[Pokerpun]

I have had similar problems- and haven't really resolved them - my experience is that time spent gaming is not appreciated by standard employers at all, they are interested in hearing about it in an interview - but when it comes to giving out a job they are going to be risk averse.

I think you have to take any "proper" 9-5 job you can get first - so you apply for the jobs you actually want from the position of being regularily employed.

If you have some solid financial accounts of your poker work, you can maybe give a presentation on it.

Or - say you did voluntary work or some BS while you were weighing up your options, at least poker can help you bluff it out.