Playing poker professionally, you can have an income of more than 10 thousand dollars a year, while you do not need to be afraid of lack of work, dismissal or inflation. As a member of a card club or permanent company, you can always find partners with money that will very soon become yours. When the value of a banknote falls, no matter - ruble, dollar or Swiss franc - you can always transfer to a table with higher rates. It is the professional aspects of the game, poker as a way of making money, that this book is devoted to.