How many of you can honestly profit playing poker?

[jjc326]

If you are good at mathematics and can count cards why not?

Count cards? I don't think that when you play poker you have to count cards like blackjack! Of course you have to be good in math and statistics

[Junko]

If you are good at mathematics and can count cards why not?

Count cards? I don't think that when you play poker you have to count cards like blackjack! Of course you have to be good in math and statistics

There is an element of "counting cards" in poker. Knowing how many "outs" you have, helps you to quickly calculate the odds of you making a playable hand and whether playing that hand is justified for whatever situation you are in.

[wildan88]

If you are good at mathematics and can count cards why not?

Count cards? I don't think that when you play poker you have to count cards like blackjack! Of course you have to be good in math and statistics

There is an element of "counting cards" in poker. Knowing how many "outs" you have, helps you to quickly calculate the odds of you making a playable hand and whether playing that hand is justified for whatever situation you are in.

I think this will not work, like when we play real poker. with our bot difficult to count cards.

[twister]

I can probably profit from it but not from online poker, somewhere down the line it just doesn't feels fair but the live table poker I would definitely make good money with it but here's a thing, you need a good amount of money, so that you can wait and take tolls of blinds until you get a good hand.

[Junko]

If you are good at mathematics and can count cards why not?

Count cards? I don't think that when you play poker you have to count cards like blackjack! Of course you have to be good in math and statistics

There is an element of "counting cards" in poker. Knowing how many "outs" you have, helps you to quickly calculate the odds of you making a playable hand and whether playing that hand is justified for whatever situation you are in.

I think this will not work, like when we play real poker. with our bot difficult to count cards.

What do you mean, "... this will not work"? This is standard for anyone who plays poker, even amateur/recreational players.

As far as bots, I love playing against bots. Bots are the most profitable to play against.

[btcdevil]

I have never made any profit in poker. I do not know any such person who has played poker profitably. I have always seen people losing in this game. But I have seen movie in which some students earned huge profit by counting cards. Still need to learn that technique.

[SyGambler]

I have never made any profit in poker. I do not know any such person who has played poker profitably. I have always seen people losing in this game. But I have seen movie in which some students earned huge profit by counting cards. Still need to learn that technique.

have you seen the post that I made two hours ago ?? it's possible to win in poker but you need to study the game not just deposit and throw your money without knowing what you are doing
for me I know a lot of people online who are making good money of poker

well for me poker is the best game ever , I will share my stats with you guys and you would know what I'm talking about
I'm 20 years old and started to learn poker around 1.5 years ago , I'm not making that huge profits but everyone starts at somepoint right !!
I'm still learning the game and trying to move up in stakes passively while of course trying to keep profiting
I started playing at ACR 1.65$ SNGs last August I guess and now I'm in 5.5$ SNGs . here is my ACR graph so far



you can see my avg ROI is 13.8% during 1668 games
last month I moved back to Betcoin cause the bitcoin price is now more stable and it's trending up , so it's better to play for coins now I guess
here is my graph for 357 games



and finally here is my SWC graph , I occasionally play some MTTS there cause the traffic is low there



so as you can see it's possible to make money playing poker and with good ROI unlike other games , and let's not forget the rakeback 
I'm still a beginner but poker isn't a get rich quick thing , the most important thing is to keep learning and moving up slow and steady

[doublemore]

I have never made any profit in poker. I do not know any such person who has played poker profitably. I have always seen people losing in this game. But I have seen movie in which some students earned huge profit by counting cards. Still need to learn that technique.

You should check out some of the sites which offer long term stats on players for millions of hands over years.  The sites take a cut but there is room for players to make profit just like in sports betting.

OP says 9% of people win in poker, im not sure its that high long term.  It really depends on the games also think about it.... If you had a 9 man cash game with 1 hugely bad player and the rest decent, its possible all the other 8 players are making money and the bad player is also basically paying for the rake - in that example over 90% of players are winners.

