Woweewowow!

I dont get it why are some ppl so obsessed with playing poker for a living while they obviously cant afford it. I would advise you to stay away from poker, get normal job or an education which you like

Well telling someone they cant "afford" to play poker is like saying they cant afford to be an artist. While it might not be profitable to pursue such a career, the passion to do so exists nonetheless. I've worked jobs before. I'm in my 30's now and have climbed the proverbial corporate ladder starting at 28k salary all the way to 64k in a manner of 15 years. And before that I did typical highschool stuff like work as a cashier. I even had a paper route as a kid which I used to buy a gameboy and super nintendo. I hated every minute of it for all 15+ years, even the paper route. But like most people I accepted that this is my life, and this is just what you do. Was I suffering? Of course not. But I was never happy. Poker is the only lifestyle that I have truly felt at peace with. Maybe it's being able to sleep in every day. Maybe it's being able to take time off without asking permission. I think a big part of it is simply not being reliant upon a single individual who can choose to ruin my life at their whim via termination, demotion, etc. Is this what being a business owner feels like? Answering to no one but yourself? I dont know, but thats what it sure feels like. It's very empowering to be your own boss.

I had actually gone so far as to study which cars are best for living out of and how to be homeless without living on the streets in the event I could support myself at NL50. How I could buy a used Toyota Prius who's rear seats fold down completely flat so you can rest evenly, and who's climate control can be run off the hybrid battery using about half a gallon of gas per night, whilst maintaining a stealthy appearance so you can camp out in neighborhoods and what not without drawing attention. What kind of food is best for storage, and what gym's are best for memberships so you can use their showers and bathrooms. Playing poker for a living means that much to me. That I'd rather live out of my car than be beholden to some cunt who's mission in life is to deliberately hold me back and pay me as little as I'm willing to take to keep me from quitting, and even then I am still dispensable if I fuss too much. That type of submission has been my entire life up until this point, even with the decent paying jobs I always had a boss who ultimately always decides my fate. I just didnt want that any more. Now I decide my fate.

Not sure if this will help in any ways, but i'm personally doing a tech support job where there is no calls 40% of the time (because we offer a near instant service). In this 40% i can play games or browse reddit etc. I'm kinda enjoying it.

About poker, its fine for now, but i doubt its a good idea long term. Games are likely to only get tougher. You get no social benefits, etc.

That being said, being your own boss might not be a terrible idea. My GF is her own boss. Essentially, i decided she's good at massages so we decided she's a massage therapist. She's making 40$/hour doing massages at our home. She takes time off whenever the fuck she wants

This might be completly random and potentially stupid, but you could maybe attempt programming stuff. Some people are making fortunes doing shit mobile games lol. Or maybe try to learn about starting your own company.

On April 17 2018 20:29 NewbSaibot wrote: Well telling someone they cant "afford" to play poker is like saying they cant afford to be an artist. While it might not be profitable to pursue such a career, the passion to do so exists nonetheless.

I wouldn't compare playing poker to being an artist.

Most people aren't artists because they're trying to make money to support themselves. They're people who grind as artists for most of their lives with not much to show for it, while only 1% or less from each artistic field actually make enough money to live off of.

You play poker because you need money, and you aren't comfortable doing anything else in life.

The best thing to do while you still have a bankroll is to take your mom's offer and move back home. While there, you can still grind poker while finding a real job that will bring in consistent paychecks.

Like you said, you're currently running good. One bad night/week/month can put you on tilt and take away everything you have, thus leaving you no choice but to move back home. So why wait? I'd suggest to move back home asap.

You know there's people who actually love to compete, study and play poker by choice PuertoRican?
People with education who have had careers, good education and do it by choice, not because they have to, but because they want to?

having said that
based on the information I have Saibot
You're a fucking degen and will fail ineviteably if you play online haha

You need to
1) Cut your espenses
- move to a cheaper country
- or back home
- ditch the car altogether
2) Dont be stupid when it comes to BRM
coming from live with 3k now you should be hopping between NL25 and NL50 while studying heavily

3) get some damn resolve, what the fuck happened you you being a live pro, you seemed so excited
You have to constantly study when you want to beat online poker, you will hit rough stretches and have to go through those too


If you stay on the current path you will dissapear again for a while only to come back saying you're quitting yet another job or post how you were unlucky and failed

On April 18 2018 06:00 PuertoRican wrote: The best thing to do while you still have a bankroll is to take your mom's offer and move back home. While there, you can still grind poker while finding a real job that will bring in consistent paychecks.

This is one common statement I've always had issue with. Tell someone who just got laid off how consistent their pay is. Walk into the HR department of any large business and ask how many people they fired today. I know at my job it was about 15-20 per day, out of about 1600 employees. I know this because our team was responsible for disabling their user accounts when it happens, and we were on a "NLE - No Longer Employed" email group. Each one of those people blindsided by what they thought was a consistent paycheck. If anything I have had more fear of inconsistent pay working a job than I ever had as a poker player. My failures as a poker player were my fault and my fault alone. You can be the best employee on your team but if the boss thinks he can hire 2 people for the price of 1 then you're gone. Heck if you dont act a certain way around certain people you're gone. To me thats more scary than regs outplaying me or just running bad for a few months.

