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Or you could do as people I know do. Play 6 tables at a time on-line. Cash games. For at least 8 hours a day, most days.
If you can play Omaha-hi-lo well you will probably make money as most players are not good at that form of poker.
Another route into the pro game is sponsorship. But to get the backing you would need to demonstrate a very good track record.
I would advise you to play part time for a good while yet, 8 months experience is nothing. ( I have been playing 41 yrs) Then, if you do very well, look for sponcorship to start with.
whatever you do good luck
Who cares?
lol Good luck Skeg
Whilst i was doing my A-levels- I worked in a supermarket and then a linen factory. Then when i dropped of of uni the first time i went, i came home jobless managed to get a job at a school as a learning support assistant (had to volunteer for 2 months first before i got a paid job due to lack of experience). Whilst i have been at uni i havn't needed a job, but last summer i moved and stacked hay bails for a couple of months at a farm. Basically my point is that apart from the the school job all of them jobs i had absolutey no motivation to do, i detested the effort i had to put feeding linen into machines, stacking shelves and lugging hay bails, but it allowed me to do the things in life i enjoy doing and also gave me a sense of perspective, you have to work hard to do the things you want to do in life, they dont just come too you. There must be something you have a passion for apart from poker?
Anyway this post is not aimed as a criticism in anyway- more just a sense of perspective from someone similar in age, good luck if you do decide to every really give it a go..
What happened to the diary..?
I used to get EMA or whatever its called when i was at school and saved that up for years without spending a penny, my mum paid for absolutely everything and she still does, and she always will lol.
Then i started gambling to make more money rather than get a job, but i had to stop recently as i became addicted to roulette and blackjack etc, lost quite a bit but still made a decent profit overall. Thats why i don't play online poker anymore, incase i go back to the casino section and start playing blackjack/roulette etc again, so i banned myself.
I don't think i'm ever going to meet someone and have a family, i've been single since i was 13 and thats the way i've always wanted it, cannot stand commitment of any sort lol. And don't get me started on kids, i hate the little *****.
Poker is the only thing i have ever been motivated to do, the only thing i've ever had a passion for in my entire life.
Life just isn't for me, the whole growing up part and living independently etc i have no intention of doing, but i'm happy the way i live my life right now, i have no regrets whatsoever and because i have no responsbilities or anything every day is just a great day.
Don't really know why i'm posting my life story on here to be honest haha. I've got a lot more money right now than half the people i know that have worked every day since they turned 15/16, so that must be an acheivement lol.
At the end of the day, it's your life live it the way you want. But. i'm pretty sure things will change in the future.
It's good you banned yourself from roulette/ casino games, gambling can be very addictive, poker included, it shows a lot of intelligence that you have done this.
Is poker the answer? Probably not, what happens if you went on to lose a heep?
BenC put up a cracking post of his experiences. Right now you are pretty cushioned.
But would it do any harm to have some kind of parttime job? Even if it was only 15hours a week? Wold be a few more quid in your pocket, and would get you out and about too. It's good you enjoy poker, if you were doing it every hour do you think that would remain the same?
Whatever way, good luck with it and life, hope it works out for you.
1b) Go to Brat Camp (and see it through)
2) Learn empathy, compassion, and respect. (before someone puts you on your a$$ when you take that attitude into the 'real' world)
3) Persue something worthwhile in life and make something out of yourself instead of taking advantage of everyone that gives you a chance. The hay-days of poker where you could go from zero to hero are long gone. It's 2013 and the fantasy of playing cards to earn a 'good' living has no future, and shows how little you know about the current state of poker/shows how borderline delusional you are on how you should approach life.
This isn't me trying to dash dreams, mock you, or undermine your posts. It's advice, solid advice, and I strongly suggest you (at the very least) share your thoughts with people who will have an unbiased view of your situation and your future. (your friends don't count)
GL, sure as hell you're gunna need it.
Things will change, for sure in the future.
Theres no way u can go from where u r now to being a poker pro, or even semi pro, or 1/10 pro, without playing online..................
I'm just lucky i have a family who doesn't mind paying for everything for me lol. My brother is 25 and he still lives with us as well, he has never had a job or anything either and trust me, he is never going to get one, just like me lol
Main thing is, i've absolutely loved my life since i left school, i can get up at 5pm every day if i want, go to bed at 8am, do whatever the hell i want when i want lol. I'm a lazy ******* i know, everyone hates me for it but i really couldn't care less.
Fair enough, there might become a time in the future where i need to start changing the way i live, but that is not going to happen for a long long time yet, so i'm not thinking about that, if i start thinking about that stuff, i get depressed i'm not going to lie, so i just repress every thought/memory like that.
Ah well.
Thank you for your posts, it's appreciated and good people can seek advice on hands on here, give advice.
Basically im 21, ive been playing poker since i was 14 and it is on my mind all the time. My dream is not to be a proffesional poker player. My dream is that i can build enough money to play EPT tours etc WSOP's and not have to worry about the money side of things.
Personally i class myself as a lazy person. But since leaving school, i have attempted A levels, engineering, and coaching sport to try and find something as a career to go by. But i do not have the motivation to do these things as oppose to motivation i have to play poker. So for the past couple of years i have been working part time in a pub. The money i get from working goes on poker in the hope of me finally getting the chance to reach my dream. I do not drink alcohol (only on occasions) i do not smoke and i still live at home with my parents but i dont pay rent so i kinda sponge off them also i do not have anything else to spend my money on. I can be quite contempt with my life at times but i do however wish that i wasnt a lazy person, and that i was motivated enough to get myself in a job to give myself a decent career, a house of my own, and a family, play poker on the side, get my 1 big win which hopefully one day, will help me reach my dream.
Tbh reading your post about wanting to sponge off your parents has made me realise that in a way i am kinda like you, i dont really want to be like you, i dont want to sponge off my parents for the rest of my life, maybe reading this thread has given me the motivation to get off my a*rse tomorrow and start focusing on the more important things in life. I think you should too.