Post your Age, stakes, and money made so far......

[IowaSkinsFan]

After reading some blogs I realized im not the only guy still in college on this forum! Christ a lot of young rich guys! Post your age, current stakes, and estimated money made in poker.

18 years old (ummm yeah... don't let this mislead you)
Found a home at 50nl currently
$4000

[CaptainObviouss]

Captain Obvious!

[WildBobAA]

21
200NL 6max (changes daily)
$11,500

[gabe]

20, shorthanded NL tables and some big mtts, 100k

[paulwright]

Iowa - why dont you add a poll with age ranges - I'd be interested to see the results... I'm not to worried about individual ages of individual posters - but the demographics would be interesting... I would think majority are under 25... (not me though )

[Warpe]

Um...you need more options on your poll...keep going till I say stop.


Grampa Warpe

[LimpinAintEZ]

Um...you need more options on your poll...keep going till I say stop.


Grampa Warpe

i was gonna say

35 used to seem like dinosaur aged to me also when i was 18....

32, 25NL - about $4k (clocked a big MTT win late last year, course wife wanted some of it and I bought a motorbike)

[IowaSkinsFan]

wtf? the poll option isnt there when i edit? wtf!

[paulwright]

Good one Iowa...
I would suggest
Under 18
18 to 21
22 to 25
26 to 35
36 to 45
45+

[Warpe]

Standard demographic breakdown is:
18-24
25-34
35-49 <-moi
50-64
65+

Don't think we really need to know who is under 18 and playing poker online...

[IowaSkinsFan]

idk what's going on, the poll option isnt showing up when i say edit or i would change it, and mod feel free to change to warpe's demographic.

[jyms]

I'm in warpe's demographic.
42
$25NL
$500

[WildBobAA]

mod feel free to change to warpe's demographic.

done

[sandstorm]

THERMOSSS ÜBERLORD OF DARKNESS AND EVIL THEMMORSS JAG KÄÄNRN EJ FRUKAR JÄMNNER EJ TCVILDJ
HOLLA MOTHERICKERS

[Halv]

23 until october 30th
200NL
10k including bonuses etc.

[theDEEPdish]

19, 50nl 3.5k

[sandstorm]

20 400NL24k hplla hahalopol

[IowaSkinsFan]

20, shorthanded NL tables and some big mtts, 100k

Gabe,
how is life different being a college student (maybe your not?) and having that much money? What has it gone to? Any tips on what to use poker money on when your young?

[Silly String]

29
Just started 100NL
~3K made

[givememyleg]

20
currently 50nl (was 100nl prior to cashout)
god idk i lost my first pt database, maybe 4k?

[UG]

26yrs old
playing poker for a year and a half online
$21,500

[wufwugy]

responses should include total hands played and at what limits and how much made at each limit.

as a relatively new player im up in bets, but down in money mainly from running good at low limits and running shitty when i jump.

[a500lbgorilla]

responses should include total hands played and at what limits and how much made at each limit.

as a relatively new player im up in bets, but down in money mainly from running good at low limits and running shitty when i jump.

Now we're just getting in to god damned life stories.

[IowaSkinsFan]

yeah just use my guidelines, we don't have to get each other's life stories. A lot of people don't know how many hands they've played and don't want to go through all the details.

[bode]

24
$25nl (just switched from essengee's and donkaments)
~2kish

[parky]

HI:

I'm 57 started playing limit poker on line in Feburary, switched to No Limit in June, about time I found FTR and that helped me to finally beat the micro stakes of .01-.02 no limit and then I read Aokronglys 19 hand starting system and started using that which I have expanded on slightly. and now am up $700 playing in $10 NL

[UG]

responses should include total hands played and at what limits and how much made at each limit.

as a relatively new player im up in bets, but down in money mainly from running good at low limits and running shitty when i jump.

Now we're just getting in to god damned life stories.

holy shit rilla I love it when you bring the funny

[dsmrolla06]

19
$10-$20 sngs, 25NL
~$1200 profit

[gabe]

20, shorthanded NL tables and some big mtts, 100k

Gabe,
how is life different being a college student (maybe your not?) and having that much money? What has it gone to? Any tips on what to use poker money on when your young?

yea im in college and its awesome...i spend alot on partying and buy alot of shit i dont need. like the other day i had a test at night, but i didnt feel like studying so i went and bought an xbox 360. i also usually pick up the tabs for food and beer because $20 here and there means alot more to my friends than me.

[IowaSkinsFan]

20, shorthanded NL tables and some big mtts, 100k

Gabe,
how is life different being a college student (maybe your not?) and having that much money? What has it gone to? Any tips on what to use poker money on when your young?

yea im in college and its awesome...i spend alot on partying and buy alot of shit i dont need. like the other day i had a test at night, but i didnt feel like studying so i went and bought an xbox 360. i also usually pick up the tabs for food and beer because $20 here and there means alot more to my friends than me.

