Re: Bankroll for full time play
Do you have kids? Is your wife employed? Its seems like at this point you will struggle to support a family on your poker earnings. I know that it all looks rosy when you are running at 4pt/bb/100 but you'll go through stretches where you are breakeven/ losing.
How bout health insurance? Can you afford it if you or your wife gets sick/hurt?
You will be working 50 hrs a week at a quasilegal job with little chance of advancement. There are only about 15 players a month who win more than 4K at 2/4 on Pokerstars (TOTAL! The names change). Its a Sisyphean task to make ends meet in this situation.
I'm a poker pro, but I wouldn't feel comfortable doing it if I was raising a family that was dependent on my monthly earn. I am looking at exit strategies from playing already. There are lots of risk factors that are relatively high that you can't control this makes it an a unappealing choice for a profession.
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