Quitting my crap job to grind 2/5+ live?? - Page 14

veggies · #**131** 09-22-2007, 01:12 PM

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“Wait, 15k is barely enough.”

This is probably true. I will probably try to accumulate about 25k in living expenses+roll before attempting this. I’ve never had the pressure of playing to eat, and I agree that minimizing this pressure through conservative bankroll management is the best way to optimize your winrate.

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Al_Capone_Junior · #**132** 09-23-2007, 04:53 AM

I'm glad to see a bunch of honest responses in this thread. Playing for a living is hard, and while on rare occasions fairy tales do come true, most of us are stuck with reality, which of course sucks eggs.

Yeah, I played for a living for about 3 years. I did ok, but by the time I waa done, two things had come to pass:

1. I had figured out that poker is a hard way to make an easy living.

2. I pretty much hated playing the game I loved. To this day I still hate online poker and don't play online at all.

Funny thing is, prior to playing for a living I would make around $10K a year playing poker on the side in my spare time. However, to make $30K it was far more than 3x as much effort. In the end, playing cards for a living is no different than any other job, it's work.

Al

Al_Capone_Junior · #**133** 09-23-2007, 05:06 AM

I'm glad to see a bunch of honest responses in this thread. Playing for a living is hard, and while on rare occasions fairy tales do come true, most of us are stuck with reality, which of course sucks eggs.

Yeah, I played for a living for about 3 years. I did ok, but by the time I waa done, two things had come to pass:

1. I had figured out that poker is a hard way to make an easy living.

2. I pretty much hated playing the game I loved. To this day I still hate online poker and don't play online at all.

Funny thing is, prior to playing for a living I would make around $10K a year playing poker on the side in my spare time. However, to make $30K it was far more than 3x as much effort. In the end, playing cards for a living is no different than any other job, it's work.

Al

nineinchal · #**134** 09-23-2007, 06:43 AM

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I'm glad to see a bunch of honest responses in this thread. Playing for a living is hard, and while on rare occasions fairy tales do come true, most of us are stuck with reality, which of course sucks eggs.

Yeah, I played for a living for about 3 years. I did ok, but by the time I waa done, two things had come to pass:

1. I had figured out that poker is a hard way to make an easy living.

2. I pretty much hated playing the game I loved. To this day I still hate online poker and don't play online at all.

Funny thing is, prior to playing for a living I would make around $10K a year playing poker on the side in my spare time. However, to make $30K it was far more than 3x as much effort. In the end, playing cards for a living is no different than any other job, it's work.

Al

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It's work.

The truth is if you are smart enough to earn $40/hr with no health insurance in a 20/40 game, you can earn a lot more than that working.

nineinch

Fishhead24 · #**135** 09-23-2007, 09:27 AM

Funny thing is if more people would learn how to play video poker and slots they could increase their "gambling income" greatly..........and recieve a ton of comps to go with them.

I'm really surprised at the amount of poker players that do not play video poker.........a game that is highly beatable.

Machmood · #**136** 09-23-2007, 09:44 AM

I heard video poker is EXTREMLY beatable, but has HUDGE swings...... Ill put up a website of the worlds leading athority on beating video poker..... of course he is selling a course, but this guy seems to be the real deal

http://www.bobdancer.com/

Machmood · #**137** 09-23-2007, 09:45 AM

many casinos offer GREAT video poker "deals" and coupons(mostly vegas) that can actually give u an edge)

RydenStoompala · #**138** 09-23-2007, 10:41 AM

I'd do it for a while, planning to hit grad school or moving into something better when the time is right. No harm done wasting a year or two at your age and you may even meet some characters who come in handy in your future career. I'd pick Vegas over elsewhere because the cost of living is not too high, the tourist traffic is very high and the community is more desirable than the ones surrounding other gambling centers. You'll also want good tournament choices, which Vegas has to an infinite degree, and a huge variety of games, again a Vegas given. Plus, there's the outrageous quantity of amazing women.

When you get there, make a serious attempt to stay as healthy as possible. It's pretty easy to start skipping sleep, exercise and a good diet and you will start looking like you're 50 before you are 30. Just pretend your mother is making your lifestyle decisions (other than the poker-for-a-living decision) and you'll do fine. Just like with your bankroll, there will be some variance in the lifestyle area, but don't pull a Stu Unger.

There is some very good advice in the previous posts. This is one of the better threads I have seen on the topic.

CHEFXCASINO · #**139** 09-23-2007, 11:12 AM

I'll tell you, I had moved to Vegas and tried to make a living at poker. I kept records and played limit hold'em as well as a few other games to break up the boredom. It has to be the hardest thing to do. I had a limited bank roll. I made some great friends in the process. Anyways I didn't succeed in my attempt to become a pro.
Their was a young man that Al Capone Jr. and I knew in Vegas that came out there with $70,000 that his mom left him when she died. In a year of playing and paying his bills to live he was dead broke, and had to crash on my floor for 2 months before he decided to leave the city of lights. I don't know what happen to him, but we never heard from him again.
Playing poker for a living can be done. But you have to one of the best and very lucky. Don't quit your day job. Play for the love of the game. If you turn it into your job you'll start to regret your decision.

ThaHero · #**140** 09-23-2007, 11:48 AM

I want to thank all those that made responses in this thread. I'm 23 and live in L.A., so going pro has always been something I've considered. It seems like poker is more suited to be a stepping stone to whatever it is you really want to do. My generation was really lucky to have this boom come. OTOH, many in my generation were unlucky as they lost a lot of money and maybe took a step back on their future.

I work a crappy $9/hr job and it sucks to wake up every morning like this. After realizing what the real world has to offer without some type of degree or certification, I really want to get back into school. However, working at this job and with the stuff I have to pay for, I just can't. My plan is to hopefully use poker as a way to at least drop down to part time on my job as I make more playing poker, save up some money, and finish school. Plans never go the way you think they will though. Good luck to the OP.