Become a Pro Poker Player

January 25, 2010

Chances are you’ve been playing poker for a while now, you know all the rules for poker games and you’re winning often enough that you’re starting to wonder if you could make a living out of it.
With all the media attention that professional poker players have been getting lately thanks to shows, movies, and television coverage of some of the biggest tournaments, a lot of amateur players are starting to see the appeal of playing poker for a living, and wants to play the pros.
But professional poker is not all excitement, big pots, groupies, and glamour.
In fact, very few pro players would wish their job on others.
If you’re not deterred by hard work, big losses, and odd hours, read on.

Money Management

Most amateur players are under the misconception that being a professional is all about skill.
While skill is the only thing that will bring the money in, one of the most important parts of being a pro is learning how to manage that money once you’ve got it.
Once playing online poker games becomes your profession, you can’t borrow from your paycheck anymore if you blow your bankroll, and you’ll be lucky if that big pot you just raked in will cover all your bills.

Before you even consider going poker pro, you need to have a bankroll large enough to back that decision.
You also need to consistently be winning more than you lose, and you need to feel sure that you can set and stick to limits, because once that bankroll’s gone it’ll be back to work and you’ll be back to playing poker as an amateur again.

Be Good at a Variety of Games

A lot of amateurs find one game they really like and concentrate all their playing at those tables.
Maybe you clean up at Texas Hold ‘em every Friday with your buddies, but that’s not going to cut it when you’re sitting with the pros. Not only do you need to have the skills necessary to play the pros, but you should be able to apply those skills to as many games as possible. Take a look at the World Series of Poker tournament placings, and you’ll see that the best poker pros garnered top placings in several different games.
When poker is your job, you need to make money whenever and wherever you can.

Play Live and Online

Having said that, you should also diversify where and how you play.
But the most important part is that you take advantage of Poker Rakeback when you play.
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It helps to be both a good live and online player, as between the two you will always have work.
On the front page you can find a list of online poker sites for US players with the best bonuses.

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