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bigslikk
Post Posted: Fri, 11 Apr 2008, 7:14am    Post subject: Amateurs- How many hours a week do you play? Reply with quote
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Well, anyone can respond to this thread, but as a student I wanted to know what kind of hours other part-time players put in and how that works for them.
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Post Posted: Fri, 11 Apr 2008, 7:18am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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I do anywhere from 10 to 20 hours a week. it really depends on my schedule, and how tired I am after work. It works our alright for me. I would usually like to be able to play a little more, but not too much more.
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Post Posted: Fri, 11 Apr 2008, 7:32am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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5-7 hours per week depending on how nackered/drunk/busy
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Andrew
Post Posted: Fri, 11 Apr 2008, 7:56am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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I pretty much am unable to work right now so I try for a bare min of 4 hours a day at ring. So we're talking 20+ hours although my goal is 30+.
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Post Posted: Fri, 11 Apr 2008, 8:05am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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when i played poker part time a few years ago, its like 25 hours each week ONLY in live games. Currently, i play full time and spend 25 hours on the internet and weekend 20 hours at casino.
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Post Posted: Fri, 11 Apr 2008, 10:17am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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16-19hrs

on occasion up to 30hrs if we have a holiday
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Ltrain
Post Posted: Fri, 11 Apr 2008, 11:37am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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10 hrs if I am lucky; too many other obligations unfortunately.
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Post Posted: Fri, 11 Apr 2008, 11:52am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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15-25 hrs
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Post Posted: Fri, 11 Apr 2008, 12:39pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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about 20 hrs.
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Hawkfan79
Post Posted: Fri, 11 Apr 2008, 2:35pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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usually 20-25 hours. Sometimes less, but not often more.

I spend a lot of time reading/studying while at work too...say another 5-10 hrs a week.
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daven
Post Posted: Fri, 11 Apr 2008, 2:46pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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4-7hrs/week
I'm moving to part-time hours at work shortly - 4 day weekends!, so will probably aim for 12hrs poker/week.
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Liam^
Post Posted: Fri, 11 Apr 2008, 3:46pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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bout 10hrs+
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mrhappy333
Post Posted: Fri, 11 Apr 2008, 3:58pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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same about 10 hours, sometime Zero hours
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d0zer
Post Posted: Sat, 12 Apr 2008, 10:54pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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10-20

works a lot better since I started playing cash. Just play an hour during primetime weeknights. weekends more.
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Mr. Eko
Post Posted: Tue, 15 Apr 2008, 4:52pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Probably about 10
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BigBadBull
Post Posted: Fri, 18 Apr 2008, 9:08pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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probably less then 10 would be the average, although Im convinced every week that next week I will get to play 3-4 hours a day.
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arjun2001
Post Posted: Sat, 19 Apr 2008, 7:20pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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10-20 hours. I spend time reading articles on improving as well. In the beginning don't look at an hourly earn rate coz it will make you mad Smile
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Post Posted: Mon, 21 Apr 2008, 8:53am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Roughly 20-25 hrs per week along with my full time job.
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Robb
Post Posted: Tue, 22 Apr 2008, 5:57am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Not enough.
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Silly String
Post Posted: Tue, 22 Apr 2008, 11:50am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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About 7-8 hours per week. I wish for more, but family/work/play always seem to get in the way.
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Post Posted: Tue, 22 Apr 2008, 1:23pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Less than ten hour a week. Sadly.
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Marv1105
Post Posted: Mon, 12 May 2008, 12:37pm    Post subject: Limited Time Limits earnings Reply with quote
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I generally play online 3 to 4 nights a week a couple of hours each session, depending on whether in jump into a tourney that can last 5 to 6 hours. I play mostly lower limits sng and tourneys with $10 to $30 buy in. over the past two years i have kept my monthly profits to around $800
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tom
Post Posted: Mon, 12 May 2008, 3:35pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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yeah, 3-4 nights at a couple hours a piece for me too. I think now that the semester is done I'll squeeze in some more time Smile
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kingnat
Post Posted: Mon, 12 May 2008, 5:21pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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3-4 nights at a couple hours a piece for me


this is me except that currently the wife and kids are out of town, so I've been playing like 5 hours per day for the last week and will continue that for the coming week.
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Post Posted: Mon, 12 May 2008, 5:33pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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~10 hours a week plus 6-8 browsing poker sites.
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Post Posted: Wed, 14 May 2008, 6:19pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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I play at least an hour or two a night, then more on weekends. And I still suck. Hmm..
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Post Posted: Wed, 14 May 2008, 10:03pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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