Isildur could easily have over $10 million now on Full Tilt if he had better game selection and if he didn’t play six, seven, or eight games at the same time against Phil Ivey and Durrrr. He’s a great player, but you need everything; you need money management.
Patrik Antonius – 02/2010 – in CardPlayer
Categories: Players on other players
Tagged: Antonius, Dwan, high stakes, Ivey, money
The average poker player plays the game because it’s usually enjoyable, interesting, and highly social. The vast majority of players, even those who attend the WSOP, are not professionals. They know upon arrival, they’re the underdogs. That said, I believe what makes playing in the WSOP special is the fierce competition, the potential for fame [...]
Categories: Poker in General
The worst thing about being a professional poker player is definitely that, if I win, say, $10,000, then the feeling doesn’t nearly compare to losing $10,000. Sometimes I feel you get way more deflation than happiness playing poker.
Rasmus Nielsen – 11/2009 – in Bluff Europe
Categories: Poker in General
Tagged: disappointment, money, Nielsen
Nine out of ten times, when I’m waiting for a bigger game, I’m in the $10-$20 games because there are more tables and a constant stream of people. It constantly amazes me that people don’t understand how big $10-$20 is. [...] You can sit in the $10-$20 and make $1,500 a day and it’s so [...]
Categories: Poker Strategy
Does poker rule your life? Or does it exist in the context of a conscious, well-balanced, self-aware existence? It may surprise you to learn that the less obsessive you are about poker, the better your game will be. Why? Because if poker is all you have going on in your life — if getting that [...]
Categories: Poker in General
They say that information is power; in poker, it’s cash, just cash.
John Vorhaus – 03/2008 – in Card Player
Categories: Poker in General
Tagged: information, money, Vorhaus