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Playing poker may never really have been meant to be a life-long profession.

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A top online poker pro will play more hands in 1 year than a B&M pro will play in his entire lifetime!

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There's plenty of ways to start with nothing and end up with something. In poker, you're a favorite to end end up with nothing- even if you start with something.


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The poker world has changed, radically due to online play and everything that comes along with that. Success in poker by the determined, is now a reasonable alternative to starting other home based businesses.

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After 20 years of sitting at a poker table listening to baseball, basketball, football, hockey, tennis, boxing, golf, etc. picks (locks), the limit hold'em grinder becomes a gambler.

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The successful online poker pro is not sitting at a table listening to anything other than whatever music they happen to be playing in the background.

The psychological aspect of becoming a "gambler" is obviously something that any online player will have to deal with, but the successful players will maintain a "grinder", rather than "gambler" attitude.

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So, would it be fair to say that 5% beat work (make as much or more than they would in the workforce)?

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Online poker play hasn't been around long enough to determine reliably the percentage of online pros that can "beat work". However, like any other decision to start a home based business, rather than work in the corporate world, earnings is not the only issue. Most people who are successfully working their own business from home will tell you that money is not the only relevant factor.

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and your lotto habit now seems justifiable.


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There goes that "gambler" mentality again! Success in online poker is much more likely than hitting the lottery!

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Kids play video games for a month and never look at them again.

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This is wrong on many counts! There are many dedicated gamers who have been playing video games for decades! Game developers release games not only for "kids", but also for the video game generation now in their 30-40s.

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there is also little evidence that someone can retire on middle limit live games at casinos over the past 40 years

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This goes back to my first point, you can play more hands in 1 year online, than you could in 40 years of B&M play.

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In such a period of dynamic demand, no common man is safe from greed, collusion, and brigandage.

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We are not talking about the "common man"... we are talking about a dedicated player treating poker as a business, and taking all necessary steps.... to research, practice, evaluate... and ultimately improve their game.