Who's This Cool Guy!?

[Manuel A.]

First to answer correct gets a high five!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPn4t_itNAY

Congrats for placing second by the way! I would love to play
in the WSOP one day.

[J Scott]

Originally posted by Jon K.:

So Jason, are we seeing the true secret to growing your SD-IRA?

I'm only half joking.

Like everything I do in my life, I tracked my poker results in a very detailed fashion. The good news is that I've won a lot of money in my poker "career" (mostly in higher-stakes cash games, not tournaments). The bad news is that much of that was done when I was in my 20's, back when I wasn't old enough to appreciate the value of savings/investing the money, so a decent chunk of it went to vacations, nice dinners, toys, etc.

But, I'd be lying if I said that my poker winnings didn't somewhat contribute to things like our ability to become self-employed, our kids' college funds, etc.

The important thing to remember -- and that a lot of kids who jumped into online poker the past few years -- is that playing poker for a living is nothing more than just another job. It may be a high-paying job, but the hours suck (most money is made on weekends), the conditions suck (you're sitting in a chair in a dark room for endless hours with not enough sleep), and it builds bad habits (my view of the value of a dollar is skewed for life).