Poker.com Profesionals

[Hustling]

Hi all,

Now I like to play my share of poker, but some people on here are always in tournaments **cough** nolimit6 **cough**moose4life **cough**... I just wanted to know if they play poker online as their profesion?

[cazwil]

Hi all,

Now I like to play my share of poker, but some people on here are always in tournaments **cough** nolimit6 **cough**moose4life **cough**... I just wanted to know if they play poker online as their profesion?

Heck I thought we all did;) :P :D

Welcome:wave:

[NutFlopper]

I think 1 is a bot, but I cant confirm nor name that player.

[natsdad]

Hmmm one never talks the other never stops.

[scotlady]

Hmmm one never talks the other never stops.

lmao that is so true:D But he's kinda funny, I think he keeps the table amused..:beaten:


Gooo moosey:D :crown:

[tazdog2]

Hi all,

Now I like to play my share of poker, but some people on here are always in tournaments **cough** nolimit6 **cough**moose4life **cough**... I just wanted to know if they play poker online as their profesion?

Lmao!

[bluelips]

That moose guy sure has a grudge after I cracked his TT with 73 sooted :cool:

[pokerfiend101]

I dont believe either of them are professionals, bullitpete is, i think golfguy is I could be wrong though. Probably a handful of others I see playing 10/20 limit and higher might be?

[xpander1216]

I dont believe either of them are professionals, bullitpete is, i think golfguy is I could be wrong though. Probably a handful of others I see playing 10/20 limit and higher might be?

money doesnt make a player a pro. a pro is just someone who does something for a living, [their profession] {pro}


but it helps to have money lol ;) :D

[pokerfiend101]

ya i know. Thats why I said golfguy and bullitpete :D
Im just speculating on some of the 10/20 players who I see here frequently. You pretty much have to be playing decently high limits to be doing it for a living. Not that everyone on those limits is a pro.

[PokerAce55]

Go Moosey! ;)

[jupite]

Hi all,

Now I like to play my share of poker, but some people on here are always in tournaments **cough** nolimit6 **cough**moose4life **cough**... I just wanted to know if they play poker online as their profesion?

if u realise they are always on the tables...does that mean u r always on the tables as well?....

[ureadmnweepagain]

lmao takes 1 to know 1?

[Hustling]

haha, good point... but I don't do it full-time so I don't think its considered professional..

[Nferno]

nolimit6 is a pokerbot so that dont count ;)

[SweBlackbird]

That's true :)

[Dieusucker]

not all player lol a large amount is playing it for fun :D :wave:

[EgonOlsen]

ya i know. Thats why I said golfguy and bullitpete :D
Im just speculating on some of the 10/20 players who I see here frequently. You pretty much have to be playing decently high limits to be doing it for a living. Not that everyone on those limits is a pro.


Not really ;) a 200$ a day and you can live of it very easily and you can do that playing 1/2 or even .50/1

[MrSoprano86]

nah, at least 400$ a day, u can also earn that by playing 1-2

[EgonOlsen]

nah, at least 400$ a day, u can also earn that by playing 1-2

Depends of what you need to live for I guess. ;) and what your taxlaws are like regarding poker. I can for 200 no sweat. ofcourse more is better if you wanna live good.

[pokerfiend101]

Not really ;) a 200$ a day and you can live of it very easily and you can do that playing 1/2 or even .50/1

You can maintain an avg of 200$/day on 1/2? Are you sure about this? Thats over 7.5 BigBlinds/hr (given an 8 hr work day). Seems quite high to be attainable over time, given how much varience there is. I don't think anyone can maintain that, no matter how good they are.

I guess if your talking about multi-tabling it could be done.

Edit: I guess this is pretty attainable. Did some reasearch and 5-7BB/hr is what a good player can attain.

[armbrust]

You can maintain an avg of 200$/day on 1/2? Are you sure about this? Thats over 7.5 BigBlinds/hr (given an 8 hr work day). Seems quite high to be attainable over time, given how much varience there is. I don't think anyone can maintain that, no matter how good they are.

I guess if your talking about multi-tabling it could be done.

Edit: I guess this is pretty attainable. Did some reasearch and 5-7BB/hr is what a good player can attain.

