Time to Go Pro?

[AndyP]

Keep your good job and maintain your social status. Keep playing poker on a side, enjoy the game and make a good money.

[Goodnews]

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Keep your good job and maintain your social status. Keep playing poker on a side, enjoy the game and make a good money.

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you say "im a professional poker player" they hear "im a lucky degenerate"

[Moose]

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Keep your good job and maintain your social status. Keep playing poker on a side, enjoy the game and make a good money.

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you say "im a professional poker player" they hear "im a lucky degenerate"

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This is 100% true. I have a mother and two aunts who are degenerate slot players. Yet even though I only play part-time, I still hear grief about "being up all night gambling" and "how I'm a bad influence on my cousins".

We don't like it, but I think the fact remains and always will remain that no matter how much poker is on TV, they will hear "lucky degenerate".

[chicagoY]

what level did you make 80 G in your spare time? Congratulations.

[chicagoY]

Yeah, I agree.

[chicagoY]

That's totally the case. I like "risk surveyer."

[solucky]

500 hours live X 40 hands per hour.

Its possible that you had a hot streak over 20 K Hands. With your job you dont need the money from poker, i would play 6-12 months more and a few month Online on lower limits. Save your winnings as backup and look to your results. If anything is going fine do it than.

[MikalSjekson]

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Keep your good job and maintain your social status. Keep playing poker on a side, enjoy the game and make a good money.

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[El_Hombre_Grande]

There is another possibility. This is not an either or proposition.

Most people who make a good living at work have a job that isn't necessarily pleasant. Longish hours, significant responsibility, not necessarily doing something you love doing. And you end up in the job because you wanted to make more money than you could doing something more interesting to you, less stress/hours, and probably less pay.

How about trying to find a job you enjoy, with reasonable hours, but perhaps pays somewhat less? Then you still have security, but have the ability to play more poker and more than make up the difference. And if you have a bad month, the bills are still paid and the bankroll relatively intact.

FWIW, your sample size is also too small. This could be a heater, but obviously its a better indication than losing $100,000.

[MyJunkIsYou]

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There is another possibility. This is not an either or proposition.

Most people who make a good living at work have a job that isn't necessarily pleasant. Longish hours, significant responsibility, not necessarily doing something you love doing. And you end up in the job because you wanted to make more money than you could doing something more interesting to you, less stress/hours, and probably less pay.

How about trying to find a job you enjoy, with reasonable hours, but perhaps pays somewhat less? Then you still have security, but have the ability to play more poker and more than make up the difference. And if you have a bad month, the bills are still paid and the bankroll relatively intact.

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This is excellent advice.