How many of you can honestly profit playing poker?

[jeffthebaker]

Well, poker is a player vs player game. Take out the house rake (1-10%), and you're left with 47%~ winners and 47%~ losers in any given session. Now, take into account that there are some who are good enough to consistently win, and that hurts everyone else's odds, but at low stakes/levels? I'd imagine there are a good number of us here who can profit. I just started playing on Bovada and I've been consistently winning, personally.

[Palakka]

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.

How to know, where the players are better than you?
If playing poker its depends on luck too, because good card does not always win.

[Deuceisgood]

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.

How to know, where the players are better than you?
If playing poker its depends on luck too, because good card does not always win.

One of the most important, perhaps THE most important skill of a poker player is sizing up your opponent. If you do this well, and are disciplined, you can consistently take money from players who don't size up their opponents or play as consistently. In rounders the lead character quoted Doyle Brunson: 'You don't play the cards. You play the man.

If you believe luck of the cards is important for your game, well, just hope you have fun while spewing your chips.

[sukamasoto]

Poker is a game based on strategy , luck and guts.
Sometimes I can make profit by bluffing or I'm work with my partner to win the game. When I got profit, I'm share with my friend

[ProfessionalGoogler]

Yes - poker has some luck in the same sense the stock market does.

Most people can't make money from stocks, but that doesn't mean it is a gamble.

In life I guess we just gamble our minds - our abilities. 

[killer5]

i dont think so, its not that easy , one with lot of card calculation , experience, dedication and bank roll would make a huge profit but i dont think all the time one can make a profit with the poker . you need a good calculation and also always bit of a luck

[Oralmat]

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.

How can we know if the players at a particular tables are experienced or not. The better option will be to first become experienced and then play save by making save moves

[rianwarcil]

for me to be honest it was the number 1 , if not dishonest in making money , not to be rich ! 

[DimensionZ]

I don't think I am a profitable poker player. I don't use any specialized software to keep track of my played hands nor do I analyze any statistics of my plays whatsoever so I don't like to play cash table games where a lot of patience and reading skills of players are required. I play poker mostly for fun and not for profit and I prefer to play in tournaments where buy-ins are low and the reward is great. I do believe the real profitable poker players play cash games though.

[doublemore]

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.

How can we know if the players at a particular tables are experienced or not. The better option will be to first become experienced and then play save by making save moves

Data mining and software will show you if they are good or not.  Data mining sites will show you their winnings/losings - i dont know what is available in bitcoin poker as regards these tools.

[Karpeles]

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.

What about tables where players pretend to play worse than you at first to make you bet big, then take everything from you?

It is a common scam

[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.

How to know, where the players are better than you?
If playing poker its depends on luck too, because good card does not always win.

How can we know if the players at a particular tables are experienced or not. The better option will be to first become experienced and then play save by making save moves

What about tables where players pretend to play worse than you at first to make you bet big, then take everything from you?

It is a common scam

"Listen, here's the thing. If you can't spot the sucker in your first half hour at the table, then you ARE the sucker."
 - Mike McDermott, from the movie, Rounders  

Data mining and software will show you if they are good or not.  Data mining sites will show you their winnings/losings - i dont know what is available in bitcoin poker as regards these tools.

True. And there does happen to be one betcoin poker site which is supported by the two main poker tracking software companies. (Hint: see my sig below.  )

[Herbert2020]

i like playing poker but i have never thought of it as a money making method even if it is possible and others can do it. i will never consider gambling in general as a good way of making money, it is just to risky to bet and invest in gambling.

[fullypak]

i like playing poker but i have never thought of it as a money making method even if it is possible and others can do it. i will never consider gambling in general as a good way of making money, it is just to risky to bet and invest in gambling.

That is very true. In gambling mostly no one can win money on regular basis. So instead of gambling for making money, just play for fun and entertainment without worrying whether you can win or not then surely you can enjoy the fun part of gambling. I never played this poker but sometimes I will bet in cricket games and so for in profits. But I usually choose most confirmed games and will not worry much on odds.

[outatime1]

Poker is too much of a game of reading other people for me to do well at.  I don't have that gift/talent.  I would stick with games that are just based on numbers and odds.

[brianlee01]

Playing poker is not easy games to make your bankroll profitable and also manage it. That's way you must playing smart than the other players in the table. But It depends again with the cards that you hold, So playing poker not only rely on skill but your lucky too.

[crossabdd]

I like poker, but I prefer play guaranteed tournaments. I can benefit a lot from the tournament. because by playing tournaments I play sometimes be very careful

[SFR10]

I doubt the percentage you give is anything near real number unless there's a source that I'm missing. I've lost most of my money when I used to gamble in real life with playing poker games. It's the hardest IMO and requires to have some sort of luck as well plus the whole playing style of players in terms of confidence and the way their face look has a saying on our decisions as well, in which most of the time are misleading.

[Herbert2020]

i like playing poker but i have never thought of it as a money making method even if it is possible and others can do it. i will never consider gambling in general as a good way of making money, it is just to risky to bet and invest in gambling.

That is very true. In gambling mostly no one can win money on regular basis. So instead of gambling for making money, just play for fun and entertainment without worrying whether you can win or not then surely you can enjoy the fun part of gambling. I never played this poker but sometimes I will bet in cricket games and so for in profits. But I usually choose most confirmed games and will not worry much on odds.

yeah, although i want to add that i think if there is a gambling game out there that anybody can make money from, that would be poker. because it requires a lot of skills and manipulation of the opponents and it is not just based on luck like other games.

[uname]

Playing poker is not easy games to make your bankroll profitable and also manage it. That's way you must playing smart than the other players in the table. But It depends again with the cards that you hold, So playing poker not only rely on skill but your lucky too.

yeah true that poker is not always rely on the skills, because if you do not have much luck maybe you will get bad card.
so luck is needed for all games