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Originally Posted by Pensfan
Playing poker for a living (if you are able) is 100% more fun than grinding away the 9 to 5 for limited upside.
Gonna have to disagree with that. I trie playing for a living for nine months. Spent the rest of my life working salaried, full time jobs. Yes, the job can be tedious. But if you dedicate energy and effort to your career, you can always move to a different job, advance in your career, etc. And here is the thing, when I work at corporate jobs, I got paid. Had a bad week at work-got paid. One of my projects overran a deadline-got paid. I made a mistake-got paid.
When I played poker, it was incredibly stressful. I could do everything right, play brilliantly, and still lose money for the week. And I had to play, even when I was losing, I couldn't step away from the game to reset. It was exhausting.
I enjoyed it, but enjoyed the stability of a job even more.
Point is, if you have the intelligience to win at poker, the discipline to improve your game, and the work ethic to grind, you should be able to use those same qualities and work your way to a good paying job within a few years. How many poker pros do you know net $75k to $100k a year, plus insurance and 401(k)?