18 Years Old - What to Do?

Date: 11/18/1999
From: Jim Geary
Newsgroups: rec.gambling.poker
Subject: Re: How many make $50,000 or more playing poker?


On Fri, 24 Sep 1999, Kyle wrote:

> You sound like you know what your talking about so I figured I'd ask you.
> 
> Is it a realistic goal to make a living playing poker? I'm only 18 and the
> thought is interesting.


Open Letter to Kyle(sorry for the delay)

Well, here's my recommendation.
If you are smart enough to play for a living, you are probably
smart enough to get a computer science or some type of
engineering degree.  Spend the next 4 years doing this. 
There is a lot more money in this than there is in poker.
Most of the people who are good enough to make a decent
living playing poker are probably good enough to make a 
decenter living doing something else.

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