How much money have you invested in your game?

[5ballcharlie]

have you ever wondered how much money you have put in your game.
This includes tournament fees. practice fees. equipment. and gambling?
I have wondered how much money serious people put in there games

 

[ceebee]

have you ever wondered how much money you have put in your game.
This includes tournament fees. practice fees. equipment. and gambling?
I have wondered how much money serious people put in there games

Since I have won more money, while playing Pool, than playing Pool has cost me, including costs of cues & cases, does that mean I don't have anything invested in the game?

 

[wayne]

have you ever wondered how much money you have put in your game.
This includes tournament fees. practice fees. equipment. and gambling?
I have wondered how much money serious people put in there games

I think the really serious people take money out instead of putting money in. I average about $1500-2000 a month on the positive side. I used to make the bulk of my profit from being in action, but most of the action dried up and I focused on tournaments and now make the bulk of my winnings from tournaments (although the action side is heating up again).

The key is to continually get better.

Wayne

 

[sjm]

I'm guessing I've paid for 20,000 hours of table time in my life, likely spending about $100,000 on it. I probably have spent another $50,000 attending pro tournaments all over America over the past 30 years, and as my prime objective on all those trips is to learn the game's finer points, I consider it investment in my game. I suspect the income I've made in tournaments has roughly paid for all the equipment I've ever used in pool.

.... so I've invested about $150,000 in my game. Given the good times, good memories, and good friends the game has brought me, I feel I've gotten a very big return on that investment.

I hope I have the opportunity to invest a lot more in my game!

 

[Bruce S. de Lis]

.... so I've invested about $150,000 in my game. Given the good times, good memories, and good friends the game has brought me, I feel I've gotten a very big return on that investment.

Chea[er than an Open Heart Surgery....

 

[Celtic]

I am with Wayne, although he averages making about 5 times as much as I do per a month. I tend to get more out of the game then I put into it.

 

[Colin Colenso]

In money terms I've probably spent about US$20k worth on travel, fees, entry, equipment but earned back double that amount on winnings.

I've usually had my own table so fees are not tooo high.

In terms of opportunity costs (eg. If I could earn $10/hour instead of spending my time playing) I would be behind by a long way having spent about 10,000 hours at the game either playing, watching or talking about it.

 

[5ballcharlie]

I'm guessing I've paid for 20,000 hours of table time in my life, likely spending about $100,000 on it. I probably have spent another $50,000 attending pro tournaments all over America over the past 30 years, and as my prime objective on all those trips is to learn the game's finer points, I consider it investment in my game. I suspect the income I've made in tournaments has roughly paid for all the equipment I've ever used in pool.

.... so I've invested about $150,000 in my game. Given the good times, good memories, and good friends the game has brought me, I feel I've gotten a very big return on that investment.

I hope I have the opportunity to invest a lot more in my game!

well saidso I've invested about $150,000 in my game. Given the good times, good memories, and good friends the game has brought me, I feel I've gotten a very big return on that investment.

 

[cheese_ball]

You've got it all wrong... it doesn't matter how much $$$ you've invested. TIME is the true commodity here. It is the only thing in our lives which we will NEVER have enough of! Besides I know of several great players that spend 0 $$$ on pool. They use house equipment, and play primarily at free tables. One of them usually walks into one of the local bars with nothing in his pockets, and usually walks out with a couple bucks and a good buzz.