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Originally Posted by MTT_9797
Did you really lose with AA ? Wow OP that's unheard of. How in heck does anyone make money at poker when people are whiling to punt 700 BB as a 4 to 1 underdog??
People just don't ****ing get it! You CANNOT and WILL NOT make a ****ing LIVING out of poker! It's a zero sum game minus the rake minus the living expenses, all sources from disposable after tax dollars. In order for your not-whiling-to-work lazy azz to earn $20K in one year (assuming that's $40K before rake), someone, before rake, has to lose $60,000 of disposable after-tax earnings. Which means someone has to be making just over 100k (something that requires a college degree and years of training + experience), save every penny (not eat, pay rent, fuel, etc., have no hobbies besides poker) and lose EVERYTHING. Then you would have $20,000 to live off of for one year, I'm assuming you'd be evading taxes too huh.
More seriously, someone like me who likes to gamble and get it in with an obviously bad hand just to get action will be extremely reluctant to give action to someone who openly talks about "playing poker for a living". To me he is a "black hole" of a player (one level below a nit). A grinder, a pro, someone who sees stuff that I probably don't and makes every action with a purpose. I would be more whiling to punt $500 on 65 suited or a hand of blackjack than to give $20 worth of action to someone who tries to earn a living from poker. I know how hard I worked from my money. I know how much taxes get taken out every pay. And it stings. And to think that a lazy bum probably plays with my tax dollars through the welfare system. Gross.
A few weeks later of placid reflection I can see you're very right. I was lucky to have someone put that much money in as a 4-1 underdog it was the best possible scenario. Just wanted to add that I would rather die than take a handout and I am against welfare in general as it exacerbates the problem instead of solving, I am somewhat libertarian in that political issue. Also If you knew me you would be more willing to pay me off than other players because I'm always trying to make poker fun. Telling jokes and stories to pass the time.