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Old 10-16-2006, 10:11 AM
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I normally advise against anyone turning pro when they have some really decent skills (which the OP would appear to have), but if they're going to do it, right after college does seem like the ideal time.

And if anyone asks about the 2 year hole in the resume between graduation and first job, there's always the "post-graduate travel/finding myself" excuse to fall back on, which is particularly appropriate for that time in one's life.
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Old 10-16-2006, 12:36 PM
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You should do what you are passionate about. If that is poker then do poker. If it's not then you should explore that and determine what you are passionate about and then do that. What keeps you up late and gets you up early? Thats the thing.
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Old 10-16-2006, 12:41 PM
Erik Blazynski Erik Blazynski is offline
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Clarett is a loser. Regardless of his abilities, he is a loser and will likely remain so for the rest of his life. He is doomed to a life of self sabotage and defeat.

I get the sense that the OP is not a loser and would likely be successful in whatever he does. So he should find what makes him happy and then run with it. I get the sense that playing online poker will not supply the fulfillment that he is looking for, but who knows.
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Old 10-16-2006, 01:29 PM
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Go for it dude.

You seem to have your ducks in a row and priorities stright. (1) Geting degree first to fall back on. (2) Sufficient bankroll. (3) Proven success. Seems like a great opportunity to give it a shot and see how it goes, and see how you like it. You may be giving up a substantial portion of your potential income not taking a job right out of school, but with a good degree rom Wharton you will be able to find something should you need to get out of poker, and besides, there's always gradschool.

Good luck!
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Old 10-16-2006, 02:45 PM
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I posted a similar thread a couple days ago and got shot down pretty badly by the consensus of replies. But you have quite a bit more poker experience than I do.

The one thing that worries me about your post is that it sounds like poker has caused your school work to deteriorate. You say you only have a 3.0 GPA, which will pretty much disqualify you from grad school, and will seriously harm your efforts to get a job, especially after taking time off to play poker. You need to get your grades up if your want your elite college education to mean anything for your future.

Of course, if you really just want to play poker as a career, you appear to have ability to do that, so go for it.
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Old 10-16-2006, 03:17 PM
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Even if you take time off after school to play poker, plenty of people will be interested in hiring you just because of your Wharton degree. That alone will open doors and the prestige factor of that degree will still get you in with some fairly high end firms IMO (although maybe not AS high end as at graduation). So I think to a large degree it makes sense IF poker is still viable after you graduate.
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Old 10-16-2006, 03:39 PM
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I agree with the 'ducks' comment. You are in great shape, especially if you spend your last year getting your GPA up -if you ever want to go back to business school for an MBA, this is important. I would take a full year and put 100% into poker after college and reevaluate after a year whether or not to continue or get a job. Not that I have any experience with this, but I feel that 1 year of post-college "goofing off" (if you are going to spin it as traveling/finding yourself) is much easier to explain than 2+.
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Old 10-16-2006, 04:18 PM
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Default Re: I want to turn pro after college

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My only question for you is how opposed are you to playing live for a living?

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pretty opposed. I am fairly certain that I would move out of the country to play online before going to the casino every day to play, assuming I'm either not married or my wife doesn't mind. When I decide whether or not to go pro after college, I will obviously very seriously consider the state of online poker.
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Old 10-16-2006, 08:51 PM
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Ask yourself if you truly love poker? Seriously, being a poker professional is the road less travelled and it's a bumpy one so you need to some self-reflection.

Also having people tell you what to do is what a lot of people have been socialized to do in this world but no one can make you happy but yourself. Your parents gave you the gift an a good education now give yourself the gift of succeeding in something that you truly enjoy. If your worried about failing you may never get a chance to truly succeed no matter what choice you make.
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Old 10-17-2006, 01:54 AM
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Default Re: I want to turn pro after college

I recently had to make same decision.
1. Use my engineering degree and be misreable making good money and very stable.
2. Play poker and possibly make much more money or possibly go broke.
I decided since i don't have a family and am still young I should do this. This might be the only chance to do this so I better take it. I can always go to work if I need to.
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