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theresets
Rock Star
Silver Level
A little background before we get into my problems and questions.
I am currently age 17 and live in Hawaii where gambling is for the most part illegal. For the past 5 months I have been spending basically every second of my free time, and more, studying poker, playing online (started out with play, transitioned into real money), playing some live sit & gos with some family members and I really could see myself doing this professionally.
I really enjoy the game and have motivation to become a grinder but I am not sure how the transition into becoming a professional would be.
These are a few reasons I believe becoming a poker pro is a good decision for me
1. I am willing to spend every waking minute I have, to become a better player
2. My passion for the game will last through the thick and thin
3. Being in a "normal" job, knowing what I could be doing will hurt my quality of life
4. I believe I am capable of beating low stakes but the only results I have are deep runs in tournaments and running up my 0 dollar bankroll into close to 1000 dollars (which isn't enough)
Despite my motivation and drive to want to play this game I find myself running into many different problems.
1. It's a huge risk financially because I have no way to prove that I am capable of becoming a winning player over the long run.
2. I live in Hawaii where gambling is illegal, so I am forced to move out of state where I have no one to help me.
3. I am not sure if I am capable of managing my bankroll. With my actual 800$ not invested into poker sites I am a complete nit, and don't spend any of it on anything. On the other hand the money I win online I donk away either playing stakes too high ($40 spinners on about $400 bankroll, $1/$2 heads up with $600 bankroll) or blowing some money on table games when I'm ahead. The fact that I can't withdraw the money plays a factor in how I treat this money as well.
The spot I am in becomes even trickier because I am a senior in high school preparing to spend a solid amount of money on college for a job I don't want. Despite this being a safe route to take financially, I'll literally be hating life every single day of my "normal" job because I won't be doing the thing I love to do.
Basically I just want some advice from people who have been in similar situations and how they dealt with this.
I am currently age 17 and live in Hawaii where gambling is for the most part illegal. For the past 5 months I have been spending basically every second of my free time, and more, studying poker, playing online (started out with play, transitioned into real money), playing some live sit & gos with some family members and I really could see myself doing this professionally.
I really enjoy the game and have motivation to become a grinder but I am not sure how the transition into becoming a professional would be.
These are a few reasons I believe becoming a poker pro is a good decision for me
1. I am willing to spend every waking minute I have, to become a better player
2. My passion for the game will last through the thick and thin
3. Being in a "normal" job, knowing what I could be doing will hurt my quality of life
4. I believe I am capable of beating low stakes but the only results I have are deep runs in tournaments and running up my 0 dollar bankroll into close to 1000 dollars (which isn't enough)
Despite my motivation and drive to want to play this game I find myself running into many different problems.
1. It's a huge risk financially because I have no way to prove that I am capable of becoming a winning player over the long run.
2. I live in Hawaii where gambling is illegal, so I am forced to move out of state where I have no one to help me.
3. I am not sure if I am capable of managing my bankroll. With my actual 800$ not invested into poker sites I am a complete nit, and don't spend any of it on anything. On the other hand the money I win online I donk away either playing stakes too high ($40 spinners on about $400 bankroll, $1/$2 heads up with $600 bankroll) or blowing some money on table games when I'm ahead. The fact that I can't withdraw the money plays a factor in how I treat this money as well.
The spot I am in becomes even trickier because I am a senior in high school preparing to spend a solid amount of money on college for a job I don't want. Despite this being a safe route to take financially, I'll literally be hating life every single day of my "normal" job because I won't be doing the thing I love to do.
Basically I just want some advice from people who have been in similar situations and how they dealt with this.