I've also noticed that poker money makes shit that you had to beg your parents to get you so inexpensive, since you don't have to pay for anything but random shit. Are you paying for your college with some of the money or are your parents paying for it? Have you made any investments with the shit? What are your plans for the future as a career?

[swiggidy]

26
~1.5k
25NL and $5+.50 well
50NL and $10+$1 meh

[Bmxicle]

19, 600nl atm, minus ~$150k

[boost]

20, taking a breather back down at 50nl, 10-15k, sadly I have spending problems.

[wufwugy]

that's about as much a life story as a turtle is a hairline fracture.

i could have played 100 hands and be up 20k, while somebody else could have played 100k hands and just be up 20 bucks.

context is a good thing

[TerryToma]

25
15k since 1/06.

[gabe]

I've also noticed that poker money makes shit that you had to beg your parents to get you so inexpensive, since you don't have to pay for anything but random shit. Are you paying for your college with some of the money or are your parents paying for it? Have you made any investments with the shit? What are your plans for the future as a career?

im paying my rent, i got a nice scholarship that pays for most of school. i think my parents still pay for the rest of school because they want me to feel bad if i dropped out on their dime. i paid cash for a car and have some CDs. im also looking to get into mutual funds soon. as for a career, i dont know. poker has spoiled me and i dont want to work a 9-5 ever.

[yorib]

31: $25NL (soon to be $50NL): ~$1500

[Seasider]

Can we make top-trumps?

[Jay67s]

39 years old 100nl/200nl Full and short handed ~10k so far.

[tommyd7878]

33
100/200 NL
25k
I'm a bankroll baby

[seoul_child1]

27 yrs. old/ 6/7 tabling - NL$50 = $2.3K

[biondino]

32 years old
£25NL, $50NL, failing to move to $100NL
I also like SNGs - I mainly play $11s, mostly as a diversion rather than a grind
I have made $5k (+/- $500) and am also a BR baby

[IowaSkinsFan]

im paying my rent, i got a nice scholarship that pays for most of school. i think my parents still pay for the rest of school because they want me to feel bad if i dropped out on their dime. i paid cash for a car and have some CDs. im also looking to get into mutual funds soon. as for a career, i dont know. poker has spoiled me and i dont want to work a 9-5 ever.

Yeah parents paying for your school makes sense because they probably think you could drop out any second. I think at the rate I'm going it's just a matter of time before I'm making 15-20k a year. I'd really like to be smart with that money, I may use it to pay off my student loans, or maybe just invest it and eventually buy a car or something.
Poker is unbelievable money for us still in college! I mean 5k is a shitload, I can't even imagine 100k...

[TerryToma]

I've also noticed that poker money makes shit that you had to beg your parents to get you so inexpensive, since you don't have to pay for anything but random shit. Are you paying for your college with some of the money or are your parents paying for it? Have you made any investments with the shit? What are your plans for the future as a career?

im paying my rent, i got a nice scholarship that pays for most of school. i think my parents still pay for the rest of school because they want me to feel bad if i dropped out on their dime. i paid cash for a car and have some CDs. im also looking to get into mutual funds soon. as for a career, i dont know. poker has spoiled me and i dont want to work a 9-5 ever.

what about IRAs? 2k/year at your age will mean quite a bit when you retire.

[DP_Troy]

28 Georgia (aka redneckville) this town and most of the people sux but the women are hot and dumb

alot of tournaments, 2/4 3/6 pot limit

11,000

and a seat to the 2007 WSOP already !!!

[Nehmer]

I've also noticed that poker money makes shit that you had to beg your parents to get you so inexpensive, since you don't have to pay for anything but random shit. Are you paying for your college with some of the money or are your parents paying for it? Have you made any investments with the shit? What are your plans for the future as a career?

im paying my rent, i got a nice scholarship that pays for most of school. i think my parents still pay for the rest of school because they want me to feel bad if i dropped out on their dime. i paid cash for a car and have some CDs. im also looking to get into mutual funds soon. as for a career, i dont know. poker has spoiled me and i dont want to work a 9-5 ever.

what about IRAs? 2k/year at your age will mean quite a bit when you retire.

Yeah, making the max investment allowed into a Roth IRA every year is by far the smartest thing that anybody who is still fairly young can do(besides probably investing as much as your company will match into a 401K if you have a regular job and your company does that). The best thing my parents ever did for me was teaching me the value of a Roth IRA when I was only 19. Having your interest compile year after year after year completely tax free is huge.

