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Originally Posted by Langdon
please explain "for a living"
seems like he is dying quickly and miserably
By "making a living", that is what he does from day to day to provide the majority of his capital & substance.
Now for most people on this board, it would not be an acceptable amount. We are talking about RICE though, he has to work with what he has.
Do you seriously think that RICE could keep a long term 9-5 job? Could he pass a bar exam? Can he pass character & fitness? Has he been filing tax returns from being a pro poker player all these years? I took a look at BarBri rates, and the MINIMUM amount is like $2k. If you want in person instruction at a cram class, it is like $4k!
Could he even get hired to do anything other than unloading trucks or working the fryolator? RICE has been out of the labor pool for a number of years now, what type of professional organization is going to think that years of grinding 1/2 poker is good experience? RICE is also in a difficult spot because of his YouTubes! What would a potential employer think of if they saw those?
RICE has chosen his path in life, now he HAS to make it work. He has been able to do it so far, albeit at a minimal level.
Unfortunately, while RICE is able to make it now...I don't know if that will the case in the future. You can only cut costs so much. RICE has got to be near the limit of those cuts.
I'm rapidly coming to the conclusion, that here in Detroit, 1/2 is rapidly becoming unprofitable. It does not matter WHAT your skill & tightness level is, how do you consistently beat a short stacked 1/2 game with $6+$2 rake? Sure, you can get lucky now & again...but you can't depend on luck long term.