How much would you earn via Poker/ month, to give up your daily job?
Andyreas
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Interesting question.
All I can say is that I am happy to have a decent paid job which I'd not easily give up for a varying and unsure poker income.
Additionally things like health insurance and payments for retirement as to consider, so I'd not easily give up my job for poker.
If I were to make a stable income by playing in a reasonable range, I would potentially consider to reduce my working hours but I doubt I'll ever get there. 😅
Also not sure I even want it. When you do something as a job, often it becomes less enjoyable since you cannot just stop doing it for a while if you're fed up. 🙂
All I can say is that I am happy to have a decent paid job which I'd not easily give up for a varying and unsure poker income.
Additionally things like health insurance and payments for retirement as to consider, so I'd not easily give up my job for poker.
If I were to make a stable income by playing in a reasonable range, I would potentially consider to reduce my working hours but I doubt I'll ever get there. 😅
Also not sure I even want it. When you do something as a job, often it becomes less enjoyable since you cannot just stop doing it for a while if you're fed up. 🙂
Debi
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For me it would not just be about money. I would also consider benefits, security, consistency of income and long term consequences. I would also need to consider the value of my time and the quality of my life.
Given the fact that very few players earn the kind of money I would need to compensate for my current income and benefits - as well as the fact that it would greatly disrupt my life - I would not even give it serious consideration.
Now - if I was guaranteed about $200-300k annual profit I would re-think all of the above. But nobody can be guaranteed anything like that lol.
Given the fact that very few players earn the kind of money I would need to compensate for my current income and benefits - as well as the fact that it would greatly disrupt my life - I would not even give it serious consideration.
Now - if I was guaranteed about $200-300k annual profit I would re-think all of the above. But nobody can be guaranteed anything like that lol.
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Sopt
Rock Star
Platinum Level
You never know how much you might earn 2 years from now, how inflation would go up. Just playing poker for a living would most likely never be an option for me as I don't see the stability in it. If anything I would quit my job if I earned enough to invest it in a way that I can stably get funds out of that. I would never just bet everything on poker and go with that.
If you forced me to just play poker and quit my job however, I'd say I'd need about 4-5k monthly at this moment to feel safe. 1,5-2k for every day living and everything else into saving/investments.
If you forced me to just play poker and quit my job however, I'd say I'd need about 4-5k monthly at this moment to feel safe. 1,5-2k for every day living and everything else into saving/investments.
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Peteski84
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Platinum Level
I wouldnt want to rely on poker to survive daily as it would no longer be fun and become work and one with no security at that.
I would have to have enough money in the bank to be financially secure and not need or want for anything to quit my day job.
Any game should be fun, if its not fun then why play it.
I would have to have enough money in the bank to be financially secure and not need or want for anything to quit my day job.
Any game should be fun, if its not fun then why play it.
Gritz18
To Cesar, what belongs to Cesar.
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I am already retired by the government of the country where I live, and I have extra income from freelance work I do for the railway, which leaves me in a comfortable situation that I won't give up for any game.
If I depended on poker to live, I would starve.😁🤣🤣
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IrishinSpain
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100K a month???? Maybe 100K a year is more of a possibility
riff_raff312
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First i'm not shy never have been i was told shy kids don't get sweets 
i don't work anymore but when i was i took home around $7,200.00/$7,500.00 a month so i would think some where around$10,000.00/$15,000.00 should be good.
i don't work anymore but when i was i took home around $7,200.00/$7,500.00 a month so i would think some where around$10,000.00/$15,000.00 should be good.
dreamer13
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Platinum Level
Most online platforms are aimed at beginners, so poker operating companies introduce various restrictions to prevent professional players from winning very often.pokerstars has done and continues to do everything to cut off the professional audience and attract as many newcomers as possible. The main thing in poker is not to win more, but to lose less.
black and
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I can definitely say that the money I could earn playing poker would not be enough to pay all my bills. For now, my work is the only source of stable income for me. Maybe in 1-2 years, when my bankroll will be big enough, everything will change and then I might be able to answer your question more precisely. So, see you in two years
Marshmalo1994
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Platinum Level
I was going to answer something really similar to this comment.
I take poker as a serius hobby (if that's make sense). And if I can have some income from it, then better.
TeUnit
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Loyaler
I dont think a lot of people consider how expensive things like health insurance are.
A retirement plan is another thing that often is not considered.
Many people would have to make considerably more playing poker than their current job paid just to make up for the cost of the benefits.
Benefits usually cost more for an individual than a group.
ZenonBR
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Platinum Level
Poker income is variable, so earning a fixed amount per month is not guaranteed, so the only way for a person to quit their job would be for them to win good prizes in tournaments and invest to generate passive income, to be able to dedicate himself exclusively tho poker.
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