In the latest issue of the YouTube video, the god Fedor Holz talked about a topic that many people may be concerned about: Can you still make money playing cards now?
Holz replied yes, but he also said "but." He talks about online poker, and he thinks that online poker is not dead, but now online poker is really different from what he expected.
Holz, who returns to poker in 2020, admits that he was really surprised by what the world's top 20 players have achieved.
How much can a 2022 poker player make
Holz divides players into three categories based on expected earnings.
In the first category, you can earn $3,000 per month, or $10,000 to $40,000 per year. Holz believes that this type of player is relatively low in the threshold, and it is not difficult to earn so much.
The second category, which can earn $50,000 to $150,000 per year. This is a big step compared to the first category, and this income is not easy to earn in other occupations or fields.
But Holz believes that playing cards is relatively easier to earn $50,000 to $150,000 a year than in other fields. This should be a great motivation for players.
The third category, the top players, is out of reach for many players. For most people, they simply don't make making $200,000 or more a year a goal, which is too unrealistic for them.
So, in 2022, is there any secret to at least reaching the second category of goals? On this, Holz talked about how you should put your energy in the right places and understand what the typical mistakes of your opponents are.
Holz says it's different now than it used to be. Ten years ago, you probably only needed to be innovative to make a difference, but now, all the information is visible on the web, and what you need to do is to make a persistent effort.
Online poker is still far from extinction
Indeed, poker today may be unprecedentedly hard to beat. But Holz, as someone who knows poker extremely well, believes that if you want to make playing cards a profession or are making playing cards a profession, there is still room for you to move forward.
One piece of advice he gives is that focusing on one game and spreading your energy across different variations of the game will only slow down your progress. That's probably one of the reasons why big guys like Phil Ivey and Patrik Antonius aren't playing much online now.
In any form of poker, the players who play the best are already experts, and it's not practical for you to be able to hit that level in every game. The same principle can be applied to different levels of the same game.
Also, you know, many players don't try to improve their skills, and they don't update their poker strategies with the times. So, if you can take advantage of both of these, these people are your "cash machines" at the table. The secret is that you have to work harder than they do, think more and farther than they do.
Holz believes that online poker is still a lucrative career path in 2022, and the goal of earning $150,000 per year is achievable if you work hard enough.