Many players dream of it, but few actually give it a shot. Playing poker as a professional can be exhilarating, but it’s also fraught with potential pitfalls. This week’s archive review features your host’s humble advice for those who are thinking of telling their bosses where to stick it and …Login/Register for more.

The Scientist asks,
Las Vegas or Los Angeles…Malmuth deals with the question; I’m hoping you will help start a discussion on this or simply render an opinion.
With no real metrics, I am unable to decide which is more viable for cash, players, (skilled Q&A #47: Las Vegas or Los Angeles – Where’s the Poker Better?|148|3.95|USD|| [...]

Recently a few players took issue with something I said in a recent interview. The controversial question and answer are:
Bernard Chapin: Do you think that with each passing year, the game gets tougher and tougher due to poker players sharing all their secrets with readers?
Ed Miller: No. My Does Poker Keep Getting Harder and Harder?|145|3.95|USD|| [...]

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.
Growing Your Wealth
Your monthly nut is $2,300. So you have Going Pro: What You Should Know [...]

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 [...]

PeterL asks,
I have read your book on low limit holdem written with sklansky and play at 15c/30c limit tables at eurobet, I find to win I have to be a bit more passiove and loose than you suggest as the amount of people seeing each flop is large and they Q&A #3: Managing a Bankroll [...]