So you think your ready to play with the big boys huh? We have all had dreams of playing professional poker at one time or another. Most of us snap out of it and drudge into work each and every day like everyone else. However, there are still some of us that aspire to play poker for a living and are deadly serious about it.

Personally I have absolutely no interest in playing poker professionally. However, I do have an incredibly high drive to be able to compete and thrive in a field that includes professional players. Trust me I digest any and everything that I believe will improve my game from books, videos, and interviews to conversations with other players like myself that simply love the game. I happen to work as a Network Administrator by day and I rather enjoy my job of making computers talk to each other and transmit email all around the world. However, I am extremely aware of the pitfalls of playing professional poker from hearing the stories of others that have both tried and failed as well as succeeded.

Having said that I found an article that kind of discusses what it takes to be a grinder on the day-to-day level and thought it might make for a good read.

The link is posted below:

Poker Mentality