If you were me..............

[krishanleong]

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52k + benefits sounds like a gold mine for a "supposedly" easy teachers job. play full time in the 2 months summer vacation you have and during your 2 week christmas vacation.

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Teaching is [censored] hard work.

Krishan

[flair1239]

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The 2-4 and 3-6 games will probably get a little harder over time and I may experience a little drop in my winrate but I really do not think that the 2-4 and 3-6 games will ever get to the point where they are difficult to beat.


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Which brings up the general question. How does a professional player give himself a raise?

[grinin]

It really sounds like you have made up your mind. I think the more important point is that the EV of doing this now is far less than that of doing it 10 months from now.

You definitely shouldn't make a decision based on what someone else thinks your winrate should be. Having said that, personally, I would not make a decision like this without a winrate of 1BB/100 over 120K hands or 1.5BB/100 over 80K hands. Playing 4 tables of 5/10 6 max. I would also like to see a substantial jump when only playing 2 tables. 6 max can be a very swingy game and I am not sure that you understand that you could have started on an upswing.

I think the more important point is that the EV of doing this now is far less than that of doing it 10 months from now. (that was important enough to repeat)

[LImitPlayer]

I'll never need to. I'm making more than enough per hour now that even if my hourly rate dropped my 20% or so I will be more than fine.

I also live in Canada so when it is changed over to the Canadian dollar I am getting another 20% on my hourly rate

My fiance and I live wll below our means, just because someone makes a million a year doesnt mean they spend a million a year. (I'm not claiming I make a million a year, would be nice)

12 tabling the 2-4 limts at 2BB/100 + rakeback at 675 hands per hour = $75/Hour Convert to Canadian funds = $90/hour

12 tabling the 2-4 limits at 3BB/100+rakeback at 675 hands per hour= $101.00/Hour Convert to Canadian= $121.20/hour

[PuertoKid]

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Tell me what to do.

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Keep your job. Play poker as a long term hobby. Also, don't forget that if you do your taxes correctly, according to the law, you will be making a lot less from poker than you have calculated. Keep track of your winning sessions and losing sessions for a month and see what that would look like on your tax return.

[Bob Moss]

I didn't answer, because I have to know, do you like teaching? Also important, have you ever played 35 hours per week for any significant time?

B

[stretch22]

http://www.liquidgeneration.com/blog...snl_downer.mov

[ElSapo]

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.....that I have a 1000BB bankroll and 5 months living expenses set aside.

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Dude, this question is really simple the way you've posed it. What do you want to do?

You've got money put aside and apparently a gaurantee that your job is there when you get back. If it's something you want to try, do it. If you wonder if you should because you can, who cares what you should do?

No one can make this decision for you - it isn't an EV question, no matter how people want to put it. From what I know of Bob (only what he's written here), he can get from today until a year from now just fine. And in a year from now, he can go back to work.

What's the problem? You want to try it, go for it. Is it what you'll enjoy more? I can't answer that either.

If the only debate is "which would be more fun" then it seems like an easy question. Whichever you want.

ElSapo

[OrianasDaad]

I picked "play and it's not close".

Not many people are in your position. You have a year off of work, and you won't have to worry about getting your job back at the end of that year.

How many jobs are going to let you take a year off to see if you want to pursue a different career?

In your position, I'd probably move to Vegas for a year.

[boose_bagina]

ahhh, the days when lindsay lohan wasn't some anorexic, tan in a bottle, bleach blonde mess. Couldn't stop laughing the first time I saw that...but, that clip loses its comedic value the second time you watch it faster then a car ten feet out of a dealers lot.