Frustration...

[2Tone]

Hmm. Some good advice so far. I don’t know about dropping way down in limits online though. If you have the discipline it could be good for your game, but I for one would get bored, and play too many hands. And running bad at lower limits, while not as costly to the roll, would not be good for the confidence.

Depending on how things are going in your other endeavors, I love the idea of cashing out a good chunk of the roll and using it for a vacation/change of scenery. Find out how Biloxi/N.O are recovering from Katrina, and sample the live game there. Cruise down Sunset Strip/Venice Beach, then go see if the stories of No-Fold-Em Hold Em at the Bike and Commerce are true. Better yet, hit the pot limit games – and museums -- of Amsterdam and Paris. Or hell, come up here to Seattle, and be the best player ever to sit in our local 3/6 limit donkeyfest.

Alternatively, you could just … stop. One of the great things about poker is there’s always another hand being dealt. So if you don’t play a single hand for a month, or a season, or however long it takes til you feel you want to be dealt in and play your best game, that’s fine. It’ll be there waiting for you.

Of course, all of this advise if meant to be followed AFTER your huge cash in a series event.