There are already plenty of well documented success stories in poker’s history, perhaps none more noteworthy than that of Chris Moneymaker, a normal Joe who turned a $39 investment in a PokerStars satellite tournament in to a $2.5 million win at the World Series of Poker in 2003. It was his first major live tournament, and therefore he was a virtual unknown in the poker world prior to the tournament.

His win is often cited as among the driving forces behind the mass universal appeal of best poker and online poker in the years since, as it gave players from all over the world hope to dream that they too could one day accomplish a similar feat. While such a victory is certainly improbable, it really is in no way impossible, as we’ve seen, so what must one do to follow in the path of Mr. Moneymaker himself?

In other words, you will need to continue to practice and boost your game. In particular, you need to actively seek out the weaknesses within your game and attempt to improve them. Do not be passive about your game and operate under the assumption that the more you play, the higher you definitely will get by default. This could possibly be true to some small extent, but if you truly need to get better, you may need to actively work and improve to make it happen.

As Chris proved, you do not need a great deal of live poker experience to perform well in live events, your knowledge of the game is far more important. Of-course the way you play online may also affect simply how much you improve. Naturally, playing in play money games is of virtually no benefit, as it will not accurately represent how real poker is played. The same can even be said of low limit real money games. The bigger up the cash ladder you can go, the greater experience you definitely will earn from playing online poker, though the potential risks will likely be greater of-course.

The way you decide to play and learn is ultimately up to you. You may wish to fill your head with as much knowledge while you can and read the playing advice of the many pros that have written books (and practically all of them have by this point). Or you might choose instead to keep your head relatively clear and focus on playing a simple, effective game.

Whatever the case could be, know that with some dedication, hard-work, and slightly luck, you too might be the next great success story in the poker world.