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mplspoker · #81 10-28-2005, 08:09 PM

Bike .. you need a reality check. Believe or not ... most people who are teachers in business at universities if had the opportunity/money/desire/drive would be doing something different if they could. I'm trying to be a prick here just telling you that people work for $$ in life .... If most people had the choice of doing whatever they want when they wake up... Many would be doing something different.. People have obligations kids/family/bills/etc. these things are important. The reason people get paid for jobs is because nobody else would do it for a dollar less.. that is economics supply/demand.

mplspoker · #82 10-28-2005, 08:18 PM

It's probably true... but you are making another "assumption". The weird part is that i respect what you have done with poker. You are successful at it and that speaks for itself. I respect your decision to do this for a living vs. other career choices. Many people on this site are young and doing well online, but don't realize the value of money and how screwed they would be if they had to get a job in the real world and how they would be making a lot less and working a lot more. I love how people sit around here and talk about how it isn't , but the facts are wait til you don't have any and then we should talk about how important it is..... too many people around here are living in a dream world...

Kaeser · #83 10-28-2005, 08:25 PM

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Bike .. you need a reality check. Believe or not ... most people who are teachers in business at universities if had the opportunity/money/desire/drive would be doing something different if they could. I'm trying to be a prick here just telling you that people work for $$ in life .... If most people had the choice of doing whatever they want when they wake up... Many would be doing something different.. People have obligations kids/family/bills/etc. these things are important. The reason people get paid for jobs is because nobody else would do it for a dollar less.. that is economics supply/demand.

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I think your correct with this statement but I don't think it applies to this problem. It's true that when your yearly income is small or average ,say 30-50K yearly, then you feel pressure to work at whichever job makes more money so that you can take care of your family.

When your income is significantly higher ,say 250K+, then your far more likely to take a job you enjoy rather then just going after the highest salary. The increase in the quality of life from doubling a 30K salary is just staggering compared to that of doubling a 250K salary.

mplspoker · #84 10-28-2005, 08:34 PM

Yeah I agree but generally when people start making some decent money they are trying to figure out how not to have to work too.... which generally involves finding a way to make more money.

Kaeser · #85 10-28-2005, 08:45 PM

Absolutely, but from everything we know about Tommy (which admittedly is very little) he makes good money. The fact that he could make more money doing doing something he possibly doesn't enjoy as much is irrelevant in this case. If you truly enjoy what your doing then it's not really work is it?

I recently came into enough money that I never have to work again. I still am getting a job as a dealer when I get out of the military and I'm still playing 3-6/4-8 because it's just something I enjoy doing.

mplspoker · #86 10-28-2005, 09:48 PM

Thats cool about your situation, although i dont' know why you would want to deal, and just not play the entire time? It's just hard for me to understand how people could do the same thing (play poker) and accept making a lot less. You would never see a trader on wall street somehow trying to justify that he trades a certain way that makes him a lot less , but he enjoys it more, etc...

If i had the opportunity to make a dollar more doing something different that i could still put up with in my spare time I would be doing it, this may not be ordinary, but i know i'm not alone here...

jason_t · #87 10-28-2005, 10:00 PM

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I know you guys are going to hate this, but i just had to post it..... Maybe that is WHY Tommy Plays LIVE.... just some food for thought...

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Suggestion: stop replying to this slightly sophisticated troll.

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Kaeser · #88 10-28-2005, 10:20 PM

Ok I guess this will be my last reply since I don't want to annoy the rest of the high/stakes posters. I'll just answer your questions then go about my business.

I'm dealing just because I want to be a floor and dealing seems like a good way to work my way up.

I don't know about trading on wall street, and I'm not even sure that Tommy doesn't play online, but I do know that the two games are very different. I myself find it boring to play online compared to live. Most posters here would disagree with that.

krishanleong · #89 10-28-2005, 10:59 PM

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Bike .. you need a reality check. Believe or not ... most people who are teachers in business at universities if had the opportunity/money/desire/drive would be doing something different if they could. I'm trying to be a prick here just telling you that people work for $$ in life .... If most people had the choice of doing whatever they want when they wake up... Many would be doing something different.. People have obligations kids/family/bills/etc. these things are important. The reason people get paid for jobs is because nobody else would do it for a dollar less.. that is economics supply/demand.

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I quit a 70K a year consulting job to teach high school computer science for 32K a year. It's possible that can't understand this. I'm glad I made the decision.

Krishan

krishanleong · #90 10-28-2005, 11:01 PM

Great post Gabe. Hijack was unfortunate.

Krishan