The House

[fatgirl_lover]

lebowski i have tried to teach my dad poker, some people just can't do it. you're so good you think you can force anyone to learn but maybe it isn't so, poker is for special people.

i had regrets like no discipline, not taking advantage of the UB games back in the day when i could get 25/50 and 50/100 shorthanded many table action whenever i wanted. i've lost a lot of money because of playing in games i shouldn't be because i'm bored. for literally a year i broke even in poker it was depressing and made me lose a lot of confidence. then all those regrets mattered but with some renewed focus and work am back on top so no regrets and feel good about poker. your situation is kind of similar, as others have said you should consider ending/continuing poker on a high note not on a low note that will be a regret.

[cbloom]

I have a lot of the same feelings, but I sort of take away a general life/business lesson : when you see a juicy +EV opportunity you need to just go for it and do it full on, or you will miss out. The cost of trying and failing is pretty low, just some time, maybe your initial investment, the potential reward is great.

[Victor]

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I quit online poker about a week or two before the legislation, I wanted to make sure I got all my money if worst case scenerio happened (seized funds etc), I play some 30/60 at the casinos, and some bigger home games. From what Im reading there are still good games going? what sites? is rakeback still available? what limits are still available? Last thing I played was the 10/20 6 max, and 15/30 games. Anyone want to give a lazy bastard a rundown of where to play, which gamaes on that site, and how to deposit? I wouldnt mind saving some gas money.

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ya dude, im just give you money right out of my pocket. sure.

[Dids]

So I thought about this a little more, talked with a few people, and played a little poker over the weekend.

1- that whole "I like poker thing" kinda faded once I ran bad at hitting flops and having people fold to my turn c-bets. I started out running bad, ended up playing bad, and was just reminded that I don't really have the midset to grind like crazy. Now I think I could change that, but I'm not sure I want to make the investment of time and energy to do that.

2- I think it's very silly of me to ignore the fact that once I stopped playing poker, I started living healthier, feeling better, and generally turned my life around. When I was playing, I gained weight, got kinda crazy, mostly sucked at life. I don't really want to scapegoat poker for all of this, because I don't think that's totally correct, but I can't ignore it.

3- As some people like Max pointed out. My overall message is less about poker and more about just not being 100% happy with where I am. There's other things I can do to change that, and I think they'll make me happier. I've been reluctant to attempt to do "career" stuff in the past, but I think that if I want to change my financial situation, that's the path that I need to explore before I [censored] myself up again by getting back into poker.

[Trix]

Maybe open up the site and play something you beat if you want to make money instead of thinking about [censored] you can´t change now anyway.