As to managing my current finances well I have cut them. Instead of living at home I'm living with my girlfriend who charges me nothing since the only added expense she has incurred is higher utility bills which I pay the difference for. (If last year her elec bill was $80 and this year it's $120 I give her $40, plus a healthy serving of D of course). I pay for my own food, gas, car, insurance, etc. I actually have been applying for jobs, had a few interviews that went well but no follow ups. I definitely dont want a car payment, that occurred when I was still employed. Despite how good of a car it is, it's a 10k loan and if I can dump it for another 3k banger as a poker player then I will. I only got a 10k car so I'd have something reliable for work since I cant go missing multiple days in a road saying my car is in the shop, and uber rides were costing $50/day roundtrip.

I actually grinded about 20k hands at NL50 on ignition and was up $300 or so. What was killing me was the rake, $4 per pot any time I got stacks in. But I have considered just full timing it since $500/month profit might actually be livable. Now that I have a 3k roll I've put the job hunt on hiatus at the moment so I dont jeopardize my poker potential, since I dont believe working and playing poker mesh well together. You come home exhausted not thinking as sharply as you would if you had the day off, and you miss out on prime time hours between 11pm-3am EST since you're sleeping.

I don't know how it is in USA, but where i live when you lose your job you get a pretty decent "Job insurance" salary. And worst case, if u dont find a job whitin 4-6 months, there is still "social security" which is 600$/month.

Playing poker full time for a living for 500$/month sounds like a terrible idea to me. You're better off trying to find a job where its possible to play it on your cell during the job hahaha

In the USA you only collect unemployment benefits if you are terminated. If you willfully quit your job like I did you get nothing for obvious reasons For the moment a $500/month income would still maintain my quality of life since I live in a 2 bedroom apt in a nice area of town, have a car, and food. So it's not like im slumming it. The worst case scenario fallback plan was just $500/month living out of my car. I think it would be more stressful if I was thrust into homelessness with no hope in sight. There's just something different about it when you make the choice willingly. Definitely not looking forward to that idea though.

Anyway I snagged a copy of DriveHUD to track results and will post here and there if things go well

I'd be like super surprised if you actually stick to being an online pro
Hope you make it, post hands and stuff

as I understand you want a job without a boss telling you what to do. There are lot of other options beside playing low stakes poker to be self employed.
isnt this some kind of addiction to poker?

On April 19 2018 19:37 dnagardi wrote: as I understand you want a job without a boss telling you what to do. There are lot of other options beside playing low stakes poker to be self employed. isnt this some kind of addiction to poker?

I dont really know of any other options. At least nothing that wouldnt require years of training and education or something starting from the ground up. At least with poker I have some of that training already under my belt.

Btw not all IT jobs sucks. Just find the right one for u. I like mine.

On April 18 2018 09:56 NewbSaibot wrote: Instead of living at home I'm living with my girlfriend who charges me nothing since the only added expense she has incurred is higher utility bills which I pay the difference for. (If last year her elec bill was $80 and this year it's $120 I give her $40, plus a healthy serving of D of course). I pay for my own food, gas, car, insurance, etc.

It doesn't really sound like you're living together, it sounds like you're renting a shared room from a girl you're seeing. You don't really buy your own food when you're living with your girlfriend.

Hope you make it out the other side a float man, you're choices must put a lot of strain on the heart.

On April 18 2018 09:56 NewbSaibot wrote: Walk into the HR department of any large business and ask how many people they fired today. I know at my job it was about 15-20 per day, out of about 1600 employees.

I don't man, unless it's a telemarketing call centre, I have a hard time seeing a 1,600 person company firing over >1% of it's staff on a daily basis.

On April 18 2018 09:56 NewbSaibot wrote: Instead of living at home I'm living with my girlfriend who charges me nothing since the only added expense she has incurred is higher utility bills which I pay the difference for. (If last year her elec bill was $80 and this year it's $120 I give her $40, plus a healthy serving of D of course). I pay for my own food, gas, car, insurance, etc. It doesn't really sound like you're living together, it sounds like you're renting a shared room from a girl you're seeing. You don't really buy your own food when you're living with your girlfriend.

Hope you make it out the other side a float man, you're choices must put a lot of strain on the heart

On April 18 2018 09:56 NewbSaibot wrote: I only got a 10k car so I'd have something reliable for work since I cant go missing multiple days in a road saying my car is in the shop, and uber rides were costing $50/day roundtrip.

Considering your net worth, a 10k car seems a bit extravagant, especially since you don't need it since you don't have a job to drive to?

On April 20 2018 13:26 iop wrote: Considering your net worth, a 10k car seems a bit extravagant, especially since you don't need it since you don't have a job to drive to?

Oh absolutely, car is a huge money pit now since it just sits in the drive way all day getting maybe 20 miles per week put on it. Remember I bought it when I really needed something reliable for work. I already lost over 3k on the Saab which was my attempt to be frugal/responsible and only buy an A to B car. Problem is now I'm stuck with a payment, since I cant exactly cash out my roll to buy a car anymore.

Every year I read a similar blog from you..

On April 20 2018 18:47 casinocasino wrote: Every year I read a similar blog from you..

lol you're right
https://www.liquidpoker.net/blog/viewblog.php?id=1147701
more or less exactly a year ago :D