The craft: the dealer who became a pro

Dealers watch thousands of hands a week from the one seat with a full view. This profile covers what transfers: timing tells, bet-sizing habits, how players behave on the money bubble, and an unusually accurate sense of table dynamics. It also covers what does not transfer — pattern recognition without a strategy foundation stalls fast. The route out was structured study plus a strict rule of playing only when not rostered, which kept income stable through the transition.