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after this thread http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=9320.0 I did some soul searching and decided to go back to work. One consideration was when DTD opens in December it'll be dealer dealt so I won't be able to subsidise my playing with dealing. I'll have to have a much healthier bankroll if I'm going to play properly. Other obvious factors were providing better for the family and wanting to enjoy poker again. same day I saw an advert for a job that looked interesting. Test player for a fruit machine development company. Well, an good letter and two interviews later I have the job and start in a couple of weeks. Money is VERY good. Starting salary is better than when I worked in a bank and it can double in the roll Im in and if I get into design can get upto 50k/70k.

Shuffle Up Shirts will continue to trade but anything the company makes will be for luxurys / bankroll instead of covering household bills. Probably means I'll spend my evenings and weekends making DTD shirts but thats ok.

It'll be a relief to play poker again without the pressure of finding the next grocery shop.
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Good Luck mate.

Awesome mate, pleased for you.
I hope it goes well as it sounds like the best thing to do.

Yes GL Adam.

Horrible when Poker becomes a "job" rather than an enjoyable past time - the pressure's of NEEDING to make money :(

Nice one Adam!

Fruit machine tester!

What a fab job!

Good luck mate, sounds like a good job. Its giving you more options to boost your bankroll, & not having to worry about bills & stuff. Sounds like you'll be busy, Family, Job, T-shirts, & Poker.

great stuff! - do you need a colleague? - i have several years experience in 'testing' fruit machines :-)

Good Luck with the new job :)

Good luck with the new job Adam  :)

Nice one Adam, i think you have made the right choice for you. I wouldn't be surprised if you find your poker brings more results now w/o the stress of having to cash.

Nice one Adam, good luck in your new job!

Nice one Adam, Good Luck in the new job

Glad to see you made a good decision Adam.

Family must come before poker.

Good decision, Good luck  :)up

dont tell matt674 about your fruit testing

good luck in your new venture

I can think of about 10 people would would pay good money to have that job!

All the best!

hope all goes well... enjoy your new job..

GL Adam, hope it goes well.

I agree with everyone here, far better to enjoy a new job,then get to play your poker for fun.....well done.

very kind, thank you all. It's a huge relief and I'm expecting to see a positive impact on my poker too. Will miss the school runs and the hours but there you go.

Thinking Fridays £100 PLHE freeze at Luton
Monthly Saturday £300 NLHE freeze at Walsall
Sunday afternoon £30 at Gala and some cash.

looking forward to giving up dealing for a bit too.

good luck Adam,  i hope it all goes well in the new job

Good luck Adam

just finished my first week. awsome job. I've spend much of the week beating a new quiz game, which is giving the programmers some head aches and next week I'm testing a new 9 reel fruit machine. I work with a great bunch of blokes (who'll bet on anything as you'd expect) in a relaxed atmosphere for very generous money. thanks to my touch at the casino last week I'm playing of a dedicated bankroll for the first time in a year too.

At last, life's good.

now to get caught up on a weeks worth of blonde  ;slavedriver;

Really pleased for you Adam...eased that presure.. now time to enjoy life..

Well done Adam

Fantastic result.

It must be like working in a sweetie shop with the doors shut.

Good luck with your new career, I'm sure Mrs. M is happier now.

much happier. she's gone from full time including two evenings and an all-day saturday to four x 4 hour shifts and much more time with the kids. Happy MrsM makes for a happy AdamM and juniorMs

well done adam. u think youll like the job long term?

as Nem would say, LARVE IT

yeah, as well as the testing, it's a chance to use my imagination. I don't draw so, I've never been able to get into design as a career. I am a very creative person though and this is a chance I can design without a need for artistic ability.

Im told it's very rewarding to see your own machine through from design to release. never know, yuo might see a poker based fruit machine or skill/quiz game before long

Fantastic stuff, happy for you Adam. Seems like you are feeling a lot better! Nice to have that weight lifted!

Good luck adam. I think you'll enjoy your poker more with less (or no) financial pressures.

Adam, sorry missed this thread at the time. No idea why.

I wish you all the best...I know how seriously you take your family obligations and I hope things work out for you in your new job


p.s vampitup was the professional fruitmachine player who posts on here FYI, might not be a bad person to know!

won't they be mortal enemies or something now?

Glad to hear you are enjoying your new job Adam  :)up

When I was 18 I worked in a popular bar in Edinburgh that was FULL of fruit machines and the latest new video games ie Pacman, Galaxy, Asteroids and the first 3d tank game...anyone remember that? (Showing my age now).

This pub was one of the first to get the new "Talking" fruit machine which to start with was very popular. It had one small flaw though...when you switched it on it gave 10 free games. So when the pub was dead at 3pm ish me and my mate would switch it off and on and clean it out  :D