Hey spalding, always refreshing to see oldies crawling under the rocks. I'm always up for some elites so you can message me if you see my snooper on.
Another poker fanatic here and yea I agree its getting harder to beat higher stakes games (online especially)
but micro-stakes especially are still really crushable so if someone is interested in the "poker lifestyle" and make some extra money just watch a bunch of videos on youtube, especially theory stuff. Don't try to bluff in micro-stakes, unless you have good reads - just play ABC poker you learn from videos/articles and playing according to bankroll management you are going to make money.
And if your anything like me, your most costly problem is going to be how you handle yourself when downswings eventually hit even when you are playing +EV game (basically meaning you were making the correct decisions, because its all that matters in the long run). Keep your head straight on the mental side and one should get paid.
I would suggest 888poker because micros are easy to beat or Unibet because one can't use softwares on it so the games are easy to beat and there aint any hardcore "grinders" on them. Finding a good poker software and a deposit bonus deal are evething to be considered to the +EV factor because why would you want to play in a harder game if you dont have to, right? Oh and you also get free 8 dollars/euros (I think) when you register just to check it out. If your cards hit right from the start, one should be able to build a bankroll from it.
In a nutshell, hard and getting harder by the day to make a living out of playing poker but theres still easy money to made on the lower stakes.
If I would be making a career out of it, it would be cash tournies non-stop and taking drunk people money on the casinos.
I wont be though, worms for lyfe.