After my break

GeoffM · #1 02-24-05, 11:46 PM

I took about a month off, as posted previously. I recently broke up with my gf of 5.5 years, so a lot more time on my hands. I played a bit last night, just getting back into the habits, netted $12.

Today, I played for about 3 hours and netted $102. What was I thinking taking a break and letting all you bastards take the fishies money? Never again do I take damn break from online poker, it is just too easy.

I know other people had planned on breaking, so how did you fair if you have come back, or are you still on the outside looking in?

drewjax · #2 02-25-05, 01:16 AM

Geoff, do you ONLY play 08; or do you mix the games, levels, limit/no-limit etc.?

Talking Poker · #3 02-25-05, 02:29 AM

I took a one month break about a year and a half ago... not because I needed to because I was losing all the time or anything, but because I needed to know I could quit if I had to. I was spending way too much time playing online, and was worried I was getting addicted.

When I came back, I began the best (three or four month) stretch of poker I've ever had.

Aequitas58 · #4 02-25-05, 04:36 AM

Needless to say, you've been addicted ever since.

Talking Poker · #5 02-25-05, 12:27 PM

Not really. It's different now... I play a lot less (too busy with other stuff), but more importantly, I know I could quit completely if I needed to. I wasn't so sure before...

PShabi · #6 02-25-05, 12:49 PM

Why would you "need" to quit? If lost your roll maybe, but that shouldn't happen to a solid player like yourself.

Talking Poker · #7 02-25-05, 01:04 PM

Time. Neglecting too many things that shouldn't be neglected.

And the one I was the most afraid of.... having a bad run that got worse and worse and worse. You've heard about it happening. A guy loses, goes on tilt, moves up, loses more, etc, etc, and the next thing you know, it's all gone. That didn't happen to me, but I have some gamble in my blood. I can feel those tendencies.