Mentality for being a pro

[mrmuzeman]

Ive often wondered if i could have the mentality to be a pro poker player (not saying im good enough yet, no way at all!) but the mentality. To have all that money riding on your livelihood at the turn of a card. Also im thinking about bad beats. Getting a run of bad beats time after time, Im not sure if I could take it. Ive been knocked out 3 tournies in a row all in at crucial times when ive been about 70% fave pre-flop for pittence buy ins and it still annoys the feck out of me! Is it just a case of working through gaining more experience and moving into higher stakes tournies and games gradually so it feels natural? Are there any pro players here? By Pro I mean those gain at least a half income through poker playing.

[GETT1NLOTS]

Re: Mentality for being a pro Jezza is a pro player MrMuze - the majority of his income comes from internet games I believe. Mockler claims to be a high stakes poker pro. I don't know him well enough to say if this is true or not though. Oh and Alien plays for a living too. But having witnessed his skill I doubt he's making much.