life after poker

[B] -harder cause my mind would have to accept that I LOST A LOT of time of my life with something I wasn't going to do anymore

haha this

gl man!

cool story, bro

On August 12 2010 23:37 tutz_x wrote: -harder cause my mind would have to accept that I LOST A LOT of time of my life with something I wasn't going to do anymore

Totally agree with this, this is the hardest thing to think about and is very depressing if you spent a lot of time on poker and never really made it to mid/high stakes. I'm glad quitting worked out for you, most likely for the better.

Have you put in any hands since quitting?

good for you. i'm starting school up in sept, and can't wait to get outta the grind. 95%+ of lpers are probably people who think they make more money than they actually do.. and the 5% are the ones that everyone is trying very hard to be.

i call it the 'neilly-effect'.

you'll be back.

when legislation passed in 2006 and i THOUGHT poker was unplayable from a legal standpoint, my life gained a lot of substance. i was in my freshman year of college and did a lot of stuff, then i realized wtf its still legal and went back to the grind

i dont regret it though, because i remember how much more fulfilling my poker life has been, allowing me to travel all over the world, meet some great people, and allow me a lot of freedom and options in my life.

On August 13 2010 00:58 PanoRaMa wrote: when legislation passed in 2006 and i THOUGHT poker was unplayable from a legal standpoint, my life gained a lot of substance. i was in my freshman year of college and did a lot of stuff, then i realized wtf its still legal and went back to the grind i dont regret it though, because i remember how much more fulfilling my poker life has been, allowing me to travel all over the world, meet some great people, and allow me a lot of freedom and options in my life.

outta curiousity pano, where have you travelled? all my poker career brought me was all around canada... which was quite cool mind you, but not really anything of substance

good for you tho man

On August 13 2010 01:10 Grindasaurus wrote: Show nested quote + On August 13 2010 00:58 PanoRaMa wrote: when legislation passed in 2006 and i THOUGHT poker was unplayable from a legal standpoint, my life gained a lot of substance. i was in my freshman year of college and did a lot of stuff, then i realized wtf its still legal and went back to the grind i dont regret it though, because i remember how much more fulfilling my poker life has been, allowing me to travel all over the world, meet some great people, and allow me a lot of freedom and options in my life. outta curiousity pano, where have you travelled? all my poker career brought me was all around canada... which was quite cool mind you, but not really anything of substance good for you tho man

freedom is not for everyone. they can use it to give much more substance and variety to their life but they can also use it to shelter themselves

On August 13 2010 00:50 YoMeR wrote: you'll be back.

nah, but seriously hope you keep doin' well for yourself

On August 13 2010 01:10 Grindasaurus wrote: Show nested quote + On August 13 2010 00:58 PanoRaMa wrote: when legislation passed in 2006 and i THOUGHT poker was unplayable from a legal standpoint, my life gained a lot of substance. i was in my freshman year of college and did a lot of stuff, then i realized wtf its still legal and went back to the grind i dont regret it though, because i remember how much more fulfilling my poker life has been, allowing me to travel all over the world, meet some great people, and allow me a lot of freedom and options in my life. outta curiousity pano, where have you travelled? all my poker career brought me was all around canada... which was quite cool mind you, but not really anything of substance good for you tho man

for poker playing specifically, i've traveled to macau many times, taiwan for extended periods of time, the philippines, vegas a bunch but that's kinda obvious haha

i take a lot of trips elsewhere though, japan, many european countries, etc. im going to appt sydney later this year as well. not bad for a random 21 y/o american imo

For 99% of people that post here, there is life after poker. You got a great head start : D

i'm with yomer lol

you can't quit poker and hang around and lurk on poker forum sites, it's like being around junkies all the time when you try to stop doing drugs. only way to quit poker is cold turkey and say goodbye to the whole scene.

- its harder because i can't quote shit in the rofl thread and also troll and piss everyone off while doing my evil laugh

On August 13 2010 05:45 cariadon wrote: - its harder because i can't quote shit in the rofl thread and also troll and piss everyone off while doing my evil laugh

that's true...
I don't have time to troll anymore =(

On August 13 2010 00:39 fenner wrote: Show nested quote + On August 12 2010 23:37 tutz_x wrote: -harder cause my mind would have to accept that I LOST A LOT of time of my life with something I wasn't going to do anymore Totally agree with this, this is the hardest thing to think about and is very depressing if you spent a lot of time on poker and never really made it to mid/high stakes. I'm glad quitting worked out for you, most likely for the better. Have you put in any hands since quitting?

not even one