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Re: Even if your an online pro....
Yeah, since 1984 in corp. USA. At UTC, GTE, FedEX, Conseco, IBM, and Citicorp as a programmer/analyst. LOL!
I could go as long as it's profitable enough. LOL! [ QUOTE ] Ever stare at a computer for 10 hours straight? I could only imagine how long it could take! [/ QUOTE ] |
#32
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Re: Even if your an online pro....
Well, it's not really *playing* if your livelyhood depends on it.
Every work a week or a month at your firm and lose money, get a negative paycheck? Also, the status factor you have with your "real job" is an intangible benefit that, at least until WPT, no poker player could enjoy. |
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Re: Even if your an online pro....
Amen to that. Having done Level 2 Support at Big Blue, I agree. Except that variance can be a killer.
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Re: Even if your an online pro....
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Also, the status factor you have with your "real job" is an intangible benefit that, at least until WPT, no poker player could enjoy. [/ QUOTE ] This is the last thing on a poker pros mind. |
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Re: Even if your an online pro....
Also playing live you can get the otheres players numbers and call them afterwards
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Re: Even if your an online pro....
As for how many years i'll play i don't really know. I could take a year off if i wanted to but i really like playing and there's still alot to learn and the games are all still really good.
I usally only play for about 20-30hrs a week. Any more than that and i find is too much. I also change up games frequently. I don't set a schedule or anything but i try and play at least 1 session of each of these 1.No-limit Hold’em cash game 2.Tournaments (usually NLHE) 3.Pot limit Omaha/8 4.Pot-limit Omaha 5.limit Hold'em 6.Razz 7.Seven-Stud High 8.Seven-Stud Eight-or-Better 9.Omaha Eight-or-Better 10. Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw It helps to keep me thinking and interested and it's made me become much better at poker versus just being better at hold'em. |
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professional slacker
I've been pretty lazy when it comes to getting in the hours, only 60k hands since August. I guess I'm a "pro" since poker is my only source of income, but I only put in a few hours a day, if at all.
Just don't think of poker as a "job," and you will never burn out. I'm just a recreational player who also happens to be unemployed. |
#38
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Re: Even if your an online pro....
I play 50-75k hands a month and think every day that my job is the best in the world. Do I look forward to when I won't have to do this for an income, sure. Is there any other job for which I'm qualified that could come anywhere close to poker profit-wise? No.
The advantages to investing 3-4k a month far outweigh any feeling of "burn-out"... at least in my book. I'm 20 and compound interest is and will be a beautiful thing. |
#39
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Re: Even if your an online pro....
As long as I keep myself in check, and get out of my pit, I'm normally ok.
I go a little batshit from time to time though. |
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Re: Even if your an online pro....
No doubt. But it is on the minds of the ladies you meet, and the Mortgage Broker, etc.
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