Three Years in Las Vegas

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Dynasty,

I didn't read all the posts in this thread so I may have missed it, but have you ventured into the online arena with any regularity?

If not, why?

Thanks for a great story!

[Bill Murphy]

Craps is his big problem.

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what are you running away from dyn??

gl

gr8 post

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[lefty rosen]

I figured out the negative EV of tourney play withing a few times of seeing the payouts and quality of the fields. Everyone who places pretty much is decent so where is the dead money, and the hotels and casinos don't pay for your travel and entry fees it's a total scam. You are better off rounding at the highest limit game that you can consistently beat than entering in these tourneys. Ie if you win 10K many times you just marginally win after airfare and hotel and food costs plus rent where you live.

[balt999]

Really enjoyed your post...Funny, but I moved to Vegas around 3 years ago (for different reasons), and I feel so behind. I think I've played with you once (I believe it was a 10-20 game at the Mirage and met Dave at Boulder Station.

It's great to get an insight of the mind of the professional poker player...

[mikelow]

Just curious, what was your USCF rating? I love chess, but
the few times I have played it, it didn't go well. I play some online now. But I like to follow the grandmasters and
I like reading about the game--I have a collection of about 150 chess books.

Now to Vegas. It's a tough place to make a living. I feel better off in Southern California, although I might eventually move back there this fall. You have to have a lot of discipline to make in Vegas, somrhting which I lacked in the 1980s, when I tried it there.

Here's to the next three years. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[Punker]

What kind of bankroll did you come with?

[Dynasty]

Greg(FosilMan)
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And no matter how much talent and intelligence you have, with only 19 hours of practice there was every reason to believe you would go broke before becoming a long term winner.

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punker:
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What kind of bankroll did you come with?

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With the bankroll I came to Vegas with, there was absolutely no chance I could bust out playing 1-5 stud or low-limit stud/hold 'em. I had more than enough money to cover more than a year's worth of liviing expenses.

[Dynasty]

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There must be days you don't want to play, but you do because it has become your job. Do you find your play suffers when you feel this way?

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I just don't play when I don't feel like it. I don't put in a full 40 hour work week.

[Dynasty]

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Just curious, what was your USCF rating?

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I topped out a little above 1800 just when I moved to Vegas. I was actually just starting to seriously study chess when I made the move.