Comments on: Are there people whose sole income is internet poker winnings?

By: Dr.Henry17

Dr.Henry17 — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:41:57 +0000

Yes plenty. I know about 120-130 personally but there are many more then that. It is fairly easy to make $100k with online poker so a lot of people are attracted to it.

Just using Stars as an example there are about 80 people with SuperNova Elite status which represents ~$120k in loyalty program value + whatever they win/lose.

My main source of income is sports betting and B&M poker but I do make enough from online poker that even if I didn’t have the other two streams I could still live well off just the online stuff.

By: muskie999

muskie999 — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:41:57 +0000

If there is I’m quitting my job!!

By: Bill C

Bill C — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:41:57 +0000

I doubt any of them will admit it but I think there are.

By: quincy

quincy — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:41:57 +0000

Not completely sure…but I had two friends in college that tried this, one dropped out and did it full time. He made about $1000/month (not exactly enough to support yourself unless you live with 4 other guys in a small apartment and eat ramen). The other one stayed in school and only made like $200/month on average. Keep in mind that they played A LOT and there were months that they made a ton and months they lost a ton so you really have to be confident and the type of person that doesn’t need to know where their next paycheck is coming from. I wouldn’t do it.

By: Niki S

Niki S — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:41:57 +0000

Yes, there are, of course the pros and some of the best internet players work only this