide just as much as you take that way it is mutually beneficial for both parties and they will want to stay with you as friends or business partners down the road.

I've been trying to come up with a topic to talk about for a while, but I still haven't found one to talk about yet, but I suppose its time for some sort of update.

I lost purpose in poker for a while and slowed down for a while, but then slowly started to have enjoyment for all the little intricacies in the game that made me appreciate playing again. I realized how much purpose really matters, for me now I personally play poker for enjoyment and money for the future. I suppose something that has been crossing my life of something I want to do in the near future is to travel from place to place and find some live games to play in for fun in the highest games regardless of stakes, right now though money means a bit too much for me though and I'd like to make a bit more before I do stuff like that for now I'm purely focused on maxing my income.

@thanks to everyone who commented in this thread, it makes me want to continue to post things I think about in general.

Deep thoughts.
Like you mentioned in previous post I live in a country with a low wage salary (500-800€), so I think it is a smart idea to try to suceed in poker.
I am 22 years old, finished high school, living with my girlfriend for five years now.
We are both unemployed, it is very hard to find a job, and if you do get it you work your ass off 8-12h/day for 500€ a month which will barely cover the bills and food.
Cruel reality.
My girlfriend gets 380€ pension of her father who passed away and I get 200€ social support now that I finished school. So we have 580€ total income for two, rent is 200€ and with all the bills we just have enough for food and still to buy something once in a while.
We have been thinking a lot how could we start making some serious money and theres no many options, if you dont have some money already.
So we hardly saved 100€ within three months I think and deposited it to bwin four days ago.
So its true, now we are at a breaking point, do we make it or not is completely on us, we have to be confident that we are better and that we will make it, otherwise we wouldnt even try, right?
But risking 100€ which could possibly change the life of two (or more) for the better is EV+ in my mind.
But harsh reality hit us back fast and hard (we started with $2.07+0.13 with which we lose one BI every 16.9 games, and we have only 20BI for $5.28+0.22, where you lose one BI every 25 games.
So, if we go with $2.20 we will lose 5.9BI due to rake every 100 games, and if we went with $5.50 we would accumulated more and pay 2BI less in rake. Its obviously very hard to make some profit in this games, considering I need to win 6 more to be breakeven pre RB, and theres same skill involved in $2.20 or $5.50.
I think I could learn things from you and you could possibly help us if you want to, we just need a little financial help so we have proper BRM and our mental game stays unaffected. Hit me a PM if you decide so
Thanks for writing this though and keep it coming!

I wouldn't just hop into a game without knowing you are a favorite if it means a lot of money to you, you should be playing far lower stakes and mainly focus on learning. Proper BRM is not just based off having a slightly bigger bankroll if you cannot beat the game. At this point you or your GF should get a real life job at the same time while playing poker on the side until you know you are a winning player then you can reconsider, a 40 hour work week and spending the other time on learning poker seems like a good idea. There are also other online jobs you can choose to take that may have higher wages then what you will find in real life it seems in general so I would look there try some freelancing sites and learn some skills that people would pay for there.

Thanks for a quick reply.
Probably I didnt explain well
I am not completely new to online poker, I first started on PP when I was underage in 2007-08 when I saw advertise on TV, obviously I didnt take it seriously let alone professionally, I was immature, wanted too much too quick, didnt respect BRM, etc... Continued on FTP before black friday, all that was mainly NL2-NL5 FR and later 6max. Runned 20€ to like 200€ couple times, nothing serious.
Then I started learning the game theory, because I didnt have any money to play with and it was still very fascinating for me that I could study poker, it is still very enjoyable game for me and I want to learn and progress, because I know gameplay changed a lot during the years, maybe just regret it why I didnt take it that seriously back then when games were so easy, I remember Italians just clicking buttons without even thinking back then. But who knows, maybe it will get even better in future, I see many new sites with Asian based and Indians are coming too.