Yup seems very hard, making calculations over my own stats, if i want to increase my win rate to 200$/day i should make 184k comp points/month.I play mostly 1-2 and 2-4 and i only make 31500 comp points/month.

[armbrust]

Not really ;) a 200$ a day and you can live of it very easily and you can do that playing 1/2 or even .50/1

Man, my ave is 34,38$/day(and growing) for 17 months and i live like a king here in venz;)

[shirun]

:rolleyes: Hmm...think my avg. is -10...Maybe I should consider moving to Venzuela? :eek: :beaten: :D

[armbrust]

:rolleyes: Hmm...think my avg. is -10...Maybe I should consider moving to Venzuela? :eek: :beaten: :D

if u like to play live tables isnt a bad idea, you only have to be carefull with the comunist:rolleyes:

[ChrisGill]

I need $20 a day, i can make that playing poker?

Bus fair £3.50... food £3... 3 pints= about £3.50.

[bluelips]

I need $20 a day, i can make that playing poker?

Bus fair £3.50... food £3... 3 pints= about £3.50.

If you double the amount of pints, you'll triple your EV

[Bennyfromtheblock]

3 pints= about £3.50.

What are you drinking?! At those prices can i have some?!

[FOURDEAD36]

you nailed that on the head nats.......LMAO

[OkasRly]

What are you drinking?! At those prices can i have some?!
When you drink at pub, beer is around 1 pound per pint

[bluelips]

Im sure it is.....IN ESTONIA!!

Wish we had those kind of prices in Norway so I didnt have to spend a national budget on going out on the ****

[OkasRly]

Im sure it is.....IN ESTONIA!!

Wish we had those kind of prices in Norway so I didnt have to spend a national budget on going out on the ****


**** Norway, my friends father is a truck driver and makes usually Estonia - Norway trips. **** if i had to pay around 130 NOK per cigarette pack i would go and hang myself. Tbh i feel sorry for ya blue :(

[armbrust]

I need $20 a day, i can make that playing poker?

Bus fair £3.50... food £3... 3 pints= about £3.50.

You should move here also:


Internet Bill: $25 Month
Power Bill $20 Month
Water Bill: $10 every year
Beer 350cc: $0,40
Bus fair:$0,15
Gas:$0,09 Galon
Be ruled by a comunist: priceless

[MaxxJaxx]

Man, my ave is 34,38$/day(and growing) for 17 months and i live like a king here in venz;)

I too am looking at moving to Margarita Island, Venezuela. Gas 12 cents a gallon, beer 25 cents, nice beaches, beautiful babes and over 330 days of sunshine per year. Calgary canada has just become way to expensive to live When you got to pay over $7 for a pint a beer you know its time to go.

----

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I have initated a review of role of KAHNAWAKE Gaming commission and was just recently informed from Jim Prentice Canadian Indian Affairs Minister that the file has been sent to the Justice Minister for a further review and opinion on the status of gamings site hosted by KAHNAWAKE Gaming commission but for now playing is legal and your winnings are tax-free. I'll keep Canadian Poker players informed when I know more.

[JayNYC]

$12 for a beer.
$2.65 for a gallon of gas.

Estonia, here I come?

:( :mad:

[ChrisGill]

$12 for a beer.

:( :mad:

I'd have to walk to uni

[pokerfiend101]

Guess no one here pays rent cept for me :(.

[Hustling]

Guess no one here pays rent cept for me :(.

I do, and actually poker.com funds it :D

[jetblack332]

is PILLIKSKI a pro because i ALWAYS see him in tournies im in.

[MrSoprano86]

lol, dont think u can make a livin outta playin 5 or 10 dollar tourneys

[baybgurl119]

im in!
$1.+ a litre a gas,
$1000 a month for a two bedroom?
$2500 in groceries?> faaaaaaaack canada! lol

[pokerfiend101]

you pay 2500$ a month for groceries? WOW.

