At this point in my game, I would most likely do something responsible with it similar to Nikki's post above. There would most definitely be a trip to Vegas in there though.
However, if I felt my game had progressed to a level where I was confident that I am more of a winning player than a losing player by a decent margin, I would take $10K, set it aside in a completely separate savings account. Then I would take $10K for my online bankroll, quit my job, and give it a go as my main job. Obviously the savings account money would be the "emergency" fund if I end up having a month where I unfortunately don't make enough to cover the bills. Doing this, I would then make weekly or bi-weekly withdrawls of my winnings to cover the bills and invest - leaving my roll at $10K max each couple weeks.
My only dilemna with playing poker as my main source of income is which method to use - play to reach a certain $ amount each day or play for x hours each day. I think it would actually be a combination of the two - I probably wouldn't play for more than 6 or 7 hours each day normally and if I'm having a particularily bad day for cards, I may knock off early so I'm not chasing the loss. I'm not sure what I'd do if I were having a great day though. There's arguments for both - keep playing or stop once you've reached a certain level - say $1 or $2K up.
For me to be able to "make a living" playing poker, I would only need to net about $100US/day for it to equal my current wages.
So anyway, that's what I would do if I won something like $65K. Right now, pay off some debts, buy a couple toys and head to Vegas for a vacation. Oh yeah, there'd probably be an official wedding type thing whilst in Vegas. The Luxor facility looks rather nice for gettin' hitched in.
In the future, use it to take a stab at playing for a living. (Debts would still get paid off though and the wedding in Vegas would still take place)
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