Say goodbye to the dream

[fish2plus2]

"The hours are something like 6:30am to between 5-8pm at night, so serious hours."

I missed this the first time around.

[aggie]

Best of luck to ya strassa. Definitely a smart move IMO. The large majority of long term poker pro's i know are pretty miserable people. Giving the corporate world a shot definitely can't hurt!

[FoxwoodsFiend]

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What is Strassa sacrificing? Online poker isnt exactly thriving right now...

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What isn't he sacrificing? The world's a big place.

That said, I think he'll do well on Wall Street and that of all his options he'll find it fulfilling and worthwhile etc.

Strass -- good work and good luck. You ever decide you want to stop trading and get in the thrilling cutthroat world of writing algebra quizzes, I can fast-track you.

--Nate

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In a very similar vein, I would like to note that I still think you're absolutely insane for wanting a job.

[Maulik]

Muni,

I don't think you know what you want post-college. You're naive if you think you do. Go meet people, get involved in clubs, things will come naturally.

[siegfriedandroy]

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If you asked me this summer, there wasn't much chance that I wouldn't be playing professional poker for at least a little while after graduation. Well, this year I decided to put some energy into applying for jobs, and it turned out to go way better than expected... You dont need to know anything about finance to get a trading job, and they really look fondly on good poker skills, and some firms don't get too caught up with grades.

I had a good long thought about my options and in the end it comes down to the fact that I am likely at my most "marketable" to the trading world now. If I took time off for poker, I'd have a lot less leverage and would not be as young or seem as motivated/engaged in the eyes of some firms on wall street. I'd also look very desperate perhaps (IE, oh look he failed playing poker NOW he wants a finance job, he probably is just in it because his first option didnt work out, how motivated can he be?) In addition, with online poker very much looking like a crappy option, poker is a lot more unappealing as a career. Plus, I want to be involved in social circles that extend beyond poker social circles. All these factors led me to aggressively apply for jobs this recruiting season... Plus I am genuinely convinced this would be a great field for me to be in next year.

So with my sub-3 gpa, but beautiful looks and schmoozing abilities, I have an offer from Morgan Stanley trading single stock equity derivatives, and an offer from JP Morgan on their Commodities desk. I also am in late round interviews with a third firm (Goldman Sachs). There is no doubt I will end up at one of these companies this July.

I guess this post is a little depressing in a way, but I feel like I am probably making the best long-term decision for me, at the expense of living the life right out of college.

Any thoughts about these decisions, or the 2 firms I got offers from (I am undecided at the moment), or HU bankroll challenges would be appreciated. Right now I'm feeling pretty good about a life in New York working for a pretty good firm. The hours are something like 6:30am to between 5-8pm at night, so serious hours. Pay is probably exactly what you'd expect for a first year job on wall street, I'm not going to post numbers but your first guess is probably correct.

-Jason

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aren't you supposed to be one of the better players around here? how old are you? why not just take a couple more years, see how the games develop, and then go work? guess i'm trying to convince myself more than you [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img], since i have the same decision to make this coming summer (graduating from law school in may)

[ginko]

He could make more playing poker 16 hours a day.

[fsuplayer]

best of luck strass!!

[Requin]

There should be a huge fukken_eh/Strassa HU challenge, followed by a monster post giving away all your secrets. Anyways lots of luck in the next few years, I'm sure already being financially secure will help out alot in whatever you do.

[homeslice]

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DB,

"7figures per year > 60-100k per year"

How much you want to put down on Strassa having more money than you in 10 years?

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lol...pull out a # and ill double it if he takes this job

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You need to read some books on wall street.

Fooled By Randomness
Liars Poker
Ugly Americans (about Japan but still trading)

watch Wall Street (movie)

Huge money in that game man, makes poker look like chump change.

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You also want to add Market Wizards to the booklist. This book may get stop thinking about poker less and commodities more.

[fnord_too]

Jason,

Congrats! Finance is pretty interesting stuff.