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Introduction

In this Article

• Advantages of the Professional Track
  
• Disadvantages of the Professional Track
  
• What does it take to be a pro?
  

The large majority of our members only play poker in their spare time and will continue to do so in the future. If that's true, then what is the justification for this article? On the one hand, we cannot dismiss the existential relevance of a purely academic interest. That aside, there is a small group of our members for whom this topic is spot on. The decision, to go pro or not to go pro, is hefty enough that possible problems should be addressed. For whom is this relevant? First, it is the professionals who have cultivated our community, but it is also for those who are ready to make that leap. They are those who indeed play on the side, but nonetheless have begun to earn almost as much at poker as a low paying day job; they could already live off poker money if they were prepared to make some sacrifices. Then there is the crop of young players who, even though they have only recently begun to get into the material, dream nonetheless of a glorious road to poker-millionairedom. Such dreams are often nourished by the glamorous events on television. It can't hurt to couple such thoughts to the reason-train right from the start.

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