I just read a really interesting article from a parent's point of view of what it's like to have a child choose a career of professional internet poker player vs. continuing with college. The article can be found here: [url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/magazine/28Poker-t.html]My Son's Gamble[/url] I was able to read it on my iPhone without registering for the NYT site, but I would suggest you register because the article is definitely worth reading. The mom initially goes through complete panic as she sees here son neglect his studies and his tennis (he's a division I tennis player) and stays up all night playing poker online. The kid, Dan (anyone know him?), alienates himself from the family and stays in his room sleeping all day -- sound familiar? He tells his mom that he no longer plays poker. The mom eventually figures out how to break in to his Full Tilt account and change the password, locking Dan out of the $12k balance. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]