who actually grinded his way up?
06-25-2012
, 09:02 AM
Since you've been playing poker how many other jobs have you had?
Second, how much pocket money/expensive things do you have right now because of poker? Just curious.
EDIT: yea I know it's off topic...
06-25-2012
, 06:42 PM
06-25-2012
, 08:51 PM
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To try and answer the OP: Not many. The truth of the matter is that once you're better than 95% of the population at poker, "grinding it out" is no longer the most +EV way to make money with poker. You still do a lot of grinding, but you also take shots at big tournaments, or write poker books, or offer coaching, or look for whales way above your normal stakes, or try to get Team Online Pro, etc.
Eventually one of these long-shots hits, and you vault up from being a midstakes grinder into high or nosebleed stakes.
Almost everyone playing high stakes got lucky at some point - the difference between them and guys stuck grinding small-mid stakes is that they worked hard to put themselves in those spots where getting lucky was possible.
Eventually one of these long-shots hits, and you vault up from being a midstakes grinder into high or nosebleed stakes.
Almost everyone playing high stakes got lucky at some point - the difference between them and guys stuck grinding small-mid stakes is that they worked hard to put themselves in those spots where getting lucky was possible.
you got some good answers bud!
06-25-2012
, 08:51 PM
06-25-2012
, 09:51 PM
I own a house in the US and another in Costa Rica. Those are the two most expensive things I own
If you're interested and you google me, you'll be able to find my full story and more stats and charts on my poker career pretty quickly.
06-25-2012
, 11:34 PM
06-28-2012
, 04:47 PM
Hey why have you ignored my post?
06-28-2012
, 05:48 PM
I started online in January 2010 with $300 that highlandfox transferred to me. Grinded hard (10k mtt's between both sites) for 16 months, until BF happened. I'm for sure glad I did it this way, in the event I need to do it again someday. No ego for me in dropping down in live or online stakes.
06-28-2012
, 10:26 PM
Most of the best poker players on Earth have went broke many, many, many times or have been broke to start. Its the nature of the beast. And when I say broke, I dont mean..."Aw shucks, I dont have money to get in that game." I mean "Holy ****, how am I going to eat today?"
Phil Ivey is the hands down the best player on Earth. He used to be a telemarketer. Lol... seriously. Its funny too because he said he was pretty good at it. Haha. Funny but not surprising.
Read the book "Deal Me In." Its a bunch of short stories of 20 top pros stories of their rise and fall and rise, etc. Mini biographys. A very inspiring read.
Phil Ivey is the hands down the best player on Earth. He used to be a telemarketer. Lol... seriously. Its funny too because he said he was pretty good at it. Haha. Funny but not surprising.
Read the book "Deal Me In." Its a bunch of short stories of 20 top pros stories of their rise and fall and rise, etc. Mini biographys. A very inspiring read.
06-29-2012
, 08:02 PM