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[Webby the Bear]

........ was just playing online. i was all in with quad 6's.

got called with and beat with quad queens. 

how often does that happen!!!

[Omega_Dan]

I play every few weeks with the boys. Only £10 buy in and winner takes all. good fun and im ok (ish) at it

[Webby the Bear]

i bloody love home games.

me and my mates play once a month.

£20 buy in and top 2 get paid.

even though you play less hands i much prefer it to online

[Plomien]

I play a bit of texas hold em only for fun or with friends for a small pot.
We did a charity game for my nephew to raise funds to pay for a special helmet.
As regards the 6 quads its possible and really annoying when it happens

[Webby the Bear]

yep, its defo my worst bad beat ever! im over it now though. was only for $3 luckily. 

[Eddi]

Yeah home games and online a bit when I get time.

Worst beat I ever had was this weekend just gone.

JJ (me) vs AK (him)

Flop: J 6 6  (I went all in - he called)

Turn: A

River: A

Biggest win: $3900 in an online tournament 12 months ago.  So much luck involved, but a good return on investment for $22 

[Webby the Bear]

eddi that is harsh!!!!  but that was an idiot call by your opponent. thats what you call married to a hand!!!!!

but hey thats a massive win. ive won $450 online once but that was when i got a bit too absorbed in it (at least 3 hours a night every night) so had to cut back.

just a game or two a night for me now

[albitz]

Son plays it full time, 75+ hours per week.
I know nothing about it, find it tedious tbh.

[Webby the Bear]

full time??? wow. 75 hours per week 

is he now loaded or just breaking in to the pro scene?

[albitz]

Well, he hasnt offered to buy me an Aston Martin yet, so.......

[Webby the Bear]

well obviously you dont want an AM when you have an omega?! 

[Eddi]

When I was at Uni and between jobs I had a go at trying to make a living as such off of it and not only is it obviously hard to do so, but it is so tedious and very unsociable.  And getting used to days/weeks/even months where you are on a losing streak and can't even get above even...is very hard.

A lot of 'professionals' have a big tournament win at some point allowing them to have a decent bankroll and live off of the winnings for a while.  But even the pros often only play 3-4 hours a day max, which is equivalent to about 12 hours of live poker as you get to play/see so many more hands, and if you're playing say 3 or 4 tables at once, then it's like 36 hours of live poker played in that time