Re: How many young players out there actually make it???
I started out with a couple hundred dollars in the middle of the summer of 04. I grinded it out at 7 card SNG's until I got enough money to play 1/2. After that it was move up when you have 500 BB and don't move back down no matter what. Now, the only bankroll I have to worry about is my emotional bankroll.
Personally, I think the most important idea to learn is to never touch your bankroll. So many times during the first semester back after playing poker I was eating ramen and staying in on weekends because I didn't have 10 dollars for the cover for some party my fraternity would be hosting. I had a few friends who had the potential to play 100/200 by now, but instead they took their bankrolls and spent it on car repairs or bills, and now they don't play poker anymore or play low stakes.
If you don't touch your bankroll, you will get a great opportunity to make a ton of money really quickly, but at the cost of your soul. So just be careful.
Also, I'd just like to say that those poker players with >$1 million that are investing in stocks and stuff are morons.
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