I have quit online poker and specialized in live play (semi-long)

[Colima420]

This could either go here or in the psychology forum, I think.

After playing about 1 year online, I started to feel bad about certain things. The most important ones were the following:

.- Turning into a hermit that sometimes went 3-4 days without going out of the house (except to get the mail, which doesn't count).
.- Total lack of social interaction (very related to the first one).
.- Feeling sick of playing all the time (sometimes skipping breakfast, etc).

After realizing that I didn't like where this online poker playing experience was taking me, I decided to quit cold turkey and play live.

Now I have a set schedule. I play live cash games Monday-Saturday, and about 3-4 live tournaments a week as well (both in the NL form).

During the mornings, I just relax and do whatever school work is pending, and then in the afternoon (around 6 pm), I drive to the casino and stay there until about 11 pm. I "work" for 5 hours. When the 5 hours are up, I leave. I leave regardless of performance. I could be up $500 or down $500, either way I am out of there after my 5 hours.

So far I have enjoyed this a great deal. Not only has it prevented me from becoming more and more isolated, but I actually enjoy the game much more when it is live.

I like holding real chips and real cards. I like talking to people. I like seeing people play a certain way.

I love all those TELLS. Man, tells are so cool when you're live. Of course everyone will say that there are online tells as well. I agree, especially when it comes to betting tells. But you just can't compare it with the number of tells that you find live.

Well gentlemen, I just wrote this in case someone was thinking of making the transition or has already made it.

Note : In no way, shape, or form am I criticizing online play or online players. I am 100% against any type of online poker ban. I support the right for people to play online poker whenever they want.

I just prefer live poker.