Quote from: veleten on January 01, 2019, 07:01:36 PM

as a pro player, how much of importance is the ability to read your opponent's body signals?
how would you describe the recipe to be a successful poker player, for example:
50% reading opponent, 30% luck ,20% knowing patterns etc.
do you have any tutorial videos you like to point newbies to ,so you do not explain the basics?
is it possible to make a living playing poker professionally?

First of all, good questions.

Like I've said previously (replies) above, reading body language is not a prominent skill at the beginner stages. It really all depends on what tables you are playing to answer if a read is useful or not.

A good poker player can take his losses. Most of the tournaments (MTT's) you'll play (like 80-85%) will not earn you ANY money. A good player keeps his calm at a final table, when the stakes are high, to make up for all the times you're not in the money. Discipline is also very important (not tilting, etc.).

Poker is a constantly changing game, the way poker was played 10 years ago, isn't even close to how it's played today. A good player will constantly try to raise his edge over his opponents by studying off the table.

A youtube channel named PokerListings, made some great beginner-friendly videos to let you start learning today. Check out the playlist here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tk0YZUIBe10&list=PLjox1pvr2DkY0njX0Z4jcLGRhkbfYkrq3

It's very important that you get the poker basics down, before you start playing. You don't want to be like 95% of the poker community and start out as a complete fish at the tables. Build a solid poker foundation, then start playing from there.

And, yes, you can make a living of playing poker professionally, lots of people do it, playing 2/5 cash games at my local card room has basically paid for my college education. Here's a list of the highest total tournament earnings of poker players in the world : http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/ranking/all-time-money-list/

If you have anymore questions, feel free to ask them!