Turning pro

[joecash]

I'm looking for some quick advice. I just lost my job and I decided to become a professional poker player. I don't need to make a lot - just $30,000 a year to start.

I can move anywhere in the US. I'm good with numbers. The only thing is that I haven't played much poker. Where should I go to get good? How can I get good fast?

[Edge34]

You're gonna get beat on HARD around here - assuming this isn't some kind of joke...

Seriously, what could make you decide to be a pro, without having played much poker? Sounds to me like the best advice you'll get is...

1) Get another real job.
2) Work at that job for as long as you have to, even if it isn't in your field of expertise or whatever, until you get another good job.
3) With some of your disposable income, buy SSHE by Ed Miller and Hold 'Em Poker by David Sklansky. Deposit some money into Party Poker once you feel comfortable.

4) Maybe the most important - don't expect to be a pro overnight. The "only thing" you mention is "the" thing. You're clearly not in a situation where being a pro would be +EV (and if you don't know what that means, this is where to learn).

Stick around, welcome to the forums, but let go of that pipe dream of moving to Vegas and turning pro right now. If you're not properly bankrolled and confident in your skills, you'll go nowhere fast in this game.

[TStoneMBD]

im not an expert on locations or anything, but the borgata 10/20 is so easy you could learn how to beat it from scratch in 3 months and after a few months you could beat it for far more than 30k a year.

[NLSoldier]

You need to take a lesson from sup bro regarding how to make funny gimmick accounts. This one sucks.

[Edge34]

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You need to take a lesson from sup bro regarding how to make funny gimmick accounts. This one sucks.

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I'm awful at filtering out gimmick accounts from people who actually think "turning pro" is the thing to do...maybe I should just beat on this type of new account mercilessly whenever I see it and be cool with it either way? [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

At least if I did that, the real ones would maybe learn a good lesson, hehe...

[jimymat]

Kansas Citys got three poker rooms with plenty of action. Tons of Indian casinos in Kansas. Kansas City was voted one of the cheapest citys to live in. Great food. Sounds good for you.

[ismisus]

Some quick advice...don't do it!

[SCfuji]

find another job and learn while you have some constand earnings. i was lucky enough to have a hefty savings account to lose money to poker while i learned in the murky washington casino game. i didnt lose that much for the amount i played, but the fact was i was a losing player. read all the books suggested in this forum and play nickel dime limit poker on pokerstars to start off. if you have patience and are highly motivated im sure you will waste no time in playing higher stakes one step at a time.

bonus whoring will probably make you a lot of money too, especially when the bonus is so large of a percentage of the stakes you play. im not an affiliate myself but getting hooked up with one so you get some of your rakeback is a great way to build your bankroll.

[SinCityGuy]

Get another job while you're learning the game. Save as much as you can. In addition to your poker bankroll, make sure you have several months of living expenses saved up. Make sure that you're a winning player before you decide to quit your job.

[SteamTroll]

Funny gimmicky accounts add spice to this online community. Especially if they are thinly disguised.