Mixed Feelings

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You should definitely doubt your skills as a player, but that doesn't mean you can't build up and develop the skills necessary to do well.
My advice:

-(If you haven't) Read some books. For me Theory of Poker and Harrington on Hold 'em Vol 1 were good for learning the basic concepts. I haven't read Professional No Limit Hold 'em Vol. 1 yet, but from what I've heard it should be very good.

-Look here http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showfl...e=0#Post7758748
and here http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showfl...e=0#Post7758748
for tons of good strategic advice.

-Get PokerTracker and PokerHud. Go back over your sessions and look for mistakes. If you aren't sure about how you should have played a hand then post it on the micro stakes nl forum.

-Don't start higher than 25 NL. Since you're only depositing 60 I assume you'll be starting lower.

-Most importantly, DON'T TILT. My friend wanted me to help him get better at poker so I looked through his hand history and really the only advice he needed was to stop spewing off money tilting.

[AKQJ10]

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So, in your guys opinion, should I still try to live my dream and try to play poker after college for a living?...or do you think that my online poker outcomes spoke loud and clear?

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The Psychology forum is good for discussing poker-as-career, or at least was 6 months ago when I left.

I wouldn't give up on your dream (I haven't on mine, even though I'm starting a new F/T job soon) but, like any good investor, I would diversify. Get a job out of college, because that will be the single toughest time to EVER get a job, without experience. I don't say you can never get a conventional job after going pro in poker, but you'd be wise to not postpone it right out of college. But keep playing, a LOT, and possibly even choose school and/or a job to put you near major poker rooms -- Vegas, California, New York, Philadelphia, New England, Memphis, Seattle are some options in the US.

Don't despair about losing your $1000. You learned an important lesson about bankroll management that you would have had to learn to be a pro. Many pros have learned the same lesson. But don't go back and have to learn it twice.

I gather if you're 18, college graduation is a ways away. Keep grinding, starting with low stakes, and get a reliable hourly rate. But don't be afraid to diversify and be good at other things besides poker.

Good luck!

[ChaseHigh]

3 years of seeing NL flops should give you the experience you need to be a winning poker player. But only if you're willing to study the game, figure out the math, and play within your roll at a modest level.

Since you're on 2+2, you're obviously interesting in learning more, and it sounds like your ready to start again a little smaller, which is the right move. 100NL is not an easy game to win at if you're just starting online.

Keep it small for a while, stay disciplined, keep your ego in check, and I predict you'll start to do fine.

[Greg Miller]

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I suspect the "big winners online" weren't really big winners online.

Just start out at the lowest stakes until you're comfortable with the software and winning a little money, then move up. Take your time and don't try to "skip a grade."

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There is a lot of big winners online as well as live. But the people we consider the "pros" are often just the most charistmatic ones that were in the spotlight on ESPN. People often look at the pros for inspiration.... the fact is, you should be playing based on truthful analysis of your own play. Don't let the money pros have made in poker dictate your own abilities. A lot of people think this guy made millions, so I can easily.

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I don't understand your reply or what it has to do with this thread.