Low Limit STT pros?

[C.R.E.A.M.]

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.

[Flight_Risk]

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.

Flight_Risk