Types of Poker players?

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Amateur

An amateur poker player is someone who plays primarily for recreational and fun purposes. Amateurs can be long-term winning or losing players, but one thing is certain: their main source of income is something other than poker.

Semi professional

A semi-professional player is someone who has a source of primary income beyond poker, but simultaneously earns a good salary by playing poker. Either way, earning a lot or a little, they do not rely solely on poker to maintain financial balance every month.

Professional

A professional player is someone playing poker for their livelihood, it means their winnings are their only (or primary) source of annual income. Probably they have balances large enough to sustain them during the months of loss, since the variation can be cruel to even the best players.
 
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I think you have forgot about beginners which in my opinion is different then amateur. beginners usually get in test the game for a mount or two do not progress at all then leave the game.
 
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I agree with the schtiuky, you forgot about the beginners, so I may be able to place myself in amateurs ...
 
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i agree... you forget beginners :p we all were that type ...
 
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I believe that I am an amateur lol
 
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i feel like an amateur player, no problem with that.
 
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I think you have forgot about beginners which in my opinion is different then amateur. beginners usually get in test the game for a mount or two do not progress at all then leave the game.

They are not players))

In seriously, every type of players may stop playing, for example professional stop playing fully. What type of player is it now? - no player (not Amateur, not semiprofi, not profi)
It means the biggener at moment when is playing is Amateur (in mostly). If stopping - no type of player yet.
 
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I like the expression "fun player" for recreational players.

And there are of course very successful amateurs like Matt Salsberg, who wins tons of money in live poker tournaments, but he produces/writes TV shows in "real life".

A poker pro lives only for/from poker. And if you go to the casino for anything other than making the maximum amount of money from poker, then you are not really a poker pro.
 
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I'm a fan, but sometimes it turns out and earn, for example in the cardschat Freeroll on Fridays, took first place, won 20$. And so basically, the money in the account at the poker rooms increase, then decrease. In the end is not "+", not " -".
 
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I am an amateur, well I play poker and study poker, but I have not yet made any profit, I am studying more to be able to deposit and earn something that motivates me to continue
 
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In your classification I am a semi professional. Poker brings me at least half of the basic salary every month.
 
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Amateur. I am also a fan and student of the game. I will say that I am always intrigued by those who have ventured off, taken a chance, and made a living at this game I enjoy so much. Not many people were doing that when I was a nine-teen or twenty-something, but, still, I'm not so sure I would have taken a shot in my youth, even if things were as they are today (or maybe more accurately, pre-Black Friday).
 
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Amateur here, though the term is pretty rough and can easily translate to 'bad player'.
 
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