Tournament Poker Edge | Learn Poker Strategy | Tournament Poker Training from the Pros - Topic: 6 weeks or bust https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/poker-goals-and-challenges/6-weeks-or-bust/ Simple:Press Version 5.7.5.3 Turbulence on 6 weeks or bust https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/poker-goals-and-challenges/6-weeks-or-bust/#p37446 Poker Goals and Challenges https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/poker-goals-and-challenges/6-weeks-or-bust/#p37446 Have you thought about playing on other sites where the fields are smaller? The payouts are top heavey eg top 3 - 12 for field sizes 35 - 120, but it is soo much easier to get there. With smaller fields sizes I think you can play higher buyins/ Granted these tourneys aren't for mega bucks prizes but a steady stream of $400 - $4000 cashes is quite nice plus confidence building taking down the tourneys. You can then use a portion of your roll to play the big prize money events on the major sites.

 

I've recently done this to great effect making approfit of $5000 in just 3 weeks from smaller MTTs. Played approx 150 cashing approx 10% but the difference is that 50% of the cashes are wins. These tourneys typically only take 3-5hrs max.

]]> Fri, 27 Jul 2012 08:29:13 -0400 Z0oMer on 6 weeks or bust https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/poker-goals-and-challenges/6-weeks-or-bust/#p36299 Poker Goals and Challenges https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/poker-goals-and-challenges/6-weeks-or-bust/#p36299 Two weeks in, awful start. Played dozen of MTT's and have cashed for a huge $11. Getting deep just the usual up's and downs of watching AA losing to 87s etc... Hey ho. Off to Scotland for a week, so having a break from poker but the laptop is full of TPE video's so will study and come back with a fresh head on... Grrrr this poker bizzo is hard. The wife is still cool about it though, for now 🙂

]]> Tue, 05 Jun 2012 09:00:00 -0400 Z0oMer on 6 weeks or bust https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/poker-goals-and-challenges/6-weeks-or-bust/#p35751 Poker Goals and Challenges https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/poker-goals-and-challenges/6-weeks-or-bust/#p35751 Not the best start in Main Event $109. Got up to 33K but after that couldn't get things going. No worries though. More MTT's tomorrow!

]]> Mon, 21 May 2012 13:35:14 -0400 Killingbird on 6 weeks or bust https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/poker-goals-and-challenges/6-weeks-or-bust/#p35524 Poker Goals and Challenges https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/poker-goals-and-challenges/6-weeks-or-bust/#p35524 GOGOO!

]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 16:00:33 -0400 Z0oMer on 6 weeks or bust https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/poker-goals-and-challenges/6-weeks-or-bust/#p35496 Poker Goals and Challenges https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/poker-goals-and-challenges/6-weeks-or-bust/#p35496 Back in London now after a year travelling. I was awake for 45 hours and have only got 5 hours sleep so I am now going to start my "Poker Quest" with the SCOOP Main Event $109. I then have another event posted on CMU (CHIPMEUP.COM) Getting very excited. My wife is as well and has told me to win enough to buy a house, hmmmmmmmm we'll see hun!

 

I play on Pokerstars as zerozero999

]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 06:42:38 -0400 badabing78 on 6 weeks or bust https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/poker-goals-and-challenges/6-weeks-or-bust/#p34951 Poker Goals and Challenges https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/poker-goals-and-challenges/6-weeks-or-bust/#p34951 the good thing with turbos, they are not that time consuming and play great on the side, and if you have a solid push fold game (easy to develop with tpe vids ;)) you have a real edge on those fields in the smaller buyin turbos

]]> Wed, 09 May 2012 10:08:37 -0400 Z0oMer on 6 weeks or bust https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/poker-goals-and-challenges/6-weeks-or-bust/#p34950 Poker Goals and Challenges https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/poker-goals-and-challenges/6-weeks-or-bust/#p34950 Not a massive fan of turbos but ill take a look at them. $10 rebuys sound a good idea.

]]> Wed, 09 May 2012 10:01:20 -0400 badabing78 on 6 weeks or bust https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/poker-goals-and-challenges/6-weeks-or-bust/#p34947 Poker Goals and Challenges https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/poker-goals-and-challenges/6-weeks-or-bust/#p34947 imo thats a much better schedule,

but I would advice to add some of the HOT (turbo) tourneys  and a lil more 22$-55$ smaller field tourneys to reduce the variance a lil, cause those huge field tourneys can be brutal!

 

edit:  also have a look at some of the 10$ rebuy tourneys! 😉

]]> Wed, 09 May 2012 09:31:54 -0400 Z0oMer on 6 weeks or bust https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/poker-goals-and-challenges/6-weeks-or-bust/#p34940 Poker Goals and Challenges https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/poker-goals-and-challenges/6-weeks-or-bust/#p34940 Having FT'd the Big $2 yesterday for $195 for 7th place it has made me rethink my plans. As we all know FT's are top heavy with the money and after 8 hours I'm not overly happy with $195 if I'm looking to make some serious money. I've been thinking about comments on this threat about how difficult my present 6 week schedule we be in making decent money.

I get backed regularly on a staking website CHIPMEUP.COM and usually only have to invest 1/3 myself for a 50% return. Given my bankroll and this backing I have revisied my schedule and wondered what you guys thought of it.

I wont be playing all of these each day. It just gives me an idea of what games are running at diffent times.

