Why people who 'go pro' are the worst pro candidates...

[henrikrh]

I think you'd be hard pressed not to have noticed teh constant stream of "should I go pro?" threads. People notice that they can make $xx/hr and that is more than their current job, so they think it must be a better option. Your day job doesn't have risk, you can't have a bad run at the office and lose 90 BB. For a gain of $5/hr it's not worth it.

However, these new posters that want to go pro right away and live some poker fantasy that really doesn't exist don't care much. The people who want to go pro most arn't risk-concious enough to be good players.

If you start a post in which you tell people you want to go pro AND ask for playing advice you just might be total moron.

If you haven't encountered the following scenarios...

1) A royal flush
2) A 120 BB downswing
3) Having your boat busted by river quads

...then you havn't played nearly enough hands to even consider going pro.

If you think a plus to being a pro poker player is that you can tell your friends and they'll be jealous then you just might be a moron.

Don't post about going pro, just read other peoples posts, the advice is already there.

Take my advice with a huge grain of salt... I'm far from pro myself, and don't plan to get there ever.

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[LIRob23]

[henrikrh]

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What you write is true. Not sure what your hoping to gain by posting this? I hope for your sake that the picture of that dorky loser in the avatar isn't you.

-LIRob

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Nah, it's not, I didn't know how to set and avatar and posted asking how, Dynasty set that one up for me, he claims he googled it, but I reckon it's him.

[Webster]

I've had 4 Royals, 3 200BB down swings and a boat busted by quads MANY times - I'M READY!!!!

[henrikrh]

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I've had 4 Royals, 3 200BB down swings and a boat busted by quads MANY times - I'M READY!!!!

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Your sarcasm belies the quality of your thought, it is true that even someone who does indeed pass theses bare minimums before considering becoming a pro they might still not be ready.

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I've had 4 Royals, 3 200BB down swings and a boat busted by quads MANY times - I'M READY!!!!

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lmao, i'm with ya buddy. GO PRO!!!

So you're not a pro, yet you're giving advice about if someone is ready or not? No offense, but who would take your advice?

[Scorpion]

I have played many thousands of hands and never had a Royal. I have flopped quads and lost to runner runner quads though.

[krishanleong]

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2) A 120 BB downswing

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This is painfully inadequate.

Krishan

[danzasmack]

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2) A 1200 BB downswing

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This is painful.

Krishan

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