How can I become a professional poker player?
The best way is to read GOOD poker books – there is a bunch of terrible poker books on the market, here are a few good books: Small Stakes Hold’em by Ed Miller and David Sklansky – this is THE book for small limit hold’em games. period. Harrington on Hold’em volumes 1-3 – No limit tournament strategies Professional No-limit Hold’em by Matt Flynn and Ed Miller – great book on No-limit cash games. Before you embark, you will also need to accumulate a bankroll, something on the order of 500-1000 big bets. So if you wanted to multi-table $2-4 online you would need about $5000. If you wanted to play one table of $3-6, you would need roughly the same. Also – if you are going to be playing online, it would be a great idea to set up a new account where you recieve rake-back. This can be done at http://www.raketracker.com/ Also – it would be a good idea to download a program that records your desktop. Record your online sessions and have a friend (a professional, or very good player) review you
