Low stake "pros" ???

[pig4bill]

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People survive on minimum wage and other low paying jobs. I think you could make a living playing 3/6 to 5/10 limit if you're willing to put in the hours. I think it would be a horrible job but possible. Maybe fun for a year of your life after school, but after that...

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Yeah, who would want a job where you sit on your ass all day, indoors, guzzle free beer all day, work flexible hours, watch tv if you want, get a free lunch included, have no boss to report to, have the ability to move to another workplace if you don't like your "co-workers", and can never be fired?

Sounds like pure hell.

[smbruin22]

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Yeah, who would want a job where you sit on your ass all day, indoors, guzzle free beer all day, work flexible hours, watch tv if you want, get a free lunch included, have no boss to report to, have the ability to move to another workplace if you don't like your "co-workers", and can never be fired?

Sounds like pure hell.

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i tend to agree... just a matter of the monotony and how much $$$ you can actually make.... and before you pounce on me, i'm on your side, i mostly agree.

[otter]

Have we talked? I'm in this position right now and do well. The only problem I have is getting in enough hours. I play about 20-25 hours/week live and it's hard to get anywhere near 40 hours, but I've resolved to play at least 35 hours a week. I'm a winning player, but if I keep it up I'll be broke in a few months since I often don't play enough. I used to play $2-5 daily for about a year, but $1-2 is just so easy and it's relaxing. Unforutnately sometimes it's too relaxing and I slip into bad habits. About a year ago my average hourly rate was only a little higher at $2-5, but I won much more frequently at $1-2 so I decided to play more $1-2. It's a lot easier and I don't have to concentrate as much.

[tom10167]

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People survive on minimum wage and other low paying jobs. I think you could make a living playing 3/6 to 5/10 limit if you're willing to put in the hours. I think it would be a horrible job but possible. Maybe fun for a year of your life after school, but after that...

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Yeah, who would want a job where you sit on your ass all day, indoors, guzzle free beer all day, work flexible hours, watch tv if you want, get a free lunch included, have no boss to report to, have the ability to move to another workplace if you don't like your "co-workers", and can never be fired?

Sounds like pure hell.

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How long have you been playing poker? If I had to support myself on live poker and was playing 5-10 limit I'd go nuts, you're better off being a waiter or something. Seriously, it would be so stressful.

[pig4bill]

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People survive on minimum wage and other low paying jobs. I think you could make a living playing 3/6 to 5/10 limit if you're willing to put in the hours. I think it would be a horrible job but possible. Maybe fun for a year of your life after school, but after that...

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Yeah, who would want a job where you sit on your ass all day, indoors, guzzle free beer all day, work flexible hours, watch tv if you want, get a free lunch included, have no boss to report to, have the ability to move to another workplace if you don't like your "co-workers", and can never be fired?

Sounds like pure hell.

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How long have you been playing poker? If I had to support myself on live poker and was playing 5-10 limit I'd go nuts, you're better off being a waiter or something. Seriously, it would be so stressful.

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None of the poker I've played is anywhere near as stressful as a real job. I'm not talking about brainless waiter jobs, but jobs you make a living from.

[Mattyspin]

honestly, i think it's all relative. i've played many 1/2NL and 2/5NL "pros" and most of them were between the ages of 21 and 26, single, lived (virtually) rent free. they're mostly recent college graduates or dropouts, trying to build a roll while they live at home or in a low rent area (like Absecon or Pleasantville).

i tend to believe that the only way to really do well would be to average at least $25-$30 an hour if you're only playing 30 hours a week. that's the only feasible way to build a roll to play higher in the future. i couldn't see someone support more than just himself without making at least $75k a year

[IgorSmiles]

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None of the poker I've played is anywhere near as stressful as a real job. I'm not talking about brainless waiter jobs, but jobs you make a living from.

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Probably because you play for fun and your rent/mortgage/groceries dont depend on your results.

[sevencard2003]

i used to live in a cheap room above the chelsea pub in AC NJ, for $100 a week, and i was winning about $1000 a month playing $1-3 and $1-5 stud in the trop and at ballys. i could play 10 hrs or so a day 7 days a week, no girlfriend, living alone, and i averaged $33-40 a day which is $1000-1200 a month. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A WONDERFUL WAY TO SAVE UP A $5000-10000 BANKROLL SO I COULD GO TO CALIFORNIA AND PLAY $20-40 HILO STUD AT THE BIKE EVERYDAY AND MAKE $1000-1500 A WEEK INSTEAD OF A MONTH, except for one little problem. id waste all my money at BJ, video poker, and looking for a girlfriend. sometimes id get so low, id be holding up a sign panhandling, (back when that still paid $50-100 a day instead of the $10 a day it pays now). and sometimes i was without a place to sleep and just kept a sleeping bag and slept during the day to avoid being assaulted while i slept. but hell id have never gave up my freedom for anything. cuase i always knew as soon as i got a bankroll id recover. i had a 9100 bankroll once but i [censored] it up. and currently im trying to get all my money outta the sites except for like $100 in stars and $100 on epasseporte, and i wish i could hurry up and untie it. ive only got $490 in the bank, even though my total roll is still close to $1300, and it pisses me off the way the govt is [censored] with me when im so dependent on this money to survive. guess im gonna have to move outta my moms in central ks where im living for $50 a week and move back to AC NJ so i can play live, unless i go to FL since its winter. FL has lots of good $1-2 hilo omaha games in the tampa FT lauderdale area. 24 hours too at the indian casinos. and its WARM THERE.

[Caldarooni]

Seven,

"i'd be holding up a sign panhandling, (back when that still paid $50-100 a day instead of the $10 a day it pays now).

What?

[Force1]

You inability to punctuate, spell, refrain from using caps lock, refrain from using paragrpah structure, and tell a good story is legendary.

Also I would be willing to bet that most if not all of that is made up.