What is a ''Pro''?

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Surely you can only be considered a pro if you are good enough to earn a living from the game
Only my opinion 😁
 
I'd say it's a step up from a reg.
When a reg has been consistently playing for a number of years and can sustain a living from it, I would say they are then a pro.
Some regs play for a bit and lose interest or have other commitments, so they are regular players but it is not their profession.
 
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Transcendence said:
Pro themselves I'd say! I'm professional! I know the game! I just know how to play.
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professional and a guy who lives from poker playing as a job takes away his main source of poker income this is a professional
 
Hello. To me, a professional poker player is one who makes a living at it and survives it..
 
danoscar said:
Hello. To me, a professional poker player is one who makes a living at it and survives it..[/QUOTE

Scrolled through the thread. Cant say I’m surprised.....but the last post on the thread before mine caught my attention.


The last post. Finally. So I went back again. A few people seem to grasp it, and a bunch clearly do not. But the one I saw......

Says it perfectly. “Makes a living at it and survives it....”

Winning super awesome CC freerolls for pennies doesn’t make you a pro

Cashing a couple of spin n go’s doesn’t make you a pro

Ten bucks up in twelve days of playing doesn’t make you a plus player and certainly not a pro.

Simply playing 7 hours a day doesn’t make you a pro.

I remember an old episode of wild n out. Timothy was chirping the audience during a topic called Things That Are Slightly Racist. Said the word Chinese and pointed out that he was Thai. He finished with the same sentence that I will..........

KNOW THE DIFFERENCE
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Just as you said, the pro is the regular player who can be profitable in the long run
 
Depends how you define “pro” but from a financial perspective I would say it’s someone who makes all of or part of their income from poker.
 
finaltable1 said:
These words are not slang words... you can use vocabulary or wiki or logic to understand the meaning.

1) Pro = Professional is the one who earns money for living from his profession. So in poker world "pro" is the one who has stable profit in a period of time. For example 90% of finalists of biggest live poker tournaments are professionals.

2) Reg = Regular is the one who plays often, but doesn't necessarily means that he has profit in the long run, Reg plays a lot and is well recognized by other regs and pros at the tables. Majority of Regs are also Pros.

3) Recreational players are those who play poker well, but it's not their main source of living, it might be a wealthy businessman who earns additional profit playing poker while his factories generate stable income without his participation.

so Recreational Reg is't always a player who has profit from poker. Pro isn't always a reg. Reg isn't always a pro. Recreational Pro is a smart and wealthy guy you know 🙂

4) 50 shades of the fish located below and I'm not going to describe all of them.

p.s. these values are very subjective, there is no objective opinion, some people in poker world can think that player who earned $1000 during a year of playing poker is a pro, while some other people might say that $1000 per year is nothing, cause they pay much more for the broadband internet during this year.
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I like this response 😀 A "pro" might not always be winning though - perhaps so long-term, but even pros hit variance and losing months etc.

ScooperNova said:
It's a lot simpler than this thread makes it seem. A professional is someone who makes their living playing poker and nothing else.
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Nah, not that simple. I only play freerolls right now, yet I don't consider myself a pro at poker despite "winning."

Alex70793 said:
Professional player this means that this man lives on money won in poker, poker this his work, his profession.
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Great answer, but some poker "pros" might also have side jobs right? Or similarly be a "pro" poker player on the side?

goaldriversv said:
poker pro is someone who makes their living off of poker as their main source of income.
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+1 Sounds correct, but even this straight-forward answer some will likely argue against - depends how one defines a "pro."

KristaK said:
hi hi
a poker professional is usually a guy tells everyone he a poker pro, often to impress girls
has no real job & sleeps in his car
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xD That is more to do with ego to impress others though isn't it? lol I could claim I am something, but that doesn't make it automatically the case - people lie and especially might for ego. Sleeps in their car? Maybe they are a pro...but obviously a losing one at the moment lol

RickoNNN said:
Being able to earn money and live from the game I think makes you professional.
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I heard one person say a "pro" in poker or not is if you declare it on your taxes or not 😀

TheDude6622 said:
Someone that takes the time to learn the game. Someone that watches others play, studies and utilizes different strategies, and able to play different styles. Someone that can be the player that only plays strong hands and in the next hour can loosen up and play garbage hands as strong hands.
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Nope. Unless, that makes me a "pro" in our CardsChat freerolls 😉

frnandoh said:
A Pro can pay all his bills from poker constantly, a reg generally is wanting to be a pro but he is not tottally prepared yet, recreational players may be reg or gambler, but they play for fun.
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Usually the case; nice answer 🙂

wyoming4paul said:
In the old Full Tilt days, it was anyone I got a t shirt for knocking out.
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😀 Yeah, being a "pro" isn't too difficult is it? 😉

Ryan Laplante said:
Pro and Reg are same thing.

