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mack23 04-01-2005 02:15 PM

Re: Back to work? Opinions needed!
 
Thanks Siegmund for this well thought out and meaningful reply!

-Mack

TheMetetron 04-01-2005 02:18 PM

Re: Back to work? Opinions needed!
 
[ QUOTE ]
you have to be willing to put in 50+ hr weeks to be successful playing for a living.

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AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!




....hold for it......





HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!




I needed a good laugh.

mack23 04-01-2005 02:19 PM

Re: Back to work? Opinions needed!
 
FlFishOn,

I'm 28, married, 2 year old son. I can't give you future goals though... When my 3rd HR job in 4 years became boring/overworked/underpaid just like the other 2 did, I starting seriously thinking about playing online. Beyond that I really don't know. Thanks for the reply.

-Mack

mack23 04-01-2005 02:25 PM

Re: Back to work? Opinions needed!
 
Dukula,

Thanks for the reply. You're pretty close here. To clarify a little, I don't consider people here to be complete strangers, as we correspond all the time and about topics that we have in common. I posted this story here as this is an internet gambling forum, and honestly I was expecting a few people would tell me about how great their life is since they quit work for poker. NOT ONE OF THOSE YET! If anyone was going to advise to keep playing, it woulda been here as of course none of the friends or family understand the difference between poker and casino gambling. Every single reply says "take the job." This leads me to believe that in the info I give initially, there must be something in there to cause concern among you poker players to advise against playing for a living. Even though I'm red hot right now and these past 3 months have been much happier times than the 2 years in the job before that... Oh well I would be a fool to pass this job up and like some have said, if it doesn't work out poker will still be there! Thanks again.

-Mack

mack23 04-01-2005 02:26 PM

Re: Back to work? Opinions needed!
 
LOL! This sounds like a plan, interviewing hot chicks never gets old.

-Mack

Baulucky 04-01-2005 03:26 PM

Re: Back to work? Opinions needed!
 
I would never go back to a job now, but I would have if a job were offered to me when I was in your same situation. MAybe you can do the job and and you like it, and you can still play 3-4 hrs in the evenings and weekends.

I'd say the best course of action is to take the job and see if you like it and keep at the best bonuses/games in the evenings (or even better during the job hours!). Nothing like getting paid twice for the same time on earth...

Of course, if you hate the job and benefits, you can always quit.

FlFishOn 04-01-2005 03:34 PM

Re: Back to work? Opinions needed!
 
It takes a special kind of wife to understand pro poker played for the rent. Back to the grind dude.

I, however, will continue to play poker and fish nearly every damn day in the Florida sunshine. For a daily laugh I look at the Seattle weather in the paper. Suckers!

mack23 04-01-2005 07:08 PM

RESULTS: so to speak...
 
Baulucky,

Thanks for the response, I like the way you put it. Makes perfect sense. Bottom line is that I'm not quite confident enough in a poker career at this point even though it's been going great as of late. Bonuses and weekend games won't be going anywhere at least.

BACK TO THE CORPORATE LIFE, for now...

SinCityGuy 04-01-2005 08:16 PM

Re: Back to work? Opinions needed!
 
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Losing streaks will come and you have to be willing to put in 50+ hr weeks to be successful playing for a living.

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Yikes! I guess I'll have to start doubling my hours to be successful.

Baulucky 04-01-2005 08:30 PM

Re: Back to work? Opinions needed!
 
[ QUOTE ]
Losing streaks will come and you have to be willing to put in 50+ hr weeks to be successful playing for a living.

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I just cut my hours in half to less than 25 a week and I'm making more than ever at higher stakes...still a bunch of hands though.


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