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Originally Posted by kaby
online cashgames are not a career though right.
Is poker a career? Idk. I guess that can be debated. It provides a steady income with flexible hours. What that's called is up to the individual I suppose, but it certainly can be considered a profession imo.
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do you think you'll be able to make the same as an IT guy 20 years from now?
That's a fair point, and it's hard to say. I would think the earning potential is greater in poker actually if you are a top tier player that continues to work on your game and improve. But the poker landscape and politics are difficult to predict, so in that sense who knows. Obviously anyone in IT can strike it rich too with a start up that booms, so there's plenty of potential there as well. But that would require a bit of luck. Money is definitely not a huge motivating factor for me, however, so long as I'm making enough to pay my bills. IT will obviously cover that and then some, as does poker too, atm. I want to love what I do. I don't love poker, but I don't hate it either. The unknown is whether or not I feel the same way in IT after a few years. I just play poker to pay my bills, not because I love playing. The payoff is once I'm offline I get to do a lot of things that I do love--play sports, shoot pool, play guitar in a band, hang with friends and family, etc. I only "work" about 25 hours a week in poker so it opens up a lot of time for all my hobbies. That said I would trade some leisure time for a career that I am geeked about in a heartbeat. If IT is a stimulating, rewarding career, I'll happily accept significantly longer work weeks and less play time. If it's just meh like poker, then I'm not so sure.
All these posts were really insightful. Hearing stories from people with experience in IT is really helpful. Knowing what it's like to play a lot of poker on a daily basis and having dabbled with a few small IT projects, I can definitely see how and why the consensus is in favor of IT wrt a long term career choice.
Rusty, I sense we have similar personalities. And I too get bored crazy with live poker. Can't do it (unless it's a home game with friends).
Last edited by Beasting; 02-04-2017 at 08:20 AM.