I once made Barry Shoelace move to my left in a cash game, true story
Great article though mate I can certainly empathise with the serious hobby section as for the ~9 months I considered myself a professional poker player I was always grateful I had the writing to pay the bills.
If I were to ever go down the same route again, at the very least I'd like to think I'd volunteer in some capacity. Be it help out a charity that I have some affiliation too, coach sport or something. a creative outlet outside of poker essentially. I think volunteering is a viable alternative to studying to get something on your C.V. as I imagine the hours etc would be more flexible due to it being unpaid. Means as a poker player you can just flit off to a live tournament for a week, with less worry.
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