The answer to this thread is that every single person considering poker as a career will have different:

- qualifications (and the opportunity cost implicit therein)
- expectations
- financial liabilities
- familial liabilities
- attitudes to risk
- emotional stability
- external limiting factors - geography etc.

Realistically, the only things we can discuss here in solid terms are the factors that remain the same regardless of all the above, and the key ones appear to be a proven aptitude and a practical understanding of all the factors above. It's utterly facile to decree an arbitrary number - (and even if there was an arbitrary number do you really think it's be as round and convenient as $100.00?).

Perhaps if Euph, Renton and co were to offer a bespoke service to individuals who are able to express their approach to each of the variables listed above, we might be able to provide a worthwhile answer.