How Hard Is It To Make 1000 per month playing online poker?

[IGOTGAME]

After some heavy studying etc.

What kind of person would be best suited for this?

How much time would it take?

What would be the best game to pick?

[TheSilentKiller]

Don't do it. Even if you get good enough it is tough as shit. The highs and lows are absolutely brutal.

Pretty sure Mac Mac plays a lot of poker, you may want his advice.

[East_Stone_Ya]

you will turn into a alcoholic pretty soon

[IGOTGAME]

Don't do it. Even if you get good enough it is tough as shit. The highs and lows are absolutely brutal.

Pretty sure Mac Mac plays a lot of poker, you may want his advice.
I was worried about it. Personally, I would try to only gamble disposable income and play for around 4 hours on the weekends while studying throughout the week. But it does seem hard the more I read about it.

[TheSilentKiller]

I was worried about it. Personally, I would try to only gamble disposable income and play for around 4 hours on the weekends while studying throughout the week. But it does seem hard the more I read about it.
I've had stretches where I would play a couple hours a day and it just sucks. There would be weeks where I would win nearly every game or at least place in the money, but then there would be weeks where I would get a whole bunch of shit dumped on me. If you can truly stick to disposable income that it wouldn't be awful, but be very careful. If you hit a big enough losing streak, any income can become disposable income.

As far as game types, I would recommend Texas Hold em.

[Rysio]

lmao good luck. online poker is rigged.

[CeltsGarlic]

Been there, done that. Winning is fun, but some tilts are brutal.Makes you wanna quit so hard, but you cant cause according to bankroll management you have to continue even if you loosing like crazy. Its so fkin robotic that it makes you sick. I rather enjoy just playing without that much thinking online, and mostly play with friends..

[macmac]

I dont play much online except for some sunday tournaments whenever I have the day off.

The only way to make money online playing poker these days if you're not super talented, is to grind really long hours on the micro stakes. You need to get to Supernova on stars, play 10-14 tables at a time and just try to break even playing, the VPPs you earn are basically a rakeback that gives you cash at the end of the month.

However, if you have 4 hours a week available, and no real gameplan, it's only a matter of time before your bankroll gets crushed

[DukeDelonte13]

I've had a lot of friends who decided to try and become professional poker players. It hasn't worked out for any of them. It won't work out for you. I also have friends that claim to have thousands in their online poker accounts but none ever seem to have thousands in their real bank accounts or their wallets. Oh and BTW the majority of most players on those sites are people who work for the company. Seems fair, right? :confusedshrug:

[macmac]

I've had a lot of friends who decided to try and become professional poker players. It hasn't worked out for any of them. It won't work out for you. I also have friends that claim to have thousands in their online poker accounts but none ever seem to have thousands in their real bank accounts or their wallets. Oh and BTW the majority of most players on those sites are people who work for the company. Seems fair, right? :confusedshrug:

That's false. Don't state wrong opinions as if they were facts.

[BigTicket]

It's not at all easy.

Online games are much harder than they were 5 years ago, and even at low stakes you'll find a lot of pretty solid players.

As for the type of person, I think being calm and patient are the two most important aspects, since you will get periods where you get absolutely nothing for hours on end, and other times where you get one sick beat after another, and you have to be able to stay focused at all times.

Anyway, if you want to give it a try, I'd recommend starting out with some low stakes sit n go games, since they'll allow you to experience most of the aspects of poker (deep stacks, bubble play, heads up etc.), so you can see what you're good at, and where to improve.

[IGOTGAME]

I dont play much online except for some sunday tournaments whenever I have the day off.

The only way to make money online playing poker these days if you're not super talented, is to grind really long hours on the micro stakes. You need to get to Supernova on stars, play 10-14 tables at a time and just try to break even playing, the VPPs you earn are basically a rakeback that gives you cash at the end of the month.

However, if you have 4 hours a week available, and no real gameplan, it's only a matter of time before your bankroll gets crushed
I could was thinking something like 4-6 hours a day on the weekends, Something like a total of 12 hours per week and around 50 hours per month.

How low are micro stakes? Are the one table tourneys a good option?

The more I think about it, it seems like a bad idea. If I can't get to a point where I could make 20 dollars on average per hour than I don't think it would be worth it.

[DukeDelonte13]

That's false. Don't state wrong opinions as if they were facts.


:oldlol: keep telling yourself that. House players absolutely exist.

