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Message: [QUOTE="ObbleeXY, post: 6891321, member: 437841"] I think most of us start poker playing it casually for fun. It doesn't really take that much time and effort to become good enough to be a profitable poker player. However, being profitable and being able to survive on your profits are two totally different things. Yes, there are lots of professional poker players out there...however those pros are earning their living off all the others who fancy themselves a player, but are really just recreational players with more money than sense. Poker as a job is a grind. But at least with online poker, you can increase the volume of your play compared to live cash games and tourneys. THink about it. You play poker now...do you earn $40 per hour when you play? Of course you don't (yet). So what would it take for you to make it as a pro? How would you get to that $40 and hour expectation (especially considering the swings and variance)? [LIST] [*]Find a game where you have an edge. [*]Calculate across those games, what your average winrate per hour is. [/LIST] Let's say, if you play one game and your hourly winrate for a cash game is $5. That means that you need to be playing 8 instances of that game simultaneously, without your edge degrading!, in order to make your $40 per hour. [LIST] [*]Start with the micros, moving up stakes according to your bankroll management rules. [/LIST] So you're playing volume games then...what next? [LIST] [*]A HUD is an absolute must for an on;line pro. Poker Tracker 4, Holdem Manager 3...something like that. [*]Keep extensive notes on your opponents, ideally in the HUD software. [*]Learn about all the various stats. Be able to calculate a few critical ones in your head on the fly [*]Learn your positional push-fold charts (for tourney players) [*]Review your performance after each session [*]Identify and plug your leaks [*]Identify and improve around your under-achieved value. [*]Re-read about folding. [*]Fold more. [*]Check more. [*]Check raise more. [*]3-Bet more. [*]Fold even more than that. [/LIST] Made it to here? I think you're starting out on the right track. Regards, JT [/QUOTE]

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