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

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Wow, if this is true, the States is totally different to Europe. Having a good degree (or even a couple) doesn't equal a job over here, never mind a well-paying job. There are tons of intelligent, personable grads doing crappy low paid jobs because they couldn't get anything better.

And to the guy who said if you fail as a pro, the only reason is you aren't good enough - not true. There are plenty of talented players who go bust because they have terrible money management skills. Yes, not being good enough is often a reason for failure, but I think bad money management would have to be the number one reason by far. (And I don't just mean being a degen, I mean not knowing how big a bankroll you should keep for your risk of ruin, etc.)