Saying you plan to earn your income playing poker does not count.... Unless you already have significant income from independant sources (and can prove it) or marry an American citizen.
I know it is Vegas but really do you want to live in US?
Think about health care, economic collapse and your right ion Canada to be shot with a tazer rather than bullets (which to my understand is at least 2% less lethal).
There's zero chance that the problems in the US won't affect Canada. IMO, there's not much we can do about that.
If you can secure a job unrelated to poker in Vegas, you can move down on a TN (free trade) visa and figure out if you really want to live in Vegas. Then you can play poker part time during the evenings and weekends with the tourists.
As Eddie says you can apply for a TN Visa but need a confirmed job there first. A TN Visa is basically a "professional" position. Working as a dealer, waiter, bartender, etc won't work.... See below...
There's zero chance that the problems in the US won't affect Canada. IMO, there's not much we can do about that.
If you can secure a job unrelated to poker in Vegas, you can move down on a TN (free trade) visa and figure out if you really want to live in Vegas. Then you can play poker part time during the evenings and weekends with the tourists.
As somone who got his TN Visa and worked in Atlanta for 2 years, the kicker with this VISA is you need to have a skill they are either short or can't find in the USA. For example...
Nurses = potential for TN VISA
Doctors = EASY TN VISA
I was brought down to write programs in a very obscure programming language only a handful of people knew/worked in. Since it was unlikely/impossible for my employer to find that skill set in the US, I was eligible for the Visa.
I lived in the US on a TN visa for 4 years -- I would live there over Canada in a second if there was any way that my girlfriend could work in the US. Cost of living, housing, etc...all wayyyyyyy less expensive.
It is VERY difficult, but many players would love to earn enough regular income from poker to quit their day job.
really?
i wouldn't want to constantly worry about income during a downswing, etc...unless i was easily making twice what i earn at my job i wouldn't want poker as a sole source of income
i wouldn't want to constantly worry about income during a downswing, etc...unless i was easily making twice what i earn at my job i wouldn't want poker as a sole source of income
I'm actually agreeing with GTA Poker.... it was bound to happen eventually.
I think playing poker for a living is really overrated; every time I am at a casino and I see the same pathetic souls trying to scratch out a living playing 1/2, 2/5, etc., I really feel sorry for them. Most of them don't really seem to have a choice which is the sad part as their chance of earning $200+ a day doing a day job is highly unlikely. Then they discover poker, once in a while they have a great session, and then they are just stuck chasing the dream. I don't really understand the attraction of playing poker day in and day out. As a hobby sure, but for a living, don't get it.
man i'd love to play poker for a living. that has got to be the greatest job in the world. obviously living day to day off my current day's winnings is not what i'm referring to, and i think that's what you two are thinking of. but hell, i'd go live for dirt cheap in mexico or some place like that and grind it out online for a decent living down there. that's not even a job imho.
i wouldn't want to constantly worry about income during a downswing, etc...unless i was easily making twice what i earn at my job i wouldn't want poker as a sole source of income
Personally, I'd love to do it for a living, I'm just not sure I'm good enough.....yet (or have a big enough roll).
But I don't see it as being much different than.....for example pro sports. If I love to play hockey, and get to do it for a living, that would be great. But, you would still have the pressure to perform, or you'd lose your job. But I don't think that would stop you from trying.
I don't think I'd relocate to Vegas, just visit a few times a year during the deepstack series.
man i'd love to play poker for a living. that has got to be the greatest job in the world.
not sure when gambling for a living, or playing poker for that matter, started to be considered a 'job'. For me, the novelty usually wears off after a couple of days.
not sure when gambling for a living, or playing poker for that matter, started to be considered a 'job'. For me, the novelty usually wears off after a couple of days.
i play poker pretty much every day. when i don't play i tend to think about it a lot. yeah i might have a problem, but i definitely enjoy it. i agree with the sports comparison. i'd play basketball every day if i could get paid to do it. i'm slowly working up my bankroll in poker and considering that i pretty much buy nothing but necessities, i'll hopefully gain enough money soon to play at decent stakes. hell, if i can average only 5BB/100 hands at $2-$4 NL i'd be happy with a $20/100 hands average.
considering that i pretty much buy nothing but necessities, i'll hopefully gain enough money soon to play at decent stakes. hell, if i can average only 5BB/100 hands at $2-$4 NL i'd be happy with a $20/100 hands average.
to be completely frank, poker is the last thing you should be spending your time and money on if this is the financial situation you find yourself in. What happens if you go on a bad run and you are relying on poker as your only source of income? Its a disaster waiting to happen.
It come down to passion. If you are passinate about the idea of playing poker 13 hours per day, then it isn't work...and if you win more often than you lose, you will never have to work again.
-EZ
It come down to passion. If you are passinate about the idea of playing poker 13 hours per day, then it isn't work...and if you win more often than you lose, you will never have to work again.
