poker for a living

[BTMegaCash]

is there a certain amount of money that is considered enough to make a run at playing poker professionally...obv i am not ready to do that as of now but it will give me some sort of goal to shoot for within the next couple years

[ike]

its totally possible to start playing with no money and build a bankroll from freerolls. but i wouldn't quit my job until i had at least several thousand dollars to commit to poker plus my living expenses for at least 6 months taken care of.

[JPantz]

I've always heard the 6 months thing. I've always figured that it's possible to win a smaller tournament and if you get like $30,000+ you could essentially quit your job and be a "pro". Lots of people don't even make 30 grand in a year. I feel like being a pro really isn't hard necessarily. Being a good pro and making mad bank and being consistent is the hard part.

[jsmith5]

A lot. I see good players go broke all the time. It's a tough life. I wouldn't do it if I were you until I paid my next 6 months rent in advance. (or even a year)

[BTMegaCash]

yea thats what i was thinking probably 10K in the bank and 15-25K in the bank roll

[stephenNUTS]

First of all TO MAKE A LIVING playing poker(thats rent,food,health bills, car expenses,insurance,and everything else,etc)is obviously dependent on what stakes/ability you have to begin with!

Just implying a generic "B/R of 10K............and 20K in the bank",just aint gonna' cut it for the OP.There are TOO many more variables to address!

Just being honest

[TEKEE]

just because you take down 50K for 1st in a tourney does not mean you will recieve the entire 50K,say hello to the IRS.dont you love the government.

[rgold79]

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I've always heard the 6 months thing. I've always figured that it's possible to win a smaller tournament and if you get like $30,000+ you could essentially quit your job and be a "pro". Lots of people don't even make 30 grand in a year. I feel like being a pro really isn't hard necessarily. Being a good pro and making mad bank and being consistent is the hard part.

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There are so many people who crash and burn after a big tournament score because it leads them to overestimate their own skills. To do it successfully you really need to demonstrate that you can win consistently over a long term. If you're grinding at 1-2NL, winning 25K in a tournament does not suddenly mean that you can beat 10-20.

[kassdog]

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I've always heard the 6 months thing. I've always figured that it's possible to win a smaller tournament and if you get like $30,000+ you could essentially quit your job and be a "pro". Lots of people don't even make 30 grand in a year. I feel like being a pro really isn't hard necessarily. Being a good pro and making mad bank and being consistent is the hard part.

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There are so many people who crash and burn after a big tournament score because it leads them to overestimate their own skills. To do it successfully you really need to demonstrate that you can win consistently over a long term. If you're grinding at 1-2NL, winning 25K in a tournament does not suddenly mean that you can beat 10-20.

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AKA Chris Moneymaker

[johnnyrocket]

yea have money aside for rent and such, its not too tough to make a good living online/slash live if u are a pretty good player

its tough to make it to the levels where you're making a few hundred thousand - millions a year level