I have seen that with the pandemic many of us have to live locked up in our homes, and many of us have been left without a job, my question is.
Do you see poker as an alternative to generate profits in times of the pandemic?

Since all the stay at home restrictions began I find online poker being a way to occupy more of my time at home as one can only watch so much TV. Don't play high enough stake games to generate income.

Cheers all and may this soon be under control so we all can resume some sort og what we once considered "normal life"

It certainly can be, but not for most people. Especially if someone is new to poker. Very unlikely they're gonna just start generating profits right away.

We have more time in house, and that means more hours in PokerStars!

I think for some players who did play in past there should be a change to they to come back to poker tables

You would have to be a very good player or else you will be digging an even deeper hole for yourself. And the first thing you should probably do if you do find yourself in a hole is stop digging.

Hi There

Agree
Along with many hours of TV on line poker is the best thing to do
The only problem in to calm down your wife
lololol
Rgds

Of course. It IS alternative, but only if you are skilled enough to make money at poker. Otherwise you are just one of those poor players who gambles with the last money he has left during covid, and loses. I'm sorry for them.

For me poker is more for entertainment than profit. Of course it is nice to make money, but I play it mainly for fun.

I am playing more, but not looking at it for income - strictly entertainment.

I guess that, if you already have an good result on the poker, one positive ROI, so irs okay to play more poker and get better things from it.
But if you dont have yet, dont waste your time and money in poker, or take your time to learn how to get profit on poker if you reallh like it.

You ahve to be carefull. One thing is playing freerolls and low stakes tourneys to pass the time and trying to make a living at poker, especially online, is a whole different matter.
Unless you are a good player , instead of earning a living you may end up loosing any nest eggs you have left. I know a fairly good live tournament player who has lost over 20k online over the last month or so. Not even in high stakes. The main problem is staying glued to the screen regardless of your results.

If you can make profit out of it, perfect, but it depends on each person individually. The main thing in any game is to have fun in process.

I consider poker as a hobit in which I spend time and enjoy playing. but I do not consider it as an alternative to generate profits.

Without a doubt, poker can be profitable. But for this you must have at least 5-10 years of experience. For me, poker is just a hobby that I enjoy.

If poker didn't exist in times of covid, I believe it would be a lot of depression.

Very nice dor me , because during my work I can play , as I have a home office.

It's a important tools for this moment. I'm playing a lot of tournament to avoid go out.

This question has been repeatedly answered. In poker, only a well-playing person makes a profit, at least in average limits. This player has traveled a long distance, knows the theory well, understands hands well, finds errors in his own and someone else's game and uses everything correctly.
A pandemic has nothing to do with all of this. But this can affect the profit of a good player, due to the increase in inexperienced players.
But by no means do I underestimate the factor of luck in individual raffles and tournaments.

I’m definitely playing more poker in this quarentine time, but I see as one more alternative of entertainment rather than a way to make money.

A lot of people like myself started playing poker during he pandemic. I think it could be a good way to make money for people who already are veterans at the game. I doubt newcomers will be making good profit.

During lockdown i used poker mainly as fun and entertainment but i have the luck to be able to do my job from home remotely when needed.

To become a pro poker you have to spend a lot of time studying and practice. And just a few percent of players can make good profit with poker for living life so if you just begin to play, poker is surely not an alternative to make a profit in times of the pandemic.

The winners are the poker rooms!

For myself, I do not consider poker an alternative for making a profit, since I usually lose money. For me, poker is a hobby and not a means of getting money.

I’m afraid that poker wouldn’t turn out to be a big loss, because I rely on luck, you can win a little, but skill is needed for the distance, and it comes only with a loss of money or a big amount of knowledge that will not come in a short period of time.

Poker cannot be counted as income during a pandemic. The bulk of the players will not have income from poker. He will even be for them unprofitable. Only very good players will have income. The rest will give these good players their money.

I think yes !!! Only a few million unemployed on the planet can easily provide themselves with poker))))

It can be an income during the pandemic instead of office works if the players have skills & lucks.
If the players know to gain online poker, they needless to have office works.

Not enough money in freerolls to make a profit. After the rake, 95 percent of people lose money long term.

Maybe the best way to spend extra time is to try to improve, and to learn more about poker games, then maybe to make some income from it.

Poker is one of the things that has helped me to keep my mind healthy with social isolation .... (Although it worsens the health of my mind when it comes to those bad beats)Lol

Yes and no. I really like to play poker, it doesn't matter if I win or lose. This virus just helped me realize how much I really love this game. A lot of people have lost their jobs, stay at home and do nothing. If you ask me, this is good fun and you can make some money.