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Originally Posted by denks
If you're that much of a lock getting into finance, IB, trading etc why go for a career that likely will pay you less for the same hours worked?
Freedom, flexibility, playing a game for a living, and being my own boss. I’m aware that I’m thinking short term but I think I’m young enough to were that’s okay.
While you’re absolutely right about some/many big companies not being interested down the line, as my friend feelie has said to me previously no employer will discriminate against a 23 year old who worked crazy hard as a youth and at college and then took some time to mature and see the world before deciding what they wanted to commit to.
I want to give this a shot and while I think I’ll still be doing this 15 years from now, I think I can reasonably pivot into something prestigious in finance/accounting down the road if things don’t go as planned.
I’m not saying it would be guaranteed, but it’s a plan B after all.
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Originally Posted by gfvbsdjk
wow one hell of an intro, gl sir
Thank you!
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Originally Posted by Masq
Agree with this. Decisions now can affect the possibility of working for those places in the future.
At least lock in a job to start next year or in the future. If not, play it on the side of working and then assess what makes most financial / lifestyle sense.
See above. Thanks for tuning in!
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Originally Posted by SelimSuuuup
GL,
can't be a chessman thread without.
#BanTheChessMan
#GetIt
Thank you! #BanTheChessMan
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Originally Posted by wynner88888
GL buddy, just make sure that this thread/other people knowing and commenting on your business is by far the LEAST of your priorities
Thank you! I’ll try my best sir.
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Originally Posted by OldManDecaf
To have achieved what you have to date, you are clearly intelligent (high IQ I would hazard) hard-working and exceptionally motivated.
I'm intrigued why you would go down this road at a critical and likely decisive moment in your life, especially on a platform like pokerpros (which, hands up, I have no experience of) in country like the US.
As I understand it (I could easily be wrong) PokerPros uses a technicality to get round fed/state law (much like PokerStars did prior to Black Friday). Moreover, PP is unregulated and operates on trust basis built on agent integrity.
I wonder what your assessment of its durability/longevity is? And likewise, given the constant development of solvers/software/bots, what is the longevity of NLHE on any online platform?
I get that live poker is less affected by these considerations, but from everything I hear/read and see, live poker is a pretty awful environment for a talented, capable and resourceful human being to make a living, at the very least compared to other ways of earning a decent wedge.
I guarantee there is absolutely zero hate or judgement in my comments...I'm genuinely interested in why you would choose to go down this road and what your thoughts are on the long term future of (profitable) online poker?
Thank you for the kind words sir, I appreciate it.
Re PokerBros: I only plan to be doing that for a few months. This is because I’m not allowed to play in most card rooms legally at the moment.
Re Live poker: you bring up some good points and I get that this may be a poor decision from a logical standpoint but I want to give this a shot and am willing to give it my all. I don’t have much insight into how this pandemic will affect live poker moving forward, but I think there’s enough money out there to not only do “well” but to thrive. Hopefully that answers your question!
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Originally Posted by TheAdvantagePlayer
I don't get it besides curiosity/lust for poker, but if you had an opportunity for a relatively high paying firm, you gave it up for a "capped" earning rate - especially to play 100NL online and eventually $5/5 live??? most people go into poker because they don't have other options that pay the same or better. some people just end up there and kinda stuck/sad/okay/happy with the situation but have no future routes unless they really crush poker.
i think you're gonna be pretty sad when youre looking down at a much reduced salary after putting in the hours and doing everything right.
I get that man. Hopefully I can be an outlier!
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Originally Posted by ramabranch
I wonder how many times that advice has been given on PG&C when a thread like this one was started and how many times the OP followed that advice. My guess for the latter would be 0%.
In for the ride glgl
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Originally Posted by SpinMeRightRound
It does come across that way. Makes me think he's exaggerating and/or lying about his achievements and job offers he's got. Because no one who is supposedly this intelligent would want to live with their parents and grind live 2/5 NLHE.
This. RoadtoPro is a narcissistic liar. Screw him.
Haha enough people have tried to talk me out of this that I’m fully aware of what I’m passing up on and the potential consequences pursuing this can have.
Thanks for tuning in man, constructive criticism is always welcome.
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Originally Posted by SimpleRick
I'm just here for the lols. Good luck Chess Man. Come back to LA at least for a little while in my opinion. You can always try other places later. Hit up Vegas next summer, if there is a next summer...
The best live games are in Pittsburgh. Everybody knows that. Not even joking.
What an honor to have the legend himself join the fun
That’s what I’m leaning towards!
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Originally Posted by Minatorr
Rtp, just curious your undergrad had an honors finance program? Or you mean you just graduated with good marks and got some sort of "honors"
It doesn’t. Basically, it’s Latin honors which are based on good marks/grades. Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude, Summa Cum Laude etc.
Thanks for tuning in. Have learned a lot from your strat posts in the past year.
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Originally Posted by ramabranch
I wonder how many times that advice has been given on PG&C when a thread like this one was started and how many times the OP followed that advice. My guess for the latter would be 0%.
In for the ride glgl
Thank you!