Wow, SVB Has Made A Million
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There is at least one player that I know of that has made quite a bit more than that.
I suspect you cant guess who....
Ken
8 years
A million dollars in eight years vs a million dollars over a 4 day weekend?
Yeah, there is money in our sport, not much..
Golfer A makes 1.2 million over the weekend in a tournament. Pool Player A makes 1 million dollars over 8 years of playing tournaments. Now start subtracting COSTS vs cost.
A million dollars in eight years vs a million dollars over a 4 day weekend?
Yeah, there is money in our sport, not much..
Golfer A makes 1.2 million over the weekend in a tournament. Pool Player A makes 1 million dollars over 8 years of playing tournaments. Now start subtracting COSTS vs cost.
something's wrong with this equation.
It used to take 3 years.....something's wrong with this equation. :scratchhead:
It used to take 3 years.....something's wrong with this equation. :scratchhead:
$100,000 in 8 years is piss poor to be honest. Even if you assume he is able to gather other money (money matches, sponsorship, un known tournaments etc) that completely cover all his expenses and in fact double that to $200,000 then it is still rubbish money.
But what are we talking about? We already know it is crap money in pool. For why do we play it? The money?
Anyone playing pool in an attempt to make a living is delusional. There may be a lucky lucky few, like SVB that can scratch a living but I bet his misses wishes he was a doctor or a lawyer!
But what are we talking about? We already know it is crap money in pool. For why do we play it? The money?
Anyone playing pool in an attempt to make a living is delusional. There may be a lucky lucky few, like SVB that can scratch a living but I bet his misses wishes he was a doctor or a lawyer!
You're missing a few zeroes there buddy...
Yes he is, Shane has averaged over 100,000 a year.
Definitely not rubbish, not Golf money but not not rubbish either. Shane's probably proud of it, after all he earned it
Judging by some posts here there are some people making way over six figures a year doing what they love. I mean if $100K a year is "rubbish" and Mickey D's money.
Another way to look at it is that Shane makes a lot more money than a bunch of MMA fighters you have heard of.
Also those tournament numbers do not include sponsorships or until this year TAR matches. I assure you he has made much more than a million over the last eight years. Which is pretty damn amazing considering how little money there is in the game to be had.
Another way to look at it is that Shane makes a lot more money than a bunch of MMA fighters you have heard of.
Also those tournament numbers do not include sponsorships or until this year TAR matches. I assure you he has made much more than a million over the last eight years. Which is pretty damn amazing considering how little money there is in the game to be had.
I can just imagine Shane at McDonald's dropping fries over and over and over, 8 hours a day, until he's arguably the best fry-cooker on the planet (some cite a few strong Asian fry cooks, but its a coin toss).
Then some 3rd party hosts a taste test between McDonald's and some place with really crappy food, and McDonald's horsefcucks the competition.
In a subsequent interview, the competition is heard to say that McDonald's only won because of their fries.
Then some 3rd party hosts a taste test between McDonald's and some place with really crappy food, and McDonald's horsefcucks the competition.
In a subsequent interview, the competition is heard to say that McDonald's only won because of their fries.
looooooooool
that's some funny s%#t
The sacrifice, if I may use that word, to earn big bucks in the global pool world is huge. Very few pool players I know who have stuck with pool as their career enjoy a *happy* family life, with the emphasis on the word "happy."
Sponsorships are nice if they are cash, but most sponsorships in America are product.
The expenses in pool are heavy. After taxes, travel and lodging expenses, entry fees, and miscellaneous things that ALWAYS come up while on the road eat into pool winnings. One must eat in restaurants most times when on the road, which can be expensive, and then there's the occasional forgotten item, like headache medicine or a bottle of water, et cetera, et cetera, that cost more at some venues. For every $100,000 earned in pool, a pool player would be extremely fortunate to pocket and save $30,000 because of the taxes, travel and lodging expenses, entry fees, and miscellaneous things.
If the pool player is okay with sacrificing having a meaningful career that will support him in his senior years as well as having loved ones surrounding you who actually do care about you even when you can't run a rack of pool balls, then that's okay.
Everybody has their own priorities in life. To each their own. :smile:
Sponsorships are nice if they are cash, but most sponsorships in America are product.
The expenses in pool are heavy. After taxes, travel and lodging expenses, entry fees, and miscellaneous things that ALWAYS come up while on the road eat into pool winnings. One must eat in restaurants most times when on the road, which can be expensive, and then there's the occasional forgotten item, like headache medicine or a bottle of water, et cetera, et cetera, that cost more at some venues. For every $100,000 earned in pool, a pool player would be extremely fortunate to pocket and save $30,000 because of the taxes, travel and lodging expenses, entry fees, and miscellaneous things.
If the pool player is okay with sacrificing having a meaningful career that will support him in his senior years as well as having loved ones surrounding you who actually do care about you even when you can't run a rack of pool balls, then that's okay.
Everybody has their own priorities in life. To each their own. :smile:
I would like to add that Oscar Dominguez seems to be on a good path during his pool career by continuing his education. This is what many high-caliber sports celebrities do -- not all, but most, say, football pros went to college. It would be interesting to learn how many of the sports celebrities leaned on their college education after they left the sport.
I admire the Dominguez family, the bond between father and son. First time I met the two of them was at the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship in, I think, 2004 or 2005, subject to check. It was Oscar's very first pro tournament of this caliber. He came with his father. Oscar shot well in this tournament, and his father was proud as punch. Oscar seems to have his priorities in life going in a positive direction that will benefit him as he ages. :smile:
Ernesto and Oscar graciously afforded me a photo op that U.S. Open. :smile:
I admire the Dominguez family, the bond between father and son. First time I met the two of them was at the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship in, I think, 2004 or 2005, subject to check. It was Oscar's very first pro tournament of this caliber. He came with his father. Oscar shot well in this tournament, and his father was proud as punch. Oscar seems to have his priorities in life going in a positive direction that will benefit him as he ages. :smile:
Ernesto and Oscar graciously afforded me a photo op that U.S. Open. :smile:
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You're missing a few zeroes there buddy...
That was an accident... Same meat, different gravy - still crap money..
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You need a new calculator.
Since someone brought up he is in the black gambling... Don't forget the crap tables.. I saw him in action on the crap tables this year in Tunica.. lets just say he wont be in the black gambling if he wins every gambling pool match in the next year. Unfortunately with our sport/game very few are immune of some form of gambling vice that drains the winnings rapidly.