6 WEEK POKER schedule

Time Buy In Event Backed Y/N % RESULT PROFIT
08:30am

08:30am

 $33

$16.50

 NLH 7.5K GTD

The Big $16 - 15K

30K On Sundays

      
10am $33 NLH 10K GTD      
11am $33 The Big 33 - 20K GTD

40K On Sundays  40K GTD

      
1:00pm $3.30 Saturday Micro 35K GTD      
2:15pm 2:00pm $33

$5.50

 

 500 CAP 10K GTD

The Big $5 20K GTD

40K On Sundays

      
3:30pm

3:00pm

 $55

$27

 NLH 12K GTD

Saturday Eliminator 60K GTD

      
4:00pm

4:00pm

 $54

$8.80

 NLH Knockout 12K GTD

The Big $8 - 25K GTD

50K On Sundays 50K GTD

      
5:00pm $22 The Big $22 50K GTD

100k On Sundays

      
6:00pm

6:00pm

 

6:30pm

 $22

$22

 

$11

 NLH 15K GTD

The Saturday Countdown  15KGTD

The Sunday Storm

      
7:00pm $11 The Big $11 - $75K GTD

150K On Sundays

      
8:00pm $55 The Big $55 100K GTD

200K On Sundays

      
10pm $55 NLH 25K GTD      
01:00am $27 The Big $27 - $15K GTD

30K On Sundays

      
02:30am $55 The Nighty 30K GTD      
           
Satellites to bigger events   The Big 109 – 100K GTD

($5.50R Turbo 2 Seats GTD)

 

The Big 162 -  75K GTD

($8.80R Turbo 2 Seats GTD)

 

$109 Sunday Kick Off

($5.50R Turbo or $11)

 

The Sunday Million

($3R MTT)

      
           

         
]]> Wed, 09 May 2012 06:14:13 -0400 Z0oMer on 6 weeks or bust https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/poker-goals-and-challenges/6-weeks-or-bust/#p34573 Poker Goals and Challenges https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/poker-goals-and-challenges/6-weeks-or-bust/#p34573 Thanks badabing... Good advice, will give it a go. Another flight/bus combo today. In Phuket. Been chatted up by 3 lady boys already. Defo -EV.

]]> Wed, 02 May 2012 12:48:08 -0400 badabing78 on 6 weeks or bust https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/poker-goals-and-challenges/6-weeks-or-bust/#p34562 Poker Goals and Challenges https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/poker-goals-and-challenges/6-weeks-or-bust/#p34562 i think you get used to the grind pretty fast when you went through all those long distance bus drives, the grind is similiar 😉

1 tip: it seems you are capable of 4tabling, try to get comfortable with 6-8 tabling that helps to get a solid volume in. just always add 1 table and you will be surprised how fast you get used to it.

]]> Wed, 02 May 2012 02:42:09 -0400 Z0oMer on 6 weeks or bust https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/poker-goals-and-challenges/6-weeks-or-bust/#p34558 Poker Goals and Challenges https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/poker-goals-and-challenges/6-weeks-or-bust/#p34558 I'm a cop and the wife works for the health service. Normal paid jobs, we have just done it on a shoe string for a year, about £12,000 about $19,000 which includes flights. I joined when I was 22 and 8 years later after becoming a detective two years ago, seeing and doing all manner of crazy shit it was time for a break before a mortgage and rugrats... Have to go back, but would rather not.

]]> Tue, 01 May 2012 22:33:58 -0400 hawkeyeK9 on 6 weeks or bust https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/poker-goals-and-challenges/6-weeks-or-bust/#p34523 Poker Goals and Challenges https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/poker-goals-and-challenges/6-weeks-or-bust/#p34523 What kind of job did you have and how do you afford all this traveling? Sounds like you can afford to play higher buy ins. wink

]]> Tue, 01 May 2012 13:28:55 -0400 Alan Williams on 6 weeks or bust https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/poker-goals-and-challenges/6-weeks-or-bust/#p34509 Poker Goals and Challenges https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/poker-goals-and-challenges/6-weeks-or-bust/#p34509 The fact that you have set yourself a goal is already a great deal! I always tell myself this: PAD=patience, aggression, discipline. Good luck and play well !

]]> Tue, 01 May 2012 06:21:23 -0400 Z0oMer on 6 weeks or bust https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/poker-goals-and-challenges/6-weeks-or-bust/#p34508 Poker Goals and Challenges https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/poker-goals-and-challenges/6-weeks-or-bust/#p34508 Thanks for the advice badabing78. You are right, pretty hard to make a living at these levels. I guess the other purpose during the 6 weeks other than trying to make a profit is am I the sort of person who can sit at a computer all day and play poker? Do I have the patience, stamina and willingness to make this my life. I think 6 weeks is a good enough time to find this out about myself. I love the idea of grinding everyday, but do I really want to, would it drive me mad?

If I pass my own test, have a taste for and do well in the 6 weeks then I guess that makes my decision to try it for 6 months professionally an simple one where I can have a bigger roll and play bigger buy in's. 

Interesting time anyway, value your feedback.

Just arrived to Bangkok, third time this year (bit of a central travel hub) after a 7 hour journey. Calculated the wife have travelled on over 50 long distance bus journeys with the hours totalling up to 1 month 2 days. I guess I must have some patience to sit through that.

2 weeks 1 day until we go back to England and no buses.

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