used to make 10hr now 100k a year.

[gamblegood]

Who out there used to work crap jobs for low pay and now make money as a poker pro? I am 25 from age of 15-25 I was
1.age 15 sold coats at a discount coat store $7hr
2.age 17 bus boy at a buffet at the mall no tips $8hr
3.age 17 work at a garden store for 6 weeks $8hr
4.age 18 work as a valet $450 with tips and check a week
5.age 21 work as waiter part time and part time pro poker at 4/8 and 6/12 with work and poker make around $700 a week.
6.age 23 play poker full time 8-16 and 15-30 make on average $700 a week.
7.age 24 start playing and winning tournments now have 200k bankroll.
8.age 25 present day have 17k bankroll hope I dont have to sell discount coats again.

[Python49]

was a broke college student that didnt have $50 to my name freshman year

[absoludicrous]

How did you manage to go from 200K - 17K in a year. It shouldn't happen.

[kyro]

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How did you manage to go from 200K - 17K in a year. It shouldn't happen.

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The K obviously stands for "kabillion."

[gamblegood]

Its very easy to go from 200k to 17k in a year new car tournment wins are taxed craps bj sports bets going to vegas twice a month buying crap you dont need playing 25-50 no limit cash games which I have quit cause I suck at them.

[Victor]

el diablo made a bunch of posts in the last few years how theres a ton of guys making 200k a year that will be broke in a few years bc they arent that good.

[effinA]

i worked taco bell for 2yr in HS
sold chronic for 4yrs in college
now making 10k/month and still sorta in college

[Boredom]

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el diablo made a bunch of posts in the last few years how theres a ton of guys making 200k a year that will be broke in a few years bc they arent that good.

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I hope the converse or whatever of that is true too, that there are a bunch of broke guys out there right now who are gonna start just raking in the dough hand over dick soon.

[EvanJC]

zomg i used to make 11/hr at a crappy job. now i make 23/hr playing breakeven poker. i'm not sure which is worse =D

[gamblegood]

I make money at cash games I play mostly 30/60 and 80/160 and do better than average but I suck at no limit cash game were most the money I lost went and online poker other types of gambling I am a excellent live tournment player made over 200k in tournments but no limit cash games and online poker I am a huge donkey.