I like poker so I\'m going to quit school.
 

Does this seem idiotic to anyone else? Or is it just me?

The # of college kids dropping out to play cards on the internet/in B&Ms is staggering.

Online poker ain't gonna be here forever kids.

It just seems really stupid and sickening. But I'm willing to listen.

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it's kinda dumb, and yes the numbers are staggering.

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What are the numbers exactly? Where are you getting this information? Is this from all the "going pro" posts you see on here? Is this being reported in Time magazine? I need specifics!

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Unbelievably idiotic.

Particularly when you can still clock lots of hours online when you are in school. Unless you are in a hard core major, in which case the decision is all the more idiotic.

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What are the numbers exactly? Where are you getting this information? Is this from all the "going pro" posts you see on here? Is this being reported in Time magazine? I need specifics!

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i'm going by people i know in real life, and people i know from 2+2.

Re: I like poker so I\'m going to quit school.
 

I agree too, and I'm sure I could make over 200k if I didnt go to classes. There's more to life then poker and having money when you're young, including having a good education and having fun with friends.

Ponks

Re: I like poker so I\'m going to quit school.
 

Hell, I'm hoping poker gets me back to school for a PhD sooner. College is the greatest time ever, and it actually yields long term benefits to boot!

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Milo told me something along the lines of "you're talking about the EV of a lifetime here" when I mentioned to him that I was considering taking a semester or two off for poker. I know where you're coming from. The games are good now. They're going to get tougher.

Poker is the short term though. You're probably going to need your education someday. If you manage your time well you can probably get 15-20 hours in per week playing if you really try to, w/o sacrificing your school work... If you quit and were a fulltime pro are you really going to play 30-40hrs per week? Have you ever tried doing that for a long period of time and do you know if you're capable of that? It isn't easy. If you quit your poker playing hours will probably increase only a little bit and you'll just become lazier with everything else in life...

Keep the big picture in focus Tyler, stay in school.

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What are the numbers exactly? Where are you getting this information? Is this from all the "going pro" posts you see on here? Is this being reported in Time magazine? I need specifics!

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i'm going by people i know in real life, and people i know from 2+2.

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I deem your sample size ------ Insufficient!

Re: I like poker so I\'m going to quit school.
 

I know a few people that have dropped out to play cards and I've read about a bunch on this site.