Quote Originally Posted by wc3x_tester
Aok - You talk like pro.
There is nothing that will strip all the lace and frills and fancy "aura" off poker faster than quitting your job and relying on it for your bills, food, IRA, etc. When you do that poker gets stripped to the bone, there are NO pacifying excuses about bad beats, and to quote Rocky 3... "there is no tomorrow!"

Yea, I did it. Live... Right here on FTR. It was great fun and Very Liberating. I made my paycheck from poker every month without fail, but I had to work hard to do it. Then my wife wanted to quit her job so I went back to work and kept up the full time poker as well, to earn both our incomes, and we did That for a few months. That whole process took about 6 months - at the end of which I was exhuasted. I still haven't recovered, to be honest. I probably play poker less than you do now. 6-10 hours per week, where I used to play that every day 7 days a week for month on end.

Anyway, any "pro" insights I have are from that experience. However, I was never a professional in the way you probably think of it. My biggest months I earned 5-6k. On average I earned 3k or a little more.

Anyone can do it. You just a need a game that wins consistently and a total disregard for being a responsible adult. LOL. (I have 2 kids by the way. But I believe life is for Living. I won't deny myself the experiences that I seek. Hell, next year maybe I'll become a bull fighter. )