Life after Professional Poker

[AdamBragar]

I've got a question for all you working non-poker professionals out there. So here's my story....

I graduated college a year ago and having been working for the past year for a company that does economic policy research. I graduated with a B.S. in econ and I plan to get a PhD in econ. BUT, not for another year or so.

So here's the deal. I am seriously considering leaving my job and playing poker for a living for a year, for various reasons, but the main reason, by far being, I think this would be a fantastic once in a lifetime experience. After the year, I'd go to school (I plan on applying to grad schools in the fall).

The question is:

How do potential employers and grad schools look upon people who played poker for a year? Do I just ommit a year on my resume? Do I say I played poker for a year? If you're an employer now, what would you think? Has anyone here played poker and then gone back into the workforce?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

[Michael Davis]

"I went to Europe. I wanted to see the world."

-Michael

[Alex/Mugaaz]

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"I went to Europe. I wanted to see the world."

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[Nigel]

Just make sure you actually have been to Europe so you can talk about it whenb they ask you about your travels. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[henrikrh]

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Just make sure you actually have been to Europe so you can talk about it whenb they ask you about your travels. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

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When you go make sure you hit up an EPT event aswell, haha.

[Justin A]

Yeah definitely don't tell them you played poker.

[PorscheNGuns]

How could someone with an undergrad degree...IN THE STUDY OF MONEY, not be able to grasp the sheer lunacy of leaving a job to "give professional poker a whirl".

And seriously, can't you hold down a low paying job and play poker on the side? Don't you get weekends off?...although, from your only 110 posts in 8 months of membership, I can assume there's an outside chance, unlike others here, that you have a girlfriend.

I know you'll make the right decision, not that I could ever give a flying [censored].

-Matt

[Bodhi]

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although, from your only 110 posts in 8 months of membership, I can assume there's an outside chance, unlike others here, that you have a girlfriend.

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[jrobb83]

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How could someone with an undergrad degree...IN THE STUDY OF MONEY, not be able to grasp the sheer lunacy of leaving a job to "give professional poker a whirl".

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Economics is most definately not the study of money. And I'm not sure exactly why you think this is so looney, others take time off like this before beginning a profession or graduate school for many reasons.

[einbert]

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How could someone with an undergrad degree...IN THE STUDY OF MONEY, not be able to grasp the sheer lunacy of leaving a job to "give professional poker a whirl".

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Poker seems to me to be an excellent experience for someone very interested in economics.