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what about writing? do you plan to still put a lot of time into it? i had no clue you had a degree in fiction writing (my own degree was in screenwriting). i love the flexibility afforded me by playing and coaching poker, but at the same time i couldn't do it forever.

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I love to write and read fiction. There are very few things that give me more pleasure in this world than reading a great book, and the feeling I get after someone says they enjoyed a short story I wrote is something that I know I could never find in poker, finance, or the law. The great thing about writing is that you can do it at any time. But the downside is that very few people are good enough/disciplined enough to be successful. I'd love to write for an HBO television show, but that's like saying I'd love to play point guard for the NY Knicks. It's a hell of a lot easier to be successful in law or finance or poker. I have no doubt I will continue to write in the future, but this past year I've written less in large part because of the time I spent playing poker.