how long do u plan on playing?

[JDMcNugent7]

if poker stays as popular and profitbale as it is now, and doesnt become too illegal, how long do u plan on playing poker for?

i know many kids i talk to say the rest of their lives.
I honestly just feel like I want to get all poker out of the way in my college years, and grab a nice chunk of change out of that, and basically be done with it. I am really just trying to make $ for my future. I would Love to retire early, -maybe just have a small part time or volunteer job that could contribute in some way.

so my answer is about 4 years.

[GTDawg]

Do you really plan on making enough in the next four years that you would be able to be set with a part time job the rest of your life?

I mean, that's gonna be a hell of a lot of money.

[Zybomb]

See, while I play for the $ (obviously) I also play because I really enjoy the game.

Up at school, when the majority of my play was online (due to the lack of underground clubs in ohio -- or at least to my lack of knowledge of them, and lack of casinos) when people I knew were gettin together to get a 'poker tournament' goin, I'd always be in if I wasn't doing anything. Often these would be $10 buy ins with 7 ppl. So 60 (50 net) goin to first and money back goin to second. I'd always play though because its fun.

I would like to continue to improve my poker game, and build my bankroll up... something which has been a problem for me (well not so much building my bankroll up, but the fact that I never have had an official bankroll, just the amount of money I have...and that fluctuates when takin into consideration bills etc which come out of my 'bankroll'...) I'd like to have a comfortable bankroll and continue to build it up.

As far as when I'll stop playing. When poker is both unprofitable and not fun anymore -- and I don't see that coming anytime soon if ever

[Boobie Lover]

Although poker sometimes is simply not fun and the grind takes over the joy of playing, I don't really see if I could ever stop playing. This is not to say that I will continue to play 20,000+ hands every month from now till my death, but I'm sure that I will play it on a somewhat regular basis because I still do enjoy the game and I'm fairly certain that I will always enjoy it.

[Quint]

As long as I'm having fun?!

My ADD will undoubtedly kick in one day and I'll move on to another game for some time, but I've been playing poker in one form or another, off and on, since high school and probably always will to some extent.

[bdawg31]

i give me two or three more weeks - maybe a month

[Penguinfan]

LOL

I may beat you to the cashier however.

[Talking Poker]

I don't think I can answer this question right now... I can see it going either way for me - anything from becoming a full time pro to quitting 100%. Ok, 99%. Most likely though, poker will alays be a part of my life, probably just like it is now... I'd like to play more than I already do, but don't know that I'll ever make the time for it.

Yeah, I just don't know.

[Talking Poker]

This would be much funnier if I hadn't been hearing this over and over for the last.... oh.... year and a half or so.

You just need another big hit (WCOOP, Australia, Bahamas?) to get you going again.

[GeoffM]

As long as the money is flowing, I'll keep on playing.

And much like TP said, I wish I had more time to play as it is now.

And FYI, even if it is illegal, you'll always need your boys night out, with the $20 dealer's choice buy-ins with the buddies, it's an escape from the everyday.

[eejit101]

home game every thursday night is a great night out/in. Online poker i cant honestly say, anything from 1 year to 50.

Ill play live for as long as i am winning money at it.

The one thing is, with technology changing, whats coming next in the poker world?

[Kurn]

<shrug> I've been playing for over 40 years as it is, and I've always considered poker to be part of my retirement plan, and retirement's less than 10 years away.

I enjoy poker. Its a hobby and it is how I relax. I guess I'll play as long as I can physically hold the cards (or the mouse). If somehow the internet ceases to be an option, I'm 45 minutes from Foxwoods and have 2 regular home games (one's been going on every other week for 18 years).