serious answers please (poker winners)(and losers)

[sofa----king]

i hope people are honest in this other wise its like a broken pencil




POINTLESS

THANKS ALL

[snoopy1239]

What do you define as a lot?

[sofa----king]

What do you define as a lot?

in your case a tenner lol

naaa maybee £1k-£2k a week

[Gryff]

I've been playing a year, deposited $55, my current roll is over $1500, and I've withdrawn $1200.
I believe under 2% of online players are longterm winners, and it may be less than 1%.

[snoopy1239]

What do you define as a lot?

in your case a tenner lol

 

[Ironside]

i have never funded poker thru my own money

i wont a few $s in a freeroll and then built it up

i was over 8k

in the last 2 years somethings gone wrong with my game and i have lost about 5k of it

so overall i am winning but recently i am a loser

[Tinsel Town]

I'm behind.

I only started playing 18 months ago however.

I look at the losses I've incurred as my 'education fees'.

If I'm still behind 18 months from now then maybe
I'll scale down the amount of cash I spend on the game.


 

[kinboshi]

What do you define as a lot?

in your case a tenner lol

naaa maybee £1k-£2k a week

Based on how many hours play?

[sofa----king]

i dunno guys maybee its just me thinking ,but i know i can go into my casino and for most in there i could say if there winners or losers and i know they wouldnt mind being called a loser (not in a nasty way mind)but they know if they are winners or losers okokokok sometimes they might cut a deal at the final table but 95%in my opininon are losers sorry if yall dont like the truth but i speak as i find and i dont lie,,unless im in a game the i lie like f--k but that dont count lol

[Sark79]

Overall I am a loser.  I just can't resist the urge to play beyond my BR.  I think if I just stuck to the levels I can beat, then I would be a winner.  But I let visions of being interviewed by Courtney Friel after winning a WPT title cloud my judgement. I always try to get the big score and bypass the small limit games.  I think I have the same problem in this respect as Scottish Dave. He has mentioned something similar to this before

[sofa----king]

I'm behind.

I only started playing 18 months ago however.

I look at the losses I've incurred as my 'education fees'.

If I'm still behind 18 months from now then maybe
I'll scale down the amount of cash I spend on the game.


 

thanks for standing up and being honest m8 ,theres nothing wrong with losing so long as it dont get you into to much trouble you should play this game as fun and enjoy playing like if you went for a night out on beer and curry £50 ok good night out and you might win a bit i think this game is starting to go to peoples heads  wd tins thnx

[kinboshi]

i dunno guys maybee its just me thinking ,but i know i can go into my casino and for most in there i could say if there winners or losers and i know they wouldnt mind being called a loser (not in a nasty way mind)but they know if they are winners or losers okokokok sometimes they might cut a deal at the final table but 95%in my opininon are losers sorry if yall dont like the truth but i speak as i find and i dont lie,,unless im in a game the i lie like f--k but that dont count lol

If people haven't kept detailed records (either on or offline), it's difficult for them to know if they are winners or losers.  I'd guess that more people who fail to keep records are losers than winners.

No evidence, but I'd hazard a guess that online players keep a better record of their profit and loss.

[I, Zimbra]

I think "I know I'm in front" is going to be the option of choice for anyone who believe they make a consistent profit - at any level - since it seems to tempt variance rather less than "I win lots"!

Which categories do we want to see here?

1 - I make a professional income at poker ( i.e. high stakes + long term winner)

2 - I am wealthy, play high stakes but have to reload my online account / boost my bankroll with wage money regularly (i.e. high stakes + long term loser)

3 - I play generally recreationally, but I keep good records, learn what I can and expect to win (i.e. small stakes + long term winner)

4 - I play small stakes, can't really seem to get anywhere, but what the hell! it's just for fun anyway (i.e. small stakes + long term loser)

Even labelling poll categories as such would be a radical oversimplification of the motives and behaviour patterns of poker players.

[kinboshi]

I think "I know I'm in front" is going to be the option of choice for anyone who believe they make a consistent profit - at any level - since it seems to tempt variance rather less than "I win lots"!

Which categories do we want to see here?

1 - I make a professional income at poker ( i.e. high stakes + long term winner)

2 - I am wealthy, play high stakes but have to reload my online account / boost my bankroll with wage money regularly (i.e. high stakes + long term loser)

3 - I play generally recreationally, but I keep good records, learn what I can and expect to win (i.e. small stakes + long term winner)

4 - I play small stakes, can't really seem to get anywhere, but what the hell! it's just for fun anyway (i.e. small stakes + long term loser)

Even labelling poll categories as such would be a radical oversimplification of the motives and behaviour patterns of poker players.

 

Number 3 for me please.

[cambo]

ive only been playing for the last 18 months and have no accurate records for what ive spent to what ive won. dont really have the desire to build an online bankroll. i dont play for a living so when ive had a big cash or nice mtt win(for my level) for say £1k or £2k i cash out and leave  £100/200 to play with , on the rare occasion i lose that ill put 100 back in and play with that. the biggest single win ive had is for winning the 10k game on w/hill for just ova £3k

for the first 6 months i didnt win anything atall. 

my cousin russ is a high stakes player from seattle, through him after losing for that time i asked for his help and he taught me alot. since then ive only had a couple of losing months.

theres a club in glasgow i play (not cincins) who keep records for every player who plays a tourney. they are mainly £5 re-buy comps. after 60ish tourneys ive won about £3k and spent just ova £1k so theres a profit there

overall as a guess im up about £9k-10K for the time ive been playing