“The day I quit my job to play poker full time (and what I learned)

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Three years ago, I made the craziest decision of my life: quitting my job to go all-in on poker.

It wasn’t glamorous — no Lambos, no beach villas.
Just sleepless nights, tilt, leaks, and many losing sessions.

But it was also freedom, discipline, and massive personal growth.

Today, I’m not rich, but I make a living doing what I love.


If you’re thinking about making the leap, do it with a plan, not just a dream.
 
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That's cool.. what country do you live in ?
There is a big difference being able to survive in say Vietnam as compared to New York city
 
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You actually did it? that's pretty cool man. what kind of hours do you put in?
 
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That's great, congratulations! It's not easy to do that, good luck and success on your journey.
 
Congratulations on succeeding in your decision. I'm sure you faced many challenges and difficulties, but the important thing is that you prospered.
 
Elpadrotico said:
Three years ago, I made the craziest decision of my life: quitting my job to go all-in on poker.



But it was also freedom, discipline, and massive personal growth.

Today, I’m not rich, but I make a living doing what I love.
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Wow! This is awesome! Many think about it but don't follow through with it.
I'm curious, what format do you prefer to play?

'massive personal growth'... care to explain? For me it feels like poker has the opposite effect on me but I'm interested in hearing about your experience and perhaps it can help me to look at mine differently ('mine' being... playing poker in general recreationally as I am far from playing 'for a living' unfortunately although I think I would like to be... soon (or it'll be never).

So you're still going at it? Any thoughts of quitting?
 
Nice story! I didn't quit my job and am also happy. I would suck as a professional poker player.
 
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Quitting your job to play poker can be risky, so it's important to prepare thoroughly, have a reliable source of income, and start slowly to minimize losses.I have a good profit from two jobs, I am satisfied with everything.
 
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That's cool.. what country do you live in ?
There is a big difference being able to survive in say Vietnam as compared to New York city
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His Profile shows Brazil. Seems to be a true poker paradise 💰 tons of people who quit their jobs to become pro. Just another success story from there! 😀🏆

Well done OP 💪😎👍
 
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Há três anos, tomei a decisão mais louca da minha vida: larguei meu emprego para me dedicar totalmente ao pôquer.

Não era nada glamoroso — nada de Lamborghinis, nada de casas de praia.
Apenas noites sem dormir, instabilidade, vazamentos e muitas sessões perdidas.

Mas também foi liberdade, disciplina e um enorme crescimento pessoal.

Hoje, não sou rico, mas ganho a vida fazendo o que amo.


Se você está pensando em dar esse salto, faça-o com um plano , não apenas com um sonho.
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What a top, very interesting to see reality clearly like that
 
Congratulations on your courage, sounds awesome!
God bless
 
Elpadrotico said:
Three years ago, I made the craziest decision of my life: quitting my job to go all-in on poker.

It wasn’t glamorous — no Lambos, no beach villas.
Just sleepless nights, tilt, leaks, and many losing sessions.

But it was also freedom, discipline, and massive personal growth.

Today, I’m not rich, but I make a living doing what I love.


If you’re thinking about making the leap, do it with a plan, not just a dream.
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First of all congratulations and all the best with further games!
Can you tell us a bit more?
- Do you play life or online (or both)?
- Are you in Brasil or moved somewhere else to do it?
- Do you have any issues with people around you? Family, friends? Are you comfortable saying you make living from playing poker to people who do not know the game?
(as I see it, everyone admires professional poker players on the top, winning big tournaments etc, but accepting someone just earning average money as a job this way could be seen as problematic)
 
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Elpadrotico said:
Three years ago, I made the craziest decision of my life: quitting my job to go all-in on poker.

It wasn’t glamorous — no Lambos, no beach villas.
Just sleepless nights, tilt, leaks, and many losing sessions.

But it was also freedom, discipline, and massive personal growth.

Today, I’m not rich, but I make a living doing what I love.


If you’re thinking about making the leap, do it with a plan, not just a dream.
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@grok is this real? 😅
 
I might have to give it a go ... my work has slowed down dramatically thanks to Trump's tarrifs. Manufacturing in Canada is taking a death blow. I have seen 80% or so of all manufacturing dissappear to China and Mexico in my 30 yr career. We won't be able to make anything here soon.
 
I really like your advice, I hope many people take it and don't quit their jobs until they have the intellectual and financial capital to be successful.
 
Congratulations, I too would like to make a living from playing poker and being able to buy things, I hope to do so someday.
 
If you’re doing fine then that’s really commendable! But I feel that the transition has to be gradual and subtle rather than resigning overnight and sitting at a poker table next morning!
 
Elpadrotico said:
Three years ago, I made the craziest decision of my life: quitting my job to go all-in on poker.

It wasn’t glamorous — no Lambos, no beach villas.
Just sleepless nights, tilt, leaks, and many losing sessions.

But it was also freedom, discipline, and massive personal growth.

Today, I’m not rich, but I make a living doing what I love.


If you’re thinking about making the leap, do it with a plan, not just a dream.
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I respect that immensely, congratulations and best of luck on your journey.
 
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