For those who don’t know, a few years ago I played poker for the majority (and for some time 100%) of my income. Today most of my income comes from writing and other projects, and playing is a part-time thing for me. I’m happier now. Being that I’m a guy …Login/Register for more.

BAM asks,
Ed, I desire to play No Limit Holdem for a living. I only need to make $48,000.00 a year to live. I am only interested in No Limit Holdem cash games.
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The last few months I’ve written about the planning and mindset required to make it successfully as a professional player. I hope those readers with lots of ambition and few responsibilities have taken my advice and are preparing to take their shot at playing for a living. Now is a Living on Easy Street|68|3.95|USD|| [...]

For the last two months I’ve discussed the financial planning necessary to make a successful run at playing full-time. If you haven’t read them already, check out Part 1 and Part 2. This month I’m going to talk about some of the intangibles: self-discipline and emotional control.

If you haven’t already, read Going Pro: What You Should Know Before Playing Poker For a Living - Part 1 of 3 where we learned to estimate our monthly expenses, or nut, and we learned to estimate our monthly earn.
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A fair amount has been written on the topic of going pro, but a lot of it is only moderately useful.
Most of the material written more than three years ago is almost entirely obsolete. And a lot of the new material is little more than a warning or plea to Going Pro: What You Should [...]