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I multitabled SNGs to pay the bills during the online gold rush years, 2004-2005, on Party and its skins (Eurobet, Empire, etc), throwing in ring games maybe 10-15% of the time.
Nice rakeback deals, a vibrant community at 2+2, and poker on ESPN 24/7 made it a great way to make a modest living in a small town in Florida. In 12 months I had one losing month and one break-even month, which was very lucky but still very emotionally taxing.
If you play within your means and dedicate a lot of time to improvement -- posting hands on forums, reading as much as you can, analyzing your hand histories objectively -- then you can do it.
If you can't be honest with yourself, play disciplined within your bankroll, stay in a zennish now+longview-at-the-same-time state of mind, and forget about the value of money, then do not bother. You have to be capable of making the right decision the tenth time in a row even if the poker gods pissed on you the last nine times.
It was fun but in the end it became just another eight hour day in front of the computer. But definitely not regrettable is it really attunes the mind to strategy and long-term vision.
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