How to know what level are you in poker? Pro, beginner or inter?

I think i'm amateur because i don't make money playing poker..

I think if you earn your salary every month playing poker then you become a professional player.

I think next spet from begginer is when you earn more money than you lose during month or year

Originally Posted by danydidi

How to know what level are you in poker? Pro, beginner or inter?

When you are sitting on a table with these guys at these limits rebuy no problem and still battling into 2nd or 3rd place now that is a pro.
Successful pros are like Steve O'Dwyer here nice win
While there are many successful people at lower limits until your comfortable at these games and bigger I think a player will still have a lot to learn.
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I just play for fun.
I think your getting more if you earn
money like 1000$ plus in a month.

Originally Posted by hugh blair

When you are sitting on a table with these guys at these limits rebuy no problem and still battling into 2nd or 3rd place now that is a pro.
Successful pros are like Steve O'Dwyer here nice win
While there are many successful people at lower limits until your comfortable at these games and bigger I think a player will still have a lot to learn.
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wowwwwww nice reply , too much experience

For me it is simple. If you play for fun you are recreational player even if you earn few $ here and there. If you earn at least part of your monthly income from poker and play regularly (at least few days per week) you are semi pro. If you entire income comes from poker (or at least big part of it) and your main working time is spent playing poker you are pro.

i'll never consider myself a pro.

The term "pro" in poker can mean a couple of different things. If you mean professional poker player - that is someone who plays poker full time as a job. They may or may not be profitable.

If you mean pro as in skill level - that would be more like a poker player who has been very successful and competitive at high levels.

In either case most members of CardsChat will never be pros - but we do have a handful of pro players here.

I consider myself a beginner. I have little experience and skills, but I have a dream for which I am ready to work hard for the next 5-10 years.

I think I will never be a professional! Yes, I actually don't want to! I just get high from the game, and the opportunity to win or lose tickles the nerves and makes the process just unforgettable and intriguing!

when I could make a living from poker I would consider myself a pro

Originally Posted by hugh blair

When you are sitting on a table with these guys at these limits rebuy no problem and still battling into 2nd or 3rd place now that is a pro.
Successful pros are like Steve O'Dwyer here nice win
While there are many successful people at lower limits until your comfortable at these games and bigger I think a player will still have a lot to learn.
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A very vivid illustration of what a professional is. But I would clarify, there are still people who can afford such bets, but they can not be called a professional player, because he earns elsewhere. And the one who lives from playing poker - he is the professional

When you only play poker and have no other job and make a profit, you can be considered a professional.

I play poker more than 60 hours a week. I have been playing more than 12 years and I have gotten 1099-MISC from my regular places so I guess I am pro. Plus, I study gaming theory.

This is the best explanation I have read about question. 100% Agree

Originally Posted by Debi

The term "pro" in poker can mean a couple of different things. If you mean professional poker player - that is someone who plays poker full time as a job. They may or may not be profitable.

If you mean pro as in skill level - that would be more like a poker player who has been very successful and competitive at high levels.

In either case most members of CardsChat will never be pros - but we do have a handful of pro players here.

As with any profession, one can consider themselves to be a professional, to have a career in their chosen profession, if they can pay their bills from said profession. If you're paying your bills with poker, it would not be unreasonable to call yourself a professional poker player.

I consider myself an amateur who plays poker well, professional is a very different level, because, you need a good sponsor and be different.

when i could make a living poker

I consider poker as a hobit and although my level of play has increased a lot thanks to CC. I never considered myself a pro player. I guess it is your results and the amount of your earnings that determines what status you belong to.

I think that i'm amateur and i never will be pro. my focus in my life is another and i play poker more for fun.

Man if you can't answer this one by your own, you know for sure that Poker is not your profession. But anyway, to understand your level of playing you have to learn few things. And to be in this position, you have to study poker. Is not only a matter of checking your results and stats.

Sometimes, even profitable players will never be professional players.

But to be very clear about this question, this is also a skill. If you know your level and the level of your opponents you'll be a better poker player, since this game is all about information and interpretation.

And 100% of professional players improve this skill.

