Professional Poker Player?

This is the job that I have dreamed about for the last few years. It is definitely more of a pipe dream than anything else but none the less, it would certainly be my preferred career choice. Poker has been one of my biggest passions the last few years. I play with my friends once a week and online a few times a week, I watch poker on TV and I read books about poker. So as you can see, I find the sport or card game(if you don't consider poker to be a sport) to be fascinating in a lot of ways.

But apart from the fact that I am extremely passionate about poker, there are quite a few other reasons for why this profession would suit me well. First off, pro poker players are known to be very lazy as am I. The job is not going to be all that physically demanding. The entire job can be done at home at your computer. As pathetic of a reason as that may be, it is definitely a plus for me. Another reason is that I am very competitive when it comes to sport so this job would fulfill that competitive side of my personality. And last, there is the potential of earning millions of dollars and becoming famous. I think this reason speaks for itself.

On the flip side, there are plenty of cons to this profession. Mainly, it is not gonna be easy to make a living off this profession. Millions of people play poker, but very few are actually good enough to go pro and make millions. The lack of a consistent income would make this profession a very risky option. Having to constantly worry about food being on the table is not exactly something I want to be associated with my ideal job.

So, I just thought I'd get a post in that discussed another option that I was kinda considering. Even though it is pretty unrealistic, I wanted to put it on the table and weigh the pros and cons.