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Old 08-18-2005, 04:01 PM
krishanleong krishanleong is offline
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Default Re: Why people who \'go pro\' are the worst pro candidates...

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

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I love it when full ring players talk about downswings. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Krishan
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Old 08-18-2005, 04:03 PM
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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.

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Yep. Anyone who cares if they are officially a pro or not probably won't make it. Anyone who cares if we think he is officially a pro or not definately won't make it.
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Old 08-18-2005, 04:04 PM
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1) A royal flush
2) A 120 BB downswing
3) Having your boat busted by river quads


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I have had all these things happen multiple times, and I make more money than my work at a high-level company, but I'm nowhere near good enough to go pro. Maybe in like 5 years.
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Old 08-18-2005, 04:07 PM
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Yeah with an attitude like yours you are correct. You could apply that to many walks of life. Whats wrong with chasing a dream? Worse comes to worse you go back to work. If you love your job I agree with you but if you hate it....

1 royal and Quads busted my Full boat once I typed in NH and moved on [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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Old 08-18-2005, 04:07 PM
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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.

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I hate it when I agree with you
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Old 08-18-2005, 04:10 PM
Non_Comformist Non_Comformist is offline
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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.

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I agree with this. I went after 6months and I wish I had waited another 6 as things would have been much easier and less stressful in the first year.

however as mentioned overall playing poker for a living is truly awesome for reasons that have nothing to do with poker.
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Old 08-18-2005, 05:12 PM
henrikrh henrikrh is offline
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Default Re: Why people who \'go pro\' are the worst pro candidates...

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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.

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You moron, the post isn't a guidline for going pro, it's a rant at just how early idiots think they can go pro. You read but you don't comprehend.

And to everyone going on about the 120BB being too low a figure, it's low because it's showing just how ealry some people are taking their shot and quiting their jobs. There have been posts by people who have NEVER had a downswing, because they've gone on one rush and assume they are simply some misunderstood poker prodigy.
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Old 08-18-2005, 05:16 PM
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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

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All in the last ten days. Time to go pro! Unfortunately, PT says I'm only making 75 cents an hour, so I guess I'll keep working at it a little longer.
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Old 08-18-2005, 05:21 PM
henrikrh henrikrh is offline
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Default Re: Why people who \'go pro\' are the worst pro candidates...

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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

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All in the last ten days. Time to go pro! Unfortunately, PT says I'm only making 75 cents an hour, so I guess I'll keep working at it a little longer.

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Stop assuming that the reverse is true!

If you chop a man's leg off he will be sad, but if you give him an extra disembodied leg it will not necessarily make him happy.

That was a pretty strange example, but I couldn't think of anything else.
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Old 08-18-2005, 10:23 PM
LImitPlayer LImitPlayer is offline
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Default Re: Why people who \'go pro\' are the worst pro candidates...

<font class="small">Code:</font><hr /><pre> You moron, the post isn't a guidline for going pro, it's a rant at just how early idiots think they can go pro. You read but you don't comprehend. </pre><hr />

Well even tho this reply isn't aimed at me, I understood your point perfectly.

Thats why I made this comment

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Do I sense jealousy and resentment in your post?

A "man I wish I could do it but don't have the nerve to try"
kinda attitude?


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