Are you a Professional...

[Guy Manges]

I’m a professional rail bird now.

Something I said I’d never be…..

At least you know what color the 5 should be

Who said anything about the future? If you reread the post of mine that you quoted, it pertains to the present, and yes, I'll repeat that it's unlikely (I didn't say impossible) that someone unknown is lurking in the wings that plays better than Filler.

Stu it's Sad how we all have to spend so much time trying to explain or correct, What we are doing to explain in the first place... Mostly just trying to help... Guy

 

[Woof Biscuit]

Difference between pro-level and professional. A 650 is not winning a major tournament. But in the right geographic area a 650 could make a living at pool in cash games.

My Fargo at the moment is 652. If I hit the tournaments hard in my local area, I can make about $2000 a week if I win 2-3 of them. I can find one every night except for Tuesdays that pay $500-$1500. An average week is more like $1200. I also work at 9 to 5 job. I have a family with a small kid that I have to take care of as well. If you play at my level and have no responsibilities, you could squeak by. I know a couple people around my level that do just that. The infamous Jason Hunt being one of them. With work and family, I can usually only manage to play three a week. I’m pushing 50 years old and staying out all night and getting up to go to work more than one night in a row is more than I can handle these days. I said all that to say, I have never consider myself to be a pro or semi pro. I’m just a guy who loves the game. I see it as a hobby that I’m really into and nothing else. I will add, you will never make that kind of money at my level consistently gambling. It’s not that you are too good to find action but everyone knows how you play. If you do find a game, you are going to be in tough 90% of the time. Tournaments give you such great odds on your money, they are the way to go. And as I said before, you can find one pretty much every night around where I live. South Mississippi/south Louisiana.

 

[easy-e]

My Fargo at the moment is 652. If I hit the tournaments hard in my local area, I can make about $2000 a week if I win 2-3 of them. I can find one every night except for Tuesdays that pay $500-$1500. An average week is more like $1200. I also work at 9 to 5 job. I have a family with a small kid that I have to take care of as well. If you play at my level and have no responsibilities, you could squeak by. I know a couple people around my level that do just that. The infamous Jason Hunt being one of them. With work and family, I can usually only manage to play three a week. I’m pushing 50 years old and staying out all night and getting up to go to work more than one night in a row is more than I can handle these days. I said all that to say, I have never consider myself to be a pro or semi pro. I’m just a guy who loves the game. I see it as a hobby that I’m really into and nothing else. I will add, you will never make that kind of money at my level consistently gambling. It’s not that you are too good to find action but everyone knows how you play. If you do find a game, you are going to be in tough 90% of the time. Tournaments give you such great odds on your money, they are the way to go. And as I said before, you can find one pretty much every night around where I live. South Mississippi/south Louisiana.

Jason Hunt is a bad example. According to him, he has more talent in his pinky finger than SVB does in his entire body. That's strong!

 

[Guy Manges]

There was a time when there were known pros and unknown pros. The unknown pros, as in not known to the general public, substantially outnumbered the pros. I knew many of these guys over the years, most always open for any hustle not just pool. Most had a passing acquaintance with the gray bar hotel, local and county more than state and federal level.

I was a one trick pony myself, I played pool. I could take anyone that came through the door on a given night, I could lose too. As the other local unknowns soon learned, I won a lot more than I lost. Pool was for fun most of the time, the money wasn't important. A few times I was out of work for months, I made a living at pool, never a late payment or bill I am proud to say. However having to meet a daily or weekly nut took a lot of fun out of pool and I was glad to go back to work when a day job came along. I never considered myself a professional even when making a living at pool. Pool was in such poor shape I didn't consider anyone a pro pool player.

Today I would say anyone that plays in most of the larger pro events is a pro or aspiring pro. Most hopefuls don't make it to true pro's. That takes skill, luck, and marketability. Without luck and marketability you have to be able to beat the world's top dozen as often as not. In 1973 or so I considered going pro. To do that without a big chunk of my earnings coming from gambling I figured I would have to be in the top six or eight in the US, which meant in the world at that time. I didn't like my odds!

Hu

Came back and reread, Thank you, I to wanted to go pro in 1966, worked for a room and had a sponsor ( i think to get started ) Then first wife found us and filed back three months child support and ran like the wind... Guy

 

[Woof Biscuit]

Jason Hunt is a bad example. According to him, he has more talent in his pinky finger than SVB does in his entire body. That's strong!

He's something else... I have spent a lot of time around him and he's not bad in person when he's not drunk. It's when he gets on his online tirades or is wasted that he's hard to deal with. I have a couple gambling stories with him. If I didn't have so much to lose, he would be minus at least a few teeth.