Even if your an online pro....

[12AX7]

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!

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Ever stare at a computer for 10 hours straight?

I could only imagine how long it could take!

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[12AX7]

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.

[12AX7]

Amen to that. Having done Level 2 Support at Big Blue, I agree. Except that variance can be a killer.

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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.

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This is the last thing on a poker pros mind.

Also playing live you can get the otheres players numbers and call them afterwards

[LA_Price]

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.

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.

[Eidal]

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.

[CanKid]

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.

[12AX7]

No doubt. But it is on the minds of the ladies you meet, and the Mortgage Broker, etc.