Comments on: Q&A: Is 4 years of poker experience enough for WSOP? http://gamingpost.net/qa-is-4-years-of-poker-experience-enough-for-wsop.html Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:27:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Aaron http://gamingpost.net/qa-is-4-years-of-poker-experience-enough-for-wsop.html/comment-page-1#comment-501 Aaron Thu, 01 Jul 2010 10:03:07 +0000 http://gamingpost.net/qa-is-4-years-of-poker-experience-enough-for-wsop.html#comment-501 No only experience is not enough! There are lot of players with years of experience that doesn't mean they can go to WSOP. You need to qualify for WSOP or you need to be a professional player of poker in order to play in the tournament. You become professional player when you win games not just because you have experience. WSOP is one of the biggest tournaments of poker so you got to earn your spot in it. No only experience is not enough! There are lot of players with years of experience that doesn’t mean they can go to WSOP. You need to qualify for WSOP or you need to be a professional player of poker in order to play in the tournament. You become professional player when you win games not just because you have experience. WSOP is one of the biggest tournaments of poker so you got to earn your spot in it.

]]> By: where the turf meets the surf http://gamingpost.net/qa-is-4-years-of-poker-experience-enough-for-wsop.html/comment-page-1#comment-500 where the turf meets the surf Thu, 01 Jul 2010 09:47:38 +0000 http://gamingpost.net/qa-is-4-years-of-poker-experience-enough-for-wsop.html#comment-500 ABSOLUTELY!!! Just look at 2004 World Series of Poker Champion Chris Moneymaker. He was playing in his FIRST live tournament after winning his way through a satellite. The Main Event field will be gigantic. However, you have just as good of a chance as anyone. Besides, a pro hasn't won it in a very LONG time. Phil Ivey, who many consider as the best poker player in the world, made the final table last year. Many poker sites like Poker Stars, Doyle's Room, and Full Tilt Poker have tournaments all the time for a seat into the WSOP. I wish you all the success in the world on your quest to be a great poker player. You seem to have the desire and will to get there. And as they say on television, May all your cards be live and your pots be MONSTERS!!! Good luck!!!! ABSOLUTELY!!! Just look at 2004 World Series of Poker Champion Chris Moneymaker. He was playing in his FIRST live tournament after winning his way through a satellite.

The Main Event field will be gigantic. However, you have just as good of a chance as anyone. Besides, a pro hasn’t won it in a very LONG time. Phil Ivey, who many consider as the best poker player in the world, made the final table last year. Many poker sites like Poker Stars, Doyle’s Room, and Full Tilt Poker have tournaments all the time for a seat into the WSOP.

I wish you all the success in the world on your quest to be a great poker player. You seem to have the desire and will to get there. And as they say on television,

May all your cards be live and your pots be MONSTERS!!!

Good luck!!!!

]]> By: AnteSavant http://gamingpost.net/qa-is-4-years-of-poker-experience-enough-for-wsop.html/comment-page-1#comment-499 AnteSavant Thu, 01 Jul 2010 09:09:17 +0000 http://gamingpost.net/qa-is-4-years-of-poker-experience-enough-for-wsop.html#comment-499 There is way more to poker than just playing.You have to learn the psychology, bankroll management etc etc. There is way more to poker than just playing.You have to learn the psychology, bankroll management etc etc.

]]> By: TheMadProfessor http://gamingpost.net/qa-is-4-years-of-poker-experience-enough-for-wsop.html/comment-page-1#comment-498 TheMadProfessor Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:47:56 +0000 http://gamingpost.net/qa-is-4-years-of-poker-experience-enough-for-wsop.html#comment-498 Length of your experience isn't that important...your skill is. I've known people who've played poker for decades and are still lousy at it. As a previous responder said, what's important is whether you're a fairly consistent winner...if you can finish in the top 10% or so in large-scale tournaments the vast majority of the time, then you are probably ready to give it a shot and have a reasonable expectation of cashing out. Length of your experience isn’t that important…your skill is. I’ve known people who’ve played poker for decades and are still lousy at it. As a previous responder said, what’s important is whether you’re a fairly consistent winner…if you can finish in the top 10% or so in large-scale tournaments the vast majority of the time, then you are probably ready to give it a shot and have a reasonable expectation of cashing out.

]]> By: LegFuJohnson http://gamingpost.net/qa-is-4-years-of-poker-experience-enough-for-wsop.html/comment-page-1#comment-497 LegFuJohnson Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:05:31 +0000 http://gamingpost.net/qa-is-4-years-of-poker-experience-enough-for-wsop.html#comment-497 How do you define "fair chance". If a tournament with 1000 people pays cash to the top 100, that's 10% of the field. So if you have a 10% chance of cashing, is that a "fair chance?" You might not even need that much. But you can play all you want, I don't know how good you are. How do you define “fair chance”.

If a tournament with 1000 people pays cash to the top 100, that’s 10% of the field. So if you have a 10% chance of cashing, is that a “fair chance?”

You might not even need that much. But you can play all you want, I don’t know how good you are.

]]> By: SteelWolverine84 http://gamingpost.net/qa-is-4-years-of-poker-experience-enough-for-wsop.html/comment-page-1#comment-496 SteelWolverine84 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:45:10 +0000 http://gamingpost.net/qa-is-4-years-of-poker-experience-enough-for-wsop.html#comment-496 I have to agree with the first answer. However, don't let him discourage you. Your biggest issue with playing in the WSOP will likely be the size of your bankroll. Ideally, you never want to buy into a tournament with more than 5% of your entire bankroll. So it's not a matter of simply building up to $10,000, it's a matter of getting to $200,000! People your age have done it though. Annette Oberstad, Tom Dwan, so youth is definitely not a handicap. I'm 26 and I've been playing for about 10 years. The best advice I could give you, is to study up. Books, forums, and poker shows, are all great assets. Do you play online for real money under someone's account? If so, you really should brush up on the bankroll management issue. That way, learning the hard way isn't so painful, because in the beginning, you're destined to go broke a few times. Proper bankroll management will make the learning process much easier on you. May your cards be live and your pots be monsters =) I have to agree with the first answer. However, don’t let him discourage you.

Your biggest issue with playing in the WSOP will likely be the size of your bankroll. Ideally, you never want to buy into a tournament with more than 5% of your entire bankroll. So it’s not a matter of simply building up to $10,000, it’s a matter of getting to $200,000!

People your age have done it though. Annette Oberstad, Tom Dwan, so youth is definitely not a handicap.

I’m 26 and I’ve been playing for about 10 years. The best advice I could give you, is to study up. Books, forums, and poker shows, are all great assets.

Do you play online for real money under someone’s account? If so, you really should brush up on the bankroll management issue. That way, learning the hard way isn’t so painful, because in the beginning, you’re destined to go broke a few times. Proper bankroll management will make the learning process much easier on you.

May your cards be live and your pots be monsters =)

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