Becoming a pro poker player

I have been trying to work my way up from freerolls to low stakes to medium then to like 1k buy in tourneys but it is alooot harder than I thought it would be to win a big tourney for like 100k, expecially now that Full Tilt no work for Americans. I thought I'd at least have 100k in winnings by now but I think I'm even in money since I started poker 6 years ago... Any1 here trying to do the sane thing as me? Or any1 worked their BR up to 100k or more and have some tips please let me know... Gl at the tables all!

Patience, and bankroll management are the biggest things that can be offered as advice. Sure, take a shot at a higher level every now and then, but don't do it constantly, and don't risk a large part of your bankroll to do it. Something I have to keep reminding myself of

Yea your right. I know i'm no phil Ivey or anything. I'll start with building a bankroll, lol. I know that Chris Ferguson started with freerolls on full tilt and got it up to 10,000$ I think. So it can be done.. Well gl at the tables Magyk!

It is extremely difficult to become a professional poker player. But I wish you the best of luck.

Thanks mann. I don't know how realistic that is when i'm stuck at 10$ bankroll but you never know. It would be great to just win a big tourney let alone become a pro. Take care steve

yeah its just hard because i play alot better live then this online poker dang going on but yeah every one wish they had 100k plus hell i be happy if i have a ten of that but its fuking hard

full tilt damn i wish we could play on that site!

I enjoyed full tilt and poker stars wish and hope I will one day be able to play on them again

Well, good luck to you for your plans, but only a few can make a living from poker...

I would say it couldn't hurt to ask someone who already makes a living playing poker. Next time you play live, try to get chummy with some of the serious players at the table.

god luck with your plans i hope you become pro

Yeah this is actually pretty cool, keep us updated.

it hard task wach for bankroll max risk for 10% god luck

friend is quite difficult to win large sums at poker and if there are insufficient funds even more

You must have patience. If you won a few freerolls does not mean you jump to win big tournaments which .. Have to play poker with your level that is at 0.01/0.02. So it's best!

patience is the key my friend

Thanks for the advice all. To be honest I was half joking about "becoming poker pro". I mean, it is my dream and i work hard at my poker skills to improve but it is going to be a challenge to win big tourneys if I can't even get a bankroll. Well gl at the tables all! see ya on the cyber felt!!

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Originally Posted by greengiant

To be honest I was half joking about "becoming poker pro".

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Why say that? If you tell a joke I do not think you will be successful :)

Your right... I will keep grinding through the storm and hope there's light on the other side. Stayin' positive and using that energy to push to the final tables!

I'm glad I was helpful! I wish success to Aung as many final tables!

Hope everything works out for you. Looks like some great advice here. Much success at the tables.

thank you for your kind words Mrpokerverse. I like your quote you put up too. I wish you the best of luck also at the tables!

It is hard very hard been playing for 7 years to many good players now

If u dedicate a lot of time to research about poker playing techniques, implied odds, bankroll management etc. all things relating to poker and of course playing a lot of poker both online and live u cud become pro poker player wish u best of luck.

Its realllly hard to get from freerolls to eventually make 100k but its not impossible. To grind up to 100k is very hard, you gotta put a lot of time into the game and be able to beat the strong competition at the higher stakes. Its a lot easier if you end up shipping a tournament so a little luck helps in that. Just keep on playing and if you end up making consistent winnings, you can think about become a pro. If you're willing to play a lot, live and online, I would grind a lot of cash games live and play tournaments online. Its a lot easier to make a lot of money live at 1-2 or 1-3 and possibly even 2-5. Theres a lot of fish in those games and you can make a good bankroll from playing these.

There are multiple factors involved here to work towards your goal. Everyone is going to say bankroll management which is obvious yet always missed. I am a firm believer of 'begin with the end in mind' and even take that to the point of a sort of reverse engineering of a plan.

You need to figure out what type of games you are going to play, just MTT's or MTT's and SNG's or Ring, MTT's, SNG's, or a combo of any of those. From that decision and for any and all decisions for change along the lines, you need to make sure you understand the shifts in your playing style that have to happen in order to be profitable in each of those genres. And to go a little further, you need to understand the shifts needed from level to level within the same genre as you progress.

As you do these things, they should not just be mental thoughts, they should be written out in an almost business plan format. Does not have to be formal or anything but at least understandable enough that it does a few things. First and foremost it reinforces your ideas and concepts in your mind so that as situations arise, you have a reference both mental and physical. Second, you can share these thoughts with someone such as a mentor who is doing what you want to do or at least does well in an area you are trying to be successful in your pursuit. It also gives you focal points for your game that are far better than just reviewing hand history.

This is just a start to things, if you want more info I will be happy to continue. But right now I just had a tourney start so I am going to cut it short(way short really).

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Originally Posted by YouWereDOA

There are multiple factors involved here to work towards your goal. Everyone is going to say bankroll management which is obvious yet always missed. I am a firm believer of 'begin with the end in mind' and even take that to the point of a sort of reverse engineering of a plan.

You need to figure out what type of games you are going to play, just MTT's or MTT's and SNG's or Ring, MTT's, SNG's, or a combo of any of those. From that decision and for any and all decisions for change along the lines, you need to make sure you understand the shifts in your playing style that have to happen in order to be profitable in each of those genres. And to go a little further, you need to understand the shifts needed from level to level within the same genre as you progress.

As you do these things, they should not just be mental thoughts, they should be written out in an almost business plan format. Does not have to be formal or anything but at least understandable enough that it does a few things. First and foremost it reinforces your ideas and concepts in your mind so that as situations arise, you have a reference both mental and physical. Second, you can share these thoughts with someone such as a mentor who is doing what you want to do or at least does well in an area you are trying to be successful in your pursuit. It also gives you focal points for your game that are far better than just reviewing hand history.

This is just a start to things, if you want more info I will be happy to continue. But right now I just had a tourney start so I am going to cut it short(way short really).

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I have to agree with you

well, good luck in your venture. play big to win big.

i knew this guy who was always broke and begging and about 2 months later he had 80K bankroll so i think anything is possible

god i couldn't imagine working my way up from nothing to 100K that would take me sooo long

It's so much harder to become a pro poker player now than at the beginning of the poker boom. In 2000-2004 it was fairly simple since most people were uber fish. Now everyone has some understanding of how not to play poker. This decreases any edges advanced players had before. The margins have shrunk and the value is almost gone for online poker.

The best strategy at this point is going to be good BMR and to play SnGs and MTT. On rooms like stars you can get some value from PLO cash, but NLHE is pretty much a waste of time. All you will end up doing is trading money between players.

extremely difficult to do , have been trying ur way 4 a while but still nothing