"The most miserable feeling in the world is to put in an 8 to 10 hour day working as hard as you possibly can, and then have a week's worth of salary taken away from you."

Exactly the same with trading...
I Insta-Lost 3 weeks profits in July (30K)...
Due to sheer stupid human error...
And am now methodically grinding it back...
It's torture.

People complain about poker issues in a vacuum...
When EVERYTHING in life is relative.

Most of the grinders complaining...
Would be otherwise be sitting in a tiny cubicle...
In the midst of an impersonal corporate culture...
And doing something totally mundane...
Just totally dead-ended in the Middle Class.

It's not poker or the Rock Star Life...
It's poker or Invisible Corporate Geek.

Yup! I play poker on the side and work in the real world. Try working 8-10 hours a day and feeling miserable when you get into work and when you leave. My whole work week is spent looking forward to the weekend. Think about that! Living for the weekend like I'm rushing my life away. And I have a good job!

sick article. Kong I'm with ya buddy, the first day of the work week i cannot wait for it to be the last one. At least you have a good job though

I thought it was a good read, for a general read. I would think cash games is where someone would want to focus, but tournaments have a better bang for the buck when you win?

I'm sure it's crossed everyones mind, now and then, about just quitting your job and playing poker full time. It has definitely crossed mine. But the guaranteed paycheck, benefits, and the social aspect are important, and it allows me to play poker and other gambling forms as apart of my entertainment.

I think i read this article b4 on that other forum and its an article of a young MTT's player i not wana name because i could be wrong (to lazy to look it up)

So WOW. I'm the one who runs that site and I must say you guys really love your poker Appreciate all the links that have been flowing around, it's been a helluva good week for blogging...

Anyways, just wanted to pop in and let you guys know that the 2nd installment ("Day in a life of") is coming out shortly and he reveals his poker name....or at least whatever he drops in forums/etc. He also just won a $72k pot this week, so stay tuned!

you 4bet?

interesting read.

Solid link. and a solid read

Wish I knew this special poker site where I wouldn't have to deal with *******s all day long.

And what exactly is your job?

i'm a garbageman

professional degenerate...

We prefer to be called "Sanitation Technicians"

The guy who wrote the article knows what he's talking about. The only thing I think he left out was he didn't really mention the good parts of the job as much as he could have which more than makes up for the downsides which he listed (which were accurate). I think he should have mentioned the freedom to travel anywhere you want, whenever you want, see the world in a way most people never get the chance to, and to do that traveling with friends in a way that feels like college all over again except all over the globe.

LOL read the reader comments. These people are 100% convinced that online poker is rigged.

FYP

btw online poker is obv rigged

Good read but some of the comments make me seriously laugh at some peoples logic. For example:

SO ROGGED seeing a straight once an hour!?

ty 4 read

you forgot porn

its the J-O-B site

I have a day job and deal with ******s all day long

afa the read - should be the preamble to the "poker bible" if anyone ever writes one

Earining more than $50k a year are you?

Is it challenging and how many hours do you work per week.

I need this info lol. PLLLZZZZ

Yo - just thought I'd holler and let you all know that Part 2 of the Confessions of a Poker Player post is now up on my blog....my boy gives away his forum name and his latest $72k win! Click on the original link to find the part 2 link.

Hope you all enjoy - I learned a lot.

The part 2 link doesn't seem to be working. When I click on it, it just refreshes the part 1 page.

The link doesn't work but if you click to the main page part 2 is right there.