Tell the worst TURNING PRO STORY you have heard.

[plzleenowhammy]

any tips for 3r gobbo?

[gobboboy]

Cover your fold button with a piece of tape so you won't be tempted.

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1) Win 3r a few times.
2) Drop out of school.
3) ???
4) Profit.

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Not to be a nit, but I have a feeling that most bad turning poker pro stories involve dropping out of school.

Guesses on percentage of dropouts that succeed vs. fail?

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lol

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Winnar

[jtown1010]

I thank god/science every day that I was fortunate enough to only get 2nd in the 3R.

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Dealer at Turning Stone was recounting how some kid won a donkament. Went on a heater during the same week. Following week quit University, and three weeks later was crying in the hallway, broke, and wondering how it all went wrong.

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If he stayed in university long enough to cover probability this easily could have been avoided. Good story - love the part about crying in the hall! (sounds mean I suppose - I'm sure he's just fine now, though)

[bustedromo]

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http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showfl...rue#Post6827081

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Ok. I get it.

going pro = dropping out of job/school/everything else play higher and higher limits always underfunded totally ignore kelly criteria wildly swinging br up/down hang out with other "pros" looting savings accounts maxing credit cards borrowing from acquaintances never pay back chase losses blowing it all no housing money move back in with parents

I thought going pro was something else. Thanks for clearing that up.

[antipeon]

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1) Win 3r a few times.
2) Drop out of school.
3) ???
4) Profit.


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heheh, damn elfs

[jtown1010]

I think you can play poker to pay bills and not neccesarily have "turned pro". It's not that hard to make more playing 40-50 hours a week than you could waiting tables or some other menial job you can get in college. Dropping out is a big mistake though IMO, even if you make all the money playing poker, it still never hurts to finish the degree and have it as a back-up plan.

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http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showfl...rue#Post6827081

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Ok. I get it.

going pro = dropping out of job/school/everything else wildly swinging br up/down looting savings accounts maxing credit cards borrowing from acquaintances never pay back blowing it all no housing money move back in with parents

I thought going pro was something else. Thanks for clearing that up.

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Busted,

That's why this thread is the WORST going pro stories you have heard. Noone wants to hear those boring old "I ground my way up from .5/1 nl until my bankroll was established before I decided to quit my menial job and go pro, and still had a backup plan if poker doesn't work."

We are looking for horrible decisions compounded by perhaps a shocking ending...this is NVG, after all.