Quote Originally Posted by will641
Quote Originally Posted by birdman417
whatever happened to working more hours??

Poker is not (no matter what the movie "Rounder" or ESPN will make you believe) is not a get-rich-quick scheme.
Hours and hours (more than 10 a week probably) would be required to "make a decent buck"
Also, how much do you love the game? Are you willing to make nothing and go hungry to chase your dream of playing poker?
More things to consider than "making a decent buck"

birdman
i work about 10 hours a week and make a decent living...
Also luls at "how much do you love the game?".. Poker is a yucky game the majority of the time imo. But I can make money and I would rather have days were I feel like shit because I lost $1k, than go to work as some busboy or fastfood cashier. So yeah... Poker is fine for now, even if I don't want to have sex with the game.

And... at 50nl you can easily be making >$10-$15/hr. Another thing to consider though is you don't really want to get stuck grinding in the micros. If you start withdrawing on a monthly basis at 50nl, sure you will make more money than you do now, but you will have a hard time keeping your roll headed upwards. And you won't be moving up to the small-mid stakes where you can really start making good money ($6k-$10k+ per month).