balancing schoolwork with poker

housenuts · #1 09-09-2004, 07:48 PM

well this is the first school semester i've been serious about poker. last year i played poker a bit but nothing that really had a great impact on my time. it seems whenever i get home from school all i wanna do is hit the tables and i have no desire to do schoolwork.

i've never been a great student in the past but always managed to get decent marks. this being my third year of university i was planning on really stepping it up a notch but poker seems to be getting in the way.

how do you balance schoolwork and poker?

mmcd · #2 09-09-2004, 07:57 PM

What I did was basically go to 2 or 3 classes every week. The rest of my time was mostly spent at the casino or sleeping after getting back from the casino. Occasional bouts of heavy drinking were also thrown in the mix.

Michael Davis · #3 09-09-2004, 08:03 PM

Decide what your priorities are. If cardplaying is more important to you than school, spend more time doing that. If school is more important, make sure you take care of business before taking part in any other activity. Poker is no different.

-Michael

TonyBlair · #4 09-09-2004, 09:59 PM

Why don't you just do both? Next you'll be asking where do you find the time to play with girls.
NEXT.

afk · #5 09-10-2004, 12:00 AM

I'm in third year as well. And as much as I want to play poker, I also want to go to grad school. School comes first, if I can fit in time for poker in a day then great. If not, then so be it.

pilamsolo · #6 09-10-2004, 12:47 AM

I've found it best to study during the day, especially if you have an hour or two between certain classes. I too find it difficult to concentrate on schoolwork, so I usually go the library to avoid the temptation of playing online and "studying" at the same time. I'm not sure how difficult your coursework is, but at least for me I've found that playing online at night and going to school during the day is a good mix. Oh, and I also like to throw in a night of heavy drinking, preferably at least once a week.

-Solo

VinnyVegas · #7 09-10-2004, 12:55 AM

It probally is possible to do both sucessfully, but I think you need to pick your pony, one or the other.

wangarific · #8 09-10-2004, 02:20 AM

you only need to concentrate on school hardcore for the next two years (this year and next year) whereas you can concentrate on poker hardcore for 60+ years after that. if you end up sucking at poker, you at least have a schooling. if you succeed, then you haven't lost much by studying for two years.

mmcd · #9 09-10-2004, 03:23 AM

I was 1/2 kidding in my initial post. Although I do think (depending on what you are planning to do after college) you should have fun and not get too stressed in college. Do what you have to do to get your degree, but don't bust your ass if you don't have to. Theres plenty of time for work and stress and whatnot, college shouldn't be that way. Unless you're planning on going to grad school, nobody is going to care what grades you got in this class or that class 10 years from now.

housenuts · #10 09-10-2004, 04:37 AM

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I've found it best to study during the day, especially if you have an hour or two between certain classes. I too find it difficult to concentrate on schoolwork, so I usually go the library to avoid the temptation of playing online and "studying" at the same time. I'm not sure how difficult your coursework is, but at least for me I've found that playing online at night and going to school during the day is a good mix. Oh, and I also like to throw in a night of heavy drinking, preferably at least once a week.

-Solo

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me and you sound in the exact same boat. i'm planning to go to law school. i also can't study at home because i get too easily distracted and only ever study in the library. i'm planning on trying to spend as much time as i can at school and then whenever i'm at home, well whatever happens happens. and as for drinking, ya a solid couple nights of drinking is always in the cards. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]