How to make a living by playing at the best online poker rooms
Online poker is not the easiest way to make a living, in fact it is a lot harder than it looks. And yet there are thousands of players out there right now determined to make online poker their sole source of income.
It is a liberating thought, and the idea of making a living from poker has always been attractive because of the glamour and freedom associated with the lifestyle. But the reality of being an online poker professional is very different.
The editors at online poker insider, a guide to online poker, are currently running a real-time experiment to try and turn a poker fish into a poker pro, and they can attest to the difficulty of winning at any of the online
poker rooms. "The first problem is the rake, which silently eats away at every poker bankroll," explained the senior editor at the Insider.
The next problem is that if you have weaknesses as a poker player, and even high stakes poker players have weaknesses, then those problems will be exacerbated by online poker. The speed of the game is so heightened in an online poker room that you play hundreds more hands over the course of any given month. In one session you will play double the amount of hands, at least, than you would if you were in your local home game. If you lose a little in a card room than you will lose a lot more in an online poker room simply because of this fact.
Online poker is also difficult because it is so accessible. There are always thousands of games and tables to choose from, and you don't need any preparation before you join a game. You can now play online poker while reading your email, surfing the web, lying in your bed, or doing countless other tasks simultaneously. It seems like a blessing for those of us who have a love for the game. It is finally available around the clock and on your terms.
But it can be a curse because it is so easy to become distracted and to treat those real money situations as less tangible or meaningful than they really are.
If we lose money on a screen it can be rationalized with ease. It's not like you drove to the online poker room and handed them money out of your wallet.
But don't confuse the ease of finding an online poker game with the notion that online poker is easy. It's a very difficult game to beat and only a select few can manage it in the long run.
