Re: What do you consider for someone to call themsevles PRO/SEMI-PRO/E
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if you live off your poker earnings and have no other income youre a pro.
if you have multiple lines of income and poker is a significant portion of it you are semipro.
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I tried to address the same question on our Swedish forum a couple of month ago and got the same stupid answers as the one above.
It has irritated me that any one can be refered to as a PokerPro without any distinction on how much the are actually making playing poker.
What I think both Red Rain and I is asking for, Is at what level can one be considered to be taken as a serious PokerPro. i.e. not living out of mom.
Personally I would say that one have to make about 10K$/month in order to:
1. Have a decent living. 3K for house, car, schools for kids etc.
2. 3K for pension savings etc. I donīt want to live on the street when I retire.
3. 3K to build my bankroll.
Anything below this is not a life in my view.
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Ugh. No offense to the poster above, but...wow. The arrogance of that last sentence makes me cringe.
I've derived my income from poker for 2 years now, and I don't think the amount I make defines my job one bit.
Jesse
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