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Message: [QUOTE="SlowcalaPro, post: 688361, member: 32236"] In 2005, I quit working due to an OTJ injury. Six months later, I was cleared to return, but never did. I had been playing poker since 2001, and had accumulated a very small bankroll of about $5k. This all came from playing single table SNGs and $1/$2 NL. None of it was online. My wife finished her degree and started working about 3 months before I got hurt. She made more than twice what I was making at the time, so I decided to go back to school and just give poker a shot. Since I lived so close to a couple rooms where I had been making a profit, it was easy for me to find the time to do it, while still keeping my professional certification and going to school. The point is, I had surplus money and a backup plan when I started. Had I failed, I go back to work and move on. In the six months of '05 I played full time, I made just over 18K. This is about 3K more than I would have made working. I play 4 days a week, between 6 and 12 hours a day. In '06, I made just under 33K. In '07, I made 44K, but this was the first year that I played in large tournies. Of the 3 I played in, I only cashed in one, breaking just over even(+$1100) for the 3 I played in. Basically, Im playing poker as a job, going to school, and making only a little more than I would working full time. A good week for me is between $800-$1200. My worst week so far, I still made $200. I had to play more than 50 hours of poker for $200. Let me tell you, that sucks. The key for me is managing my money in a way that I dont lose so much that it hurts or hinders my ability to keep going. Even today, I could lose a $2500 buy in, and still be comfortable sitting in a 5/10 table tomorrow. The benefit to what Im doing is that I play almost entirely with recreational amatuers. And since I have a realistic view of my bankroll and am in no hurry to jump up and move to Vegas(which I will never do), the risk of losing all my resource is very small. My bracelet will just have to wait. [/QUOTE]

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