I playing some years but I consider myself beginner yet

Obviously when I can make a living from it, but unfortunately it is still there.

I would love to play in highroller tournaments but it takes money.

So until then, dreams and freerolls remain.


Then good luck all. And I hope you can make your dreams come true!

Sorry for the lot of emog for the heat.

I believe that a professional player is a player who earns a living by playing. For a professional poker player, this is a job. For me, poker is a hobby, so I consider myself a professional beginner.

I guess that will be when I can make a living from poker. I think I'm a good player but I still have to learn. And when I make enough money from poker and buy a house, a car and travel the world, then I will be considered a successful player.

To be a professional, you don't necessarily have to play the biggest tournaments.
There are millionaires who can play tournaments of 5k, and 10k without problems, but that does not mean that they are professionals, they are recreational players, who have the money to play such tournaments.

A professional may be someone who is playing poker full time, 8 hours a day, like a normal job, and poker earns an income to pay for living expenses.

I think that you can consider yourself a professional only when you win a lot in the series in championships in tournaments or in cash games and you win a lot and take prizes many times!

Beginner loses money, inter can manage to stay at breakeven, pro can earn money

For me being a pro means you make a living from this you know?! No other source of income.. that the money from poker is everything you've got. But you can still be a profitable player, advanced skilled and play poker as a hobby. So I guess it's a matter of knowing rather your monthly payout comes only from it or not

I think real professionals do not think much about this issue

In addition to having earnings that allow you more than an extra income to your salary, I believe that a true professional player must learn to control emotions, more than anything in defeat. When we want to play for more money and recover what has been lost, a good player controls those emotions and looks at the long term. Cheers













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I get myself a beginner, despite the fact that I spent about 100 dollars per month playing nl2, but I am aware that at a higher level I would not earn anywhere near the same 100, only for that reason I already know that I still have a lot to learn

Greetings,

It's intriguing yet alarming how most of you tie being a professional to profit while at the same time confuse being a professional to having a profession/job.

So you say you'll play this game for 10 plus years and only consider yourself a professional if you make money?

What about tennis players, golfers who join "professional" tournaments, year in and year out yet never make the money. By this standard, are you saying these bottom players are not professionals?

If that's the case then it should be clear. You're only a professional if you make a profit/living and consistent money.

In my book, you're a professional the second you step into the arena. Once your money goes in, win or lose, everyone has a chance. Everyone is pro.

When you're living off your poker winnings, you are a pro.

Yeah im definitely a pro .........at losing my money lol

One hand was enough for me to find out that I was a professional. I am the ultimate poker champion. Poker is me! This is my game, it belongs to me and the same as me.

Professional player I think that it would be if I dedicated myself to this, but I really believe that I will never consider myself a professional player!

At the moment I am a beginner on the way to becoming a pro, I am in a learning process and also accumulating my bankroll

Originally Posted by Transcendence

One hand was enough for me to find out that I was a professional. I am the ultimate poker champion. Poker is me! This is my game, it belongs to me and the same as me.

If you won the hand, you're ahead of 99.9999999999% of other players.

Congratulations. You are a poker champ.

If you lost the hand, you're officially a professional loser. GG ma'am!

By definition, you aren't a "pro" until you make a living playing the game professionally. As will all things, pro is short for "profession," so unless this is your profession, you aren't a pro. You might be good, but you're still an amateur until it becomes your primary source of income.

I believe that when your earnings exceed your current salary per month of what you dedicate to support yourself

Hi.
For me, poker is a hobby that allows me to relax and unwind. I believe that I play poker at a fairly good average level, as evidenced by my results over the past year and my gradually growing bankroll.
Good luck.

I'm a beginner. I play low stakes and make a few bucks a month (when I'm lucky)

i would consider myself a pro if i won an average of a hundred dollars a day.

For me, a pro is a player who, on an ongoing basis, regularly earns stable money in a certain period of time, for example, a month. And the higher his limit, at which he plays, the higher his professionalism.
I can only evaluate my level as striving for this level, at least at low and medium levels.

I am a poker lover who loved this game one day. I want to make money, but there is no stability. I'm far from the pros

This money angle goes from red to black!!

ocasionaly player when time is on my side.