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NewbSaibot United States. Oct 03 2025 07:55. Posts 4948 | | |
Whoops, I completely forgot how to play for a month. I ran through most of my study content in August so come September I just stopped studying entirely and lost my way. My normal routine consisted of breakfast/study and then hitting the card room with poker on the brain. But last month I was just watching Broodwar matches while eating and chatting with my homies on the ride to the cardroom. Once seated I would be so checked out that I was operating on a very poor autopilot, never considering ranges and just playing by my gut. I'm rather astonished I let this happen. The result was an immediate $8500 self-induced downswing. I finally snapped out of it in the last week and brought my net to only -5000. I almost had to go back to my old job again. Luckily October has had a nice 3k upswing already and I'm totally dialed in studying again and keeping poker at the forefront of my brain on the commute & upon arrival to the card room.
I also completely disregarded any semblance of a poker schedule last month. I'd just wake up whenever and hit the card room whenever. But in August I was very disciplined about arriving early afternoon so I could catch the midday whales and the evening degens. I'm back on that schedule which I think is also already reflecting in my results.
Lastly I've decided to stop tracking results. I heard a fellow pro DGAF about results and just kinda keeps a mental tab on if he's winning month to month. At first I thought this sounded rather fishy but now I kinda like the idea, especially since I was beginning to obsess over every tiny detail about when/where/how long I play. Now I just bring chips, hope I have more than when I leave and watch my box grow with racks of chips. I think this will be much better for my mental health and will keep me focused on just playing well instead of maintaining some hourly figure or monthly goal that I cant control.
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failsafe United States. Oct 03 2025 19:12. Posts 1059 | | |
Hope you're good bro. I was just randomly posting on here because I was looking at my block. Good luck with the BW / SC:R! |
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chris United States. Oct 05 2025 00:45. Posts 5509 | | |
I think you have an addiction man |
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iono if he wins a bunch of money it can be a good addiction lol. gl newb with whatever endeavours u do. |
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RiKD  United States. Oct 07 2025 02:58. Posts 9460 | | |
We can argue semantics but I am not sure if I've ever seen an addiction end well. Some get away relatively unscathed but that is the best scenario.
The interesting thing is that we can not avoid gambling in our daily lives. I can not be abstinate from gambling. We humans are gambling all of the time. It's probably one of the worst addictions because of this. Food is another one. We must eat food to survive. Obviously, a fentanyl addiction is going to kill people off like flies with a death wish. Harm reduction may be possible. In fact, maybe that is the best we can hope for in any case. Alcohol isn't easy because it's everywhere but it is easy in a way to just abstain from alcohol but that addiction will manifest in other ways. Me writing so many blog posts as an example. |
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chris United States. Oct 07 2025 16:26. Posts 5509 | | |
I recall a decade ago, dude had a good looking girlfriend, cool car and a decent job that seemed easy enough with some career potential.
Playing on side for extra income as hobby looke prosperous.
Now I feel sad. |
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I don't know but GL to newb with whatever he chooses but I wouldn't rely on poker as an only income as PR said |
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PuertoRican United States. Oct 09 2025 05:59. Posts 13226 | | |
| | On October 04 2025 23:45 chris wrote:
I think you have an addiction man |
All of us had an addiction at some point, it's the reason why we ended up here at LiquidPoker.
The tricky part is being able to get over your addiction. Some are able to do it by going busto, while others manage to hang on to a dream because they're doing just good enough to stay afloat, but are wasting their life away one year at a time.
If you have been playing poker for over 10 years and you still don't have much to show for it, I would recommend giving it up and transitioning into a new job/career while you still can.
Poker will always be there, but your youth won't.
| | On October 07 2025 15:26 chris wrote:
I recall a decade ago, dude had a good looking girlfriend, cool car and a decent job that seemed easy enough with some career potential.
Playing on side for extra income as hobby looke prosperous.
Now I feel sad. |
Just like with eSports, poker takes up a lot of your free time and saps your energy.
For most, I assume it's very difficult to have a long-term relationship if you're a poker player, unless your significant other also plays poker.
| | On October 07 2025 17:27 lostaccount wrote:
I don't know but GL to newb with whatever he chooses but I wouldn't rely on poker as an only income as PR said |
Correct.
There's nothing wrong with playing poker, but it shouldn't be your only source of income unless you manage to make a lot of money from it.
As I mentioned above, if you've been playing poker for 10+ years and don't have much to show for it, then you should reevaluate your life and make a change before it's too late. |
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