Dontdropout said:
I would like some opinions on my decision. I am 22 years old and recently graduated with an associates in science from a community college. I have been playing poker since 17 and consistently since 18. I have played millions of hands and thousands of hours. The past few months I decided to take a big step and actually play proper bankroll management. I started with $700 and played avg stake of $15 dollar turbos as <30bb stacks are my specialty. I can easily sense my skill over these opponents and results show I was able to consistently profit around $100 a day I turned the $700 into $3k but finals came up and I had to take a break I also took $600 and took a shot at live 1-3 which I felt I had a huge edge in the game most tables were 2-3 regs with the rest being older people or just fish I like to go on the weekends ended up losing but got it in good. I know I can make 25k a year with my associates but I have a strong feeling that my poker game can make me more. As long as I follow proper br management.
As someone who did what you are thinking of doing, my advice is don't, at least not until you have built up a proper sized bankroll playing part time. Use your degree and get a job, play poker on the side approximately 18-20 hours per week. If variance cooperates, and you truly are a winning player you will be able to build a sufficient bankroll in 12-18 months. From my own experience, if you are planning on playing 1-3 live, you will need a professional poker only bankroll of about 20k, This all under the assumption that you are a winning player for the stakes you will be playing. Good luck, but really give my advice some thought. You will always need more than you think you will, and yes, you can run that bad in the short run.
