Comments on: Update to “Going Pro” http://www.flopturnriver.com/blogs/update-to-going-pro-218 Do as I say, not as I do Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:12:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Marshall28 http://www.flopturnriver.com/blogs/update-to-going-pro-218#comment-492 Marshall28 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 05:24:49 +0000 http://www.flopturnriver.com/blogs/update-to-going-pro-218#comment-492 Wow I think this is a huge mistake, especially w/ a wife and kid. I wouldn't recommend anybody go pro until they've been a consistent winner at at least 2/4. There's no way you can gain the skills fast enough while having to withdraw big portions of your bankroll monthly to move up and advance as a player. Good luck to you, but if I had read you were about to make this decision I would have strongly recommended against it. You need to have a poker bankroll that's separate from your everyday funds, and it's hard to imagine playing professionally without at least enough money to pay for six months of bills. It's only a matter of time until you run bad and dig yourself a deep hole. I highly suggest going back to work until you've built a strong bankroll. Hopefully you've already done so. Don't take this negatively, just trying to give constructive criticism, I mean, it could be disastrous if what happened to me happened to you. You always have to leave yourself outs. Good luck man. Wow I think this is a huge mistake, especially w/ a wife and kid. I wouldn’t recommend anybody go pro until they’ve been a consistent winner at at least 2/4. There’s no way you can gain the skills fast enough while having to withdraw big portions of your bankroll monthly to move up and advance as a player. Good luck to you, but if I had read you were about to make this decision I would have strongly recommended against it. You need to have a poker bankroll that’s separate from your everyday funds, and it’s hard to imagine playing professionally without at least enough money to pay for six months of bills. It’s only a matter of time until you run bad and dig yourself a deep hole. I highly suggest going back to work until you’ve built a strong bankroll. Hopefully you’ve already done so.

Don’t take this negatively, just trying to give constructive criticism, I mean, it could be disastrous if what happened to me happened to you. You always have to leave yourself outs. Good luck man.

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