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$1k/day at MGM 1-2 NL?
I sat last night with a guy at 1-2 NL at MGM...he mentioned that he played here for a living. I replied that he must be sleeping in culverts as a 1-2 NL pro,but he insisted he averages around $1k/day!
Is this possible even at the donkfest MGM tables? His game seemed solid . I played around 12 hours over 3 days for a profit of $1045 after tokes and my game sucks...perhaps it is possible? |
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Re: $1k/day at MGM 1-2 NL?
MGM 1-2 NL is pretty soft..I've always made a profit when I played, so this guy's claim has merit.
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Re: $1k/day at MGM 1-2 NL?
No one on earth is averaging 1k a day in 1/2 NL anywhere on earth. Thats variance and that's all it is. THE BEST NL players will make around 15/hour in a 1/2 NL game over long term.
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Re: $1k/day at MGM 1-2 NL?
Agree fully.
This guy ran well for a couple of days, that's all. |
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Re: $1k/day at MGM 1-2 NL?
If he averages 500 BB/day, why in the name of all things holy would he be playing 1/2?
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Re: $1k/day at MGM 1-2 NL?
Imagine he is playing 16 hours per day, assume around 35 hands per hour (very generous), that is 560 hands per day. If he is making $1000/day, that would be 1.78 per hand, 178 per 100 hands, or 45ptbb/100. Somehow I don't believe him.
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Re: $1k/day at MGM 1-2 NL?
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Imagine he is playing 16 hours per day, assume around 35 hands per hour (very generous), that is 560 hands per day. If he is making $1000/day, that would be 1.78 per hand, 178 per 100 hands, or 45ptbb/100. Somehow I don't believe him. [/ QUOTE ] Over such a short span of hands this is just hitting one or two draws in big pots or dodging them in those same pots to go up a few bonus buy-ins over the avg. So I def. believe it... I just don't think it can be sustained. |
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Re: $1k/day at MGM 1-2 NL?
There seem to be a substantial number of NL1/2 "pros" at MGM. I kept quizzing the last guy who proudly told me he was a pro and it turns out he lives rent-free with his uncle, doesn't have girlfriend, and doesn't own a car. He basically needs enough money to buy food and clothes, so a few $hundred/week is all he needs. With such limited monetary requirements, yeah it wouldn't be too tough to be a NL1/2 pro.
But no, I side with the folks who don't believe anyone can average $1K/day over the long haul. |
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Re: $1k/day at MGM 1-2 NL?
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No one on earth is averaging 1k a day in 1/2 NL anywhere on earth. Thats variance and that's all it is. THE BEST NL players will make around 15/hour in a 1/2 NL game over long term. [/ QUOTE ] i really think this is low - how did you come up with 15/hr? |
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Re: $1k/day at MGM 1-2 NL?
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i really think this is low - how did you come up with 15/hr? [/ QUOTE ] This number has been quoted on here lots of times over the past few years in the SSNL and B&M Forums. It's essentially 2.5PT bb/hour. Which would be about 7.5Poker Tracker bb/100 hands. That is pretty large. (1bb = 2x big blind in NL) |
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