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Originally Posted by borg23
i just felt dirty
Take a bath in $100 bills to clean yourself off!
People need to be honest with themselves. If the question really is, "Where in the US, Canada, or Western Europe can I rent a 1-bedroom apartment in a suburban neighborhood for less than $1,000/mo and have less than a 30 minute drive to a mediocre or better 2/5 NL game," then ask that. Don't ask "where are the best games in the world" or "where can i make the most money playing poker" and then discard the top 3 answers because of unstated preferences.
Outside of poker, I've had sub-2 minute phone interviews with recruiters where I'm like, "I'm not moving outside of X and Y regions because of personal reasons. Is this the end of the conversation?" I'm well aware I've passed up some opportunities so I'm not condemning the whole idea of being picky. But it just saves everyone time when people are up front about it. Insist on living someplace with an active KKK chapter? That's fine, don't be all "where da donks at" and then "oh not LA with all them ******s." Afraid to fly an airplane but want to go to the WSOP every year? Don't be all "where da best poker in the world" and then add "within driving distance of Las Vegas" in post #34.
To be frank, I hate LA. I would probably rather not be a poker pro than be a poker pro in LA. But if someone asks me where yhe best poker is in the US, the obvious answer is LA.