Cardplayer Lifestyle Senior Contributor George Epstein is as “old school” as they come (he IS over 90 years old, after all…).
When it comes to taking notes at the poker table, he finds that there’s nothing handier than a pen and paper. How to take good notes, however, is another matter, and George has some great tips to share with you in this article.
When someone’s just getting into poker, they need appropriate articles and study materials. Here’s another article for poker beginners, with tips about dealing with emotions, the importance of maintaining stamina, and game selection at the tables.
There’s plenty to keep a beginner poker player occupied at the tables, but there’s also some valuable essentials to master before even sitting down at the felt for the first time. From the rules and table positions to what stakes to play for, a beginner poker player needs to be properly equipped when starting out at their first poker session.
Proper tax planning is a must for any professional poker player. Without it, you may be costing yourself huge sums of money. If poker is your profession, there’s plenty of work you’ve got to put in that isn’t even connected to poker play. We’re talking about understanding the tax implications – including expenses and mortgage eligibility – that come with the territory.
As the year draws to a close, poker pro and WSOP bracelet winner Chris Wallace has put together a primer on what it takes for a poker player to conduct themselves professionally, as far as taxes, recording income and expenses, etc. is concerned.
When weighing the idea of setting out to try and make a career out of being a professional poker player, it’s important to consider both the pros and cons of opting to do so.
The dream of living wherever you want, not having to report to a boss, and potentially winning millions needs to also be grounded in the reality that you’ll have to put in a lot of time and effort in order to make it as a successful professional player.
Many people dream of being able to play poker professionally. The perks are great, of course, with tremendous potential upside, but there’s a lot of potential downside and risk to consider as well.
If you debating whether or not a career in poker is for you, be sure to carefully consider how prepared you’ll need to be for the roller coaster ride it can often be.