Becoming a professional player

[Smock8]

I'm writing a research paper on becoming a professional poker player. I think it would be great if i could get some comments from people who have actaully made the change from a regular job to a professional player. My specific questions are: What is the largest adjustment you had to make? How do you manage your money? What are some unanticipated obsticles that you had to overcome? What is considered a good income playing professionaly? Any other comments that you would like to make would be great. Thanks guys.

[ricdaman]

There are a TON of posts on this site about this topic. There are also a TON of articles on cardplayer.com. I think spending a few hours doing some research through this site and cardplayer.com will produce more than enough information to write your paper.

[Relentless]

It would be sweet if we could read what you write after your done.

[timmer]

its sad but the majoity of what has been written about being a pro gambler is pure horseshit. Although there are a few real insightful people out there. The real pros have a traders mindset these are a real minority. the majority are at best idle rich and at worse compulsive gamblers scamming people in one way or another to make ends meet. A bunch are simply whoring on the myth of the pro gambler or expounding on past good luck or work in the "industry". the rest are simply waiting to get broke.

I know this aint sexy but it is the truth as Ive seen it.

For the past ten years where I've derived a portion of my income from gaming online and in casino pits and cardrooms from LA. to NV.

[tek]

What do name guys like Brunson, Chan, etc do during the times when they were tapped out to get a new BR? I mean most professional players don't have mainstream job skills...

[dealer_toe]

they played lower stakes poker, in SS it talks about when Doyle went bust he built his bankroll playing penny poker.

[JoshuaD]

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they played lower stakes poker, in SS it talks about when Doyle went bust he built his bankroll playing penny poker.

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Penny Bridge, I'm pretty sure.[img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

[Joe Tall]

I mean most professional players don't have mainstream job skills..

Huh? All the ones I know had jobs, have degrees and were often successful at what they did. How you came up with this one, I have no idea, it's one of the stupidest things I've read in a while.

Peace,
Joe Tall

[Zoltri]

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its sad but the majoity of what has been written about being a pro gambler is pure horseshit. Although there are a few real insightful people out there. The real pros have a traders mindset these are a real minority. the majority are at best idle rich and at worse compulsive gamblers scamming people in one way or another to make ends meet. A bunch are simply whoring on the myth of the pro gambler or expounding on past good luck or work in the "industry". the rest are simply waiting to get broke.

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Since joining 2+2 last month and lurking for 6 months before that, this is the most honest post I have read in this forum.

[Dynasty]

Here's a link to my well known post.

Three Years in Las Vegas