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Kehzi
Enthusiast
Silver Level
I can only speak for online No limit Holdem but yes, if you have the skill to be a winning and profitable player, it absoloutely can. However, I think there are things that often aren't talked about when it comes to making a living from poker and it may not be as glamorous as many people think. The time tested quote holds true: "It's a hard way to make an easy living"
First off, regardless of what kind of poker you're playing: be it cash games or tournaments, one thing for certain is that to play professionally, you'll need nerves of steel, immense mental fortitude, and lots of patience and discipline. The reality is, that due to the variance involved in poker, even if you play well, you must be ready to constantly lose for up to 6 months or 100,000 hands at a time. You need the discipline to keep a cool head and make rational decisions even through these brutal downswings.
Second, most people who play for a living aren't living the glamorous life throwing around millions at the highest stakes, most are just grinding the game out 40+ hours a week usually multi-tabling at low-medium stakes and earning a decent salary of around 60k or less.
Finally, thanks to the poker boom and all the free resources available to everyone on the internet, the average poker player is significantly better at the game than a few years ago, and the average skill level will only continue to increase. This means that pros usually need to put in lots of hours, studying and practicing to optimize their game and stay ahead of their opponents.
I think these are the correct expectations to take in if you're looking to make a living off poker, at least at the start when most people are unlikely to afford a bankroll for anything higher than low-medium stakes. Of course, it's always possible you could get lucky and win a huge tournament prize or satelite into a bigger tournament, but you shouldn't rely on this.
All this being said, the great thing about playing poker for a living is that you are truly self-employed and there's no real limit to how much you can earn so long as you have the traits required as well as plenty of perseverance and skill.
Not to mention, it can be much easier to make a living from poker if you can find a way to make additional income away from the tables, this can mean writing a blog, making Youtube videos, streaming on Twitch, or selling some kind of product like a book or course.
First off, regardless of what kind of poker you're playing: be it cash games or tournaments, one thing for certain is that to play professionally, you'll need nerves of steel, immense mental fortitude, and lots of patience and discipline. The reality is, that due to the variance involved in poker, even if you play well, you must be ready to constantly lose for up to 6 months or 100,000 hands at a time. You need the discipline to keep a cool head and make rational decisions even through these brutal downswings.
Second, most people who play for a living aren't living the glamorous life throwing around millions at the highest stakes, most are just grinding the game out 40+ hours a week usually multi-tabling at low-medium stakes and earning a decent salary of around 60k or less.
Finally, thanks to the poker boom and all the free resources available to everyone on the internet, the average poker player is significantly better at the game than a few years ago, and the average skill level will only continue to increase. This means that pros usually need to put in lots of hours, studying and practicing to optimize their game and stay ahead of their opponents.
I think these are the correct expectations to take in if you're looking to make a living off poker, at least at the start when most people are unlikely to afford a bankroll for anything higher than low-medium stakes. Of course, it's always possible you could get lucky and win a huge tournament prize or satelite into a bigger tournament, but you shouldn't rely on this.
All this being said, the great thing about playing poker for a living is that you are truly self-employed and there's no real limit to how much you can earn so long as you have the traits required as well as plenty of perseverance and skill.
Not to mention, it can be much easier to make a living from poker if you can find a way to make additional income away from the tables, this can mean writing a blog, making Youtube videos, streaming on Twitch, or selling some kind of product like a book or course.
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Porras2424
Rock Star
Silver Level
Budgeting is a career and a game at the same time, you must study deeply and after graduating you continue studying, a never-ending topic, just as you must put thousands of hands, so you must put hours of study. But in current times where every day, everything has a variant, long-term career, like all the professions that feed us and long-term stability ,,, we occupy an essential weapon ,, a lot of luck and perseverance ,, patience, ,, If you follow the path you will find pleasant moments and anecdotes ,,, luck in this profession ,, we can all ,,,, crawl, walk and if poker allows you, straps ,,,
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LukasynoACAB
Rock Star
Silver Level
Of course it can be , i really want to turn the poker into the career ,now iam playing as a hobby but iam waiting for a huge win and then i will start Play at highrollers and try to keep poker as a good profit job. We will see what's gonna happen with it i cross my fingers and Hope its a real target to catch.
Nathan Williams
Poker Pro
Silver Level
There are many people who play low stakes poker as a career, especially online if they live in countries with a lower cost of living. $200 a month is not that difficult to make for example in the $10 cash games if you play each day and multi-table.
lukovnikofff
Visionary
Bronze Level
Hello, I think poker can be the main source of income, but for this you need to work very hard on the game, and bankroll should be such that you can survive a series of failures and losses! On the one hand, you are the owner yourself, what you want and do, you want a day off, you want a vacation, but you must always build on your bankrupt and your abilities! And so the idea to make poker your job is good, I wish you luck in your endeavors and major victories!
GARCIA PABLO DANIEL
Visionary
Bronze Level
hello
yes because it is similar to a subject. You have to study the game, it is not for everyone, you have to have a lot of mental control in certain situations, like in college when you have to take a partial.
yes because it is similar to a subject. You have to study the game, it is not for everyone, you have to have a lot of mental control in certain situations, like in college when you have to take a partial.
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jesusali1
Rock Star
Silver Level
What an excellent start in such a beautiful sport my friend, mate I started playing poker only when I was still a teenager, I started playing plants vs zombies and I liked to manage my resources and I looked for a related game and surprisingly online I found 888poker its registration and its no deposit welcome bonus, I entered with that money to a tournament in which I won about 5$ in my first game before playing I read a bit about this game and I took the plunge for that reason even now it became more than a game if not my life.
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Luvepoker
Lost in the twilight zone
Community Guide
Poker can definitely be a career. The thing that you must realize it then poker becomes your job. Studying and reviewing your play must be done. You must also be prepared for the down turns.
Zapahlohotrona
Visionary
Silver Level
Do not try to make poker for yourself a job with a constant income - it will not work. You will spit out of poker penniless and without any skills to make money in the ordinary world, you will miss the chance to arrange your life (financially) and will lose time or even you will become a gaggle beggar, whining constantly about bad beats.To learn how to play properly, you will need to spend somewhere around 300-500 hours on learning - reading books, taking classes with a coach, don't think that you will sit down and win just because you are so unique - in your place there is competition. more of 20 are the same unique. You will never be able to sit at home at a computer in your life, do some simple actions, especially without straining your brain, and get your $ 2k per month. This will never happen, do not listen to the myths that someone succeeded. Poker money will be difficult for you, if at all.
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jesusali1
Rock Star
Silver Level
Well if it could be considered a race but it is more like a hobby because the champions who managed to get very far in this type of sport are those who spent a lot of time, effort and a lot of money to achieve these levels, if it is a race but I see it as one of the most difficult to achieve excellent levels.