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Well I have taken the leap/plunge/jump whatever; and quit my full time job to try and do this poker thing exclusively as my sole income...Not sure why i'm posting this here, I'm sure nobody cares, but I felt like I needed to tell some people and this is the only place that made sense..So, yeah, I'm not the really the type of personality to take such huge risks and leave a very nice steady income, but here goes nothing...Any advice (besides go back to my job)
F 9-5's
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CFH101
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06-21-2005 8:34 AM
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Good luck with everything TC . Keep positive !!!!!
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Nato76
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06-21-2005 8:44 AM
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steely
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06-21-2005 9:00 AM
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TC:
Congrats. I think it's great and part of me is envious.
Email me at saltysteel@hotmail.com
I have some specific advice that may help you and some questions for you.
Steely
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I agree with both NIp and Todd. I guess it depends on what kind of job you quit. Did it pay well? Or was it at Taco Bell? Are you single or have a family? I mean if you had a job paying $5.00 and hr it is a no brainer move. If you had a job paying $100k maybe a tougher decision. I fortuanately have the best of both worlds. I have a real job that pays well into the six figures and I have the flexibility to play poker.
so before everyone says good decision you have to know all of the facts. I have played with TC many of times and believe he is very capable of earning a living playing poker.
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Thank you much Duff, compliments are nice to hear no matter who they come from..even you...haahahaha just kidding...i kid i kid,, i do appreciate
F lindsey lohan
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Azone
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06-21-2005 12:24 PM
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Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorius triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.
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Azone
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06-21-2005 12:34 PM
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That quote is an Entrepeneurs creed.
Look at it this way? By making this move what is you worst case scenario, your downside? Iif you gave this your all and did not succeed? What would happen? Go back to your job? Sell real estate or mortagages and make a mint? Or do like Duff and do both?
Risk is minimal if not non-existent-correct? So go for the gusto?
Most people have no idea what risk really is-this one has minimal if any downside. Good luck in going for something you love.
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Grind buddy, Grind. You are making me want to want out of my office right now and never go back. I need some sweet, smutty action right now!!!!
- SMUT
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jsbyun
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06-21-2005 2:30 PM
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How can you make such comments? Maybe if you were a young kid still living with your parents and had no assets and nothing better to do, you could say such a thing, but for most people it would be much more risky than what they are currently doing.
I think being positive is great, but you also need to be realistic. I'm sorry, but I've been playing poker for a long time now and I think there is a lot of bad advice in this thread. You need to open your eyes and try to understand as much as you can of what you are getting into. You need to understand the good and the bad, not just the good. That's common sense, isn't it?
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tranq- i wish you the very best of luck-- it is like anything else in life- there will be highs and lows-- stay focused and comitting to the decesion was half the battle---
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NSXT2
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06-21-2005 3:08 PM
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jsbyun, we all understand that there is substantial risk and we need to be aware of the realities. Of course, he will be aware of the reality. He is not stupid. Anyone who plays poker with any success is obviously intelligent enough to have theie eyes open to the obvious.
However, to succeed, one CANNOT listen to those voices or he'll be dead. Please stop drilling in the 'reality' as it will NOT help him. You are stating the obvious, not an epiphany. The greater the risk, the greater the reward. EVERY super successful person in the world took a risk where there were realities of failure and the odds were against him. If they focused on those or even thought a bit about them, they would have failed miserably.
Go get em TQ, don't listen to the negativity (even if the negativity is logical, it's STILL negative) GL
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jsbyun
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06-21-2005 3:31 PM
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Some good points, but personally I would not make any kind of recommendation or encourage anyone without more information.
For most people I would not recommend playing poker for a living. It's not for everyone, it's a tough way to make a living, very stressful, high burnout, low security, etc.
If I were to make a recommendation and encourage someone to 'go for it', I would need to know how good he/she is, how long they've been playing, overall temperament, financial situation, background, age, expectations and goals, etc.
Once I had that information, I could make a decision as to whether I should encourage or discourage them from pursuing it. Without knowing anything about someone and simply encouraging them to go for it, is absolutely useless.
I had a close friend in college once who wanted to drop out of school so he could pursue a music career. He had several people around him who encouraged him and said he could do anything if he put his mind to it and all of the other cliches about success that NSXT has listed above. Well, it happens that my friend has little to no musical talent and I told him as a friend to stop screwing around and finish school. He was really angry at me, but years later he admits that I gave him the best advice.
TranquilChaos, I don't know you, so I can't tell you what to do, but it's always best to know as much as you can and keep your eyes wide open.
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NSXT2
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06-21-2005 4:10 PM
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This is exactly the issue.... YOU DO NOT need to know him to encourage him.!!!!! That is NEGATIVE. His post wasn't, hey guys should I....... it was hey guys I DID.... Therefore, positive reinforcement is the ONLY thing that will help him succeed..... not well, maybe you coud be the one in a million guy that makes it....... blah blah blah....... Your friend didn't try hard enough or have enough passion and likely had voices around him that were not positive. Period.
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jsbyun
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06-21-2005 4:25 PM
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In my friend's case, those who didn't know him that well all encouraged him. The rest of our friends remained silent because they didn't want to hurt his feelings. I was the only negative voice at the time.
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