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yoshi352000
Enthusiast
Silver Level
The Simplest Way To Look At It.
Don't Leave School, Don't Leave Your Job For Poker
If on the side you're making more at poker than you would at your job and school over a solid amount of time, than way your decisions. Otherwise get back to studying/work.
Don't Leave School, Don't Leave Your Job For Poker
If on the side you're making more at poker than you would at your job and school over a solid amount of time, than way your decisions. Otherwise get back to studying/work.
Newzooozooo
Legend
Loyaler
Hi.
I believe that every promising player simply feels the potential for professional growth and therefore such a player does not need to leave school or main job. The professionalism of the players is not in the lack of education or main job.
Good luck.
I believe that every promising player simply feels the potential for professional growth and therefore such a player does not need to leave school or main job. The professionalism of the players is not in the lack of education or main job.
Good luck.
mj22
Visionary
Bronze Level
Poker isn't a game or a hobby for a specific age, so at a young age if you start learning poker in your free time is a way to achieve skills by the end of college.
So you are not missing anything if your going to school and practicing poker at the same time.
GoodLuck to all youngsters !
So you are not missing anything if your going to school and practicing poker at the same time.
GoodLuck to all youngsters !
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vittopio
Visionary
Silver Level
If you are going to play poker professionally, then it probably makes sense to quit your studies and work! Because no talent can compensate you for your lack of free time! To be competitive, you need to learn a lot and play a lot! Good luck!
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neptun1914
Legend
Silver Level
You should keep in mind that very few percent of all poker players manage to get to professional level so that they manage to live only from the game. Poker is hard way to earn easy money. Here is very good article describing what are the difficulties of being pro poker player:
https://www.blackrain79.com/2020/09/professional-poker-player.html
For 98% of all poker players keeping your standard job and being recreational poker player eventually getting some additional income from poker is the best approach.
https://www.blackrain79.com/2020/09/professional-poker-player.html
For 98% of all poker players keeping your standard job and being recreational poker player eventually getting some additional income from poker is the best approach.
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Chel_nv
Rock Star
Bronze Level
I am absolutely against leaving my main job and studies in order to fully immerse myself in the study of poker. After all, the main job is your only ticket to a quiet, measured life. And when your standard of living exceeds the average, you can invest in development in poker to maximize your chances of winning poker. But this is not all you should be able to control yourself, if you have a tendency to excitement, it is better not to test your fate.
dimon4ik89
Visionary
Bronze Level
I believe that one activity does not interfere with another. If you have time for several different activities, you like to do different things in life, and not devote yourself to one thing, then you can combine different activities, it will not be worse from this. If you are not interested in anything else in life except poker, then you can study only this game all day and play it all day. It depends on what kind of person you are, what interests you in life and how professionally and seriously you decide to play poker.
Work or study is also essential to life. You need to work so that you have money for life, and you have to study in order to be smarter and more erudite.
Work or study is also essential to life. You need to work so that you have money for life, and you have to study in order to be smarter and more erudite.
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Juan Oro
Visionary
Bronze Level
there is time for everything there are many professional poker players with university degrees, so you can play half machine while you finish your studies if you are in the middle of your career, the only reason you make that decision to leave your studies to play and dedicate yourself to 100% poker is that all your income comes from poker and you have a very solid bank to survive and live poker for a long time and you are a winning player and that all your income comes from poker and cover all expenses and you are in path to being a professional poker player.
franken222
Visionary
Bronze Level
Take a look at the stats. If you're not in the top 5% on the internet, you are not making any money at playing poker.
Sure, you get into the money often, but only the to 5% are making a profit. The rest are not even winning enough to cover the buy-ins they lose, when they don't get in the money.
At one time, I was in the top 15%, and I was in the hole. I made it into the moeny often, but not deep enough to be profitable.
Don't quit your day job, unless you can get into that top 5%.
Sure, you get into the money often, but only the to 5% are making a profit. The rest are not even winning enough to cover the buy-ins they lose, when they don't get in the money.
At one time, I was in the top 15%, and I was in the hole. I made it into the moeny often, but not deep enough to be profitable.
Don't quit your day job, unless you can get into that top 5%.
NWPatriot
Rock Star
Silver Level
Pretty consistent responses here, but I will pile on with my support to just say no.
There is no rush. Stay in school, keep working. Many people support the idea that only 3-5% of the players are truly winning players. It is great to commit to something, but you first need to know if you can or will be one of the top 3% of players. When you hit a point where you are consistently crushing the big games, then you can begin the idea of re-orienting your life. Poker is a brutal game.
Just one mans opinion.
Good luck and God bless.
There is no rush. Stay in school, keep working. Many people support the idea that only 3-5% of the players are truly winning players. It is great to commit to something, but you first need to know if you can or will be one of the top 3% of players. When you hit a point where you are consistently crushing the big games, then you can begin the idea of re-orienting your life. Poker is a brutal game.
Just one mans opinion.
Good luck and God bless.
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Hsac
Rock Star
Bronze Level
A necessity?
No, it is not a necessity to leave school or a day job to become proficient in poker. Back in the 80's, I didn't leave my job until I was making more at poker, though the income wasn't as consistent. I would suggest the only requisite before leaving a steady revenue stream would be to build a sufficient bankroll first to overcome the inconsistencies involved in playing poker, or any type of gambling for that matter.
No, it is not a necessity to leave school or a day job to become proficient in poker. Back in the 80's, I didn't leave my job until I was making more at poker, though the income wasn't as consistent. I would suggest the only requisite before leaving a steady revenue stream would be to build a sufficient bankroll first to overcome the inconsistencies involved in playing poker, or any type of gambling for that matter.
arashsgr
Rock Star
Silver Level
learning poker
in order to learn poker, you don't need to leave school, stay at school, study hard, find your path and reach your goal and play poker on the side, poker is a game of information so au much as you can handle the knowledge you can play poker better. for playing poker better you need to watch videos of poker, you need to study books, and at the end, you need to play this game
in order to learn poker, you don't need to leave school, stay at school, study hard, find your path and reach your goal and play poker on the side, poker is a game of information so au much as you can handle the knowledge you can play poker better. for playing poker better you need to watch videos of poker, you need to study books, and at the end, you need to play this game
elizeuof
Visionary
Silver Level
The more free time you have, the more you can dedicate yourself to studying and playing poker, but we know the limitations that many face over time, so abandoning studies and jobs instead of making us progress in the game may end up effecting us in other situations that will reflect on the quality of our games.
I see the report of some players from my country who started playing to pass the time, conciled in the beginning with their usual lives, and when they realized that they were making constant gains they decided to change their lives and abandon jobs or studies that would not give them the same return.
I currently have almost no free time, I can hardly take a moment to concentrate and study or play, I know that only next year I will have better conditions to play, yet I still try to reconcile and play in my free time.
I see the report of some players from my country who started playing to pass the time, conciled in the beginning with their usual lives, and when they realized that they were making constant gains they decided to change their lives and abandon jobs or studies that would not give them the same return.
I currently have almost no free time, I can hardly take a moment to concentrate and study or play, I know that only next year I will have better conditions to play, yet I still try to reconcile and play in my free time.