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Yeah, even if you are good enough to make a decent wage, it can be boom or bust. On a long enough timeline, there will be times you say, make a bet with 4 aces but get beat by a straight flush[1]

Also, most poker players are American - so they're going to need to cover health insurance.

Maybe when I retire I'll give it a go, but I don't think it's practical to envision retiring early to play poker unless you amassed enough savings you could live without the poker income.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poker_probability#Frequency_of...




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