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u could even sell them and make a little money. But pokerstars doesn't want u to, so can't give u too much info. Just heard that u could get like $2-3 for 1mio playmoney chips.

If i was in that situation u guys are, i probably go back to MTG and play the pro tour

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04-16-2011 , 10:42 AM

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DonkeyFocker

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Originally Posted by Barbiaux

I think there are new business opportunities that may have come out of this whole ordeal.

1) psycho analyst
2) bankruptcy lawyer
3) grief counselor
4) repo man
5) funeral director
6) ground beef engineer

fyp

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04-16-2011 , 12:06 PM

#28

Barbiaux

old hand

Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 1,426

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Originally Posted by DonkeyFocker

fyp

It took me a min to understand, but that is funny asss...wellll pokerstars taking my money.

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04-16-2011 , 12:23 PM

#29

Sharkzilla1

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Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 834

How bad are live hourly rates? Theres a local 3/6 full kill game, I think its 10% rake up to $4. Would expecting $15/hr out of that be too much?

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04-16-2011 , 12:33 PM

#30

d3 fact0

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Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 4,161

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Originally Posted by Sharkzilla1

How bad are live hourly rates? Theres a local 3/6 full kill game, I think its 10% rake up to $4. Would expecting $15/hr out of that be too much?

I don't know much about live flo8 win rates, but if I was forced to make a guess I'd say that it's only possible in the LR, if you 1) tilt-proof, 2) play your a-game like 99% of the time, 3) have a pretty solid a-game.

I may be way off, but just from minor personal experience $10/h at a 4/8 hk flo8 is probably doable...

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04-16-2011 , 01:20 PM

#31

plaaynde

Poker Historian

Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 20,059

Good thing for citizens of America is that Omaha 8 exists live, which you can't say about most other places. Europe with its PLO high for example.

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04-16-2011 , 01:40 PM

#32

campfirewest

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Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 9,929

I'm finishing my MBA next week, and just formally accepted a job offer yesterday morning. Also withdrew some money from Full Tilt which hit my bank account Wednesday. I'm running like God right now.....

Last edited by campfirewest; 04-16-2011 at 01:54 PM. Reason: I can't spell

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04-16-2011 , 01:57 PM

#33

Kidsinister

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Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 805

I played my first live session (NLHE) last night, played 5 hours, broke exactly even, so much for grinding rakeback

Leaving for AC early tomorrow morning, playing the 350 limit o8 at the Borgata, then prolly head over to Taj to play the 5/10 limit game there. Just gonna be taking the next few days off from thinking about the current state of things and will reevaluate when I get back.

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04-16-2011 , 02:43 PM

#34

Barbiaux

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Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 1,426

I know its rather early but are any of you that make a living from poker thinking about moving out of country to continue playing?

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04-16-2011 , 03:15 PM

#35

SexOnOmahaBeach

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When will you start thinking about?

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04-16-2011 , 05:03 PM

#36

cbt

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Originally Posted by Barbiaux

I know its rather early but are any of you that make a living from poker thinking about moving out of country to continue playing?

living in ger so no need to move out atm.
duno what i'm gonna do tho since o8 is kinda dead now... probably trying out plo some more and not running 50bb/100 under ev over thousands of hands ffs

whatever never goin for 9-5 EVER

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04-16-2011 , 05:16 PM

#37

darkside2007

centurion

Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 198

Does Bodog allow player to player transfers? If not are there any deposit options for US players there or have these methods all been stopped there?

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04-16-2011 , 05:17 PM

#38

darkside2007

centurion

Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 198

At least for today play on UB seems is possible. How long that will last is anyone's guess and sounds like it will be as soon as tomorrow that it goes away for everyone playing there form the US.

Good thing we have a President that enjoys Poker and is going to help us find a way out of this

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04-16-2011 , 07:03 PM

#39

omaha8shaun

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Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 1,247

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Originally Posted by darkside2007

yes you can play on there but you cant deposit, cashout or transfer...dont know what good money is that you cant cashout

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04-16-2011 , 07:52 PM

#40

StrikeR300

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Originally Posted by tkdchamp1

@strikr300 - aren't you seriously ****ed now since you're playing for a living? Or is this finally the break you needed to go pro bowling?

