1 year without Poker

[parker]

I call.

I am going to be bluffing a few of you a bit more in future

rest

[luvtheUni]

Brilliant post. You still around in Notts? Would be cool to meet.

Yeh, currently living in Beeston near Uni... very busy with my Masters dissertation, tho. I MIGHT pop by to play the 500... but it depends on how the work is going. And I think we played 2/5 at DTD once... I have only played a couple of times there...mainly PLO, but I am almost certain we played NL because I remember a 300 quid bullet of yours  on the river being called by a big guy with 3rd pair that seemed to be friends with you... because busting your ***** for that seemed to become the topic for the rest of the night... haha.

If I don't make it to the 500 I will definitely come and play some cash after I submit in Sept!

gl

[luvtheUni]

I am glad that everyone is enjoying my post. I just wanted to share my experience with others... because I feel that back when I was playing... all I ever heard was stories of how kids in my age from my city had started playing in 2003 and had opened up a coaching site in spanish and had a milli each.... nobody ever told a bad story about poker... and it seems to me that there are a lot of them... we just don't get to hear them. But again... i might be wrong... I don't know. I just hope everyone is happy playing poker and doing it for the right reasons.... because its a great game if you got it under control and not the other way round!

About the bluffing thing... i don't know if I got the joke or not but, yes, it was a true story. It is my story and my iPoker SNs are open for everyone to see... I might have painted it a little bit more tragic than it actually was at the time... I am by no means saying that everything was crap and horrible don't get me wrong... those were amazing years and i learnt a lot, but NOW I would not go back to it because I am happier this way.

gl all.

[celtic]

Nice story. But if you quit a year ago, FOR GOOD. How did you manage to play the d200, and also play cash at dtd a while ago?

[Doobs]

July he is playing on ladbrokes, June 18th he is playing plo, May he is playing on ladbrokes again.  May he is talking of coming down DTD.  May he is playing in clive granger whatever the heck that is and he played DTD in April. 

Don't know how much of the rest is true, but that is a funny way to stop playing poker for a year. 

Apologies for been such a cynical old bastard. 

[millidonk]

July he is playing on ladbrokes, June 18th he is playing plo, May he is playing on ladbrokes again.  May he is talking of coming down DTD.  May he is playing in clive granger whatever the heck that is and he played DTD in April. 

Don't know how much of the rest is true, but that is a funny way to stop playing poker for a year. 

Apologies for been such a cynical old bastard. 

Clive Granger is the economics building at Notts uni. Guy sounds like he has played more than me recently.. New title "1 year with reduced poker"

[luvtheUni]

July he is playing on ladbrokes, June 18th he is playing plo, May he is playing on ladbrokes again.  May he is talking of coming down DTD.  May he is playing in clive granger whatever the heck that is and he played DTD in April. 

Don't know how much of the rest is true, but that is a funny way to stop playing poker for a year. 

Apologies for been such a cynical old bastard. 

Clive Granger is the economics building at Notts uni. Guy sounds like he has played more than me recently.. New title "1 year with reduced poker"

I have considered "playing poker" my LIFE for quite some years... when I say "without poker" I mean... without 16+ tabling 1/2 every single day of my life even though I hate it. Of course I enjoy the occasional Sunday Mil or, as I did last week, live tourney... because after all there was a reason why i fell in love with poker in the first place, it is a great entertaining game! I might have played.....15k hands this year online+live and spent less than 1k in initial deposits/buyins. Considering I used to average around 700k a year between 2008-2010... its quite a change! I am 100% sure there have been a couple of months where I did not play a single hand and I did not feel like it either, which is remarkable for me.

This is the volume that I have found to be "reasonable" and enjoyable for me and also that playing live even if it is a small comp or 1 table cash... is quite a lot more fun than online! you even get to do the chip shuffle! hihihi

[luvtheUni]

Nice story. But if you quit a year ago, FOR GOOD. How did you manage to play the d200, and also play cash at dtd a while ago?

Question: When somebody says "for good", does it mean FOREVER or "because it feels good/better"? Im starting to think I used the wrong expression... In my head it should be "I quit bla bla BECAUSE ITS GOING TO MAKE ME FEEL A LOT BETTER AND REDIRECT MY LIFE"

isn't that the meaning of "for good"? :S

[tikay]

Nice story. But if you quit a year ago, FOR GOOD. How did you manage to play the d200, and also play cash at dtd a while ago?

