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atisler

72 Posts

Posted - 05/25/2008 : 08:30:06 AM

I was watching the World Series of Poker recently and the commentators made a comment about someone who was a mortgage broker...i forgot exactly how he put it, but along the lines of "there are more brokers here than poker pros!" Anyone here play a lot? Anyone playing the World Series this year?

CoralSnake

11208 Posts

Posted - 05/25/2008 : 12:28:31 PM

Thats funny.

mantixmortgage

2806 Posts

Posted - 05/25/2008 : 12:49:48 PM

i play. probably wont play the wsop but was considering playing the $1500 event.

Coffee Is 4 Clos

1651 Posts

Posted - 05/25/2008 : 1:43:41 PM

went last year and played in the Omaha 8ob (203 out of 2k players) and also the 1500 no limit game (I lost- that's all). A kid I know from the south side of chicago (burbs) won the first event and a few others I know placed in the money at the championship (then one came back to chicago and got second in the heartland poker tour- like a 200k month for him!!!)

jsarausad

183 Posts

Posted - 05/25/2008 : 4:38:35 PM

yeah I'll be playing the Main Event on July 3rd and the $1,500 No Limit event on June 30th... Wish me luck that I make all the money that I lost in mortgages over the last year :)

atisler

72 Posts

Posted - 05/25/2008 : 8:33:04 PM

Lol sweet good luck man. I played the $1500 NL event two years ago and got knocked out in like two hours. Will try to satellite my way into the main event this year but not counting on it :( . It's funny cuz I think poker and mortgages are similar in that it was so easy a few years back, but now it's so hard to make money...

jsarausad

183 Posts

Posted - 05/26/2008 : 04:31:07 AM

yeah like how they made internet gambling somewhat illegal... lol like they took away our stated income programs...

brentworley

189 Posts

Posted - 05/26/2008 : 07:38:19 AM

I hope to be playing the 10k main event (working on qualifying on PokerStars). Other than that, nah, I won't be there, but I play a lot online.

I've noticed in the past years there were a lot of mortgage pros in events, seems like every feature table had one.

itsmeant007

48 Posts

Posted - 05/26/2008 : 09:02:58 AM

I,ll be playing in three events this year and possibly the main event depending how things go last year I left Vegas up $22K for the WSOP not a lot but better than be down... GOOD LUCK ALL!

Carpet Muncher

1385 Posts

Posted - 05/30/2008 : 07:36:03 AM

Mortgage Brokering and Poker playing tends to draw the same personality types. Brash, cocky and careless with money.

efrederick

879 Posts

Posted - 05/30/2008 : 09:29:01 AM

don't forget the ability to read people carpet muncher. calling bluffs and pushing all in is very similar to figuring out in the first 30 seconds, "is this guy mine or is he going to shop" and pricing accordingly....

mitchmaxx

904 Posts

Posted - 05/30/2008 : 10:34:38 AM

Play online and locally...do alot better at a table than online...play MUCH looser online, and get caught out there...working on it, in live games, I do well...we have a GREAT local poker room out here on LI... it moves a few times a year...LOL....I am addicted to the game...

darkstar

19300 Posts

Posted - 05/30/2008 : 10:46:48 AM

3yrs ago, I played for 6-8mths straight everyday and made it to 6th in a tournament that offered free entry to the WSOP...The tournaments to qualify take soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo long and to lose without qualifying, I can't do it anymore...

darkstar

19300 Posts

Posted - 05/30/2008 : 10:51:00 AM

quote:
Originally posted by sold_an_EsKiMO_IcE

quote:
Originally posted by darkstar

3yrs ago, I played for 6-8mths straight everyday and made it to 6th in a tournament that offered free entry to the WSOP...The tournaments to qualify take soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo long and to lose without qualifying, I can't do it anymore...

one of those full tilt freerolls?

No beyond that...Had to win one of those to get to the first satellite, then the next, rinse and repeat about 8 times and you get to the magic tourney...Even a lousy freeroll could take 6-8hrs, IIRC...

darkstar

19300 Posts

Posted - 05/30/2008 : 10:57:30 AM

5hrs sounds about right...I used to be in 2 or 3 at a time also, to increase my odds, spend all night, get nowhere and have to go to work LOL...My motto was, when I think I'm good enough to use my money, SHOOT ME!...

samwillsonbiz

194 Posts

Posted - 05/30/2008 : 11:10:42 AM

yup 5 hours....lol pokerstars! find me there as killercool, lol. Freeroll, cause the wife doesn't like me gambling HER money, lol.

jtm7332

512 Posts

Posted - 05/30/2008 : 11:16:33 AM

I did one on full tilt three years ago. It was a bunch of the player points that you earn and the top 2 seats went to the WSOP. Of course I came in 3rd when my QQ was beaten by 8 5. But stuff like that happens....

samwillsonbiz

194 Posts

Posted - 05/30/2008 : 11:24:37 AM

quote:
Originally posted by jtm7332

I did one on full tilt three years ago. It was a bunch of the player points that you earn and the top 2 seats went to the WSOP. Of course I came in 3rd when my QQ was beaten by 8 5. But stuff like that happens....

8 5 suited? Either way... OUCH!

mantixmortgage

2806 Posts

Posted - 05/30/2008 : 11:26:17 AM

quote:
Originally posted by itsmeant007

I,ll be playing in three events this year and possibly the main event depending how things go last year I left Vegas up $22K for the WSOP not a lot but better than be down... GOOD LUCK ALL!

22k is a lot of money dude...especially to WIN in vegas

lucky1s

3640 Posts

Posted - 05/30/2008 : 11:45:44 AM

Hey, Hustle, why dont you have a little e-mail button like everyone else?

lucky1s

3640 Posts

Posted - 05/30/2008 : 11:50:36 AM

It just struck me funny.

I dont think you're real.

smartbusiness

59 Posts

Posted - 05/30/2008 : 12:39:00 PM