Because they might be your father?

It depends what you are looking for really. If you are logic/math driven you could probably get up to speed on basic tax law fairly quickly. If you are comfortable doing tax work for low fee/high volume type returns. I think there are some platforms that will feed you work in exchange for training and a piece of the work you do. Can't think of the names of them but there are a few.

There is a need for those returns to be handled well because even for low income earners returns can sometimes be complicated due to the compliance and rules surrounding EITC and other credits where abuse is rampant. That clientele tends not to be as sticky as the my client base for example, so you really have to build a large base and probably spend more on retaining those clients

I mean could you hustle out 10-20k over a few months prior to 4/15? Sure you could. But you have a learning curve to deal with cuz you don't know what you don't know. If your goal is to provide a good, reliable service that is going to be tough without any training.

And you won't make any headway in the middle or upper market for the reasons stated below by Miami.

Got it, thanks. Informative post.

It's not limited to 4/15 though, right? As it would be 10/15 once you've filed form 4868. Also, amended returns (1040-x) are a year-round deal I'd imagine?

Just admit defeat. You screwed up by pursuing an accounting degree and you screwed up by pursuing poker. It's not the end of the world though because you are still young enough to right the ship and get your life back on track.

I'm not pursuing an accounting degree. (Finance)

And maybe I'm screwing up but it's by choice. One of my closest friends, a classmate of mine just got offered a sweet six figs entry level job with solid benefits. I can still get that if I want right now

I'm dumb, I know. And I'd rather not talk about this anymore. just trying to be as well informed as possible. And it can't hurt to diversify entreprenurially a little bit. Harder to do it as a CFA as that designation from my understanding is a little more attached to working in corporate finance.

Why are you even thinking about becoming a CPA if you aren't even pursuing accounting? You need 30 hours of accounting courses and 150 hours overall. Makes no sense.

idk you sound like a little better off 6betme.

Minoring in accounting just for fun since i can still get out in 3 years doing that. Also, most undergrad finance curriculum's have 4-5 accounting classes ingrained in them.

Can get the extra 20 hours~ fully online at a community college in CA, unlike Texas where you need to enroll in a masters program.

Test should be cake

By far the biggest winner in our room is a max exploit guy who plays huge PLO but is also a brilliant hold em player. (Only plays local tournaments 3x a year when the big series come through but has over $2m in cashes)

He is an advantage in that he’s Chinese origin and so can speak with the biggest whales who play here or visit from China but is a friendly, humble, sociable guy too and never sleezy. He organises the games but has done it in a way that none of the other top players here resent.

The past week he’s been playing 1k/2k heads up PLO with a birrionaire who came into town and will only play with him and on Weds night he won $6.6m vs him (he lost $1m on Tues)

The Whale’s ‘rule’ is that if you play him you can’t stop/rack up until he has stopped playing and that he can reload to any amount at any time so if you double he’ll just add on to cover you in some kind of sick Martingale type approach

Dunno who that is. I'm sure I come across as an arrogant d-bag but my main focus rn is to continuously learn as much as I can from people who know more than me in any area that interests me and leverage that information to my benefit in some way later on.

I'm not really concerned with people's opinions if they are judgmental and unhelpful. (Does it really matter if some bitter middle-aged guy on the internet hates my guts?)

I do really appreciate anyone who's been constructive though, helps a ton. Like you guys.

Sounds like sick stakes

Agree with the code of ethics regarding no quitting until he wants to quit. You (as in the pro) are the whales entertainment. He isn’t an idiot and knows he is there to donate but only on his terms.

All of the private games I play in have similar etiquette. We all take turns (not in an organized way) buying bottles of scotch or wine. Everyone with one or two exceptions will drink heavily. And the ones that don’t are good action so it’s not viewed as a negative.

The pros show the recs / allow them to sweat their hands when they aren’t involved in the pot.

You must be willing to do zero ev gambles like flipping for a few hundred to a few k, participate in waterfalls, straddle / kick up the stakes etc with the whales after they lose big pots.

Those that don’t do most of the above are not invited back a second time.


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Don't know what this is, but
I'm picturing the ending scene in Requiem for a Dream crossed with some R Kelly type ish.

Everyone puts in X preflop (usually like 500-1k) and check down the whole way. Basically a flip but with the entire table instead HU.

Also many times some of the sicker whales like to partner up and chop profits with another player.

Pretty interesting to me that someone will go off for 50-100k not even sweat but on the 1k flip wants to go 50/50 with someone.


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The nosebleed stakes private game scene sounds so crazy

waterfalls wtf? that's still a flip

Agree it’s still a flip- just call it something different when it’s the whole table.


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picks for All-Star Saturday?

i got SGA, Booker, Aaron Gordon

lmao no chill man

Idk what u mean

That Terminator remake was weird

Something tells me if I did this in Ann Arbor I'd get arrested https://youtu.be/f059lvvbDyo

Best casting job ever in the history of the Wizard of Oz series.

You could just give out awards for women under 300lbs, if you can find any in Ann Arbor