How to become a Professional Player.

[exer888]

I disagree with the second point.
For example, if a player is a beginner and started playing poker yesterday, and today wants to become a professional, then according to your recommendations, he should refuse to play in freerolls. In my opinion, this is simply wrong.

Cant aggre more. freerolls are there for a reason, and without them its simply imposible to new player become proffesional.

 

[redboy23]

If you want to become a professional poker player, the first thing to do is believe that it's possible. The second thing, and stop playing freerolls, and make your deposits regularly, but it is necessary to play in big tournaments, because the level of professionalism is higher, there is no point in playing against child and amateur players who play like crazy, it is like trying to debate with idiots, you may run out of arguments because they are idiots. The third thing is not to be afraid of losing, imagine if a player of any sport you like starts the game afraid to play, he's going to lose, so courage in poker is everything.
And the fourth and last one is consistent, as much as you don't agree, the game is fair by doing injustice, that is, you can win and lose with all the cards in the deck.

The road to becoming a professional player is not a smooth one; there is a learning curve that depends on a number of factors like the time invested in studying and one's aptitude for the game to name a few. Along that road, playing freerolls does not hurt, especially in the early stages. I am sure professional players go fishing for easy money in the softer games - they would be foolish not to! If one cannot have a measure of success playing freerolls, then this is an indicator that there is a leak in their game. The only argument that I may accept there is that the time invested does not match up with the returns. However, the world of online poker does allow for multi-tabling.

A couple important things that were not mentioned in your post are discipline, game selection and bankroll management. This is what I am struggling with at the moment and learning some very valuable lessons. I guarantee you that one day I will be playing in a big tournament and if I have it my way - (Thanks to CC) the buy-ins will be from freerolls - even though it is re-invested in lower buy-in tournaments, with my bankroll of course

This will be a nice standard question to ask on podcasts when interviewing professionals; Do you play freerolls or any soft poker games? How does this impact your time and bankroll? P.S - I claim copyright!

My final point is a general one, do exercise caution with the way you state your ideas and the environment or context in which it is shared.

 

[njrbj4321]

Play every day improve the game and fix bugs.

 

[dartablasta]

I start playing freerolls, but every time that i won something, i loose it again.. Then i put all of my time and energy in poker and start understanding the bankroll management and never deposit again, become a pro player, have fun!

 

[Paya_31]

That's right friend, you also have to have discipline, which is the most important thing to improve yourself, the advice is very good, I hope we become professional players.

 

[UnderDawg5501]

Some interesting thoughts here.
I would disagree with the freeroll statement. As a beginner, I've gotten to the point where I have almost 3 million in play money on pokerstars. Like it or not, learning the game is important to me before I go tossing cash around. It takes time to learn and practice makes for a better player,

As for the crazy people. I agree with the one poster, if I can play against crazy people, I'm likely going to be much better playing normal players.

Along this journey, I've run across videos of many players. One who stands out in my mind is Annie Duke. I'd post a link but not sure if that acceptable here. Search on youtube. At one point she says she would rather play with the crazy people, much easier to take their money.

And her description of poker is "Making good decisions under conditions of uncertainty. AND in poker, money is not the goal.. Money is simply the score.

So, learning how to make decisions is the goal.

 

[zipocool]

If you want to become a professional poker player, the first thing to do is believe that it's possible. The second thing, and stop playing freerolls, and make your deposits regularly, but it is necessary to play in big tournaments, because the level of professionalism is higher, there is no point in playing against child and amateur players who play like crazy, it is like trying to debate with idiots, you may run out of arguments because they are idiots. The third thing is not to be afraid of losing, imagine if a player of any sport you like starts the game afraid to play, he's going to lose, so courage in poker is everything.
And the fourth and last one is consistent, as much as you don't agree, the game is fair by doing injustice, that is, you can win and lose with all the cards in the deck.

first of all, you need to have a big bankroll, and even better, a permanent backer + you need to be ready to devote almost all your time to the game, in fact, being a pro player is not such an easy thing, as there may simply not be enough time for some other activities

 

[Rahatis]

So...
As long as you keep depositting I consider you a pro. Pro at winning the hearts of the real pros. Also please send us your sharkscope graph. Thanks for playing poker!

 

[vnnby]

Freerolls are the basis of poker, your future is built on it, if you can’t win a freeroll, then what deposits and tournaments can we talk about, there are a lot of good players here, so I fundamentally disagree with your arguments as a professional player.

 

[viniavelar2]

What amount of cash should we start playing?

 

[Newzooozooo]

My dear colleagues, the considerations about freerolls that you raised are just a point of view, even because freerolls serve to improve poker knowledge and skills at zero cost. However, the player must observe properly if he is ready to become a professional and go for the high values making his own bankroll with his own money, whether online or live.
From a broader point of view, how many professional players do we see in freerolls, I will quote the most famous of them Negreano, how many times do we see him playing freerolls, so it was from this observation that I realized that maybe we have to take more risks and try to face the naked reality and raw of poker.
Maybe we're a little wrong trying to bank with freeroll resources, but we have to note that professional games cost between 11 and 110 dollars.
And in general, I liked your interest in this post, it's very positive to be able to observe points of view different from mine.

