Well this is a hell of a first post, lol. Been a long long long time reader and love reading some of these epic threads and you all have helped me more than you really think in my poker maturity. You learn a lot through other people, that's for sure.

The calm before the perfect storm
It is official.
Mixed with the right opportunity for cheap/quality housing, semi recent break up from a loving but hostile relationship(6 months ago), and utter boredom from my standard 55k a year job in a machine factory, I am done with the complacency and I am taking "my shot". I gave my months notice, and if all goes haywire and I do not succeed the mission, then I do have my job waiting for me back home, but that is clearly not in the gameplan.

A little about me
I am 27 years old, and I first started playing poker for money when I was 13 years old on Absolute Poker. Those were the days lmao, I remember I binked one of my first mtt for 411$ on one of those 11$ nightly and I knew what love was. The art of the math, and psychology, it intrigued me. When I was 19 years old I lived in a small apartment w 4 friends and had a 19k bankroll on Bodog, I thought I was truly, king ****. I had a Chris Moneymaker incident and in one college football weekend I had lost it all betting sports. It was a very surreal feeling, to say the least. Since those 8 years I have lived a some what normal life with poker being played part time, but still seriously. Mostly 1/2 live.

Man on a mission notes and facts
-Moving to a house 15 minutes off the strip and renting a room with non poker friends and cool people. Lolol (400$ a month, everything included)
-Paying 5 months in advance.
-After I get me and my stuff out there, and pay off the rent for 5 months, I will have 7,500$ to my name.
-I will be multi tabling .25/.50 and some .50/1$ online on WSOP and I will be grinding the 1/2$ game to start.

Conclusion
I am sick of wondering what if, or what might have happened if I did this. It has occurred to me that life is just too short to feel that way. I am a tireless worker, and am prepared for the road ahead, where it takes me, we will all find out. But I need to find out for myself, and not just wonder. The next month I will be studying religiously and getting myself mentally prepared for the true life shock that I am in for. Playing for your living is clearly a different stress than playing "seriously but part time" and I know this, and welcome it.


I encourage any and all advice from Las Vegas vets and Vegas grinders, In the next month before I leave I just want to retain as much information as I can, and do what I feel is best with the ammo when I am there.. I am mentally at peace with my decision, and I am excited for what lies ahead. Cheers to new experiences, grinders! Opinions and advice are not only welcomed, but strongly encouraged. Just wanted to get this off my chest, as clearly this is a big move for me.

Good Luck man! I'm grinding 25NL at the moment trying to move up stakes on Ignition/euro sites. Let me know if you want to start a skype group for studying with hopefully other players!

Nice. You were playing 5 years underage.

Out of the over 350 words I wrote, that's what you took out of it? I mean I feel you, but in the words of Chris Carter, " come one maaaaan". I need some real advice, not the talk of should have I been learning the game online on my fathers account with him. I'd be more upset I was losing to a 13 year old honestly...lolol

I will be in touch, more conversation is better for everyone. I just am mentally trying to prepare myself for the life changing move and finally taking a shot. Never hurts to pick brains and get experiences from others that have walked similar road.

I certainly cannot lie, a piece of me is scared sh*t less, but "I won't respect myself in the morning" if I do not take the leap of faith. Advice on how the games have been on WSOP NV or best rooms for me to camp out at for the low limit games? I would appreciate. I've set this up so I can track my own journey and put pen to paper, it's mentally healthier.

Just finished 3 days of 8 hour sessions at the local poker room, played solid and controlled each table all three days but one hand stood out to me...villain is a tight, passive player from what I've seen for the previous 3 hours.

1/2 300$ max buy in.
9 handed, villain raises to 10. (330 behind)
4 calls and Then I call in the BB with 5s8s (620 behind)
Flop comes out 2h 3s 6h
Checks to PFR and he bets out 25
Folds around to me, I check raise to 65 and he calls after 15 sec.
Turn is a Ks, I lead out for 95, he tanks and calls.
River is a 2c and I put him all in for for his last 165ish and he tanks for about a min and finds a call.
Flips over 10d10c

That's the exact range I was putting him on and I don't think the river was the best card for me to bet, clearly.

I wanted opinions on the line I took. I have thick skin, I can take it. I truly thought he would find a fold on the river, if not the turn. I think overall it's a profitable line, against the specific opponent, but he made a great call.


I'll be in Vegas in 3 weeks officially! Say hey to ya boy.


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Your line really looks like a missed flush draw so I'm not surprised he called.You are representing AK which you would have raised pre.
I think your turn bet is to small, I like 140ish.
Check river.

Good luck btw, also post your hands in LLSNL

Your first post was very inspirational. I'm in a similar situation, but with less money saved. Thinking about renting a room in Vegas too. I pay $800 to rent a room in San Jose, CA. It's pretty gross.

Thanks for the motivation! I'm rooting for you, bro.