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The successful pro who quit poker for a full-time job

Tags: full-time job, interview, James Akenhead, London, pub
Posted on 17 January 2014 by "T".

James Akenhead, 30, was living the poker dream back in 2009. He finished 9th in the WSOP Main Event for $1.2 million, then he followed that up by winning Full Tilt Poker Million VIII for another $500k to end the year just under $2m plus. He was the hottest name in UK poker at that time, and many predicted that he would have a long and successfull poker career. However, to everyone's surprise, jus[...] Read more » The successful pro who quit poker for a full-time job

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7-Feb-14, 23:06 #21

pokerstar20 pokerstar20 is currently offline!

Posted 7-Feb-14, 23:06 #21

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Very interesting story. He must like his job otherwise i can not imagine to quit poker if you are a successful player. Seems like he made a wise decision.

16-Jun-14, 20:47 #22

alexg89

Posted 16-Jun-14, 20:47 #22

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@pokerstar20,
Well it might be that he really loves hes job too, but poker is a game with a lot of stress and like he said in interview - every day as a poker player is almost like gambling...

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