becoming a professional

[crapper]

What you have to remember if you're serious about becoming a pro, is that you need a couple of years thorough detailed financial records ( and I mean thorough, i.e. complete records ) of your profits/losses together with a sizeable starting bankroll, before you can even start to contemplate playing for a living.

What about if you've played 140 PP $50 sngs with a 40% ROI and you really really hate your job?

If you can play 3500 PP $50 sngs and still have a 40% ROI....then sure, give up the day job !

Good luck with it,

Ian.

[Ecosse]

Have you income to back you up during 'bad spells', what's the wife and kids going to do when you go on tilt and bust out with this week's shopping money ?

From your original post I don't think you've thought out the long term implications of your idea.

'when i play about 5 hours per day I make about $250'

Any half decent job will pay that.

[tonypoker]

40% is pretty high, even Gordon would love that.
What's your secret?

[crapper]

when i play about 5 hours per day I make about $250.

I'm worried that my wife and friends might shun me for not having a proper job, though.
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If you can play for longer than 12 months and still average $250 per day for a 7-day week, then you could consider it. But ONLY if that's what you average. You must remember that playing over a period of a year or more, then you will have many losing days or even weeks ( hence the need for a decnt-sized bankroll behind you ).

Wives and girlfriends never shun you if you are both successful and happy. Poker is a proper job, if treated seriously, just like any other job and worked at properly. It sure ain't all glamour !!

Ian.

[AndrewT]

40% is pretty high, even Gordon would love that.
What's your secret?

You just know Gordon would be a nitty TAG.

[tonypoker]

Have you income to back you up during 'bad spells', what's the wife and kids going to do when you go on tilt and bust out with this week's shopping money ?

From your original post I don't think you've thought out the long term implications of your idea.

'when i play about 5 hours per day I make about $250'

Any half decent job will pay that.

Not sure about that. $250 = £125 =£160 taking tax into account = £32/hour. Working as your own boss. Your own hours. Opportunities to earn much more.

What kind of half decent job pays out £32/hour?

[tonypoker]

when i play about 5 hours per day I make about $250.

I'm worried that my wife and friends might shun me for not having a proper job, though.

If you can play for longer than 12 months and still average $250 per day for a 7-day week, then you could consider it. But ONLY if that's what you average. You must remember that playing over a period of a year or more, then you will have many losing days or even weeks ( hence the need for a decnt-sized bankroll behind you ).

Wives and girlfriends never shun you if you are both successful and happy. Poker is a proper job, if treated seriously, just like any other job and worked at properly. It sure ain't all glamour !!

Ian.

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3 losing weeks last 2 years.
The weeks
















I encountered



























Ironside.........

[Claw75]

go for it - you're wife's on a fair wage anyway isn't she?

[crapper]

'' 3 losing weeks last 2 years. The weeks

I encountered Ironside.........'' Quote from Tony.


I would suggest that you have no further encounters with said 'Ironside' then and you need to learn quicker, like after the 1st week  

Ian.

[tonypoker]

go for it - you're wife's on a fair wage anyway isn't she?

ye, human rights barrister lark pfffff.

Thought the 'we won't miss you' comment to the press on departure was very low, a bit bitter. I docked her weekly ebay shoe allowance for that one.

[ZZZZZZZROPE]

whats ure bankroll?
what stakes do u play?
do u play mtt, stt or cash?
do u have a tash?

if the last is a yes ure sure to suceed

[Ironside]

tony i seen you bluff

"it was the best inteligance we had on offer"

"peter is a hard working indivual with the countries well being at his heart"

"gordon is a close friend and will continue to be so"

dont take up poker

btw they dont allow gambling where your going anyway

[Ecosse]

Have you income to back you up during 'bad spells', what's the wife and kids going to do when you go on tilt and bust out with this week's shopping money ?

From your original post I don't think you've thought out the long term implications of your idea.

'when i play about 5 hours per day I make about $250'

Any half decent job will pay that.

Not sure about that. $250 = £125 =£160 taking tax into account = £32/hour. Working as your own boss. Your own hours. Opportunities to earn much more.

What kind of half decent job pays out £32/hour?

Even half competent IT dudes with experience programming / database / networking etc

[tonypoker]

Have you income to back you up during 'bad spells', what's the wife and kids going to do when you go on tilt and bust out with this week's shopping money ?

From your original post I don't think you've thought out the long term implications of your idea.

'when i play about 5 hours per day I make about $250'

Any half decent job will pay that.

Not sure about that. $250 = £125 =£160 taking tax into account = £32/hour. Working as your own boss. Your own hours. Opportunities to earn much more.

What kind of half decent job pays out £32/hour?

Even half competent IT dudes with experience programming / database / networking etc

IT's not the best example, they are amongst the best paid people, and besides, many programmers would give up the utter drudgery of code-monkeying for half their salary if it meant playing poker for a living.
Your *average* job pays £10 an hour and consists of getting bossed around to do something you don't enjoy too much. Plenty of lawyers are on £20 an hour.

[Ironside]

Have you income to back you up during 'bad spells', what's the wife and kids going to do when you go on tilt and bust out with this week's shopping money ?

From your original post I don't think you've thought out the long term implications of your idea.

'when i play about 5 hours per day I make about $250'

Any half decent job will pay that.

Not sure about that. $250 = £125 =£160 taking tax into account = £32/hour. Working as your own boss. Your own hours. Opportunities to earn much more.

What kind of half decent job pays out £32/hour?

Even half competent IT dudes with experience programming / database / networking etc

IT's not the best example, they are amongst the best paid people, and besides, many programmers would give up the utter drudgery of code-monkeying for half their salary if it meant playing poker for a living.
Your *average* job pays £10 an hour and consists of getting bossed around to do something you don't enjoy too much. Plenty of lawyers are on £20 an hour.

only one person to blame for that you could of set the mimiumium wage at £30 an hour