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Playing poker as a career takes a lot more than just a high win-rate. There are numerous pitfalls that can derail even the best players.
If you have ever considered taking the leap and becoming a professional poker player, here are 7 tips that can increase your chance of success.
1. Underestimate your win-rate
The best advice I can give is to take a conservative approach to your “life ‘roll” in order to free yourself up to play optimally.
2. Build a sizeable emergency fund
Even setting a conservative budget will not completely buffer you against going broke due to unexpected real life issues.
3. Get your budget and retirement plans sorted out
While we are on the subject of finances, let’s talk about the future. You don’t want to be forced to find a job when you reach retirement age do you? There’d be nothing worse than grinding your butt off at the poker tables until you are 65 and then bagging groceries or cleaning golf balls off of the driving range for the next 20 years. (unless you enjoy doing that)
4. Diversify your poker income (coach, freelance write, twitch)
I highly recommend that you look into developing income sources outside of just monthly grind. There are actually numerous opportunities to make money in the poker industry outside of playing.
5. Don’t focus on a backup plan
You might find this surprising since a lot of my tips have to do with planning, this one might sound a bit counter-intuitive.
6. Leave ego at the door- Play on softest sites
There is no room for ego in professional poker. At least there isn’t if you want to maximize your hourly rate and make the most money possible.
7. Consider moving abroad
If you happen to be single or not tied down to your region, it’s worth taking a look at other locales that might be more poker-friendly for you. There are several factors that might make moving abroad attractive:
-Potential lower cost of living
-Some countries do not tax poker winnings
-You get the chance to experience another culture
I genuinely hope this guide has helped you in your quest to decide whether or not the life of a full-time poker pro is for you. For more in-depth tips, check out my article at automaticpoker.com/career
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I have almost given up on my poker career at 36… been broke too many times and my health has gone to bad…
i have a job, and play poker at night. i had 600 dollars of earnings, but recently, i only lost to so many ridiculous bad beats. i always lose with pocket aces. and i lost half of my money, can you give me any tips to how to deal with this situation?
Hey man, my poker game has improved a lot, I am not a pro but definitely not a fish anymore.
I have a question, today, I was playing a tournament and on the early stages, I had 20k stack (started from 10k) the table was fairly new so no read what so ever.
So out of position raises to 1000, I called with k 10 off suit and Bb called.
Flopped A J Q spades, I didnt want them to see a free turn so i raised to 4.5k on a 3k pot both called turn was 4 of clubs.
So now I assumed that I am safe because 4 black cards already out and next should be a red given that none of the players would have hit flush on flop with raise and call call, so I shove all in both players called. River was 8 of spades.
Out of position calle with A and 9 off suit and the bb called with A of clubs and 2 of spades making the flush on river.
Was this just bad luck that a fish might have called with the worst flush with 2 of spades or did I play it wrong.
Put of position
I like the videos man. I watched all the videos back in 2017 when you were doing the bankroll challenge. Helped me to become a profitable poker player. Have you ever thought to use these risk management skills to trade the markets? I only ask because of all the similarities between poker and trading. Imo there are a lot more fish in the markets! Just curious if you have ever considered it. Keep up the awesome videos 👍🏻
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