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Originally Posted by Dilho
I think every player has come broke at least once in their lifetime, there are few ones who don't.
That won't be the thing that will make you worse or better player at some point, it will all depend on the amount of effort you put yourself in to the game. It's obvious that if once you bink 1 big tourney and decide to go pro, you will most likely go bust.
I would bet far better in a micro stakes grinder who made 5k after 10k games, then in the guy who just bink 100k in 1 tourney...
Poker is like many things in life, but you got to understand that Poker is something unique. It can bring many joy, but can also take your soul and all the money on your pocket.
So my advice is even if you win 1M$ or more, keep studying because the next day the games will be different and you will have to adapt, and don't make poker 100% of your life, enjoy other things in life, and if you make enough money of it, invest in different things and make yourself a unique person that no one can relate to!
Good Luck!
Tony Dunst said that He spends part of the year traveling to play, then part of the year playing mostly online. He also said that when he comes back from his travels, he always has to adjust to changes in the online game if he's been away for it for three months or more.
The moral of this story is that you can never relax in poker. The way I think about it is that if I study five hours a week reading a poker book and the other guy studies 15 hours a week, I'm the fish.
I put in 40-50 hours a week on poker, and I make sure that at least 10% of that time is study. I work on flash cards, memorizing things like what hands are in the top 20%. I read and study poker books. I watch coaching videos. When I started and had almost no money to invest in poker I put $50 on PokerStars and played $1 SNGs, I got poker books from the library and I asked a lot of questions in the 2+2 Beginners thread.
I'm not going to be the fish.