[Skinny420]

one day i plan on bein a poker pro just need some more practive on poker.com to sharpin my skillz and maybe me and hellmuth will play for money

[GoldandBlack]

one day i plan on bein a poker pro just need some more practive on poker.com to sharpin my skillz and maybe me and hellmuth will play for money

Let me know when you wake up ? :P

[armbrust]

one day i plan on bein a poker pro just need some more practive on poker.com to sharpin my skillz and maybe me and hellmuth will play for money

Its a long stairway, but step by step who knows.

[RJILLA]

If you pay the bills playin you are a pro you do not have to be on the latest TV show Jamie Gold was like all Joe Average poker player ( Paul Wasicka too) these guys are now playing at the BIG GAME on a regular explain that they got cards when they needed them thats all for now

[pokerfiend101]

I dont think you can really call either of them 'average joe' poker players. Wasicka has been playing poker quite a while now and had been making his living playing poker for a few years now. Gold also had quite a bit of experience before his ME cash as well. By the way wasicka >> gold in my opinion.

[carz990]

Plenty of wannabees but no true pros me thinks lol

[1337Alex]

Well, I want to be a Pro :)

[lucky87]

How do ya'll know that nolimit is a poker bot? No, Pillinksy is a decent player but he is not a pro.

[tripps]

im in!
$1.+ a litre a gas,
$1000 a month for a two bedroom?
$2500 in groceries?> faaaaaaaack canada! lolNo offence , but I'd find me a new place to live , or cut back on the eatin and cook some different type meals . :)

[NutFlopper]

How do ya'll know that nolimit is a poker bot? No, Pillinksy is a decent player but he is not a pro.

Lots fo decent players, no pros here.. sorry to break the news.

Nobody thinks nolimit is a bot, everybody knows he is.

Theirs a flaw in having a computer play for you...no emotion. It plays the same for every scenario. Take notes on him, hes easy to crack.

[Hearts26]

im in!
$1.+ a litre a gas,
$1000 a month for a two bedroom?
$2500 in groceries?> faaaaaaaack canada! lol

:eek: 2500 for groceries what are you feeding? an army? :eek: :wave:

[armbrust]

Lots fo decent players, no pros here.. .

You need glasses mate

[RJILLA]

obviously everyones opinion of a pro is different I know 1 thing if you earn money playing poker and its all you do you are a pro in my pinion thast all for now

[DangerMouse420]

Lots fo decent players, no pros here.. sorry to break the news.

.

Ahem . . . BullitPete.:D

[pokerfiend101]

:eek: 2500 for groceries what are you feeding? an army? :eek: :wave:

Would probably be enough money to feed the canadian army....BA-ZING!


.....Drinking on thursdays is fun

[bluelips]

Would probably be enough money to feed the canadian army....BA-ZING!


.....Drinking on thursdays is fun

Wednesdays are more +ev

[pokerfiend101]

But fridays are +ev as well because im not the only one drinking and playing ;)

[bullitpete]

Ahem . . . BullitPete.:D

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DangerMouse420]

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

lol sorry Pete.:o :o :o

[klacken]

I saw foxy play today against Nferno twice..seemed to be a good player that counted the odds good, just that Nferno did 2 hit n runs against him..:eek:

[Nferno]

im a hit n run pro

[klacken]

im a hit n run pro
LOL, yea I pretty much saw that:P:cool: :wave:

[DADuhWEEwah]

never saw this thread, kinda liked it... I pay my rent, my bills, go to college (paid for) dont live in a dorm, pays for my public intox's and court fines.. I have a 3 BDRM house with a friend with my winnings, BUUUT I dont consider myself a pro, just a micro pro.... I think a pro is someone who will be able to win enough to save enough to be able to "retire" from the grind that poker is, someone who will be able to do what ever they want to do one day before they are 60 or so, paying the bills is fine but what about when you cant take anymore, gotta have a fallback... and noone on this site alone makes enough to live in great comfort except bullit, i hate you bullit :) I myself work on a couple sites

[peteb0065]

i am a semi pro PETE06 lol only kidding but been to WSOP 2005 THO. AS u can read in myprofile, i also think there are por must be at least 2 or 3 pro's on poker.com just who are they that is the question.????????????

[ticktockx2]

i can probably name a few

[jetblack332]

foxyuk, bullitpete. ..and foxy isn't even a pro just plays high stakes..and pretty much the same from pete ..there aren't any big names on poker.com.

