A few points...
-Don't quit your day job.
-It's not easy money no matter what anyone tells you.
-If you don't have strong control over your emotions give up now.
-Its very hard to beat the low limits the rake will kill you. (25 buyin and lower NL)
Its a good place to start and get comfortable with the game just don't expect to make much money if any.
A few more points if you are still thinking about playing seriously...
-Get rakeback.
-Get pokertracker.
-Get stats on your opponents and use a overlay like poker ace hud.
-Treat poker like a business.
-Have a designated bankroll and don't use it like its your bank account.(ie Go on a up streak so you go spend all your winnings cause you think you can just win the money again tomorrow night.)
-Move down limits when you are hitting a bad streak of cards, so many people bust because of this.
-If you are prone to tilt and can't see your self getting past losing big money to fish give up now.
-Get two monitors more screen space helps a lot for multi tabling.
-Fold 72o
OK i figure i would throw that out there for anyone getting interested in this career from this thread. The 72o one is a joke... I am not going to get into any poker strategy because i will be typing all night heh.
I have been living off poker for over 3 years now and i know the learning never stops. The strategy part of the game isn't that hard to get down... play tight... be aggressive... blah blah blah. Its the other angles that will make you profitable... Example... Stats on your opponents before you ever play against them, Bankroll management, NEVER TILT, Get a poker buddy, Play with rakeback...
Do i feel bad i make money of other peoples misfortune? No not really... A lot of the time it's my misfortune ie. money going to the bad players... Its just in the long run the money slides my way more often then the other. Everyone sits down at the same game with the same odds. (yes i use stats and some people would argue thats a unfair advantage but its available for everyone to use if they choose to spend the time and set it up.)
One last thing to anybody thinking about playing poker seriously. You have to learn the difference between SHORT TERM and LONG TERM poker swings.
Short term poker = luck
Long term poker = Skill
I am sure there are some heated debates on what is enough hands to be considered long term... Lets just say anything that happens in a week or two of poker is luck. The only way to know for sure is get poker tracker and put in 20-50 thousand hands in and see where you stand. A lot of people change there strategy every second day depending on which way there swinging and that is just gambling.
A few things to end my post... YES i am a recovering gambling addict... I have not been to the casino in years and never buy scratch and wins or play the lottery. I know how it can be very addictive and very destructive. ( I don't see poker as gambling its a game... it does not give me the same feelings as when i gamble, it's boring and feels like a day job.) Anything in life can be addictive and destructive if overdone its all about moderation. Food drugs sex ect...
Light or dark? I have no idea, that is all new to me since i started reading these forums but that is my 2 cents on professional poker.
Peace and love
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