Would you like to become a pro poker player?

[Poker Orifice]

I am aiming to turn pro next year and i am currently in the process of getting backers/stakers and also advertising myself as a player who generates good results - people think that if you cant grind at a micro level then you will struggle at advanced level, i disagree - if you have good math, know your pot odds, effective stack betting, table position skills and know your positive shoving ranges, you always have a chance - some of the best players today do not religiously play by the textbook, your table image is everything.
I am going to be playing a wider range of games up until Xmas 2018 and look to turn pro sometime around March 2019.
I am confident i will get there..

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"you always have a chance" < this is true but I'm thinking it's a bit of a lottery... & there's going to be a good chunk of players who will be showing up with handfuls of tickets.

'IF' you're good enough to play professionally backing should be no problem.
What game is it that you're planning on playing?

Personally I gave up the notion just after Black Friday. Online has become a completely different environment these days & live tourneys are too far for me to travel to. I play a couple live cash games but not at a Casino. I do it recreationaly & profitably and not with the stress of needing to do it professionally.

I would prefer to be a one hit wonder, hitting a deep run during a trip to vegas at wsop smaller buyin ($1,500).

 

[Poker Orifice]

Very good point I know players that play way better than some pros but if the luck isnt with you then you've had it

David this isn't actually true. I mean many of the pros have played 1,000's of games in their careers. If you're putting in volume, 'luck' factor in poker will marginally even itself out somewhat. Many of the top live tournament players today were (or still are) the top online tournament players and have played 10's of thousands of tournaments. In the longrun, luck means very little.

 

[Poker Orifice]

We get down to 16 people and i have 70% of the chips left in play and my computer decides to just stop getting internet.I never got back on that night no matter what I did.

Wow! That sucks! I remember those donk rolls on FTP for that NBC opportunity. Did you save the Hand History for that game? Would love to see the huge discrepancy in stack sizes with you holding 70% of the chips in play! (it must've taken a long time for the others to wait for you to go out).
I was a few spots off the top of the Leaderboard of the WSOP fantasy league on FTP & then binked a good score in the last couple tourneys prior to it being cancelled (forgot all about it til' now). That NBC shite must still haunt you... maybe you gii w AA in the first round vs. Helmuth & he rivers a 9 for a set & luckboxes out on ya. We'll never know

 

[David macdonald]

David this isn't actually true. I mean many of the pros have played 1,000's of games in their careers. If you're putting in volume, 'luck' factor in poker will marginally even itself out somewhat. Many of the top live tournament players today were (or still are) the top online tournament players and have played 10's of thousands of tournaments. In the longrun, luck means very little.

Good point

 

[Newzooozooo]

Hi.
Yes, I would like to be a professional poker player.
This would allow me to travel, get acquainted with new people and do my favorite thing. I hope my dream will come true.
Good luck.

 

[demibar]

I am not poker pro cause I am not successful player so yes that would be a good idea if I had the skills

 

[whiskers77]

It depends, I would say. Being that professional for earning money, that covers my expenses or more, then yes. But being in the public or such a called legend, probably less. I like it calm in my life.

 

[AKQ]

Wow! That sucks! I remember those donk rolls on FTP for that NBC opportunity. Did you save the Hand History for that game? Would love to see the huge discrepancy in stack sizes with you holding 70% of the chips in play! (it must've taken a long time for the others to wait for you to go out).
I was a few spots off the top of the Leaderboard of the WSOP fantasy league on FTP & then binked a good score in the last couple tourneys prior to it being cancelled (forgot all about it til' now). That NBC shite must still haunt you... maybe you gii w AA in the first round vs. Helmuth & he rivers a 9 for a set & luckboxes out on ya. We'll never know

I wish I did but if theres any history of that final tourney Arq/I left a piece of my soul there.lol Arq is the sound of a dying dog...very befitting. Wowza top 5 and they canceled it. If anyone wants to go pro they gotta cry and bleed for it even when you do everything right than bleed some more! Mabey I'll see you at the tables AKQ on ACR

 

[Poker Orifice]

I wish I did but if theres any history of that final tourney Arq/I left a piece of my soul there.lol Arq is the sound of a dying dog...very befitting. Wowza top 5 and they canceled it. If anyone wants to go pro they gotta cry and bleed for it even when you do everything right than bleed some more! Mabey I'll see you at the tables AKQ on ACR

DoyleRIP (but I haven't played on there in two years but hopefully will be by November if not sooner)

 

[Principg]

To be honest - no. Love to play poker, and i always will, but that's just my hobby and nothing more. If i can make some money - great, but don't see myself as poker pro even if i would have skill for it.

 

[Poker Orifice]

This ^ is partially true but the real truth is >> I'm probably not good enough And I'm not willing to put in the time necessary to become good enough

 

[Haze of Spade]

Playing professional poker is my dream because of the freedom and not just to get rich!