[gigantes]

It sounds like every other casino gambling that you will very likely lose at the end.
No, poker is a lot different from typical house games. The house makes its money from the entries and the rakes, so doesn't have to use any of its own money for payouts. That means you're trying to make money off of other people, not the house, which is the best possible situation if you know what you're doing.

[blablabla]

You could try to win some money playing online roulette using the martingale system

[macmac]

:oldlol: keep telling yourself that. House players absolutely exist.

I know house players exist, I never stated otherwise. You said, most players on those sites work for that company. That's two different statements. One is correct, the other false.

[johndeeregreen]

So $250/week profit for 4 hours of playing, to somebody who (it sounds like) has little/no experience playing? It's going to be extremely difficult if not straight up impossible. Only a matter of time before you realize that you're just giving money away.

[IGOTGAME]

So $250/week profit for 4 hours of playing, to somebody who (it sounds like) has little/no experience playing? It's going to be extremely difficult if not straight up impossible. Only a matter of time before you realize that you're just giving money away.
Nope, I meant 4-6 hours a day during weekends and maybe a night during the week. If I couldn't get to the point whee 50 hours per month got 1000 dollars in profit there is no point. That is only 20 bucks per hour.

But this is starting to sound like a bad idea.

[johndeeregreen]

Well good luck.

[blablabla]

It may not work well for us. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yjuxZAT5k)
You'll have to place low bets while having a huge budget
let's say $0.50 or $0.20 bets with a $1000 budget

[nathanjizzle]

its hard but not hard if you know what your doing and dynamics of poker. first off you need to find a niche on what kind of poker game your good at and stick to it 100 percent. i can get good at any type but specifically i dominate at "double up" sit and goes. 10 people sit down at a table, after 5 people get knocked out everyone wins there buy in times 2. if you stick to tournys, learn how to play tournys and stick to it. all types of games have different styles of play to succeed.

when you start winnning. dont start buying in more expensive games, thats bad bankroll management and thats how good pllayers lose there money. they buy in 5 dollar games and win consistently, then they buy into 20-30 dollar buy ins and they blow there bankroll. general rule of thumb is to buy into .5 percent of your bankroll. so if you have 1000 dollars in yoru poker account, only play 5 dollar buy ins.

also, if you feel a bad streak coming or if your on a bad streak. learn how to step away and take a break.

i recommend dan harringtons poker books. they will teach you how to statistically play, but after you get that you will develop your own style.

[GOBB]

I dont even know how to play poker.


I know house players exist, I never stated otherwise. You said, most players on those sites work for that company. That's two different statements. One is correct, the other false.

:roll:

[SAKOTXA]

I'll teach you everything about it for $25 an hour.

[NoGunzJustSkillz]

I dont play much online except for some sunday tournaments whenever I have the day off.

The only way to make money online playing poker these days if you're not super talented, is to grind really long hours on the micro stakes. You need to get to Supernova on stars, play 10-14 tables at a time and just try to break even playing, the VPPs you earn are basically a rakeback that gives you cash at the end of the month.

However, if you have 4 hours a week available, and no real gameplan, it's only a matter of time before your bankroll gets crushed
homeboy is probably in the united states so that's probably out of the question.

[NoGunzJustSkillz]

It may not work well for us. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yjuxZAT5k)
you will absolutely without a doubt be unsuccessful trying to make $1000 a month playing online roulette. just not happening. online casino's is one of the shaddiest businesses that exist. to the guy that said the majority of online poker players work for the online poker sites :biggums:

[rhythmic]

It's funny you ask because it's reminiscent of my poker experience.
In 2008 in my 1st year at Stern (NYU), all I did was play online poker on full-tilt. Usually 1/2 and I'd put $100 bucks on a cash table. Or I'd play sit n go's, never really had the time to register for a big tournament so those were omitted. I did fairly well, my first experience was registering $3.30 for a 90 men sit n go (knockout). So everytime you knock a player out, you get like 50 cents or something. I won first and got I believe 72 bucks. Then I joined sit n go's and kept winning. Twelve hours later I had over 600 bucks and I withdrew most of it and bought myself a TV for my room.

I wasn't a big poker fan but it seemed fairly easy. I continued playing and was doing good, but I would actually fold sets and sometimes straights because I was very tight and careful. That strategy was very effective for me honestly. Then after a while I started to become more aggressive, and that's when my bankroll either skyrocketed or I went broke.

