Once I dreamed that poker would change my life, but after a while I realized that it was just a dream. In order for a dream to become a reality, one must first study the game diligently for several years and devote much attention and time to it.
I can only speak for myself. Poker absolutely changed my life completely. As a poker pro and then author I am basically able to live any lifestyle I want now from anywhere on earth.
My "10 years as a pro post":
https://www.blackrain79.com/2017/05/10-years-poker-pro-lessons-learned.html
In short, I owe everything to this game.
Will that be the case for you? I don't know. Only you can write that story 🙂
My "10 years as a pro post":
https://www.blackrain79.com/2017/05/10-years-poker-pro-lessons-learned.html
In short, I owe everything to this game.
Will that be the case for you? I don't know. Only you can write that story 🙂
I don't expect it to change my life for the better. Sitting on a chair is the new cigarette. Tournaments just suck time out of you. Being a very competitive person athletically, poker is just another such competitive outlet, but I'm sure I will phase out. Best of luck to all who hope to make it a career.
In More Ways Than $, If You Let It
I think poker will change certain aspects of my life, and has the potential to affect me int he short term. Long Term, I doubt, unless I really do well and play in larger games/tournaments, that the money I can make from Poker will hold the weight a few hundred to thousand dollars holds for me today as my "real" career progresses.
Poker has made me more analytical, taught me to be smarter with my money, and has taught me how to stay in better control of my emotions under great stress. I believe it is changing my life for the better, but its only starting to do so and will only do so if I stick to my long term plans. Poker teaches discipline when you let it and with a few dumb moves can teach you how much it hurts to be careless with your finances. A lot of good lessons can come from poker when you ignore the toxicity in much of its culture and focus solely on yourself, your game, your finances, your life.
I think poker will change certain aspects of my life, and has the potential to affect me int he short term. Long Term, I doubt, unless I really do well and play in larger games/tournaments, that the money I can make from Poker will hold the weight a few hundred to thousand dollars holds for me today as my "real" career progresses.
Poker has made me more analytical, taught me to be smarter with my money, and has taught me how to stay in better control of my emotions under great stress. I believe it is changing my life for the better, but its only starting to do so and will only do so if I stick to my long term plans. Poker teaches discipline when you let it and with a few dumb moves can teach you how much it hurts to be careless with your finances. A lot of good lessons can come from poker when you ignore the toxicity in much of its culture and focus solely on yourself, your game, your finances, your life.
