Quote Originally Posted by thirteen
Want a humbling experience? Go back as far as you can in the archives of this forum. I did this one rainy day. Many of the profitable players currently here came from humble beginnings, posting hand histories and asking questions. For me it was somewhat motivational to see that.
Oh, god, please don't do that. I shudder to think of the stuff I was spouting a year ago.

Now I don't know if I'm one of the "successful" guys but I'm cashing out a chunk every month with not-that-much play and not-nearly-enough study

I don't know what motivated your correspondent, there, but you might. Was it a fairly extensive knowledge of how you play? Or just taking a bit of a shot at you?

Are you realistic about your winrate/etc.? If you want career-type profits, you need to work at this job 8-10 hours a day like any other career. Are you hoping for career-type profits with hobby-type hours/study? That's pure fishthink.

A lot of guys around here are looking for a hobby that's fun & somewhat profitable. If it makes minimum wage for you, then it still beats most hobbies -- which actually cost money! wtf?

Well, damn, that didn't end up cohering much. $.02