I picked HUSNGs, because I feel the most confident with them, I think I am really good in them, studied 1v1 play a lot off the tables.
I started with lowest I could start for my BR, $2.07+0.13 HUSNG turbos. Theres only one stake lower, $1.03+0.07, which is even worse in rake - every 15.7 games a BI is paid.
I have over 50BI for $2.20 turbos so that should be enough, but only 20BI for $5.50, which is same skill level and way better with rake and possible profit.
In those four days I have played 84 games so far, won 45, lost 39 and I am up €1.50 at the moment heh.
But in 100 games I lose 6BI due to rake, so if I win 60 and lose 40, thats only $8.28 profit before RB and that is pretty good winrate imo.
And I only get RB paid when I accumulate 100€ rake, then I get 40€ back.
I will try and make it and see how things go...I didnt meant for you to stake me traditionally, I just thought you could stake me for $5.50 if you would see a potential in me, not to send me money, but just so I know I have enough BI behind for the level, so it doesnt affect my mentality, when I lose two or three BI. You know it is not smart to play results oriented and just look at the balance, each hand should be played the best I can and just be happy with the right decisions even if you lose sometimes, if I know I did EV+ play, then it was the right decision.
Also me and my gf are very modest and happy and we live a good life, maybe just dont have luxury etc, but we dont need it. I would like to only build the roll and find a place possibly at 20-30s where I will feel comfortable and still make some cash on the side as we would like to travel the world.
And thank you for your time and I am sorry I derailed your thread

Life is good, I've been wanting to update, but every time I tried I had nothing to say, even now I still think an update is due though so here it is... there has been this influx of opportunities and chances that have been coming my way, since I've opened this thread I've nearly doubled my networth which is awesome progress! I've lately realized that Finding meaning and purpose is so important, it's something that I struggle with often. Lately meaning to me means to provide for a means (myself and family) and enjoyment of what I do that has seem to do the trick and spike a passion for the game again.

I've hit the multi million dollar club, and thought maybe I should update a bit about on my life now that I am slowly on the way to the third one, with the crypto boom, winning a lot in poker things have been moving incredibly fast and life has been amazing in that regards. I moved onto being mainly a live player, am currently seeking for adventure and am looking for experiences to shape my character better. I played some big games in a disclosed area one in particular 6/12/24 $ blinds. The games got insanely big with everyone buying in insanely deep a particular player was stuck a lot and started double straddling every hand, players couldn't deal with the swings so many started to leave.. we began playing four handed throughout most of the session I was up around 35k us playing for eighteen hours or so, but couldn't really pick up much tempo only to end the day up around 16k. I been getting use to playing extremely long sessions of live poker lately and have to admit I been enjoying the changes that it has been providing.

subbed, interesting read glgl!

Cool thread

Thank you, big fan of your thread been lurking in it for months too bad you shut it down.

Long time no update. I came back wanted to post something, didn't have anything of value or interest so I walked away and stopped posting. I got inspired and enjoyed the competition aspect of being at the tables again as it was some of the toughest opposition for some of the highest stakes I've ever played. I lost quite a bit and was left feeling humbled and grateful as I could never really lose in the grand scheme of things if I just stay in my lane and try again. BRM is severely underrated it lets you live forever if you listen to it.

One thing I learned is to always respect your craft, whatever it is you do, and at the tables respect whoever you play not meaning in a way where they are above you, I mean in a way where they are a player and really get to know what there about, what do they like, what do they do wrong, what do they do right? How can you benefit most from this particular individual? Everyone has something to offer to the plate even if they are the better player watch every move closely if they are and ponder where did they extract the information to be that great.

I've been looking at myself as a player and thinking stuff like "In the grand scheme of things what are my strength in order to maximize EV?" Am I great at multi tabling? Am I great at developing reads? Am I fast at learning new games? Am I great at networking?

I haven't found exactly what road I want to travel to though although I have an idea right now and I'd like to try it, the fact that I have many options at the moment makes me excited for the future.

my friend told me something that stuck with me I'm paraphrasing here but it was something along the lines of "He may be the better player, but I'm the better gambler" considering my friend is the most versatile player I know I thought that was so interesting... what I thought he meant was although he may be a better player in one game, it doesn't matter because I know many and can make more money in the long run.