Should i continue with online poker career or return to 9-5 job?

[mosquito]

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I’m almost 40 with 2 kids, and while friends and former university class mates are just entering their prime earning years of their careers, and advancing to executive levels, here I am grinding it out at online poker.

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Look for a job. Play poker in the meantime. Because of poker you can take your time and find one you really like. Then, play poker on the side and have more money than your peers.

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What he said.

[TheArtist]

Tough one Paul. I have a hard time making this decision at 27 and single. I can't imagine how hard the decison will be with a wife and kids.

Gl with your choices.

Richard

[Oilcan]

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I’m almost 40 with 2 kids, and while friends and former university class mates are just entering their prime earning years of their careers, and advancing to executive levels, here I am grinding it out at online poker.

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Look for a job. Play poker in the meantime. Because of poker you can take your time and find one you really like. Then, play poker on the side and have more money than your peers.

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I agree with this.

Don't worry what other people may say/think/question.

Do what you have to, to take care of your family.

You should contact David Ross. He would probably have a great deal of insight on this.

[PokerPaul]

funy u say that...i know david ross and met him personally and we went on a trip to foxwoods together last year.

i havent heard from him in a while though...maybe i'll give him a call..

[jakethebake]

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Shouldn't it be obvious?
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i thought this was going to be THIS LINK . [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[autobet]

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Get a part time job

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This should be a nice compromise

[TimTimSalabim]

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while friends and former university class mates are just entering their prime earning years of their careers, and advancing to executive levels

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In other words, they're in high-stress jobs that they hate, working long hours and putting up with all kinds of crap so that they can buy bigger and bigger cars and houses to impress their friends and placate their spouses, and wishing secretly that they could just chuck it all and do something they really love. Count your blessings.

[Clarkmeister]

if you have to ask...

[billyjex]

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while friends and former university class mates are just entering their prime earning years of their careers, and advancing to executive levels

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In other words, they're in high-stress jobs that they hate, working long hours and putting up with all kinds of crap so that they can buy bigger and bigger cars and houses to impress their friends and placate their spouses, and wishing secretly that they could just chuck it all and do something they really love. Count your blessings.

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it sounds like Paul's biggest concern is his wife. it seems to have undertones that if he keeps this poker lifestyle he is afraid his wife will leave him. unfortunate what other people think and material possessions would lead him wife to think of leaving him but such is life i guess (this is coming from a 23 year old college kid so take my words with a grain of salt.)

[Lucky]

The real question is how much do you make playing and how much can you expect to make in 2006? If you're going to make 600k, you're wife will be fine with "stigma." If its 60k, the "stigma" will worsen.

this is a money decision.