£1k per month playing NL10 at weekends. Possible or not?
Hello all
Been playing NL10 for a year with moderate success. Planning to take it all a bit more serious and use it as a side income. Right now I mainly play at weekends and don’t earn much. November was my most “profitable” month, around £250. Going to improve to £1k profit per month.
Current goals for the next six months:
- average 15-20k hands/month
- study at least 3 hours/ week (theory, analyse hands)
- try playing some higher stakes
- mix cash games, freerolls & low buy-in MTTs (unlikely but will try my best)
Posting here mainly to get some input from skilled players – is that possible? Which format is best for my scenario?
Any constructive feedback is welcome.
Glgl!
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That would depend on multiple factors. Multi-tabling seems like a must for $1000 a month at 10NL. Looking at the stats you provided - you will need to up your hands per hour and/or up your time spent playing. Consistently earning $1000 a month at NL10 is a tall task to complete but not impossible. Adding Freerolls and low buy in MTTs does give an extra avenue for success with your goal. Your shot taking at higher levels also adds to such.
Lets use the win rate of 5BB per 100 hands as an example. Doing so you are looking at needing to play 200,000 hands of poker in a month for $1000 profit. You are earning $250 with 20K hands played (impressive). Using my 5BB/100 hands example that is at least ten times the volume you are putting in currently. Using the stats you provided you need to 4X-5X your volume and maintain your current win rate.
It’s realistic, but not as easy as it sounds. £1k a month from NL10 is hard unless you’re putting in serious volume or moving up. At that level you’re probably making a few quid an hour if you’re solid, so weekends alone won’t get you there. You’ll need either more regular sessions or to move to NL25 once you’re clearly beating NL10. The volume and study goals make sense, just be ready for variance and slow months. As a side income it’s doable, just very grindy and not something that happens overnight.
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