I moved to Las Vegas and I want to achieve my dream of making a living player poker. I am very disciplined and motivated, willing to do whatever it takes, I just need the right direction. I have been attempting to play professionally for 9 years, however my results are not sufficient for me to call it a "living", and I need that final push to get me there as I am stagnating and getting frustrated on my own. I've won money every year, but only about $10k/year on average (mostly in the Seattle area before I moved). I would need $50k/year to consider this endeavor a reasonable income, and ideally I would like to break $100k/year if possible. I have played 1000 hours per year on average, but I am willing to increase this to the standard 2000 hours representing a 40 hour workweek if I know I will have a good shot of achieving my financial goal. My experience is mostly in 1/2, 1/3, 2/5, and 3/5, with a bit of 5/10. I have studied a ton, carefully read like 20 poker books, filled countless journals with hand reviews, but it doesn't seem to be quite enough to get me where I need to be.

People say it's possible and not too difficult to make a living at this game if you are disciplined, but somehow success eludes me, and I've reached the point where I think I need a coach to help me figure out what I am missing and set me on the right track.

I'm looking for someone who also lives in Las Vegas and has personally made at least $50k/year playing poker. It would be cool if we could meet up for coaching sessions occasionally. Mainly I need someone knowledgeable to identify my leaks and direct me to correct and effective study material that applies to the games I am playing. I could also use help with proper game selection, I'm not sure what I should be playing in this huge crazy town.