Professional players really don't waste time on freerolls. But they became professional players, not because they stopped playing them

 

[Alex Sentsov]

Quit your job and just play poker. This won't suit everyone.

 

[Weeestler]

You need a tons of expirience and practice. Don't give up try hard every tournament ... just work on yourself)))

 

[Naked Flush]

As a professional poker player, why would you not want to play with amateurs? I'll argue with those idiots all day long!

 

[jonaselloco]

Look, I think that in many things you are right.
It is more in the matter of the frerolls that many have disagreed with you, I think that at least I understood you.
What you want is that once you have a good bankroll you leave the game of freerolls a bit to start in a new world of paid tournaments.
I totally agree with luvepoker's comment. It is true, not because you stop playing freerolls will you find a better level of players in other tournaments. Of course you will find them, but you will also find bad players who just because they have money play and have fun, and they must also be beaten.
I've been following the Zeros poker professional campaign on YouTube for a long time. When I started to see him I said to myself "this man, what is he doing???" because in truth he seemed to me a man who would not be up to the task, and in truth I judged very badly and I was wrong.
You also learn from this, from mistakes.
That is why I would like those who tell our friend that "he does not understand or that he does not know what he is talking about" to tell him his thoughts, so we can all reach common conclusions in this beautiful debate.
Greetings brother and succes

 

[gravii2011]

Study, study and study again

 

[M13A13]

we talk about Bankroll management
but to be Professional and play o high level what is the adviced balkroll to start with

It's what you can spend without compromising your quality of life, such as food, medication and studies.
In my opinion if you have a job and an income of $300 dollars a month, maybe if you deposit between $10 to $30, you won't miss it much, it depends on your personal expenses as I said above.
Then, as the investment is small, the winnings remained on the table, however, if you participate in a $2 tournament and earn $300 for winning the tournament, you may have to withdraw $150 and the others can remain in your bankroll to grow in the game.
So to answer your question, the bankroll value is in my opinion the size of your personal net worth outside the game, so if you are rich and your net worth gives you a good income, you will be able to pay the ticket in big tournaments, and not you need to have a bankroll like the poker books, your bankroll is your own equity, in the sense of what you can spend without compromising your finances in the sense of being lacking.
In other words, in live tournaments nobody has a bankroll, the person has already paid for the tournament ticket.

 

[ratbat615]

Don’t forget to study 📖 practice and try different strategy’s that works for you then improve on them spicy 🌶 topic.

 

[M13A13]

Just for fun, who came first - The Poker Books they teach, or the poker players. It is a reflection, that not everything is study.

 

[M13A13]

There is still a question why it might be recommended to have 100x the buy-in. Maybe online poker professionals play values like 11$ to 110$ dollars every day, in this range it is possible for someone to have deposited 50 to 100x in the bank. And when premium games with high values usually occur on weekends or in seasons and series, they simply pay for the high value, as it must be a true ostentation and pride to win a premium tournament.

A freeroll player plays every day without paying anything and earns little, a professional online player plays every day for high pay.

 

[Poker Orifice]

There is still a question why it might be recommended to have 100x the buy-in. Maybe online poker professionals play values like 11$ to 110$ dollars every day, in this range it is possible for someone to have deposited 50 to 100x in the bank. And when premium games with high values usually occur on weekends or in seasons and series, they simply pay for the high value, as it must be a true ostentation and pride to win a premium tournament.

Sounds great! But this ^ is not how it works. And (fwiw) 100 buyins for playing MTT's even at 'low stakes' (ie. $16- $33) is not enough. It is recommended to have a minimum of 200 buyins.

 

[dreamer13]

You need to understand that if you are already far from young, it will be difficult for you to become a professional poker player.
You need to become a very, very good player. You must learn to win against all your friends and acquaintances. Only then will you know that you are on the right track. It doesn't matter if you play every day in one small local casino or go to a different city every week. You must always be the best.You need to practice and play poker constantly. Once you reach 1500 game hours, you will finally start to get it right and you will begin to understand the essence of the game.You always have to play hard. In poker, you can not relax and be distracted. You must learn to win, no matter what the cost. You must learn to bluff and recognize bluffs. You must learn to never lose your temper, never show that you have a bad card.

 

[M13A13]

You need to understand that if you are already far from young, it will be difficult for you to become a professional poker player.
You need to become a very, very good player. You must learn to win against all your friends and acquaintances. Only then will you know that you are on the right track. It doesn't matter if you play every day in one small local casino or go to a different city every week. You must always be the best.You need to practice and play poker constantly. Once you reach 1500 game hours, you will finally start to get it right and you will begin to understand the essence of the game.You always have to play hard. In poker, you can not relax and be distracted. You must learn to win, no matter what the cost. You must learn to bluff and recognize bluffs. You must learn to never lose your temper, never show that you have a bad card.

Very good, comment, the player must have the sensitivity to know if he is ready or not. In poker, unlike other sports and professionals, the player himself evaluates himself, because nobody invites you or hires you, only you, can make the decision whether to participate in the tournament, or whether to make a deposit, however, the objective is to encourage you to come out of the closet and face the situation, even if the path is not easy, and no matter how much they know or are wise - the reality will be different.

 

[Weeestler]

I think you need play as much as you can to gain a lot of expirience. And try to learn as much as you can)

 

[staytrue001]

everything is possible, if you really want it