Three Years in Las Vegas

[Mark L]

Great post, thanks for sharing.

[4thstreetpete]

Wow, what a great story. This thread definately needs resurrecting.

Thank you for taking the time to write up this long post. Congratulations Dynasty. I'm curious as to how things are going for you today?

I do have my own story to share and one day I will share it with the rest of the 2+2 readers.

Like you, I'm really disallusioned at my current job right now. I really hate the 9 to 5 grind and there have been several times when I really felt like I couldn't take it anymore and just walk off. The only thing that's stopping me is because I don't have the courage to do so and also what my family will think.

Reading your post I'm stunned that you made the choice that you did, quiting your stable job to become a professional poker player with hardly any experience. I do know that I would never have the guts to do what you did although my heart tells me to. This makes you a much better man than me. I will however decide to chase my dream one day.

Having just turned 30 I've had over 12 years of experience playing poker and I've been a winner pretty much all those years. I did take several years off during my university years and recently dipped my paws back into poker. This time however, it's for good.

I was pretty horrible when I started out. In Toronto we don't have poker limits lower than 5/10. I wished I took the time to learn more about the game when I was 18 because I would've been a much better player today. I am a quick learner though so things did work out.

I am concerned though that a lot of younger readers here will find inspiration from your post and quit their jobs or school and become a professional player with little or no experience. This is how some people become homeless. Reading your post, it had all the makings of a disaster story so I'm glad it all worked out for you. A lesser player would not be so lucky.

I make a very good living now but I can't help but feel that life is pretty boring. I don't have any illusions as to how glamourous and exciting being a professional poker player will be. I do know that when things go bad it can bring you to your knees. But whatever the case, it sure as hell a lot more exciting than what I'm doing now.

[stinkypete]

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I am concerned though that a lot of younger readers here will find inspiration from your post and quit their jobs or school and become a professional player with little or no experience. This is how some people become homeless. Reading your post, it had all the makings of a disaster story so I'm glad it all worked out for you. A lesser player would not be so lucky.

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heh... i was just gonna write a reply saying that he should have written some disclaimer to us college/university kids at the top of the post, warning us not to read it. i don't need this kind of encouragement. i must finish school. stupid poker.

and i'm only half joking.

[zaxx19]

ON the same note someone in University should warn kids that they have unrealistic expectations (especially business or accounting or engineering majors) these days for the corporate world. Alot of things are changing as globalization takes hold and a cumfy 60-90k job in accounting with a undegrad degree from a mediocre state school is gonna be a complete thing of the past in like 5-10 yrs. My brother got an MBA from Rice. He works for KPMG and even he is thinking of getting out of consulting for a big corporation. Corporate life is like a huge pyramid scheme with thousands of slaving white collars supporting a bunch of BS CEO CFO CIO COO types. Unless you are keen of kissing alot of ass, not ever saying anything provocative and basically living for your job id probably do something else. Remember there are 1 billion english speaking Indians chomping at the bit to do these same jobs for like 1/20th the money you do the math what do you think is coming??

[ThaSaltCracka]

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Remember there are 1 billion english speaking Indians chomping at the bit to do these same jobs for like 1/20th the money you do the math what do you think is coming??

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so should we all become professional poker players?

Whether or not you believe me, there are millions of jobs that will never go over seas, and I am not just talking about service industry jobs.

[theBruiser500]

dynasty, write an update

[Gabe]

He quit playing poker and is now a full-time, on-line, unpaid political consultant and recluse.

[theBruiser500]

serious? is tha ta joke? either way we still need an update

[Dynasty]

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He quit playing poker and is now a full-time, on-line, unpaid political consultant and recluse.

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I played a whole four hours yesterday. The political (and baseball) stuff has run out of steam.

[Gabe]

Hey Bryan,

On-line or did you go out?

I really like your monitors. What were they?

Gabe