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If poker in the US went away soon? My friend asked me last night and I actually had a harder time than I thought I would predicting exactly what I would do. Just curious what some of the people out there who are in a similar situation would do.

FWIW, I dont think this is going to happen, but it's at least interesting to speculate.

tc

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Try to do better a school while i'm there and then live at the commerce for 2 years [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img].

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vegas, duh. Actually, probably get a normal job and focus fully on that without the temptation of being a full time pro gnawing at me 24/7

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Commerce.

Real estate.

Stocks.

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I'd probably cry and then move from Toronto to vegas.

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Consider moving closer to a Casino-based area. I have a real-world job, but make about the same in poker as I do at my job. I hate my job. I enjoy poker. I did the poker pro thing in the past, it was profitable but I lost my "love" for the game. With the stability the job provides, poker is fun again since I'm not playing to put food on the table.

I'd like to think that all this is temporary. WIth the billions the online poker industry gets from the U.S., it's just a matter of time before the sites band together and form a strong enough lobby to make a difference.

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get more serious about writing

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Kind of n00bish/OT question but: how difficult would it be for a typical above average intelligence med-high stakes poker winner to make a similar living from stocks, real estate and other forms of investing? It's something I'm very interested in but haven't read too much about yet because I'm busy with other things. I'm just curious to know how good of a "backup" it could be.

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Kind of n00bish/OT question but: how difficult would it be for a typical above average intelligence med-high stakes poker winner to make a similar living from stocks, real estate and other forms of investing? It's something I'm very interested in but haven't read too much about yet because I'm busy with other things. I'm just curious to know how good of a "backup" it could be.

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It's hard to bluff a blue chip stock off the best hand. And Margin Calls can be far more damaging than marginal calls.

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law school or philosophy grad school

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I'm surprised I havn't heard more people say they'd move out of the US for a while.

Edit - That is if my assumption that TC meant if online gambling in the USA went away.

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europe 1-2 years? seems worth it

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I'd probably cry and then move from Toronto to vegas.

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Why? You have $80m and your own business.

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Kind of n00bish/OT question but: how difficult would it be for a typical above average intelligence med-high stakes poker winner to make a similar living from stocks, real estate and other forms of investing? It's something I'm very interested in but haven't read too much about yet because I'm busy with other things. I'm just curious to know how good of a "backup" it could be.

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That depends on the size of your investing bankroll. Stock market returns 8%-10% per annum long term.

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that was pretty funny

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Why? You have $80m and your own business.

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wanna makeout?

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ive been thinking about this alot, and i have no idea what id do. since i cant be in a casino for another 2 years, im kinda [censored] out of luck...

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I'm suprised nooe has thought about coaching european douchebags like me and turn em into ballas and get percentage heh.

Just kidding, I would have a hard time beeing where you guys might be if it happens

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oxbig,

Hard to keep all your stories straight isn't it?

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I'm suprised nooe has thought about coaching european douchebags like me and turn em into ballas and get percentage heh.


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Most European douchebags I know play with 4 hole cards and/or 2 boards. I have a hard enough time figuring out the Euro conversion in a standard 7-card game. And WTF is "pot" limit?

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If it was somehow made impossible/totally impractical to play online poker from the US I would seriously consider aborting my PhD studies over here and going to study at Cambridge.

Dean

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law school for sure

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Lose 15 lbs, workout more, get a tan, find somthing to talk about that people understand, improve my vision/posture, actually work while at work rather than reading BBV4Life posts, stop buying rediculous ish like Executive Aeron Chairs, and not laugh at dumb [censored] like a picture of a lego plantation with a 'pwn3d' caption on it.

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Lose 15 lbs, workout more, get a tan, find somthing to talk about that people understand, improve my vision/posture, actually work while at work rather than reading BBV4Life posts, stop buying rediculous ish like Executive Aeron Chairs, and not laugh at dumb [censored] like a picture of a lego plantation with a 'pwn3d' caption on it.

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POTD

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I'd probably cry and then move from Toronto to vegas.

