One thing that probably would have been a huge shot-in-the-arm for my career would have been spending a summer in Vegas with a couple of other poker players. It seems like there are a bunch of people...

I think one of the great things about poker is that appeals to so many different types of people for so many different reasons. There are card rooms in the US where the median age of the players, at...

I doubt they'll find THE optimal solution, but it seems inevitable that closer and closer approximations will be found. I think already there aren't a lot of "natural talents" who don't understand...

I kinda go back and forth at the moment. Spent some time in Canada, came back to the US, then went to Europe for three months, back to US, went to Montreal for WCOOP, back to US, went to PCA, back to...

They can play go play live, they can play on the US-only sites, they can leave the country, or they can get a job. Plenty of people have done each of those things.

In terms of getting FTP funds...

I mentioned my favorite authors above, and you can find a bunch of my reviews at Thinking Poker: Poker Book Reviews. I guess Elements of Poker and Small-Stakes No Limit Hold 'Em are the books I...

If you are a novice, ie not a professional, I don't know why you'd even consider leaving your family and/or uprooting your family to move to a different country. It's one thing if poker has been your...

Thanks for all the questions everyone! I'm going to sleep now but I'll check in again in the morning and throughout the day tomorrow.

Jó éjszakát!

Probably teaching or doing something else in education. I used to do a lot of volunteer work in high schools, I think the profile of me that's linked in the OP includes some information about that....

I'm drawn more to interesting people than great poker players. Many of the folks I find most interesting have been guests on my podcast. Tommy Angelo and Ed Miller come to mind as really good...

This one is really crying out for a Tommy Angelo quote:

"All of my good streaks and all of my bad streaks of every length and depth have had one thing in common. They did not exist in your mind....

Tommy Angelo's "Elements of Poker" is the most helpful book I've read on the subject. I think the biggest problem is expecting a certain outcome, such as winning. You aren't supposed to win every...

I don't think there are huge differences. You'll see the same mistakes from the worst players at all stakes, possibly less extreme, but the way to take advantage of them is the same. There are more...

Definitely online, but live is starting to grow on me. I really like the comfort and freedom of playing from home, being in complete control of my hours and my environment, having easy access to the...

I think 30 buyins is a decent rule of thumb, but I'm not really basing that on anything. You can afford to be less conservative if your bankroll isn't all your money in the world. Like if poker is a...

Have fun! Never play so many tables that you can't think through your decisions - this is how you get better. Try to be aware of why you're doing what you're doing rather than just following rules...

Can't say I have a lot of insight into either of these points. Seems like the US market is pretty much guaranteed at this point to start off on a patchwork, state-by-state basis. Eventually this will...

Hi all. Thanks for having me as a guest on your forum. I've never been to Hungary, but I have a poker playing friend from Hungary with whom I shared a room at PCA and spent a few days traveling with...