My girlfriend wants me to stop playing!

[Kurn, son of Mogh]

Prepost disclaimer: It's your life, do what makes you happy regardless of what we say.

If the issue is how much time you spend with her, agree to negotiate that part and not the poker part.

If it's "your job" and you only work 15-20 hours per week, what's she going to think when you have to work 40-60 in the real world. (I wish there was internet poker when I was in college. I worked more hours per week at a lot more miserable and less lucrative jobs).