If poker is your main source of income, you are a pro.
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Some would disagree. Personally, I feel like a reg is just a "regular" who is widely recognized at their place of poker play by most, but not necessarily "pro" or even a winning player. They usually are a winning player if they are dedicated enough to be a regular there though. Time put in to be a reg might mean they put in similar time to study and improving their craft.

BUSB0Y said:
what if I play everyday and I lose?
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Pros sometimes lose too though. EVERY day though? Maybe a recreational player or someone learning? Even they might become a pro in the future though - there is still hope 🙂
 
A professional player lives off poker, his salary comes from poker, he comes from teaching poker courses and he can only do that if he dedicates himself.
What differs us from the professionals is exactly the time he spends with the study, study of strategy, study of readcomment, study like the other players will be very study and very game to make it all in practice.
And if they are professionals, it is because they deserve it and worked hard for it.
While we ordinary players play only sometimes, 2-3 times a week, not much time to study due to our work, or other things we have.
 
pro·fes·sion

Noun


  • a paid occupation, especially one that involves prolonged training and a formal qualification.


    "his chosen profession of teaching"




Not much else to be said
 
BUSB0Y said:
What happens if I play every day and lose? [/ QUOTE

The same thing happens to me I have become an inveterate loser, I hope to reach the 2 million hands it takes to be a professional having won at least $ 100
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Topic : What is a professional?

A professional gamer is someone who takes the game to another level, in addition to beginning to see it as a job, and as in any part of life you can have good and bad streaks.
 
Phoenix Wright said:
Great answer, but some poker "pros" might also have side jobs right? Or similarly be a "pro" poker player on the side?
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Well, in addition to poker, there may be many other opportunities to make money.
But still, a professional poker player's main source of income is playing poker.
Although if you are a global poker star, then there will be advertising contracts, TV appearances, a contract with some poker room.
 
charliej said:
I often see a lot of the same faces every time I visit the casino and the same names day after day at multiple tables online. What makes someone a pro as opposed to a reg as opposed to a recreational player?
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He is an experienced poker player playing high limits.
 







I believe that a professional has to go through many stages to be able to live from poker, study hard and have the gift and luck that is needed to achieve success but I believe that most of them already come from an important family or personal economic power to be able not only to play In high limits but tables of real tournaments, there are still unique cases like a few have won a tike and have played and won several tournaments until they reached the biggest tournament and won it, I would call it a lucky phenomenon or an amazing person who out of nowhere got mixed up. in a different professional but I am also sure that all poker lovers have studied too much of being professionals but few are touched by the magic wand. I at 59 years old I would like to pass the wand only with that I am satisfied hahaha, it is not an embidious laugh is a dream to fulfill hope is the last thing that is lost









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A pro player who reads your every move.A man with an excellent gift for anticipating the situation.He's a wizard of sorts).And we stoboy to him far away!)
 
My opinion is that the professional earns a lot of money playing, knows a lot and studies a lot to achieve it.
The regular tries to have an income and does not always succeed. But he loves this game and even if it doesn't win him, he keeps playing.
The arcade only plays for fun, and rarely makes a profit. Also, he can't stand playing for a long time, only a few hours occasionally.

It is just my opinion. I can differ.🙂
 
Professional : One who earns their living or part of their learnings at a profession.
Be it Poker and golf...
Or Plumber or Electrician
You may have more than one profession.

poker player and trainer, Profession = Poker...
Guitarist player and teacher Profession = Music
Dish washer and drummer Profession = The guy who likes to make noise .... LOL

Mostly can you support yourself at your profession ?
 
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Well it all comes down to the prize pool,in most sports the minute you accept cash for winning your considered a professional thats the difference between Pro's and recreational players it,s just the money,golf, hockey,basketball,soccer,football,baseball that's how they decide
 
someone with discipline to take care of his bank and make it grow month by month
 
A professional player is a person who has played at least 10,000 hours of poker, constantly plays in major tournaments and has achievements in this direction. And then the players can be divided into levels. For example, as with any computer game, there are professional teams of different levels (level 1, level 2, level 3, etc.), but the players are professionals in their field, and there are others who can become professional players.
 
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