some insight would be appreciated....(long w/ Cliff notes)

[Parisian..Poker]

I posted this in BBV but believe that this is the more appropiate forum. Anyways here goes.

I know that most, or at least some, people have been in a similar situation that i am in right now. I would greatly appreciate some insight on how to get out of this mess. I am a 20 year old college student who has been playing poker live and online for 2 years now. I never really have had great success, but I believe that I am or have been playing "winning poker" in the past. Recently (the past month) things have not been going so well and I am now in a hole. I know my situation is not terrible, but I feel as if I've reached rock bottom right now. Allow me to explain my financial situation.

As of right now i have $300 in my checking account, -660 euros of debt in a french bank account, -$700 of credit card debt, $20 in my wallet, and nearly no money on online poker sites. Rewind to a month ago(Mid July) $1k+ in my checking account, -660 euros of debt in france, -$800 in credit card debt, and probably around $1-2k on my fulltilt/bodog accounts.

I normally play anywhere from 100mx-200mx NLHE/PLO, and MTTs. I must say though that when i have been playing cash games i have never truly had a proper bankroll to play in the game i was in. The most buy-ins i've had for a specific game was probably 4-6 unless i had just come off of a big MTT score(i have had three this summer for over $2k).

Now I obviously do not have enough money to play poker to my liking right now. And next time i deposit i want to make sure i do things right and and properly rolled for the game i am playing. I know i obviously will need to find a real job to obtain a source of income. So for the next few weeks i will be taking a break from poker and going back to france. i know most people recommend 20 buyins for cash games, but could someone who has been in this situation im in now recommend a way out to continue playing poker see positive results, and not go crazy playing underrolled and losing everything i deposited in my account in less than 24hrs? I feel as if im rambling but any insight that any person could give me would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Cliff notes: Busto college student in debt wants to find a way out and make sure next time he plays online he is rolled for his game of choice.

[Janis N.]

a) always have 20BI for the game you sit down in
b) don't borrow money to play poker
c) now get a job; repay loans; earn a bankroll for poker
d) you're probably not very good; start at NL5 online; progress from there

[AbreuTime]

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a) always have 20BI for the game you sit down in
b) don't borrow money to play poker
c) now get a job; repay loans; earn a bankroll for poker
d) you're probably not very good; start at NL5 online; progress from there

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You need to have the discipline to follow these guidelines, no matter how good you are.

[BrookTrout]

Finish school, get a job while you study. Get a degree that gets you a proper job upon graduation - work full time afterwards, and deposit what you can afford to play for fun... Not everyone is meant to play poker as a job - after all, do you really want to stress about something that you've "never really have had great success" at?

Try not to deposit anymore money until you pay off your credit card debt either - this is key.

[luckyjimm]

Borrow more off the French. They don't really need it anyway.

[RydenStoompala]

You have a lower net worth than my pizza delivery guy and you're postng "advice wanted" messages in a poker psychology forum. You need a serious kick in the nuts. Nuff said.

[bigmac366]

join the army. use signing bonus to pay off debt. learn self discipline. get more practical training than you will ever get in college.

oops just saw you were french.......does france have an army? nvm they probably dont have the signing bonuses/training we have anyway.