Redundancy/fulltime poker advice please

[mulhuzz]

move somewhere sunny. stay backed but reneg the deal (per pleno), don't move to spain (per pleno, because of the impending regulation there) and enjoy life. you're 21 ffs. go and see some of the worlds.

[AdamM]

good point on the career progression issue.
Your CV stands still if you take a few years out to play poker.

I ended up working in the gambling industry when I went back into work.
Perhaps you could combine it with some home study.
Project management, business management, software writing, languages, marketting, etc.
means if you do decide you want a salary again you can look at the gambling industry and the poker playing will be a plus when backed up with the extra skills

[pleno1]

i will 99% be able to sort him out some work in gaming indust a freelance roll meaning his cv wont be empty.

[toddswain]

Thanks everyone for the replies, lots of helpful posts there cheers. I suppose if im unsure about playing on my own then i should stay staked for an extra few months. Obv lots of things ill have to think about, but once again thanks alot for replies

[claypole]

Why do people keep saying 100/200nl and 50/100nl i assume you mean 1-2 and .50-1?

Just put it all in play and go for a mad spin, if it works you are the new young wonderkid, if it doesn't get job hunting.

That's why I love you and Dubai lol - when I quit work I remember an email exchange with Dubai where I was saying I had to drop to abi $50-$60 as I only had a roll of "x" - at which point Dave said words to the affect of wtf, spin up etc etc

[AdamM]

i will 99% be able to sort him out some work in gaming indust a freelance roll meaning his cv wont be empty.

or he could astually use the time to skill up

The opportunities for good software engineers, multi-lingual support managers, project managers or marketing execs in the gambling industry are great.

If I could go back 5 years, I'd have done that instead of attempting the Poker T-shirt business I had going.

[outragous76]

just to clarify - i wouldnt be bothered about a hole on a CV  -a hole is only a hole if you cant explain it eloquently

opportunity cost very different to hole on CV

[Whollyflush]

i think getting a part-time bar job might be a good idea. Your potentially going to be looking for a place to live, without the cushion of being able to pay a years rent in advance whilst playing small stakes backed. Per sonally i think its a tough ask to play your best in this scenario. Also i'd much prefer playing .25/50c on my own bean than playing ssnl backed. Being backed for cash games seems like a terrible idea if your a decent winner.

[DaveShoelace]

Other than poker, is there anything you have always wanted to do, but found excuses not to do it?

Like have you always wanted to own your own business, become a chartered accountant, or write a crime novel?

IMO you should maybe use this opportunity to both have a crack at the pokers AND dedicate some time to another non poker life ambition. That way, even if the poker goes tits up you will have still made some strides towards doing something else you have always wanted to do.

Lots of people see poker as a CV gap, not because its what employers will think, because afterwards it feels like they wasted that time. This way you get something else out of the poker too.

[SuuPRlim]

I agree 200nl, 400nl has always really tilted me for some reason :s

Kinda depends what you want out if all, for me I've always been happy to give up large chunks of action because my goal is to ball around the world doing cool stuff in cool places and then come home and not have to get up a t 9am

this has always been >>> accumulating stacks of money in my life, although i'm sure a decent way to do it would be to lock away and grind on your own money and THEN when you have a nice stash of £'s then start to rock around the world, be warned though the lifestyle is pretty addictive

[Whollyflush]

I agree 200nl, 400nl has always really tilted me for some reason :s

Kinda depends what you want out if all, for me I've always been happy to give up large chunks of action because my goal is to ball around the world doing cool stuff in cool places and then come home and not have to get up a t 9am

this has always been >>> accumulating stacks of money in my life, although i'm sure a decent way to do it would be to lock away and grind on your own money and THEN when you have a nice stash of £'s then start to rock around the world, be warned though the lifestyle is pretty addictive

Obviously you need discipline, when i started i grinded 50nl at uni i was at the end of my overdraft and had part-time bar job. I practically lived off 12p super noodles, but at least that base has enabled me always to play whatever game i wanted cash wise. When i finished uni i han a healthy 100bi roll to play SSNL and enough to pay the bills for a few months. When your starting out you need to work hard and make sacrifices. There will be lots of your peers balling around but they will have little to show for their lifestyle in the majority of the cases.

