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At the beginning of the century, when the famous Moneymaker effect occurred, poker was seen as a fertile ground where the dreams of millions of people, who yearned to make a living through poker, could be sown. For years, this was possible thanks to the large masses of players who joined the game, generating enormous fields of beginner players, ready to hand over their money to those who were willing to make the extra effort to become professionals. Some believe that this is no longer possible, because the general level of players has risen too much. But is this really the case?
“People say the poker dream is dead,” wrote Jeremy Ausmus
This generated an intense debate between players who claim the opposite and those who agree with Ausmus.
Fedor Holz
Another player who joined the debate was Matt Berkey
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Ausmus simply explained: “I agree it’s harder than before, but people are still doing it.”
Dan Smith
Nick Palma
It is true that solvers and training schools have democratized knowledge that was once reserved only for elite players. However, there are still numerous cases of players who, through grind and study, make their way in the competitive world of professional poker.
For you, is the dream of professional poker still alive, or is it increasingly difficult to make a living from playing cards?
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