Occupation: Professional Poker Player

[JuniorMontana01]

As the title says this topic is about how to make a living out of poker. Every poker player want to be professional (as far as I know).

I made some calculations and it turned out that if:

You play 20 days a month(or more if you play weekends when more players play) - 8 hours a day - and in every hour you win $10. After 1 month you can earn $1280. This means that you have to win ONE 10 handed sitNgo with $2 buyin per hour.

Obviously it doesn't make you professional but it's a nice start. If you're patient, you'll be rewarded. I know that sometimes you lose and this "strategy" isn't the best. But I think if you focus and don't go on tilt, the $10 win or more isn't impossible for you. I started to use it but I don't have 6 hours to play because I'm too busy recently but when I'll have I got to tell you whether my bankroll increase or not

Bigger tourneys can help you to boost your bankroll and help to step up to play at higher stakes.
Personally I made mistakes in the past which badly influenced my bankroll. E.g. I bought in with almost my whole bankroll - I risked almost all of my money, etc.

But you should decide when to play cash games and SnGs. It depends on that in what time zone you live.

Cash games become harder and harder when the stakes get higher. If you feel yourself good enough and you see that you win at low stakes take a look at the higher games. If you feel that you're doing good too, I don't advise you to stay there. Keep playing at low stakes but at more table. It can mulitply your wins and you can gain some experience. After that you can step up.

Always take some break when you're tired. Poker will wait for you and after you return there will be refreshed and relaxed - so you can continue your session.

One more thing which is also important... When to quit? When you earned some money (cash games) and tripled up. I think after a triple up you can stay for a while but before you run into a bad beat you should quit - it sounds silly but you'll know when to do it. (of course you can quit whenever you want: if you lost too much, after a double up-at a hard table full of with agressive players.

Buyins:
Chris "Jesus" Ferguson's advice should be considered:

• "He never buys into a cash game or a Sit & Go with more than 5 percent of his total bankroll (there is an exception for the lowest limits: he is allowed to buy into any game with a buy-in of $2.50 or less).
• He doesn’t buy into a multi-table tournament for more than 2 percent of his total bankroll, but he’s allowed to buy into any multi-table tournament that costs $1.
• If at any time during a No-Limit or Pot-Limit cash-game session the money on the table represents more than 10 percent of his total bankroll, he must leave the game when the blinds reach him. (source: FullTilt Poker - Chris Ferguson's Challenge) "

Well, I don't agree with every point of his theory but it some of it does make sense.

I hope I could help you

Good Luck at the tables!

(totally written by JuniorMontana01)

[arjonius]

Originally Posted by JuniorMontana01

You play 20 days a month(or more if you play weekends when more players play) - 8 hours a day - and in every hour you win $10. After 1 month you can earn $1280. This means that you have to win ONE 10 handed sitNgo with $2 buyin per hour.

Actually, this is not completely accurate. You have to net the equivalent of one win per hour. That's not the same thing. For example, if you win one every hour while playing five others where you don't cash, you lose money.

[JuniorMontana01]

Well, you're right but I didn't say that you should play more.
It's hard to decide what to do when you lose. I haven't thought about it - but I'm gonna think it over.
Thanks your help

P.S. I think that if you lose one SnG you should play onther one after a break and should be more careful - e.g. using small ball tactic

I'm going to try it out for 1 month and I'm going to tell you about what I experience.

lol but is a very strange way to earn playng poker... it is a valid way to spend some free time but if you want to live only playng poker you have to take part in a casino poker tour... winning there is the only way to do it...

also you have to win lots tournament to show yourself to the most poker team of the world...

but now thinking better your opinion is very good 1200 euro in 1 month is good... very good but you have to win every times and it is very difficult... lol

[JuniorMontana01]

It's for getting some money. I admit it's almost impossible to win every SnG you register

We'll see...

Heads Up matches are profitable too. And if you good at it, you can slowly build up your bankroll.

yes try doesn't cost nothing... )))))

[arjonius]

Originally Posted by zippodomo

if you want to live only playng poker you have to take part in a casino poker tour... winning there is the only way to do it... l

That is flat-out wrong. There are lots of pros who make their living playing online only. Go check out some of the sites that track online results, and you'll see it's not hard at all to find people you've never heard of.

In terms of making a living, it's actually easier online since you don't have travel expenses.

[admiral E]

well mainly you have to have money to make money. you can make it both ways. i need some luck lol

[JuniorMontana01]

Originally Posted by admiral E

well mainly you have to have money to make money. you can make it both ways. i need some luck lol

There are some site which offer you no deposit bonuses.

[arjonius]

Originally Posted by admiral E

well mainly you have to have money to make money. you can make it both ways. i need some luck lol

Actually, since you can start with $0 by winning freeroll money and building from that, you don't need to have money to make money. That said, if you're decent enough to do the building part, you save time by staking yourself to start with.