Yeah, even if you are good enough to make a decent wage, it can be boom or bust. On a long enough timeline, there will be times you say, make a bet with 4 aces

Yeah, even if you are good enough to make a decent wage, it can be boom or bust. On a long enough timeline, there will be times you say, make a bet with 4 aces but get beat by a straight flush[1] Also, most poker players are American - so they're going to need to cover health insurance. Maybe when I retire I'll give it a go, but I don't think it's practical to envision retiring early to play poker unless you amassed enough savings you could live without the poker income. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poker_probability#Frequency_of_5-card_poker_hands https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poker_probability#Frequency_of...