Re: Thoughts about poker and success (mainly for college students)
This is becoming pretty real for me myself. I graduate in Spring 06, and realisticly could make about ~$100k a year playing shorthanded limit (thats to say if the games remain as good next year.)
My major (Journalism) will never pay that well in the real life, especially for someone like me who went to crappy state college. I know when I run well the thought of playing poker for a living seems pretty cool. Also, I played in the main event this year and the glitz and glamour of making big money in tournament poker along with the limit grind is pretty appealing but possibly just a pipe dream.
I love the freedom, and I hate authority. I hate being told what to do. I in general despise the thought of the grind of a real job.
If anything, I will play full time upon graduation, while looking to intergrate poker and journalism together.
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