On 1/23/18 I asked Protential (Ryan Laplante) the poker pro who graces us with his time, talent and knowledge (check him out here at CC!) the following questions that are related to this thread, and continuing is his response a couple of days later.
Me (Paul):
"Around 3000 online tournaments and 200 live tournament entries”. I read this quote of your annual schedule and it put me into a fit, and I burnt out just reading, lol….Again, aside from potential earnings, and the fact you can’t win, cash in every game you engage – is there any other reason for this schedule that appears to saturate your time, and mind you I’m not criticizing, I'm reveling and trying to understand this complexity?
Lastly, how do you maintain this high level of poker absorption, exposure as a human being, if there is a reason beyond an organic motivation of love of the game?"
Ryan:
"If you want to make it in the industry it requires hard work and volume. No way around it. In fact starting yesterday (1/24/18), between then and April 9th I have 4 scheduled days off. I expect to work more than 500 hours over the next 11 weeks. Ill then get 3 weeks to relax, then from start of may until end of July ill work around 700 hours.
If i didnt love the game and didnt desire to be successful this grind would burn me out. Also itd burn me out if i didnt find balance every day (hangout with fiance every day before I go work)."
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