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I think that the gap in the resume can be significant. But it depends on what you are trying to do with your Econ PhD. Tenure-track professor, government, private firm? My best advice would be to find an at least semi-interesting position that would both look good on your resume and not require too many hours (so you can play at night).

Also, I had an interview for a spot on a derivatives desk with a large market maker/trading firm earlier this year in which poker came up. They were asking about my BB/100, s.d. per hour, etc. (in addition to probability questions). These all went well. The fact that I am not an Ivy or MIT grad did not. [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]


FWIW, I am currently out of school 1 year myself and considering grad school down the road.

Good luck.