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Originally Posted by onemoretimes
Well I started when I was 18 and I'm 30 and married now with a kid and another on the way. I'm still grinding and I'm pretty well off. Only reason I wouldn't be doing it in another 10 years would be the games are completely dead. Hopefully by then I'll own enough rental homes to live off of and won't need to play anyway.
Guys who think it's an utter joke just couldn't make it themselves.
I have no interest in trying to "make it myself", nor would I ever want to, I've never tried to. And I don't really care whether I'd be able to or not. It's not something I've ever put 5 seconds of thought into, so let me assure you that my comments on it being a joke are not based on any personal experiences with playing for a living.
Your post does not address whether you are talking about online or live. If online, I can't really comment, I don't play online nor know enough about it to be able to say who can do what with regards to making a living.
As far as live, yes, for the most part it's a joke. There are definitely some out there playing medium to high stakes, or on the tournament circuit, getting it done, but 95% of people on a site like this one claiming to play live for a living are ridiculous. They're young kids who live at home and have no bills to pay, or are people who have no jobs, went on a 6 session heater, and decided that they were "turning pro". Few of these people are ever doing it as their sole means of living an adult life for an extended period of time.
I'd be interested to hear how you manage to get approved for home ownership and things of that nature as a poker professional. You fully declare what you make?
As far as X# of years from now, live games won't be completely dead, but the player pool will have shrunk considerably, as poker is a fad that is quickly going downhill. There will no longer be as many donks zooming full speed ahead to the casino to try their luck at something they watched Norman Chad narrate the night before.