[DADuhWEEwah]

foxyuk, bullitpete. ..and foxy isn't even a pro just plays high stakes..and pretty much the same from pete ..there aren't any big names on poker.com.

if u profit ur doing something right... or the luckiest SOB ever lol, I think I would call bullit an online pro.... i wont mess with him lol

how come when Foxy and Bullit are on they never tangle? they like avoid each other..... even sat down and told bullit to play her lol

[ticktockx2]

cause rich ppl take from poor ppl not other rich ppl :D

[kanyezee]

if u profit ur doing something right... or the luckiest SOB ever lol, I think I would call bullit an online pro.... i wont mess with him lol

how come when Foxy and Bullit are on they never tangle? they like avoid each other..... even sat down and told bullit to play her lol

HER??????


I think foxyUK is a dude

[DADuhWEEwah]

I heard that it was a female... I might be wrong

[armbrust]

I heard that it was a female... I might be wrong

u are...

[tba123]

BTW: I have se Bullit and Foxy play together here on poker.com more than 1 time, together with thaxalot which *I also think must be pro or close to be LOL.

[DADuhWEEwah]

u are...

Yessssssss I knew I was either right or wrong

[ticktockx2]

well der da der if ur not right and not wrong wut else could u be?

[DADuhWEEwah]

was a joke???

[L1TTLE]

foxy and bullit close friends there fore dnt play with eactother very often lol

[JayNYC]

Pete is such a proFISH~~~~~~~

:beaten:

Foxy is a girl. She's cute too.
:crown:

[scotlady]

foxyuk, bullitpete. ..and foxy isn't even a pro just plays high stakes..and pretty much the same from pete ..there aren't any big names on poker.com.

:beaten: Nick Gibson is big enough :beaten:

[DADuhWEEwah]

Pete is such a proFISH~~~~~~~

:beaten:

Foxy is a girl. She's cute too.
:crown:


Then it is settled, FoxyUK is a heshe.. since not everyone thinks the same

[ticktockx2]

Then it is settled, FoxyUK is a heshe.. since not everyone thinks the same

lol

[NutFlopper]

foxyuk, bullitpete. ..and foxy isn't even a pro just plays high stakes..and pretty much the same from pete ..there aren't any big names on poker.com.

Best Post in this thread.

[ticktockx2]

Best Post in this thread.

unless pro=better than me...than thats every1 except donkeys...o wait no thats every1 :D lol:P

[Thaxiss]

I imagine Bullit and Foxy avoid each other for a very simple reason. Why mess with someone tuff when there are so many easier targets?

By the way, 3 years ago when I lost my job I was paying my bills with poker winnings. (was crushing my home game then, and winning slowly at the casinoes)

I am not, will never be, and never have been a pro. I wasn't playing great poker, I was simply playing bad players.

So the simple definition that living off poker winnings means you're a pro is incorrect.

[JayNYC]

So the simple definition that living off poker winnings means you're a pro is incorrect.

Actually, it is correct.

[armbrust]

Actually, it is correct.

I cant believe that i agree with u:eek:

[kingpinash]

lol does that mean that I am a proffesional construction manager(well I like to think I am lol)

[Lucarelli]

After i finish my service in the army, i will surely be playing poker proffesionally, i have accumulated close to 3500$ from about 6 months of playing, obviously i can do much better, i'm only limited by my stubborness.
oh i remember those long nights of freerolls where i tried to make my first dollars. if you cry about 10$ a day winning, think that in the army they pay me 80$ a MONTH!
4K freeroll winner:win:
endless thanks to golfguy for teaching me poker

[Jeff216]

How long do you think one should maintain his level of play before being a full time pro?

I know I'm no where close to being considered a pro...But it has crossed my mind recently...heh.

I've made $300.00 a day here for 3 days straight now...I dunno if I truely am getting better or if I am getting lucky.

Just like to hear what your guys' opinion on how long should you be able to maintain your $/day average before considering doing this full time.

Jeff

[Miklosik]

a bit longer than 3 days I would think. Nice job on +cash btw

[Jeff216]

Haha, I know longer than 3 days :-p I'm not even considering it for myself. I got a job I love anyway :-p

Just curious.

