I agree with most of the advice posted here. Making a living from online poker is extremely difficult in the current environment. However, it is possible that t

I agree with most of the advice posted here. Making a living from online poker is extremely difficult in the current environment. However, it is possible that the environment could change in the future in a way that makes it easier. Right now there are a few things making it extremely difficult to make money with online poker. The obvious one is the illegality of playing from the U.S. What isn't so obvious, is that the lack of casual American players has all but destroyed the global online poker industry. Back in the golden age of online poker, there were millions of recreational players who were really horrible, but kept playing as a form of entertainment. As the US Government started intimidating banks into refusing to handle poker-related transactions, a large percentage of these bad players (AKA fish) stopped playing. A few years later, when Pokerstars and Full Tilt were shut down by the feds, all but the most dedicated players left, leaving a relatively small pool of players that tend to be pretty good. So now that there is a smaller group with a generally higher level of skill playing online poker, it is almost impossible to make a living. At least three things would have to happen to make poker a good way to make a living in the future: 1. It has to become legal in the United States 2. It has to overcome its reputation for being unsafe (millions of people had their pokerstars and full tilt accounts seized.) 3. Poker has to become extremely popular like it was during the golden era of online poker. If you are interested in poker, and you can play legally from where you live, I suggest learning the game now. If and when these things happen, you don't want to be one of the fish. Please note that playing facebook poker won't teach you anything. People play much differently when there isn't any money involved.