Originally Posted by
Ian
I started playing in January of 2003 on Paradise poker. I had $400 to my name and I put half my life roll online. Less than 4 months later I quit my minimum wage job and haven't had a source of income other than poker or other forms of gambling since. I moved to Vegas in '04, and by '06 I was clearing over $100/hr playing between 2 and 4 tables of limit hold 'em between 10/20 5max. and 30/60 full ring online. Things came crashing down in late '06 early '07. The UIGEA was passed, limit hold 'em games died, and most of my bankroll was stuck frozen in Neteller. I wasn't liquid enough to play bigger games, and my winnings from the smaller games weren't large enough to cover my somewhat lavish expenses. By late summer of '07 my savings were almost all gone. I pared my expenses way down, and made the switch to live NL, learning the game and supporting myself at 1/2. Now I play 2/5NL in Vegas. The money in poker isn't close to what it used to be, but you can still make a decent (and fun) living from poker if you're good enough.
I'm thinking of starting a blog on SBR of the daily life of a live B&M poker player... don't know if I'll get the motivation up for it, though.