When poker income surpasses your day job

obsidian · #1 09-14-2005, 10:36 AM

I'm currently finishing up my undergraduate degree and have 3 semesters left including the current one. I also work part time making about $13/hour 24 hours a week. This job is a 40 minute commute from my apartment near campus.

I am making much more money playing poker. Over my last 70k hands of 5/10 I am at 1.8BB/100 (4-tabling). 2.6BB/100 over the last 35k. Plus another .6BB/100 from rakeback. I am having a hard time figuring out why I still work my day job. If you were in a position where you were making 10x the money of your day job would you continue to work? Also, my job while certainly nice for my resume, is not a job I plan on continuing with after school.

danzasmack · #2 09-14-2005, 10:59 AM

im in the same boat. Worked full time this summer and made twice as much in less time playing poker.

"is not a job I plan on continuing with after school"

Again im in the same boat, but the job im at now is more relevant to what I want to do with my life besides poker.

Also, having a job helped me keep a better schedule and learn to manage time better.

And honestly, it got me reading 2+2 more lol.

After commuting for over and hour to work every day over the summer I still say that working was better for me and in the long run will be as well.

fyodor · #3 09-14-2005, 11:32 AM

One side benefit of a "real" job can be the people you meet.

Generally you just meet morans online.

Alex/Mugaaz · #4 09-14-2005, 12:02 PM

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One side benefit of a "real" job can be the people you meet.

Generally you just meet morans online.

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POTD~

autobet · #5 09-14-2005, 12:18 PM

There are many reasons to keep your day job:

Hang out in a "normal" environment and get out of the house
Make a difference in the world
Have a guaranteed income
NO GAPS ON YOUR RESUME
Less likely to get burned out on poker, since you will play less and don't have to play x number of hours
Poker is more fun when you don't have to win
It sounds better to tell people you play to supplement your income rather than full time.

Some of the above does not apply to students such as gaps on resumes.

#6 09-14-2005, 12:43 PM

good thread

dogmeat · #7 09-14-2005, 01:06 PM

Excuse me for being pissy, but you have 500+ posts, and must have seen this subject posted every day for the past 6 months - why, oh why, do you need to ask these questions? I really can't figure this out. I guess I am as dense about human nature as you are about playing poker or working your regular job.

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tripdad · #8 09-14-2005, 01:34 PM

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One side benefit of a "real" job can be the people you meet.

Generally you just meet morans online.

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i resemble that remark.

shant · #9 09-14-2005, 01:35 PM

Dude just quit you know you want to. Fcuk waking up early and fcuk a commute.

Escape · #10 09-14-2005, 01:41 PM

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One side benefit of a "real" job can be the people you meet.

Generally you just meet morans online.

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i resemble that remark.

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Work and online are the same things. You both meet an awful lot of retards on a daily basis, except you don't have to deal with them face to face online.

Both suck.