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Message: [QUOTE="RamdeeBen, post: 1714849, member: 71146"] I play for fun, it's only recently in the past year I've taken it more seriously by studying and I must say I think it was more enjoyable when I was playing purely on a fun on fun basis playing different games I wanted too. The only reason I went into BR managment etc was because I was losing a ton of money enjoying the game. I still enjoy the game, just don't lose anywhere near the amounts I do these days which is obviously a good thing and haven't deposited in 9months or so. I think I'd enjoy playing as a pro, as in the real big pros but never would expect to get there, the dream is good enough lol. It would have to be a good well known pro too who earns money in other deals too, like Daniel Negrenu, Phil Ivey, Tom Dwan etc. These players can afford to lose big, can afford down swings as they have back ups for living expenses from sponsored sites, stakes in sites, a salary from a site etc. I don't think I could be mentally prepared - ever for a self employed poker player so to speak. Someone who has to grind day in day out and know all their income comes from playing at a casino or online. This would take out all the fun for me and bring constant strain, the top pros don't really have this, they still get a very healthy sum of money with their endorsements to live a luxury lifestyle like your lawyers,doctors and so on even if they did lose their whole BR. So yeah, I'd dream of being a top pro - not a 100% self employed pro. As for moneymaker - I don't understand why people berate him so much. Sure he isn't up there with the top guns, but he didn't exactly win the WSOP and noone ever heard of him since. He's a winning player online with some decent scores and still does some very nice scores in the live circuit. He took a PCA deep run this year and came 2nd in the headsup NBC so I don't understand how you can say he is just a luckbox, it seems so many people say it that everyone just jumps on the band wagon and don't actually follow his results... [/QUOTE]

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