Great responses, as for myself, I have played online off and on since 2000 but wasn't a winning player until last year. Yeah it took a while but experience is priceless. Even then I'm still not a big winner and couldn't make a living from it yet. It just seems like a grind that I couldn't do for too many years. As for live play I think I could last a lot longer and after all, it's easier to win. My goal is to work just enough to get benefits and play poker part time. This way I don't or won't pay any taxes on my winnings, screw the IRS. At least it will never be enough that will drastically change my life style but it would be nice if it could.