Re: Bankrolling 17 year old kid
Three pages of replies and no one has yet suggested that he build his roll and his experience base by playing only freerolls.
I'd love to find an interested, motivated 18 year old whom I could trust to hand over all the freerolls I have no time or not enough incentive to play.
So far, its not clear that the poker playing is the son's idea. Assuming it is, I'd still steer him towards the $11/hour Walgreen's job. After work let him build his roll from scratch via freeroll tournaments and use whatever he earns to finance the poker avenues he decides he wants to explore.
If he really takes off he should be able to finance his own play via his earnings or perhaps at that time his track record of success may better justify and utilize your own cash infusion into HIS bankroll.
Lastly, this really should be his idea to play or you should just leave it alone. There should be about a thousand things more important to an 18 year old kid than sitting around playing cards.
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