[Thaxiss]

So, I was a poker professional?

lol. I'm gonna have to get my autograph

[dragoshelu69]

I think 1 is a bot, but I cant confirm nor name that player.

bot in a tournament? i dont think this is posible.
in cash table of course, but in tournaments???

[cccipr]

It's possible. Read this:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6002298/

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.09/pokerbots.html

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money-savers/article.html?in_article_id=405333&in_page_id=5

[NutFlopper]

Those articls are 2 and 3 years out of date...

[cccipr]

so if those bots were that old... what kind of damage could the new ones do...

[LooTownAce]

I dont think you can really call either of them 'average joe' poker players. Wasicka has been playing poker quite a while now and had been making his living playing poker for a few years now. Gold also had quite a bit of experience before his ME cash as well. By the way wasicka >> gold in my opinion.

Whos not better than Jamie Gold?

[FullHouseMan]

Whos not better than Jamie Gold?
you:P:D:wave:

[Thaxiss]

I was reading at another forum a year or two ago. I'm not sure I'm remembering this right, but I think if you're going to play full time poker, you're supposed to have enuff money to pay all your bills for 2 years and THEN have your bankroll. And your buyin for cash games is supposed to be no more than 5 percent of your stack.

So if you need 40k a year to live and you're going to be playing at 10/20 (where your buyin would be 20 *50, or 1000), then you need 40*2 + 1000 *20 which is 100k. So, good luck with that.

[pokerfiend101]

meh i gave it a go for month or so....had a bad month...well I was up, but not enough to live off of. Then I got lazy, so I had to get a job. Im winning now... go figure.

[stoney76]

There was a time when i was sure I would be make a living playing poker now I realize that my destiny was to be a professional donator at our beloved pokercs.com:rolleyes:

[Miklosik]

There was a time when i was sure I would be make a living playing poker now I realize that my destiny was to be a professional donator at our beloved pokercs.com:rolleyes:

I like to consider myself a philanthropist.

[loosbaztard]

lol @ GolfGuy playing for a living. He has some huge fundamental leaks, and I would be surprised if he does much better than break-even.

And $200/day @ 1/2 is a piece of cake assuming a decent amount of tables are running. Hell it's even doable @ .50/1 if you can get 4-6 tables going (which is sometimes hard I know) :)

[ladyluck2468]

:eek: :confused:

[shade0424]

Good Thread...there is a handful of great players on poker.com, But dont
think there any Big names on here...just depends on your definition of pro i guess.

[L1TTLE]

biggest pro on the site is probs stuart fox AKA FoxyUK

[CASHINAFLASH]

If I need a vacation I play in baja,,,lol nope I own concrete bussiness:win:this is for fun like it is supposed to be:crown::win::wave:

[ZER007]

I don't think there's any pros here or the site would be promoting them like other sites do their pros.

[fabrab]

Bullitpete is the european correspondant which must be unique in
itself.Theres far too many sponsered pros anyway.Theres quite a few guys
that play here who are building big bankrolls.If they aint pros now then they
certainly will be in the future...

[DADuhWEEwah]

anyone who pays their rent/mortgage and lives off poker money is considered a pro... tons on every site, you dont have to know all of them and lots make more than others but that goes for any profession

[doorgod2]

i heard FOURDEAD36 is a pro his real name is doyal or somthin like that lol

[DADuhWEEwah]

doyle*

[armbrust]

anyone who pays their rent/mortgage and lives off poker money is considered a pro... tons on every site, you dont have to know all of them and lots make more than others but that goes for any profession

Yup , we have a few of them here.

[nateogreato]

Well, up until recently, I played almost non-stop and I made a little money. Does that make me a professional?

[tazdog2]

Hi all,

Now I like to play my share of poker, but some people on here are always in tournaments **cough** nolimit6 **cough**moose4life **cough**... I just wanted to know if they play poker online as their profesion?

donks both of them

[muzza1]

donks both of them

As may be, but they're not the real deal

There's only one tazdonk:P:D

[scotlady]

Ya woulda thought Jamie Gold would make up a name in disguise:beaten:

He's playing Moose4life HU eek lol

[JrMontana08]

Personally, I'd like to be a Merge Pro :rolleyes:

[ZER007]

doyle*

It seems to me that DAD must be a pro. He can't have time for a regular job. I see him all over the place. Good luck in the satelite today DAD.

