Can Poker Be A Career ?

[archilazy]

why not
but i think less than 0.01% can create it

 

[alabos]

for sure but in my case dont be carreer on poker......but i just want to play with pro one tournament in my life

 

[tourpro99]

If you are a math genius you can make a living at this game. If not, extremely unlikely. You'd have to just get lucky in a huge field event and make a big score.

 

[plusssev]

Can i persue it as a career mind you my monthly income is 200$

It depends whe are you from. In majority of countries it is not bad money. Also, you can try winning more.

 

[Zorba]

OP should become a freeroll pro, that way his $200/month can go to food, rent, and other essentials items that are more important than poker.

:top:

 

[Pimp 007 x]

Definitely not an online career though. Maybe in real life poker you may find success. But online poker is rigged so that your winnings on the long run will be about as much as the money you invested in the first place... So in other words, if you invest a total of 1000 dollars. pokerstars (supposing you play very well) will keep you around that amount... If you do too good your opponent will get help outs fron PS and donk bad beat you until you're back where you're supposed to be.

 

[fang215874]

It is quite possible, but if you are not a super successful player. It is necessary to engage in near-poker affairs, like streaming on twitch, maintaining your columns on poker sites. Ideally, then become an ambassador of the poker room, if you are lucky.

 

[mclay]

I just love poker, and I have no particular ambition about it, I'm just glad that I have the opportunity to play my favorite game and the chance to win some money.

 

[easy play]

Poker can be a career if you are making enough money for yourself.

 

[easy play]

Yes. If you can make enough money from Poker.

 

[LMB]

All members

In no way could poker be a career, unless you are a millionaire and can cover all expenses without inconvenience, which if so, happy is the owner.

 

[Tidu84]

You can do anything you like. But first you must assure you have enough money for living. Or you must do something for living fist.

 

[padman400]

I could not imagine anything worse - those bad beats will play on your mind a lot harder, its NOW your living and NOT a hobby anymore.

 

[valanddon]

Yes a lot of pros make a living at it.

 

[suitedsadness]

Poker can absolutely be a career, but you need the ability to back the ambition up, and you need to be able to play unaffected by metagame effects like bankroll decreasing until it approaches liferoll, as if you change this, your winrate changes and you might not even be profitable anymore.

 

[EvanX26]

must be possible but not for everyone. I think i read that only about 15% of players are winners overall and most of them only make very small amounts so it must be tough to make a living playing.

 

[DAVID KEHRER]

Can be if you have the time and money to put forth all the lows and highs of poker.

 

[Nathan Williams]

Yes, for sure you can. Especially if you live in a low cost country. Most places on earth are much cheaper to live in than the USA, canada, UK etc.

 

[Dimission]

I think that is only possible if you first make a good smasher and win a lot in one go. Then you could make a career out of it. but I wonder if it makes you happy if you only play online.

 

[19aleks57]

I think that poker can be a career if you have a bankroll of $ 100,000, desire and skill

 

[RDHartsoe]

Yes, poker can be a career. You need to be prepared to have down turns. Be patient and start with smaller buy-ins. Build up your bankroll. Study, study, study. Best of luck.

 

[willjosp]

No, you can't have a career in poker unless you have full money and you see it as a hobby. Currently, you have to be very good at finding sponsors and playing big tournaments.

 

[TirariAchref]

Yes, it can be but you need to be sponsored by a company that invest on you.

 

[elchonga]

definitely and absolutely hope so!

 

[danoscar]

No.