I'm going to get flamed: Day Job vs. Poker...

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That steady 60k a year job with benefits sure won't seem so pointless once that happens.

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If we're gonna talk about fantasy land... How many kids out of school make this kind of money?

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Not many right out of school, but the point is after 5-6 years of working experience and a degree, they are atleast somewhere near the ballpark. Whereas an ex-pro of 5-6 years who dropped out and busted his roll has no degree, and no resume aside from playing poker.

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Are you guys being serious about this? If you don't at least make 50-60K out of college, you either didn't do enough or you majored in psychology (or equivalently useless major). It's all about working hard and building up that resume during college. If you sacrifice a bit of partying, obtaining a salary like that is cake. I didn't even go to a good university and I got hired at a very competitive firm during my junior year in college (getting that signing bonus during collge was so nice). It's not the degree that does the work, It's YOU.