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Old 06-25-2006, 03:00 PM
FlyWf FlyWf is offline
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Default Re: Low Limit STT pros?

That's like 3 hours ten tabling.
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Old 06-25-2006, 03:49 PM
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Default Re: Low Limit STT pros?

Check out my blog, I have moved to the 22's now but I first spent time at $11's. My results were:

$11's Played = 556
Profit = $1,554
ROI = 25.41%
ITM = 39.75%
Avg Finish = 4.45

This was about 2.5 weeks of play. It is possible though for some people to play 1000+ SNGs a month. That would be 2200 or so a month at 20% ROI, which is enough for a single guy without a ton of bills to live on.
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Old 06-25-2006, 03:51 PM
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Default Re: Low Limit STT pros?

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playing 50 games a day, 5 days a week, every week sucks balls...

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A lot beter than a 9-5 BS job

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Yes.

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Old 06-25-2006, 04:10 PM
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Default Re: Low Limit STT pros?

They don't exist because anyone who is good enough to beat the $11s for 20% and dedicate enough to play 50+ games a day will be at the $22s after a week.
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Old 06-25-2006, 05:00 PM
C.R.E.A.M. C.R.E.A.M. is offline
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Default Re: Low Limit STT pros?

I'm a lurker for the most part, but here's my experience being a pro low stakes STT grinder.

Right after I graduated college, I decided not to get a job right away but instead try my hand at being a "pro" for a little while. I 6 tabled the 22s for 8 months. After about 6000 22s, I had a 14% ROI. If you do the math, this is not a large sum of money for 8 months of work.

I was having a blast with all the freedom I had for the first several months, but by about month 6 I was ready to shoot myself and could barely make myself play anymore. Because of bills I could never get a large enough roll to try out higher stakes. I was playing like a complete robot and never had the motivation to try to bring my game beyond ABC pushbot poker playing. I think I played 400 and 200 STTs my last two months, respectively. Finally I caved and I went out and actually used my degree to get your run of the mill $45k a year office job. My stress levels have dropped tremendously. I still play poker on the side and now I don't have to constantly cash out my roll, and I can give up playing time to actually study the game and get better now too. I'm almost ready to try my hand at the 55s.

Is it possible to grind out a living at low stakes? Absolutely. Do I recommend it? I thing it would be very hard for someone to continuously grind 11s or 22s for months and months without going insane.

I don't know if I'd ever try my hand at being a poker pro again, but I know if I do, I'm going to make sure I'm at least a proven winner at the 55s. I also want to have plenty in my savings for my own sanity during huge downswings.
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Old 06-25-2006, 05:11 PM
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Default Re: Low Limit STT pros?

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playing 50 games a day, 5 days a week, every week sucks balls...

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A lot beter than a 9-5 BS job

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I'm not so sure about that actually.

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Guess it depends on personality. I will never have a boss and work with a bunch of morons if I dont have to. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

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You do work with a bunch of Moron's - they pay you [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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Old 06-25-2006, 06:56 PM
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Default Re: Low Limit STT pros?

Assuming that you can beat the games:
Yes you can make a living, if you're single, and frugal.
And you're 8 hrs. a day notion is unrealistic.
Steve
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Old 06-25-2006, 08:16 PM
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Default Re: Low Limit STT pros?

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playing 50 games a day, 5 days a week, every week sucks balls...

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I'm not so sure about that actually.

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Guess it depends on personality. I will never have a boss and work with a bunch of morons if I dont have to. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

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You do work with a bunch of Moron's - they pay you [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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Which Im completely OK with. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
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Old 06-25-2006, 08:34 PM
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Default Re: Low Limit STT pros?

6000 over 8 months with say, 22 playing days per month, only comes out to a little over 34 SNGs a day. With a 14% ROI, you're barely making over $100 a day. Of course that's not alot of money. Bump that up to 75 and you're now at $231. The money is not just in ROI, it's also volume.

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Old 06-25-2006, 08:42 PM
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Default Re: Low Limit STT pros?

If you multitable $11 speeds with a 20% ROI, 3 hours per day (thats about 1500 SNGs per month) you can make a DAMN good living in Sweden.
Thats about $3300 and it's double the amount I would make if I worked at a normal job, or about the same as a friend of mine who is a fireman.

THATS GOOD!!!

And it's only 3 hours per day and you can work whenever you wan't (for example when watching world cup [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] ).
Also thats only by playing $11, if you have a bankroll the $22 and $33 is about the same so...

But then again, I live in Sweden.
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