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Originally posted by Rictor
Do you think I should change careers to professional poker player?
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Something often asked
Here's the deal - to play a structured game for a living, you HAVE to be playing at the $10-20 level or above. Consequently, you need the bankroll to go along with it.
Most people will quote the 300-BB rule (which says for any given game, you should have a bankroll 300 times that of the big bet in the game).
In actual fact you need a lot more. More like 750xBB to make any kind of headway at that limit. You also need to take into consideration that the higher limits attract better players. Just because you can do well at 2-4 doesn't mean you will fair well at anything bigger.
So yes, if you've got the cash to bankroll yourself, pay your bills for a minimum of a year and be able to take the losses, it's possible to play poker for a living.