Frustration...

[Talking Poker]

Wow.... This comes as kind of a shock to me. Believe me though, I hear ya. There have been times where I thought it would be great to average $10k a month playing online poker. But to be perfectly honest with you, if you don't enjoy doing that - or worse yet, if you are hating it - or worse yet, if you are hating it AND NOT DOING IT (as in, "losing") - it loses it's appeal very quickly.

I'm still very much undecided, but I think the timing of this Vegas trip is just right for me. I think things will be much more clear to me when I return.

One last thing though melioris - you are a much better poker player than you are giving yourself credit for. I think you are one of the most underrated players on this site, right up there with meanness. I say that based on a number of things, but primarily the posts you both have made in the Hand Discussion section. I can tell when someone "gets it" and when they don't... and you two (and others, but especially you two) both have the foundations needed to become very good players, if that's what you want.

GL to you. I hope you don't feel the need to leave us just because you are leaving online poker. Come on now - we don't take up that much of your time.

[melioris]

Don't worry, you can't rid of me that easy, just because I suck at poker and am not playing much doesn't mean I won't post like a fool around here. If that is good enough for RD it can't be that bad . I kid, I kid.

Thanks for your words TP. WSOP sounds great, kick some ass and work out in your head what you need to work out.

Also, I don't know what is going on in your personal life and I don't really what to pry, but if it is an issue, go out and get laid. Tends to provide clarity.

[Talking Poker]

Nah... personal life is fine. But thanks for the tip.

[Reel Deal]

Ass Face, we are happy to welcome you and your fancy Liberace lab coat to the Dark Side. BTW, what is this "get laid" you speak of?

[omahilo]

Ask boobie, he would know.

[melioris]

Clearly I was trying to sounds cool there.

I have read about it and can email you some pictures I found on the interweb that can explain better than words, although whenever I look at them I feel a little funny in my pants. A guy in the lab next door claims to have a girlfriend in the Niagara Falls area, but I am not sure if I believe him.

[Reel Deal]

[Mr Eaton]

I'm a small time player, but I got to where I was playing everyday online and the weekends at different venues. I was floating above even most of the time and learning alot. But in March I decide to take a week break, well that week turn in to five. When I started back up I was fresh and started to see things in a different light. You know how you hear something from your wife a 1000 times tends to it looses meaning, but hearing that same advice from someone else opens your eyes. Thats what a break did for me, if that makes sense to anyone else.

[Invigilator]

Welcome aboard Mr. E