Good poker players in small stakes online games like 1c/2c to 50c/$1 will make betweenR$600 andR$5000 a month. Good poker players in live games likeR$1/$2 toR$25/$50 will make betweenR$1000 andR$10000 per month. Good high stakes poker players will make 100k per month or more.
So to answer the question of can you make money playing poker, the answer is yes. However, you need to use a strong fundamentally sound poker strategy. This involves first picking the best games to play in. For a beginner I suggest low stakes full ring cash games online.