 

[Andrei Korolev]

When want more get always less,would rather climb the stairs step by step,and if it runs out then it's not mine...

 

[xbronk]

who does not dream of being a professional live poker would be great to become a poker professional I think you have to be successful in poker Hahaha luck greetings

 

[valanddon]

No I would not want to become a pro. It takes up to much
of your time, and life is to short to waste it sitting around a table.
I play for fun and wood not let playing poker consume me.

 

[KwazuluNatal]

Africa

Love to just get to play,but need to get onto a site, can anyone let me know what sites we from South Africa can get onto, many articles say accept SA players but once signed up, they will not accept us. Any help, most grateful.

 

[potrexal]

да я хотел бы стать профессионалом но это не так просто! для этого надо учиться учиться и учиться!

 

[Nikolay Nakhaev]

I'm just learning how to make money. I don’t think about fame and glory.
I study and play to improve life.

 

[Paya_31]

Hello, of course yes, I'd love to be a professional poker player. It is one of the dreams I long for, hopefully someday succeed in making this dream come true.

 

[m0t22]

Olá, se você estiver estudando isso, eu sinto que você estará no caminho certo para ser bem sucedido no poker,

eu darei a você meus pontos de vista agora, não como eu aprendi 25 anos atrás lol, embora não Esquece que sou apenas um jogador de break even, não um jogador vencedor

Eu sou 95% um jogador de satélites, os outros 5% de Tournys, por isso as minhas opiniões de aprendizagem baseiam-se nelas e não em dinheiro.


Mindset, eu acho que é muito importante ter a cabeça no lugar certo, e se sentir confortável com o seu entorno,

HUD esta é uma obrigação para iniciantes imo. Aprenda o hud, e seu pop up é de dentro para fora, comece com as estatísticas básicas, e quando você tiver aprendido, adicione mais, continue comparando seus números com os melhores jogadores, vá on-line, carregue vídeos sobre os huds, assista aos streamers / quaisquer vídeos de grandes jogadores com huds online, ver o quanto eles confiam neles, em breve você vai ver que tipo de números você deve alcançar, uma

vez que você aprende o hud você pode visualizar em live play como você leva isso adiante e avalie as pessoas em comparação com o seu Se eu tivesse aprendido com um HUD, acredito que ele teria me salvado Milhares em meus primeiros dias,

jogue no pré-flop, há um monte de coisas on-line para aperfeiçoar isso

Sua posição de jogo, isso é muito fácil de aprender o básico, e mais uma vez o hud irá mostrar-lhe a fraqueza dos seus adversários através do seu jogo de posição.

Comece como você pretende continuar, aprenda como mirar em jogadores fracos, isso é facilmente feito com seu hud, em stakes mais baixos, especialmente o jogo é preenchido com chamadas planas e limpers

Saiba como e quando planar / flutuar corretamente

Tamanho da aposta, c / Apostas 3bets e push / fold,

eu acho que estes são mais ou menos o básico, se eu fosse iniciante agora, eu me certificaria de ter essas fundações em pedra. e então vem o lado estudando como GTO com o qual eu luto, embora eu esteja finalmente tentando o lado de leitura de mão / alcance do jogo no momento que para mim não é fácil.

Boa sorte m0t22 e espero que você faça isso.

Thank you for the words my friend,Your words will be very well taken advantage of.

 

[VMVarga]

I'm not sure I would want to be the type of pro who has sponsors and backers who require me to play in every tournament ever held, and do promotions and stuff like that. But I would love to earn enough money to allow me to live a very comfortable life and continue to play high stakes tournaments whenever I wanted to.

 

[Nikolay Nakhaev]

I'm not sure I would want to be the type of pro who has sponsors and backers who require me to play in every tournament ever held, and do promotions and stuff like that. But I would love to earn enough money to allow me to live a very comfortable life and continue to play high stakes tournaments whenever I wanted to.

I agree. it's easier to just make money for life and be free from other obligations. Freedom of action and money is the sweet line of life[emoji12] [emoji12] [emoji12]

 

[migesan]

anyone who plays poker wants to become a proficient player, even recreational players, just need so much time, patience and understanding of playing poker as well as to learn to read other players, this is like football, everyone knows how to play, Only the most persistent and the best go to the professionals.

 

[Jayplay916]

Being a pro poker player would be great. My success I dont know about because my money management sucks maybe if i used a backers money and the scheduled my play time LOL

 

[mithri69]

Would you like guys to become a pro poker player? Of course by doing that means to play poker for a living. If your answer is yes do you think you would be a successful one or not?

well am i the only one who plays just for fun? I don't know i mean i love playing in my free time but how knows one day maybe i will be a pro