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Jul 20,2009, 10:44 AM
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#16 | | Untapped Future Greatness
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Originally Posted by GTA Poker  really?
i wouldn't want to constantly worry about income during a downswing, etc...unless i was easily making twice what i earn at my job i wouldn't want poker as a sole source of income |
Personally, I'd love to do it for a living, I'm just not sure I'm good enough.....yet (or have a big enough roll).
But I don't see it as being much different than.....for example pro sports. If I love to play hockey, and get to do it for a living, that would be great. But, you would still have the pressure to perform, or you'd lose your job. But I don't think that would stop you from trying.
I don't think I'd relocate to Vegas, just visit a few times a year during the deepstack series.
Goodluck either way.
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Jul 20,2009, 10:55 AM
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#17 | | Cash games are evil!
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Originally Posted by trigs man i'd love to play poker for a living. that has got to be the greatest job in the world. | not sure when gambling for a living, or playing poker for that matter, started to be considered a 'job'. For me, the novelty usually wears off after a couple of days.
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Jul 20,2009, 12:12 PM
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#18 | | Full PFC Member
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Originally Posted by pokerJAH not sure when gambling for a living, or playing poker for that matter, started to be considered a 'job'. For me, the novelty usually wears off after a couple of days. | i play poker pretty much every day. when i don't play i tend to think about it a lot. yeah i might have a problem, but i definitely enjoy it. i agree with the sports comparison. i'd play basketball every day if i could get paid to do it. i'm slowly working up my bankroll in poker and considering that i pretty much buy nothing but necessities, i'll hopefully gain enough money soon to play at decent stakes. hell, if i can average only 5BB/100 hands at $2-$4 NL i'd be happy with a $20/100 hands average.
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Jul 20,2009, 02:31 PM
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#19 | | Cash games are evil!
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Originally Posted by trigs considering that i pretty much buy nothing but necessities, i'll hopefully gain enough money soon to play at decent stakes. hell, if i can average only 5BB/100 hands at $2-$4 NL i'd be happy with a $20/100 hands average. | to be completely frank, poker is the last thing you should be spending your time and money on if this is the financial situation you find yourself in. What happens if you go on a bad run and you are relying on poker as your only source of income? Its a disaster waiting to happen.
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Jul 20,2009, 11:37 PM
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#20 | | Junior Member
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It come down to passion. If you are passinate about the idea of playing poker 13 hours per day, then it isn't work...and if you win more often than you lose, you will never have to work again.
-EZ
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Jul 21,2009, 07:50 AM
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#21 | | Cash games are evil!
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Originally Posted by EZplayer It come down to passion. If you are passinate about the idea of playing poker 13 hours per day, then it isn't work...and if you win more often than you lose, you will never have to work again.
-EZ | great philosophy if you still live at home with your parents; once you have a mortgage and other mouths to feed, passion does not pay the bills.
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Jul 21,2009, 08:48 AM
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#22 | | Full PFC Member
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Originally Posted by pokerJAH to be completely frank, poker is the last thing you should be spending your time and money on if this is the financial situation you find yourself in. What happens if you go on a bad run and you are relying on poker as your only source of income? Its a disaster waiting to happen. | i don't understand what you mean. what is wrong with my financial situation? i guess you misunderstood. i didn't say that i don't have money to buy non-necessity items. i said that i choose to not buy non-necessities. i personally just don't own a lot of clothes or products or objects or furniture or any stuff like that. i never have. i'm just not interested in objects and things. they never made me happy to tell you the truth. in fact it's mostly the opposite. the less "crap" that i have the more happy i am. i prefer a more minimalist life style. granted, my apartment is currently full of crap which i find quite annoying, but if my girlfriend moved out it would be almost completely empty. i wouldn't have enough stuff to even remotely fill the three rooms.
here's a better explanation. i recently moved at the beginning of june. minus my television, desk, and coffee table, i fit everything else i owned into my car and drove it over. we're talking about 5 boxes and 3 garbage bags and that's it. most were full of clothes, and when i got to my new place i went through all my clothes and donated easily half of them. it's just the way i prefer to live.
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Jul 21,2009, 09:37 AM
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#23 | | Cash games are evil!
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Originally Posted by trigs i'm slowly working up my bankroll in poker and considering that i pretty much buy nothing but necessities, i'll hopefully gain enough money soon to play at decent stakes. | I guess my point is you are better off spending your extra money on non-necessities than padding your bankroll so you can move up to a higher level.
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Jul 21,2009, 09:59 AM
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#24 | | Full PFC Member
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Concentrate on being a good lover. Lock into a women with a good career that only wants you for weekend recreation. Play poker well enough to bring home the extras.
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Jul 21,2009, 11:34 AM
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#25 | | Full PFC Member
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Originally Posted by pokerJAH I guess my point is you are better off spending your extra money on non-necessities than padding your bankroll so you can move up to a higher level. | lol well thanks for the advice as to what i should be/enjoy doing, but i think i'll stick to my personal preferences for the time being.
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