I want to be a Poker Pro

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Look for some sites to play micro limits and play a lot, and study a lot, review the tournaments you played and watch some more advanced poker classes and you'll get there.
 
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By the way, what do you think about Doyle Brunson??? He is a player, but at some point in his poker career, he decided to share his knowledge and wrote a book, and he also reviewed several books. What’s wrong with that? You are being very categorical – he plays and makes a living from it. Stop!!!

How does Doyle 'make a living' when he's not even living?
 
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If you were ready to become a pro , you would already know the answer to your question ...
 
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Hi guys, I'm just starting to play online poker. I'd like to know where to get good preflop tables for cash and tournaments. Thank you.
Gtowizzard free version is your way to go
 
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My main tip is to look for tournaments with fewer players.
Gradually, move into larger tournaments.
The more players there are in the tournaments, the greater the game variance and the longer the time.
In games with fewer players, you can get through all the stages of a tournament in a short amount of time, which isn't realistic when we're talking about very large tournaments, where sometimes we can't even reach the money.
Another great thing about smaller tournaments is that you can get used to the final table dynamic, as it's different from the one used throughout the tournament, because each player who falls means a jump in the money.
 
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I know and there in lays the problem of labeling anyone that can make a decent amount of money a "poker pro". Where does one actually draw the line? 50%, 60%, or 75% + of earnings from playing poker? And who's gonna trust any poker players word on what % of their winning is solely from poker. I'm not dumb enough to trust any poker players word completely.

Is a criminal a poker pro if comes in and makes a bunch of money while laundering money? The list of questions like this goes on and on. It certainly an interesting question and debate "what makes a pro player?"

Cheers!!!
you can win $200 a month and be considered a professional if that's your income for living, or you can win $20k and be an amateur. It's not about the size of the winnings, but whether poker is your main income? As for the example with a criminal who launders money through poker... yes, he will probably seem like a professional, if of course the profit is positive))) BUT he will not be one in essence.
 
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I think that with enough persistence and study you will get where you want, it is difficult but not impossible.
 
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Idk but there certainly aren't any or many that most of us would recognize the names of. Cause all those guys have side hustles, courses, books, crypto, stocks and the list is endless. Then there are the criminals that launder money. I'm sure there's some miserable players grinding a miserable living at 1/2, 2/5 and 5/10.

A "poker pro" by my definition makes all his money ONLY from poker. NOTHING else.

Cheers!!!
Are you saying that an electrician can't be a professional electrician if he has shares or rents out a house, and doesn't make ALL their money solely from being an electrician?

I reckon there are plenty of pro poker players, and yes I'm sure many have other things they do, but if those are massively poker related, then that still making money from poker! Clearly!

Crypto, stocks etc are just investments and many people have them, and are still considered professionals at what they do, or work full time in that job!!

I don't really think your argument holds up
 
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We would like to become all pros but make it very few brm is very important
 
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not sure if i ant to be a pro to but as a hobby its fine for me xd
 
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Professionalism takes years of hard daily work.
 
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GGPoker is currently the best online room. You can start there or even just play there. Other rooms aren't on par with GGPoker.
 
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Be good enough to attain a sponsorship deal.
 
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Hi guys, I'm just starting to play online poker. I'd like to know where to get good preflop tables for cash and tournaments. Thank you.
man, go to the CC poker course.. it will give you a hint. then you might want to try GTO Wizard pre-flop solutions (its free), it will give you good notions of ranges
 
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That's a great goal! Becoming a poker pro takes lot of practice, study, and discipline, but with dedication and smart bankroll management, it's definitely possible. Start by learning strategy, analyzing your hands, and playing consistently. Keep improving every day!
 
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Upswing or raise your edge have good courses
 
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I think that tournaments are easier to be profitable than cash games.

This is based only in my own opinion and experiences, but it seems to be logical that cash games are easier targets for botrings and cheaters in general.
Of course tournaments are a much slower profit, but maybe that's is what makes them still possible.
 
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If you want to be someone, just be someone...)
 
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