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Question by Bob Smith: Is 4 years of poker experience enough for WSOP?
If I play online poker now until im 21 (4 years), with some real life tournaments too, will I be good enough to have a fair chance of a cash finish in WSOP?
By the way, I will be very dedicated in my practice of the 4 years, with many hours every day of practice. Appreciate any help/answers!

Best answer:

Answer by pdq
You left out one little, tiny detail. I think it might be an important one.

Are you a WINNING poker player?!?!? I’m not talking about fake money games – they mean absolutely, positively NOTHING. I mean – have you been playing CASH tournaments and winning money from them? Are you UP more money than you’re down?

Even if you are winning, I would still have to predict, “no” – you do not have a “fair chance” of a cash finish. Especially if you’re talking about the Main Event. Thousands of people enter this tournament, and most of them are highly skilled players. Last year, 6,494 people entered. 648 of them were paid. So you have to do better than 90% of the field!

I imagine if you entered every possible event that there was, your chances would start going up. Somehow I believe you’re only talking about the main event.

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