playing for a living

pokerb · #1 06-08-2006, 04:07 PM

as i am sure this has been discussed before but i want to know from the guys here that play cards for a living. how hard is it to solely depend on playing cards as the ONLY source of income? right now i have a full time job and play online part time but i am considering playing full time. i built a decent enough bankroll but just dont know if i have the balls to pull the trigger. i know that there will be rainy days but should it deter me from giving it a shot? thanks

Shaggy · #2 06-08-2006, 04:18 PM

give it a shot when and only when you are losing money by going to the day job. It is a slow transition.
-Shaggy

Strumey · #3 06-08-2006, 07:19 PM

I know exactly how you feel. I would jump ship and go to poker only income in a second, but I run 2 businesses and have investors that put faith in me. Once I wind my life responsibilities down a bit, I will defintitely make the transition.

SoothSabre · #4 06-08-2006, 08:06 PM

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give it a shot when and only when you are losing money by going to the day job. It is a slow transition.
-Shaggy

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How do you really know when that moment comes ? My win rate over 1200 hrs. is $19/hr but that's with the luxury of just picking my spots when to play. How much of a dropoff should I factor in by having to play a set number of hours ?

kimchi · #5 06-08-2006, 09:23 PM

Ed Miller discusses going pro in a few articles, which are interesting and informative.

There are 3 artcles. The first is http://www.notedpokerauthority.com/a...s/article4.htm

good luck

Dromar · #6 06-09-2006, 04:34 AM

From what I read, it doesn't seem like you have a whole lot of responsibility. Is it possible for you to go part time in your job and play poker full time. If you try that for, say, 6 months, you could actually see what it's like and answer all your questions for yourself. If you don't like it, you could probably go back to full time at your job. But that's assuming you even have the ability to switch positions at your current job.

Sparta45 · #7 06-09-2006, 12:47 PM

Do a search and find some of the really good threads on this topic. There are some good ones with lots of information.

Also, if you have to ask if you're ready to do it, you're probably not. That's just the honest truth.

pokerb · #8 06-09-2006, 01:27 PM

no, that wont be possible, its either full time poker or full time job and part time poker.

pokerb · #9 06-09-2006, 01:28 PM

thanks, great article

phish · #10 06-09-2006, 01:56 PM

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give it a shot when and only when you are losing money by going to the day job. It is a slow transition.
-Shaggy

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How do you really know when that moment comes ? My win rate over 1200 hrs. is $19/hr but that's with the luxury of just picking my spots when to play. How much of a dropoff should I factor in by having to play a set number of hours ?

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If that's your winrate, you shouldn't even think about playing fulltime. In my book, poker is just a recreational thing for you. You don't even qualify as a semi-pro.