Thanks Salsa!

There are a few reasons I'm not just quitting my job and full time grinding live.

1. Online poker has made me VERY skeptical overall, as it becomes clear to most grinders that variance is a b*tch. I'm very skeptical to the sustainability of this winrate. Most live grinders I hear talking about winrates mention needing to grind for like 5000 hours at least. I'm definitely nowhere near to this, and it's not unreasonable. 5000 hours would equate to about 250k hands, which is a decent sample.

I DO think however that given the skill level in this game (1000x easier than my online 1/2 and 2/4 games) that the overall variance should be lower. The games are also less aggressive which should reduce the variance. I'm 1 tabling instead of 10 tabling, which should increase my focus / help me make better decisions / play better, which should also reduce the variance.

So while $200/hr may not be sustainable, I think I can confidently say that a ballpark of $130/hour should be.

2. I question the longevity of these games. Or at least the ease of them. 6-8 yrs ago this was how online poker was. Anyone decent was printing money, and no one could have predicted the swift collapse to the state of the games today. I don't think it's a good long term decision to drop a full time job for poker at this point. You never know how games will be 5 yrs from now.

3. I just couldn't do it. I go once a week and I get bored / tired of playing after 4-5 hours. And this is when I'm playing well and doing well and I still can't motivate to play longer. I can't imagine grinding 40 hours a week, and i give credit to those that do. It's mentally draining!

Also day job that pays $400/day is pretty sweet! I'd assume with that pay you can probably manage to start up a roll at some point in the future if you wanted?

Thanks for posting!