[claypole]

I agree 200nl, 400nl has always really tilted me for some reason :s

Kinda depends what you want out if all, for me I've always been happy to give up large chunks of action because my goal is to ball around the world doing cool stuff in cool places and then come home and not have to get up a t 9am

this has always been >>> accumulating stacks of money in my life, although i'm sure a decent way to do it would be to lock away and grind on your own money and THEN when you have a nice stash of £'s then start to rock around the world, be warned though the lifestyle is pretty addictive

Obviously you need discipline, when i started i grinded 50nl at uni i was at the end of my overdraft and had part-time bar job. I practically lived off 12p super noodles, but at least that base has enabled me always to play whatever game i wanted cash wise. When i finished uni i han a healthy 100bi roll to play SSNL and enough to pay the bills for a few months. When your starting out you need to work hard and make sacrifices. There will be lots of your peers balling around but they will have little to show for their lifestyle in the majority of the cases.

Listen to the most sensible man I have met in poker, except Pab lol - enjoy Macau JP, wish I was able to come.  Fancy a cash student MTTs are tilting me lol. Hopefully catch up soon.

[paulhouk03]

who gives a fuck about missing a hole in ur cv

just lie

my cv is full of shit
 
80% lies

its not what you know its what you can prove............................


as for real advise its pretty stressfull playing poker full time and gets super boring.

I enjoy playing poker more as a hobby then as a way of making a living.



also have you not considered getting a new job or starting your own business?

[smashedagain]

I agree 200nl, 400nl has always really tilted me for some reason :s

Kinda depends what you want out if all, for me I've always been happy to give up large chunks of action because my goal is to ball around the world doing cool stuff in cool places and then come home and not have to get up a t 9am

this has always been >>> accumulating stacks of money in my life, although i'm sure a decent way to do it would be to lock away and grind on your own money and THEN when you have a nice stash of £'s then start to rock around the world, be warned though the lifestyle is pretty addictive

Obviously you need discipline, when i started i grinded 50nl at uni i was at the end of my overdraft and had part-time bar job. I practically lived off 12p super noodles, but at least that base has enabled me always to play whatever game i wanted cash wise. When i finished uni i han a healthy 100bi roll to play SSNL and enough to pay the bills for a few months. When your starting out you need to work hard and make sacrifices. There will be lots of your peers balling around but they will have little to show for their lifestyle in the majority of the cases.

<3 JP.... thats why i shove my flopped up n down str8 draw over your lead to induce with a set, to get the guy you have been measuring willies with all day to fold his flush draw (that obv got there on the turn).... wow took a while but i eventually found an excuse

[Whollyflush]

I agree 200nl, 400nl has always really tilted me for some reason :s

Kinda depends what you want out if all, for me I've always been happy to give up large chunks of action because my goal is to ball around the world doing cool stuff in cool places and then come home and not have to get up a t 9am

this has always been >>> accumulating stacks of money in my life, although i'm sure a decent way to do it would be to lock away and grind on your own money and THEN when you have a nice stash of £'s then start to rock around the world, be warned though the lifestyle is pretty addictive

Obviously you need discipline, when i started i grinded 50nl at uni i was at the end of my overdraft and had part-time bar job. I practically lived off 12p super noodles, but at least that base has enabled me always to play whatever game i wanted cash wise. When i finished uni i han a healthy 100bi roll to play SSNL and enough to pay the bills for a few months. When your starting out you need to work hard and make sacrifices. There will be lots of your peers balling around but they will have little to show for their lifestyle in the majority of the cases.

Listen to the most sensible man I have met in poker, except Pab lol - enjoy Macau JP, wish I was able to come.  Fancy a cash student MTTs are tilting me lol. Hopefully catch up soon.

shaun: cheers catch up soon for sure. Jason: i think that guy had it in for me, i won a few medium pots off him on another tbl so he started 3betting me and showing 64o and stuff. I was just 3bet/calling 99 vs him because he was clicking btns randomly. I think you were abit unlucky in not seeing my 3bet ( so annoying sitting in seat 1/9) i just got lucky with the way things turned out, i was so close to going for the c/r which if i did i would have been out the MTT there and then.