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just give up?
ive barely played poker for the last 2 month and every time i attempt to play i just cant be bothered with it. I guess i fell out of love with the game which is weird i wasnt in a losing streak or downswing i dont know if i just overplayed and over thought poker. Just wonder if any the fulltimers have had this problem at sometime and what they did to overcome it or have they not? hopefully will get the bug again soon . . . . or is this a sign that i should just leave the game for good
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For me, I'd started to play for the wrong reasons, I was looking at it as a way to make money rather than as a game to enjoy with the added benefit of making some money. I've come to the realisation I'm never going to make alot of money out of the game and more importantly realised I don't actually want to if it takes over the rest of my life.
I've started to play alot less, just play when I feel like it and in the games I enjoy and am starting to enjoy my poker again.
My advice to you would be figure out why you play and what has changed to make you lose your love for the game, then make the necessary changes to put it right. Hope you manage to figure it out and that we see you back at the tables soon, but if a break is what you need then there's alot more to life than playing poker, go enjoy yourself
here is my prognosis,
take the rest of this year off.
eat drink and be merry during that period
then u never know....
you might find u get the bug back again.
i'm not enjoying my poker atm as i'm running horrible,and if it wasn't for the fact i'm going for proirity this month then i would be taking a few days off myself.
poker will always be an 'up and down' game as so much can be out of your hands at times.
i'm sure a little break is all that u need mate,come back in the new year with some sort of game plan as to what you would like to be playing and how much and go from there.
gl buddy.
have a good xmes
dev
What an honest post and i've seen these pop up at different times and i've had similar feelings myself.
One thing you hit upon was about over-thinking your poker. I'm sure that i have(note the stupid Block Theory post in clinic! ha) but i do enjoy reading the forum and dtd plus the THS facebook page etc and the Woogie League. I'm probably a break-even player and not really a gambler at all. It's funny but i seem to enjoy the 'peripherals' more.
I enjoy reading the poker books, articles and watching the tv programmes but get frustrated playing at times. We all like that buzz but poor plays by myself are more of a downer. silly really as i wouldn't say that i have a good grasp of the game really. It's probably the effort i'm putting into it is disproportionate to the win rate and i'm a bit resentful. Sometimes that fun is a little dependant on whether you cash etc. Also at low stakes you do get some weird plays that drive you crazy as i expect more prudent decisions shall we say...ha.
I'm in agreement with the others really. Take a break until you fancy a game or just log in for the monday DTD which i enjoy a lot, like you. It may be that poker hs lost its appeal but the good thing is that there's no pressure to continue is there? Take a step back and make a list of pro's and con's mate. Give yourself a break and see if that list changes in the new year. Have a good xmas m8.
PS To my mind BALANCE is the key.
Take a break Dr and i am sure you will come back refreshed and start to enjoy poker again.I have got to say what Slykllist has articulated is exactly how i am feeling about poker now.
When i first started playing i thought being a poker pro must be the best job in the world,now i know no matter how good i am at poker (pretty average to be honest) i would hate doing this for a living.
There is so much more to life than poker,however as a recreation it is a wonderful game and if we aint enjoying it there is no point in playing.
hope Mike is ok,not like him to just disappear.
have a good xmas dad. lol
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dev
Hey guys thanks for the great response sorry i havent responded before this but this is first time i been on a poker site since posting this thread. It seems alot people in the same thinking as me still not getting the bug back havent even brung myself to a poker table. I still cant put my finger on what has happend tbh ive been through downswings and all the negative that comes with poker and never stopped playing for as long as this. there is some really open hearted comments here but the one about discovering the xbox relates most lol cant stop playing fifa lol
i think il start watchin games on tv and online to get the feeling back
merry xmas and happy new year guys
Annoyingly I dived straight in the deep end and launched multiple tables and then found I overwhelmed myself with action which has put me on an immediate losing streak, lesson here for me is to gently ease myself back in and work my way back to where I was a few months ago. I just find that process in itself frustrating.
Hopefully I can get myself back into a good place (with poker) over the next week, otherwise work is just going to get in the way again
Onwards and upwards for the New Year!
yes same as most have said, think I was playing to much not enjoying the game bad beats hurting like hell, lost me b,r so not played for weeks lol, just started putting me toe back in the poker water, easing back into it, trying cash a bit more than the sng,s and mtt,s I used to play. funny that I started going down hill after the 2nd in a primo for 1.7 k, and very glad I banked a chunk the day after. happy new year all.
Someone made a very good point, if your playing poker to win money it becomes very dull very quickly.
Play because you want to
Good luck. I am no where near as good as alot of players on sky but I have always found a week long break every now and again helpful. Helps clear the mind etc, if you play for for money you can put unessecary stress on yourself when the old bankroll keeps dropping and end up playing too much to regain the loss. Playing Forza 4 stops me from overplaying at the mo and when new GTA game comes out I will not be playing (and sleeping lol) for about 3 months.