[teh_mewse]

ummm not sure exactly what your question is exactly.

First part, online poker will always exist in most countries, but some countries are getting seriously looked over in an online ban. The UK appears to be safe for quite a while.

To answer the thread topic, it depends how you define "a living". I remember when i was playing NL50, i made a little over 100 a day. Thats certainly enough to pay rent, and pay the bills.... but i don't know if thats considered a living. To be able to pay a mortgage and bills and feed a family WHILE saving for investments would probably be considered a living in my opinion.

I think that anybody who relies heavily on poker for their income should be playing at LEAST NL100. If someone said they were a pro NL100 player, i'd roll my eyes. NL 200 i'd start to respect, and NL 400 is where the you start to see a genuine amount of pros. NL 600 is where you'll start to see guys that make more in a month than you will in a year, NL 1000 is where the bubble high rollers play, and anything higher is gravy.

If however, you define a living as just paying rent and bills, hell you can make a living at NL 10. The games are so terrible at that level that a friend i was coaching consistently makes around 4-5 buyins a day, and he's not very good. Multitabling a few hours a day, its pretty easy to pay rent/bills at any limit except super micro.