kalmoa

Thanks for the feedback everyone.

SetMineUrAss - What do we have to be concerned about in 2018?

@Qudio - Even though they sent me a W-2G for that tournament win online? Shouldn't I at least report that?

I'll see what I can do

Definitely not a 'standard' hand to jam with. Your flush draws are weak, and the separated 4 makes it tough to make lower straights, so it is pretty much useless, aside from a 5-6-7 board. Even then, 89 beats you. Overall, slightly too aggressive and probably a -EV play in the end.

I'll check it out. Seems like Janda received a lot of good feedback from it, so I'll definitely give it a go.

As far as live cash vs online, I will probably be doing a bit both. Right now I am in the process of obtaining property there, so first steps first. Thanks for the comment!

Thanks for the the reply BigFiszh!

I don't think any of what you said was arrogant or rude. I actually appreciate how long of a response you wrote out, as I am looking for as much information / criticism as possible.

I may have portrayed my position in a much softer way than I actually feel. I have spent countless hours studying the game and doing my best to get better. I personally love PLO and MTT / SnG, so I have watched a lot of videos from Phil Galfond, Ben Sulsky, and others. I've ran equities for hours across multiple platforms and even tried HUDs when playing online. To put it shortly, I do have a great passion for the game. I just have never had a true opportunity to make it my own and focus 100% of my attention to it as my profession.

The reason I didn't represent a passionate player from the start was because I wanted to keep my post short and sweet, directly to the point. I specifically wanted advice regarding the best way to go about creating a career in poker. I have studied Bankroll Management, but I wanted some reassurance to move further with this dream of mine.

I currently work in IT, and it is a pretty easy market to get back into (if things didn't work out with poker). My wife will also be working, so it won't be like there will be $0 income even if I am on a losing streak. But again, I don't plan to be on a losing streak, and I am excited to actually get this journey started and reactivate my "Elite" plan at RunItOnce. I used to watch training videos all the time, and try to improve my game in my own way. But I had to stop some months ago because I needed to create a sure thing first before selling my place and taking my equity to Vegas.

Again, I appreciate your comments and time that you put into your responses. The actual meat of a poker career, I think I have down and can handle (Learning hours, swings, patience, variance, etc). It's more of the technicalities that I wasn't 100% about (Best ABI Amount / How to file Taxes / Reserve fund / etc...).

What is my 'CV'?

Also, what points in my post make you raise your eyebrows, and what can I improve or change that would allow for my plans to become more 'solid' in your opinion?

I currently work in IT, but want to try and create a career of poker.

I used to play a lot on PokerStars back in the day, and I did OK. I was a recreational player back then, but I have probably been playing on & off for over 10 years. I started taking it more seriously 3-5 years ago, studying my play and reading different forums and subscribing to RunItOnce.

Overall, I am a very patient player, who seems to have good composure and doesn't tilt after a bad beat. I obviously have things to work on in certain spots, regarding Bet Sizing, ICM, etc... But I think I can profit in the long run and have a good shot to make a living out of it with a $40,000+ bankroll.

I just want to make sure I left myself enough behind for the downswings and variance. Some people say 50 buy-ins is good enough, while others may say 200 buy-ins. I may take a more conservative approach and do 200-300 ABI.

Thanks for the comment!

Yeah, I was the shortest stack on the table. If someone was significantly shorter (such as 2bb, 5bb, etc..) I would for sure fold. I figured this was a call, as the blinds were catching up with me soon, and the antes were also hurting a bit.

FYI, I had AQ off-suit. Thanks for running the numbers, appreciate it!

• James

I don't see a bet here being profitable 4-way to the flop. These low stakes (I play in them as well) are filled with fish who call with almost any flush draw. If they do hit the flush, you will not 'scaring' anyone off the King high flush, or even a 10 high flush. Not to mention this board smells like wraps, sets and two pairs. I'd check, fold here.

So you would for sure call after a raise + re-raise in front of you? (preflop)

Yeah I cold call there, which is probably a bad play... I do agree that I should get in the money there with my flopped set and no immediate flush/straight flops. 

Yeah, thinking about it more, my play is probably bad in the long run. I should fold there, but again, as you stated, it depends how aggressive players are and if you can base your read on that conclusion. Do you think leading out on the flop was fine? 

True, makes sense. This would mean though, that I would have to over-bet the flop to make a turn shove viable or 'reasonable'. Also, would you mind teaching me how to input hand history into this site? Is it only possible through a program, or is there a way to recreate hand history, such as me trying to recreate this hand since it was played Live at a casino?

I guess I left a bit of information out. The table was very active, people raising to $10-$20 pre-flop almost every hand. I raised to $16, wasn't surprised to get 2 callers. Why should I have shoved the turn instead of bet a little over half-pot?

Also, if someone could teach me how to post the hand history and the cards (show up graphically) that would be nice, thanks!

@ZenFish - Ahhh, that makes a lot of sense. I have a full time job and play poker a few times a week. I usually tried to dedicate Sunday as my "poker day", but sometimes I can't due to other things. I want to become a professional and am willing to grind out and start small.

The stress I feel from losing is true, and what you are saying is accurate. Instead of worrying about my losses, should I just not look at my roll after a "losing day"? 

When you say "50 BI", are you referring to 50 buy-ins, as in, 50 buy-ins of $20, which would be $1,000 bank roll? Also, typically, what is the best to buy in with at a table? 50 big blinds? 100 big blinds? I tried to stay around 80-100 big blinds, such as buying in with $25 at a .10c/.25c table. Is this ok?

@NoHubris - Yeah, I also want to get better at NLHE, but I wanted to start off with one game at a time. I've been watching a lot of Phil Galfond's PLO videos, and trying to make notes of everything. 

100 buy-ins?!?! So much, haha. I guess that is what makes them pros :)

Thanks for the advice, both of you. I appreciate it.