Being a poker pro

by: TJW
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A lot of the online poker players dream of one day going pro. It's the most natural thing, whenever you do something a lot you get rolemodels and you want to do it the way they do it. That's how it works in everything, poker, football and even at work or in school. The problem here is that being a poker pro compared to being really good in school is both a bit dangerous and can get pretty boring.

First of all, if you decide to go pro, may it be an online poker pro or one of the hot shots in the local casino, make sure you know what you are doing. You need to know that you're able to make a living on poker, remember that there are thousands of others with the same dream, the competition is hard. You also need to know what it actually is you chose. Doing something for one is one thing, doing it as work is a very different matter. Are you sure that you want to turn your hobby in to your job? A lot of people that have done it can tell you that most of the times you don't get a hobby as a job, you just lose a hobby because it starts feeling like work when you do it.

Compare what you actually are doing at your job today, is it repetitive and are the working hours a pain? Does it sound much better living your life as a player? I'm sorry to tell you but a Poker player and a general player are two different things. Poker players grind all night, how is that for working hours and is your job really that repetitive?

My advice, and there are lots of ex pros (some present ones too) that agree on this: Make sure to think it through before you decide to go pro.

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26 years old and love to gamble, as well as watching good movies. If they are about gambling - even better.

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