Quote Originally Posted by bigred
Great post and congrats man.

A few things I think you might want to consider before moving down that path are things I have considered when thinking about going poker pro. what will your life be like 2-5-10 years from now? I know you're making great money, which is awesome, but is that all you want from life? Things i struggle with when thinking about full time poker is the loss of job satisfaction of benefitting society as a whole. You're doing something you love and making great money, which is more than most people can say. I just want you to think about the consequences of not being those other things you want to be. While I love poker, my economic friends like to remind me that it is simply pooling wealth and then manipulating it. Besides money in party poker's pocket, there isn't much on the production side or economic growth. I'm not saying this is bad in anyway, just stating another opinion. The reason I'm saying this is do what makes you happy, that's what is important, but also consider the societal consequences. If they do not bother you, excellent, enjoy poker, you're a great player. however, I know they will bother me, I think I wrote this reply more for myself, so I don't think poker could ever be a full time job for me.

A few thoughts I have had is that I could be a teacher and benefit society by helping kids succeed and then playing poker at night as a second job, because we all know teachers don't get half the pay they deserve. The other option I've considered is donating a percentage of my profit to charity monthly. while not very constructive, you are helping people. These are just a few things to keep in mind because I do believe in the great saying that you cannot receive without giving and I do truly want to do that.
To everyone who has ever said this to me:

I quote Office Space:

"All for Bill Lumberg's stock to go up a quarter point"

Point, set, match.

Fuck society.