[gabe]

! I mean 5k is a shitload, I can't even imagine 100k...

its not like i have 100k spending money...most of it is my BR, most of the rest was spent or locked away somewhere.

as far as IRAs, ive been doing alot of research about different ways of investing the past week or so, but still not sure exactly how im going to allocate most of it.

[IowaSkinsFan]

! I mean 5k is a shitload, I can't even imagine 100k...

its not like i have 100k spending money...most of it is my BR, most of the rest was spent or locked away somewhere.

as far as IRAs, ive been doing alot of research about different ways of investing the past week or so, but still not sure exactly how im going to allocate most of it.

If you could, pm me about how you invest and what your experience is with it.
How about taxes? Do you report the money you cash out (sorry for all the questions)? Do you report all the money you make even if it stays in the poker account?

[TerryToma]

as far as taxes go, for all you students i talked to my uncle who is a lawyer and he said the first 8k is pretty much 0-3% tax. 100K would be quite a high tax bracket. he said getting caught would be like finding a needle in a haystack. however if you never report it/dont file taxes they can come back at any time in your life and still nail you for it.

if you do file, they have 3 years to audit you, and after that, you are clean.

disclaimer-im not a lawyer, and i was just talking informally to my relative, talk to your own cpa/lawyer for your situation.

[gabe]

i opened up a few CDs with the highest rate i could find around town. those are my only investments so far. i didnt file taxes for last year because i hadnt made but so much. i plan on filing for the full amount in april.

[ilikeaces86]

20. 3/6 - 10/20 NL 1/3rd a mill.

[elipsesjeff]

i opened up a few CDs with the highest rate i could find around town. those are my only investments so far. i didnt file taxes for last year because i hadnt made but so much. i plan on filing for the full amount in april.

cds? what a sissy.

[Dislexsik]

27

25NL/100NL

5k

[gabe]

i opened up a few CDs with the highest rate i could find around town. those are my only investments so far. i didnt file taxes for last year because i hadnt made but so much. i plan on filing for the full amount in april.

cds? what a sissy.

i just opened a fidelity.com account though!! stock market here i come.

[Halv]

Someone please tell me what a CD is when it is not a disc used for storing music?

[ilikeaces86]

Someone please tell me what a CD is when it is not a disc used for storing music?

http://www.mlnbank.com/Services/premCDs.htm

[Warpe]

A CD is, I think, like what we call in Canada a GIC...guaranteed investment certificate...with a low but albeit guaranteed interest rate. For very low-risk investors. Definitely not for ballers.

[Sykedupp]

19, mid to high stakes MTT's and SnG's as well as 200/400NL

Total lifetime earnings ~35k, withdrawn alot to buy a new car and stuff, only have 7k in actual BR.

-Chris

[drmcboy]

29. up 21k right now. trying to play only rebuys and deeper stacked tourneys with pools over 25k

[gabe]

A CD is, I think, like what we call in Canada a GIC...guaranteed investment certificate...with a low but albeit guaranteed interest rate. For very low-risk investors. Definitely not for ballers.

damn

i guess i just lost my baller-pass

[Demiparadigm]

26
Degenerate Gambler

+60k and still BUSTO

[Ash256]

~18
10NL
$400

Ya, time to quit the day job.

[hachkc]

i just opened a fidelity.com account though!! stock market here i come.

The legal form of online gambling; at least for stocks.

[hachkc]

36
25NL - 200NL mostly (NLHE and PLO8)
+3.5k over about 1yr

[a500lbgorilla]

20,
school busto

[bigred]

11. I made $5 off my poker game at recess.

[euphoricism]

11. I made $5 off my poker game at recess.

Go away dwarfy

[DaHorror]

33
$25 - $100 NL
$2800
Started last June...another bankroll baby.

[boost]

33
$25 - $100 NL
$2800
Started last June...another bankroll baby.

not really being a bankroll baby... you have 28 buyins for the level you play. So according to the 20 buyin rule you are where you should be, but I think the 20 buyin rule is silly. Overroll yourself it will make you feel much better.

[Warpe]

19, 600nl atm, minus ~$150k

clarify pls

[midas06]

he bought a small country

[flomo]

36
25NL-50NL
$4,000 poker winnings
$1,000 steelers winnings

br=$2,200 and thinking about quitting

[Miffed22001]

23
18months in poker

Total winnings ~46k
Br 25k

[silu73]

33years old, Poker career of approx 6 months
started with $300 now approx $500

$10NL 6-max and $25NL FR (thats where I loose my money)
$5 & $10 SNG's (thats where I make my money)
10k+guarantued MTT's (thats where I would like to take my money)

[donkbee]

I'm 20, learned holdem last May. Have played ~400-450 tournaments since then, made around $6k.

Right now I play $55 SnGs and mid-stakes MTTs. I need to play more poker and learn cash games.