by Xaston » Sat Aug 12, 2006 12:52 pm
I know little about college majors and all that, but I sorta disagree with Kuso (but not really)
If you attain a lot of success as a poker player and perhaps go pro, you will have a large net worth. Many poker player's have bankrolls in excess of a million dollars. The thing is, having that million dollars isn't as good as if the doctor has it. You can't spend it on a house and a ferrari, you need to keep it to play safely at $400/$800, or whatever the case may be. You could very easily have a higher net worth, but a lower standard of living.
Some people start up a business and become unfathomably rich. You friend probably won't do this, but if he does no amount of poker success for you, and anything short of curing cancer or aids for your friend will certainly leave you guys way way behind.
Doctors make a shitload of money, and as long as they make it through college they don't really need the stars to align to do so. They just get a job, treat patients, and make serious bank. He is the prohibitive favorite if he has a strong work ethic and is good at studying I would say. You and your other friend have volatile enough futures that you both have a puncher's chance at winning this bet, but doc is still a prohibitive favorite.
Doctor = 60%
Gambling Degenerate = 30%
Business Dude = 10%
I mean, you and the business guy will in all likelihood end up in the same sorta decent but not great job, and you'll have poker on the side. Meanwhile the doctor will make reshnefulous amounts of money.
Boy, you got me confused with a man who repeats himself.