There actually are several aspects of being a poker player (online) that make it really hard, though surely not impossible, to live a normal life. You have very

There actually are several aspects of being a poker player (online) that make it really hard, though surely not impossible, to live a normal life. You have very little interaction with other people, your working hours are partially out of your control, and it is incredibly stressful/tiring. I also used to play a ton of online poker and it was my ability to balance it all that ultimately convinced me I'd be better off trying to found a startup. A lot of the skills overlap, which is why many of the successful high stakes players also have profitable side businesses. If you're looking for an excellent discussion by a bunch of very successful online players on what they want to do with their lives, check out this thread, which is titled Poker vs Law School vs Trading: http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/19/high-stakes-pl-nl/nc-my-next-move-poker-vs-law-school-vs-trading-292692/ http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/19/high-stakes-pl-nl/nc-my...