Hitting the road? How much?
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i did it once to see America in a VW van with a friend, I took enough $$$ to make the trip and a small bank roll for action, pool wasnt my main reason for going but it was part of the reason, I was 20 and didnt have much of a nut at home etc, I spent $1000 in 31 days, 8800miles and one flat tire in Jacksonville. I broke out even playing pool, lost $200 at a dog track-won my $200 back in Reno on the last night. I learned on that trip that I never wanted a job or normal life, it changed my whole perspective on the future, I also learned that hustling people to going into their houses for a shower and food wasnt going to be in my future but I was good at it and had alot of free nights at strangers houses, I was changed for life....20 years later i'm so glad I went on the road,
I didnt play good enough to have any expectation of making $$$ playing pool, if I did I would have went alot more times, I did go to LA alot and Phoneix to play and awalys came home winner but those were short trips and there was lots of action and i had contacts to steer me around.
I didnt play good enough to have any expectation of making $$$ playing pool, if I did I would have went alot more times, I did go to LA alot and Phoneix to play and awalys came home winner but those were short trips and there was lots of action and i had contacts to steer me around.
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Scott Lee had it right, $1000/week of living expenses, PLUS the bankroll you plan to fire with. If you're trying to come out ahead on the money, you've got to beat the $150 of expenses each day. This means finding matchups worth about $100/set, and winning most of the time. For that you would need at least a $1000 ready to go to cover any short term losses.
I took a whole month off from work to do some traveling earlier this year. I didn't shoot pool the entire time and I wasn't trying to make money from the game. Fact is, I had plenty of other stuff to do. Still, I was amazed at how quickly my bankroll was shrinking. If I didn't stay with friends along the way, my trip would not have been possible. I visited several cool poolrooms and met a lot of good players. Had lots of fun, which is the whole idea of vacationing. I look forward to doing it again.
I took a whole month off from work to do some traveling earlier this year. I didn't shoot pool the entire time and I wasn't trying to make money from the game. Fact is, I had plenty of other stuff to do. Still, I was amazed at how quickly my bankroll was shrinking. If I didn't stay with friends along the way, my trip would not have been possible. I visited several cool poolrooms and met a lot of good players. Had lots of fun, which is the whole idea of vacationing. I look forward to doing it again.
Id love to go on the road, I think 10k plus an emergenacy pot is a reasonable amount to go with, Just depends on what action you want to be playing for and what you'd play for if you happend to cross some pro's!! On a National road trip on your own, I think you'll need $700 a week minimum to cover basics.
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Sure is too.