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Bloody Hedgehog posted:I've never really thought about doing myself. I was always curious if there was a class of poker players out there who aren't playing to become rich, just playing to make enough to live comfortably and avoid a real job. I play live poker recreationally/semi-professionally and there are a bunch of people there who play to avoid getting a real job at the casinos I play at. They are mostly just young grinders though who share a house and just need money for rent/food/weed. One of them has currently started taking community college classes because he's figured out that poker isn't going to support any sort of decent lifestyle for him. Poker has been a serious hobby of mine for about 5 years now. I mainly just play live cash and tournaments and rarely play online because I actually like the social interaction vs. sitting in front of a computer screen. I am a winning player for sure but I would never, ever consider making it a full time job. There are way too many ups and downs and even just playing for fun, the ups and downs sometimes weigh on me. Can't imagine having to actually depend on the results of some poker hands in order to pay bills, even if you know you are a long-term winner.
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Central Florida (Tampa, St. Pete, Sarasota) was really juicy a couple years ago but except for the Hard Rock they don't even really have 2/5 games any more, and the 2/5 games at the Hard Rock are full of grinders. I feel like a lot of the whales went broke or decided to just start playing table games at the casino instead of poker. I would bet South Florida is much better though.
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Jun 19, 2016 14:47
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I really hope poker finds a good way to implement a shot clock in every major televised/streamed tournament because it really becomes a drag watching events live when every mundane decision takes 20-30 seconds.
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