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[QUOTE="Tangerine 53, post: 1651328, member: 64113"]
I once interviewed a guy who in the middle of his career had a 5 year "career break" on his CV. It screamed of prison time and since he wouldn't elaborate or come clean I didn't pursue him further. In my mind 'pursuing personal interests' says the same thing.
 
Whilst, somewhat reluctantly, I do agree with Dakota that  most people wouldn't see it the same way we do and could see it negatively, I think if you've been a successful player and earned a living then it could be seen as having an entrepreneurial spirit and showing initiative which most employers love. If you do declare it then I would 'dress it up' by you were self employed running your own business (thank you Dusty Schmidt!) and talk about the discipline and studying required to be successful and the long hours required. 
 
If you can demonstrate a hard working attitude, ability to think outside the box, initiative and if you stand out from the crowd in some way then this goes a long way with employers and as someone who has conducted a lot of interviews in my time, these are the qualities that I look for. I worked with homeless men for 2 years over 20 years ago now and still keep it on my CV as it has the 'difference' factor - it interests people and helps me stand out from the other CV's out there. So if you do put poker on your CV on spin it in a favourable light and show interviwers how the skills you've gained through doing it match the qualities they are looking for in their person specification.
 
Good luck anyway!
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