Most kids start online and can play anytime they want and hardly have to wait like in the old days of live poker. Where there was one table of unknown people or maybe some good regulars.

Online there are programs stats patterns that you cna get at your finger tips with only a click of a button. Some you have ot buy some you can pirate.

Bottom line what the guy speaks of is old time poker. Where the skill and edge factor was so huge, that anyone who wasn’t a moron could make money by understanding the cards.

Now poker has evolved online at least.People are educated and stakes are for grinders, the skill difference online is big. There is still a lot of good action live because all the young kids are online, while the tourists and such go to the casino to drop a few hundred. These players at live casinos are mostly recreational and have fun.

I think this post has some good info but some outdated info.

the internet has turbo charged poker.

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If people are really that interested in stories of my exploits, I’ll post a series in the forum perhaps about my great losses to give some proper perspective and some flavor to the story of my career. Some of them have been rather interesting.

And while this may seem rather ancient of me, who exactly is this liquor gentleman that I am supposed to be? I don’t really watch television.

I really appreciate the way you took the time to respond to me. I am impressed.

I wanted to make it clear that I am not disgusted with you at all. As you said, you did nothing illegal. You are charming and articulate and given the opportunity, I think we could be friends. If we were friends though, there would come a point when I would challenge you to reconsider your career and choose something that gave you better chance for real success.

What disgusts me is that this story was billed (in the intro) as a “desirable man job”. This isn’t a desirable man job, it is the antithesis of what this site has espoused up til now. If it had been posted under the heading, “Manly or Not” it would have been a great read, its a fascinating story after all. I would have voted against it, but I wouldn’t have been offended at all.

In regards to your question about do I consider other agents to be engaged in honest work, I believe it depends on the man. Any man can approach his work honorably or dishonorably. A used car or insurance salesman who honestly tries to help his customers deserves to earn a living from his labor. A banker who uses his intellect to siphon off all the cash he can get for himself doesn’t. That is how our economy got to where it is right now.

That applies to you too. For all I know you could have been raking in huge profits solely for the purpose of funneling the money to worthy causes. It depends on why and how you do what you do. Still, I wouldn’t want to promote professional gambling as a “desirable man job”. I think for most men it would lead to a life of hedonism and greed. From your demeanor I see that it is very possible that was not the case for you. For your sake, I hope so.

Sincerely,

-Shane Kuester

I thought the advice, tips, etc in #10 were dead on and honest.