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godofgamblers
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Re: The college kids not working..it makes me sick..... [Re: Don West]
#5825742 - 05/15/06 04:03 PM

That's actually exactly what I had in mind. I make about 1500-2k a month online, which is probably as good if not better than a real summer job, but I'm pretty worried about having a blank resume. I was lazy and haven't set myself up with an internship (2nd year going into third), so I'm gonna look for the next week or two, and if I still don't get anything, I'm gonna have to settle for a lousy 7/hr retailing job. The money sucks, but I'd rather have something on my resume.

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Re: The college kids not working..it makes me sick..... [Re: KKsuited]
#5825782 - 05/15/06 04:06 PM

every person has to make their own mistakes in this world. there's no better teacher than experience and when a lot of these kids are broke and regretting missed opportunites, hopefully they will have gained some life experience. they certainly won't listen to anyone if they have their minds set on doing it. we all have had to take our lumps

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Re: The college kids not working..it makes me sick..... [Re: KKsuited]
#5825909 - 05/15/06 04:14 PM

Disclaimer: I play for a living.

If you're a rising senior in college, absolutley get an internship for the summer. That internship could be very influential in a full time job after college. Even if you can make 15k-20k dollars playing poker for a summer, and will make 2k-3k (or get an unpaid internship), the possibility of locking up a job after college is way more valuable.

If you are a rising sophomore or junior, it's a lot more questionable. If your options are working as a camp counselor or playing poker, if you really want to try poker for the summer, go for it.

The summer's are really valuable to the college experience if you use them wisely. They can help you decide what you want to do for a living after school or they are also a time where you have the opportunity to do something which you don't have time to do.

Poker can fit both of those categories. You might play poker during the summer and realize, hey, this is great as a hobby, but not for me full time. Or you might lean towards doing it full time at some point (I would under no circumstance advocate dropping out of college for poker). Or you might just want to have fun for a summer, and that's cool too.

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Re: The college kids not working..it makes me sick..... [Re: Sponger.]
#5825962 - 05/15/06 04:18 PM

Nobody beats Sponger in an internet trash talking battle.

Thats 14,000 posts of practice and way too much natural talent.

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Re: The college kids not working..it makes me sick..... [Re: revlis87]
#5826048 - 05/15/06 04:25 PM

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You werent saying that I guess so I dont have a problem with telling a 55 sit and go player to get a job at all.

I guess you dont realize someone who 6-10 tables the $55's can make tons of money. Theres pros making a living off playing $55 sngs.

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Re: The college kids not working..it makes me sick..... [Re: J_V]
#5826055 - 05/15/06 04:25 PM

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Nobody beats Sponger in an internet trash talking battle.

Thats 14,000 posts of practice and way too much natural talent.

lol, I'm not going to even try. I'm sure with that much experience I should stay away.

My post my come across a little harsh, but I think most get the point.

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Re: The college kids not working..it makes me sick..... [Re: J_V]
#5826062 - 05/15/06 04:26 PM

While we're on topic, I might as well ask.

Does anybody have any opinions on playing poker vs getting a nonrelated job to your major such as a retailing job at Best Buy? My resume is pretty much completely blank except volunteering pre-college, and a waitering job I had for 3 months freshman year.

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Re: The college kids not working..it makes me sick..... [Re: Hendricks433]
#5826071 - 05/15/06 04:26 PM

$55 SnG 6-10 tables I'll assume is 60-100 a day if you're a pro... You're looking in the hundreds a day with a decent ROI

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Re: The college kids not working..it makes me sick..... [Re: Sponger.]
#5826090 - 05/15/06 04:28 PM

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I have 21 years of experience of not being a complete loser who everyone probably hates.

Fooled me.

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Re: The college kids not working..it makes me sick..... [Re: J_V]
#5826103 - 05/15/06 04:29 PM

Good post. You need work experience on a resume because you do not want to mention poker in an interview or on a resume. I am a college senior and had several interviews this past year. Pretty much across the board, if I mentioned poker in the interview, I got no job offer, if I didn't mention poker, I got an offer and they were all for comparable positions/companies.

Poker will not be around forever and let's be honest, most of us are not good enough to make 100,000 a year consistently playing poker. However, with good grades through college at a decent it isn't hard to get their with a real job.

Also, it is very possible to have a summer job and still get 10-20 hours of poker per week.

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