You are quite misinformed.
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Originally Posted by browni3141
I know people doing more than 2k per year. They are the ones who are successful. People who think they can just trot along and play whenever they want are not going to be successful. Low volume was a huge problem for me in the past.
Successful people don't work more hours to make more money; they work less to enjoy the money they make. Only people who choose to work more are those who do not find their income to be sufficient.
Plus working more hours and having better success are not necessarily correlated.
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Originally Posted by browni3141
Hard work wins, just like any other "job." Any serious pro is playing at least 2k hours per year. The only reason not to is laziness.
No, serious pros would spend more time to challenge themselves and to improve their games. Such time is not the same as being at the table.
For any serious workers in any field looking to constantly improve and stay ahead of the curve, a lot of additional self-improvement work are done outside of working hours.
Poker is no different. To be successful in poker, one must invest serious time outside of poker to study. 2000+ hours of poker would probably require another 300 or more hours of studying.
How many people are willing to spend 50 to 60 hours a week playing and studying poker just to make $30/hr?
Plus people do not work longer hours to try to make more money without a purpose, not if they're already overworking at more than 40+ hours a week. It's not like poker players are saving their winning to invest in a business to get out of poker...
People who are playing significantly over 2000 hours? These aren't hardworkers; these are players who are barely scrapping by because of various obligations and splurges.
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Originally Posted by browni3141
@Lapi: Benefits are not money. I would not choose for myself the same plans that an employer would offer. There is no way in hell I would ever spend $19k per year on benefits so they are not worth that much to me. If it's something I would buy for myself anyway, then sure.
You are grossly misinformed. $19k is an estimate of benefit in employee's perspective, not a sticker price that employers slap onto the employment handbook to incentivize employees. Employers often spend much less than $19k as most of them take advantage of various group benefits.
The sad part of being a professional poker players is that most do not invest on themselves, not in the sense of retirement or medical. As a result, many of them find themselves in very rough spots after barely getting by in the years of playing poker professionally.