-EZ
great philosophy if you still live at home with your parents; once you have a mortgage and other mouths to feed, passion does not pay the bills.
to be completely frank, poker is the last thing you should be spending your time and money on if this is the financial situation you find yourself in. What happens if you go on a bad run and you are relying on poker as your only source of income? Its a disaster waiting to happen.
i don't understand what you mean. what is wrong with my financial situation? i guess you misunderstood. i didn't say that i don't have money to buy non-necessity items. i said that i choose to not buy non-necessities. i personally just don't own a lot of clothes or products or objects or furniture or any stuff like that. i never have. i'm just not interested in objects and things. they never made me happy to tell you the truth. in fact it's mostly the opposite. the less "crap" that i have the more happy i am. i prefer a more minimalist life style. granted, my apartment is currently full of crap which i find quite annoying, but if my girlfriend moved out it would be almost completely empty. i wouldn't have enough stuff to even remotely fill the three rooms.
here's a better explanation. i recently moved at the beginning of june. minus my television, desk, and coffee table, i fit everything else i owned into my car and drove it over. we're talking about 5 boxes and 3 garbage bags and that's it. most were full of clothes, and when i got to my new place i went through all my clothes and donated easily half of them. it's just the way i prefer to live.
i'm slowly working up my bankroll in poker and considering that i pretty much buy nothing but necessities, i'll hopefully gain enough money soon to play at decent stakes.
I guess my point is you are better off spending your extra money on non-necessities than padding your bankroll so you can move up to a higher level.
Concentrate on being a good lover. Lock into a women with a good career that only wants you for weekend recreation. Play poker well enough to bring home the extras.
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passport for now, application for green card
Daniel now has duel citizenship I believe as well
This..
USCIS - Permanent Resident (Green Card)
Saying you plan to earn your income playing poker does not count.... Unless you already have significant income from independant sources (and can prove it) or marry an American citizen.
Think about health care, economic collapse and your right ion Canada to be shot with a tazer rather than bullets (which to my understand is at least 2% less lethal).
Steiner
If you can secure a job unrelated to poker in Vegas, you can move down on a TN (free trade) visa and figure out if you really want to live in Vegas. Then you can play poker part time during the evenings and weekends with the tourists.
US Access Direct Immigration - Expertises - PROFESSIONALS TN/TN-1 - INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONALS – H-1B
As somone who got his TN Visa and worked in Atlanta for 2 years, the kicker with this VISA is you need to have a skill they are either short or can't find in the USA. For example...
Nurses = potential for TN VISA
Doctors = EASY TN VISA
I was brought down to write programs in a very obscure programming language only a handful of people knew/worked in. Since it was unlikely/impossible for my employer to find that skill set in the US, I was eligible for the Visa.
It's NOT easy to get.
I think the real question should be, do you really want to play poker for a living??
really?
i wouldn't want to constantly worry about income during a downswing, etc...unless i was easily making twice what i earn at my job i wouldn't want poker as a sole source of income
I'm actually agreeing with GTA Poker.... it was bound to happen eventually.
I think playing poker for a living is really overrated; every time I am at a casino and I see the same pathetic souls trying to scratch out a living playing 1/2, 2/5, etc., I really feel sorry for them. Most of them don't really seem to have a choice which is the sad part as their chance of earning $200+ a day doing a day job is highly unlikely. Then they discover poker, once in a while they have a great session, and then they are just stuck chasing the dream. I don't really understand the attraction of playing poker day in and day out. As a hobby sure, but for a living, don't get it.
Personally, I'd love to do it for a living, I'm just not sure I'm good enough.....yet (or have a big enough roll).
But I don't see it as being much different than.....for example pro sports. If I love to play hockey, and get to do it for a living, that would be great. But, you would still have the pressure to perform, or you'd lose your job. But I don't think that would stop you from trying.
I don't think I'd relocate to Vegas, just visit a few times a year during the deepstack series.
Goodluck either way.
not sure when gambling for a living, or playing poker for that matter, started to be considered a 'job'. For me, the novelty usually wears off after a couple of days.
i play poker pretty much every day. when i don't play i tend to think about it a lot. yeah i might have a problem, but i definitely enjoy it. i agree with the sports comparison. i'd play basketball every day if i could get paid to do it. i'm slowly working up my bankroll in poker and considering that i pretty much buy nothing but necessities, i'll hopefully gain enough money soon to play at decent stakes. hell, if i can average only 5BB/100 hands at $2-$4 NL i'd be happy with a $20/100 hands average.
to be completely frank, poker is the last thing you should be spending your time and money on if this is the financial situation you find yourself in. What happens if you go on a bad run and you are relying on poker as your only source of income? Its a disaster waiting to happen.
-EZ
great philosophy if you still live at home with your parents; once you have a mortgage and other mouths to feed, passion does not pay the bills.
i don't understand what you mean. what is wrong with my financial situation? i guess you misunderstood. i didn't say that i don't have money to buy non-necessity items. i said that i choose to not buy non-necessities. i personally just don't own a lot of clothes or products or objects or furniture or any stuff like that. i never have. i'm just not interested in objects and things. they never made me happy to tell you the truth. in fact it's mostly the opposite. the less "crap" that i have the more happy i am. i prefer a more minimalist life style. granted, my apartment is currently full of crap which i find quite annoying, but if my girlfriend moved out it would be almost completely empty. i wouldn't have enough stuff to even remotely fill the three rooms.
here's a better explanation. i recently moved at the beginning of june. minus my television, desk, and coffee table, i fit everything else i owned into my car and drove it over. we're talking about 5 boxes and 3 garbage bags and that's it. most were full of clothes, and when i got to my new place i went through all my clothes and donated easily half of them. it's just the way i prefer to live.
I guess my point is you are better off spending your extra money on non-necessities than padding your bankroll so you can move up to a higher level.
lol well thanks for the advice as to what i should be/enjoy doing, but i think i'll stick to my personal preferences for the time being.