tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29135880.post115612794272532205..comments2024-03-16T06:48:37.749-02:30Comments on Watts' Poker Blog: It was a bad dayMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05773830036229695052noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29135880.post-1157130529533594882006-09-01T14:38:00.000-02:302006-09-01T14:38:00.000-02:30I don't see any reason why I can't make a lot more...I don't see any reason why I can't make a lot more money playing poker than I ever could in an academic field, at least in the short term while the games are so soft. I don't have enough data to be completely sure of that yet I guess, but I'm very confident in my abilities. As for the Vegas tournament of course I wouldn't be as happy if I didn't win/chop. In any game or sport that you play competitively winning >>>> losing. My point is that it's not just about the money. The part that's different about poker from other games is that you're winning real money and you can make a living at it. That's a big part of it, but my point is that it's not the only thing. Im not playing just because I can make money, I still enjoy the challenge and the feeling of a big win. If I got bored of that the money alone wouldn't be enough to keep me playing.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05773830036229695052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29135880.post-1157021337247191002006-08-31T08:18:00.000-02:302006-08-31T08:18:00.000-02:30The question you have to ask yourself, aside from ...The question you have to ask yourself, aside from 'is it fun' is: "If I spent the amount of time I played poker on school, would I end up with more money?"<BR/><BR/>The answer, definately in your case, would be yes.<BR/><BR/>I don't see how, without some miraculous luck, how you could possibly make more money playing poker than if you spent that amount of time on the masters / phd. It's a lot less glamorous thats for sure, but what 'goals' could you possibly have set for poker?<BR/><BR/>Passing the 100k mark would be nice, but aside from that you'd have to make it your career, or get really lucky to make a lot more. <BR/><BR/>The shitty thing is with poker, the tourney that makes you your million can also bust you getting there... picture if you hadnt made that chop in vegas and would it still have been fun? If what you're saying is true and money is only a 'score', then you would have had the same time, and felt the same about the trip, right?Dave Churchillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00361390701248144382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29135880.post-1156511181129329732006-08-25T10:36:00.000-02:302006-08-25T10:36:00.000-02:30lol I'm really not interested in a lot of shiny th...lol I'm really not interested in a lot of shiny things or a nice car, though a little something nice from time to time is fun. Like I said I still enjoy playing. If at some point I don't then I'll move onto something else, I have lots of options. On the other hand having enough money that I don't have to worry about it would be great. I could be free to do whatever I want for a while without any financial concerns. However, at the moment a lot of my goals involve poker, and I'm in there trying to make them happen. I guess that line about giving away money isn't quite right. However success in poker is always measured by how much money you make if you're a competitive player like me, so you can't completely separate the two. As they say, money is how you keep score.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05773830036229695052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29135880.post-1156437697119398332006-08-24T14:11:00.000-02:302006-08-24T14:11:00.000-02:30Having shiny things is always nice.And if a summer...Having shiny things is always nice.<BR/><BR/>And if a summer of poker can buy you an audi, why not? lolDave Churchillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00361390701248144382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29135880.post-1156309065312281982006-08-23T02:27:00.000-02:302006-08-23T02:27:00.000-02:30Not to sound too much like myself here, but exactl...Not to sound too much like myself here, but exactly what need do you have for cash at these days? Play for fun man. Money for its own sake is a bad habit to get into.<BR/><BR/>This isn't exactly a last ditch effort to save the farm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com