[electronicfactura]

Poker you can not play just based on luck like other casino games.It is purely skill based in which you use different types of strategies just to win by realizing other you have best cards in your hand.You can make money till you play someone more better than you.

[Leonius]

Poker you can not play just based on luck like other casino games.It is purely skill based in which you use different types of strategies just to win by realizing other you have best cards in your hand.You can make money till you play someone more better than you.

Cards aren't important most of the time vs overall game play strategy.  If you play very weak players who dont understand the card very well then you can just play them via math.

[tk88one]

math is good for poker, but even more is ability to read people.
their body language, their patterns, just being able to sit down. play slowly unnoticed, till you have the nuts (best hand)
not being readable, and being able to read others very well. also really good at math.

alot of magic the gathering players turned to professional poker,
because in magic the gathering, over time, good players can see more wins. and in poker its the same, if you play alot and oyur a good player then chances are your abilities will show themselves.

me, im not that good at reading or hiding my hand. so i try not to play.

[Jasad]

Around 9% of poker players can make a living doing this.

Why even touch slot machines? Bet against a person not the house!

Become a professional poker player and travel anywhere.

honestly i dont love poker,and its why i never playing poker for bitcoin,i will glad to play dice game,its harder and faster. in poker you need experience and knowledge,but dice just need lucky

[ProfessionalGoogler]

I have never made any profit in poker. I do not know any such person who has played poker profitably. I have always seen people losing in this game. But I have seen movie in which some students earned huge profit by counting cards. Still need to learn that technique.

In poker you can't "count cards" you are talking about a  entirely different card game. 

[bitcoin-hunter]

Around 9% of poker players can make a living doing this.

Why even touch slot machines? Bet against a person not the house!

Become a professional poker player and travel anywhere.

honestly i dont love poker,and its why i never playing poker for bitcoin,i will glad to play dice game,its harder and faster. in poker you need experience and knowledge,but dice just need lucky

Well yes for some it is or can be profitable but for the most of us it's just a game used to divide attention and sometimes got some winnings too

[Bitinity]

Around 9% of poker players can make a living doing this.

Why even touch slot machines? Bet against a person not the house!

Become a professional poker player and travel anywhere.

Where did you find this percentage information? 9% players can make a living just by playing poker seems to be so high imo.

[ProfessionalGoogler]

Around 9% of poker players can make a living doing this.

Why even touch slot machines? Bet against a person not the house!

Become a professional poker player and travel anywhere.

Where did you find this percentage information? 9% players can make a living just by playing poker seems to be so high imo.

It is a very hard number to figure and anything you find online is rough estimates.

Some suggest only 1% of people can play poker professionally but I tend to believe closer to 10%.

It also depends on your location and where you play... A LOT.

[Leonius]

I can probably profit from it but not from online poker, somewhere down the line it just doesn't feels fair but the live table poker I would definitely make good money with it but here's a thing, you need a good amount of money, so that you can wait and take tolls of blinds until you get a good hand.

Online and live have different skills so that is possible.  Many of the live pros today cant get things going online, some of the best in the world even.  There is more psychology in live play.

[ProfessionalGoogler]

I can probably profit from it but not from online poker, somewhere down the line it just doesn't feels fair but the live table poker I would definitely make good money with it but here's a thing, you need a good amount of money, so that you can wait and take tolls of blinds until you get a good hand.

Online and live have different skills so that is possible.  Many of the live pros today cant get things going online, some of the best in the world even.  There is more psychology in live play.

Just use a hud! Or you already behind.. 

[Junko]

For cash games:

Sit and play at tables where the players are not as good as you are at poker.

Don't sit and play at tables where the players are better than you.

You're welcome.

[JesusHadAegis]

For cash games:

Sit and play at tables where the players are not as good as you are at poker.

Don't sit and play at tables where the players are better than you.

You're welcome.

Agreed. And i dont mostly play games like this because some say it has patterns and sometimes high stakes players often bully people with smaller amount of money.

Poker is profitable but as i said its only luck for small time players like me.