Re: FellKnight goes Pro




If I could, in some modest way, add to Joe's advice, it would be to
quote The Doors, from The Changeling, (from the L.A. Woman album)

"....but I never been so broke that I couldn't leave town....."

Figure out where you're going, if this doesn't work out. Buy the
ticket (an open ticket) in advance. Tape the ticket under the top
drawer, in the dresser. You're faded.

Now go give 'em hell. You don't need to hold back.







On Tue, 14 Feb 2006 18:20:41 -0700, Joe Long <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

On Tue, 14 Feb 2006 15:56:44 -0600, "James L. Hankins"
<jhankins5@xxxxxxx[no spam]> wrote:

...
The bottom line is ... at some point in your later years you are going to
find that you spent your life sitting around a poker table doing the same
robotic thing, over and over again. How many poker "pros" do you think read
books for pleasure, or find romance in their lives, or develop good
relationships with their wives and children? True, the same can be said for
just about any job or profession, but if you have developed a love for the
game to the extent that you post here and play a lot, then I suspect the
allure of the game is about playing the game, the action, rather than about
winning money. You can pooh-pooh this assertion, but if you look deep and
are honest, I think it's true a great majority of the time.

The minute you make it a job, the fun will go out of playing, and it will
feel like a job.

Fell may end up having fun and making a lot of money. I hope he does. But
the odds don't favor it.

Many young people wrap their whole lives around dreams of an Olympic
Gold or a career in pro sports, and the odds don't favor them either.

Fell seems to have a good understanding of the downsides and pitfalls,
and a level head on his shoulders. He's not into gambling the house
games or sports books, many a pro player's downfall. He doesn't sound
like someone who's going to get hooked on drugs (like alcohol). And
he doesn't have dependents to support. If not now, when?

If he tries it and finds that it becomes a grind, he can cut his
losses and move on. If he finds that he does like it, all the better.
Some object that he should find a career where he "contributes to
society." Why? Not everyone makes their contribution through their
jobs.

Fell, if you're going to try this, now is the time, before you get
into a serious relationship and get tied down with dependents, a
mortgage, etc. I hope it works out for you.

I have only one piece of advice to offer (much good has already been
posted): just as you have to "know when to fold'em," if you find that
the life of a poker pro isn't satisfying to you after all, don't be
afraid to "fold your hand" and move on to something else. Keep a
little capital in reserve to allow you to do that if it comes to it.

I'll be happy to someday be able to say "I knew him when ..."


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