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who ranked in the top 1000 have a full time job outside of poker?

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  1. BBPascua BBPascua is offline

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    Jan 26th, 2011 (1/26/2011 6:33pm)

    thanks for the replys!
    Edited By: BBPascua Jan 26th, 2011 at 08:41 PM
     
  2. Turk Malloy Turk Malloy is offline

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    Jan 26th, 2011 (1/26/2011 6:35pm) in reply to BBPascua

    I do strategy and data analytics at identified.com 3 days a week and play poker 3 days a week.

    To be honest, I think it helps your poker a game a lot to have other things that you are very involved in. When you play too much poker day after day, it's hard not to become a little bit numb or to go a little bit crazy.
     
  3. donkiman donkiman is offline

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    Jan 26th, 2011 (1/26/2011 6:55pm) in reply to Turk Malloy

    keeping the day job even after the PCA?
     
  4. DoubleS00ted DoubleS00ted is offline

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    Jan 26th, 2011 (1/26/2011 7:54pm) in reply to Turk Malloy

     
    Originally Posted by Turk Malloy View Post

    I do strategy and data analytics at identified.com 3 days a week and play poker 3 days a week.

    To be honest, I think it helps your poker a game a lot to have other things that you are very involved in. When you play too much poker day after day, it's hard not to become a little bit numb or to go a little bit crazy.

    Absolutely agree, I'm back in school ( 23 creds) and now when I get time to play I really enjoy it, and ive done way better when I can only play once or twice a week then when poker was the only thing that I did each day. Balance ftw.
  5. pokerproplaya08 pokerproplaya08 is offline

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    Jan 26th, 2011 (1/26/2011 8:43pm) in reply to DoubleS00ted

    I own a video store...I'm there 4 days a week
  6. BBPascua BBPascua is offline

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    Jan 26th, 2011 (1/26/2011 8:54pm) in reply to pokerproplaya08

     
    Originally Posted by pokerproplaya08 View Post

    I own a video store...I'm there 4 days a week

    the only videos stores that still exist are of the adult variety LOL
     
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  7. Goldenad Goldenad is offline

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    Jan 26th, 2011 (1/26/2011 9:09pm) in reply to BBPascua

    i agree with doubles00ted. im in grad school now which means i really can only play 1-3 sessions a week if that. all that means is that when i do get the chance to play it seems more special and i come more hungry than before school when i had a whole year off to play whenever i wanted
     
  8. valasaraptor16 valasaraptor16 is offline

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    Jan 26th, 2011 (1/26/2011 10:51pm) in reply to Goldenad

    I am a full-time law student and play poker when i have time which at the beginning of the semester is a lot more than the end.
  9. Marc Nellist Marc Nellist is offline

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    Jan 26th, 2011 (1/26/2011 10:59pm) in reply to valasaraptor16

    have two other jobs....both coaching baseball at the high school level....pretty busy right now with baseball just around the corner takes away from the grind but as you guys have said its good to have something else there that I also love doing
     
  10. pokerproplaya08 pokerproplaya08 is offline

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    Jan 27th, 2011 (1/27/2011 12:02am) in reply to BBPascua

     
    Originally Posted by BBPascua View Post

    the only videos stores that still exist are of the adult variety LOL

    nope, but, having them doesn't hurt the business :)
  11. Turk Malloy Turk Malloy is offline

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    Jan 27th, 2011 (1/27/2011 12:20am) in reply to donkiman

     
    Originally Posted by donkiman View Post

    keeping the day job even after the PCA?

    well, I'm certainly not working there for the money :)
     
  12. DrDankRx23 DrDankRx23 is offline

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    Jan 27th, 2011 (1/27/2011 12:38am) in reply to Turk Malloy

    i work 46 hours a week as a pharmacist
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  13. dmschec dmschec is offline

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    Jan 27th, 2011 (1/27/2011 12:55am) in reply to DrDankRx23

    I'm a lawyer
     
  14. donkiman donkiman is offline

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    Jan 27th, 2011 (1/27/2011 1:20am) in reply to dmschec

    Well im not in the top 1000 but close enough. I work full time + grad school.
     
  15. skanky980 skanky980 is offline

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    Jan 27th, 2011 (1/27/2011 1:38am) in reply to donkiman

    i used to work fulltime, then i quit to grind more, and now i grind less, SIGH
     
  16. laruegg laruegg is offline

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    Jan 27th, 2011 (1/27/2011 2:23pm) in reply to skanky980

    im not in top 1000 but close to it......im a live in maid with a very wealthy toronto family.....so i do most my sessions after i put the kids to sleep
     
  17. Quartersack Quartersack is offline

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    Jan 27th, 2011 (1/27/2011 3:45pm) in reply to laruegg

    Soon to be no longer ranked in the top 1000 but I do work fulltime in the construction biz
  18. poisoneye1986 poisoneye1986 is offline

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    Jan 27th, 2011 (1/27/2011 3:59pm) in reply to skanky980

