What's next step for you poker wise, Mason? More volume or level up?

did you know this





bovada has bad beat+royal flush bonus, just gotta email them when u hit it..

woah

How big are these bonuses?

For most yes, for you it's much higher. I appreciate the humbleness but you absolutely destroy 100nl on Bovada. Many have said they think it's just pure run hot, and for some of it maybe, but for most of it, it is just you knowing how to exploit the weak players for maximum value.

By far one of my favorite threads on 2+2 and just keep Killin it.

max 200$ royal
max 1k bad beat

You gotta email or call them

They could of lowered the bad beat one to fullhouse of 8's or something if its maxed at 1k

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Yeah, I knew about it. I got the royal flush bonus twice in my first 50k hands on Bovada (they were literally like 5k hands apart) lol

@meale

50bb for royal flush bonus (use both cards)
100bb for Bad beat bonus (use both cards)

Whats next for me is to continuing to play casually whilst searching for a job. My other buddy who plays poker for a living asked me the other day what the chances of me attempting to do that were and I told him =<1%. Poker is a hobby, not a means to an end for me. There's some post somewhere talking about, "How to know you should try to play poker for a living" and the only way I'd do it is if I ended up making more money from poker than I expect to make from a job. Right now, just getting into a job out of college I expect to make 50-60k/year and double that in maybe 10 years. So, it's unlikely I'd be making more playing poker.

@usepokerplayer

maybe, I appreciate the follow and the support, thank you very much. I guess I didn't know people were following that closely, I guess I should post some more HH

Random hands from last couple days, same usual, some good some bad

I think the AK hand is a CB
K6s is a fold preflop
And thats 67s is a easy fold
But nice hands!!! Keep crushing!!

Did you have a read on the K2s hand like he was three betting alot?? Or is this zone..... Just kind of surprised i would think we could use alot better hands than K2s.....

Might just check 67s when we get a little SD value but thats just me.....

AK isn't a cbet vs the cally fish
K6s is an easy iso, the 3bet was small and the SB was a big fish too, so after i get raised its close
67s is a fold nowhere
Yes, I had a read with k2s, guy was 3betting/squeezing a lot.

no zone

like -400 today, so back to a 3k roll. Ran awful, but made a couple bad bluffs vs people that i shouldn't have been bluffing

The hands are pretty standard except K6s and 75s buttom flat. K6s is probably OK vs fish, but can you explain me why you flat a hand like 75s when 27bb's effective?

And +1 for river value town on 33 hand!

I don't think it's unrealistic for you to be making 6 figures off poker within a couple of years if you did it full time. What's his name is 'crushing Bovada midstakes' to pieces and making ridiculous dosh. I've tried to convince you to play poker professionally before, and I won't stop!

probably fish in blinds or something. Also could be just me just deciding to call for fun

im sure I can accomplish anything as well, but I also want a family soon and stuff and poker would be high variance. Also, the truth is, I don't think I possess the mentality to grind 160+ hrs/month with poker

This is awful advice and this is nothing against OP. Going "professional" playing online poker from any country, especially from the USA, is completely ******ed. His earning potential is ridiculously higher in the career path that he is on, and its waaay more stable than online poker. Ppl think making 100k is a lot of money , and its really not when you think about lifetime income of ppl who work at normal jobs and the fact that it is unlikely you can just print 100k a year for the next 30 years in poker. So even though you make more money in the front end of poker, in the long run working at some normal job will make you more money.

also remember that 99% of regs making 100k+ are grinding 9hrs+ a day = drained brain = lifeless = suicide is better

poker is a great 2-4hrs a day sideincome

The way a lot of these assumptions about poker as a living are explained are pretty poor, ultimately though Brokenstars has a good grasp on it. It's not a stable lifestyle. Most pros I know, tend to live pretty similarly to myself, moving every 6-12 months, never really settling anywhere. It's a fun ride, and incredibly worth it if you're young and looking for an adventure. But if you're at the point in your life where you desire stability in any way shape or form, treating poker as a hobby is the smart move.

There are absolutely a lot of 100k+ guys who play 100 or less hours per month. I know quite a few, though I'm not on that level yet. Depending on your skills, desires, and approach there are a lot of different ways poker can shape up as a career, but ultimately stability is not something that poker brings.

Yeah, nice posts.

http://www.twitch.tv/brokenstars1/

streaming

Thanks for anyone who stopped by in to watch the stream. Was fun. Might be streaming tomorrow

Ended the night around +$400

A lot of things in life are a grind, poker income isn't guaranteed though. Some people can handle it, others can't. I probably wouldn't be able to handle it, which is why I work for a living.

Will be streaming soon

http://www.twitch.tv/brokenstars1/

Made about $600 tonight, thanks for everyone who stopped by to watch the stream