Advice needed (long winded)

Obliterate · Newbie Joined: 03 Mar 2011 Posts: 17

Hey all,

Ok i need help on a pretty important choice I've got to make. In August my job comes to an end in a town where it's pretty hard to get anything decent. I played poker professionally for a couple of years back in 2006 - 2008 and have played the odd few games since black Friday. After seeing Brokerstars HU challenge it really did make me seriously consider getting back into poker again. Part of me feels like I've missed the boat abit on poker now though - the really great players can still make money at the game but from what I read it's getting harder and harder for us mere mortals. Do people really still see the games being profitable in 5 years time? I'm just at abit of a crossroads at what to do because it could be months until I can find a new job here, I could have a $4000 bankroll and 6 months living costs saved by the time my job ends - is it worth putting the study in and hard work in the upcoming months, as well as a few privates with brokerstar to try and make a living from it again?

The other option is to just forget it, I'm 6"6 and train MMA on a daily basis so getting a job on a door shouldnt be a problem - i'd just much rather have another crack at poker then have to put up with drunken chavs.

Any advice would be muchly appreciated

Andy

blsmur · Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 7:28 pm Post subject:

I think poker will always be here as a game and there will always be professionals , you just have to decide if its what you want , there will always be fish and there will always be someone better than you on a day as that is the nature of the game . If you want to do it it seems to me you got everything you need financially ,, so you just need motivation , as for coaching well there is always something to adjust , so getting some poker perspectives is always good.

U Cook Socks · Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 7:36 pm Post subject:

Do both imo

Door work has decent hours doesn't it, to leave you free to play poker quite a bit.

Personally, I wouldn't put all my eggs in the poker basket, but if you really want it, then you gotta put some serious work in, and try and become better than the rest.

If I were doing it as a long term thing, I would also try and learn cash games of some nature, or Mtt's.
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blsmur · Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 7:54 pm Post subject:

sorry

U Cook Socks · Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 8:51 pm Post subject:

blsmur · Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 9:05 pm Post subject:

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