Fulltime Poker Pro

To be honest. Living as an fulltime online poker professional is not as easy as it looks like at first.
To be a fulltime poker pro means, that your whole income is based on your poker activities.

You also pay all your expenses from this income. It will be a normal job, like as a bank manager or IT consultant.

Thanks to online poker, you are able to work from home.

When at your residence is a live game is available you have an additional playing ground.

Although we think, that more money is made playing online.

How much do you need to make per month?

We consider between $5.000 - $10.000 as a decent monthly income for a poker pro.

Of course depending on your expenses and lifestle.

Below you will need a second job to guarantee a basic monthly income.

Remember: You don't need only to pay your current expenses. You also need to save money for times of

• illness
• vacations
• downswings
• retirement

What do you need to become a poker pro?

• a very good understanding and a lot of experience of the games you play ( Texas Holdem Limit, Texas Holdem NL, Omaha, etc.)
• a decent bankroll and bankroll management, so that you will never go broke
• a good time management
• the knowledge how to optimize your results
• a good financial planing
• the will and ability always to learn new things
• discipline to accomplish your planned tasks