Re: Going pro
This is only temporary.. I dont plan to play poker forever or even close.
1. I've only clocked just over 100k hands online throughout my time playing poker. I played my first game of hold em a little over a year and a half ago. It's almost always been on the backburner sinec ive started playing. I wanna see what I can accomplish if I set my mind to it. I have never been this obsessed with ANYTHING before... It stimulates me intellectually, It's a competitive outlet, it's flexibile, a challenge AND I make money doing it.
My winrate has also been well above the 2+2 "expected win rate" at 3.0BB/100 over this sample. I know I still have a lot to learn, and make plenty of mistakes but I have yet to feel "over my head".
2. I'm 23 years old and I want to travel .. bad. I never have had the flexibility to do so. Now is the first time that I do. Poker is something you can do almost anywhere. The better I get at it, the more I make when im on the road.
3. I'm planning on diverting my attention between limit and NL so I'll be prepared to jump ship if limit dies. I feel comfortable at 1/2 NL online, winrate at .50/1$ over a medium-small sample is pretty high and I've had pretty incredible results live @ 1/2 NL and donkaments.
4. I don't know what I want to do with my life
I have no desire to be a physicist. I do not want to take my masters/phd at all. My job experience is with computers. I have good grades for a tough degree from a solid university AND work experience.
I'm fairly sure it will not be too diffiuclt to get an entry level computer job if poker starts collapsing. I have a place to live for no rent in toronto with my parents should I ever fall off my feet.
5. I'm going to be keeping my eyes open for business/career opportunities while im traveling. Im sure I will meet plenty of people on the way...
I apreciate the advice/warning, but this is something I've thought a great deal about and need to see for myself.
When it comes to life decisions I am normally very risk adversive, I wouldn't take a coin flip for a dollar.
I have a great safety net and I'm confident in my ability to recognize when I need to pull out.
Also want to say thanks for all the support from everyone!
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