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Why? You have $80m and your own business.

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it's like 800M by now i thought...

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Lose 15 lbs, workout more, get a tan, find somthing to talk about that people understand, improve my vision/posture, actually work while at work rather than reading BBV4Life posts, stop buying rediculous ish like Executive Aeron Chairs, and not laugh at dumb [censored] like a picture of a lego plantation with a 'pwn3d' caption on it.

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POML

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Lose 15 lbs, workout more, get a tan, find somthing to talk about that people understand, improve my vision/posture, actually work while at work rather than reading BBV4Life posts, stop buying rediculous ish like Executive Aeron Chairs, and not laugh at dumb [censored] like a picture of a lego plantation with a 'pwn3d' caption on it.

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i cant decide what is better, your post or your avatar.

both are 10/10.

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Lose 15 lbs, workout more, get a tan, find somthing to talk about that people understand, improve my vision/posture, actually work while at work rather than reading BBV4Life posts, stop buying rediculous ish like Executive Aeron Chairs, and not laugh at dumb [censored] like a picture of a lego plantation with a 'pwn3d' caption on it.

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i cant decide what is better, your post or your avatar.

both are 10/10.

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Lose 15 lbs, workout more, get a tan, find somthing to talk about that people understand, improve my vision/posture, actually work while at work rather than reading BBV4Life posts, stop buying rediculous ish like Executive Aeron Chairs, and not laugh at dumb [censored] like a picture of a lego plantation with a 'pwn3d' caption on it.

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i cant decide what is better, your post or your avatar.

both are 10/10.

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Post is definitely better, hot girls are everywhere.

Sniper, please keep posting.

tc

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lol @ the idea of Sniper posting something like that

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my "leaving the country" chances are already fairly high as is...if a poker ban were to actually work, they'd be 100%.

bottom line, there's only one very very easy way to be worth seven figs in the next five years.

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move to germany or austria, chillax there with my girlfriend.

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move to germany or austria, chillax there with my girlfriend.

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Start a solar power installation company.

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knock over 7-11s. on a more serious note.. im really not sure.. maybe go back to school and be the old kid. i still look like a baby it could work out. nahhhhh i couldnt do that. id just win like 5 live mtts then be instabankrolled for a 3095820582 unit apartment complex. holla

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Lose 15 lbs, workout more, get a tan, find somthing to talk about that people understand, improve my vision/posture, actually work while at work rather than reading BBV4Life posts, stop buying rediculous ish like Executive Aeron Chairs, and not laugh at dumb [censored] like a picture of a lego plantation with a 'pwn3d' caption on it.

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awesome

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knock over 7-11s. on a more serious note.. im really not sure.. maybe go back to school and be the old kid. i still look like a baby it could work out. nahhhhh i couldnt do that. id just win like 5 live mtts then be instabankrolled for a 3095820582 unit apartment complex. holla

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If you want a real estate/business play you might consider automated carwashes or self-storage.

edit: maybe the self-serve carwashes are better. The one's where you put in quarters.

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law school or philosophy grad school

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don't go to philosophy grad school. wowowow bad idea.

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Lose 15 lbs, workout more, get a tan, find somthing to talk about that people understand, improve my vision/posture, actually work while at work rather than reading BBV4Life posts, stop buying rediculous ish like Executive Aeron Chairs, and not laugh at dumb [censored] like a picture of a lego plantation with a 'pwn3d' caption on it.

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i cant decide what is better, your post or your avatar.

both are 10/10.

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Post is definitely better, hot girls are everywhere.

Sniper, please keep posting.

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"...hot girls are everywhere"

lol_beingTaylorCabyaments

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Taylor,

Not sure if I discussed this with you before, but 99% of my friends are in the NJ/NYC area, and I'm sure it's pretty similar w/ you int he midwest area. It's really easy to say, fuckit, lets move to some cool country like Sweden or the UK or Canada but if you think about it, leaving absolutely everyone that is important in your life behind and only seeing them a couple times a year is going to be incredibly difficult.