Can I make a living playing poker with my current plan?

[TheStatutoryApe]

Understood and agreed. At the same time, Mattasow goes on tilt too easily because of bad beats. He'd be a true superstar if he could control his temper a little better.

You're not confusing him with Hellmuth are you? From what I have seen Mattesow may ***** a bit, even shout, but when he's doing bad he usually shuts up and focuses. Like I said earlier, I think he uses table talk more tactically. He goes on and on to distract the other players. Hellmuth is the one who just can't control himself, from what I have seen anyway.

 

[Cyrus]

But I get what you're saying - the guys at the high rollers tables aren't there because they are good, they are there because they are rich and they can. Perhaps the same principle applies all the way down. I'd be really curious to know what the real skill level distribution is like from table to table at a casino on a random day.

I meant to imply non-tournament games in my reply. My dad likes to play 20/40 pot limit Hi-Lo Omaha. He's really good at it, but he says people still chase left and right.

Too many people think $1/2 NL holdem is slow paced and cheap because the blinds are small,, but fail to realize you need to sit down with a few hundred bucks in chips. On top of that, people will easily get a AK or KJ, or JJ, and push all in like they won the lotto.

 

[russ_watters]

You're not confusing him with Hellmuth are you? From what I have seen Mattesow may ***** a bit, even shout, but when he's doing bad he usually shuts up and focuses. Like I said earlier, I think he uses table talk more tactically. He goes on and on to distract the other players. Hellmuth is the one who just can't control himself, from what I have seen anyway.

He does use his mouth and his presence to go after other players, but he's just as famous for crashing and burning. From the first paragraph of his wiki:

Michael B. Matusow (born April 30, 1968 in Los Angeles, California) is an American professional poker player, residing in Henderson, Nevada. Matusow's nickname of "The Mouth" reflects his reputation for trash-talking at the poker table. He is also known for sometimes ruining hours or days of good play with a single spectacular misjudgment, (known as a "Mike Matusow Blow-up" or "Mike Matusow Meltdown").

 

[Santa1]

I meant to imply non-tournament games in my reply. My dad likes to play 20/40 pot limit Hi-Lo Omaha. He's really good at it, but he says people still chase left and right.

People chase a lot more at pot limit Omaha hi-lo since they have way more draws than hold'em (4 cards + low draws). As a result it is a higher variance game since everyone gets it in much lighter and the game gets effectively bigger. However I can image a good players edge vs the fish can be huge, so it is probably a good idea for OP to start playing pot limit Omaha hi (PLO) as this game is getting very popular and will be full of fish.

Also at all the Mike Matusow and Phil Hellmuth comments; I'd like to say that neither are particularly good at the game anymore, they were considered good at a time where the games were extremely bad.

 

[Jack21222]

I have only ever played small blinds with .25/.50 being the highest. I saw some people pulling in $50-$100 over a couple hours. Like you say, my biggest problem was with the donks. They would go all in on crap cards and pull an amazing hand out of their ***.

If you have a problem with your opponents playing incorrectly, then you're a bad poker player. The only way to beat the rake in poker is if your opponents are making those mistakes. If you're angry that they're offering you money, either quit poker or start sitting at my tables so I can take your money. You don't seem to want it.

 

[TheStatutoryApe]

If you have a problem with your opponents playing incorrectly, then you're a bad poker player. The only way to beat the rake in poker is if your opponents are making those mistakes. If you're angry that they're offering you money, either quit poker or start sitting at my tables so I can take your money. You don't seem to want it.

I never said that I was a good poker player. ;-p
I was starting to better my game but now I haven't played in about a year.

 

[Galteeth]

Helmuth is a trip, Mattasow complains a lot, but that doesn't detract from what he says: people chase him 2 to a flush after he makes large raises in high stake games. If you want to do this for a living, get ready to have your blood boil from bad beats to donkeys (at any blind level). All I am saying is, don't make the mistake of thinking large blinds equals good players - it doesnt.

It doesn't, but it makes sense to occasionally chase something wild, especially if there are a lot of players. It really helps your table image, win or lose. And if you win, you're going to win big.

 

[Galteeth]

Professional poker is all about endurance. The question isn't are you good; the question is you can play at that level consistently for hours and hours, days on end, on hot streaks or cold ones?