Poker path from hobby to work

[vov4ik]

if you quit your job and I think that if you can play poker well and you can win in good tournaments or cash games, then it’s good for you to win money and make money from the game, but you need to have a good bankroll and play in good tournaments from 1-2-5-10 dollars so that you have a chance to get into the prizes and receive as much prize money as possible, or play cash games at average rates of 0.05 -0.10 and more, and u should have A lot of patience for playing in tournaments, and everything can be obtained for profit!

 

[Vasilii813]

Message 7

Yeah I would like to go on poker as a job. For this we need to skill as the players, at least a plurality in the wizard. To do this, you need to learn to learn and learn again. And when the income from poker will be my requirements. Then you can safely move on. And do not go anywhere, opened online and forth. And while it is a dream to which we need to stream.

 

[infonazar]

Share how poker became your main income? And how do you find the motivation to play every day?:idea:

I do not play poker everyday. Usually, I play 3-4 days a week, on average 4-6 hours a day. Poker is not the main source of income for me. Poker for me is a hobby that brings profit.

 

[blackstack911]

Recently, I began to think about changing the status of poker in my life from hobby to work (strange for 2019). In this regard, the question arose. Now I play poker by mood (usually every day, but there are long breaks), if I leave work and play for 6-12 hours every day, how will my attitude to poker change. Interested in the opinion of those made this choice.

well as it is with me im not working or playing. No work no money, no money no poker. When i do play its online in micros and cant get ahead. Way to many River Rats hanging around. I always have better results if i can play a more expensive game. But then i have to eat. So there you go. I say play poker and work less. If your dedicated study daily you will prevail. Psm.anyone out there who will back me, in in Los Angeles area..

 

[Luvart]

Have poker as a side hustle.

Keep your work and play poker, let's say 2-3 hours a day. Till you've reached to a level where you can make on average 2-3 times your income from your job, keep your job and don't quit. Also always play with solid bankroll.

 

[neptun1914]

You should answer yourself several questions. Is your current job interesting for you or you work it just for the money? How you treat poker? Is poker interesting for you so that you constantly try to improve and learn new things or it is just a way to relax after work?

If you decide to switch to professional and quit your normal job you should be ready to play for at least several hour every day, constantly learn to improve your game and accept the fact that your income will be affected by variance. To be successful will require strict bankroll management, hard work and discipline.

Maybe best would be to just take one or two weeks off your current job, try to play for several hours every day and at the end calculate how much you won (is it comparable to your current job) and do you feel that you can do that constantly. This way you can take the final decision based on this experience.

 

[specialjuice]

you can not guarnteed that you will win money with poker but from wok you will

 

[DAVID KEHRER]

i use poker as a hobby and to keep my mine sharp. Lets me do something i enjoy. Dont know about leaving work for playing, most people fail but doesnt mean you will

 

[Dynamon]

Good luck!

 

[mitroff]

Thank you all for your wishes and advice. Good luck at the tables and in life.

 

[sharipov8090]

Don't forget that there is a line-of your life now and the life that you want to give all the time to immerse fully in the game.And it will be good or not,again time will tell.tough decision ,I'll tell you.

 

[Drogba_Legend]

After much deliberation, I decided to postpone leaving work for a couple of months. In May I go on vacation for two months. One month I plan to rest on the sea, the second I fully plan to give poker (10-12 hours a day). Thank you all for the advice. Successes at the table and in life.

I'm really impressed by your decision! It will be tough to leave your job. I hope someday I can do it too . Wish you best of luck with that and hope you can do it successfully. Keep us updated

 

[ScottieDuncan]

It will take commitment, dedication, and hard work. How many pros are there?

 

[Zvezda kz]

My opinion does not need to hurry.
If you win, you will have a lot of motivation. But the problem with online poker is that here the rooms are trying to make money from the players much more than they should be. Earn in online poker with dignity is possible only in big games, which implies your high theoretical training.
You will do the right thing, because you want to spend some time on a trial game for 1-2 months.

 

[dregan]

Are you sure about your choice? And if you don’t manage to have enough money from poker to support your needs? I would not give up work at first.

 

[ANATOLII1981]

work or hobby

I play poker mostly just for fun, because I have limited time and can’t afford to play too often. And if you are a positive player, which can also be found out only by playing a very large number of tournaments (cash games), and analyzing your overall statistics.

And only when fully confident that you are a very good profitable player, you can move from a hobby to professional earnings and work. To local short-term periods of failure did not affect the overall result of games, you need to play an incredibly huge number of tournaments and cash games. as I said earlier, you need to have free time. Then you can already make poker the main work.

 

[tauri103]

at the moment poker remains for me just a pass temp.but if I have the chance to earn money in the long term.i could consider playing 12 hours a day. becoming a regular player is a dream that for me deserves some sacrifices.

 

[pokerpie]

Good luck with making the transition from hobby to fulltime. I can foresee the headaches from making cashes to make payments on time affecting gameplay a bit for someone doing it as a living, but with enough studying and discipline anything is possible, just have to keep working at it. Probably more than anything the financial strain is what throws me off from going hobby to fulltime, not having the same amount of cash flow coming in every week or month, etc.

Post updates if you do end up going fulltime and how it was worked out for you,

cheers

 

[Millie232]

I think the flow happens more naturally, to be honest. I couldn't imagine "quitting" a job to play poker, but I could easily see myself noticing - over time - that it isn't poker taking time out of my job, but my job taking time out of poker. I, jokingly, describe myself as a "Professional poker player, enthusiast lawyer" but without my occasional work as a lawyer, I couldn't fund my poker playing. This is despite being a winning player with an ROI of about 111% - because I only play tournaments, my variance is quite high, and therefore need to supplement my poker income with actual work.

 

[onione6ix]

Dont quit your job. Poker isnt going anywhere. In any casino a seat is open and waiting for you . In 5 or 10 years there will still be online poker. Always keep your Job . Keep poker as a Hobby. something you do for fun !

Some of the most miserable people I have ever met in life where "Poker Pros".

 

[mitroff]

Thanks again for the tips. For me, the main question is whether I can play 12 hours a day in my A-game, it is very difficult for me. I try everything that can help from nutrition to meditation.

 

[successlaw]

Recently, I began to think about changing the status of poker in my life from hobby to work (strange for 2019). In this regard, the question arose. Now I play poker by mood (usually every day, but there are long breaks), if I leave work and play for 6-12 hours every day, how will my attitude to poker change. Interested in the opinion of those made this choice.

For me its like this...i have played poker since years and that was my only job. When i finished some months in break even , that affected me emotionally. I needed money so much,

Now i have a real job and i play poker in my free time and its feel ok even when i'm break even because i earn money from the real job

 

[Davlic]

I am also interested to know.)) As for me it is real.

 

[Yoda82]

I’m considering this path myself (although I still have 2.5 years on contract before I can leave the Navy), and have decided that I need about 100-200k (separate from my bankroll) in savings before I seriously consider the transition. Because if you are constantly worried about wagering the money that you and your family depend on to eat and live, you won’t be as effective at the tables (playing scared money). Plus, have the conversation with your family about it to measure their comfort with it also.

 

[mitroff]

I am also interested to know.)) As for me it is real.

Given the level of wages in our countries, this is more than realistic.