When I played poker with my brother and his friends, I didn’t think it was all that fun, and I didn’t win very much either. I don’t plan on going into online poker for real money any time soon.
Well, there are a few things. I’m good at Magic, but I don’t think I’m good enough to play professionally. I’ve never qualified for the Pro Tour. There seem to be lots of players that are better than I am, and you usually have to be world-class in order to make more than pocket change by playing in Magic tournaments. (In order to get better at Magic, the obvious next step for me to take is to try to seek out players in my area that already are world-class and learn from them.) Additionally, competitive Magic requires a continual investment in new cards; $1000 or more a year is quite possible, and travel costs and entry fees also eat up a large chunk of change.
The closest thing to online poker for Magic is, well, “Magic Online.” At one point, I was playing it and turning a profit, at least in terms of the MTGO event tickets. However, turning MTGO event tickets into cash is difficult, as eBay and PayPal fees eat up a distressingly large percentage of what you can make by selling them, and if someone tries to cheat you, there’s little recourse.
When I played poker with my brother and his friends, I didn’t think it was all that fun, and I didn’t win very much either. I don’t plan on going into online poker for real money any time soon.
Magic is my game. ;)
Could you play Magic profiessionally? What’s in the way? Just a matter of startup money?
Well, there are a few things. I’m good at Magic, but I don’t think I’m good enough to play professionally. I’ve never qualified for the Pro Tour. There seem to be lots of players that are better than I am, and you usually have to be world-class in order to make more than pocket change by playing in Magic tournaments. (In order to get better at Magic, the obvious next step for me to take is to try to seek out players in my area that already are world-class and learn from them.) Additionally, competitive Magic requires a continual investment in new cards; $1000 or more a year is quite possible, and travel costs and entry fees also eat up a large chunk of change.
The closest thing to online poker for Magic is, well, “Magic Online.” At one point, I was playing it and turning a profit, at least in terms of the MTGO event tickets. However, turning MTGO event tickets into cash is difficult, as eBay and PayPal fees eat up a distressingly large percentage of what you can make by selling them, and if someone tries to cheat you, there’s little recourse.