Quote Originally Posted by savy
Also getting a roll for playing 1/2 is a piece of piss so do it and see how it goes. Just put a couple of BI aside each month and in 6 months you're easily shot taking. Factor in you being a huge winner as your post implies even if you lose yoru initial amount it'll only be a short time till you're running away with it.
If there was a nearby casino, I'd seriously consider it. I should point out my confidence comes from the few times I've played a casino. On each occasion, the standard has been no better than what I'm used to at cheeseburger stakes online. I can grind a profit at 10nl, so if I'm playing the same people for 10x the stakes, well I expect to earn 10x the money. If there's a wage to be squeezed out of the extra money, then we're in business. I'm not greedy, I'm happy to earn an average of £15 an hour for 20 hours poker. Is that doable at my level? I dunno, but if the standard is what I've exprienced in my admittedly very small sample, I'm confident I'm turning out a profit in the long term.

My problem is that I'm not near a casino, and also it's a huge risk to take. There's one thing I can't say, and that's if I have the mental strength to be a professional poker player. Maintaining A-game when you have bills to pay is not easy, I know that from the few times I've tried to make a go of it. I play worse when it matters more.