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Originally Posted by junglejacob
Thanks for the replies. I think the soccer analogy isn't quite fitting but most of you are right, it was a stupid idea to begin with.
There's a good "should I become a poker pro" thread here. Find it. Read about the advice given to people like you. It isn't a stupid idea, however it is a tough plan.
Most people I know who succeeded as a poker pros started playing poker for fun, or some other reason not equal to "make a living or starve". They enjoyed the game and got good at it. At some point, they realized that they made more money than their day job. Then, a lot more. At some point, the thread was "Is my day job worth it any more?"
Starting out in the lowest micros you have no ability to move down, you're already playing low micros and even if you could you need every $ of income for food. You're basically taking poker risk of ruin and making it life risk of ruin. If you want to play poker for side income, make it more of a priority and play more. If that results in making money and moving up, that's great.
Poker is really hard as a living. The people who pull it off tend to have immense follow-through and patience. (Or they ran like GOD early). Look at your own life story through uni and job... do you strike yourself as someone who is going to grind through a mentally taxing and tough career? If not. Can you work on that aspect of yourself?