Should You Quit Your Day Job? — Part II

[David Sklansky]

"I most definitely have never said that you should believe ME because I am this or that. I have said that virtually EVERYBODY with a lot of experience in the poker world says that the odds are against making it as a full time pro."

True for the random player. True for the player who has barely survived for a year or two. False for anyone whose results are three or more standard deviations above what he would consider a good living. As long as he isn't counting tournaments, high stakes games, or extra juicy games that may not exist in the future.

If you have an IQ above 130, know how to do probability problems, are not psychologically challenged, and you read all our books and this website, you have a better than 50% chance of being able to grind out $1000 at least a week.

PS Only one of the people that I know of on the poker bustout video is a decent poker player.