By poker_boy | 1 Comment
Last updated: Friday, December 5, 2008 | 104 Views Tags: aggressive player, high stakes poker, money
We’ve had a reader question come in on the subject of poker. Let’s take a look:
If you want to get a sponsor you must do this:
1) Be a winner.
2) Keep meticulous records of your wins/losses.
3) Play at least 5 days a week for at least 6 hours a day.
One of the must common mistakes new poker players make is they try to play at a level that is beyond their means. They spend a lot of money learning and losing at higher levels when they don’t learn how to win at a level they can afford to lose at. All poker players suffer from poker variance and dry spells it is just the way it is.
There is no doubt that you can study the game and learn to play at any level if you’re dedicated. The beauty of being a winning poker player is that you will owe no one. Asking for sponsorship when you are starting is a short term quick fix that will lead to a long term problem.
Mike Smith
December 5, 2008
there are sites where people sponsor profitable players but you’ll start at $2 tournaments, it’s a waste of time because if you’re good, you’ll make more anyway. If you are good enough, then grinding a bankroll in your spare time won’t be a problem. Play on pokerstars and you can start from $10, low risk, grind out a high stakes bankroll. As a profitable player (this encompasses so many factors) you should get $10 to $20,000 in about 1500 games, 5 games per day you’ll have $20,000 in a year. This way of playing poker is perfect because if you’re not good enough to play with the high stakes players you’ve lost $10, not putting you or your family at financial risk. Remember that the one thing that every poker player has in common is they all think they are the best yet only 10% of players profit, don’t fool yourself, mathmatically anylise your games at each stake over a period of time and be smart about it. Good luck but I hope you won’t need it.