Losing the passion

[vodoo]

mixing up your play is good in those spots where you have lost your motivation.
Play some "normal" SnGs, just try something else.

U might also think of sth. nice you want to buy and think of buying it with your poker money.

This is something that really motivates me to play again.

[jay_shark]

Try a different card game like gin rummy or spades and then come back after you regain the passion .

I think it's very important for players to step away from the game at times if you don't necessarily depend on poker for financial reasons .

[daveT]

Find a cocaine: Omaha/8. God, I suck at it, but I do enjoy it. I can afford to lose 5 to 10 bucks at .25/.50.

I am thinking of Ace on the River. Deep inside, we are all addicted gamblers, and how we deal with that is what makes us succeed or fail. We generally don't think of an addiction as something that is profitable, but that is what it is when you can stare at two cards for ten hours a day without thinking there is something wrong. The problem comes in when we no longer enjoy our addiction. It is important to rekindle our degenerate spirit with something else for a while, because once we allow ourselves to dislike our addiction, we punish ourselves for it: by losing on purpose.

Losing at Omaha/8 makes me feel better. I get to feed the degen without hurting myself. I get to enjoy the game I was once passionate about. The hard part is not over-doing it, ie., chasing my losses.

[bobdogbobdog]

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It is important to rekindle our degenerate spirit with something else for a while, because once we allow ourselves to dislike our addiction, we punish ourselves for it: by losing on purpose.

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This is so true i just never thought of it. What an excellent point!

[mb6tour]

When I'm going nuts about my regular games I often register into a 'as cheap as it gets' rebuy MTT and have LOTS of fun.

Nice point by DaveT indeed