Anyways for the first year, I bought a TV and decorated my room; overall I won over a thousand. But after that I was hit with a cold deck. My flushes were beaten by bigger flushes and people were flopping straights on my top set. It was unreal and I eventually quit full-tilt.

Last year, I turned 21 and started going to the casino. I literally lived off my winnings from the casino the entire year without hitting my line of credit, credit cards or employment income. I'd recommend that.

But I'll give you some advice:

1) Look for a talkative table, where there are aggressive players on the table liking to make plays and/or are drunk.
2) Play low limit, start at 1/2 (what I always play)
3) Only bring money you can afford to loss, don't gamble with your tuition money or rent money etc.
4) SET A TIME LINE. This is essential for me. I usually would come to the casino around 12 pm and will always leave no later then 8pm unless I go broke. If I hit $500 mark, I walk every time. I start with 150 or 200 usually. The reason I am telling you this is because every-time you go up in chips, unless you're a great player, you will get greedy and start playing loose. You'll get relaxed and start losing focus. Be DISCPLINED at casino, because if you're both a disciplined and an instinctive player you will do good. Try reading the players, it is critical. I noticed that when players place their chips on a call or a raise farther from them, they are bluffing or have a mediocre hand. Players that place their chips near them, are usually strong.

When you first sit at a table, wait about 30 minutes. Adjust to each player and try to read their tendencies. Go after the ultra-aggressive players, and don't be afraid to change tables on a super conservative table. Trust me, it will take you a while to win money and if you're a rookie; you'll mostly likely loss your bankroll.

Bottom line, don't play online. It's so dirty. On a monthly basis, going to a casino 2-3 days a week; I end up with around 1000 bucks. One month I won close to 6k, another month I'd break-even or loss a few hundred bucks. But overall, my bank account after my graduation was still over $3,000 and that was after me spending a ton of money on games, clothes, entertainment, clubs, my girlfriend etc etc.

But I don't get greedy and I have a routine. I don't ever take more then $200 bucks, I never play longer then 8 hours and I play very tight and look for tables with aggressive players. In an 8 hour session, I ask for a table change roughly 3-4 times.

Good luck bro, but honestly don't gamble your school money. The last thing you want is to ruin your future over a game that has ruined thousands of people's lives. Don't take my story to heart and don't be inspired by it. Maybe I'm just fortunate, but my consistency tells me otherwise.

I also end up in the money on most of the house games I play in. I do play passive-aggressive, but at the casino I play super-tight and look for players who are overly aggressive or drunk. Trust me, wait for your opportunity and over time you chips will go up. Most people when they start losing chips due to blinds or bad beats, go on tilt and end up losing all their chips. DO NOT GO ON TILT, ACCEPT A BAD BEAT AND CONTINUE PLAYING YOUR GAME. Stay focused and I think overtime you will do good. But I don't suggest playing online poker, you're chasing fools gold.

[Stuckey]

^ I concur

When I played Full tilt, I only played sit and goes, 3 tables max at a time with a poker tracker.

But now I exclusively play house games and live poker @ the casino.

I look for a loose table and I keep tabs on the loose players. They come in like clockwork.

Even so, it's hard to play tight in live poker because people generally play a lot more loose there. Plus the bets at a casino are like 2-3x the normal kind of bets online and you almost always have an edge on every gamble.

[NoGunzJustSkillz]

damn rhythmic

[spree43]

If you are playing, say, an average of 10 hours per week and you play 4 tables at a time you are looking at about 300 hands per hour, so 12,000 hands per month.

To make a thousand dollars at a really good winning rate (5 BB/100 hands) playing a total of 12,000 hands you are looking at winning 600 BB.

$1000/600 = $1.7 per BB so you'll need to be playing $0.50/$1 blinds as an absolute minimum.

So you'll need to buy in with $100 on each table, so you'll need a bank of about $3000.

A bit more reasonable than my first calcs, but still you'll need tp play really good to keep that rate up over a long period.

The problem is that you need to stay in the zone. So you need to be playing a few hours every day, in my opinion.

[Doctor K]

Better question: WHERE to play online poker that is actually legit? Meaning you can easily transfer money in and OUT without any problems

[DCL]

best advice for you:

forget poker.

Get a job.

[DwadeOverLebron]

Which poker sites still exist? I used to play on fulltilt and I took huge swings on there. I would love to play again.. anybody recommend any sites that are legit? thanks.