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by dl8 4565 days ago
If you're in the US, it was very do-able before Black Friday (when the 3 major websites got banned), but nowadays it's way tougher since the sites that you can actually play in the US don't have as much action. In the past, you could basically multi-table at the medium-high stakes, break even, and make 60k+ on the rakeback + bonuses the sites give you (like comps from a casino).

But overall, from what I hear, it's just a grueling "job". Especially if you don't have the mindset to handle it, as in you'd have to handle being unlucky for a long time (downswings) and not tilt.

But if you have the right attitude and truly enjoy the game, then yes, you can make a living playing poker online, although you may lose a lot of money initially until you have the skills to consistently out play your opponents.