MrCryJoker
Rock Star
Bronze Level
When poker becomes the only source of income, I think you can call yourself a PRO. And if the question is whether I consider myself a PRO, of course not.
jonaselloco
Legend
Platinum Level
I believe that poker has several stages in a race towards being pro.
1) you start out as an amateur. You play for fun, until you see that you start to get some good results and this game starts to get you excited.
2) This step is considered the most important. Here you must first start studying, not only the game in which you play, but you must also learn to manage your bankroll. In turn, you must get used to managing the variance, which is neither more nor less than the bad streaks you have. Get used to the fact that in the MTT you will not enter the ITM at all. And many other things that will give you wisdom. Not to forget the practice and analysis of your game.
3) Once you entered the previous stage and you begin to realize that you are a profitable player, that is, knowing how to manage the variance your day to day, or month to month, you increase your income, you could think about becoming a semipro. In other words, even if you have a stable job in daily life, poker can give you dividends during free hours to have a better economic life, so to speak.
Of course, point 2 and point 3 go hand in hand. You must always continue to do point 2.
4) And this point would be to become a pro player. In other words, you decide that economically you are going to depend on your daily work in poker to survive. In other words, poker becomes your main means of income and you already organize your life around games, tournaments, or whatever you decide to do in terms of living professionally from poker.
This is what I think, as I have seen many stories of professional players, who have told their experiences of how they got to the top of poker.
Some came from very low, such as Elias Gutierrez "ZerosPoker" Spanish player, or my compatriot Alejandro "Papomc" Lococco who was neither more nor less than a rapper, who did his work in the subway here in argentina, until one day He started playing and making his profession around poker, with very good success.
Well friend, I hope I have pleased you with your answer.
Greetings
1) you start out as an amateur. You play for fun, until you see that you start to get some good results and this game starts to get you excited.
2) This step is considered the most important. Here you must first start studying, not only the game in which you play, but you must also learn to manage your bankroll. In turn, you must get used to managing the variance, which is neither more nor less than the bad streaks you have. Get used to the fact that in the MTT you will not enter the ITM at all. And many other things that will give you wisdom. Not to forget the practice and analysis of your game.
3) Once you entered the previous stage and you begin to realize that you are a profitable player, that is, knowing how to manage the variance your day to day, or month to month, you increase your income, you could think about becoming a semipro. In other words, even if you have a stable job in daily life, poker can give you dividends during free hours to have a better economic life, so to speak.
Of course, point 2 and point 3 go hand in hand. You must always continue to do point 2.
4) And this point would be to become a pro player. In other words, you decide that economically you are going to depend on your daily work in poker to survive. In other words, poker becomes your main means of income and you already organize your life around games, tournaments, or whatever you decide to do in terms of living professionally from poker.
This is what I think, as I have seen many stories of professional players, who have told their experiences of how they got to the top of poker.
Some came from very low, such as Elias Gutierrez "ZerosPoker" Spanish player, or my compatriot Alejandro "Papomc" Lococco who was neither more nor less than a rapper, who did his work in the subway here in argentina, until one day He started playing and making his profession around poker, with very good success.
Well friend, I hope I have pleased you with your answer.
Greetings
YLAN
Sida Nga Taraki
Platinum Level
Tho I do not have any desire to become a poker pro, I would consider a player is a poker pro when they are able to consistently have a very high win rate & decent earnings. For decent earning, one needs to play on high stakes games.
dallam
Legend
Loyaler
I think when you are able to be a massive winning player at your levels, it means you are doing this game pretty solid.
I can never really assimilate to those people who are able to pay off 5K+ buy-ins from the pocket. When the field is filled up with only professionals cause the regular players must be quality ones on these levels, what will be the difference between them?
I can never really assimilate to those people who are able to pay off 5K+ buy-ins from the pocket. When the field is filled up with only professionals cause the regular players must be quality ones on these levels, what will be the difference between them?
Pokerpoet2
Legend
Loyaler
When I retired 10 years ago, I made a remark to one of my Friends, when he asked me how my job on the Royal Mail was going? I said "Oh haven't you heard, I turned Poker Pro last month" He knew I was a Poker fanatic and was gobsmacked! Thinking I had given up my job to play Poker for a living.
Until I explained I had to give up work due to my Heart Attack and Triple bye-pass operation, so playing Poker was the most strenuous work I could manage now.
It is still only a hobby for me, but now I have more time on my hands to play Poker.
K
Kurchina
Enthusiast
Silver Level
Nice, but I believe you're posting in the wrong thread
Probably looking for this: https://www.cardschat.com/forum/gen...and-do-you-remember-most-526935/#post-6724783
Gallarado777
Legend
Loyaler
when poker makes money so that you can live on and that you don't do anything else but poker, then you will understand that you have become a professional player and can now devote time only to poker and relax and learn more about poker and develop
lauestla
Legend
Platinum Level
Never. Poker is just a hobby which brings me some cash because i don't lose money. But I am never gonna be a pro. I am not skilled enough and for me poker is just a game , not a job
aurora1207
Rock Star
Bronze Level
I consider turning pro when I will be regularly winning by playing a large number of tournaments per year and in clearing a good return on investment.
I envision reaching this stage one day and having my sharkscope similar to that of a professional poker player.
I envision reaching this stage one day and having my sharkscope similar to that of a professional poker player.
hamon08
Visionary
Platinum Level
I will consider myself a poker professional when this hobby is my main income. Now poker is not my main income, but an additional one. I still need to learn a lot to become a professional and earn money playing cards for my needs in life.
C
Cooking
Legend
Platinum Level
I think it all depends of your poker earnings. If you are winning more than you win in your regular job and you like poker enough to play almost everyday then this is a good moment to consider to become a professional poker player.
0546474
Legend
Loyaler
To become a professional player, you need to work hard on your game, regularly analyze the played hands, look for errors in them and eliminate them !!! Only by working hard can you expect to become a lucrative player and make a living just playing poker!!! Yes, I love to play poker, but I don't have the patience to look for and fix mistakes, although sometimes I do, but, unfortunately, very rarely and mostly it happens when I notice that I lose too often !!!
