There is no money in poker anymore?

[Chris]

I keep hearing all these guys say there is no way to make money in poker anymore because it has become to tough with all the press and websites and such. A week ago I came out of semi retirement from tournament poker last Tuesday.I played in a 70 man max $85 and did so the same this week. Both events sold out at 70. Results:

Week#1 chopped 7 ways for 600 and small change was 2nd in chips
Week#2 chopped 4 Way for 1k was about 3rd in chips

Is this a brag? Kind of and kind of not. Even though it is a small sample size a hell of a return thus far even though the games are allegedly tougher. Do any of you play poker out there in #predictemland ?

[rawhide]

I do Chis.....But I play mostly online. A local casino has an online free play for really good stuff.
Rooms, food and amazon gift cards....so its not like regular freeplay were people play WRONG cuz its free. I have done really well there.


Fields are generally over 250 people and I have hit final (10) at about 15%. I play small sit and go's at Bovada also and do well.

In live poker I suck. I cant see the cards if im not in 4,5,or6. I cant see the others chips to make chip counts and I cant really fast figure the amount in the pot. Thats why online is so much easier for me.

I really miss live poker. My local card room has a rep. of very hard to beat. But if you play at the lower N/L tables they are beatable. 1-1, 2-2 and the 2-5 gets a little harder and 5-5 i wouldent touch.

So the answer is really ...yes still $ to be made if you pick your spots!

I always tell people that want to learn how to play....DO NOT play freerolls or free $ sites, your only learn bad habits!

[Underdog88]

I think with so many more people learning/playing poker, there is definitely money in it. I am a big fan of home games, and can find a 1/2 NL home game pretty much any day of the week. My regular game I go to will have upwards of 2k on the table at any given time, with no rake. I would say within the rotating circle of about 20+ guys, there are 4-5 really good players. The rest are just hotshots who play every suited hand, chase down flushes and won't lay AK down when it is beat. Games are so good I don't even mess with cash games at the casino.

As far as tourney play, I am rusty- haven't played consistently but a couple of my buddies are doing well... seneca casino american side is close by, but they also go out to Turning Stone for tourneys. Tons of satellites running- one of my friends won a $200 satellite to get into a $1200 tourney, then won another ticket and sold it. Ended up cashing in the big one so he netted upwards of $3500.

[Chris]

IMO There is money's still in casino like tourneys. As for online tourneys not sure most that still play online are regs which can make the games super tough. After a few more cashes that I hope I get this weekend my next step is to get into mixed cash games. Also my local place runs a Omaha 8 or better 6 days a week at 5/10 stakes. I have randomly played in this game 10 times in the last year and am a $700 loser lifetime. I feel the game is very beatable because how loose it plays. A regular in that game playing super tight could scoop 200+ a day out of that game.

[danno40]

I stopped after not being able to withdraw money from full tilt after black friday.

[Chris]

Holy **** been a year since I made this post. I have been playing 5/10 Limit HO for about 6 months now 2-4 times a week. Currently up low 4kish. Most of the money made on the Omaha Hi/Lo side. Have played 1 tourney in the last year knocked out early and been grinding the heck out of cash. I have played some no Limit games Kansas City but the games are very tough even for 1/2. They do run a 5/5 Omaha game that looks super super juicy.

[Kevin]

When I play live games I prefer to show up at the Casino around midnight. Things get real loose around 3am because people's buzz's and lack of sleep start getting sloppy. An old man I was playing with last weekend straddled every hand! LOL

I prefer in person because if you watch people over the course of 4+ hours you can figure out their habits. Especially when you've seen them hit the ATM machine every hour! LOL