     
    Originally Posted by skanky980 View Post

    i used to work fulltime, then i quit to grind more, and now i grind less, SIGH


    thats kinda funny how that works. When i was at school I wanted to play more then when I finished I started to grind more and now i grind less. Im looking for a job tho. I think poker feels more casual when it doesnt consume your day.
  19. josephf josephf is offline

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    Jan 27th, 2011 (1/27/2011 4:03pm) in reply to laruegg

     
    Originally Posted by laruegg View Post

    im not in top 1000 but close to it......im a live in maid with a very wealthy toronto family.....so i do most my sessions after i put the kids to sleep

    What is that like?
  20. ira3801 ira3801 is offline

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    Jan 27th, 2011 (1/27/2011 4:16pm) in reply to josephf

    im an old guy,work 9-6 in grocery distribution,eat,play from 7.30-2...
     
  21. CalBandGreat CalBandGreat is offline

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    Jan 27th, 2011 (1/27/2011 4:17pm) in reply to josephf

    I work like 50-55 hours a week as the GM of a fishing clothing business. My company makes all of the Guy Harvey T-shirts and other clothing, which are really popular in the Southeast, especially Florida.
     
  22. RaidenRadio RaidenRadio is offline

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    Jan 27th, 2011 (1/27/2011 4:32pm) in reply to CalBandGreat

     
    Originally Posted by CalBandGreat View Post

    I work like 50-55 hours a week as the GM of a fishing clothing business.

    :( I thought you made clothes for fish
  23. tigertonkin tigertonkin is offline

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    Jan 27th, 2011 (1/27/2011 4:56pm) in reply to RaidenRadio

    im ranked about 22000 and have a 8.30-5 office job where i spend all day surfing pokersites then i get home and everything i have learnt during the day goes straight out the window and i then gamble my Bank-roll away then self ban myself for a month then regret doing that and then have to wait 30 days to be able to play again and re-deposit! GOOD TIMES!!! :-)
  24. Glo4m Glo4m is offline Confess to me

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    Jan 27th, 2011 (1/27/2011 6:07pm) in reply to tigertonkin

     
    Originally Posted by tigertonkin View Post

    im ranked about 22000 and have a 8.30-5 office job where i spend all day surfing pokersites then i get home and everything i have learnt during the day goes straight out the window and i then gamble my Bank-roll away then self ban myself for a month then regret doing that and then have to wait 30 days to be able to play again and re-deposit! GOOD TIMES!!! :-)

    i loled, at least you're honest
  25. donkiman donkiman is offline

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    Jan 27th, 2011 (1/27/2011 7:02pm) in reply to tigertonkin

     
    Originally Posted by tigertonkin View Post

    im ranked about 22000 and have a 8.30-5 office job where i spend all day surfing pokersites then i get home and everything i have learnt during the day goes straight out the window and i then gamble my Bank-roll away then self ban myself for a month then regret doing that and then have to wait 30 days to be able to play again and re-deposit! GOOD TIMES!!! :-)

    Pretty much the greatest thing I have read on this site!
     
  26. joeyrulesall joeyrulesall is offline

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    Jan 27th, 2011 (1/27/2011 7:46pm) in reply to donkiman

    Someone I know is in the top 1000 he got into a car accident and had no insurance or money to pay for the damages. The judge sentenced him to be the butler of the guy he hit.
  27. l1eyedjackl l1eyedjackl is offline

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    Jan 27th, 2011 (1/27/2011 7:59pm) in reply to donkiman

    As I am getting all of this great insite from some of the top players, I come across one of the funniest post in my early forum career.. Classic thanks tiger
  28. decamps decamps is offline

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    Jan 27th, 2011 (1/27/2011 8:53pm) in reply to l1eyedjackl

    breaking into top 1000.the think you dont realise is that top 1000 is made from volume and cashes not profit so a players that play lots of volume but with -30% ROI can be in it and still be broke!!!Doesnt mean your making lots of $.I am professional football player so lots of free time and enjoy playing but thats not my job. hope this helps you viewing differently the rankings
    750 
  29. BBPascua BBPascua is offline

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    Jan 27th, 2011 (1/27/2011 10:16pm) in reply to decamps

    Wow I enjoy reading everyones post. I currently hump a 9-5 job where I make an modest hourly wage, and then I come home and put about a months salary on the line in some mid stake MTT's. I have been debating quiting my job since most of my close friends who grind dont work.... but then I assume I will run god awful and then I will have NO JOB, NO INSURANCE, and then NO BANKROLL :)
     
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  30. FatsoFat6969 FatsoFat6969 is offline

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    Jan 27th, 2011 (1/27/2011 10:45pm) in reply to Turk Malloy

     
    Originally Posted by Turk Malloy View Post

    well, I'm certainly not working there for the money :)

    Better make sure u bang her then... grats on PCA obv...

    I'm finishing grad school (3 classes left) but i take one at a time so it doesn't affect poker much..
     
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