Question: When somebody says "for good", does it mean FOREVER or "because it feels good/better"? Im starting to think I used the wrong expression... In my head it should be "I quit bla bla BECAUSE ITS GOING TO MAKE ME FEEL A LOT BETTER AND REDIRECT MY LIFE"

isn't that the meaning of "for good"? :S

Morning bud.

The confusion is arising because people are taking the thread title at face value, when in fact, it seems it is not meant literally. On a poker forum, it is important to get the thread title "just so", especially as you are relatively new here.

If it suits you, you can amend the Thread Title yourself. Not saying you should, thats up to you, but you can.

[pleno1]

The major flaw in the story seeme to be the second gti. Just very very unlikely you'd go and buy exact same car lol

Enjoyed reading and for part 2 of your new diary/blog I'd suggest using paragraphs.

#fan

[luvtheUni]

The major flaw in the story seeme to be the second gti. Just very very unlikely you'd go and buy exact same car lol

Enjoyed reading and for part 2 of your new diary/blog I'd suggest using paragraphs.

#fan

That was the whole point! We actually needed to buy the same car because we had been telling our parents how smart we were... how we were 100% independent and how insurance companies are a scam because they charge over 7 times the real risk premium... We were that arrogant, yes.

 The morale of the story is "when you are 21 you know NOTHING about ANYTHING...so if your dad tells you to at least get full coverage insurance... do it".

You are the guy who lives in Spain right? I am from valencia and I am good friends with some of the younger Educapoker guys. Do you know them?

#toomanyparagraphsnow 
[ ] learn english

[tikay]

The major flaw in the story seeme to be the second gti. Just very very unlikely you'd go and buy exact same car lol

Enjoyed reading and for part 2 of your new diary/blog I'd suggest using paragraphs.

#fan

That was the whole point! We actually needed to buy the same car because we had been telling our parents how smart we were... how we were 100% independent and how insurance companies are a scam because they charge over 7 times the real risk premium... We were that arrogant, yes.

 The morale of the story is "when you are 21 you know NOTHING about ANYTHING...so if your dad tells you to at least get full coverage insurance... do it".

You are the guy who lives in Spain right? I am from valencia and I am good friends with some of the younger Educapoker guys. Do you know them?

#toomanyparagraphsnow 
[ ] learn english

I actually lolled at that. If I knew one tenth now of what I knew when I was 21, I'd be a very clever chap. As we get older, we realise that as youngsters we knew diddly-squit, & as we get older, we understand even less.

[luvtheUni]

The major flaw in the story seeme to be the second gti. Just very very unlikely you'd go and buy exact same car lol

Enjoyed reading and for part 2 of your new diary/blog I'd suggest using paragraphs.

#fan

That was the whole point! We actually needed to buy the same car because we had been telling our parents how smart we were... how we were 100% independent and how insurance companies are a scam because they charge over 7 times the real risk premium... We were that arrogant, yes.

 The morale of the story is "when you are 21 you know NOTHING about ANYTHING...so if your dad tells you to at least get full coverage insurance... do it".

You are the guy who lives in Spain right? I am from valencia and I am good friends with some of the younger Educapoker guys. Do you know them?

#toomanyparagraphsnow 
[ ] learn english

I actually lolled at that. If I knew one tenth now of what I knew when I was 21, I'd be a very clever chap. As we get older, we realise that as youngsters we knew diddly-squit, & as we get older, we understand even less.

don't tell me that or Im gonna start getting worried very soon! haha

come on...being "old" rules! I can't wait to start sitting down and going like "aaahhhhhrrahhhhhh........"

[EvilPie]

The morale of the story is "when you are 21 you know NOTHING about ANYTHING...so if your dad tells you to at least get full coverage insurance... do it".

Your OP is very impressive but this sentence is by far the most sensible thing you've written.

If a few others on here can heed this advice you'll have done your bit to help.

[AlunB]

So much truth in that statement. The period from around 18-28 in men is just a complete shambles. If I could go back with the knowledge I have now there is almost nothing I would do the same. But hey, that's living and how you get the wisdom in the first place.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/elderhealth/8720182/Wisdom-comes-with-age-study-shows.html

It does make me laugh all these poker pros making all these soul searching blog posts at the moment about finding happiness (and no I'm not talking about Cambridge Alex!) It's not a unique problem to being a poker pro guys. It's called being in your twenties!!