[dungeonpoker]

Its all time and money. You need both. To be a pro tournament player you need a bigger bankroll due to the luck factor in tournaments. So you either have to be lucky right off, rich, or have a backer. Good luck.

[ssmooth8]

Well you have to realize that these players are pros for a reason. Keep in mind how often you see them on television and at the final tables. As you said they may not have great cards but you can't base a guys career on one hand. They play many hands to make the final table and to finish #1 or top 10 in that matter is definitely something to remember for oneself.

[QuadsFull]

What makes a pro? Hmmmm I think that you should be classified as a pro if you do one simple thing for 3 years running. To be a classified as a pro you should have to have to have 3 profitable years running. Yes it's hard to do but for real how many of the "pro's" do you know have had 3 profitable years running? Look at Moneymaker who in there right mind would call him a pro? But then look at Raymer, who won the 2004 main event, to go on in the 2005 main event and took 25th and $304,680 in money. Yet I don't know if Raymer had a profitable year in 2005 or 2006. What about Joe Hachem is he a pro? He won the 2005 main event, then in 2006 finished 2nd in $2,500 short handed event along with a 4th in $2,500 Pot limit holdem event. So I guess we will find out if Hachem has a good year this year or not eh. Anyway's you get what I mean, sorry it's so long. Thankx for reading. Replies welcome.