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Originally Posted by 6bet me
I think that the decision I made - to quit my job - should significantly reduce the chance that I go on monkey tilt again, and will just generally improve my satisfaction in life. I can now take pride in my life, rather than constantly being embarrassed to tell other people what I do. And those who are happier and more confident about their lives tend to tilt less on the poker tables. Those who see themselves as degenerates, even subconsciously, are more likely to tilt. And I felt that my job was a great way of reducing morale and keeping me at the bottom of the food chain, no pun intended. To put it bluntly: I just think that I'm better than that. I can do better than a sh*tty pizza delivery job.
Nothing embarrassing about working any job. Plenty of people around the world would kill to make $18p/h delivering pizzas. If you are better than that then why are you not working elsewhere? There is nothing is stopping you from applying for other jobs and leveraging your pizza delivery job to bigger and better things, since you are better than that.
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Originally Posted by 6bet me
People say that poker is a dead end job? I completely disagree: you can easily earn $100k+ per year as a professional poker player, tax-free. In my opinion, anyone earning 6 figures is doing a fantastic job and should be very proud of themselves. No one earning $100k per year should ever think "damn this is such a dead-end profession with a low ceiling, I need to change careers".
To make 100k a year playing 1/3 and 2/5, you would have to have a $50 p/h win rate coupled with playing 40 hours a week. On top of that extra hours studying and improving your game. Use some logic and common sense and let that sink in. That is what it would take to make '100k' a year.
Also take into consideration that you are off the grid, everything will be cash. You cannot get any loans since you have no income, no bank will allow you a credit card or home loan with 'poker income'.
Since you hated delivering pizzas and already have quit, I suggest you find a part-time/casual job that would suit your poker hours, if you look hard enough there would be something out there to suit. Less pressure on life and poker if you have stable income on the side.
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Originally Posted by 6bet me
That was my main motivation for taking a shot at the $5/$5/$10 cash game. It's not that I'm a degenerate gambler that simply wants to punt off my roll; it's that I needed a change in environment. It was killing me to sit on a table with the bitter OMC's and the scruffy, dirty gambling addicts at $1/$3.
If sitting and playing with OMC's and degen addicts is killing you now, remember this is the reality for however long you choose to pursue poker as a sole source of income. 40 hours a week sitting on a table with OMC's and scruffy, dirty gambling addicts, that is what it would take to make '100k' a year. Let that thought sink in.
A lot of good advice already in this thread. Nobody here is discouraging you from pursuing your poker dreams but take a step back and apply some common sense and logic.