10 twos

[whatwouldjimbodo]

its def possible to make a living, and a pretty good living at .50/1 or 1/2. if you make a living playing poker you most likely have rakeback which makes it much easier. in an 8 hour day of playing i can make upwards of $200 in rakeback alone. technically i am a pro because this is all i do for money but am i as good as the well known pros? hell no. but most if not all of them started off small and it took time to build it up to get where they are at now.

ive only been supporting myself solely from poker for 3 months now but ive had a long winning record. one of the posts talked about winning 300 for 3 days in a row asking if hes good enough to be a pro and that isnt how you can tell. sample size is the only way to tell if you are good enough. i would use a sample size of 200k hands at cash tables and if you have a nice profit over those 200k hands and arent running like god then you can prolly do it.

living off of tournaments is much harder because even the best players in the world can play 30+ tournaments and never cash. its just not as consistent as cash, but still doable. regardless of if u play cash or tournaments you have to play a lot in order to show a profit. and that means multiple tables at once

[Froliche]

post it all over the forum jimbo...

[whatwouldjimbodo]

?

[DazzaH2]

Hey i must be a pro, I'm not working and all i do is plonk my fat arze in front of this pc all day playing poker (and obv surf the porn sites :D) and since i havnt paid a bill in 5yrs and live on crisps and biscuits i only need to win about 80c per day :win:

[deek1972]

Hey i must be a pro, I'm not working and all i do is plonk my fat arze in front of this pc all day playing poker (and obv surf the porn sites :D) and since i havnt paid a bill in 5yrs and live on crisps and biscuits i only need to win about 80c per day :win:

lmao:wave:

[JrMontana08]

In an other forum I heard people saying that those who earn less than $100k/year are not pros - I dont really I understand why not...
Someone is making 60k, 50k per year and paying the bills, etc. from poker, can be considered to be a pro,right? :confused:

[deek1972]

In an other forum I heard people saying that those who earn less than $100k/year are not pros - I dont really I understand why not...
Someone is making 60k, 50k per year and paying the bills, etc. from poker, can be considered to be a pro,right? :confused:

imo.. any player who pays their rent/ mortgage and bills from playing poker regardless of how much theyve won, i would consider being a pro... :)

[Miklosik]

imo.. any player who pays their rent/ mortgage and bills from playing poker regardless of how much theyve won, i would consider being a pro... :)
+1 (that would be you, right deek?)

[deek1972]

+1 (that would be you, right deek?)

lol.... unless i kip in a tent in some 1s back yard, then unfortunately, i aint a pro, not even semi pro, not even amatuer... in fact... im just a bum... :(

[tazdog2]

Hey i must be a pro, I'm not working and all i do is plonk my fat arze in front of this pc all day playing poker (and obv surf the porn sites :D) and since i havnt paid a bill in 5yrs and live on crisps and biscuits i only need to win about 80c per day :win:

lmao

[IvonAce]

Sometimes I play poker instead of going to work :eek:

[jumboshreddies]

sounds more like an addiction to me

[TatuOmpk]

me too

[hawkster20091]

Is there a link I can go to , to join anaffiliate program? Thx...hawkster20091

[Miklosik]

Is there a link I can go to , to join anaffiliate program? Thx...hawkster20091

talk to him and welcome to the forum
http://forum.pdcpoker.com/showthread.php?t=20833&highlight=cory

[noob15]

Moose4Life is probably the best player on the site hands down...but that donk4life...everyone should play him...he is so bad and even if you play 1-2...u should try playing him at like 5-10 or 10-20...well worth it. Saw him lose 70k to jerry2009 in one night! think he got it back though...

[RedRokit57]

Moose4Life is probably the best player on the site hands down...but that donk4life...everyone should play him...he is so bad and even if you play 1-2...u should try playing him at like 5-10 or 10-20...well worth it. Saw him lose 70k to jerry2009 in one night! think he got it back though...

I wish I was rich enough to have that much money on a poker site without cashing it out.