im only 20 years old but im a pretty good poker player is it crazy to want to be a pro at my age?
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Assuming you live in America, you cannot really be a pro until you are 21.  Most casinos and tournaments require you to be 21 to play, so trying to be a pro at 20 is just not going to work.\n\nYou should also consider that the life of a poker player is not as amazing as you might think.  You will have to work unsocial hours and the job is stressful.  You will pay a lot of money for insurance, and even the best players in the world have been broke at least once.  While it may seem like a glamorous profession, it is still regarded is dubious by a lot of people, and for every person that tries to go pro there are dozens more that fail.\n\nPersonally I think you should finish up your education, get a real job and be an enthusiastic amateur.  Play in several tournaments a year, play online, play the home games.  Allow poker to make you money on the side, on top of your real job.  If things go real well for you maybe drop your day job to part time and eventually quit if you continue to be successful.\n\nIf you are thinking about just dropping out of whatever you are doing and moving to Vegas, be very careful.  You would not be the first person to think of this idea, and for every Phil Hellmuth there are hundreds of John Doe's who lost it all trying to make a living this way.\n\nWhatever you decide, good luck!
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Well first things first you need to be 20 years old. Secondly, you need to be playing in some sort of collegiate level league for 2 years. If not that, then a professional league...It's a lot tougher nowadays than it used to be.
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I agree with what everyone eles said it depends on how good you are and how famous you may become.  Seeing as your well experienced with the instuments, all you have to do now is get someone to hear you play. someone that can help you out
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I have played most field games and at competitive levels in college. I got to play golf only in my early thirty's and this is one of the only regretts I will have in an otherwise fulfilling life.\n The game had taught me many lessons on the course including man management ( Caddies ) that I have adopted to my daily life. Metal resolve and steely nerves in dire situations are the first traits to be lost and Golf has taught me over the years how to hold on to them.\nI do agree that prior to my golfing days it appeared to be an old mans past time, how wrong I was. \nOne has to have skills and physical fitness to get to a decent level of play ( single digit handicap). The only friends who hate the game are ones who are no good at it. They are either too stiff or do not have the patience to learn the skills needed to hit a stationery ball.\nIt instills a great confidence in ones outlook to life and I hope my family also benifit from the game as I have done. \nA definite winner all the way. borring?? how is it spelt?\nNo wonder It is the highest paying sport which can be played by one and all
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im a boxer, i had a hard time starting out. when i was 15, i went pro. it really was and still is my dream to make it to the top and shake the heavy weight champion of the world, that is if i dont win. i just havent had my chance yet, but i will.
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YES!! did you just find out you want to do such thing? after 65 years? or did it bother you your whole life that you were a male? well either way I think it is much too risky at you ar age, enjoy what you have left of yor life taking care of your self and making the most of it by being healthy and try making peace with your self and God. Good Luck 2 YOU.
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Sounds like your goal in life is to be a "game player".  Try supporting yourself on games when you become an adult with the responsibility to take care of yourself and pay your own bills.  \n\nLet the games be and get a education.  (Especially a class like "personal finances).  You really will want to know how to manage the money that you will never make playing games.\n\nClinical Psychiatrist, France
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It is a reality check for many people as they head into their thirties. It may be scary for some people because they begin the reflect upon their goals and they may find that they are not at the place they pictured themselves at 29. Also, there is societal pressure to have a career and family established at this point in your life. If you have not established these things, it could be scary because you may begin to feel like you are trailing behind everyone.
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I don't want to make it seem like it's an easy thing to do, but I make a nice little side income playing poker on the internet. It requires a tremendous amount of studying, a huge dedication to the game, lots and lots of time, and a small initial investment (which you will lose at first).\n\nHowever, if you have the brains, the drive, and just a little bit of basic math under your belt you can make a tidy little profit on the side this way.\n\nIt's not easy, but it's better than having two jobs.
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Maybe if u practice hard u may make it to pro lvl but it's real hard
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if you are really passionate about it you should take it up.\nbut if you want to earn good money, it is going to be a tough time.
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I'm 23, and I'm in law school.  I have the same anxieties: worrying if I've made the right decision, if this is what I'm really meant to be, fear that I might be missing out on my "true" calling.  The only thing I've found that allays these fears is experience.  Just start doing what you want to do, if you find your calling, you find your calling; if you screw it up, you screw it up.  Get a job at a hospital or a clinic.  See what doctors do every single day.  If you can see yourself happy, even when being a doctor can be a grind, then go for it.  To quote Brook Benton: "No matter how you look at it, or think of it. / It's life and you just got to play the game."
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Don't jeopardize a lifelong career over this. It would be wonderful I know, but you can't afford to take that chance. You've worked too long, and too hard to risk it. Later, something might change, but  for now, NO!
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You are old enough to decide your career path.  Your job needs to be what you want because you may be doing it most of your life and doing something you don't enjoy will make you miserable.  Be true to yourself..it is your life and your career.
1111611
It's never too late! Please fulfill your dreams ! You could be the next Champ of the world!!!!!
658126
heck no. its a great sport but start with some lessons so you don't learn the wrong way. It a sport that can be played all your life so go out there and have a blast!
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please show yourself some respect. really, what's the purpose of tempting a bunch of unstable guys to rape you? It's not worth it. I bet that you are a lot smarter than that and if you don't think so, then you just haven't been searching for a career that you really have a passion about. We all age, a strip club is not like a place where you can have a life-long career, they won't want you for more than 10 years. So don't rest your career on your body, because unlike your mind, it won't look any sharper 30 years from now.