mood swings based on bankroll and staying up to chase loses is not very professional at all.

Ok, fine. Substitute staying up all night chasing losses to staying up all night cause the game is too juicy. In the end, same liability to me as a potential employer, that is an employee whose lifestyle will invariably compromise their performance.

Poker doesn't provide that many opportunities at all that the same hard work and dedication in real life stuff doesn't. The only way you get anywhere in poker is making money and making connections to people who might give you opportunities. Yeah, the money could come rapidly, take forever, etc. The same goes in the real world. Going to school, joining clubs, yawnnnn takes a lot of time as well. Making connections to other people who have prestigious careers (aka networking) is the same as in poker. Both take hard work to succeed more than the norm or be in the gutter. I don't see where these massive opportunities with poker comes from. It allows freedom to do what you want and be your own boss, but you can do the same thing IRL if you work as hard as you do at poker.

daddy, i dont care what u think, i do what i want. cheers

autonomy. The best feeling in the world

LOL

Some of the posts ITT are ridiculous.

The idea that making $30/hr is somehow not "making a living" is ridiculous. There's a large portion of the USA that not only makes less than $30/hr, but isn't capable of making that much.

Both my parents make way less than that and always have, making that much would be a huge step up for them.

Federal minimum wage in the US is $7.25, I'd love to know where 20 year old kids are wandering in and getting jobs that pay four times that much.

IMO you need to be "making a living" from poker for more than 4 years to be considered a professional poker player. Lolz

I regularly play poker. I made 30K last year. You'd be a fool not to hire me because of that. I am a top performer in my job (IT), always been. I am competitive and have a strong drive for excellence. I am more motivated than most of my co-workers and have been promoted to a leadership position because of that. The same reason I am good at my job is why I started playing poker and got moderatey good at it. Would I be more effective in my job if I didn't play poker? Probably. I always had hobbies outside of work/study though, so if I didn't lose sleep over poker I'd lose it over something else. Not sure if it would make that big of a difference. Also many people with no addictions/passions whatsoever still lose sleep because they stay up late watching TV etc. It's a question of discipline more than anything else.

I work a job and play semi-professionally on the side. I have never had any problems balancing the two and not having wins or losses affect my work.

OP is trolling.
no way some kids dad made a 2p2 account in 2006

The way your kid makes money in life shouldn't have anything to do with how proud/unproud of them you are. (Unless it's some illegal activities of course) How people make their coin doesn't define who they are as a person, and those who think so highly of themselves because of the $ they make are full of arrogant hot air.

Be happy that your kid is so good at a game that he can suppoprt himself through life with it. If they are happy, you should be. Why does the way your kid makes a living connect with your feelings about him/her?

Be proud of the type of person they are, not the way they make cash.

IMO of course.

OP def resembles luckychewy.

I agree with the poster who made the original comment, if you're only making $30/hour playing online poker then I don't even know if I would call them a "professional player". Sure, many people make less than that on an hourly basis but they're also working 40 hours a week.

What % of online professionals play 40 hours/week or more? Somewhere between 1-3% probably? The average is probably around ~20-25 hours a week if I were to take a guess. Online poker is a very mentally taxing and draining game which makes it very hard to put long hours. That $30/hour suddenly works out to not very much overall income when all said and done.

Additionally, as a professional player you're not building your career or resume nearly as much as you would be in another field. After four years of not working a job and all you have to show for it is "playing poker" that doesn't exactly lend itself to a stellar interview. While I think there are lots of skills gained by being a professional, they aren't perceived as we would in the real world.

Sure, I guess $30/hour as an online player would be enough to get by, but I would seriously consider another career if that was what they were making.

OP's is luckychewy's father.

You probably won't find out here. You are the first parent of a player I've seen since I started reading 2+2. You will likely get many not-so-serious responses in this particular forum.

Many family members don't want their person playing poker. They don't understand the game. They think it's pure gambling. I'm 51 years old and my sister doesn't approve of me playing poker, even for fun.

Poker is full of life-skills lessons. If your son is successful at poker, you should be quite proud.

I realize that now...never mind.

THIS!

never mention poker in a job interview


ever

$30/hr * 40hrs/wk = $1200/wk =

$4800/mth

- $800/mth rent
= $4000
- $800/mnth food/ misc.
= $3200
- $1000/mth health/dental ins.
= $2200
- $300/mth cable/phone/elec
= $1900
- $400/mth car expenses (no loan)
= $1500
- $500/mth ROTH IRA
= $1000/mth for emergency/savings/birthdays/holidays/hookers/other investments (vending route maybe?)

Above model is based on a "nonballer", single, semi responsible way of living. Obv not paying taxes on cash game winnings (which im sure many poker "pros" do not do, despite what they say).

Lol @ kids thinking you cant live on $30/hr tax free.

OP..... View NVG as strictly entertainmemt. 15% news, 85% good theatre. I say good for your kid even though hes a geek.

70 posts and no Chainsaw photoshops?!?

lol its easy for any parent to approve of any field of profession if they rank amongst the best within in

30$/hour is def enough to make a living...

but what about the -1k/hour when on tilt/bad run?

but are you impressed by the detective work itt?

lol... well yeah, I guess if you're allowed to choose your own definitions for the word "professional", then maybe he's a professional, maybe not.

Also... if he plays 40 hours a week he's somehow now a professional, otherwise he's not?