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re: Playing Poker Professionally
Posted on 7/2/15 at 1:35 pm to Goldrush25
Posted on 7/2/15 at 1:35 pm to Goldrush25
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Erick Lindgren who were near the top of their game are broke and in debt. And he was a FTP pro and everything.
Lindgren was gambling way above his head. We are talking sports, fantasy sports, pit. He was getting 200k check monthly from FT back in the days. Those days are long gone. He file bankruptcy for the 2nd time recently. Hope he gets his life together.
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you need to do a quick google search and see what a lo t of the top guys from 10 years ago are doing right now
I would suggest against that. The top guys like Galfond, Cates, Sulsy are not playing full ring game low limit NL. Most of the time they are playing 6max, heads up, or mixed games with stats display of their opponents. These things are not applicable at live full ring games.
I suggest watching youtube channels giving strategies on low limit NL games. A lot of consistent winners(mostly unheard of) have good coaching videos that you can learn.
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Posted on 7/2/15 at 1:41 pm to PeteRose
A lot of top former pros = hardcore degens. Lindgren is one of them. That's another deterrent from becoming a poker pro--the lifestyle is rough. Especially if you play live. You'll be surrounded by unscrupulous degens
Posted on 7/2/15 at 1:52 pm to PeteRose
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I would suggest against that. The top guys like Galfond, Cates, Sulsy are not playing full ring game low limit NL. Most of the time they are playing 6max, heads up, or mixed games with stats display of their opponents. These things are not applicable at live full ring games
Well no, I wasn't talking about strategy. I meant he needs to read stories on how guys that were on top of the world in the past have fallen on hard times. Even a lot of the very best pros of the past aren't doing well right now.
It takes a person with a unique set of character traits to succeed in poker. A lot of players (like Lindgren) that have some of those traits often have other traits that contribute to their demise, like compulsive gambling. Just because someone can play the game well doesn't mean they're suited to make it a career.
This post was edited on 7/2/15 at 1:59 pm
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