I mean to have an organization that provides scholarship like programs to be able to become a professional poker player. If we analyze there are a lot of non sense careers being financed at this moment, that have no financial viability. At least in poker if you have the talent, dedication and good instruction, you can become a winning player.
Never heard of such a thing. It sounds quite strange. Are there organizations that are ready to spend money on keeping players. There are no guarantees that the player will be able to succeed. It looks like some kind of scam. Be careful.
Maybe there is a possibility and that's why I am asking this questions to be able to understand the perceptions of the community and analyze the right steps to build something that many think is impossible.
I consider that if you play poker as a structured professional player you are not gambling; if you learn how to manage the risk that you take in every tournament or session you will never go broke. And if you apply this to any other aspect in life your chances of being successful are exponentially bigger than if you don't have this skill. So this non profit organization will be forming better citizens for the society than a big percentage of the college careers that have a very expensive scholarship program that is already proven not to be financially viable.
I think that the answer is yes, there are organizations ready to invest in such a program to build professionals, and of course is not for everyone and that's why I would ask you: If a poker non profit organization existed, what test would you use to select the candidates that will have access for a career ship program package? Imagine is the equivalent of applying to a University like Harvard or MIT if you get this opportunity you can become part of a very exclusive club, so an effective admission program is required.
I think is a bigger gamble when you invest not only 5 years of your life plus 6 figures of future income, in a career you are not guaranteed to be successful. What I'm trying to say is that in reality we are all gambling with our life choices, maybe the poker player is more aware of this fact than the regular person that may believe that only by getting a degree he will become set for life, when at the end it only increases your chances. So being trained to become a professional poker player and manage risk can be a good option for some people that may have the right skills to be able to achieve it.
Right - but very very few poker players reach that level and the point I am making is nobody in their right mind is going to invest in a business like this.
I think this would only be true if the number of players coming out of the program has a very large number in order to represent a % that would impact the outcome of the results
Are you talking about building a team? It would be opportune for you to have a good knowledge of the nature of poker or have some professionals to train your players to prepare them mentally and also good financial management.
How can I access more information about this organization?
I've thought about something similar but I can't disclose details...
Very interesting. the intention is great. That's half the battle won! Now the structural part, goals and patience to achieve the long term are missing. Ahh and also face the risks.
Didn't I owe it?
At the end a team would be created as a result of the program. And yes I agree with you that it is necessary to have good coaching to handle the selected members. This allows me to ask some additional question regarding this topic, to try to design the optimal program:
