Quitting Poker for 2010?

[paulhouk03]

Did u win them all outright or chopped?

[Girgy85]

Did u win them all outright or chopped?

Took them all down!

[thediceman]

So where have you pissed away the winnings ?

[LeedsRhodesy]

Your cashing in 1 in 4 games mate why quit lol,


Mate we all go on bad bad runs maybe take a month out then come back and stick to cash games, if blackpool goes tits up I should be in gala later for cash

[pokerfan]

So where have you pissed away the winnings ?

 

[Cf]

Time for my reply to this.

The way I see it I make a very important distinction between two things:

1) Playing poker for enjoyment as a hobby
and
2) Playing poker to make money

Whenever I play poker it for the enjoyment of the game and the social aspect. Making money is a nice bonus. Whenever I play at DTD there is a slight amount of 2) going on because these are higher buyins. But I play these because I enjoy the occasional deepstack game.

If I find I do not enjoy a game then I do not bother playing it again.

Quite a few people in Leeds seem to wonder why I play at Alea and not at Gala. I know that to some it seems strange I don't play at Gala because I'm so +EV in those fields, and the prizepools are decent. But on the whole I just don't enjoy playing there. And if I'm doing something as a hobby then enjoyment is the number 1 thing.

At Alea on the other hand there's not as many runners and the prizes aren't as good. But I enjoy playing there. The location is nice, the facilities good, and I know and get on with everyone who plays there. There's a social aspect to the game that Gala just doesn't have. At Gala I'll often find myself cramped into a table with 11 people around it with lots of old miserable people. Not my idea of an enjoyable night out.

Perhaps you need to rethink your basic philosophy behind the game Girgy. You've played the £300/£150 at DTD a few times but it's always seemed to me that you can't really afford to do so. Taking a shot is fine, but only once or twice. Having done it quite a few times I'm not suprised you're disillusioned with the game. Try playing some more social games such as home games or maybe even pub games. Maybe give Alea a go the next time I go down. Yeah, the game is cheap and cheerful, but I think this is exactly what you need to start enjoying the game again.

[GreekStein]

I have played 780 times.....

1 at naps Sheffield
1 at G Manchester
1 at G Newcastle
2 at G Bolton
5 at G Blackpool
20 at DTD
50 at alea Leeds
300 at merrion Leeds
400 at gala Leeds

 cashed 195 times

[  ] Accurate

[ X ] Numbers plucked from thin air

[   ] would be complaining if you'd won 45 comps outright.

[sovietsong]

I have played 780 times.....

1 at naps Sheffield
1 at G Manchester
1 at G Newcastle
2 at G Bolton
5 at G Blackpool
20 at DTD
50 at alea Leeds
300 at merrion Leeds
400 at gala Leeds

 cashed 195 times

[  ] Accurate

[ X ] Numbers plucked from thin air

[   ] would be complaining if you'd won 45 comps outright.

[X] to the point

[ ] your check boxes are better than mine...

[Girgy85]

[  ] stats are accurate
[  ] I've won 45 comps outright

think cf is right! Needs to be played more like a hobby like when I first started playing!

Been invited to a mates home game today! Gonna go and enjoy the crack with the lads more than anything else!

[thediceman]

Approx:

You cash in 1 in 4 comps.
You win outright in 1 in 4 cashes.
Your WINNING 1 in 8 comps you play.

The question is can you afford to quit.

[thetank]

This is not a bet or anything just something that i want to do for myself so im not ruling out playing alltogether sometime this year. My mum likes to play and may want me to take her for a game at some point

Been invited to a mates home game today! Gonna go and enjoy the crack with the lads more than anything else!

juuuune, it's the frikking second of January.

[Eck]

This is not a bet or anything just something that i want to do for myself so im not ruling out playing alltogether sometime this year.

juuuune, it's the frikking second of January.

LOL Thomas you beat me to it.

Epic stuff quitting for 2010 got as far as the 2nd wp Girgy enjoy the home game.

[GreekStein]

rofl.

Next thing we know he's sold the gym membership to buy in

[thetank]

Maybe experiment with giving up for a smaller period of time first and then build up to year.

eg, a weekend 

[TheChipPrince]

I don't play at Gala because I'm so +EV in those fields