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tonypoker
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becoming a professional
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i've been playing this poker lark for a little while now and normally end up ahead. How good do I need to be to turn pro? Does it provide enough income to support a wife and kids? Do I have to travel a lot or can I make my living online? What are the best games to play and how quickly do I need to move up?
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madasahatstand
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June 27, 2007, 06:26:37 PM »
it depends how good you are, how much money you are starting with and numerous other factors I would imagine. There are lots of good players who dont make a living out of poker so if this is a new venture for you, maybe trying it part time would be the best place to start?
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Do you bluff a lot?
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June 27, 2007, 06:29:12 PM »
Will you have time, now you are envoy to the middle east?
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Perhaps in between spells as Middle East Envoy you might get time Tone?
(for the unwitting, spoof poster alert......)
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Re: becoming a professional
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June 27, 2007, 06:29:52 PM »
having read your posts on the when to show a bluff thread i would say dont give up your day job
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Quote from: Ironside on June 27, 2007, 06:29:52 PM
having read your posts on the when to show a bluff thread i would say dont give up your day job
Sorry, alea jacta est
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not me
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Surely you can change
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The very last hand of the night goes to Dewi James, who finds ACES and talks Raymond O’Mahoney into calling his all-in preflop bet of 15k. “If I had AQ, I’d call!” says Dewi. Raymond calls holding pocket 66’s.
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June 27, 2007, 06:38:48 PM »
Party poker would seem to be suitable for one's talents.....
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Poker in the Pub would be a good start for you..........might even pick up a new job while you're at it.
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Try it, if you go broke, you go broke.
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Re: becoming a professional
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June 27, 2007, 08:13:19 PM »
Quote from: tonypoker on June 27, 2007, 06:23:47 PM
i've been playing this poker lark for a little while now and normally end up ahead. How good do I need to be to turn pro? Does it provide enough income to support a wife and kids? Do I have to travel a lot or can I make my living online? What are the best games to play and how quickly do I need to move up?
Whoa,whoa,whoa !! You ask questions, questions, questions....but don't really give any information !
What do you qualify as ''been playing for a little while now'' ? And a business run properly would hardly be termed a ''lark'' now, would it ?
What you have to remember if you're serious about becoming a pro, is that you need a couple of years thorough detailed financial records ( and I mean thorough, i.e. complete records ) of your profits/losses together with a sizeable starting bankroll, before you can even start to contemplate playing for a living.
Even so a lot of what are termed 'professional' players still have other incomes either related or unrelated to poker to finance their lifestyles and look after their families.
I wish you luck and hope that you consider things carefully before doing anything rash,
Ian.
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Re: becoming a professional
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What you have to remember if you're serious about becoming a pro, is that you need a couple of years thorough detailed financial records ( and I mean thorough, i.e. complete records ) of your profits/losses together with a sizeable starting bankroll, before you can even start to contemplate playing for a living.
What about if you've played 140 PP $50 sngs with a 40% ROI and you really really hate your job?
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tonypoker
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June 27, 2007, 08:27:10 PM »
Quote from: byronkincaid on June 27, 2007, 08:20:19 PM
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What you have to remember if you're serious about becoming a pro, is that you need a couple of years thorough detailed financial records ( and I mean thorough, i.e. complete records ) of your profits/losses together with a sizeable starting bankroll, before you can even start to contemplate playing for a living.
What about if you've played 140 PP $50 sngs with a 40% ROI and you really really hate your job?
when i play about 5 hours per day I make about $250.
I'm worried that my wife and friends might shun me for not having a proper job, though.
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