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

[PTjvs]

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

I have done all of these in the last 4 days.

Was the first time Ive ever lost set over set that turned into quads I think. I certainly don't recall having ever been on the receiving end of that before, although I do remember dishing it out twice, once runner runner style (in about 150k hands online).


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[BusterStacks]

wow, a 120bb downswing eh? lol dude, you have a lot to learn.

[nolanfan34]

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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.

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People are harping on the 120 BB thing, but I think this is a good point.

I'd even say if you use the phrase "going pro" at all, you're probably not going to make a living trying to do it.

[bicyclekick]

Going pro rules.

I do think playing a lot non-pro for about a year is the way to go though. You'll have experianced a lot of [censored] and you're hourly should be high enough that it's not a worry.

[SoftcoreRevolt]

This isn't fair, my lack of a Royal Flush is screwing me again!

[Predator314]

Royal Flush? Pfft.. had one yesterday, flopped it.

120BB downswing? Pfft... had that yesterday too! I had a 250+BB downswing in January this year.

Boat busted by river quads? It's happened more than once. Just didn't happen yesterday. Although it wouldn't have surprised me.

In all seriousness. I think the average 18-24 year old cannot handle being a pro poker player. I think it takes more discipline than working for the man. I've read blogs and journals about the average 18 year old playing $3/6 for a living because they can make more than minimum wage. Frankly, I'd rather do real work.

The pros that interest me are the ones that have to support families, pay a mortgage, have bills. Those are the real pros.

[jstewsmole]

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This isn't fair, my lack of a Royal Flush is screwing me again!

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Yeah but at least theres less inbreeding [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

[Sponger15SB]

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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.

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Yeah, lets make it so you have to have some ridiculously stupid qualifier in order to pro.

Your post is weak and pointless.

[PokerBob]

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Going pro rules.



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[Justin A]

I had been playing poker for a living for six months before getting my first royal. I've had my boats busted by quads, but never on the river(edit: that I can remember). I think your requirements need fixing.