Lol, break might be a good thing. Seriously ***'d might be a bit of an exaggeration. Biggest issue, how do I go from playing poker on 24 tables 5-6hrs a day to nothing/something else.

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i think he's married, strikr can you confirm? oh man i wish i wouldn't have blown off so many relationships for poker the past couple years and had a safety net girlfriend to float me cash for the next year or two

We've been engaged for quite a long time, not thinking I'd want her to support the 2 of us while I dink around though.

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Originally Posted by Barbiaux

I know its rather early but are any of you that make a living from poker thinking about moving out of country to continue playing?

I'd be willing to go somewhere to get my rolls, not willing to move at this time.

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Originally Posted by omaha8shaun

yes you can play on there but you cant deposit, cashout or transfer...dont know what good money is that you cant cashout

Lol, I put in 4hrs on FTP so far today

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04-16-2011 , 09:46 PM

#41

MostlyBS

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Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 886

Anyone make a run at the FPP or FTP store? I just spend all my FTPs. Thinking whether I should spend my FPPs as well

Real money games are disabled for me on FTP.

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04-16-2011 , 10:55 PM

#42

FRGCardinal

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Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 2,309

And the play money games are a joke if I can run over them. I've tried it today and it's just not the same as when real money is on the line. What's the thrill in tripling up in 50 hands when it's Monopoly money?

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04-16-2011 , 10:55 PM

#43

HanndyManny

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Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,031

Just installed Cake and my card worked. Horrible software...only Hold em and Omaha games....not a single active O8 table. Guess ill go back to playing micro NLHE until I can play real poker games again.

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04-16-2011 , 10:58 PM

#44

HanndyManny

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Originally Posted by MostlyBS

Anyone make a run at the FPP or FTP store? I just spend all my FTPs. Thinking whether I should spend my FPPs as well

Real money games are disabled for me on FTP.

I converted my FPPs to cash and cashed out on stars......bought some books with what little FTP pts I had. Seem to work ok on both sites....we'll see if I get everything in time.

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04-16-2011 , 11:04 PM

#45

freeboc

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Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 60

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Originally Posted by Sharkzilla1

How bad are live hourly rates? Theres a local 3/6 full kill game, I think its 10% rake up to $4. Would expecting $15/hr out of that be too much?

There's simply no chance you're going to pull $15/hour out of that game. You're going to be paying more rake and probably playing like 20 hands/hour tops.

Good luck winning 12.5 BB/100 AFTER 10% rake up to $4

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04-16-2011 , 11:20 PM

#46

broken_jia

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Originally Posted by HanndyManny

hope you got rakeback.

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04-16-2011 , 11:37 PM

#47

HanndyManny

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Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,031

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Originally Posted by broken_jia

hope you got rakeback.

Im playing $4 NLHE, only deposited $30. Just to avoid play money. I guess I shouldve looked for RB nonetheless

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04-17-2011 , 01:19 AM

#48

ALawPoker

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Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 5,269

Everyone should play at Cake. Best support and most trustworthy of all the sites left. They used to have decent O8.

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04-17-2011 , 01:35 AM

#49

Truthiness24

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Originally Posted by freeboc

I can do that consistently, easily. I can do 4BB/hr at live 6/12 against most lineups. Against bad lineups, I find another game. I play all the games so it isn't an issue.

That said, I make more money working, like a lot of people, and so I don't bother.

If you don't have any options, don't be afraid of a 20 hour 3/6 O8 session ... and don't be surprised if it starts to seem a whole lot like work.

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04-17-2011 , 02:05 AM

#50

Pickled Toad

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Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 297

My nearest BM is a 2hr drive away. Today I played a 5hr session with a 4hr drive round trip... so that made it a 9hr day. There were 10 tables of 1/2 NLHE and that's it. Buy-in is $100-$300max. I left the session up $228. minus $60/gas and $12/food leaves me with $156

The driving wore me out and I am thinking that tomorrow I will not want to repeat that schedule. The casino will give me a free room Mon.-Thurs. but the only time there are more than 3 tables going is on Saturdays (When you can't get a free room).

Cake or Bodog is sounding pretty good right now!

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