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Originally Posted by Ren
Free online poker is a good way to get an understanding for the basics. It takes a lot of experience to be able to immediately recognize all the possible hands that can beat you and when to play the pot odds, and if you can do that without breaking your wallet so much the better. It also takes a while to develop the ability to calculate odds in your head (believe me, sometimes it can get messy but it absolutely is an essential skill if your goal is to make money long-term). If you really want to start making money though you're eventually going to have to move away from online poker and start developing your game in the real world. Being able to read players, spot tells, and use mind games is the best way to succeed in the any poker scene which are all things you can't do in online poker (or at least, not nearly as effectively).
There's definitely no fast road to making money in poker, online or otherwise. You're going to have to lose a lot of money before you start making it consistently.
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I disagree. It is absolutely possible to make good money playing online poker. It takes a lot of work, but you don't need to learn to play live to make money.