Few years back gambling was just meant for fun and only fun. Nobody had imagined that one day we will hear someone saying “My Name’s Phil Ivey and I’m a Professional Gambler”.Due to quick and easy money along with the fun element involved, gambling has gained immense popularity which has led to many people trying to get into professional gambling.
Lets be straight, is it that much easy to be a professional gambler and win money just by playing casino games?
Can gambling be taken seriously as a career option? These are obvious questions which might appear tough to answer.Then suddenly some names struck in my mind like, Tom Durr, Phil Ivey, J. R. Miller , the Great old Doyle Brunsun and many more. They have been profitable gamblers throughout their lives. They have proved that the term “professional gambler” is feasible and gambling is their full time job. The amount of money that they posses is whopping but one must not be lustful until he looks at the reality.
Now the question that arise in everyone's mind would be "How to become a professional gambler?"
If you want to become a professional gambler always keep in mind a few things :
Self Realization
If you want to live on gambling, you need to realize inside your mind that now gambling is no longer a hobby for you. It is a profession and you need to earn an acceptable amount during a particular amount of time, be it in months, in quarter or in weeks. In short you must have a clear cut idea in your mind that how much you will earn after investing your precious time and money.
Real and confident
Secondly, the confidence level must be ever increasing but at the same time you have to be real.
Professional gambler never bet if they feel that the odds are against them. They are very calculative and only bet if they feel they have good chances of winning as they say "The smarter you play, the luckier you'll be." He must have a wide range of tried and tested strategies which he can implement when required along with an ability to take quick decisions.
Make your opponent fear
Once you started playing with good professional players then it is just a matter of time when you will make your own reputation among the fraternity. Getting this reputation is the hardest thing to achieve when trying to be a professional player. But once you have reached that spot, your opponents will be scared from you. Now you just need to play with their mind, even if they are in a better position they will always fear that you might suddenly rise up. This is a great assent to have,a psychological advantage.
Take control of your emotions
Many players that are new and want to become professional players play with the flow or in other words, they play with emotions. Can you afford to do this? A big no.
If you have skills, strategies and a calculative mind, then why would you allow your heart to interfere in the game. A good player never let his/her emotions to take over mind because you don't want to reveal your weakness to your opponent. In emotion you might play more than your limits and loose all your money. A good player always know when to leave the game and when not to.
Luck Factor
Sometimes the luck is on your side and you start winning a lot of money but always keep in mind that this is gambling nothing is certain. Even your luck is not going to favor you all the times.
A good player is a very nice opportunist it means they cash on to every opportunity that they find to win a game.
Blackjack and poker have the maximum number of professional players. Now in these games one should have a good knowledge of maths because the house edge can be minimized in these games using simple strategies which involves use of basic maths.
Play sober
Professional gambler should not drink or use drugs because it will eventually effect his decision making power, which is the most important thing in gambling. So always be careful about your diet and health.
These points will help you in becoming a good professional player but you need to have that ability to gamble because gambling is all about taking chances and not everybody can do it.
Lets be straight, is it that much easy to be a professional gambler and win money just by playing casino games?
Can gambling be taken seriously as a career option? These are obvious questions which might appear tough to answer.Then suddenly some names struck in my mind like, Tom Durr, Phil Ivey, J. R. Miller , the Great old Doyle Brunsun and many more. They have been profitable gamblers throughout their lives. They have proved that the term “professional gambler” is feasible and gambling is their full time job. The amount of money that they posses is whopping but one must not be lustful until he looks at the reality.
Now the question that arise in everyone's mind would be "How to become a professional gambler?"
If you want to become a professional gambler always keep in mind a few things :
Self Realization
If you want to live on gambling, you need to realize inside your mind that now gambling is no longer a hobby for you. It is a profession and you need to earn an acceptable amount during a particular amount of time, be it in months, in quarter or in weeks. In short you must have a clear cut idea in your mind that how much you will earn after investing your precious time and money.
Real and confident
Secondly, the confidence level must be ever increasing but at the same time you have to be real.
Professional gambler never bet if they feel that the odds are against them. They are very calculative and only bet if they feel they have good chances of winning as they say "The smarter you play, the luckier you'll be." He must have a wide range of tried and tested strategies which he can implement when required along with an ability to take quick decisions.
Make your opponent fear
Once you started playing with good professional players then it is just a matter of time when you will make your own reputation among the fraternity. Getting this reputation is the hardest thing to achieve when trying to be a professional player. But once you have reached that spot, your opponents will be scared from you. Now you just need to play with their mind, even if they are in a better position they will always fear that you might suddenly rise up. This is a great assent to have,a psychological advantage.
Take control of your emotions
Many players that are new and want to become professional players play with the flow or in other words, they play with emotions. Can you afford to do this? A big no.
If you have skills, strategies and a calculative mind, then why would you allow your heart to interfere in the game. A good player never let his/her emotions to take over mind because you don't want to reveal your weakness to your opponent. In emotion you might play more than your limits and loose all your money. A good player always know when to leave the game and when not to.
Luck Factor
Sometimes the luck is on your side and you start winning a lot of money but always keep in mind that this is gambling nothing is certain. Even your luck is not going to favor you all the times.
A good player is a very nice opportunist it means they cash on to every opportunity that they find to win a game.
Blackjack and poker have the maximum number of professional players. Now in these games one should have a good knowledge of maths because the house edge can be minimized in these games using simple strategies which involves use of basic maths.
Play sober
Professional gambler should not drink or use drugs because it will eventually effect his decision making power, which is the most important thing in gambling. So always be careful about your diet and health.
These points will help you in becoming a good professional player but you need to have that ability to gamble because gambling is all about taking chances and not everybody can do it.
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