[Awesemo]

I think you can definitely put a positive spin on poker in an interview, although I'm just a student applying for jobs myself. I've been playing for 4 years making about $10k each year. What I am going to say is that I have experience succeeding at jobs that not many people can do, and poker is one of the examples. Also, I'm gonna discuss how poker helped me establish financial independence from my parents as something I'm proud of. Also, poker is a good example of being an analytical thinker.

What if the interviewer asks something like "how do you perform in pressure situations?" Then poker is the perfect example of how you can make good decisions under pressure, or just an example of being able to make good decisions in general.

Finally, poker can also be a good example of dedication. If you have done it for several years it can be an example of how you can stick with one thing over a long period of time.

I think that discussing poker in the interview is probably a plus. However this doesn't really answer the question of putting it in the resume. I think I am going to put it in my resume for the more selective jobs to distinguish myself because I as well don't have a great work history.