poker crossroads

[BrianSwa]

yea I could deal with break even.... As for what jimmy said like penguin said I expected some of the shit, again though he is free to make his opinion.

good advice though and I appriciate it, I plan on doing alot of reading and learning. As for this forum, I have been here awhile and there are tons of great advice on it, doing forum searches now on past articles. Might be suprised but Lou posted some great stuff back in the day that I have re-found and its actully pretty good.

plan on reading alot on the hand histories and mentally saying what I would do different then scrolling down to see what the local experts here think. This forum is a very good outlet to improve your game and there are some really great players on it. I know I have bashed the forum in the past but honestly its one of the best outlets to learn poker in my opinion, not kissing ass just stating facts. I have gone through this in the past on this forum and not listened to the advice becuase I dont think I really wanted to improve, this time though I honestly do which is the only reason I made this post, I honestly want to improve.

As for just quiting and spending time with family like Jimmy said, I dont think there is a need to right now. My family is very well taken care of and I can balance playing with kid, playing poker and "playing" with wife very well. If it got to point like it did in past where playing was all I was doing yea then I agree its time to quit but as long as I can distinguish poker as a hobby and dont let it control life there is no problem with playing "when" I have time.

[jimmym]

[quote=BrianSwa]yea I could deal with break even.... As for what jimmy said like penguin said I expected some of the shit, again though he is free to make his opinion.

Brian, you got me wrong I am not giving you any shit, weve been around here for a long time some of us really do need a reality check and get our lives into shape, poker wont be our ticket to fame, it wont pay the bills, it can though cause alot of pain and stress and turn very ugly if not kept in check.

Some of us need to pull away from poker, think about what you done before we started playing online and see if we were better off. If the answer is that we were better off then change things. As I said we love poker but I also love other things that cost less and with better outcomes.

You asked us 3 questions but then quickley withdrew from your first option, I felt this is the option you want to take but are to scared to stop. Shit man I know its hard but then believe me for some of us its the only realistic option, take a year out learn the game enjoy some time doing other thing and look forward to a better time when you decide to return to plaing poker.

Ive started playing Bridge and BackGammon free online working my way up through the skill levels, I spend more time at gigs enjoying myself with my family, I do a little more overtime earning the cash for a trip or event and I have started saving more the past few months, give it ago Brian I feel its better than the starting over again theory playing low limits, players like JD and TP make a living from the players like us because they know how to play poker and dont just play poker.

[BrianSwa]

[quote=jimmym]
sorry took it wrong way but still +reped you for your 1st post because it was real...


im no worst or better of since I started playing, at 1st when I 1st started playing I played way way way too much but since then I have been able to work it into my life where I still have time for family.

I withdrew from option 1 fast because I had been thinking about my options all night. I came to conclusion as long as poker just stays a pasttime then its fine to play, as for doing it for living HELL NO. BUT I do want to get better. I'am the kind of person that when they do something they want to be the best at it so why not try to improve. Really making the money isnt really what I want I just want to be good, It wouldnt matter what it was I always want to be the best at what I do.

When I set goals for myself I always reach them, this is one of the only time I have not been able to reach my goal and to be honest that pisses me off to no end. I never plan on making tons of money playing but one day I would like to be able to play higher limits and know I could beat them, I dont want sucess over night and I plan on working for it, again as long as it dosent take anything away from my family. MY family is always 1st. hell poker isnt even in top 10 for me but it is something I enjoy.