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I have heard a few doozies. Recently a guy told me that he won $800 in a tourney in Atlantic City. He comes back from the trip to discover he has been "snubbed" for a promotion at work (he is some kind of a salesman making $50-55k per year). He angrily quits, citing his stellar poker results as a sign that he will easily make a living playing poker. His plan: play 2-4 and 4-8 lhe and $40-100 buyin tournaments (mostly no-limit), all live. I had this conversation with him about 3 months after the experiment had begun. He was flat broke and returning to his sales job.

Of course, he told me he would only return to regular work temporarily to build a bankroll as the previous 3 months had taught him that... he could easily make a living playing poker.