I dropped out

awesome 200k year.
what stakes do you play?

2/4 and 3/6

gpa = girls per anum?

btw seems like you have made similar amount of money as me this year. if u want, pm with exact amount and if its close to mine, we can make some prop bet on who makes more

lol welcome to the club, tons of free time with no school

On December 08 2008 19:51 Joe wrote: gpa = girls per anum? btw seems like you have made similar amount of money as me this year. if u want, pm with exact amount and if its close to mine, we can make some prop bet on who makes more

we want details!

woooooooooooooooooot

ya cant wait to see what i'll actually do with this free time.

and joe, i been slackin off on poker and i dont want that much pressure to get back in the game

so far i realllllllllllllly wanna focus on trading. i been wakin up everyday early just for this.

200K from poker this year? sick

I don't think dropping out is a huge deal honestly. You're very young, so you could always go back to school, and you're making 6 figures from poker, so it's all good.

On December 08 2008 19:57 Timonga wrote: 200K from poker this year? sick I don't think dropping out is a huge deal honestly. You're very young, so you could always go back to school, and you're making 6 figures from poker, so it's all good.

You drastically a) undervalue your education and b) the difficulty of going back once you leave.

brag2 seems stupid since you dropped out..congrats on 200k yr man.
when did you start playing online? and how fast did you move up?

i remember really get into it first semester of college, so i guess ~2 years... i dont think the amount of time matters. its more about how many hands u played and that correlates to how much experience u get.

i think i prolly played 1.5mil hands

On December 08 2008 20:17 Cooperstown wrote: Show nested quote + On December 08 2008 19:57 Timonga wrote: 200K from poker this year? sick I don't think dropping out is a huge deal honestly. You're very young, so you could always go back to school, and you're making 6 figures from poker, so it's all good. You drastically a) undervalue your education and b) the difficulty of going back once you leave.

the point of b, i dont really understand that much except the situation when people start a family

i think people are a lot smarter as they get older and therefore able to get through college easier.

i'm pretty sure the peak of your mental ability is at age 25 and it's downhill from there

i'd imagine its like taking a break from anything else. studying and stuff is harder once youve been away from it for a while.

at 200k/yr school is really not that important. However, do not be afraid of taking some classes (eg. Philosophy) for personal enrichment purposes.

gj on poker.

i think this is a very short-sided move and i think you should consider to take classes atleast part time

On December 08 2008 20:25 JYang wrote: Show nested quote + On December 08 2008 20:17 Cooperstown wrote:   On December 08 2008 19:57 Timonga wrote: 200K from poker this year? sick I don't think dropping out is a huge deal honestly. You're very young, so you could always go back to school, and you're making 6 figures from poker, so it's all good. You drastically a) undervalue your education and b) the difficulty of going back once you leave. the point of b, i dont really understand that much except the situation when people start a family i think people are a lot smarter as they get older and therefore able to get through college easier.

The older you get the more difficult it is to learn just a fact of life therefor the older you are the more difficult it is regardless of how smart you may be. The only advantage is you have a lot more life experience, but really how much is that going to help you if you are trying to learn something completely new to you?

Sick congrats on your $$ year man.

I recently graduated as an accounting major as well and it was no easy task (wasn't the smartest student). I was lucky to find a great accounting career post graduation. I'd have to agree with everyone else that college doesnt get too much easier as you get older. I'm going for my CPA and I'm assuming you would to if you go back to school and it is just tough getting back to the "swing" of things studying and preparing for 4 exams. (CPA exam is 4 parts obviously)

I feel you about the lack of good professors. Accounting can be a dry subject and with horrible professors it doesn't make it any easier. A good professor that can interact and apply the material to real world situations makes the subject a lot more interesting. Anyway, good luck to you and your future!

On December 08 2008 21:16 Bluffed1331 wrote: i think this is a very short-sided move and i think you should consider to take classes atleast part time

couldnt agree more. that said gl man hope u succeed!

I don't know you, but as someone who works in equities I can tell you can't ever get a job anywhere near any size pile of assets without a solid college track record. I would go back immediately if stock picking interests you as more than a personal hobby. If poker is what you want to do then go for it. GL.

Edit: Also kind of matters how good your school is. If you just dropped out of Harvard to play poker it's probably a bad idea, but (no offense) most schools that offer accounting majors probably aren't worth giving up 200k+ a year in poker earnings to attend. So this is probably a good move. Hope I don;t come off as rude; I though I could offer some insight into the hiring reqs at assets management shops.