Quitting my crap job to grind 2/5+ live?? - Page 6

FireStorm · #51 09-20-2007, 12:11 PM

Agreed, it probably is. The issue that balances out this particular thread is that OP is seemingly a player who could make a fair deal more money playing than working.

Man of Means · #52 09-20-2007, 12:24 PM

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All that I am trying to say is that extra effort in the academic side of life may be more profitable than extra effort in the poker side of life.

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...But what you learn from being a serious student of poker is transferable to other careers - street smarts, reading people, "quick and dirty" decisions, evaluating risks, etc.

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My advice is for OP to keep open as many options as possible. Yes, youth is a great time for risks, but it is also a time to make solid investments in your future (education, resume-building, networking, good health, etc.)
Being a bartender + poker player is a somewhat glamorous-sounding plan but think of its taxing effect on the above-mentioned "investment areas." Networking with degenerates of various sorts with nothing to connect to the so-called Square Work World, while you sit hunched over a table and hang out with bottles of alcohol at night.

MicroBob · #53 09-20-2007, 12:24 PM

I mhear that the games at Foxwoods are pretty good. So unless you really want to move away from the northeast I have no idea why you need to move to LV or Calif to do this.
There's no reason you can't play full-time at Foxwoods and see how well you do grinding it out in a live cardroom for that many hours per week.

You can keep or dump the crap job near Foxwoods if you like. Or pick up another job like bartending or something so you don't really feel the pressure of trying to pay all your bills just from poker.

Calif games might be good, but I hear they have a crappy rake-structure and really low maximum buy-in's.

LV games aren't going to be that much more spectacular than the quality of games at Foxwoods I'm guessing. Fairly similar...lots of idiots on the weekends...a bit less idiot-filled during the weekdays.

Also no idea why you would need to ask whether you'll go crazy playing that many hours of B&M. You already have a decent taste of it at Foxwoods. Playing live poker isn't going to be that different at other rooms. Gives you a little variety perhaps and certainly more to do in LV and LA when you are NOT playing. But as for the actual part about sitting there and folding hand after hand waiting to flop a set it's going to be mostly similar wherever you go I suspect.

Rottersod · #54 09-20-2007, 12:42 PM

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it is very realistic to run sustainably at 50bbs/100hands. (i think thats 25ptbbs). the obvious drawback is you get in like 30 hands an hour.

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Variance. She is my bitch.

whorasaurus · #55 09-20-2007, 12:51 PM

Well, there are some excellent posts here. I'm at work now, but when I get home I'd like to address some of the themes I'm seeing across posts. Thanks so far guys.

diddyeinstein · #56 09-20-2007, 01:03 PM

My only question/comment is that people keep saying that OP taking himself out of the job market could have negative consequences on future job opportunities.

If he actually does play poker full-time for a few years, decides it's not for him and then moves on to graduate school, wouldn't the advanced degree make up for the years spent out of the job market?

bernie · #57 09-20-2007, 01:04 PM

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lol...why be a live pro when the internet exists? is this a huge level?

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don't even bother asking this; people here have an irrational love affair with casino poker. yes, it's easier than online, but you get to play 10% as many hands.

i very much enjoy live poker as a recreational activity, but i play online to put myself through law school.

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Online is like watching paint dry. Is it irrational to want some balance and interaction during a work day?

Personally, I like a little interaction rather than just sitting in a room for hours on end by myself.

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Mr. Chris · #58 09-20-2007, 01:12 PM

Plenty of good advice from both sides. I'll just add that you should not lose sight of your Grad school education. In todays market a Grad degree is almost a necessity to move forward. Get you GMAT done and behind you and then have fun for a year. It is not uncommon to take some time off between schooling so if poker is something you want to try then go for it. Don't look back in future years and wish you had taken some time out to do something different and rewarding. GL wish your decision.

bernie · #59 09-20-2007, 01:18 PM

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...But what you learn from being a serious student of poker is transferable to other careers - street smarts, reading people, "quick and dirty" decisions, evaluating risks, etc.

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Could be tough to pull that off on a resume. Most don't look at poker as validation of anything other than just gambling.

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jkamowitz · #60 09-20-2007, 01:26 PM

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...But what you learn from being a serious student of poker is transferable to other careers - street smarts, reading people, "quick and dirty" decisions, evaluating risks, etc.

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Could be tough to pull that off on a resume. Most don't look at poker as validation of anything other than just gambling.

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yup!

However I will add to the OP's side, that poker lets you meet a ton of upper eschelon folk who (assuming he's all of the above descriptions and more) will be open and honest about their jobs. Networking in poker is underlooked and considering I got my job by playing poker 4 years ago with my boss, and have since been offered other jobs by poker colleagues. One who even said "You dont even have to interview, I've played with you for a year so I know that you'd be right for the job."